Reported by David Slaughter

The 2024 Kentucky Farm Bureau Beef Expo Gelbvieh/Balancer Show and Sale was held March 1 and 2 in Louisville, KY at the Kentucky Fair & Exposition Center.  The show judge was Johnnie Moore of Fountain Run, KY.  Sale results included 14 females that averaged $4,357 and 20 embryos that averaged $407.  Also, $2,480 was raised through donated semen that was auctioned to benefit the Kentucky Junior activities in 2024.  Thank you to all the buyers and those who donated the semen.

The Grand Champion Balancer Female was PMFG She’s A Lady 304L (Lot 4).  She’s A Lady 304L is an April 5, 2023 born open heifer sired by SAV Bismark 5682.  She was exhibited by Pleasant Meadows Farm and sold to Skaggs Creek Farms and L & L Gelbvieh for $14,500.

The Reserve Grand Champion Balancer Female was RLBG Haylee K010 (Lot 8).  Haylee K010 is an April 21, 2022 born bred heifer sired by DTK Hell Ya.  She was exhibited by R & D Owen Farms and sold for $8,000.

The Grand Champion Gelbvieh Female was PADO Ms. Rebel 222K (Lot 6).  Ms Rebel 222K is an August 30, 2022 born bred heifer sired by Rebel Yell 804F.  She was exhibited by Padon Farms and sold to Ryder Billingsly for $4,000.

The Reserve Grand Champion Gelbvieh Female was RDBO Ms O Grand Entry 397L (Lot 3).  Ms O Grand Entry 397L is a June 27, 2023 born heifer sired by 3G Grand Entry 933G.  She was exhibited by R & D Owen Farms and sold to Ryder Billingsly for $2,000.

The Grand Champion Pen Show Female was DMLF Lady Antebellum (Lot 9).  Lady Antebellum is a February 10, 2023 open heifer sired by Lil Ed.  She was exhibited by Dustin and Marlee Lanham Farms and sold to Shawn Becraft for $2,900.

The Reserve Grand Champion Pen Show Female was CCRC Ms CCRC Main St Ditka 595K (Lot 14).  Ms CCRC Main St Ditka 595K is a September 8, 2022 bred heifer sired by 44 Main Street 7049.  She was exhibited by Cave Creek Cattle and sold to Tiffany Robinson for $3,250.

Special recognition was given to AGJA member Brian Gill of Fredonia, KY prior to the beginning of the Gelbvieh/Balancer sale.  Brian was a Top 4 National Finalist in the National FFA Beef Proficiency contest with his Gelbvieh & Balancer program.  Brian was presented with a recognition award from the Kentucky Gelbvieh Association.  Congratulations Brian!

Gary Tilghman and family were recognized as KFB Beef Expo Consignor of the Year at the 2024 KFB Beef Expo Award and Check Presentation.  Gary has a long history of participation and support in the Beef Expo Gelbvieh/Balancer Show & Sale and his family participates in the Expo junior activities.  Congratulations to the Pleasant Meadows Farm family!

Reported by Dr. W. Mark Hilton

Midwest Beef Cattle Consultants, LLC held their 21st annual open house featuring the “opening day” of their bull sale season. 37 Balancer®, Gelbvieh, and Gelbvieh-composite bulls sold to buyers from six states for an average of $5,441.

High selling bull at $10,800, for full possession and 50% semen interest was MBCC Edey 55L selling to Ryan’s Prime, Jeff Ryan at Cresco, Iowa. This purebred, homozygous black, homozygous polled son of DCH Hille Stock Options D410 is the only Gelbvieh bull in the breed with top 20% CED, 3% BW, 5% WW, 10% YW, 1% STAY, and 10% MARB. He is also top 1% for HP, $Cow, and FPI™. “Edey” will be a combination bull where females will be retained, and steers will sell to his customers wanting prime grading beef.

The second highest selling bull was MBCC Top Gun 51L a 72% Gelbvieh bull out of DCH Triple K Husker G413. This homozygous black, homozygous polled bull sports an EPD spread of 16 for CED and 126 for YW. He is also top 10% for marbling. Top Gun sold to first-time buyer Carl Propp, DVM from Adair, Oklahoma, for $10,700.

John Garrett, another first-time buyer from Louisburg, North Carolina, selected MSCM Smooth Operator 38L from M5 Ag Services/Chris and Jordan Muegge. This 75% Gelbvieh son of DCH Triple K Husker G413 out of a first calf Civil War E92 daughter sold for $8,700. He is another calving ease bull with outstanding growth, stayability, and marbling.

Long-time buyer Chris Tempel of St Croix, Indiana, selected MBCC Hercules 59L at $8,300. This MBCC Reward 4F son is out of the highest WW and YW Balancer female in the breed and the top 1% for both WW and YW.

Joe Melton, DVM of Diamond M Land and Livestock selected MUEG Mass Appeal 43L at $8,000 for his commercial herd in Harrison, Arkansas. This “Stock Options” son was the highest stayability bull in the sale at 24 (top 1%). He goes back to one of the foundation cows at MBCC, “MBCC 6J”. Dr. Melton has been buying bulls from us for 10 years and he and his clients selected nine bulls to take back to northwest Arkansas.

In the female sale, Riedie Cattle Farms sold two cow/calf pairs and one bred heifer for $3,500 each. Buyers were Mark Welp of St. Anthony, Indiana, and Adam Fogg from Greensburg, Indiana. Nine open Balancer and Sim-An-Gelbvieh heifers from M5 and Blue Ridge Farms/Tom and Janice Brooks averaged $2,500 with long-time customer Jim Lankford, Martinsville, Indiana, taking home four as did first-time buyers Jerry and Jane Gettelfinger of Depauw, Indiana.

Thortenson’s Lazy TV Ranch 43rd Annual Production Sale

Saturday, March 2, 2024 – At the Ranch, Selby, South Dakota

Auctioneers: Seth and Lynn Weishaar

Owners: Vaughn and Wendy Thorstenson, Brian and DeDee Begeman, Levi and Gina Goetz

Reported by: Wendy Thorstenson

132 Yearling Balancer Bulls averaged $5892

29 Yearling SimAngus Bulls averaged $5517

21 Yearling Angus Bulls averaged $6024

182 Yearling Bulls averaged $5848

25 Yearling Balancer and SimAngus Heifers averaged $2470

Beautiful weather, optimistic cattlemen and a solid offering drew in the largest sale crowd Lazy TV Ranch has ever hosted for their 43rd Annual Production Sale at the ranch west of Selby, South, Dakota. Bidding was active in-house and online selling cattle into 10 states.

Lot 109 Lazy TV Homespun L280 – Red Balancer sired by Lazy TV Homemade G420 sold for $18,000 to Diamond D Gelbvieh, Mandan, North Dakota.

Lot 1 Lazy TV Promised Land L270 – Homo-Black Balancer sired by Ellingson Badlands sold to Rippe Gelbvieh, Hubbell, Nebraska, for $17,000.

Lot 2 Lazy TV Bombshell L303 – Homo-Black Balancer out of Bombshell 204H sold for $17,000 to repeat customer John Haefner, Mound City, South Dakota.

Lot 159 Lazy TV Payout L157 – Homo-Black Balancer x SimAngus hybrid out of Lazy TV Payout sold to John Haefner, Mound City, South Dakota, for $15,000.

Lot 116 Lazy TV Homemade L295 – Red Balancer sired by Lazy TV Homemade G420 sold to longtime customer Hicks Ranch, Martin, South Dakota, for $12,500.

Lot 31 Lazy TV Old West L132 – Homo-Black Balancer sired by Varilek Historic sold to Stuecken Brothers, Freeburg, Missouri, for $12,500.

Location: Medina, ND

Sale Date: 02-15-2024

Breed: Gelbvieh

Auctioneer: Jay Elfeldt

Agri-Media Rep: Andrew Swanson for Kirby Goettsch

There was a large crowd on hand on a brisk winter day for the Gustin’s Diamond D Gelbvieh Production Sale.  Both bulls and females were in strong demand from start to finish with cattle selling into 8 states and Canada.

79 Bulls averaged $6,189

31 Bred Heifers averaged $4,056

Top Selling Bulls:

Lot 52. $22,000, DDGR Challenger 82L, March 24, 2023, DDGR Baller 429G x CCRO Carolina Leverage 3214A, Prairie Hills Gelbvieh, Gladstone, ND

Lot 4. $12,000, DDGR Tradition 7L, March 4, 2023, PHG Eminence E02 x JKGF Chief F810, Ledgerwood Gelbvieh, Clarkston, WA

Lot 31. $10,500, DDGR Armor 48L, March 16, 2023, RWG Grand Plan 9420 ET x BNC At Ease A357, Moe Gelbvieh, Walcott, ND

Lot 46. $10,000, DDGR Pal 73L, March 21, 2023, DDGR Noble Man 79B x DVE Davidson Mr Dakota 151X, Davidson Gelbvieh, Ponteix, SK Canada

Lot 24. $ 10,000, DDGR Nitro 37L, March 14, 2023: FHG Flying H Mr. 457E/H. Made 143J ET x SOR Schuler Rebel 0029X, Henry Peeters, Chatfield, MN

Lot 48. $10,000, DDGR Duke 305L, March 22, 2023: JKGF Chief F810 x THUL B401, Jason and Angie Doll, New Salem, ND

Lot 55. $10,000, DDGR Freightliner 89L, March 25, 2023, DDGR Authority 122J x FMH 2020 Mr At Ease 510C, Brentt and Todd Eslinger, Elgin, ND

Lot 62. $10,000, DDGR Knockout 108L, March 31, 2023 DRT Lonesome Bay Area 376H x PHG Da Vinci D52, Kraft Gelbvieh, Turtle Lake, ND

Top selling bred heifer:

Lot 110.  $6500, DDGR Sabrina 362K, RWG Grand Plan 9420 ET x VRT Lazy TV Sam U451 due with a bull calf by JOB Top Shelf 38K, Cedar Top Ranch, Stapleton NE

Reported by Todd Bickett, DVM

TJB Gelbvieh welcomed an enthusiastic crowd for the Maternal Magic XII Bull Sale on November 4, 2023, on a beautiful fall day in Chickamauga, Georgia. The bidding from the crowd as well as the internet was fabulous, and the sale average was $5,206 on 44 fall yearling bulls.

TJB Victorio 268K, a black, calving ease son of 348Z (A Vickie Vail descendant) sold to Warner Beef Genetics for $9,500. He is an exciting sire to look for in the future for both programs as he packages phenomenal length and thickness in a calving ease package.

Tying for the high seller was TJB 873F Patton 2126K. He too possesses outstanding calving ease with loads of power. This red bull sold to David Huggins, Jr. also for $9,500. It was David’s dad who turned me on to Gelbvieh cattle in 1987. David is starting to put together a great set of red females to go with this stylish son of 873F.

Selling to a long-time friend and fellow Auburn veterinarian was another red 873F son, TJB 873F Baller 299K for $9, 250. He went to Brian Dyer and his family at Dyer Farms. This bull was the favorite for many visitors this season.

Warner Beef Genetics struck again to add TJB Acune 214K for $9,000. This bull is a full brother to TJB Anissa 954G who sells in the National Sale in Oklahoma City. When Dad and Kate visited this summer, they were quick to recognize not only the quality of 954G, but also the impact the dam of these two, 579C, has had on the herd. Consequently, they chose this sire to inject the Anissa influence.

Also coming in at $9,000, was the Lot 1 bull, TJB Addiction 286K. He is a Saguaro son by 823F, a full sister to Rebel Yell. He sold to Diebler Gelbvieh.

Other notable sale features included Lot 18 selling to Jesse Little for $8,800. Lots 15 and 8 selling to Black Crest Farms for $7,700 and $7,500. Lot 34, a Rebel Yell son sold to Keaton Killian for $8,500.

Bulls sold to a record 15 states and were consistent throughout the offering. As always at TJB Gelbvieh, the finest in southern hospitality was extended and three meals were served throughout the event. We would love to see you on November 2, 2024, for the next big event!

Reported by: Dr. W. Mark Hilton, DVM, PAS, BABVP

The Midwest Beef Cattle Consultants team held their 20th annual spring bull and female sale on Saturday, March 11, at Muegee Family Farms in Carthage, Indiana.

The 26 Balancer® and Gelbvieh, six Simmental hybrid, and three Angus bulls averaged $4,994, while the 14 registered and commercial Balancer females sold for an average of $2,406. Animals sold to producers in Indiana, Michigan, Arkansas, North Carolina and Ohio.

The high-selling bull was MSCM Tahoe 118E 52K from M5 Ag Services at $10,800 for full possession and 50% semen interest. The homozygous black, homozygous polled, 50% Balancer bull is the only bull in the AGA database to be in the top 45% or better of every EPD and $value. The buyer was a repeat customer of VF Farms, LLC – Grant and Heather VonDielingen & Toney and Jeanna Eppley, Brownstown, Indiana. VF Farms owns a commercial herd and a meat packing business in Southern Indiana.

RIED Captain 42K was the second high-selling bull at $6,900 and went to longtime customer Chris Temple, St. Croix, Indiana. This Mr BHSF Prophet B006 son is out of the foundation cow, MBCC Meadow Springs 45U at Riedie Cattle. He is top 10% WW, 4% YW and 10% marbling.

Two DCH Hille Stock Options D409 sons were the next high sellers. At $6,700 was MUEG 18G8 Stock Option, a 71% Gelbvieh owned by Muegee Family Farms. This bull is top 35% or better for CED, BW, WW, YW, Milk, TM, HP, PG30, stayability and docility. The bull went to first-time buyer, K&K Farms, Kevin & Kenyon Hostetler, Green Forest, Arkansas.

At $6.600 was BRCC Olympus 2K from Blue Ridge Farms, Tom & Janice Brooks. Long-time buyer, Austin Pratt, Harrison, Arkansas, was the buyer of this bull with top 10% or better WW, YW, TM, HP, PG30, docility, SC, CW, ribeye and marbling.

Also at $6,600 was SimAngus bull, MBCC LWO Fireball 83K from MBCC, West Lafayette, Indiana, and Lubben White Oak Farms, Monticello, Iowa. This 75% Angus, 25% Simmental bull was the highest WW, YW, ribeye and marbling bull in the Simmental composite offering. He also went to K&K Farms in Arkansas.

At $6,500 was MBCC Weightlifter 31K, a son of MBCC No Risk 8F out of a Chief Justice cow. This calving ease bull is typical of the “8F” sons with his top 20% YW, 15% CEM, 1% docility and 1% marbling. The buyer was a repeat buyer, Jim Lankford, Mooresville, Indiana.

The volume buyer in the bull sale was first-time buyer David Ebinger, Holton, Indiana, with four head.

In the female sale, MSCM M5 Dunns TJ, a red Gelbvieh hybrid female sired by SKF Dunns Heatwave 07B with a red heifer calf sired by Triple K Husker G413 at side from M5 Ag sold for $4,500 to Pat Mohr, Greenfield, Indiana.

At $3,600 was a bred heifer from Riedie. RIED Big Springs 10J sold to Barber Livestock, Elwood, Indiana. This Civil War granddaughter is out of the same dam as the RIED Caption 42K bull.

In the open heifer sale, prices ranged from $1,850 – $2,350, with Dr. Oberlin McDaniel selecting siz head to add to her herd in Enfield, North Carolina, and Jim Lankford and Dr. David Walton, Rising Sun, Indiana, each selecting two heifers.

Feist Gelbvieh 35th Annual Bull Sale

March 13, 2023

Bowman Auction Market

Bowman, North Dakota

Reported By: Scott Dirk, Tri-State Livestock News

33 Yearling Gelbvieh and Balancer Bulls averaged $5,644.

The weather and roads cooperated for Feist Gelbvieh for their 35th Annual Bull Sale held at Bowman Auction Market. There was a very nice crowd of buyers on hand for the sale to purchase this set of growth, thick power-packed set of bulls. Bulls with thickness, eye appeal and built-in calving ease. A very nice sale for Randy & Carol Feist and family.

Top selling bull was lot KH13 a March 20, 2022, polled, black Balancer bull sired by WAR Whites Windy 847 x JOB Dannel Grand Slam 23D to Zimmerman Ranch, Dawson, North Dakota, for $10,000.

Lot KH15, a March 21, 2022, black, polled Balancer sired by WAR Whites Windy 847 x JOB Dannel Grand Slam 23D sold to Newt Popham, White River, South Dakota, for $8,750.

Lot KH28, a March 30, 2022, polled, black Balancer sired by WAR Whites Windy 847 x JOB Dannel Grand Slam 23D to Newt Popham, White River, South Dakota, for $8,000.

A special sale lot was the lot K12 bull with 100% of the sale price donated to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This March 26, 2022, black, polled Balancer bull sired by Less Broken Bow 6134 x FGC U79 brought $6,750.

Davidson Gelbvieh, Vernon and Eileen Davidson; and Lonesome Dove Ranch, Ross and Tara Davidson and Family; hosted their 34th Annual Bull Sale on the ranch on Friday, March 3, 2023.

A mild spring sale day and a solid group of eye-appealing bulls attracted a lot of attention both in-person and online!

Bulls sold to many repeat buyers and new buyers from near and far! As the dust settled, the bulls sold from British Columbia to New Brunswick, including seven provinces, to our American neighbors, south to Mexico, and down the road here in Saskatchewan, too!

90 Purebred Yearling Gelbvieh bulls, both black and red, averaged $5,850.

Please join us for our sale on Friday, March 1, 2024, as we celebrate our 35th Anniversary Davidson Gelbvieh & Lonesome Dove Ranch Bull Sale at the ranch near Ponteix, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Larson’s Lost River Livestock 13th Annual Production Sale

Sunday, February 19, 2023

Auctioneer: Jay Elfeldt

Sale Management: Mitchell Marketing Services

64 Bulls Average: $6,223

20 Registered Bred Heifers/Pairs Average: $4,840

10 Commercial Bred Heifers/Pairs Average: $3,170

Top Selling Bulls:

Lot 2. $30,000, LRSF Itasca K192, March 9, 2022, Homo Black, Homo Polled, Purebred Gelbvieh, JOB Danell Pay Pal 12H x CCRO Carolina Leverage 3214A, Prairie Hills Gelbvieh, Gladstone, North Dakota.

Lot 1. $22,000, LRSF Voyageur K182, March 6, 2022, Homo Black, Homo Polled 77% Gelbvieh, JOB Danell Pay Pal 12H x CCRO Carolina Leverage 3214A, Lone Oak Cattle Company, Mechanicsville, Iowa.

Lot 13. $19,000. LRSF Grand Teton K50, February 16, 2022, Homo Black, Homo Polled, Purebred Gelbvieh, JOB Danell Pay Pal 12H x MJBC Franchise F806, Cranview Gelbvieh, Minot, North Dakota.

Lot 3. $14,000. LSRF Roosevelt K107, February 27, 2022, Homo Black, Homo Polled, Purebred Gelbvieh, JOB Danell Pay Pal 12H x JKGF New Horizon C51 ET, Covington Gelbvieh, Montrose, Colorado.

Lot 10. $14,000. LRSF Zion K119 ET, February 28, 2022, Homo Black, Homo Polled, Purebred Gelbvieh, JOB Danell Pay Pal 12H x JKGF New Horizon C51 ET, Chimney Butte Ranch, Mandan, North Dakota.

Lot 32. $12,000, LRSF In Motion K175 ET, March 5, 2022, Red, Homo Polled, Purebred Gelbvieh, LRSF Dynamic Red H20 x KKC Nobility 123Y, Jeff Barber, Elwood, Indiana.

Lot 5. $10,000, LRSF Ozark K146, March 2, 2022, Homo Black, Homo Polled, 80% Gelbvieh, JOB Danell Pay Pal 12K x JKGF New Horizon C51 ET, Black Gold Genetics, Pritchett, Colorado.

Lot 4. $8,500, LRSF Glacier K136, March 1, 2022, Homo Black, Homo Polled, 77% Gelbvieh, JOB Danell Pay Pal 12H x SINK DLW Highly Focused 503C, Ertel Cattle Company, Greentop, Missouri.

Top Selling Females:

Lot 66 & 66A. $19,000, LRSF Jo-Leen J185 ET, March 2, 2021, Black Purebred Gelbvieh, MJBC Franchise F806 x DCSF Post Rock Granite 200P2, sold with newborn bull calf by DLW Frontrunner 2519F, Black Gold Genetics, Pritchett, Colorado.

Lot 78. $9,000, LRSF Donna J91, February 23, 2021, Red, Homo Polled, 69% Gelbvieh x 31% Red Angus, Hillsdown Finnegan 4F x H2R Profitbuilder B403, sold bred to PHG Hamilton H10, Heather and Nick Wright, Moose Lake, Minnesota.

Volume Buyers:

Lonnie Jaeger, North Dakota, with 4 bulls.

Trinity Creek Ranch, Minnesota, with 4 bulls.

Daniel Belshieml, Minnesota, with 4 females.

Michael Johnston, Kentucky, with 4 females.

1 – Pick of the 2022 Calf Crop – $17,000

1 – Pick of the Herd Flush – $4,600

9 – Open Heifers – $4,388

2 – Bred Heifers – $5, 125

17 – Embryos – $526

Top selling lot was the Pick of the 2022 Spring calf crop from September Farms, Nebraska, sold for $17,000 to Lucky Cross Ranch, Kansas.

Pick of the Herd Flush was offered by Wes and Brittany Spencer, South Dakota, sold to Pro Hart Seedstock, Colorado.

Bar Arrow Cattle Company, Kansas, sold BAG Miss Durant J11 and BAG Karen K14 for $6,000 each to Plus One Cattle Company, Kansas.

Voss Farms, Nebraska, offered choice of two heifers for $5,750 and it sold to Rupp Ranch, Oklahoma.

DTK Cattle Company, Iowa, sold DTK Killer Kocktail for $5,500 to Spencer Walahoski, Nebraska.

Top-selling embryos at $800 were offered by September Farms, Nebraska, and sold to Voss Farms, Nebraska.

The Davidson Gelbvieh & Lonesome Dove Ranch 33rd Annual Bull Sale was held on Friday, March 4, 2022, near Ponteix, SK. Sale Day arrived along with a good amount of snow, providing some much-needed moisture. Many determined customers attended the sale to bid in person, and there was also a large and active bidding community online with DLMS. Live bulls sold into five Canadian provinces and three American states, to both repeat buyers and new clients.

Sale Averages:
Purebred red and black Gelbvieh yearling bulls sold for an average price of $4,607.

Schedule in your attendance at the 34th Annual Davidson Gelbvieh & Lonesome Dove Ranch Bull Sale on Friday, March 3, 2023, at the Bull Yards, southwest of Ponteix.

Thorstenson’s Lazy TV Ranch 41^st Annual Production Sale

Saturday, March 5, 2022 — At the Ranch, Selby, SD

Owner: Vaughn & Wendy Thorstenson, Brian & DeDee Begeman, Levi & Gina Goetz

Auctioneers: Lynn & Seth Weishaar

AVERAGES

$5133 106 Yearling Balancer Bulls

$6000 19 Yearling SimAngus Bulls

$3929 42 Yearling Angus Bulls

$4985 166 Total Bulls

A good crowd of repeat customers braved cold weather and sketchy road conditions for the 41^st Annual Lazy TV Ranch sale March 5. The Lazy TV Ranch program focuses on customer satisfaction by utilizing 12 years of feed-efficiency testing, rigid culling for maternal traits and structure, along with performance and carcass data. Active internet and in-house bidding sold bulls into 10 states and several seedstock programs. 

TOP SELLING LOTS

$16,500 – Lot 2 Lazy TV Derecho J660, black Balancer sired by DBRG Whirlwind 735E sold to Mulroy Farms, Mayette, KS.

$13,500 – Lot 1 Lazy TV Midnight Cowboy J494, black Balancer sired by Musgrave Cowboy 668-00649 sold to Handel Farms, Menno, SD.

$13,000 – Lot 104 Lazy TV Sniper J953, red SimAngus sired by KBHR Sniper E036 sold to Skip Rau, Selby, SD.

$11,000 – Lot 112 Lazy TV Homemade J394, red Balancer sired by Lazy TV Homemade G420 sold to Cody Ritter and Michael Vander Vorst, Akaska, SD.

$10,500 – Lot 32 Lazy TV Powerpoint J368, black Balancer sired by Mogck Powerpoint 69 sold to Montgomery Gelbvieh, Amarillo, TX.

$10,000 – Lot 4 Lazy TV Downpour J422, black Balancer sired by S A V Downpour 8794 sold to Wes and Brittney Spencer of Beastrom Ranch, Pierre, SD, for $10,000.

$10,000 – Lot 150 Lazy TV Stunner 9307 1151, Angus sired by Lazy TV Stunner 9307 sold to Larry Thompson, Glenham, SD.

$9500 – Lot 15 Lazy TV Lieutenant Colonel J599, black Balancer sired by KCF Bennett Colonel E803 sold to North Fork Gelbvieh Ranch, Wilmot, SD.

Gustin’s Diamond D Gelbvieh Annual Production Sale, Medina, ND

Sale Date:  February 17, 2022

Auctioneer: Jay Elfeldt

AVERAGES

80 bulls: $4928

23 bred heifers:  $2885

TOP SELLING BULLS

Lot 56:  $8500, DDGR Stellar 124J, March 26 red purebred, PHG DaVinci D52 X FMH Mr At Ease 510C to T Bar S Genetics, Billings Missouri.

Lot 1:  $8500,  DDGR Commitment 2J, February 13 red Balancer, CMR Protégé 121E ET X 1GL LRA Packer 290 to Brent and Todd Eslinger, Elgin, ND

Lot 14:  $8500,  DDGR Jetstream 19J, March 3 red purebred, JRI Trade Secret 253G486 X PHG DaVinci D52 to Abram Valenta, Adrian, ND

Lot 59:  $8500,  DDGR Pure Force 129J, March 27 black purebred, DDGR Resilient 275D X DCSF Post Rock Granite 200P2 to Kim Clauson, Kathryn, ND

Top Selling Bred Heifer:

Lot 86:  $4500, DDGR Queenie 14H, March 20, 2020 black Balancer, Musgrave 316 Stunner X BNC At Ease A357 bred to MCCA Halls Crossing 24H to Cedar Top Ranch, Stapleton, Nebraska  

Friday, October 22, 2021

At the Sale Facility – Billings, MO

Owners: T Bar S Cattle Company and the Vehige family

Auctioneer: Col. Jered Shipman

Reported by: Lindsay Upperman

Sale Averages:

2 Balancer Donor Dams averaged $20,000

8 Balancer, Gelbvieh, or Angus Heifers averaged $9,994

25 Balancer and 11 Gelbvieh Bulls averaged $5,539

3 Red Angus and 1 Angus Bulls averaged $4,363

A crisp, cool night in Billings, MO set the stage for an outstanding Focused on the Future Sale for T Bar S Cattle Company on Friday, October 22nd. The sale barn was packed with new and recurring cattle enthusiasts, including multiple active internet bidders, ready to bring home high-quality phenotypes and genotypes to their operations. Buyers spanned seven states.

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 for a strong bull sale held on Friday, March 6, 2020, at the Davidson Gelbvieh and Lonesome Dove Ranch Sale Barn south of Ponteix, Saskatchewan, Canada. Cattle producers from across North America, including new clients, repeat customers, and online purchasers, participated in the sale.

Mark your calendars for the 32nd Bull Sale set for Friday, March 5, 2021.

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 Selling Lots: Lot 1112- Dobson Ranch 9334G (AMGV1456364), 61% Gelbvieh. Sired by GALLAGHER RULE 3020A
Sold for $6,000

Lot 1115- Dobson Ranch 9850G (AMGV1456357), 65% Gelbvieh. Sired by N.H. BLACKOUT 7412E
Sold for $5,750

Bull Test Performance Results

Group 1 Gelbvieh ADG Leaders
Dobson Ranch of Kaw City, OK. Lot 1112 sired by MDR Gallagher Rule 3020A.
ADG 3.57, WDA 3.32

Sheridan Ranch of Almo, ID. Lot 1123 sired by CCRO Carolina Exclusive 1230Y.
ADG 3.24, WDA 3.26

Sheridan Ranch of Almo, ID. Lot 1121 sired by DCSF Post Rock Super Track 76B1 ET.
ADG 3.24, WDA 3.16

White Buffalo Ranch of Falcon, MO. Lot 1104 sired by Hart Efficient 125A41.
ADG 3.24, WDA 3.25

Sheridan Ranch of Almo, ID. Lot 1122 sired by G A R Sure Fire.
ADG 3.19, WDA 3.04

Dobson Ranch of Kaw City, OK. Lot 1110 sired by Dobson Aftershock 5500CC.
ADG 3.19, WDA 3.09

Group 1 Gelbvieh WDA Leaders

Dobson Ranch of Kaw City, OK. Lot 1112 sired by MDR Gallagher Rule 3020A.
WDA 3.32, ADG 3.57

Sheridan Ranch of Almo, ID. Lot 1123 sired by CCRO Carolina Exclusive 1230Y.
WDA 3.26, ADG 3.24

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 south of Arapahoe Nebraska. A solid offering of Gelbvieh, Balancer® and Angus bulls found a warm reception of active bidding and sold into 11 states.

High sellers:

Lot 1: DLW TPG Frontrunner 2510F – homozygous black, homozygous polled PB 92% Gelbvieh – $52,000 for full possession and two-thirds semen interest sold to C-Cross Cattle Company, North Carolina and Kilbourne Gelbvieh, Kentucky

Lot 2: DLW TPG Deal Maker 8002F– homozygous black, homozygous polled PB 86% Gelbvieh – $12,000 for full possession and one-half semen interest to Holste Gelbvieh, Iowa

Lot 10: DLW TPG Cowboy Up 411G – homozygous black, homozygous polled Balancer 80% – $7,000 for full possession and one-half semen interest to Black Gold Cattle Co., Colorado, and Cedar Top Ranch, Nebraska

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 at $12,500. He is a homozygous black, homozygous polled son of Chief Justice C205. This 9/06/18 calving ease prospect with average growth and top carcass traits caught the eye of many. OGSG OVER For Justice 217F sold to Curtis Overmiller.

Lot 15 was the high selling Red Angus bull at $8,750. This Red Angus ET son of HXC Declaration 5504C and longtime donor Abigrace X13. This powerhouse sold to Wiedel.

Lot 47 led off a group of well received red Balancers. This ET, OVER Draft Pick son out of leading red donor OGSG 028X sold for $8,250 to Tony Wagner.

Lot 44 was another red Balancer with many friends. This OVER Enshrined 028E son was as wide and thick as one can be. He sold for $8,000 to the Sales family.

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 Black Polled Balancer Fall Yearling Bulls $5,541

11 Red Polled Balancer Fall Yearling Bulls $5,795

1 Purebred 1A Red Angus Fall Yearling Bull $4,500

15 Red Polled Purebred Spring Yearling Bulls $5,117

21 Black Polled Purebred Spring Yearling Bulls $5,060

57 Black Polled Balancer Spring Yearling Bulls $5,105

11 Red Polled Balancer Spring Yearling Bulls $5,000

9 Purebred 1A Red Angus Spring Yearling Bulls $4,639

Judd Ranch sold 298 bulls averaging $5,568 into 23 states and had a record 348 registered bidders take part in the sale.

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 $3,500
Total 54 Yearling Bulls $4,220

The annual Chimney Butte Ranch ‘Your Path to Profit’ Bull Sale was held at KIST Livestock in Mandan, North Dakota. A deep offering of purebred genetics was recognized with strong demand from commercial cattlemen and Gelbvieh breeders across the country. Doug and Carol Hille would like to thank everyone for their interest and continued support.

High Selling Lots:

Hille G421 (AMGV1467610) a 99.9% Gelbvieh, Sired by Danell Choco 54B, sold for $12,500 to Ledgerwood Gelbvieh, Clarkston, Washington

Hille G443 (AMGV1467929) a 93.4% Gelbvieh, Sired by PHG Eminence E02, sold for $9,500 to Dustin Rippe, Fairbury, Nebraska

Hille G413 (AMGV1467566) a 99.9% Gelbvieh, sired by MCCA Cornhusker Red 524C, sold for $7,500 to Triple K Gelbvieh, Basehor, Kansas

Hille G401 (AMGV1467548) a 99.9% Gelbvieh, sired by MCCA Cornhusker Red 524C, sold for $7,250 to Russell Magandy, Minot, North Dakota

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 beautiful spring day and a stout set of yearling Balancer and Angus bulls welcomed a large crowd for the Thorstenson’s Lazy TV Ranch Annual Production Sale Saturday, March 7, at the ranch west of Selby, South Dakota. Cattle sold into nine states.

Drawing lots of attention and a final bid from longtime customer Rau Farm Ranch of Selby, South Dakota, was sale topper Lot 142 at $18,000. A yearling Angus sired by Musgrave 316 Stunner, he posted a -5.22 RFI along with performance EPDs in the top 1% of the Angus breed. He also had a 14.6 adj. REA to index 111 and a 4.48 IMF to ratio 110.

Another Angus, Lot 148, commanded a bid of $12,500 from JK Angus at Montrose, South Dakota. Sired by KCF Bennett Boulder he gained 4. lbs. per day for an adj. YW of 1347. He also scanned an impressive 6.85 adj. IMF to index 168.

Lot 93, a red Balancer topped the Balancer offering with an $11,000 bid from Hicks Ranch, Martin, South Dakota. Sired by KHR Taylor Made, he combined calving-ease and performance numbers.

Lot 4 topped the black Balancer offering with a final bid of $10,500 from John Haefner of Mound City, South Dakota. Another Boulder son, he checked a lot of boxes with nearly every economically relevant EPD in the top 20% of the breed. He also scanned an adj. IMF at 4.8 for a ratio of 149.

Another longtime customer, Larry Thompson of Glenham, South Dakota, made the final bid on Lot 151, Angus, at $10,000. Sired by Schiefelbein Eclipse 927, Lot 151 was the top-ranking Angus bull in the feed-efficiency test with an RFI of -9.72 and also posted an adj. YW of 1311 pounds.

Also selling at $10,00 was Lot 46, a black Balancer out of Musgrave 316 Stunner, chosen by Plateau Gelbvieh of Peetz, Colorado. Lot 46 combines performance EPDs in the top 5% of the breed along with feed efficiency in the top 25% of the test group.

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 support from the community. Zimmerman Ranch takes great pride in their cow herd, and 100% of the bulls sold were out of ZIMM born and raised cows.

Lead off bull was Lot 19 ZIMM “Geno” G642: Balancer 25%, homozygous black, homozygous polled son of 3F EPIC 4631 and dam, ZIMM D642. This cover all the bases, smooth made bull that ranks near the top of the breed in every EPD category. Sold for $5,250 to Bernell and Elayne Appledoorn , Gladstone, North Dakota.

Lot 15 ZIMM “Game Plan” G596: Balancer 25%, homozygous black, homozygous polled son of HA Cowboy Up 5405 and dam, ZIMM C596. He was purchased by Ty Dewitz, Tappen, North Dakota, for $5,250. A wide topped calving ease bull with performance that gained a lot of attention in the pens.

Lot 21 ZIMM “Gunner” G665: Balancer 25%, homozygous black, homozygous polled son of Basin Payweight Plus 6048, and his second-calving dam, ZIMM D665. He was purchased by Justin Duttenhefner, Dodge, North Dakota, for $5,000.

Lot 7 ZIMM “Grant” G349: Balancer 25% homozygous black, homozygous polled son of SGRI C263 “Stevo” and dam, ZIMM A349. He was purchased by Bernell and Elayne Appledoorn, Gladstone, North Dakota, for $5,000.

Lot 12 ZIMM “Gridiron” G590: Balancer 25%, homozygous black, homozygous polled son of SGRI C263 “Stevo” and dam, ZIMM C590. He was purchased by Scott Simons, Baldwin, North Dakota, for $4,250.

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 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% of the sale offering was feed efficiency tested. This year’s sale included registered and commercial open heifers selling at solid prices for the market conditions. There were 101 registered buyers of which 65 bought from 11 states. 

Top Selling Bulls Include:

Lot 478- SKF Dunn’s Destiny 056F from Sandy Knoll Farms sold to Dustin Cross of Arkansas for $9,100. 

This homozygous black, homozygous polled PB94 Gelbvieh posted top 1% WW, YW, MB, FPI and top 2% EPI.

Lot 471- TMMW Mr. Montana 262E from Mulroy Farms sold to Zimmerman Gelbvieh, Kansas, for $7,100. This homozygous black, homozygous polled PB94 Gelbvieh posted a 20 CE with a gain ratio of 112.

Lot 407- JJNR Mr. Arnold B13F from Nelson Ranch sold to Herman Schrock from Missouri, for $7,100. This homozygous black, homozygous polled Balancer with excellent depth and thickness is a spread bull calving ease to growth.

Lot 460- SKF Dunn’s Easy Journey 031F from Sandy Knoll Farms sold to Leachman Cattle Co. for $6,950. This black, homozygous polled PB88 Gelbvieh posted top 1% CE, BW, MB, FPI and a -3.44 RFI. 

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 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% of the sale offering was feed efficiency tested. There were 73 registered buyers of which 46 bought from 12 states. 

Top selling bull Lot 63 sold to a local repeat commercial customer for $6,100. TMGC SB CLAY Optimus of Kara166E from Stuecken Brothers is homozygous black and homozygous polled Balancer bull and posted impressive growth EPDs, feed efficiency, and excellent phenotype.

Next high selling bull was homozygous black, homozygous polled Balancer Lot 48.This Rockin-U-Ranch bull, RUR Guardian 845E, sold to Burns Gelbvieh, Ohio for $5,800. A Destination son with top 1% for WW and YW.

The third high selling and the top for the purebred Gelbvieh bulls was Lot 131. Molroy Farms, TMMW Mr. Montana 229E sold for $5750 to Cockrell Hill Farms, Kansas. This homozygous black, homozygous polled Gelbvieh bull is a calving ease prospect with a 17 CE and posted a gain ratio of 148.

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 at the “Building a Legacy” Sale in Rainsville, Alabama. The Lots sold to nine states, including Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, North Carolina, Kentucky, Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, and Texas.

The “Building a Legacy” Sale was dedicated to Johnny Kittle. With that in mind, Kittle Farms is thankful to all those who helped to make this Sale a success, especially our consignors to the 2019 sale, including French Farms, McMahan Cove Gelbvieh, H5 Cattle Company, and Dobson Ranch.

The high selling purebred Gelbvieh Bull in the sale was Lot 1, KTGF Southeastern F012, who sold to C-Cross Cattle Company, Biscoe, North Carolina, for $24,000. Southeastern is a homozygous black, homozygous polled purebred Gelbvieh who is a Final Frontier son and a natural calf out of Ditka C85’s prestigious donor dam. Southeastern is now the highest selling bull in the history of the Kittle Farms program. 

The high selling Balancer bull in the sale was Lot 2, MC Big Kat F1, consigned by McMahan Cove Gelbvieh, and purchased by Kittle Farms, Geraldine, Alabama, for $10,500.  Big Kat is a homozygous black, homozygous polled 75% Balancer, who is a grandson of the renowned Carolina Leverage and Miss Fortune U490.

Lot 18, KTGS Skyline F091 was the highest selling Gelford bull. Orry Lee, Atkins, Arkansas purchased Skyline for $3,250.  

The high selling heifer in the sale was half interest of Lot 30, KTGF Belle Meade F05 ET, who was purchased by Belle Meade Partners (French Farms, Black Oak Farms, Forrester Gelbvieh, and Ashley Posey) for $12,000.

Finally, the highest selling embryo lot was the Lot 31 flush of JKGF Miss Fortune C106.  This embryo flush was purchased by French Farms, Big Clifty, Kentucky, for $7,500.

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 $1,940
14 Open Females. $1,461
Midwest Beef Cattle Consultants, West Lafayette, Indiana, held their 16th annual open house and bull sale at the Muegge Farm near Carthage, Indiana. The MBCC team sold 19 bulls at the open house and sale. The bulls averaged $5,211 with MBCC Reward 4F topping the sale at $8,600. This frame 4.7 homozygous black, homozygous polled 41% Gelbvieh, 59% Angus bull sired by KCF Bennett Y6 goes back to the MBCC foundation cow, GJH 218B. His genomic-enhanced expected progeny difference (GE-EPD) combination of top 1% CED, 3% WW, 4% YW, 5% marbling, 1% docility and 1% FPI make him one of the few Balancer® bulls in the breed with that combination of extreme calving ease, growth, and marbling. Buyer was DJ Weimer, DVM, Knightstown, Indiana, with 50 percent semen interest kept by MBCC.
The next high selling bull was one of the three calving ease Angus offered. WF Hickok 4E sold for $7,100 to Chris Tempel from St. Croix, Indiana. This extremely docile son of Mill Bar Hickok 7742 boasted EPDs of top 10% CED, 20% YW and 20% marbling.
MBCC No Risk 8F was the next high seller at $6,900 going to 8 year-old future seedstock producer, Marvin Mauer of Greensburg, Indiana. Marvin understands GE-EPDs and selected one of the few Balancer bulls in the breed that combines top 10% CED, 1% WW, 1% YW, 1% marbling and 1% FPI. MBCC retained 50 percent semen interest in this homozygous black, homozygous polled 31% Gelbvieh, 69% Angus son of KCF Bennett Y6 out of a Watchman daughter. Young Marvin is looking to put some $$ from selling semen into his college fund.
MBCC CR Butkus 1F sold for $6,700 to Lee Walls, Frankton, Indiana. This 50% Gelbvieh, 50% Angus son of Sandpoint Butkus was out of a 13 year-old daughter of KCF Bennett G196. He boasts top 20% CED, 10% YW, 35% marbling and 10% FPI and was second high gaining bull on test.
ERTL Absolute Ditka 218F was the next high seller at $6,600 and went to Ben Poehlein, DVM, Shelburn, Indiana. This son of JKDF Ditka C85 is out of MBCC Molly 218D who is a granddaughter of foundation cow, GJH 218B. This homozygous black, homozygous polled 38% Balancer bull was one of the high gaining bulls on test and has been a standout since birth. This calving ease bull has GE-EPDs that rank him top 15% CED, 10% YW, 10% docility, 15% FPI.
Chet Thompson of Washington, Indiana, took advantage of our guaranteed sight unseen option and purchased WEIM 31F Charlie from DJ Weimer. This extremely docile Balancer son of EF Complement 8088 is out of a super Watchman first calf heifer. His EPDs rank top 15% CED, 4% YW, 1% marbling and 1% FPI.
Longtime customer Mick Johnston of Dillsboro, Indiana, selected LRSF F65 from Muegge Family Farms at $5,400. This red 38% Balancer bull is out of H2R Profitbuilder B043 and a BNC Apollo B433 first calf heifer. His balanced GE EPDs include top 15% WW, 15% YW, 20% marbling and 15% FPI.
After years of customer requests to include females in the sale, MBCC had the quality and numbers to make this happen. Five registered and commercial bred females averaged $1,940 and 14 open females averaged $1,461. Volume female buyers were James Bush, Underwood; Gerald Yanos, Straughn and Wendell Heath, Frankton.

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 their Annual Production Sale on February 21, 2019, one of the few nice days of the month, with a large crowd of past and new customers on hand.

Topping the bull offering was CMR Revelation 37F, a super deep bodied son of BNC At Ease A357. A red purebred, he had a 78-pound birthweight, an 840-pound weaning weight and a CED that ranks him in the top 1 percent of the breed. He sold for $17,000 to Davidson Gelbvieh of Ponteix, Saskatchewan. A very well balanced red purebred favorite was DDGR Renegade 140F, selling to Golden Buckle Gelbvieh of Medina, North Dakota for $13,000. He is a son of the KKC Nobility 123Y sire and a top producing daughter of the Gldn Bkl 030W Winchester sire.

The CCRO Leverage 3214A sons were sought after and Handel Farms of Menno, South Dakota purchased DDGR Outlier 42F, a homozygous polled black purebred, for $11,500. He posted growth EPDs and a FPI™ index that rank in the top 1 percent of the breed and had an 84-pound birthweight and 807-pound weaning weight. Longtime customers, Brentt and Todd Eslinger of Elgin, North Dakota, took home DDGR Revolution 389F at $10,000. He is a high performance son of the PHG DaVinci sire. A red purebred, he posted an 802-pound weaning weight and had a 104 ratio on his yearling weight.

DDGR Full Power 46F, a black purebred son of JOB Danell Choco 53B, was chosen by Lost River Livestock of Clearbrook, Minnesota for $8,750. A higher performance bull, his growth EPDs are in the top 10 percent and marbling EPD in the top 20 percent of the breed. Twin View Livestock of Parkbeg, Saskatchewan took home DDGR Thunderstruck 8F at $8,500. He is a purebred son of the FHG Flying H Grand Slam 128D ET sire out of a first calf heifer that started at 84-pound, weaned at 780 pounds, and had a yearling ratio of 108.

Top selling bred heifer was DDGR Flower 132E, a red Balancer that went for $3,200 to the Schock Ranch of Carson, North Dakota.  She is a daughter of VRT Lazy TV Calvary B067 and bred to the MCCA Cornhusker Red sire.

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 $2,169
17 Open Heifers $1,335

Taubenheim Gelbvieh, Amherst, Neb., held their 29th annual production sale February 4, 2019, at the ranch. We caught a great day for the beginning of February and the sunny day brought out many customers from seven states to evaluate the powerful set of herd sires and attractive group of females.

Top Selling Bulls:
TAU Money 62F ET, is a 3/8 Gelbvieh homozygous black and homozygous polled son of GGGE 3G Ez Money 209Z out of the elite donor TAU Ms. Gridiron 131Y. 62F was a standout at the National Western Stock Show, and after catching the eye of many cattlemen, Money found a new home with Cedar Top Ranch for $12,500.

TAU Limitless 34F ET, a homozygous black and homozygous polled herd sire was purchased by Eric Schipporeit, a great repeat customer. 34F ET is a soggy middled, powerfully constructed son of Infinity 47C, and an impressive donor female 131Y. After active bidding TAU Limitless 34F ET sold for $11,000.

TAU Lightyear 111F was the next high selling lot at $10,000. 111F is a homozygous black and homozygous polled son of TAU Infinity. He demanded a lot of attention for his mass and stoutness. 111F made a lot of friends on sale day and when the auctioneer said, “sold” he found a home with Swanson Cattle Company of Atlanta, Nebraska, at $10,000.

TAU Mr. Leverage 335F ET, is an easy fleshing and stout featured homozygous black and homozygous polled son of Carolina Leverage 3214A. Mr. Leverage was highly sought after for his performance and power; when the bidding was over he found a new home with T & B Genetics for $9,500.

Our top selling purebred bull TAU Mr Gunnison 64F is a homozygous black and homozygous polled bull out of Rupple Gunnison N31, and a magnificent first calf heifer. Mr. Gunnison is the type of purebred that could change a cowherd, and Greg McFarland noticed his quality and purchased him for $8,750.

Top Selling Bred Females:
Cedar Top Ranch bought the high selling bred female, TAU Ms Outright 752E ET for $3,200.
T & B Genetics bought the second high selling bred female, TAU Ms Payweight 781E for $3,100.
Richard Kranawetter bought multiple bred heifers that found a home in Missouri.

Top Selling Open Heifer:
Richard Kranawetter bought the top selling open heifer, TAU Ms Leader 8060F for $1,400.

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 edition featuring the Bar None Ranch dispersal and the Gentle G Farm spring herd dispersal. The Bar None program has spanned three decades and has enjoyed much success.

Topping the sale was Lot 2, Ms Fortune 63X ET, at $9,500 for 50 percent embryo interest. This homozygous black, homozygous polled proven donor is due to Godfather 575C for a fall calf. This elite female will be the principle in the ET program for Donald Owen.

Lot 4, Bar None Ms Astro 807A ET, is a red, homozygous polled Astro daughter out of the famed EGL P016 donor. Donald Owen was the winning bidder at $8,000 for this future donor.

Lot 5, Ms Captain 110A ET, sold for $6,000 to Wes Overholt. She is a homozygous black, homozygous polled Captain 42X daughter that sold bred to Godfather 575C.

The high selling bred heifer was Lot 12.  MMGG 16E ET is a bred, black, homozygous polled Leverage heifer out of EGL P016. She sold to Shelton Pollett for $6,250.

Lot 16/16A found a new home with C & D Farms at $4,750. This homozygous black, three in one pair was a favorite of many. The cow was sired by Watchman and bred to Leverage.

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 sold into eight states with several volume buyers.

Topping the Balancer division was a Homozygous Black BHSF Prophet B006 son with 5 Star Genetics for Disposition, Growth, Muscle, Carcass, Maternal and Forageability! Engeman Ranch kept him in Missouri with a bid of $6,750. The Balancers averaged $4,000.

Lot 55, the top selling FUSION–a composite of Angus, Gelbvieh and Simmental—a Prophet B006 son with superior 5 Star genetics topped this division at $5,500 going to Leachman Cattle of Colorado.

Topping the sale was Lot 110, a Ten X sired SimAngus that was a “Show Me Select” heifer bull who also produced 5 Star ratings for disposition, growth, muscle, carcass and forageability. Pine Creek Simmentals paid $8,600 for this homozygous black herd bull. Other top selling SimAngus went to Kentucky and Missouri for $8,000 and Anthony Creek Cattle purchased a 5 Star Robust x Lucky Man for $7,900. The SimAngus averaged $4,287.

The Red Angus topped out with a Flashback 446B son going to Grant Farms for $6,000.

Sale average on the bulls was $4,032 and the heifers, bred to calve this fall, averaged $1884 plus the registration premium.

Saturday, March 3^rd, 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, Ross and Tara, Ash, Cameron, Jaime, and Flynn Davidson, hosted their 29^th 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 30^th Anniversary Davidson Gelbvieh and Lonesome Dove Ranch Bull Sale, on a NEW DATE, Friday, March 1^st, 2019, at the bull yards!

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.

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.

Davidson Gelbvieh & Lonesome Dove Ranch
29^th Annual Bull Sale
Saturday, March 3^rd, 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 29^th 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 30^th Anniversary Davidson Gelbvieh and Lonesome Dove Ranch Bull Sale, on a NEW DATE, Friday, March 1^st, 2019 at the bull yards!

89 purebred yearling Gelbvieh bulls averaged $4,725.

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. Francis, Kansas, purchased the top-selling red Balancer bull by H2R Profitbuilder B403 for $10,500.

EGL Echelon E065 – Alta Genetics, Watertown, Wisconsin, purchased the high-selling black Balancer bull by EGL Lock and Load X415 for $9,750. Hamilton Farms, Hitchcock, South Dakota, purchased a full brother, EGL Echelon E066 for $9,000.

EGL Expo E7194 – Griswold Cattle, Stillwater, Oklahoma, bought the top-selling Red Angus bull by RED U-2 Riff 1213C for $9,500. Rob Farlee, Dupree, South Dakota, bought EGL Equator E7149, the next high-selling Red Angus bull by AHL Flashback 446B for $8,500.

EGL Express 7042 – Schurrtop Ranch, Farnham, Nebraska, bought the top Angus bull by T C A Visionary 158 for $9,500.

EGL Encore E7166 – Green Hills Gelbvieh, Mt. Ulla, North Carolina, purchased the top Gelbvieh bull by Danell TD Chico Loco 28Y for $8,500.

EGL Endeavor 08E – D Bar C Ranch, Belgrade, Montana, bought the top SimAngus bull by Hook’s Beacon 56B for $8,500.

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 sale.

Topping the sale was Balancer EH3, selling to the first-time customer Zimmerman Gelbvieh of Dawson, North Dakota for $8,750. EH3 is a calving ease bull sired by Lee’s Turning Point; he is homozygous black bull with EPD numbers in the top 5 percent of the breed.

Long-time customer, Lex Burghduff, of Ludlow, South Dakota, purchased Balancer E49 for $7,250, a Lee’s Ten X son. He is a homozygous black bull with explosive growth and high marbling numbers. Burghduff also took home E34 and E27 for $4,000 each.

Gerald Burghduff, of Camp Crook, South Dakota, purchased two purebred, red bulls sired by PHG Candy Man. Lot E16 sold for $4,250 and Lot E42 sold for $4,000.

Volume buyer was long-time buyer, Jim Bingaman, of Prairie City, South Dakota. He purchased five high performance, red purebred 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 at the Gustin’s Diamond D Gelbvieh Annual Production Sale.  The sale was consistent throughout and especially strong on the red purebreds and Balancers.

High selling bull for the day was Lot 56, CMR Protégé 121E ET.  A son of the DDGR Nobleman sire and the DDGR Mandy 32S cow, he was a deep bodied, square hipped, red purebred bull that posted a yearling weight of 1452 and a gain ratio of 121.  Lazy TV Ranch, Selby, South Dakota, and Rippe Gelbvieh of Hubbell, Nebraska, paid $13,000 for ½ possession and ½ semen interest in this herd sire prospect.

Lost River Livestock, Clearbrook, Minnesota, paid $15,500 to own Lot 28, DDGR Coach 57E.  He was a BNC At Ease A357 son that has a calving ease EPD in the top 10 percent and every other EPD in the top 35 percent of the breed.  This red, homozygous polled, purebred had a 40.7 yearling scrotal measurement, 78-pound birthweight and yearling weight of 1338.

Handel Farms, of Menno, South Dakota, purchased Lot 33, DDGR Emulation 71E, a black, purebred son of DDGR Innovation 120C and a KKC Nobility daughter, at $10,000.  A soft made, moderate framed bull with plenty of muscle, the Emulation bull had a 72-pound birthweight and a 1377-pound yearling weight.

Brentt and Todd Eslinger of Elgin, North Dakota, customers for over 20 years, took home three bulls, including Lot 37, DDGR Confidence 80E, for $8,000.  A red Balancer, he was another BNC At Ease A357 son, and combines a CED EPD of 12 with a weaning ratio of 108 and a yearling ratio of 109.

Lot 38, DDGR 84E, a homo black, homo polled, purebred son of DDGR Kingpin 159C sold to Ceroll Gelbvieh, Sisseton, South Dakota, for $7,500.  This wide topped, deep bodied prospect weaned off of his 3-year-old dam at 785 pounds without creep and was a standout all summer.

Another bull going at $7,500 was Lot 80, DDGR Integrity 203E. This stout, homo black, Balancer son of the CKS Mr Dream C11 sire, was one of the youngest bulls in the sale and posted a weaning weight of 825 and the highest yearling weight in the sale at 1516.  He sold to John Reiter of Ellsworth, Minnesota.

High selling female honors went to Lot 95, DDGR Belle 141D, a purebred red female that sold to Jordan Jensen of Powers Lake, ND.  She sold for $3,000, was sired by the RHGF 11Z bull, and safe to the Schuler Rebel Red Angus sire.

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 Lots                       $2,175
24 Total Lots                      12,545

The Gelbvieh breed kicked of the first sale of the 2018 season in grand fashion January 7 during the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado. Interested buyers packed the Beef Palace Auction Arena to a capacity level to bid on the elite Gelbvieh and Balancer® genetics selling. The excitement could be felt from the first lot to the final drop of the gavel in what turned out to be one of the greatest National Gelbvieh and Balancer Sales in the history of the breed.

$66,000—Top-selling lot—Full possession and 50% semen interest sold in SLC Viper 7E to Little Windy Hill Farms, Max Meadows, Virginia. Severston Land & Cattle Co. of Innisfail, Alberta offered the black, homozgyous polled 88% son of SLC Velocity 14C out of SLC Toasty 10C.

$36,000—Top-selling female—50% embryo interest in SLC Toasty 10C, the dam of the top-selling lot, sold to Little Windy Hill Farms and C-Cross Cattle Co. of Asheboro, North Carolina. Consigned by Severston Land and Cattle Co., the two top-selling lots were the 2017 Reserve Canadian National Champion Female.

$25,500—Next up was syndicated semen packages on CCRO Carolina Big Harvest 6012D and CCRO Carolina Tuxedo 6028D ET. C-Cross Cattle Co. was the consignor of these two homozygous black, homozygous polled sons of CCRO Carolina Leverage 3214A. Buyers of the semen packages included: Clay John Farms, Padon Farms, Clinch Mtn. Gelbvieh, McIntosh Brothers, Old South Farm, Rogers Gelbvieh, Wilkinson Gelbvieh Ranch, Ertal Cattle Co., Little Windy Hill Farm, Plateau Gelbvieh, Levi Matthews, Warner Beef Genetics, and Brice Kaddatz and the Australian Group. Additionally, C-Cross Cattle Co. donated half of a semen package with the proceeds benefitting the Gelbvieh Foundation. David Slaughter of Fredonia, Kentucky, purchased the donated package for $700.

$24,000—Possession in PHG Eminence E02, the 2018 champion of the 22nd Annual Breeders Choice Gelbvieh Bull Futurity, was purchased by Chimney Butte Ranch of Mandan, North Dakota. Semen shares sold to: Dykstra Family Farm, CJ&L Livestock, Ken Chambers, Ceroll Gelbvieh, and Jim Ruter. Prairie Hills Gelbvieh, Kittle Farms, and Beastrom Gelbvieh offered full interest and 50% semen interest.

$13,000—3G Cattle Co Kendallville, Indiana, consigned GGGE 3G Cowgirl Dixie 6102D, a 5/6/16 black, polled 50% Balancer sired by S S Hoover Dam B115. She was purchased by Jacie Carroll of Raymore, Missouri.

$12,000—HIGH Ms Elvira 9E42 ET, a 2/26/17 red, homozygous polled 75% Balancer daughter of JRI Pop A Top 197T83, was purchased by Hammer Gelbvieh of Wallace, Kansas. She was consigned by Hightower Cattle Co. of La Cygne, Kansas.

$10,500—Pick of the 2017 fall-born calves by Butler Creek Farms of Milton, Tennessee, went to Look Out Ridge of Boulder, Colorado.

$10,000—Rounding out the top-sellers was GHGF Deanna 77D, a 3/3/16 double homozygous 75% Balancer daughter of FMGF Blue’s Impact 001X. Eagle Pass Ranch of Ree Heights, South Dakota, purchased her from Green Hills Gelbvieh of Mt Ulla, North Carolina.

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, Grown On Grass bulls from Flying H Genetics.

Representing eight states, the black and red bulls were well accepted with more bulls selling for a higher average than last year.

Topping the sale was a Red Purebred Simmental with 5 Star genetics and great phenotype and was taken home by a Kansas buyer for $10,000.  He was also volume buyer with eight bulls.

High selling group was the red Balancers averaging $6,312. Topped by Lot 57, A Schuler Rogue sired Show-Me Select Heifer Bull out of a Watchman Daughter found a home with Parker Farms in Arkansas.

Second high selling group was the black Balancers averaging $5,004.  Topping this group at $8,750 was an ET son of Final Answer and the 130X Donor cow with 5 Star Genetics and was a Show-Me Select Heifer Bull.

The FUSION bulls were the third high selling group with a $4,575 average and were topped by Lot 1, a homozygous polled, homozygous black son of Leachman Prophet out of a Carolina Fortune Donor dam, a 5 Star genetic package with superior phenotype bringing $7,000.

The offerings of 50 spring-bred heifers were very well received.  Selling in groups of five, they averaged $1,750.

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 and Balancer^® Bull Sale that was held at the Springfield Livestock Marketing Center near Springfield, Missouri, on March 11, 2017.  Bidding to take home this standout set of Gelbvieh and Balancer genetics by J&K Gelbvieh Farm, Inc. of Ava, Illinois, and J Bar M Gelbvieh of Stark City, Missouri, was competitive both live at the auction and through internet bidding.

Lot 15, JKGF Chief Justice C205 ET, owned by J&K Gelbvieh Farm, Inc. was the highest selling bull of the sale. C205 ET is a 94 percent purebred Gelbvieh and is the homozygous black, homozygous polled son of CCRO Carolina Leverage 3214A out of the renowned Gelbvieh donor female KCF Miss Fortune U490. Along with an impressive phenotype, his EPD profile boasts 10 EPDs and indexes in the top 4 percent of the breed in which five of those are in the top 1 percent including weaning weight, yearling weight, total maternal and FPI. JKGF C205 sold to Kittle Farms of Geraldine, Alabama, for $32,000.

Lot 1, JEMG J Bar M C941 ET, owned by J Bar M Gelbvieh, was the second high selling lot. This homozygous black, homozygous polled Balancer bull is the son of Angus sire SAV Resource 1441 out of J Bar M’s top production Gelbvieh donor dam, DCSF Post Rock Wilma 261P1 ET. JEMG C941’s weaning weight, yearling weight and carcass weight EPDs rank in the top 1 percent of the Balancer breed. Lone Oak Gelbvieh of Mechanicsville, Iowa, purchased the bull for $11,000.

Kittle Farms, Geraldine, Alabama, placed the winning bids on the next two high selling bulls, which were both owned by J&K Gelbvieh Farm: Lot 10, JKGF Eight Seconds C008, and lot 7, JKGF Final Frontier C95 for $10,500 and $10,250, respectively. Both bulls are 94 percent purebred Gelbvieh and are sired by DLW New Frontier 33A ET. JKGF C95 is also out of the same dam as the high selling bull in the sale, KCF Miss Fortune U490.

Lot 68, JKGF D108, owned by J&K Gelbvieh Farm also sold for $10,250 to Valerie Livingston, The 88 Ranch, Orchard, Nebraska. D108 is the 94 percent purebred Gelbvieh son of DLW New Frontier 33A ET and is in the top 1 percent of the breed for FPI.

Lot 51, JKGF D007 ET, owned by J&K Gelbvieh Farm, sold to William Faris, of Pueblo, Colorado, for $10,000. D007 is yet again another son of KCF Miss Fortune U490, this time sired by Angus sire AAR Ten X 7008 SA.

Lot 4, JEMG J Bar M C935 ET, owned by J Bar M Gelbvieh, sold for $8, 000 to Michael Moeller, of Wellsburg, Iowa. C935 ET is a full sib to the second high selling bull in the sale along with another two full sibs following right behind in the sale rankings.

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 full of buyers plus internet buyers from 12 states battled for the Roughage N’ Ready bulls that offered superior genetics combined with athletic, muscular and sound footed phenotype without excess fat.

Top selling bull was lot 1, a homozygous polled, black Gelbvieh sired by Flying H Traction 45B who had been voted runner-up in the 2017 National Western Stock Show Gelbvieh Futurity. Buying possession and 25 percent semen interest was Gustin’s Diamond D Gelbvieh for $8,000.

Seven bulls topped $7,000 with the top 75 percent Gelbvieh bull going home with Chad Nordhausen for $7,750. Top Balancer bulls went to Scott Wells and Brian Kolbet for $7,500.

Top red Balancer was a Pelton Final Statement son selling to another repeat customer, Mike Potter for $5,500. A Red FUSION bull that sold for $5,250 going home with Bill Tucker followed.

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 lifetime attended our 28th Annual Bull Sale and weekend festivities at our bull yards southwest of Ponteix. The crowd bid enthusiastically to own and take home the sale offering. The phone lines were kept hopping and the online bidding was active; with bulls selected to go to work in herds both near and far!

Sale attendees enjoyed a great day with accommodating travel conditions, a tasty beef dinner, and the best part — socializing with fellow cattle producers!

Many thanks to all that attended and helped in so many ways! Our 2018 Bull Sale will be held Saturday, March 3, 2017 at the Bull Yards.

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 Dakota Gelbvieh Association membership did a phenomenal job of putting together a great set of Gelbvieh and Balancer bulls and females for their 33^rd Annual North Dakota Gelbvieh Association’s Golden Rule Sale. Buyers from seven states and one Canadian province purchased genetics from the 17 consignors.

Lot 14, WOHL Leverage’s Impact D55, consigned by Wohl Farms, was the top selling lot of the sale. This homozygous black, homozygous polled purebred Gelbvieh bull is sired by CCRO Carolina Leverage 3214A. WOHL D55 boasts a weaning weight EPD in the top 2 percent of the breed, total maternal in the top 3 percent, FPI in the top 5 percent and ribeye area in the top 10 percent. Sandy Graveley of Avon, Montana, realized his potential and purchased lot 14 for $8,000.

Lot 16, WOHL Brule’s Impact D37, consigned by Wohl Farms, was the second high selling bull. This homozygous polled Balancer son of SGRI Brule B806 has five EPDs in the top 5 percent of the breed. Olek Simmentals from Felton, Minnesota, purchased this stout made, clean fronted, and big ribbed bull for $7,750.

Lot 13, WOHL Leverage’s Pepper D23, consigned by Wohl Farms, was the third high selling bull. Tracy Hohertz, Mandan, North Dakota placed the final bid of $5,750 to purchase this son of CCRO Carolina Leverage 3214A.

Lot 5, DGSC Denzel 2D, consigned by Dean G Swenson, was the first in a pair of bulls that sold for $5,500. Denzel 2D exhibits impressive calving ease and maternal traits on paper. West End Gelbvieh Ranch, Hill City, Minnesota, purchased the purebred Gelbvieh bull.

Lot 20, FGC D4, consigned by Feist Gelbvieh, rounded out the top five. This high growth Balancer bull sold to Bernel Appledoorn, Gladstone, North Dakota.

On the female side, Lot 54, SGAR Dandy 610D, consigned by Sarah and Verrick Schock, took the honors of being the high selling female. She is the purebred Gelbvieh daughter of DDGR Jackpot 64B. Layal Grund, Sharon Springs, Kansas, purchased the female for $4,300.

Lot 44, IFG Ivers Miss Cora D12, consigned by the Ivers family, was the second high selling female. This red, double polled Balancer daughter of JRI Top Recruit 254U82 sold to Galen Sickler, Gladstone, North Dakota, for $4,200.

Lot 31, LRSF LRL Snazzy C73, consigned by Lost River Livestock, was the third high selling female. Snazzy is the daughter of CRAN Buck Y019. Jamie Schimming, Enerlin, North Dakota purchased the female for $4,000.

March 18, 2017
Lewistown Livestock Auction
Lewistown, Montana
Auctioneer: Kyle Shobe
Reported by: Omie Danell

Sale Averages:
8 Purebred Gelbvieh Bulls                              $ 4,313
20 Balancer Bulls                                              $ 3,813
13 Purebred Angus Bulls                                  $ 4,327
41 Yearling Bulls Average                                $ 4,073
12 Open Gelbvieh and Balancer Heifers       $ 1,077

The breeders represented in the 22^nd annual Central Montana Gelbvieh & Angus Genetics Bull Sale were blessed with a glorious day to sell bulls on March 18! We would very much like to thank all our buyers, bidders, friends, and neighbors for joining ourselves and our families in celebrating Gelbvieh, Balancer, and Angus seedstock. Bulls found homes locally and statewide, with some going as far as Wyoming, South Dakota, and Colorado.

Lot 9, JOB Danell Spitz 26D, topped the sale at $7750, selling to Kyle and Jade Salveson of Malta, Montana. Spitz is a natural son of donor dam, Monarch Sandy Pride S132, and SITZ Upward 307R. He has high performance ratios and boasts a tenderness score of 10! Kyle and Jade also took Lot 1, JOB Danell Innovator 04D, for $5,000.

Lot 8, JOB Danell Grand Slam 23D, was the high selling purebred Gelbvieh bull at $6,000 and sold to Randy Feist, Feist Gelbvieh of Ludlow, South Dakota. Grand Slam is a homozygous polled, homozygous black son of JOB Danell TD Chico Loco 28Y out of the 2014 Futurity winner at N.I.L.E., JOB Danell Pammy 15Z, co-owned with Bar IV Livestock in Kentucky. Grand Slam was the Reserve Division Champion at the 2016 N.I.L.E. in Billings, Montana.

Lot 6, JOB Danell Upward Bound 16D, was the high selling Balancer at $6,000 and was sold to Dennis and Diana Miller, S G Miller Ranch of Clyde Park, Montana. Upward Bound is a homozygous polled, homozygous black son of SITZ Upward 307R and scored a 9 for tenderness! Dennis and Diana also take Lot 7, JOB Danell Coalminer 22D for $5,500 and Lot 3, JOB Danell Tanner 08D.

Lot 14, JOB Danell Rocko 51D sold to Dick and Kathy Holzer of Moccasin, Montana, for $5500. Rocko is a homozygous polled, black purebred Gelbvieh son of JOB Danell TD Chico Loco 28Y with an 84-pound birth weight and high performance ratios for growth and carcass! Dick and Kathy also take Lot 22, JOB Danell Simba 89D and Lot 27, BBDM Bolton Duke 62D.

Lot 25, BBDM Bolton Zais 54D, brought $5,000 and was sold to Lloyd Thiel of Powell, Wyoming. Zais is a homozygous polled, homozygous black Balancer son of Thomas Top Hand 0536 with an 84-pound birth weight, high performance ratios and Top 1 percent EPDs from calving ease to growth to carcass! Lloyd also takes BBDM Country Strong 90D.

Lot 28, BBDM Bolton Legend 64D, at $4,500, sold to Paul and Jen Jensen of Lewistown, Montana. Legend is a homozygous polled, homozygous black Balancer son of V A R Discovery 2240 that scored a 9 for tenderness and great growth ratios! Paul and Jen also take Lot 12 and Lot 20.

Lot 31, BBDM Bolton Chamberlain 76D sold to Mitch Miller of Wilsall, Montana, for $4250. Chamberlain is a homozygous polled, homozygous black purebred Gelbvieh son of JOB Danell Choco 53B with Top EPD percentages for calving ease, growth, stayability, and carcass weight. Chamberlain’s sire was the high selling bull at the 2015 Central Montana Gelbvieh and Angus Genetics Bull Sale, bringing $14,000.

Lot 32, BBDM Bolton Rommel 80D sold for $4250 to Gail Fiolkoski, SEGA Gelbvieh of Pierce, Colorado. Rommel is another homozygous polled, homozygous black purebred Gelbvieh son of JOB Danell Choco 53B with a tenderness score of 6 and excellent maternal and carcass EPDs!

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 Exposition in Louisville, Kentucky.  This sale has consistently produced show champions and breed influence individuals year after year.

Topping this year’s sale at $10,750 was Lot 6, PMFG Cora 552C ET, consigned by Pleasant Meadows Farm.  Cora is a homozygous black, homozygous polled Lazy TV Watchman daughter whose maternal pedigree traces to the donor DARC P401.  Her EPD profile placed her at the top of the breed for multiple growth, maternal, and carcass traits.

Next high selling individual at $9,000 was Lot 8, GGGE 3G Blood Brother 454B ET, consigned by 3G Ranch.  Blood Brother had obvious substance and eye appeal that could take him to the winner’s circle.  He was the choice of Larry P & Sunny D Farms to carry their red Gelbvieh program to the next level.  At the Tuesday show, Blood Brother was named grand champion Gelbvieh bull.

Selling for $5,700 was Lot 4, C-Cross Carolina 5320C, consigned by C Cross Cattle Company.  Carolina 5320C is a homozygous black, homozygous polled daughter of Eagle Eye 224Y ET. Her tremendous EPD profile and eye appeal was an easy choice for Hilltop Farms.

Rounding out the high selling females was Lot 5, CBX Ms Exclusive’s Impact, consigned by Coles Bend Cattle Company.  This homozygous black, homozygous polled Carolina Exclusive was a crowd favorite. Gentle G Farms outlasted several bidders at $5,000 to own this future donor.

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 Bulls $3,844

Warm spring weather and hospitality greeted the crowd on hand for Thorstenson’s Lazy TV Ranch 36th Annual Bull Sale at the ranch west of Selby on Saturday, March 4. Owners Vaughn and Wendy Thorstenson and Brian and DeDee Begeman offered a quality set of bulls.
A total of 176 Gelbvieh, Balancer® and Angus bulls averaged $3,844 and sold into eight states. Nearly 90 percent of the buyers were repeat customers and many bought in volume.

Commanding the top price at $13,000 was Lot 5 purchased by Bar Arrow Gelbvieh from Phillipsburg, Kansas. The homozygous black and homozygous polled Balancer yearling was sired by Connealy Revelation and out of one of the herd’s top cows, W413, who is a Dam of Merit and was also mother of the high-selling bull in the 2016 sale.

Larry Thompson of Glenham, South Dakota, a Lazy TV Ranch customer for more than 30 years, took home Lot 18 at a final bid of $8,500. The black Balancer yearling was sired by Tombstone 050 and posted calving, performance and carcass EPDs in the top third of the Gelbvieh breed.

Leading off the red Balancer offering was Lot 92 that sold to Dan Materi, Strasburg, North Dakota, for $8,500. Sired by IDRA Victory 0034, he indexed 123 for ADG and 117 for yearling weight.

Two more red Balancer Victory sons brought $8,000 including Lot 95 purchased by longtime customers Merle and Adrienne Hicks from Martin, South Dakota, and Lot 98 bought by Jim Houck of Akaska, South Dakota.

John Haefner of Mound City, South Dakota, nabbed the high-selling Angus bull, Lot 175, at $7,750. A son of Connealy Big Money, he posted a 118 ADG ratio and a 1445-lb. YW.

Skip Rau, another long-time customer, bought the high-selling fall-born Angus bull, Lot 165 at $6,250. He was sired by Woodhill Daybreak and indexed 125 on test.

Haefner struck again purchasing the two high-selling Gelbvieh-influenced bulls, Lot 134 and 138, both at $6,000. Both were black yearling sired by DLW Alumni 7513A, the 2014 Gelbvieh Futurity champion bull.

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 half possession and half semen interest, DDGR Resilient 275D, a March 5 purebred black son of CCRO Carolina Leverage 3214A, sold to Rocky Top Gelbvieh and Royal Western Gelbvieh, Red Deer County, Alberta, Canada.
Lot 65:  $10,000, DDGR Budweiser 122D, a March 21 red Balancer son of DDGR Nobleman 79B sold to Brentt and Todd Eslinger of Elgin, ND.
Lot 11:  $8,250, DDGR Arapahoe 261D, a March 2 black Balancer son of SAV Resource 1441 to Michael Heinrich, Medina, ND.
Lot 26:  $7,500, DDGR Jack Daniels 35D, a March 8 black Balancer son of SAV Resource 1441 to Chad Solberg of Westby, MT.
Lot 27:  $6,500, DDGR Cletus 37D, a March 9, black Balancer son of DDGR American Sniper 44B to Leif and Nancy Jellesed, Charlson, ND.
Lot 35:   $6,500, DDGR Right Time 58D, a March 12 red Balancer son of DDGR Nobleman 79B to Brentt and Todd Eslinger, Elgin, ND.
Lot 47:  $6,500, DDGR Power Stroke 76D, a March 14 black Balancer son of SAV Resource 1441 to Chad Solberg of Westby, MT.

Top Selling Bred Heifers:
Lot 88: $3,700, DDGR Equinox 264C, a black Balancer daughter of Connealy In Focus 4925 to Sloan Gravely of Avon, MT.
Lot 95: $3,700 DDGR Ella 129C, a black Balancer daughter of DCSF Post Rock Ten Plus ET to Morgan McCarty, Rifle, CO.

November 19, 2016
Kingsville Livestock
Kingsville, Missouri

Auctioneer: Jeremy Anstine
Reported by: John Burbank

26        Bulls                                                               $3619
48        Registered Pairs                                          $2275
52        Commercial Pairs 2 to 6-year-olds          $2226
20        Commercial Pairs 7 to 12-year-olds        $1266
89        Spring Bred Cows                                       $1657
228      Bred Heifers                                                $1563
127      Fall Born Open Heifers                              $1135
21        Spring Born Open Heifers                         $ 846

Seedstock Plus conducts two sales a year to market customer cattle. This November sale provided a large offering of Gelbvieh and Balancer^®-influenced females with the genetic tie to Seedstock Plus. Included in this sale was the dispersal of JKAR Gelbvieh, Heartland Farms spring calving herd and a herd reduction from Stuecken Brothers, along with consignments from many other customers. Sale highlight include BWF Brandywine Catalyst 521C selling to Nick Korn, Tennesse for $6,500. This homozygous black, homozygous polled Balancer bull has exceptional phenotype to go along with his outstanding EPDs and some of the best gain and RFI data ever posted. Top registered pairs sold for $3200 and top commercial pairs brought $2500. Hitting the high mark on spring bred cows was a group of commercial 3-year-olds at $1975. Top bred heifers were a group of red commercial heifers selling at $1700 and the top commercial fall open heifers sold at $1260.

A successful sale for the current market and a rewarding event for customers of Seedstock Plus.

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 born black homozygous polled purebred sired by JRI Next Step 285X72.  When the gavel fell at $7,250, Hilltop Farms, Asbury, Missouri, was the new owner.

The 2^nd high selling female was lot 36, the youngest female in the offering. RROG Deal Her In 396D a black homozygous polled purebred consigned by R&N Overmiller Gelbvieh. This daughter of 3G Zip Line 266Z commanded $6,000 to 4T Ranch, Stillwater, Oklahoma.

3^rd High seller was Lot 13 HIGH MS Cora 9C79 ET a red homozygous polled 75% heifer selling for $5,500 to RLB Genetics, Fordland, Missouri. She was sired by JRI Pop A Top 197T83. This consignment came from Hightower Cattle Company.

The high selling Bred heifer was Lot 12 OGSG Crystal Clear 5208C consigned by Overmiller Gelbvieh.  This homozygous polled female sired by 3G EZ Money 209Z sold for $4,200 to Barwick Gelbvieh, Orleans, Nebraska.

The high selling pair was Lot 1. This Balancer cow-calf pair demanded $4,000 to Steinkruger Gelbvieh, Upland, Nebraska. The cow was sired by VRT Lazy TV Watchman W021, and the calf was sired by LAMJ X-Factor 673X. Barwick Gelbvieh consigned this pair.

The 12 head of breds averaged $2,625 and the 24 head of open heifers averaged $3,135.

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 Hilltop Farms drew a packed house at the Springfield Livestock Marketing Center near Springfield, Missouri for their Genetic Power Gelbvieh and Balancer^® Bull Sale in mid-March. Buyers from 10 states and one Canadian province capitalized on the great selection of genetics put together by the three seedstock suppliers.

Lot 109, JKGF C51 ET, owned by J&K Gelbvieh Farm Inc., was the highest selling purebred Gelbvieh bull in the sale. JKGF C51 ET is the homozygous black, homozygous polled, February 2015 son of CCRO Carolina Exclusive 1230Y that reaches the top 2 percent in the feeder profit index, the top 4 percent for yearling weight and carcass weight, the top 10 percent for weaning weight and the top 15 percent for marbling. He was sold to McMahan Cove Gelbvieh, Stevenson, Alabama, with a final bid of $29,000.

Lot 85, JKGF C512, owned by J&K Gelbvieh Farm Inc., was the highest selling Balancer bull. This homozygous black, homozygous polled, 50 percent Balancer son of Sandpoint Butkus X797 ranks in the top 1 percent for calving ease, the top 2 percent for feeder profit index and yearling weight, the top 3 percent for weaning weight and the top 25 percent for birth weight and marbling. JKGF C512 was sold to Kittle Farms, Geraldine, Alabama, for $28,000. The bull will be co-owned by Kittle Farms and Coach Mike Ditka, a member of the NFL Hall of Fame and coach of the 1985 Super Bowl Champion Chicago Bears.

Next up was Lot 45, HTFM Mr. Branded Man C503, owned by Hilltop Farms, sold for $12,500 to Todd Frankenfield, Adrian, Missouri. Branded Man is the homozygous polled, 63 percent Balancer son of BABR Branded Man 3400A and ranks in the top 15 percent for calving ease direct and weaning weight.

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 of Iowa hosted the 43^rd Annual Gelbvieh Gold Sale on February 16, 2016, at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in conjunction with the Iowa Beef Expo. Buyers from eight states took advantage of the quality set of Gelbvieh and Balancer females and bulls in the sale lineup.

J Bar M Gelbvieh consigned the top selling female. This lot was a buyer’s choice lot featuring pick of J Bar M’s spring 2016 calving bred heifers or fall 2016 calving bred heifers with 30 plus head of ET or natural bred heifers to choose from. Warner Beef Genetics of Arapahoe, Nebraska placed the final bid of $6,000.

The second highest selling female was Lot 15, DTKF Faith’s Secret consigned by DTK Cattle Company. This 88 percent Purebred Gelbvieh is the March 20, 2014 born daughter of RWG Traction 7412 and out of a National Champion donor dam, BDCG DC Faith 111P. Secret sold to Twisted T Gelbvieh from Parry, Saskatchewan, Canada for $4,200.

Topping the bull sale was Lot 38, SKYB Red Whiskey 5002C, consigned by Bode Martin. Red Whiskey is the 38 percent Balancer son of GGGE 3G Ez Money 209Z born in January 2015. Brian Bauer of Fairberry, Nebraska, purchased the bull for $4,750.

Next up was Lot 35, CCRK Shock Wave 4253B, consigned by Crooked Creek Cattle Company. Shock Wave is the 38 percent Balancer son of DLW Red Power 583U born on January 18, 2014. He sold for $4,000 to Carlton Kjos of Decorah, Iowa.

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 Red Polled Balancer Fall Yearling Bulls                                      $6,846
1 Purebred 1A Red Angus Fall Yearling Bull                                    $8,000
26 Black Polled Purebred Gelbvieh Spring Yearling Bulls           $5,546
22 Red Polled Purebred Gelbvieh Spring Yearling Bulls              $5,148
40 Black Polled Balancer Spring Yearling Bulls                             $6,129
10 Red Polled Balancer Spring Yearling Bulls                                $6,550
11 Purebred 1A Red Angus Spring Yearling Bulls                           $5,159
271 Total Bulls                                                                                       $6,599

Judd Ranch’s 38^th Annual Bull Sale was a huge success with 260 registered bidders from 25 states and Canada. Lot 77 topped the sale offering at $17,000 and 17 of the 18 top selling bulls sold to commercial cattlemen.

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, Inc., Wolcott, Indiana hosted their 13^th annual open house and bull sale on Saturday, March 19 at Brooks Farms. Joining them in the sale was Ginger Ertel of Ertel Farms, Greentop, Missouri and Chip and Susan Unsicker and family, Unsicker Farms, Peoria, Illinois.

16 Balancer® bulls averaged $4628, 3 Angus averaged $4533 and 2 SimAngus averaged $3950. Thirteen of the 21 bulls sold to repeat customers.

Leading the sale at $6,300 was MBCC James 11C ET. This March 23, 2015 Balancer bull is sired by AAR Ten X 7008 SA and out of BWF Brandywine Saki 661S. Saki is an ET donor owned in a partnership of MBCC, Brandywine, John Burbank and Diehl Bros. MBCC 11C ET boasts an impressive EPD and $ value profile where 18/18 of his EPDs are in the top 45% of all Balancer bull EPDs. His three $ index values are all in the top 20 percent of the breed. This frame score 6.0 bull was the second high gaining bull on test with an ADG ratio of 122.2. Buyer of MBCC 11CET was Joe Jones of Pine Village, Indiana.

Second high selling bull at $6,200 was MBCC Todd 13C ET. This March 22, 2015 Balancer bull is a full ET brother to MBCC James 11C ET and boasts an identical EPD and $ index value profile to his flushmate. MBCCC Todd 13C ET sold to DJ Weimer, DVM of Knightstown, Indiana. Hilton retained 50 percent semen interest on both ET bulls.

MBCC 23C was the third high selling bull at $6,000. This March 10, 2015 Lazy TV Sam U451 sired Balancer bull is out of a Rito 6I6 of 4B20 6807 cow with Mytty In Focus, TLR Cocoa 35C and MBCC 6J on the dam side representing five generations of MBCC genetics. MBCC 23C is a calving ease bull with a 17 CED and a 107.4 ADG ratio in a 5.1 frame score package that was purchased by longtime buyer Calvin Finch of Brookville, Indiana.

The next high seller at $5,900 came from Brooks Farms, Inc. BRCC 55C was sired by EF Complement 8088 and out of a Carolina Fortune influenced dam. This calving ease bull boasts CED of 16 with a top 15 percent YW EPD of 122. Repeat buyer Joe Melton, DVM of Harrison, Arkansas took him home to use on his commercial heifers to add some hybrid vigor.

ERTL Sir Geoff C509 from Ginger Ertel sold to repeat customers David and Jill Dillman, DVM from Williamsport, Indiana for $5,700. This HA Program son out of an EXT Govenor 3N female ratioed 106.8 on ADG and had an EPD spread from CED to YW of 16 to 116 and will be used on Dillman’s Angus and Balancer influenced cows and heifers.

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 $2,120
Reg. RA Open Heifers $3,450
Comm. Open Heifers $1,467

Lot 46, SAS Cash 103C was the second bull to sell in the Gelbvieh section and was the high selling bull at $9,000. This powerful homozygous black, homozygous Polled son of 3G EZ Money was purchased by Rod Tegtmeier, Nebraska.

The lead off bull was the second highest seller at $7,600. OGSG Catapult 13C was a division winner at the National Western Stock Show (NWSS) in Denver. This homozygous polled son of 3G Zip Line will find his new home at Double Diamond Gelbvieh, Kentucky.

Lot 47, OGSG Clockwork 927C, sold for $6,500 to repeat customer Richard Ekholm, Kansas. 927C was homozygous polled and sired by 3G EZ Money.

Lot 80, a reserve division winner at the NWSS also sold for $6,500. He, too, is a homozygous polled son of 3G EZ Money and will be a herd sire for Kleinschmidt Farms in Nebraska.

Lot 81, another 3G EZ Money son sold for $6,000. He will be walking the pastures for SEGA Gelbvieh, Colorado.

The high selling bull of the day was lot 2 at $10,500. This Red Angus sired son of SLGN Yardmaster 125Y went to repeat customers, the Rohlenders from Kansas.

The high selling Gelbvieh open heifer was lot 102. Brandon Hommon, Kansas purchased this 3G Aristotle daughter for $2,750.

The next high selling heifer was lot 99. This 3G EZ Money sired heifer sold to Blackhawk Cattle Company, Illinois.

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 semen interest, DDGR Innovation 120C is a March 22 purebred black son of DCSF Post Rock Astronaut 157A sold to Golden Buckle Gelbvieh, Medina, North Dakota.

Lot 62:  $10,500.  DDGR Kingpin 159C is a March 28 purebred black son of JKGF Future Investment A121E sold to Moe Gelbvieh, Walcott, ND.

Lot 14:  $10,500. DDGR Renegade 29C is a March 3 red Balancer son of DCSF Post Rock Ten Plus ET sold to Eslinger Brothers, Elgin, ND.

Lot 19:  $9,000.  DDGR Sam Adams 38C, a March 5 black Balancer son of A A R Ten X 7008 S A sold to Rippe Gelbvieh, Hubbell, NE.

Lot 29:  $9,000. DDGR Steamroller 263C is a March 10 black Balancer son of A A R Ten X 7008 S A sold to Leif and Nancy Jellesed, Charlson, ND.

Lot 3:   $8,500.  DDGR Cinch 11C is a February 25 red Balancer son of HXC Conquest 4405P sold to Eslinger Brothers, Elgin, ND.

Lot 31:  $8,000.  DDGR Brute Force 266C, a March 11 black Balancer son of A A R Ten X 7008 S  A sold to Leif and Nancy Jellesed, Charlson, ND

Top Selling Bred Heifers:

Lot 83:  $4,200. CMR Brandy 181B is a red purebred daughter of KKC Nobility 123Y, to Michael Rea, Berthoud, CO.

Lot 84:  $3,600.  DDGR Jewel 190B is a black purebred daughter of DVE Davidson Natural 37Z sold to Schock Ranch, Carson, ND.

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 from 12 states in less than six hours under the rapid-fire gavel of auctioneer Seth Weishaar.  More than 30 years of selection pressure earned Schroeder Ranch the distinction and recognition for both producing and owning breed leading females and fellow cattle producers did not let this go unrecognized on December 14, 2015.

Sale Averages

Cow/Heifer Calf Pairs             $5,265

Cow/Bull Calf Pairs                 $5,638

Herd Bulls                               $7,393

Bred Cows                               $2,620

Bred Heifers                            $2,879

Top Selling Cow/Heifer Calf Pairs:

Lots 13/13A:  Combined to bring $13,250

Cow 13: SGRI X003 is a red, homozygous polled daughter HXC Jackhammer 8800U born 2/18/10 and bred to BEA 301A “Closer” sold to Murphy Farms, Arlington, South Dakota for $8,750.  This donor cow candidate is the dam of Schroeder’s Balancer® Futurity Runner-up bull, SGRI Jacked Up.

Heifer Calf 13A: SGRI C570 born 3/25/15 is a red Balancer sired by “Closer” and sold for $4,500 to the actual breeder of the “Closer” bull, Jim & Barb Beastrom, Pierre, South Dakota.

Lots 1/1A:  Cow SGRI T757 is the black, purebred daughter of XXB Big N’Rich 911P ET born 3/22/07. She is safe in calf to HYEK Black Impact 3960N and for $7,000 to Dustin Tolsma of Wessington Springs, South Dakota.

Heifer Calf 1A:  SGRI C560 born 3/21/14 is the black Balancer calf sired by Connealy Earnen 076E sold to Lone Oak Gelbvieh, Mechanicsville, Iowa for $3,200.

Top Selling Cow/Bull Calf Pairs:

Lots 112/112A:  Combined for $17,500

Cow: SGRI W971, black purebred born 4/9/09 and sired by XXB Big N’Rich 911P ET. She is bred to HYEK Black Impact 3960N and was sold to Cedar Top Ranch, Stapleton, Nebraska for $7,500.

Bull Calf 112A:  SGRI C263 is a black Balancer with a birthdate of 3/20/15 and sired by Connealy Earnen 076E.  He boasts a great 876 pounds adj. WW and impeccable EPDs sold to Zimmerman Ranch, Dawson, North Dakota for $10,000.

Lots 114/114A:  Teamed up to bring $12,500

Cow: SGRI T753, born 3/20/07 is a red, purebred female sired by JDPD Rolex 151M and safe to SAV Resource 1441. She was sold to Dustin Tolsma of Wessington Springs, South Dakota for $7,500.

Bull Calf 114A:  SGRI C283 a black Balancer born 3/23/15, sired by Connealy Earnen 076E. He sold for $5,000 to Lone Oak Gelbvieh, Mechanicsville, Iowa.

Lots 116/116A:  Together brought $10,000

Cow: SGRI A302 born 2/13/13 is a black Balancer sired by SAV Pioneer 7301 and sold to to Cedar Top Ranch, Stapleton, Nebraska for $6,000.

Bull Calf 116A:  SGRI C200 born 2/12/15 is a black Balancer sired by DLW Edison 6718X and brought $4,000 from Aaron Baker, Mt. Vernon, South Dakota.

Lots 113/113A:  Fetched $9,750

Cow: SGRI T706 was born 2/15/07 and is a black Balancer by Bon View New Design 1407. Sold to Murphy Farms, Arlington, South Dakota for $4,000.

Bull Calf 113A:  SGRI C259 born 3/18/15 and is a black Balancer by Connealy Earnen 076E. Sold to Kent Barta, Niobrara, Nebraska for $5,750.

Top Selling Herd Sires:

Lot 111:  LT Ranch Hand 4125 is an Angus bull born 3/7/14 and sold for $17,000 to Dustin Tolsma, Wessington Springs, South Dakota.

Lot 110:  BEA 301A “Closer” is a red, purebred Gelbvieh born 3/21/13 and sired by BEA Passion 001X ET. Sold for $14,000 to Jim & Barb Beastrom, Pierre, South Dakota.

Lot 105X:  1GL LRA Packer 290 is a Red Angus bull born 3/12/12 sired by HXC Conquest 4405P and brought $6,000 from Craig Lambert, Fedora, South Dakota.

Top Selling Bred Heifers

Lot 306:  SGRI B516 born 4/9/14 is a red Balancer safe to VRT Lazy TV Sam and sired by the Lot 105X bull, 1GL LRA Packer 290. She sold for $5,250 to Lost River Ranch, Clearbrook, Minnesota.

Lot 253:  SGRI B405 born 2/15/14 is a black Balancer by LT In Reach 9024 and now resides at Cedar Top Ranch, Stapleton, Nebraska for $4,750.

Lot 269:  SGRI B435 born 3/13/14 is a red Balancer by DES Trend Setter 6074 sold to Volek Ranch, Highmore, South Dakota for $4,750.

Volume Buyers:  Gregory Milani, Moravia, Iowa, 39 lots; Dustin Tolsma, Wessington Springs, South Dakota, 31 lots;  Jeff Ebersdorfer, Fedora, South Dakota, 23 lots;  Dean Duxbury, Wessington, South Dakota, 22 lots;  Murphy Farms, Arlington, South Dakota, 18 lots;  Jon Beastrom, Pierre, South Dakota, 17 lots;  Lone Oak Gelbvieh, Mechanicsville, Iowa, 15 lots.

March 7, 2015
Selby, SD
Auctioneers: Lynn & Seth Weishaar
Reported by: Vaughn Thorstenson

Sale Average
111 Balancer® Bulls: $5708
34 Angus Bulls: $5902
15 Gelbvieh Bulls: $4656
161 Bulls: $5756

A beautiful spring day greeted the good crowd on hand for the 34^th annual Thorstenson Gelbvieh and Angus Annual Bull Sale at the ranch on Saturday, March 7. Bulls sold to nine states and Canada with a large number of the buyers being longtime, repeat Lazy TV Ranch customers.

Always mindful of the bottom line for the commercial cattleman, Lazy TV Ranch has been feed efficiency testing cattle using the GrowSafe feed monitoring system since 2010. More than half of the 2015 sale offering had been tested.

Lot 112 – Topping all of the sale bulls at $17,000 was Lot 112, a red fall-born Balancer bull sired by HJS Holden Top Notch 011. Gustin’s Diamond D Gelbvieh, Mandan, North Dakota, purchased Lazy TV Notch A781, the highest-gaining fall bull in the offering.

Lot 2 – Rippe Gelbvieh of Hubbell, Nebraska, had the final bid at $14,000 on Lazy TV Yogi B049, a homo black, homo polled yearling Balancer sired by Lazy TV Yogi Z545. Lot 2 posted a 112 WWR, 114 YWR and 116 ADG ratio, while sporting a 0.2 BW EPD.

Lot 11 – Lazy TV Answer B47 finds a new home in Wellington, Colorado, with Leachman Cattle Company who bid $13,000 for the homo polled, homo black yearling Balancer sired by SAV Final Answer and out of a first calf heifer. The calving-ease bull featured a -5.8 BW EPD along with a 122 WWR and 117 ADG ratio.

Lot 120 – Beastrom Ranch, Pierre, South Dakota, selected Lazy TV Tank A468, a homo black, fall-born Balancer sired by Lazy TV Tank X315 at $12,500. Lot 120 ranks in the top four percent of the Gelbvieh breed for marbling.

Lot 4 – Jerry Bush of Pierre, South Dakota, had the final bid at $11,500 on Lazy TV Cavalry B063, a black yearling Balancer, who featured IMF at 7.40 for a 157 ratio, the best ever scanned at Lazy TV Ranch. He was also above average for RFI and sired by Connealy Cavalry 1149.

Lot 12 – Lazy TV Spade B45, a homo polled, homo black yearling Balancer, sired by Lazy TV Spade W399 sold to longtime customer Neil Schnabel, Ashley, North Dakota, for $11,500.

Lot 81– Lazy TV Foreman B124, sired by SKYM Foreman 2002Z, was the high-selling red yearling Balancer purchased by Richard Jore, Watford City, North Dakota for $11,000. Lot 81 featured a -1.68 RFI along with a 115 WWR and 108 YWR. A longtime customer, Jore also purchased two other high-selling red Balancers including Lot 83 at $10,500 and lot 115 at $9500.

Lot 5 – Jerry Bush struck again as he purchased Lazy TV Gunn B114, a homo polled, homo black Balancer, for $10,500. The yearling bull is sired by BAG Mr 11W Gunn 201Y.

Lot 3 – Rod Fenske, Arlington, South Dakota, and Dustin Brendsel, Bruce, South Dakota, paired up to purchase Lazty TV Cavalry B430, a black yearling Balancer, for $10,500. Sired by Connealy Cavalry 1149, with ratio of 112 for his average daily gain.

Lot 177 – The high-selling purebred Gelbvieh bull was Lazy TV Vigilante B036, a black yearling sired by BABR Vigilante 2101Z, sold to Taubenheim Gelbvieh, Amherst, Nebraska, for $9000.

February 10, 2015
Iowa State Fairgrounds
Des Moines, Iowa
Auctioneer: Phil Schooley
Sale Manager: Mitchell Marketing Services
Reported By: Rebecca Mettler

Sale Averages
28 Gelbvieh and Balancer® Females…………..$3,914
7 Gelbvieh and Balancer Bulls……………..$4,731
36 Lots Total……………………………………..$147,450

The 42^nd Annual Gelbvieh Gold Sale held in conjunction with the Iowa Beef Expo on February 10, 2015.

The high selling bull was Lot 37, CIBS POLAR 4127B whowas consigned to the sale by CIB’S Gelbvieh and purchased for $8,000 by Kirkwood College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He is the purebred 94 percent Gelbvieh, homozygous polled son of JDPD Astro 407S and is described as a low birth, high growth, powerhouse of a bull.

Lot 39, BAG 65B was brought to the sale by Bar Arrow Cattle Co. and sold to Eric Terstriep of Industry, Illinois for $6,500. This February 2014 born Balancer bull is a heterozygous black, homozygous polled son of CTR Sandman 6523S and ranks in the top 10 percent of the breed for yield grade, marbling, and ribeye area.

On the female side, Lot 10, JEMG MISS LIBBYwas the highest seller. The September 10, 2013 born, purebred 94 percent Gelbvieh female was consigned by J-Bar M Gelbvieh and purchased by C-Cross Cattle Company of Asheboro, North Carolina for $7,250. She is sired by JKGF Reflex X4 ET and is AI bred to calve in the fall of 2015.

The second highest selling female was Lot 2, pick of the herd from Sienknecht Cattle Co. This offer provided the buyer, Lost River Livestock of Clearbrook, Minnesota, with the opportunity to pick from any spring bred female at Sienknecht Cattle Co. This outstanding opportunity sold for $6,500. 

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.

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.

November 1, 2014
Chickamauga, Ga.
Reported By: Todd J. Bickett, DVM

32 Yearling Bulls          $140,000 Gross       Avg. $4375

TJB Gelbvieh extended their traditional warm southern hospitality on an unusually cold and windy November day in Chickamauga, GA. A few snow flurries even fell!  Todd, Alisa, Kelsie, Katelyn, and Mitch welcomed a large and enthusiastic crowd that contended for thirty two yearling bulls which averaged $4375.

Topping the sale was Lot 1, TJB Vickram 342A-ET. The homozygous black/homozygous polled BA75 herd sire sold to Taubenheim Gelbvieh for $15000 for full possession and half semen interest. Vickram is an Xterminator son out of TJB lead donor 912U. Lot 2 was 340A, a cherry red homozygous polled flush mate to Lot 1 demanding $9000 from repeat buyer Severtson Land & Cattle from Alberta, Canada. Lot 11 was TJB 320A, a homozygous polled, red Gunslinger son out of a young Masterpiece donor, 103X selling to Register Farms in NC for $8300. Lot 23 sold to Kendall Traxler from Mississippi for $8300 also. 325A is a homo black/homo polled BA75 out of TJB Enchantress 745S. Kendall also took home Lot 19, a 408P son for $4600 to add to his progressive commercial program.

Rounding out the high selling lots was Lot 3. 374A is one of the last sons ever to be offered out of Velvet 226M. Velvet has anchored the TJB program for several years. She is gone now but her influence will live on for years through her many daughters (including 912U-Dam of Lots 1 & 2) as well as a select few bulls being utilized in TJB breeding program. 374A sold to Riverside Farms, Kyle Lane for $8250. JGP Gelbvieh also added a herd sire for $4750. He is also a son of the outstanding Masterpiece donor 103X sired by Xterminator. Finally, longtime friend and Gelbvieh breeder, Dr. Gary Silvey from Clarkesville, TN added Lot 23 for $5300 as his new herd sire. He is from the Anissa family being a Silver son out of 921U.

Volume buyer was Johnson Cattle Company from Happy, TX. Jay added four very impressive red bulls. We look forward to next year’s sale at the farm on Saturday, November 7, 2015. We invite you to visit our web site at www.tjbgelbvieh.com for information about our program.

Lebanon, Tennessee
Sale sponsored by: Tennessee Gelbvieh Association
Sale managed by: Tennessee Gelbvieh Association
Reported by: Dale Walker

10           Bulls       $2,995
1              Bred Heifer         $1,900
13           Open Heifers     $1,727

The annual Tennessee Beef Agribition Gelbvieh show and sale was held on March 7-8, 2014 at Lebanon, Tennessee.

The champion Gelbvieh bull was Lot 12, Butler’s Royal Code 207A, consigned by Butler Creek Farms. Ryan Baker of Bristol, Ind., was the winning bidder at $4,000. The reserve Gelbvieh bull was Lot 9, Mr. P Daddy, exhibited by Colby James. He was purchased by Landon Gulley of Hartsville, Tenn., for $4,250.

The second highest selling bull was Lot 11, Butler’s LoJack 53A, consigned by Butler Creek Farms. Dale Dies of Lebanon, Tenn., purchased this bull for $4,200. The fourth highest selling bull was Lot 1, GHGF 8Z, consigned by Green Hills Gelbvieh and purchased by Larry Crowell of Waverly, Tenn., for $3,400.

The champion Gelbvieh female was Lot 15, Classy Lady 51A, and was consigned by Gooseponds Farm. Calvin Jones of Jones Farm in Smithville, Tenn., won the bid at $1,900. The reserve Gelbvieh female was Lot 17, X Factors Vision 2A, consigned by Lucas Waters. She was purchased by Issac Lee of Greenville, Tenn., for $2,100.

The second highest selling female was Lot 16, Ms. Blackjack 1313A, consigned by Clinch Mountain Gelbvieh Farm. Lot 16 was purchased by M and W Farms of Maryville, Tenn., for $2.000. Also selling for $2,000 was Lot 22, Cash Z910, consigned by Valley View Farm. Lot 22 also sold to Jones Farm of Smithville, Tenn.

An embryo package consigned by C-Cross Cattle Company of Asheboro, N.C., consisting of the mating EHE 607 x JKGF Reflex X4 was also featured and purchased by Little Windy Hill Farms of Max Meadows, Va., for $5,250.

Mitchell, S.D.
Auctioneer: Lanning Edwards
Sale managed by: Mettler Sale Management
Reported by: Jerry Mettler

Black Balancer® Bulls      $4,027
Red Balancer Bulls           $3,629
Red Purebred Bulls         $3,438
Black Purebred Bulls       $3,583

A much anticipated sun drenched day greeted bull buyers in Mitchell, S.D., at the 16^th Annual Schroeder Ranch Bull Sale on April 7, 2014. “Common Sense Cattle” offered by Schroeder Ranch found their way to seven states as bidding activity was brisk on the Gelbvieh and Balancer® bulls.

Top selling bull was Lot 45, SGRI A109 Mission, going to Jim & Barb Beastrom, Pierre, S.D., for $8,500.  This February 17, 2013 polled, black Balancer bull, sired by SAV Pioneer 7301, boasted style, volume, soundness, and performance to complement his exceptional EPD profile.

Lot 38, SGRI A117 Sioux City, was the second high seller at $7,750. Here was another black Balancer bull that had exceptional EPDs and was sired by the Angus breed favorite, SITZ Upward. Taking him home was Justin Reiter, Ellsworth, Minn. Justin also added Lot 43, SGRI A116 Newell for $5,000, a black Balancer sired by the infamous SAV Final Answer 0035.

Additional top selling bulls included:

Lot 54: SGRI A113 Mt. Vernon, a red Balancer, sired by JRI Heavy Equipment, sold to Dick McQueen, White Lake, S.D., for $6,000. 

Lot 48: SGRI A118 Oacoma, a red Balancer, sired by Glacier Chateau 744, sold to Dick McQueen for $5,750.  

Lot 42: SGRI A110 Mitchell, a black Balancer, sired by SAV Final Answer, sold to Kleinschmidt Farms, Geneva, Neb., for $5,750

Lot 39: SGRI A119 Onida, a black Balancer, sired by SITZ Upward, sold to Russell Krumvieda, White Lake, S.D., for $5,400.

Lot 9: SGRI A191 Tulare, a black Balancer, sired by LT In Reach 9024, sold to Dean Adrian, Maquoketa, Iowa, for $5,300

Junior Gelbvieh and Limousin members, ages 14-21, have the opportunity to participate in the POWER leadership conference. POWER stands for peers organizing winning effective results. The POWER conference is a four-day event focusing on increasing young leader’s knowledge of the beef industry, as well as building leadership skills.

The POWER conference will be held August 7-10 in Denver, Colo. Early registration deadline is June 1. This conference is the first of its kind for the Gelbvieh and Limousin junior associations.

“The junior Boards of Directors of both breed associations have been working together to provide our junior members with this great leadership opportunity,” says Carrie Tilghman, American Gelbvieh Association junior activities coordinator. “The four-day event is filled with many leadership and team building activities and workshops. In addition, attendees will visit ranches from both breeds, tour Rocky Mountain Sire Services, and spend some time on the campus of Colorado State University.”

The registration fee is $200 per attendee if received by June 1. Late registrations will be accepted until June 20 with a registration fee of $225. Registration information is available on both breed association websites, or by visiting www.www.gelbvieh.org/juniors/agjaevents.html. For more information about the POWER conference or the American Gelbvieh Junior Association, contact Carrie Tilghman at carriet@gelbvieh.org.

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Amherst, Neb.
Auctioneer: Tracy Harl
Reported by: Justin Taubenheim

24           Purebred Bulls  $4,311
62           Balancer® Bulls  $5,007
23           Bred Females    $2,752
27           Open Females   $1,274

Taubenheim Gelbvieh, Amherst, Neb., held their 24^th annual production sale February 3, 2014 at the ranch. Warmer weather along with great cattle brought buyers to the ranch. The offering of stout and functional bulls, and attractive females made a lot of friends on sale day.

TAU Outright162A, a homozygous black son of Connealy Consensus 7229 caught a lot of attention in the yards in Denver, and his potential as a Balancer® A.I. sire was recognized by many on sale day. When the gavel dropped on this powerhouse of a bull, Jeff Swanson of Oxford, Neb., was the winning bidder at $13,500.

TAU Jackie 42A, the 2013 People’s Choice Balancer® Bull Futurity runner-up and NWSS pen bull, opened the sale and went home with Todd Ibach of Sumner, Neb. He is a February 2, 2013 homozygous black, homozygous polled son of TAU Final Countdown 59Y. After active bidding, he sold for $12,500. 

TAU Mantle 128A another homozygous black Balancer® pen bull from Denver also sired by Connealy Consensus 7229 found a new home with Lynn Estergard of Oconto, Neb., at $12,000.

Rounding out the bulls that sold above $10,000 was TAU Express 134A ET. 134A is a HYEK Black Impact 3960N son that garnered a lot of attention in the purebred pen show in Denver. This stout herdsire prospect will be roaming the pastures of Bruce Sprangler, a repeat customer from Callaway, Neb. 134A sold for $11,000

TAU Mars 127A, homozygous black 38 percent Balancer® sired by Connealy Consensus 7229 caught a lot of attention sale day. After vigorous bidding by many the Dannehl Family of Bertrand, Neb., came away with 127A at $8,000.

Seven bred heifers sold for $3,000, of which four went to Herink Gelbvieh of Clutier, Iowa, two to Coyote Ridge Ranch of Oberlin, Kan., and Cib’s Gelbvieh of Clutier, Iowa picked one out of the great set.

The top yearling female brought $1,400, TAU Ms. Consensus 395A went to the Herink family, great repeat customers from Clutier, Iowa.

Volume buyers were Don Maclennan of Byers, Colo., Herink Gelbvieh of Clutier, Iowa, Coyote Ridge Ranch of Oberlin, Kan., and Paul Wade of Gainesville, Mo.

Arapahoe, Neb.
Reported by: Dick Helms

Black Balancer® Bulls      $5,878
Fusion Bulls        $5,813
Red Balancer Bulls           $5,304
Black Gelbvieh Bulls        $5,300
Black SimAngus Bulls      $5,126
94 Bulls Averaged            $5,557

Gelbvieh Females            $7,750
Balancer Females             $5,000
SmartCross® Breds/Pairs              $2,500
SmartCross Replacement Heifers             $1,500

On March 1, 2014, the Flying H Genetics 34^th annual sale was the coldest ever held, with temperatures of seven degrees, winds at 30 mph and light snow. But it was hot inside the sale facility where new and repeat customers from eight states fought to own some of the best industry relevant genetics available.

Topping the sale was Lot 2, a homozygous black, homozygous polled Balancer® son of Schiefelbein Effective. This balanced genetic package was a 3-star heifer bull and sold to longtime Colorado customers, Bledsoe Livestock, for $14,000. 

Lot 21 was valued at $9,000 by Kunkel Ranch who always buys one of the top bulls and their calf sales show it. He was sired by Flying H Genetics’ senior Balancer herd sire, Flying H Professor 22W. His genetics placed him in the top 25 percent of the breed across the board.

The second high selling group were the Fusion bulls, a composite of black or red Angus combined with Gelbvieh and Simmental into a very useful three breed composite. The Fusion bulls averaged $5,812 with the top one going to another longtime Nebraska customer, Kranau Ranch, for $9,000.

The red Balancer bulls were topped by a homozygous polled son of Flying H Professor 22W, sold to Jones Ranch in Alabama for $7,000, another longtime customer. This heavy muscled beef bull offered 5-star genetics across the board with a 1.7-114 birth to yearling EPD spread and a carcass value of $92.73.

Two bulls in the purebred Gelbvieh division sold for $8,000, both going to repeat customers in Nebraska, Bauer Gelbvieh and Kranau Ranch.

The SimAngus section was topped by a Beef Maker 102Y son at $6,500.

A special feature added this year was the female offering. A select group of young, donor potential, Balancer and Gelbvieh females were sold. Topping the offering was a red, polled purebred that combined phenotype, production and balanced genetic strength. This Flying H Landmark 51P daughter sold for $10,250 to Shifflet Ranch and will be placed in their donor program. The top Balancer, Lot 118, was a double homozygous daughter of Connealy Industry and sold to Bill and Marie Farr for $5,750.

The commercial Gelbvieh x Angus SmartCross® heifer pairs and yearling heifers were well received from $1,500 to $2,800.

Volume buyers were Dale Wanger, Oklahoma with 12 bulls; Kranau Ranch, Byron Pike, and Stan Farr with five bulls each. Mark Farr and Blake Steinkruger were volume buyers of the SmartCross females.

For the first time, Flying H Genetics had a bull customer reach the milestone of purchasing 100 bulls. Stan and Ann Farr of Farnam, Neb., purchased their 100^th bull from Flying H Genetics and were rewarded by being given their 100^th bull, Lot 74 which brought $6,000. Congratulations to the Farr family. Several other customers are approaching this milestone which is a testament to the longevity, quality, and service provided by the crew from Flying H Genetics.

Louisville, Ky.
Sale sponsored by: Kentucky Gelbvieh Association
Auctioneer: Todd Barlow
Sale managed by: Slaughter Sale Management
Reported by: David Slaughter

7              Bulls       $3,614
10           Bred Females    $3,255
8              Open Females   $2,300

The annual Gelbvieh show and sale at the Kentucky Beef Expo was held the weekend of March 1, 2014 in Louisville, Ky. The show was held on Friday, with the sale following the next day. The Kentucky Gelbvieh Association sponsors the sale. The sale featured 25 lots consigned by ten Gelbvieh and Balancer® breeders.

The grand champion Gelbvieh bull was Lot 7, 3G Atlas 314A ET, consigned by 3G Ranch in Kendallville, Ind. He is a January 7, 2013, black, polled, 75 percent Gelbvieh son of 3G Time Machine. Danny Hunt of Richmond, Ky., was the winning bidder at $4,000.

Green Hills Gelbvieh of Mt. Ulla., N.C., exhibited the reserve champion Gelbvieh bull. Lot 1, Dream Factor 224Z is a March 20, 2012 son of SDCG X-Factor 202X. Adam Helm of Magnolia, Ky., purchased this bull for $4,100.  

The grand champion Gelbvieh female was Lot 13, Tabby 313A, exhibited by Padon Farms, Salem, Ky. A May 5, 2013 open heifer, she is red, polled and sired by MMGG Rocky 90W ET. She was purchased for $2,900 by Maple Valley Farm of Hillsboro, Ohio.  

Gelbvieh Bar None Ranch of Fredonia, Ky., exhibited the reserve champion Gelbvieh female. Lot 22, Bar None Ms. Decade 259X is a September 16, 2012, red, bred heifer sired by CIRS Decade 278U2. She found a new home with Miller Gelbvieh Farm in Strawberry, Ark., for $4,250.   

In the Balancer division, the grand champion Balancer bull was also consigned by 3G Ranch. Lot 6, 3G Zeus 299Z is a December 30, 2012, 50 percent, black bull sired by S A V Bismarck 5682. He was purchased for $3,700 by H & B Cattle Company, Worthington, Ind.  

The reserve champion Balancer bull was Lot 3, GHGR 10Z1ET, consigned by Green Hills Gelbvieh. He is a September 29, 2012, 50 percent, black son of S A V Final Answer 0035. The winning bidder at $3,600 was Woodland Gelbvieh Farm of Greenville, Tenn.  

C-Cross Cattle Company, Biscoe, N.C., consigned the grand champion Balancer female. Lot 25, Carolina Molly 2304Z ET, is a September 1, 2012, 75 percent bred heifer sired by JKGF Reflex X4 ET. Larry P and Sunny D Farms of Greensburg, Ky., was the winning bidder at $5,300.

The reserve champion Balancer female was Lot 20, WAM 132Z, consigned by McIntosh Farm of Georgetown, Ky. She is a 50 percent Balancer bred heifer born October 10, 2012 and sired by WAM Cash Advance. Padon Farms added this heifer to their herd for $3,400.

Clearbrook, Minn.
Auctioneer: Marlin Kapp
Reported by: CattleSeller.com

24           Yearling Bulls      $3,177
29           Bred Heifers       $3,034

Top Selling Bulls:

Lot 1: $4750, Purebred Gelbvieh, LRSF Deep Impact A58, March 1, 2013, HYEK Black Impact 3960N X Prime Cut 406S30, Lonny Burrack, Trail, Minn.

Lot 4: $4,400, Purebred Gelbvieh, LRSF Rocky A2, February 10, 2013, DCSF Granite 200P2 X Move'N On W16, Terry Frenzel, Black Duck, Minn.

Lot 10: $4,000, Balancer®, LRSF Marshall A61, March 5, 2013, HYEK Black Impact 3960N X TC Rito 416, Lonny Burrack, Trail, Minn.

Top Selling Heifers:

Lot 63: $3,750, Red Angus, LRLD Sandy Z84, March 22, 2012, 3SCC Dominor W311 X Brando L9, safe to Brown Redemption, Nordlund Stock Farm, Clearbrook, Minn.

Lot 69: $3,600, Commercial, LRLD Z70, March 19, 2012, LRLD Clemente X80 X PVF 423K (SM), safe to Brown Heritage, Bradley Keehr, Brainerd, MN

Lot 58: $3,500, Balancer, LRSF Sabrina Z13, February 17, 2012, JRI Prime Cut 406S30 X Brown Vacation H7106, safe to Brown Heritage, Bradley Olek, Felton, Minn.