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Breeders Win Big during Inaugural Gelbvieh Carcass Contest
Results of the inaugural American Gelbvieh Foundation (AGF) Steer Challenge and Scale and Rail Sire-Identified Carcass Contest were announced during the 46th Annual American Gelbvieh Association National Convention awards banquet on Friday, December 3. Breeders from Kansas, Nebraska, and Illinois took home top honors with prize payouts totaling $7,900.
The AGF continues to help advance the Gelbvieh breed through its support of research and development. For this reason, the AGF launched its first ever Steer Challenge and Scale and Rail Sire-Identified Carcass Testing Contest. These two projects together provide the information and funds necessary to generate datasets to advance Gelbvieh and Balancer® carcass merit.
The AGF Steer Challenge was a competition amongst individual Gelbvieh and Balancer-influenced steers in which the criteria focused on average daily gain in the feedyard, carcass value and overall top value animal, which combined average daily gain and carcass value. The Steer Challenge gives an opportunity for participants to donate a steer to the AGF. All proceeds from the donation go toward research and development within the Gelbvieh breed. The AGF Sire-Identified Carcass Testing Contest awarded steers, which were in a group of three or more animals from the same contemporary group, on these same qualities and also awarded a top-performing pen. In its first year, nine ranches participated with a total of 35 animals on feed at Roode Feedyard in Fairbury, Nebraska. All steers were harvested and values were calculated in July 2016.
LeDoux Ranch, Agenda, Kansas, placed high in both the AGF Steer Challenge and Balancer division of the Scale and Rail Contest and took home a total of $3,800 in prize payouts. LeDoux’s winning steer in the AGF Steer Challenge took home top carcass value and top value animal; this steer was sired by SGRI Jacked Up Z704. The same steer also took home top accolades in the Balancer division of the Scale and Rail Contest including second highest average daily gain at 4.27 pounds per day, top carcass value at $1,116 with a 1,060 pound hot carcass weight and a 15.3 square inch ribeye. This steer also took home top value Balancer animal with a value of $1,120, USDA Yield Grade 3.8 and a quality grade of USDA Choice-.
Flying H Genetics, Arapahoe, Nebraska, owned the Balancer steer with the highest average daily gain, gaining 4.56 pounds per day. This steer was sired by FHG Flying H Professor 22W.
Warner Beef Genetics, Arapahoe, Nebraska, owned the steer which took second place for top carcass in the Balancer division with a carcass value of $1,114, hot carcass weight of 1,055 pounds, and a 12.5 square inch ribeye. This same steer also placed second for top value animal with a total value of $1,117, USDA Yield Grade 3.8 and quality grade of USDA Choice-. This steer was sired by DCSF Post Rock Highly Focused 308Y8. Warner Beef Genetics also owned the champion pen of Balancer steers with an average top value of $1,374, average USDA Yield Grade of 3.5, and average quality grade of USDA Choice-. They took home $1,400 in prize payouts for their steers’ performance in the contests.
In the Gelbvieh division, Blackhawk Cattle Company, Oregon, Illinois, was a notable winner owning the top carcass and top value steer as well as champion pen and taking home $1,600 in prize payouts. Blackhawk Cattle Company’s top carcass steer had a carcass value of $1,057, a hot carcass weight of 994 pounds, and a ribeye area of 13.5 square inches. This steer also had a USDA Yield Grade 3.1, and quality grade of USDA Choice-. This steer’s total value was the highest in the Gelbvieh division at $1,061 and was sired by VRT Lazy TV Sam U451. Blackhawk Cattle Company also owned the champion pen of Gelbvieh steers with the average value of the pen being $1,355, average USDA Yield Grade 3.0 and average quality grade of USDA Choice-.
CKS Gelbvieh, Collins, Iowa, owned the Gelbvieh steer that placed first for average daily gain, gaining 3.99 pounds per day. This steer was sired by TAU Mr Gunnison 230U 110Z.
To view full results, including all steers close-out data, please visit the Projects page under the Foundation section of www.gelbvieh.org.
American Gelbvieh Association Elects Board of Directors
Photo caption: The American Gelbvieh Association elected directors and officers for 2017 during its national convention in Lincoln, Nebraska. Front row (left to right): Jeff Swanson, Oxford, Neb.; Vice President Andy LeDoux, Agenda, Kan.; Executive Director Myron Edelman, Broomfield, Colo.; President Scott Starr, Stapleton, Neb.; Secretary Duane Strider, Asheboro, N.C.; Treasurer Walter Teeter, Mt. Ulla, N.C.; Neal Pearson, Lake City, S.D. Back row (left to right) Randy Sienknecht, Gladbrook, Iowa; Leland Clark, Barnard, Kan.; Dustin Rippe, Belleville, Kan.; Andrea Murray, Kingfisher, Okla.; John Carrel, Columbus, Mont.; Lowell Rogers, Seminary, Miss.; Dough Hughes, Max Meadows, Va. Not pictured: Dennis Gustin, Mandan, N.D. and Klint Sickler, Gladstone, N.D.
Members of the American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) elected five candidates to the board of directors at the annual membership meeting held December 2, 2016, during the 46th Annual American Gelbvieh Association National Convention in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Newly elected board members are John Carrel, Columbus, Montana; Leland Clark, Barnard, Kansas; Doug Hughes, Max Meadows, Virginia, and Klint Sickler, Gladstone, North Dakota. Re-elected to serve a second term was Walter Teeter, Mount Ulla, North Carolina.
The Board of Directors also elected individuals to serve in leadership positions on the 2017 AGA Executive Committee. Scott Starr, Stapleton, Nebraska, was elected as the president of the American Gelbvieh Association.
Elected as vice president was Andy LeDoux, Agenda, Kansas. Duane Strider, Asheboro, North Carolina, was elected as secretary and Walter Teeter was elected as treasurer.
Other members of the AGA Board of Directors are: Dennis Gustin, Mandan, North Dakota; Andrea Murray, Kingfisher, Oklahoma; Neal Pearson, Lake City, South Dakota; Dustin Rippe, Belleville, Kansas; Lowell Rogers, Seminary, Mississippi; Randy Sienknecht, Gladbrook, Iowa; and Jeff Swanson, Oxford, Nebraska.
Retiring members of the 2016 AGA Board of Directors were Bob Hart, Kansas City, Kansas; Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Indiana; David Martin, Judsonia, Arkansas and Grant Thayer, Ramah, Colorado. The AGA would like to thank these members for their years of service on the AGA Board of Directors.
Champions Named at North American International Livestock Exposition
The NAILE Gelbvieh and Balancer® show took place at the 2016 North American International Livestock Exposition on Tuesday, November 15 in Louisville, Kentucky. Charlie Boyd of Maysville, Kentucky, evaluated the Gelbvieh and Balancer cattle.
The grand champion Gelbvieh female was SKYS BCFG-SKYS Kali 282C, owned by Casey Martin, Oregon, Illinois. This September 17, 2015 daughter of BCFG Butlers Red Oak 908W first claimed the senior heifer calf division.
SBSF Bee Lick Brooke ET was named reserve grand champion Gelbvieh female. Owned by Double Diamond Farms, Cynthiana, Kentucky. This heifer was first named champion senior heifer and is the September 10, 2014 daughter of BCFG Butlers Red Oak 908W.
Grand champion Gelbvieh bull went to GGGE 3G Blood Brother 454B ET, owned by Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Indiana. This February 24, 2015 son of GGGE 3G Time Machine 758T ET first claimed the two-year old bull division.
Double Diamond Farms, Cynthiana, Kentucky, also owned the reserve grand champion Gelbvieh bull. SSMK Delorean 221C ET is the February 21, 2015 son of GGGE 3G Time Machine 758T ET and came out of the junior bull division.
Grand champion Balancer female was BCFG Butlers 133C, owned by Alexandria Raab, Markle, Indiana. Sired by BCFG Butlers Bismarck 512Z, this heifer was born November 2, 2015 and first claimed the senior heifer calf division.
GHGF Calista 53B was named reserve grand champion Balancer female. Owned by Austin Teeter, Mt. Ulla, North Carolina, this heifer came out of the senior heifer division. She is the November 14, 2014 daughter GHGF Zeus 61Z.
Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Indiana, swept the Balancer bull division owning the grand champion Balancer bull and reserve grand champion Balancer bull.
Grand champion Balancer bull was GGGE 3G Double Agent 602D, who is the January 6, 2016 son of GGGE 3G Smoke N’ Mirrors. He first came out of junior bull calf division.
The reserve grand champion Balancer bull, GGGE 3G Diamond Mine 680D. He is the March 2, 2016 son of S S Hoover Dam 115B and first claimed the junior yearling bull division.
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2016 NAILE Gelbvieh and Balancer® Show
November 15, 2016
Louisville, KY
Judge: Charlie Boyd, Maysville, Kentucky
Division Champions and Reserves:
Gelbvieh Champion Spring Heifer Calf
CBX Ms Reflex’s Reflections
Coles Bend Cattle Company, Smiths Grove, Ky.
Sire: JKGF Reflex X4 ET
Gelbvieh Reserve Champion Spring Heifer Calf
BCFG Butlers Ms Dixie 283D
Butler Creek Farms, Milton, Tenn.
Sire: BCFG Butlers Red Oak 908W
Gelbvieh Champion Junior Heifer Calf
Miss Jenj 605D ET
JenJoe Farms, Clinton, Ky.
Sire: ALS Maverick 70T
Gelbvieh Reserve Champion Junior Heifer Calf
CIRS Daiquiri 81YD
Circle S Ranch, Canton, Kan.
Sire: DCSF Post Rock Power Built 37B8
Gelbvieh Champion Senior Heifer Calf
SKYS BCFG-SKYS Kali 282C
Casey Martin, Oregon, Ill.
Sire: BCFG Butlers Red Oak 908W
Gelbvieh Reserve Champion Senior Heifer Calf
GHGF Zelda’s Coreen 20C4 ET
Justin Teeter, Mt. Ulla, N.C.
Sire: FMGF Blue’s Impact 001X
Gelbvieh Champion Intermediate Heifer Champion
MMGG Gentle G Ms Fancy Oak 78C
Brandon Fawbush, London, Ky.
Sire: BCFG Butlers Black Oak 534Z
Gelbvieh Champion Junior Heifer
JTPF Blue Well Addie 193C
Blue Well Farms, Lebanon, Tenn.
Sire: JKGF Reflex 4X ET
Gelbvieh Champion Senior Heifer
SBSF Bee Lick Brooke ET
Double Diamond Farms, Cynthiana, Ky.
Sire: BCFG Butlers Red Oak 908W
Grand Champion Gelbvieh Female
SKYS BCFG-SKYS Kali 282C
Casey Martin, Oregon, Ill.
Sire: BCFG Butlers Red Oak 908W
Reserve Grand Champion Gelbvieh Female
SBSF Bee Lick Brooke ET
Double Diamond Farms, Cynthiana, Ky.
Sire: BCFG Butlers Red Oak 908W
Gelbvieh Champion Spring Bull Calf
GGGE 3G Day Money 673D
Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Ind.
Sire: GGGE 3G Bootlegger 439B
Gelbvieh Reserve Champion Spring Bull Calf
OHMV Double Time D411
Hunter Sheeley, Hillsboro, Ohio
Sire: GGGE 3G Time Machine 758T ET
Gelbvieh Champion Junior Bull Calf
GGGE 3G Die Cast 637D
Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Ind.
Sire: GGGE 3G Zip Line 266Z
Gelbvieh Champion Senior Bull Calf
PMFG Challenger 556C
Pleasant Meadows Farm, Glasgow, Ky.
Sire: RWG Traction 7412
Gelbvieh Reserve Champion Senior Bull Calf
JTPF Blue Well Duke 331C
Blue Well Farms, Lebanon, Tenn.
Sire: JDPD Astro 407S
Gelbvieh Champion Intermediate Bull
SDSC Mr. Handy Man 01C
Karen Eby, Duncan, S.C.
Sire: CRAN Buddy Boy T729
Gelbvieh Champion Junior Bull
SSMK Delorean 221C ET
Double Diamond Farms, Cynthiana, Ky.
Sire: GGGE 3G Time Machine 758T ET
Gelbvieh Reserve Champion Junior Bull
GHGF Hired Gun C56
Austin Teeter, Mt. Ulla, N.C.
Sire: FMGF Blue’s Impact 001X
Gelbvieh Champion Two-Year Old Bull
GGGE 3G Blood Brother 454B ET
Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Ind.
Sire: GGGE 3G Time Machine 758T ET
Grand Champion Gelbvieh Bull
GGGE 3G Blood Brother 454B ET
Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Ind.
Sire: GGGE 3G Time Machine 758T ET
Reserve Grand Champion Gelbvieh Bull
SSMK Delorean 221C ET
Double Diamond Farms, Cynthiana, Ky.
Sire: GGGE 3G Time Machine 758T ET
Balancer Champion Spring Heifer Calf
CPSX Schilling’s Dreams of Cogan ET
Cogan Schilling, Edson, Kan.
Sire: Dameron C-5 American Classic
Balancer Reserve Champion Spring Heifer Calf
GGGE 3G Cowgirl Dixie 6102D
Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Ind.
Sire: S S Hover Dam B115
Balancer Champion Junior Heifer Calf
KJSG MV Miss Delilah 401D
Maple Valley Gelbvieh, Hillsboro, Ohio
Sire: C-Bar Evolution 107Y
Balancer Reserve Champion Junior Heifer Calf
JTPF Blue Well Daisy 337D
Blue Well Farms, Lebanon, Tenn.
Sire: Red Lazy MC CC Detour 2W
Balancer Champion Senior Heifer Calf
BCFG Butlers 133C
Alexandria Raab, Markle, Ind.
Sire: BCFG Butlers Bismarck 512Z
Balancer Reserve Champion Senior Heifer Calf
BCFG Butlers 132C
Alexandria Raab, Markle, Ind.
Sire: BCFG Butlers Cherokee 504T ET
Balancer Champion Intermediate Heifer
HYBD Scharpe Forever Lady Cecilia
Scharpe Angus, Arlington, Minn.
Sire: CCRO Carolina Exclusive 1230Y
Balancer Champion Junior Heifer
RAAB BCFG Ms. Star 13C
Karen Eby, Duncan, S.C.
Sire: SAV Brilliance 8077
Balancer Reserve Champion Junior Heifer
SSMK Benita 13C
Double Diamond Farms, Cynthiana, Ky.
Sire: SAV Bismarck 5682
Balancer Champion Senior Heifer
GHGF Calista 53B
Austin Teeter, Mt. Ulla, N.C.
Sire: GHGF Zeus 61Z
Grand Champion Balancer Female
BCFG Butlers 133C
Alexandria Raab, Markle, Ind.
Sire: BCFG Butlers Bismarck 512Z
Reserve Grand Champion Balancer Female
GHGF Calista 53B
Austin Teeter, Mt. Ulla, N.C.
Sire: GHGF Zeus 61Z
Balancer Champion Spring Bull Calf
GGGE 3G Diamond Mine 680D
Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Ind.
Sire: SS Hover Dam 115B
Balancer Champion Junior Bull Calf
GGGE 3G Double Agent 602D
Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Ind.
Sire: GGGE 3G Smoke ‘N Mirrors
Balancer Champion Senior Bull Calf
SDSC Mr. Charming 02C
Karen Eby, Duncan, S.C.
Sire: SAV Bismarck 5682
Balancer Champion Junior Bull
GGGE 3G Centurion E527C
Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Ind.
Sire: Schiefelbein Effective 61
Grand Champion Balancer Bull
GGGE 3G Double Agent 602D
Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Ind.
Sire: GGGE 3G Smoke ‘N Mirrors
Reserve Grand Champion Balancer Bull
GGGE 3G Diamond Mine 680D
Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Ind.
Sire: SS Hoover Dam 115B
Dave and Cindy Judd Inducted into Gelbvieh Hall of Fame
Dave and Cindy Judd of Pomona, Kansas were inducted into the American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) Hall of Fame for 2017. The induction took place on Thursday, December 1, 2016, during the Cattlemen’s Profit Roundup lunch at the 46th Annual AGA National Convention in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Dave and Cindy were joined by their son, Nick; daughter-in-law, Ginger; and grandchildren, Lily, Levi, and Lacy at the awards ceremony. Roger Gatz, Hiawatha, Kansas, and past AGA Hall of Fame inductee, presented Dave and Cindy with the award.
The AGA Hall of Fame recognizes individuals for their lasting contribution to the growth and development of the Gelbvieh breed. That contribution is through the influence of cattle they have bred, breed promotion efforts, and leadership provided to the association.
Dave and Cindy Judd started Judd Ranch in 1981 with the goal of producing profitable and functional genetics for commercial cattlemen. Judd Ranch raises Gelbvieh, Red Angus and Balancer® cattle. Today, the operation is ran by Dave and Cindy, along with their two sons and their families, Nick and Ginger and Brent and Ashley. This past October they held their 26th Annual Cow Power Female sale and they will hold their 39th annual bull sale this March.
Dave and Cindy Judd have been members of the American Gelbvieh Association since 1983.They have been very active throughout their time as AGA members, including Dave Judd serving on the AGA Board of Directors from 2004-2009.
In 2016, Judd Ranch was listed in Beef Magazine’s Seedstock 100 list, which is a listing of the top seedstock producers in the beef industry.
Photo Caption: Dave and Cindy Judd were inducted to American Gelbvieh Association Hall of Fame at the AGA National Convention in Lincoln, Nebraska. Top row (left to right) Ginger, Lily, Nick, Dave, Bottom row (left to right) Lacy, Levi, and Cindy Judd
Gelbvieh Convention to be Held in Lincoln, Nebraska
The 46th Annual American Gelbvieh Association National Convention will be held November 30 through December 2, 2016 in Lincoln, Nebraska. The event themed “Meeting Modern Industry Demands” is focused on improving profitability in all sectors of the beef industry. This year’s convention will be held at the Lincoln Marriott Cornhusker Hotel in the heart of Lincoln. The title sponsor for the event is GeneSeek®, a Neogen company.
The AGA convention will include events such as AGA committee meetings, the AGA annual membership meeting, kick-off reception, awards banquet, the second annual Cattlemen’s Profit Roundup and much more.
Cattlemen’s Profit Roundup is an educational symposium focused on beef industry profitability. The symposium is free to attend and is open to all producers and beef industry professionals. Cattlemen’s Profit Roundup will feature industry leading speakers from CattleFax, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Oklahoma State University. The event is being held on Thursday, December 1, starting with a free lunch at noon with the program beginning at 1:00 p.m. All are also invited to join in the Bull Pen session starting at 6:00 p.m. at Blue Blood Brewing Company in Lincoln. The Bull Pen session will allow for attendees to have casual interaction with the symposium speakers. No registration is necessary for the Cattlemen’s Profit Roundup.
Online registration for the three day convention is available by visiting www.gelbvieh.org.
American Gelbvieh Association Relocates
The AGA’s new and current physical and mailing address is 350 Interlocken Blvd., Suite 200, Broomfield, Colorado 80021. The new location is just two miles from the old location on Dover Street in Westminster, Colorado. The relocation was made possible by a strategically planned sale of the Westminster office building.
“Leadership at the American Gelbvieh Association continues to make sound financial and business decisions. The relocation of the AGA headquarters reduces overhead costs and allows the AGA to capitalize on a smart investment made when the building at 10900 Dover Street was purchased back in 1991. A strong financial position for the AGA is key to flourishing in a rapidly changing, competitive environment,” said Myron Edelman, AGA executive director. “Together with the American Gelbvieh Foundation, the AGA will be able to strictly manage the financial asset of the building sale principle to ensure the long-term financial security for a bright future at the AGA,” he continued.
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