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April/May 2008 

Editorial Comments... 

Byron Bayers 

(continued on page 3) 

Serving Commercial Cattlemen & Registered Hereford Breeders 

Byron Bayers 

M i k e 

MacNeil 

should get a 

Hereford 

Oscar for the 

presentation 

that he put 

on the night 

before the 

Fort Keogh Livestock and Range 

Research Laboratory Bull sale. 

Mike is the Line 1 Project Leader 

at Fort Keogh and is one of the 

foremost Research Geneticists in 

the U.S. Mike was also honored last 

fall in Kansas City by being 

inducted into the Hereford Hall of 

Fame. The presentation was about 

epilepsy in Hereford cattle. To 

quote Mike in his catalog notes he 

made this statement, “For the past 

few years there has been some 

controversy about Line 1 cattle and 

the existence of genetic epilepsy in 

Hereford cattle. Our line breeding 

system makes it quite likely that we 

Hereford Faces & Places: A Year in Review 

Hereford heifers in Montana at Bayers Hereford Ranch. 

Glynn Debter, Horton, AL handling 

phone bids at the Ft. Keogh sale in Miles 

City, MT. 

Jill Bayers Hotchkiss 

Sale season 

in our 

area is winding 

down 

with just a 

handful left 

in April and 

Jill Hotchkiss May. It’s 

been a wild 

ride with a multitude of excellent 

Hereford sales this winter. Is it my 

imagination or did breeders seem 

to have even better quality cattle 

this year? 

By now you’ve all heard about 

the proposed purchase of National 

Beef and Smithfield Beef Group by 

JBS Acquisitions, a Brazilian packing 

conglomerate. Smithfield Beef 

Group and Smithfield Foods includes 

Five Rivers Ranch Cattle 

Feeding, a 50/50 joint venture between 

Continental Grain Company 

and Smithfield Foods. Five Rivers 

has a combined feeding capacity of 


Jim Milligan, Milligan Herefords, 

Kings, IL, at the Perks Sale in 

Rockford, IL. 

Cindy Weimer, Weimer Cattle 

Co., Susanville, CA at the Split 

Butte Sale in Idaho. 

Sisters Jenna and Amber Schmidt from Pipestone, MN 

enjoy a fancy dessert following the Hereford show in 

Reno. Amber served as the National Polled Hereford 

Queen last year and did an outstanding job. 

Marty Lueck, manager of 

Journagan Ranch, Missouri 

greeting the crowd at their sale. 

Suzy and Leon Langford, Langford Herefords, 

Okmulgee, OK at the Largent & Sons sale near 

Kaycee, WY. 

Thanks for a great year! See you in August. 

Donut man, Peyton Bischoff, was 

among the greeting party at the 

Ravine Creek sale in Huron, SD.

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Byron’s Editorial... 

(continued from page 1) 

would observe this genetic defect if the 

recessive mutation causing it were 

present in our herd. We have not 

produced a single calf with epilepsy. 

However because the industry “rumor 

mill” has linked this condition to L1, 

we asked Jon Beever at the University 

of Illinois, to test every animal in the 

herd for presence of the causal 

mutation. This mutation causing 

epilepsy in Hereford cattle is not 

present in the Line 1 herd in Miles 

City.” Of course I assume that nearly 

all of you readers know that the Line 1 

family was started in Miles City in 

1926, and has been a closed line since 

that time. 

Mike opened his meeting with the 

idea that anyone can ask questions at 

any time. Mike said no question is 

“stupid” because probably five 

different people want to ask the same 

question. For nearly two hours MacNeil 

lectured and answered questions from 

the group, mostly Line 1 breeders from 

all over the country. One point clearly 

brought out by Mike was that all 

breeders should be using the test system 

to check their herd, and until the end 

of March the test is free. In the future 

there will probably be a cost. Mike said 

the problem must be cleared up as it 

could balloon if allowed to continue. 

My only regret concerning the 

meeting was that several prominent L1 

producers were not in attendance but 

those that were in attendance gained in 

the knowledge. 

It is very interesting to me the various 

approaches that have been taken by 

breeders. Some have tested but have not 

made the test results public, some have 

tested and then put a statement in their 

catalog, some have never told the 

industry what they have done, if 

anything. It is my understanding that 

over 10,000 head have been tested, and 

more are in test backload. I hope the 

results will become industry knowledge 

for the sake of the breed. Will AHA do 

this release? Probably not as the 

pressure from the affected breeders will 

be too great. 

In an article I wrote in Hereford 

America some time ago I related my 

personal experience with problems that 

have faced the cattle industry during my 

60+ years of involvement. My 

statement was that we have never been 

fortunate enough in the past to have a 

test like DNA to help clean up the 

problem, and Mike MacNeil eluded to 

this in his talk. Now it is just a matter 

of people doing the work to rid the 

breed of the problem. Good luck! 

In my last article I wrote about the 

bad roads that I hit in Idaho and on 

Monida Pass in particular. As I headed 

out to the Colyer sale and the Heritage 

sale, I thought this wasn’t too smart as 

it was snowing very hard and it was 

dark and the roads were snow covered 

and slick. I drove about 30 miles per 

hour to Dillon and went in to 

McDonalds to have a cup of coffee and 

think the situation over. There were no 

other cars on the road and I thought that 

should tell me something. 

I really wanted to get to these sales 

so I journeyed on and fought the winter 

problem. The roads were no better as I 

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proceeded. It was blowing over Monida 

as usual and it was slick but not as bad 

as the previous times. 

The roads in southern Idaho were a 

little better but still a winter situation. I 

can tell you one thing though that you 

have to have a good reason to drive 

from Twin Bridges, MT to Bruneau, ID 

Located 2 miles west of Hoven on Hwy. 20 and 47 

in the winter. Colyers had a nice set of 

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having sales about for years is having 

the sale lot posted on each animal 

during the period the animal is selling. 

Many times the auctioneer is too busy 

to keep repeating the lot number and 

people are looking, asking, wondering 

what is selling. We are in the day of the 

rapid sell so it is a problem. Colyers 

have an electric sign with the lot 

number on it. Very good! 

I went on two days later to Heritage 

to their first sale in the west. They did 

have a sale on their eastern farm this 

year. The sale was held in a big horse 

arena that was about big enough to have 

a football game in. 

The sale was well organized and a 

very nice set of Hereford and Angus 

cattle were presented. I think for a 

starter sale in Idaho it was very good 

and a good sized crowd attended. There 

were some very good buys during the 

sale however one of the higher selling 

bulls we have seen sold this fall was in 

this sale. The Gomez group have shown 

us that they are serious about this 

business and we wish them well. I 

drove all the way home from the sale 

and the road situation was better but 

for an “Old Geezer” it was a long day. 

I wanted to go to the Harrell sale in 

Oregon the next week but I thought 

driving this is just too much and again 

the weather was forecast to be bad so 

the flying in our plane was out. I 

checked into Horizon Airlines and their 

schedule was great, leave home on 

Sunday, fly to Boise, drive to Baker City 

and the sale on Monday and fly home 

Tuesday. Driving in Boise is about like 

Seattle or Denver or Phoenix or Calgary 

but I made it to Harrells and saw a great 

set of cattle and they had a wonderful 

sale I had a very nice visit with Edna 

Harrell, who I have known for a long 

time, and enjoyed watching the cattle 

and horses sell. By the way, Harrells 

have a great lot number sign that shows 

the current lot and the coming lot. The 

Calgary bull sale does this too and you 

breeders that have sales should adopt 

this system. After fighting through the 

rush hour traffic again in Boise I sure 

enjoyed getting on the “big bird” for 

the flight home, then on to Miles City 

a few days later. If I was only 40 years 

younger I thought. I had some 

wonderful visits with breeders at Miles 

City. Mostly people I had never met 

Jill’s Editorial... 


over 800,000 head in 10 feedyards 

which makes them the largest cattle 

feeder in the world. If the purchase goes 

though JBS would also be the largest 

packer in the United States capturing 

over 32 percent of domestic beef harvesting. 

JBS also purchased Australia’s 

Tasman Group for $150 million. 

Tasman operates 6 packing plants in 

Australia and Tasmania. The total for 

all the acquisitions is approximately 

$1.3 billion and will give JBS control 

of about 10% of the world’s beef market. 

Wow! Prior to these purchases JBS 

was already the world’s largest beef processor. 

They project company sales will 

rise to $22 billion next year compared 

with $12 billion this year. If these U.S. 

acquisitions go through JBS would harvest 

more than 42,000 head of cattle per 

day in 12 U.S. plants. 

The primary shareholder of National 

Beef, U.S. Premium Beef, approved the 

purchase with 90% of its unit holders 

approving the purchase. Prior to the purchase 

National Beef was the fourth largest 

beef packer in the U.S. 

“JBS’s worldwide reach and its reputation 

for efficient operations will enable 

National Beef to participate in opportunities 

heretofore unavailable to 

us,” John R. Miller, chief executive of 

National Beef, said in a statement. National 

Beef has three slaughter plants 

and two meat processing units. 

What does all this have to do with the 

Hereford industry? A couple of things. 

If you remember, National Beef is one 

of two licensed packers for the Certified 

Hereford Beef program and has the 

most CHB volume. (Greater Omaha is 

the other licensed CHB packer.) Only 

time will tell if this will be a really good 

thing for CHB or if JBS will decide to 

before, but I had heard about them and 

read their advertisements on their cattle. 

It was good to see Rob Fraser again. 

Rob owns the Miles City yards and does 

the auctioneering for the Fort Keogh 

sale and several other breeders. I gave 

Rob some of his first work in the 

purebred auctioneering field and I am 

proud of what he has done. Rob is the 

son of Katie and Bill Fraser of Reed 

Point who were prominent Hereford 

breeders. Rob is a 3rd cousin of mine 

too. If you don’t want a straight answer 

don’t ask Rob! 

My traveling is about done for the 

season but it has been a great group of 

sales and I have really enjoyed visiting 

with so many of the breeders from all 

over. Hereford America has been 

fortunate to have great backing from a 

big share of the industry. Our 

advertisers and readers list keeps 

growing and it is hard to keep up with 

the demand. 

We tell it like it is, and probably the 

only Hereford paper who will report the 

whole story. 

— BB 

eliminate the program. I can’t help but 

wonder if their American acquisitions 

will make it through the regulatory 

phase of anti-trust laws though. Is it my 

imagination or do these big packers 

seem to make it through anyway? Is this 

much control of the U.S. and world beef 

industry a good thing? It seems to me 

cattle producers who are already at the 

mercy of big packers will be even more 

so after this deal. The second thing I 

am concerned about is will their system 

be breed specific one way or another. 

Time will tell. I also wonder when 

JBS will make a move on Canadian 

plants and feedyards. Maybe those are 

protected by the other Big 3 packers. 

Regardless, this company is so big they 

will have major control on our markets. 

If the deal makes it through the regulatory 

hoops and gets the blessing of the 

U.S. Dept of Justice, it certainly will be 

interesting to see what it does to the U.S. 

cattle market. 

Closer to home...the night before the 

big Miles City Fort Keogh Line One sale 

they held an informational seminar and 

reception where Mike MacNeil, research 

geneticist, presented information 

on epilepsy in Hereford cattle. There 

were about 50 people in attendance. 

Mike gave an excellent explanation of 

the genetics behind epilepsy in Hereford 

cattle then entertained questions for 

a good part of the evening. This form 

of epilepsy is caused by a genetic mutation 

and is inherited from carrier animals 

in the form of a recessive gene. 

Mike gave us a refresher course on our 

college genetics too but I won’t go into 

that. It was a very good explanation, 

however. 

Some of the main points that Mike 

drove home are 1.) EVERY Hereford 

breeder should test for epilepsy (IE) 

(continued on page 6)


In the last issue of Hereford America you saw the “Mommas and the Papas.” 

Now it is time to look at what they produced 

Consistent and exceptional 

— 10-trait leader — 

35 sons and 11 daughters sell along with 

45 exciting pen mates 

45 registered females —150 home raised commercial heifers 

Sale Time 1:15 MDT • Lunch at 11:30 • Auctioneer: Joe Goggins 

Lot 27 — Son of Harland • Dam’s sire: Bonanza 

Long, full of muscle 

BW WW YW M REA IMF 

2.9 61 97 17 .13 .01 

Lot 34 — Son of Harland • Dam’s sire: Robin Hood 

Excellent cow family 


2.0 48 76 15 .03 .01 

Lot 60 — Son of Harland • Dam’s sire: Sandman 

Marked right and stout 


3.5 54 88 16 .31 .01 

Lot 128 — Son of Harland • Dam’s sire: Mark Donald 

One of the best 


1.9 46 74 16 .18 .13 

Lot 140 — Son of Harland • Dam’s sire: Standard Lad 

Birth Weight: 90 lbs. 

Thickest selling 


3.5 56 96 21 .44 .13 

Lot 144 — Son of Harland • Dam’s sire: Bonanza 

Birth Weight: 94 lbs. 

Great profile — thick 


2.4 55 90 18 .12 .03 

Lot 7105 — Daughter of 

IHM 821 Domino 1598 

Trim and long. 


5.2 53 102 21 .24 -.04 

Lot 713 — Daughter of Harland 

Top end female. 


3.1 54 95 18 .31 .10 

Lot 756 — Daughter of L1 Domino 03473 

Great profile. 


5.5 45 78 11 .03 .04 

Leading edge genetics with customer acceptance. 

Lot 7112 — Daughter of Harland 

Thick and trim. 


2.6 57 93 18 .21 .15 

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Effective selection for efficiency RFI offers an improved 

alternative to traditional efficiency measures 

Reprinted with permission of 

Western Livestock Reporter 

Columbus, Mont. - One of the most 

basic economic principles is to increase 

profits then increase efficiency for 

optimum results. 

This economic principle has been 

studied and proven for centuries, and 

if it is so simplistic, why hasn’t the 

cattle industry mastered this concept? 

Technically it has tried, at least to the 

best of its ability. Many breeders have 

tried to select for more efficient cattle 

by studying the feed efficiency or feed 

conversion ratios of their cattle when 

it was available and others have 

calculated a percentage of body weight 

weaned. However, the impedance to 

this is lack of information available to 

cattle producers before breeding 

decisions or bull purchases and no 

reliable measuring method. To further 

compound the problem is traditional 

efficiency measures have “tag-along” 

traits that are also impacted by selection 

for traditional feed efficiency and thus 

“total system efficiency” is not easily 

achieved. But now an improved method 

of calculating efficiency has been 

developed that measures residual feed 

intake (RFI) or as some refer to it net 

feed intake. 

RFI is a measure of true feed 

utilization and at its most basic level 

measures differences in metabolic 

efficiencies. The concept of RFI is 

measuring the amount of feed an animal 

consumes above or below its 

maintenance requirements as well as its 

performance (growth) levels. For 

example, the amount of feed that 

should be required to maintain a 1200 

pound bull in XYZ weather conditions 

gaining 3 pounds a day is determined. 

Then using the GrowSafe system the 

amount of feed actually consumed by 

that animal is calculated. If, in the case 

of the bull, he consumed less feed than 

should have been required for his 

performance levels then he will have a 

negative RFI which means he was 

more efficient. Conversely, if a bull ate 

more than should have been required, 

he would have a positive RFI which 

translates into a less efficient animal. 

The average bull would have an RFI of 

0. 

There are only a limited number of 

GrowSafe systems currently available 

in the United States on a commercial 

basis, with most of them being at 

central test stations. The GrowSafe 

system consists of individual feed tubs 

next to one another at a bunk line. The 

feed tubs have weigh bars underneath 

them. As an animal comes to the bunk 

and puts his head down to feed, his 

EID (electronic identification device) is 

read by a 

sensor and 

his feeding 

data is 

recorded 

(i.e. how 

long he ate 

and how 

much he 

consumed). 

Feeding 

data is 

transmitted 

to the main 

system 

e v e r y 

second. 

The most 

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bunk system, which measures each individual animal’s residual feed intake 

(RFI). 

significant advantage of the GrowSafe opportunity to enhance efficiency. The 

system is that feeding behaviors are not key, however, is to identify cattle that 

altered. The ability to precisely measure are more efficient. Traditionally, feed 

the amount of feed an individual animal conversion ratios provided a measure 

consumes is not new. Researchers have of efficiency. However, highly 

relied on Callan gates for decades, but correlated to feed conversion ratios is 

the difference with the Callan gate is increased growth rates, increased total 

that each bull had his own individual feed intake and increased mature size. 

feed bunk which could only be The increased mature size also means 

“unlocked” by him. Therefore the an increase in maintenance 

competitiveness and aggressiveness of requirements, and thus while cattle in 

feeding was compromised, as was the the feedlot may convert efficiently, and 

data. From the Callan gate, producers grow rapidly, the cows in the pasture 

moved to measuring pen efficiency by are bigger and require more feed and 

feeding sire groups together and thus “total system efficiency” is not 

calculating a feed efficiency for the achieved. 

entire pen. While this provided some RFI, on the other hand, is a “clean” 

useful data, the GrowSafe system is trait, meaning it can be selected for 

marked improvement as now not only without any currently known genetic 

can accurate individual feed efficiencies antagonisms. In other words, selection 

be calculated but perhaps more for RFI allows one to select the cattle 

importantly the RFI of the animal as that achieve desired performance levels 

well. 

with less feed intake than expected or 

Approximately 70 percent of variable normally required. 

cost for beef production is feed costs. RFI allows selection for improved 

As such, feed costs provide an (continued on page 8) 

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WW: +54 ............................................................... TOP 10% 

YW: +90 ............................................................... TOP 10% 

MM: +17............................................................... TOP 45% 

M&G: +44 ............................................................. TOP 25% 

SC: +1.6 ................................................................ TOP 1% 

BMI Index:+$29 ................................................. TOP 1% 

CEZ Index: +$22 ................................................. TOP 2% 

BII Index: +$25 .................................................. TOP 1% 

CHB Index: +$28 ................................................ TOP 1% 

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now that there is a test; and 2.) if breeders 

continue NOT testing and eliminating 

carrier animals the problem will persist 

forever. 

Of course there are many breeders 

waiting for lists from the AHA of either 

IE-free or IE-carrier animals so they 

can make informed breeding decisions. 

In checking the Angus Association’s 

website I see they list both carriers and 

tested non-carriers of certain genetic 

defects and also are clear about stating 

whether or not a defect is lethal or cosmetic. 

I have a feeling we might be 

waiting for such lists for quite some 

time. Hopefully I’m wrong! I think if a 

breeder has gone to the trouble of testing, 

those results should be made known 

whether on the pedigree or on a list. 

The AHA board has some big decisions 

to make and hopefully they don’t have 

blinders on. The future of our breed really 

depends on it. 

I will say this again and hopefully 

people are paying attention, we have the 

tools available now in the form of DNA 

tests, let’s use them and make informed 

decisions. How many of you have 

checked out the Genetic Defects portion 

of the Angus site lately? Did you 

notice they are listing bulls that carry 

the dwarfism gene? Yes, dwarfism. How 

many of you thought that problem was 

erradicated about 40 years ago? Well it 

wasn’t. Of course 40 years ago we 

didn’t have DNA tests at all only the 

tool of eliminating suspected lines. Evidently 

it wasn’t eliminated. Today we 

have DNA tests for several genetic abnormalities 

and there will be more tests 

in the years to come. As a producer of 

seedstock genetics why would you not 

use these tests? I know there are a number 

of Hereford breeders who are testing 

and eliminating carriers of both dilutor 

and epilepsy. I commend you for 

being responsible breeders. For those 

of you who are not taking these steps I 

ask, why would you not? Do you want 

to still have these gentic problems 

around in another 40 or 50 years or indefinitely? 

— JBH


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K RIBSTONE STANDARD 27L (pictured below) 

K 45D SUPER LADY 78H 

STANDARD RIBSTONE 16E 

STANDARD LASS 23E 

K 61Z SUPER LAD 45D 

K 83W RED LADY 18C 

JV L1 DOMINO 213 

JV SHIRLEY 414 [DOD] 

JV SHIRLEY 256 

CED 

+1.3 

BW 

+4.5 

WW 

+60 

YW 

+100 

MM 

+24 

M&G 

+54 

CEM 

-0.5 

SC 

+1.1 

CL 1 DOMINO 769 


BB PATRIOT 0293 


FAT 

+.009 

REA 

+.30 

IMF 

+.14 

BMI 

+$19 

CEZ 

+$15 

BII 

+$16 

CHB 

+$30 

B RIBSTONE JR 702 

Sire: E Ribstone Standard Jr. 

Sire of Dam: B Evan Mischief 7811 

BW 2.6 WW 52 YW 80 MM 24 M&G 50 

REA .19 IMF .05 CHB $23 

B RIBSTONE JR 736 

Sire: E Ribstone Standard Jr. 

Sire of Dam: Anchor D149 23J 

BW 3.2 WW 53 YW 84 MM 20 M&G 46 

REA .34 IMF .08 CHB $25 

B MISCHIEF RELOAD 724 

Sire: LaGrand Reload 80P 

Sire of Dam: B Evan Domino 913 

BW 4.1 WW 47 YW 81 MM 21 M&G 45 

REA .38 IMF .02 CHB $20 

B RIBSTONE JR 703 by MC Ranger 9615 BW 3.5 WW 51 YW 84 MM 24 M&G 50 REA .26 IMF .05 CHB $23 

B RIBSTONE JR 704 by E Ribstone Standard Jr. BW 3.0 WW 52 YW 79 MM 20 M&G 46 REA .16 IMF .05 CHB $23 



B ANCHOR HERMAN 748 by Anchor 40P BW 2.2 WW 43 YW 73 MM 20 M&G 42 REA .11 IMF .07 CHB $20 

B RANGER RELOAD 717 by LaGrand Reload 80P BW 5.3 WW 58 YW 93 MM 20 M&G 50 REA .55 IMF .04 CHB $26 

B MISCHIEF RELOAD 724 by LaGrand Reload 80P BW 4.1 WW 47 YW 81 MM 21 M&G 45 REA .38 IMF .02 CHB $20 

B GENERAL 722 by Feltons Break Through BW 4.4 WW 35 YW 52 MM 23 M&G 41 REA .02 IMF .05 CHB $14 

K Ribstone Standard 27L (not for sale) 

Sire of E Standard Ribstone Jr. (pictured at top of page) 

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efficiency regardless of size. This, 

coupled with the fact that postweaning 

RFI is highly correlated with mature 

RFI, “total system efficiency” is closer 

to reality. Research has shown that both 

feed intake and RFI during the 

postweaning period and at maturity had 

genetic correlations greater than 0.90. 

This suggests selection decisions made 

on the basis of RFI measured 

postweaning would translate nearly 

perfectly to genetic improvement in 

efficiency in the cow herd. Therefore 

selection for cattle that grow and 

perform with less feed inputs is 

achievable and just as importantly the 

cow herd efficiency and maintenance 

requirements are not compromised and 

better yet, perhaps improved. 

In order to create change via selection 

a trait must be both measurable and 

heritable. RFI is both. It is measurable 

through the GrowSafe system and 

research has shown a heritability 

estimate of .40 for RFI which puts it 

into the moderately heritable category, 

meaning significant change can be 

made depending on the selection 

pressure. In order to facilitate selection 

for RFI, an EPD (in some breeds) will 

most likely be produced. The RFI EPD 

will be one of the first “input” EPDs 

available to cattlemen. Traditional EPDs 

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offspring will be expected to require in 

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Sale Roundup 

Black Hills Stock Show Sale 

Rapid City, SD 

January 30 th , 2008 

Auctioneer – Lynn Weishaar 

28 Bulls - $3,405 

3 Heifers - $1,600 

This year the Herefords walked away 

with the honor of having the highest 

sale average of all breeds. Interest was 

high and bidding was active as the sale 

got underway. Consignors brought 

cattle that fit many producers’ needs 

of siring cattle to help their bottom line. 

Top seller was Lot 33, JB 469 

Braxton Custom 538S, a 05/10/06 

double-bred grandson of Anchor 

Braxton. Consigned by JB Ranch of 

Wayne, NE, 538S sold to DeShazer 

Cattle Co. of Hearne, TX for $8,750. 

Lot 27, SM Upload 26, is a 02/02/07 

son of LaGrand Reload 80P and out of 

a daughter of KT Top Secret 1030. 

Upload was consigned by LaGrand 

Herefords/Steven Muller and sold to 

Darwin & Cindy Aman of Eureka, SD 

for $6,500. 

Lot 40, SM Overdrive, is a 02/03/06 

son of DB Hard Drive and was the 

Grand Champion Hereford Bull of the 

BHSS. Consigned by Glenn & Steven 

Muller of Davis, SD. SM Overdrive was 

sold to Tony Kuntz of Dickinson, ND 

for $5,200. 

Lot 16, Ernst Semi Load 706, a 

02/22/07 son of LaGrand Reload 80P 

and out of a Pure Gold daughter, was 

consigned by Kevin Ernst of Windsor, 

CO. Sargent Ranch of Winner, SD 

purchased 706 for $5,000. 

Lot 26, ECR Dakota Lad 702, a 

02/04/07 son of MH Dakota Lad 4202 

and out of a HR Robin Hood 52F 

granddaughter was consigned by 

Fawcett’s Elm Creek Ranch of Ree 

Heights, SD. 702 was purchased by 

Jerry Knippling & Sons of Gann Valley, 

SD for $5,000. 

Lot 20, HPH 40P Tabor 111T, is a 

02/16/07 son of NJW 9710 Boulder 

40P and out of a Remitall Boomer 46B 

daughter. He was Reserve Champion 

Bull of the Hereford Show, consigned 

by Hanson’s Polled Herefords of Conde, 

SD, and sold to Darwin & Cindy Aman 

of Eureka, SD for $5,000. 

Top seller at Black Hills Stock Show was Lot 

33, JB 469 Braxton Custom 538S, a 05/10/06 

double-bred grandson of Anchor Braxton. 

Consigned by JB Ranch of Wayne, NE, 538S 

sold to DeShazer Cattle Co. of Hearne, TX 

for $8,750. (Photo by Brittney Beastrom) 

Top-selling heifer was BSCC 509 

Classy Bonnie 707, a 03/10/07 daughter 

of DR World Class 517 10H and out of 

a Remitall Edson 63E daughter. 

Consigned by Big Sioux Cattle Co. of 

Egan, SD, 707 sold to Kraemer Farms 

of Minnesota for $1,800. 

Thanks to all the consignors and buyers 

for their support of the Black Hills 

Stock Show! 

Jamison Herefords 

Total Performance Bull Sale 

February 22 nd , 2008 

Quinter, Kansas 

Auctioneer ~ Lynn Weishaar 

Sale Management ~ United 

Livestock Brokers, Inc. 

62-¼ Yrlg Bulls — $3,936 

66 Two Yr. Old Bulls — $3,135 

128-¼ Total Bulls — $3,525 

Top Selling Bulls: 

JA L1 Domino 7813T, a 02/07 son 

of CL1 Domino 560R, sold to Dufur 

Herefords of Caddo, OK for $10,500, 

¾ semen interest. 


of CL1 Domino 4134P, sold to Gibson 

Herefords of Wallace, NE for $9,750, 



of HH Advance 286M, sold to Oleen 

Bros. of Dwight, KS, for $8,000, ¾ 

semen interest. 


of HH Advance 286M, sold to Sam 

Buford of Tulsa, OK for $7,500. 




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Sale Roundup 


of HH Advance 286M, sold to Dufur 

Herefords of Caddo, OK for $7,500. 


of HH Advance 286M, sold to Sam 

Buford of Tulsa, OK for $6,250. 

JA L1 Domino 720T, a 03/07 son of 

CL1 Domino 0157K, sold to Webers 

Meadow Herefords of Davis, OK for 

$6,250. 

JA L1 Domino 7603T, 01/07 son of 

HH Advance 286M, sold to Sam Buford 

of Tulsa, OK for $6,000. 


of HH Advance 286M, sold to LC 

Livestock of Belle Fourche, SD for 

$5,750. 


of HH Advance 286M, sold to Double 

J Herefords of Phillipsburg, KS for 

$5,000. 

JA L1 Domino 619S, a 02/06 son of 

HH Advance 396N, sold to Lee Roy 

Rusher, Westcliffe, CO for $5,000. 

JA L1 Domino 681S, a 03/06 son of 

JA L1 Domino 426P, sold to Flying W 

Ranch, Danville, AR for $5,000. 

JA L1 Domino 6215S, a 03/06 son 

of HH Advance 1018L, sold to F & F 

Cattle Co., Mosquero, NM for $5,000. 

JA L1 Domino 6631S, a 01/06 son 

of HH Advance 286M, sold to F & F 

Cattle Co., Mosquero, NM for $5,000. 

Cattle sold into 10 states. 

Congratulations on a great sale! 

Jamison top seller was JA L1 Domino 7813T, 

a 02/07 son of CL1 Domino 560R. He sold to 

Dufur Herefords of Caddo, OK for $10,500, 


Kreth Herefords & Angus 

Annual Production Sale 

Mt Vernon, SD 

February 23 rd , 2008 

23 Hereford Bulls - $2,623 

39 Angus Bulls - $3,203 

18 Heifer Calves - $1,139 

Darwin Kreth and family held their 

annual production sale on a cool sunny 

Saturday with the stands filled. 

Lot 20 was the high selling bull, K 

Danny Boy 704, a 01/02/07 Angus sired 

by Connealy Danny Boy and out of a 

Vermilion Dateline 7078 daughter. Ron 

Deinert of South Dakota purchased him 

for $5,500. 

Lot 14, K Danny Boy 723, a 01/13/07 

Angus sired by Connealy Danny Boy 

and out of a LA Double One Trend 

1890 daughter, was sold to John Jones 

for $5,250. 

Kreth’s top selling Hereford bull was K Advancer 

748 a 01/19/07 bull sired by CL 1 

Domino 04011. He sold to Lammers Ranch 

of Nebraska for $5,000. 

Lot 49, K Advancer 748, a 01/19/07 

Hereford sired by CL 1 Domino 04011 

and out of a K L1 Domino 630 

daughter, sold to Lammers Ranch of 

Nebraska for $5,000. 

Leo Kocer of South Dakota also 

bought a Hereford bull for $5,000. The 

bull, K Advancer 729, is a 01/14/07 son 

of CL 1 Domino 482P and out of a HH 

Advance 9063J daughter. 

Top selling heifer was Lot 85, K Lady 

Advancer 733, a 01/16/07 daughter of 

CL 1 Domino 04011 and out of a HH 

Advance 767G granddaughter, selling 

to Casey Nuhsbaumer of Zell, South 

Dakota, for $1,700. 

Colyer Herefords & Angus 

28 th Annual Production Sale 

Bruneau, ID 

February 25 th , 2008 

57-¾ Yrlg. Hereford Bulls - 

$3,414 

13 Hereford Bull Calves - 

$4,112 

31 Hereford 2-Year Olds - 

$2,603 

14 Angus 2-Year Old Bulls - 

$3,236 

63 Angus Bull Calves - $2,658 

33 Hereford Heifer Calves - 

$2,042 

12 Angus Heifer Calves - $1,354 

Top Hereford Bulls 

Lot 15-C Cowboy 7039 ET, by CJH 

Cowboy 512, sold to King Herefords, 

Stanley, NM and Micheli Herefords of 

Fort Bridger, WY for $14,000. 

Lot 9-C Cowboy 7022 ET, by C 

Cowboy 512, sold to Curry Herefords, 

McAlester, OK for $10,000. 

Lot 7-C Cowboy 7017 ET, by C 

Cowboy 512, sold to Tramell & 

Swanson, Breckenridge, TX for 

$7,500. 

C Cowboy 7039 ET, by CJH Cowboy 512 

topped the Colyer sale. He sold to King 

Herefords, Stanley, NM and Micheli Herefords 

of Fort Bridger, WY for $14,000. 

Lot 37-C 5131 Domino 7084 by CL 

1 Domino 5131E, sold to Storey 

Herefords, Bozeman, MT for $6,250. 

Lot 100-C Pure Gold 6218 ET, by C 

Pure Gold 8170, sold to W-4 Ranch, 

Morgan, TX for $5,500. 

Top Hereford Heifers 

Lot 126-C Ms Hidalgo 7108 by C 

Hidalgo ET sold to Hidalgo Herefords, 

Plano, TX for $3,700. 

Lot 121-C Cowgirl 7076 by CJH 

Cowboy 512, sold to Hidalgo 

Herefords, Plano, TX for $3,100. 

Lot 143-C Cowgirl 7197, by CJH 

Cowboy 512, sold to Goosebay Ranch, 

Chiloquin, OR for $3,100. 

Lot 133-C 4011 MS Dom 7148, by 

C 212 Domino 4011 ET, sold to Mica 

Peak Herefords, Colfax, WA for 

$2,750. 

Top Angus Bull 

Lot 158-CCC FORESIGHT 7079, by 

Woodhill Foresight, sold to Drew 

Blessinger, Eagle, ID for $5,500. 

Top Angus Heifer 

Lot 243-CCC Ms Coal Bank 7134, 

by 21AR Coal Bank C014, sold to Thiel 

Land & Livestock, Nyssa, OR for 

$1,800. 

Volume buyers were W.T. Waggoneer 

Estate of Vernon, TX; Bruneau Cattle 

Company of Bruneau, ID; and Jim 

Matteri of Jordan Valley, OR. 

4 th Annual Mill Creek Ranch 

“Brand that Works” Production 

Sale 

Manhattan, KS 


Auctioneer – Jim Birdwell 

20 Fall ’06 Hereford Bulls — 

$4,816 

24 Fall ’06 Angus Bulls — 

$3,369 

15 Spring ’07 Hereford Bulls — 

$3,400 

19 Spring ’07 Angus Bulls — 

$2,740 

10 Fall ’06 Hereford Heifers — 

$3,115 

10 Fall ’06 Angus Heifers — 

$1,755 

9 Angus 3 in 1 Pairs — $2,361 

7 Spring ’07 Hereford Heifers 

— $1,857 

5 Spring ’07 Angus Heifers — 

$1,590 

Mill Creek Ranch, the Dave Breiner 

family, and Pied Piper Farms, Bob 

Moore & Family, had cattle up and 

ready for an active sale, their fourth 

annual production sale held at the 

Mill Creek’s top selling bull was MCR Harlands 

Domino 6105 by CJH Harland 408. Chris 

Scharbauer of Texas purchased him for 

$8,000, ¾ semen interest and full possession. 

Manhattan Commission Company. 

Top selling Hereford bull was Lot 5, 

MCR Harlands Domino 6105, a 

10/24/06 son of CJH Harland 408 and 

out of a Pure Gold daughter. Chris 

Scharbauer of Texas purchased 6105 

for $8,000, ¾ semen interest and full 

possession. 

Lot 58, MCR Harlands Domino 705, 

a 01/02/07 son of CJH Harland 408 and 

out of a Pure Gold daughter, also sold 

to Chris Scharbauer of Texas for 

$5,000. 



out of a Mark Domino 192 daughter, 

sold to Chris Scharbauer, Texas for 

$4,600. 



out of a Pure Gold daughter, sold to 

Chris Scharbauer of Texas for $4,500. 

Jon Loessin of Texas purchased Lot 

13, MCR Harlands 6104, a 10/18/06 

son of CJH Harland 408 and out of an 

OXH Mark Domino 8020 daughter, for 

$4,100. 

Top selling heifer was Lot 104, MCR 

Harlands Dominet 699, a 10/15/06 

daughter of CJH Harland 408 and out 

of an OXH Mark Domino 8020 

daughter, sold to Loehr Hereford Farm 

of Illinois for $4,500. She is in calf to 

Yankee. 

Congratulations to Breiners and 

Moores for a successful sale! 

Heritage Cattle Co. 

February 27, 2008; Buhl, ID 

77 Two Year Olds — $ 2,352 

42 Angus — $2,204 

35 Polled Herefords — $2,503 

27 2007 Bulls — $1,550 

4 Polled Herefords — $1,788 

23 Angus — $1,509 

30 Comm’l Females — $1,188 

Auctioneer: Eddie Sims and 

Trent Stewart 

Sale managed by James Danekas 

& Associates, Inc. 

Reported by Byron Bayers, 


A large crowd assembled at the 

Copus Cove Arena near Buhl, ID to 

witness the 1st Heritage Cattle 

Company Angus and Polled Hereford 

Bull Sale. Cattle sold at a rapid fire pace 

to eight states. The cattle were 

presented in top fashion and the 

facilities were superb. The 30 

commercial females topped on five pairs 

selling at $1,300 each to Jeff Mathie, 

Blackfoot, ID. Volume buyer honors 

went to Bill Millencamp, Jerome, ID 

and Todd Poling Land and Cattle, 

Clayton, NM. The hospitality was at a 

high level. John and Johanna Gomez, 

Arlen Nelson and the entire Heritage 

crew must be commended on a job 

well done. Ninety-seven bulls sold with 

104 bulls cataloged. An excellent day 

for this up and coming program. 



Saturday, April 12, 2008 11 a.m. CT Canova, SD 

Selling 250 Yearling Hereford and Angus Bulls Plus 150 Open Angus and Commercial Heifers 

LaGrand Legend 16T 1/23/07 AHA: 42840227 

S: Feltons Legend 242 (CHB) 

D: LaGrand Missy 219R ET (PW Victor Boomer P606) 

LaGrand Top Secret 04T 

1/12/07 AHA: 42840233 

S: KT Top Secret 1030 (CHB) 

D: STAR Bethany 94R [CS Boomer 29F (SOD, CHB)] 

CED +2.2 

BW +2.0 

WW +51 

YW +81 

Milk +31 

M&G +57 

CEM +2.0 

Fat +0.018 

REA +0.22 

IMF% +0.12 

CED +3.8 

BW +1.2 

WW +43 

YW +67 

Milk +23 

M&G +44 

CEM -0.2 

Fat +0.035 

REA +0.48 

IMF% +0.20 

LaGrand Kodiak 117S ET 

7/10/06 AHA: 42783419 

S: S&S Kodiak 49J (CHB) 

D: JJD Victoria Gold 2018 [C -S Pure Gold 98170 (SOD, CHB)] 

CED -3.6 

BW +3.6 

WW +45 

YW +72 

Milk +13 

M&G +35 

CEM -1.6 

Fat +0.011 

REA +0.51 

IMF% +0.01 

Selling 150 open Angus and 

Commercial Heifers! 

At LaGrand Angus North, the former Bon View Farm, Canova, South Dakota. Eleven miles north of Salem, South Dakota, on Hwy. 81. 

Bulls will be GUARANTEED and performance tested with FREE delivery. 

All bulls will be blood tested negative for BLV, BVD PI and Johne’s. 

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Lance Pankratz, Owner Office (605) 925-7611 

Lance Home (605) 925-4283 Cell (605) 359-9221 

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Sale Roundup 


Top Bulls: 

Heritage 77G 122L Ray 6184 ET, 

2-12-06 by Remital Online 122L; 

$20,000 for 3/4 interest to Grandview- 

CMR, Como, MS; JCG Angus and 

Herefords, Kiln, MS and Lou Waddell, 

Chicago, IL. 

Heritage 262 4719 Coal 6110, 2-21-06 

by JDB 373 Midland 4719; $4,000 to 

Dennie Hill, Blackfoot, ID. 

Heritage 7166 Pro 6007, 1-01-06 by 

W C C Precision E161 J239; $4,000 to 

Grant Farms, Jerome, ID. 

Star Dom Powell 219S, 2-21-06 by 

Remitall Lagrd Pounder ET 204P; 

$3,850 to Joe Roe, Twin Falls, ID. 

Heritage 2343 Mid Abe 6109, 2-21-06 

by BR Midland; $3,500 to Bill 

Millencamp, Jerome, ID. 

Heritage N044 N013 Case 6084, 

2-29-06 by ER Justice N013; $3,400 

to Bill Millencamp, Jerome, ID. 

Heritage 4K82 3113 Pen 623S, 2-28- 

06 by CSU Ram 3113; $3,400 to Bill 

Millencamp, Jerome, ID. 

Young Guns Polled Hereford 

Sale 

Miles City, Montana 


Snowshoe Cattle Co. 

7 Two Year Old Bulls - $1,943 

20.25 Yearling Bulls - $2,074 

10 Reg. Heifers - $1,245 

Schock Antelope Creek 

1 Two Year Old Bull - $1,500 

5 Yearling Bulls - $1,360 

2 Reg. Heifers - $1,750 


Lot 4, Snowshoe 20N Granite 47T 

ET, a March, 2007 son of NPH 20X 

Spartan 20N sold for $3,600 to Winters 

Polled Herefords, Goodrich, ND 

Lot 1, Snowshoe 71I Chinook 16T, 

a February, 2007 son of DRF JWR 

Prince Victor 71I. Three quarters 

interest, full possession sold for $3,100 

to Butch Hauglund, Ambrose, ND. 

Lot 6, Snowshoe 20N Spartan 64T 

ET, a full brother to Lot 4, sold for 

$3,000 to Spear Two Herefords, 

Gillette, WY. 

Lot 27, Snowshoe 236G Governor 

02S ET, a January two year old by 

Remitall Governor 236G, sold for 

$2,500 to Richard Glines, Lemmon, 

SD. 

Lot 25, Snowshoe THM 60D Duster 

54T ET, a March son of RU Duster 

60D, sold for $2,500 to Montana Ag 

Experiment Station, Fort Keogh, Miles 

City, MT. 

Lot 2, Snowshoe 20N Teton 01T ET, 

a January son of NPH 20X Spartan 

20N, sold for $2,400 to Brett Wolter, 

Fortuna, ND. 

Snowshoe Granite 47T was the top sellier in 

the Young Guns sale going for $3600 to Winters 

Polled Herefords, Goodrich, ND. 

Heifers: 

Lot 36, Snowshoe 20N Victoria T43 

ET, a March daughter of NPH 20X 

Spartan 20N, sold for $2,000 to Shafer 

Ranch, Sherman, TX 

Lot 67, AC 8403 Miss Schock T722 

ET, an April daughter of DR Achiever 

8403, sold for $2,000 to Shafer Ranch, 

Sherman, TX. 

Lot 43, Snowshoe 30N Eloquent 

T95, an April daughter of SB 122L Front 

Line 30N ET, sold for $1,850 to Hayden 

Davis, UT. 

Ravine Creek Ranch 

March 1, 2008 

Huron, SD 

Auctioneer: Chisum Peterson 

22 Bulls — $2102 

18 Reg. Heifers — $1742 

17 Commercial Heifers — $905 

by Jill Hotchkiss, Hereford America 

The Bischoff family presented a deep, 

high quality offering of bulls and heifers. 

It was certainly a buyer’s market 

this day on the bulls but the heifers were 

a hot commodity. 

Top Bulls: 

Lot 25, RV Nobleman 7255, 4/18/07 

by HA Nobleman N318 to John Laible, 

Howard, SD, $3500. 

Lot 1, RV Dr. Phil 7026, 3/18/07 by 

HH Hunter 714P to Bottum Bros., 

Tulare, SD for $3250 for 3/4 interest. 

Lot 20, RV Eureka 7749, 4/12/07 by 

HH Eureka 557M to Stahly Ranch, 

Cavour, SD, $3200. 

Top Heifers: 

Lot 40, RV Miss Landlord 7735, 

2/19/07 by HH Landlord 318R to 

Brooke Ponder, West Lafayette, IN, 

$5,000. 

Lot 53, RV Loaded Lady 7303, 

3/30/07 by LaGrand Reload 80P ET to 

RV Dr Phil 7026, second high seller at the Ravine 

Creek sale went to Bottum Bros., Tulare, 

SD for $3250 for 3/4 interest. 

Samanthat Dyer, Crawford, NE for 

$3900. 

Lot 64, RV Eureka Lady 7323, 4/7/07 

by HH Eureka 557M to Danny Fawcett, 

Ree Heights, SD, $2900. 

Harrell Hereford Ranch 

29th Annual Production Sale 

& Harrell-Mackenzie 

Quarter Horse Sale 


Baker City, OR 

Auctioneer — 

C.D. “Butch” Booker 

Sale Management — 

United Livestock Brokers 

63 Yearling Bulls — $3717 

24 Two-Year-Old Bulls — $2648 

87 Total Bulls — $3422 

19 Registered Heifers — $1249 

25 Commercial Heifers — $925 

20 Performance Horse Prospects, 

2 & 3 Year Olds — $3535 

3 Yearling Fillies — $1033 

3 Broodmares — $2033 

26 Total Quarter Horses — $3092 

Reported by Byron Bayers, 



H5 408 Domino 7100 a 2/07 son of 

CJH Harland 408 sold to Van Newkirk 

Herefords Oshkosh, NE for $10,250 

for 3/4/ intereest. 


CL 1 Domino 9126J sold to C&M 

Herefords, Nara Visa, NM and Fuston 

Herefords, Turkey, TX for $10,000 for 

3/4 interest. 

H5 255 Advance 7110 a 2/07 son of 

HH Advance 255M sold to Ottley 

Herefords, Quincy, WA for $9,000. 


CJH Harland 408 sold to Baumgarten 

Cattle Co., Belfield, ND for $6,250 for 

1/2 interest. 


CJH Harland 408 to Sonoma Mtn. 

Herefords, Petaluma, CA for $5,750. 


CJH Harland 408 sold to Forsea & 

Sons, Richland, OR and F.C. Colton 

Ranches, North Powder, OR for 

$5,250. 


CJH Harland 408 sold to Forsea & Sons 

and Tom Hill, Baker City, OR for 

$5,000. 


H5 9126 Domino 465 sold to Morrell 

Ranch, Willows, CA for $5,000. 

Top Registered Heifer: 

H5 MS 9126 Domet 7163, 2/07, by 

CL1 Domino 9126J sold to Bobbie 

Kerslake, Bend, OR for $3,200. 

Commercial Heifers: 

25 Head at $925 each to Wheeler 

Farms, Prosser, WA. 

This sale presented a very good set 

of Hereford cattle. Buyers were on the 

seats from 12 states and filled the arena. 

The Harrell family ranch is in a beautiful 

setting in eastern Oregon and Bob 

Harrell Jr has done a great job of putting 

together an outstanding set of sale 

cattle, plus a great group of working 

horses that drew tremendous attention 

and spirited bidding. This group of bulls 

is one of the better groups I have seen 

sell this spring! 

— BB 

S&S Polled Herefords 

35 th Annual Genetic Tradition 

Production Sale 

Guide Rock, NE 

March 4 th , 2008 

37 Bulls — $3,638 

35 Bred Heifers — $1,873 

Allen & Ron Schutte and families of 

S&S Polled Herefords had a beautiful 

day, although a little cool, for their 

annual production sale. 

High-selling bull was Lot 1, S&S 

Fairplay 11T, a 03/17/07 son of NJW 

94J Boulder 51M with EPDs of BW 

4.8, WW 51, YW 89, M&G 47, M 22 

and CHB index of $24. He sold to Grant 

Hanson, Hanson Polled Herefords of 

Conde, South Dakota for $10,000, ½ 

semen interest and full possession. 

Lot 39, S&S Embracer 69S, an 

04/22/06 son of S&S Embracer 2N and 

out of a S&S Kodiak 49J daughter, sold 

to Joe Barnason of Superior, Nebraska 

for $5,700. 

Lot 7, S&S Stocker 8S, a 03/12/06 

son of HPH Stocker 493C 137 and out 

of a S&S Kodiak 8K daughter, sold to 

Thorstenson Hereford Ranch of Selby, 

South Dakota for $5,600. 

Lot 17, S&S Power Point 24S, a 

03/17/06 son of Frenzen Power Point 

P21 and out of a Remitall Embracer 8E 

daughter, sold to Sue Bredahl of 

Skidmore, Missouri for $5,200. 

Lot 25, S&S Stocker 46S, a 03/24/06 

son of HPH Stocker 493 137 and out 

of a VCR East Kodiak 506E daughter, 

sold to Mitch Watson of Red Cloud, 


Lot 3, S&S Chase 32T, a 03/25/07 

son of NJW 94J Boulder 51M and out 

of a VCR East Kodiak 506E daughter, 

sold to Sheriff Polled Herefords of 

Orient, Iowa for $4,600. 


S&S Sale topper was S&S Fairplay 11T by 

NJW 94J Boulder 51M. He sold to Grant 

Hanson, Hanson Polled Herefords, Conde, SD 

for $10,000 for 1/2 semen interest and full possession.

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Lot 31, S&S Prospector 53S, a 

03/31/06 son of RPH Prospector 26N 

and out of a HPH Pride 493C 44G 

daughter, sold to Miller Farms of 

Phillipsburg, Kansas for $4,500. 

High-selling bred heifer was Lot 53, 

S&S Lady Lamp 494S, a 03/22/06 

daughter of Allendale Robin Hood and 

out of a Victor dam, sold to Grant 

Hanson of Conde, SD for $3,100. She 

was AI’d to DRF JWR Prince Victor 

71I and pasture exposed to RPH 

Prospector 26N. 

Lot 44, S&S Roberta 464S, a 

03/08/06 bred heifer sired by TH JWR 

SOP 16G Tundra 63N and out of a S&S 

Vaquero 41F daughter. She was AI’d 

to S&S Outback 12R and later pasture 

exposed to RF Genetic Plus 12N and 

was purchased by Bill Muller of Miller, 


Bill Muller also purchased Lot 63, 

S&S Patty 526S, for $2,300. A 

04/08/06 bred heifer sired by HPH 

Stocker 493C 137 and out of a HPH 

Pride 493C 44G daughter, she was AI’d 

to DRF JWR Prince Victor 71I and later 

pasture exposed to RPH Prospector 

26N. 

Lot 41, S&S Lady Lamp 463S, is a 

03/08/06 daughter of Feltons Legend 

242 and out of a HPH Stocker 493C 

137 daughter. She was AI’d to S&S 

Outback 12R and later pasture exposed 

to RF Genetic Plus 12N. Myers 

Herefords of Colome, South Dakota 

purchased her for $2,300. 

This was a good solid sale and a great 

start to the March sales with cattle 

selling into five states and Canada. 

Windhorst Polled Herefords 

& Guests 

33 rd Annual Production Sale 

Syracuse, NE 


11 Bulls — $1,793 

42 Females — $1,490 

Duane & Karen Windhorst and family 

along with their guests Niedermeyer 

Farms of Cook, NE, and Kenneth & 

Larry Larsen of Decatur, NE, had the 

sale cattle in good shape and on display 

for prospective buyers. 

Top selling bull was Lot 15, BBH KLB 

664N Scooter 671S, a 09/11/06 son of 

KJ 2054 Stout 664 and out of a 

granddaughter of Bar JZ Tradition 434V. 

Consigned by Niedermeyer Farms, 

671S sold to MM Herefords, Jean 

Munsinger, of Coin, IA for $4,000. 

Lot 12, WPH Lehigh 650S, consigned 

by Windhorst Polled Herefords, was 

sold to Black Tiger Ranch of Warwick, 

ND for $2500. 650S is a 03/27/06 son 

of KJ 045 Leader 606N and out of a 

GK Turning Point 805B daughter. 

Lot 1, WPH SH Leader 609S, is a 

02/21/06 son of KJ 045 Leader 606N 

and out of a SH Mr Pride 9802 

daughter. Consigned by Windhorst 

Polled Herefords, 609S sold to Dennis 

Schmitz of Parnell, MO for $2,300. 

Lot 17, NF 417L Victor 32T, a 02/05/07 

son of KJ 520E Victor 417L and out of 

a Walpole Cheque 2R daughter, was 

consigned by Niedermeyer Farms and 

sold to Bill Cropp of Cook, NE for 

$2,200. 

Top selling female was Lot 33, WPH 

Lauren 624S, a 03/04/06 daughter of 

KJ 045 Leader 606N and out of a VCR 

Surge 714G daughter with a BBH 664N 

Rounder 507R calf by side. Windhorst 

Polled Herefords consigned this 1 st calf 

heifer and she was purchased by 

Clarence Tegtmeier & Sons of 

Burchard, NE for $2,300. 

Lot 20, NF Suzi 417L 610S, a 01/26/06 

daughter of KJ 520E Victor 417L and 

out of a S&S Kodiak 39M daughter, 

was consigned by Niedermeyer Farms 

and purchased by Steve Rathbone of 

Johnson, NE for $2,000. 

Lot 26, WPH Miss Libra 614S, a 

02/24/06 daughter of KJ 045 Leader 

606N and out of a WPH Prancer 813 

daughter, was consigned by Windhorst 

Polled Herefords and sold to Jack of 

Diamonds, Richard Glines, of 

Lemmon, SD for $2,000. 

Lot 22, NF Stacy P88 630S, was 

consigned by Niedermeyer Farms and 

sold to Roger Rogge of Tecumseh, NE 

for $2,000. 630S is a 02/08/06 daughter 

of SHF Platinum M33 P88 and out of a 

Mohican Jake 176J daughter. 

Congratulations on a good sale! 

Tegtmeier’s 48 th Annual Sale 

Burchard, NE 


32 Bulls — $2,653 

37 Females — $2,059 

Russ & Roger Tegtmeier and crew 

worked hard to get their cattle and 

facilities ready for their annual 

production sale. Copious quantities of 

wood chips were scattered to tidy up 

the place after a long winter and lots of 

snow and mud. And they succeeded, 

having the barn and cattle ready, looking 

great and having a successful sale with 

standing room only. 

Lot 7, CT Improver 20T, a 02/21/07 

son of GHC Premier 155K and out of a 

GHC Lawman 108H daughter, sold to 

Charles Purdy of Luck, Wisconsin for 

$5,100. 

Lot 2, CT Trigger 81T, a 03/21/07 

son of NJW FHF 9710 Tank 45P and 

out of a Dunwalke DP Alpha 324C 

daughter, sold to Dean Farley of SD 

and Phil Barnett of New Zealand for 

$5,000. 

Lot 6, CT Heartland 68T, an 04/02/07 

son of GHC Premier 152M and out of 

a GHC Keyman 36F daughter, sold to 

Kucera of Litchfield, NE for $4,300. 

Yearling Heifers: 

Lot 44, CT Miss Peace 185T, a 

07/02/07 daughter of CT GHC 

Peacemaker 123R and out of a Star SS 

Hudson H 106J daughter, sold to Bafford 

Farms of Blue Mound, IL for $3,500. 

Lot 38, CT Miss Hollywood 98T, a 

03/11/07 daughter of SB Star 

Hollywood 1203N and 

out of a WTK 119A 

Fortune 73C daughter, 

sold Yoesel Farms of 

Falls City, NE for $3,150. 

Lot 42, CT Miss Lassie 

106T, an 04/13/07 

daughter of HF 4L 

Beyond 36N and out of a 

GHC Keyman 36F, sold 

to Phil Barnett of New 

Zealand for $3,000. 

Congratulations Russ 

and Roger on a good sale! 

Fort Keogh Livestock and 

Range Research Laboratory 


Miles City, MT 

6 Herd Sires — $3383 

30 Coming 2-Yr-Olds — $2363 

25 Cows — $1220 

10 Yearling Heifers — $1740 

Reported by Jill Hotchkiss, 


Quality ran deep at this year’s Miles 

City offering and it was one of the best 

crowds we’ve seen there in a long time. 

Commercial cattlemen as well as a number 

of registered breeders filled the 

seats. The previous night’s seminar was 

well attended as well with good, open 

discussion. 

High selling bulls: L1 Domino 

05426, Ken Carlson, Newell, SD, 

$6250. 

L1 Domino 06435, Laverne Schroer, 

Nelson, NE, $6,000. 

L1 Domino 06519, Jim Carr 

Springview, NE, $5,000. 

High selling females: L1 Dominette 

02353, Mike Lorig, East Dubuque, IL, 

$3250. 

L1 Dominette 07427, Holden 

Herefords, Valier, MT, $2800. 

L1 Dominette 07411 $2000 to Bobbie 

Edgar, Blanket TX . 

Volume buyers Genoa Livestock, 

Glenbrook, NV (12); Messner 

Herefords, Laverne, OK (5); Laverne 

Schroer, Nelson NE (5). 

Tom Mott, herdsman at Ft. Keogh Livestock 

and Range Research Lab, talks to a potential 

buyer before the sale. 

Bobby Edgar, Blanket, TX, David Howard, Sabinal, TX and 

Louie Carroll, Pearsall, TX were actively involved at the Ft. 

Keogh sale in Miles City, MT. 

Shaw Cattle Co. 


Caldwell, ID 


35 Fall Hereford Bulls — $2,501 

12 Yrlg Hereford Bulls — 

$2,054 

10 Yrlg Hereford Heifers — 

$1,880 

33 Fall Angus Bulls — $3,035 

34 Yrlg Angus Bulls — $1,953 

34 Yrlg Red Angus Bulls — 

$2,128 

10 Yrlg Angus Heifers — $1,330 

Top selling bull was Lot 102, /S 

255M Advance 6420, a 09/04/06 son 

of HH Advance 255M and out of a /S 

Peerless Mark 6648 daughter. Sonoma 

Mtn Herefords of California purchased 

him for $5,500. 

Lot 104, /S 745 Mr Mom 6452, a 

09/16/06 son of /S Mister Mom 7745 

and out of a CL 1 Domino 7141G 

daughter, sold to Ken Darby for 

$3,900. 

Lot 111, /S 484 Domino 6462, a 

09/18/06 son of CL 1 Domino 484 and 

out of a CL 1 Domino 7141G daughter, 

sold to Flying Y Ranch of South Dakota 

for $3,900. 

Lot 118, /S 484 Domino 6448, a 


out of a CL 1 Domino 552 daughter, 

sold to Flying Y Ranch of South Dakota 

for $3,800. 

Lot 128, /S 484 Domino 6478, a 


out of a /S Mister Mom 7745 daughter, 

sold to San Isabel Ranch for $3,750. 

Lot 206 (Angus), Shaw In Focus 

6421, a 09/04/06 son of Mytty in Focus 

and out of a QAS Traveler 23-4 

daughter, sold to Dale & Brian Silflow 

for $3,700. 

Top selling heifer was Lot 401, /S 

Lady Domino 702T, a 01/11/07 

daughter of CL 1 Domino 484 and out 

of a HH Advance 373C daughter, sold 

to Young Cattle Co. for $3,000. 

Lot 404, /S Lady Domino 726T, a 

01/18/07 daughter of CL 1 Domino 484 

and out of a /S Mister Mom 7745 

daughter, sold to Sonoma Mtn 

Herefords for $2,000. 

Lot 408, /S Lady Diamond 7081T, a 

03/01/07 daughter of JNHR 414 

Diamond 164D and out of a /S Peerles 

Mark 6648 daughter, sold to Jamie 

Mickelson for $2,000.


2008 Ohio Beef Expo 

Hereford Sale 

65 th Annual Buckeye Hereford 

Spring & Sale 


Auctioneer: Dale Stith 

Sale Manager: Lisa Finnegan 

5 Bulls — $2,010 

35 Females — $1,631 

12 Embryos — $613 

44 Lots — $1,693 

High Sellers: 

Lot 15, Berg Class Act 4T, January 

2007 bull sired by DR World Class 517 

10H. Sold by Berg Polled Herefords, 

Dalton, OH to John Regula, Beach City, 

OH, $4,000. 

Lot 13, TPH Victoria 211M T505, 

September 2007 heifer by SC 218 

Victor 211M. Sold by Keayla Harr, 

Jeromesville, OH to Helsinger Polled 

Herefords, Germantown, OH, $3,500. 

Lot 21, SR Miss Reload 26T, March 

2007 heifer by AA PRF Wideload. Sold 

by Spring Rock Herefords, North 

Canton, OH to Jerry Funkhouser, 

Virginia, $2,950. 

Lot 38, SSF 262D Karen 703, 

August 2007 heifer by CMF 103T 

Victor 262D. Sold by Son Shine Farm, 

North Lawrence, OH to Denelle 

Billman, Newcomerstown, OH, $2,600. 

Lot 48, 3 Embryos CAF Meredith 5P 

x DJR Red Hot 913. Sold by Filges 

Show Cattle, Butler, PA to Ken & 

Kathryn Reed, New Kensington, PA, 

$2,550. 

Lot 32, HPH 02M Abbey, February 

2006 bred heifer by RHS Renegade 

Russ 49H 02M. Sold by Helsinger Polled 

Herefords, Germantown, OH to Caitlin 

Decker, Vincent, OH, $2,500. 

Lot 3, ECA 8N Sabina 242 2S, 

January 2006 heifer by Legend 242 

with bull calf by THM Durango. Sold 

by Oakridge Polled Herefords, Valley 

City, OH to Josh Doody, New Market, 

MD, $2,300. 

Lot 55, DAD Meredith 14T, July 07 

heifer by RWD TFF Merit 43R. Sold 

by Desiree Davee, Mooresville, IN to 

Kari Franklin, Scottstown, IN, $2,300. 

Lot 11, FFF 47L Lucky Rose 33S, 

May 2006 bred heifer by Mohican 

Lucky 47L. Sold by Finnegan Family 

Farm, Berlin Heights, OH to Glenview 

Farms, Shinglehouse, PA, $2,225. 

Lot 34, PHF Pistol Pete P1 110S, 

February 2006 bull by JLCS KH Pistol 

9018 P1. Sold by Pine Hill Farm, 

Washington Court House, OH to Virgil 

McKee, Columbus, OH, $2,100. 

Lot 18, 3 Embryos, SSF Keysha 954 

x Remitall Online 122L. Sold by 

Sunnyside Stock Farm, Edgerton, OH 

to Josh Doody, New Market, MD, 

$2,100. 

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Frenzen Angus and Polled 

Hereford Production Sale 

Guest: Blueberry Hill Farms 


Fullerton, NE 

28 Polled Hereford Bulls — $2,538 

66 Fall & Spring Angus Bulls — $1,947 

25 Open Angus Heifers — $1,002 

15 Open Hereford Heifers — $1,006 

High Sellers: 

Lot 91, Frenzen Two Eyed Devo 

T20, 2/23/07 by Bar JZ Devo 311K to 

Lumir Cech, Clarkson, NE, $4,100. 

Lot 107, BBH 20L Tanner 737T, 

 

3/12/07 by BKR Triple Plus 73C 20L 

to S.T. Bar Ranch, Niobrara, NE, 

$3,900. 

Lot 111, BBH KLB 260M Todd 744T, 

3/18/07 by LJR 179A Marias 260M to 

S.T. Bar Ranch, Niobrara, NE, $3,900. 

Lot 108, BBH KLB 711 Taylor 738T, 

3/14/07 by DRF JWR Prince Victor 71I 

to Dan Wieseman, Osceola, NE, 

$3,800. 

Lot 101, BBH KLB 20L Truman 

703T, 2/25/07 by BKR Triple Plus 73C 

20L toAllan Woodside, Phillipsburg, KS, 

$3,800. 

Lot 109, BBH 36N Tyson 740T, 

3/16/07 by HF 4L Beyond 36N to Don 

R. Crays, Tobias, NE, $3,700. 

 

 

Registered 

Hereford Cows 

Available for Sale 

Contact: Art Handel 

605/391-8233 

• Registered, Horned & Polled 

Whole-Herd Dispersals 

• Horned and Polled Hereford Heifers 

• Located in various areas of USA


Epilepsy (IE) Explained By Lead Researcher 

by Jonathan E. Beever, Ph.D. 

Associate Professor of Molecular Genetics 

Department of Animal Sciences 

University of Illinois at Urbana- 

Champaign 

Editor’s Note: Hereford America asked Dr. 

Beever to write an article explaining the 

epilepsy issue (IE) in Hereford cattle. He is 

the lead researcher on this subject and is the 

researcher who identified the IE gene. Thank 

you to Dr. Beever to take the time out of his 

busy schedule to answer a few questions. 

Q: What is Idiopathic Epilepsy (IE) 

in Hereford cattle? 

IE is a recessive genetic defect with 

a variable age of onset (occurrence of 

the first seizure) ranging from birth to 

several months of age. Occurrence and 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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persistence of seizures may be 

influenced by environmental stressors 

such as temperature extremes (e.g., 

extreme cold during calving) or 

increased physical activity (e.g., 

processing at vaccination or weaning). 

Upon initial onset of seizures calves 

may appear to walk with a stiffened, 

irregular gait. During seizure episodes 

individuals will typically lie on their 

side with all limbs extended in a rigid 

state. Seizure episodes may last from 

several minutes to more than an hour. 

Affected calves typically have a high 

mortality rate. To date, no anatomic 

abnormalities or histologic lesions have 

been detected following necropsy of 

affected calves. 

 

Jimmie & Darla Johnson 

 

4600 W. Modelle 

 

Clinton, Oklahoma 73601 

 

Home: (580) 323-2774 

 

Cell: (580) 331-8534 

Dustin Hoffman, Manager 

 

 

 

 

 

E-mail: 

gptservice@sbcglobal.net • Web site: www.redhillsherefords.com 

Q: What research has been 

conducted to find a DNA test for IE? 

Over the past four years the 

University of Illinois and the American 

Hereford Association have been 

involved in a joint research project 

aimed at determining the genetic cause 

of IE. This has involved working 

directly with a number of breeders who 

have been willing to provide DNA 

samples on animals that had produced 

calves affected with IE or directly from 

IE affected calves. As of April 2007, 

enough data had been obtained to 

clearly demonstrate that the condition 

was of genetic origin. Additionally, a 

collection of DNA samples sufficient 

to map the gene and potentially identify 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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the causative mutation was completed. 

By August of 2007, the gene causing 

IE had been mapped to a single cattle 

chromosome and the DNA sequencing 

of individual genes was initiated. In 

early January 2008, a mutation was 

identified that was thought to cause IE. 

A diagnostic assay has been developed 

based in this mutation and is now being 

used to screen animals submitted 

directly by individual Hereford 

breeders. 

Q: How accurate is the DNA test 

for IE? 

There are two distinct components that 

contribute to the accuracy of any DNA 

test. The first component involves the 

scientific data that underlie the test. 

The second component is the design 

and execution of the diagnostic assay 

performed as part of the testing 

procedure. From a scientific standpoint, 

the IE test is based on the presence of a 

specific change or mutation in the DNA 

sequence of an animal. This change 

occurs within a gene (i.e., a sequence 

in the DNA that encodes a protein) that 

is expressed in the nervous system of 

the animal. The mutation results in the 

production of a protein that is unable 

to carry out its normal function. An 

example of how this happens can be 

demonstrated by comparing this protein 

to a simple sentence composed of three 

letter words, THE CAT SAW THE DOG. 

If a single letter (M) is inserted within 

these words, as in the case of the IE 

mutation, then the new sentence (i.e., 

containing the insertion) would be THE 

CMA TSA WTH EDO G. Clearly, the 

sentence, like the protein, does not have 

the same meaning after the change has 

occurred. 

After identifying the specific 

mutation, several experiments were 

conducted to validate the relationship 

between the mutation and IE. Two types 

of validation experiments were 

performed which included the blind 

testing of animals with previously 

known IE status and analyzing the 

frequency of the mutation among 

unaffected cattle within the Hereford 

and other beef breeds. In all validations, 

the test performed as expected. All 

blind samples were correctly classified 

by the test in accordance with their 

known IE status. Additionally, no 

unaffected animal tested as 

homozygous for the mutation and the 

mutation was only found in lines of 

cattle that had produced affected IE 

calves. The mutation was also not 

found in any of the other breeds of 

cattle examined. Therefore, we believe 

that the scientific basis of the test is 

accurate; in other words, testing for this 

specific mutation will lead to correct 

classification of any animal. 

In regard to the diagnostic assay that 

is used for determining an animal’s IE 

status, the test has undergone several 

optimizations that also lead us to


believe that the test is highly 

reproducible and accurate. However, as 

with any task requiring human 

intervention, errors can occur. Of 

course, we do our best to limit any 

errors that occur by automating 

portions of the test and appropriately 

incorporating of testing controls. 

Although we cannot guarantee 

perfection, we estimate the assay may 

have an error rate of around 1 in 10,000. 

Related to the accuracy of the test, 

breeders should be reminded that part 

of the testing process depends on 

accurate collection and documentation 

of the samples being submitted for 

testing. 

Q: How do I interpret the results of 

the IE test? 

In genetics terminology, different 

variants (DNA sequences) of the same 

gene are referred to as alleles. Each 

individual has two alleles for every 

gene, one inherited from their father 

and one inherited from their mother. 

These two alleles can be the same, 

termed homozygous, or they can be 

different, termed heterozygous. The 

DNA test detects both the normal and 

mutant alleles of the IE gene. Thus, 

according to the basic principles of 

genetics, there are three possible 

outcomes of the test. An individual can 

be homozygous for the normal DNA 

sequence (i.e., both chromosomes have 

the normal allele), heterozygous for one 

normal allele and one mutant allele, or 

homozygous for the mutant allele. 

Animals that are homozygous for the 

normal allele can never produce a calf 

affected with IE or pass on the IE 

mutant allele to any of their offspring. 

As such we refer to these animals as 

IE-Free (IEF). Animals that are 

heterozygous are referred to as IE- 

Carrier (IEC) because, although they 

are normal in appearance, they have 

one IE mutant allele and can pass it on 

to their offspring. An animal that has 

IE symptoms is homozygous for the 

mutant allele and is referred to as IE- 

Affected (IEA). 

Q: Where did IE come from? 

The mutation causing IE is most 

likely the result of a spontaneous error 

during the normal cellular process of 

DNA replication (i.e., the synthesis of 

new DNA prior to cell division). If this 

error occurs in an animal’s reproductive 

cells, such as sperm and eggs, the DNA 

mutation becomes heritable (meaning 

that can be passed on to the next 

generation of offspring). This is a 

normal occurrence that happens with a 

predictable frequency. In fact, this is 

one of the mechanisms that contribute 

to genetic diversity within populations. 

The vast majority of these mutational 

events have no consequence. However, 

on rare occasions these mutations occur 

in important regions of the DNA 

sequence. In these instances some of 

the changes can result in desirable 

changes in the “fitness” of an individual 

(e.g., enhanced performance or 

production). Alternatively, some 

mutations can have deleterious effects, 

as in the case of IE. These mutations 

often go undetected and naturally 

disappear from the breeding 

population. If the mutation has a 

positive effect or occurs in an 

individual that is used heavily for 

breeding, the mutation will eventually 

increase in frequency. As the frequency 

increases there is an increased chance 

of producing individuals that are 

homozygous for the mutation, at which 

point deleterious mutations are 

recognized as genetic defects. It should 

be noted that although line-breeding 

results in a more rapid increase in 

homozygosity, line-breeding or 

inbreeding is NOT the cause of genetic 

mutation. 



Nebraska Hereford News 

Doug Bolte, President N.H.A. • Suzanne Glendy, Secretary, 308-836-2723, Cell Phone: 308-280-2021, 

Email:vcherefords@gpcom.net 

Hereford America has been chosen by the Nebraska Hereford breeders as its official publication. Welcome Nebraska! 

N.H.A. Annual Meeting/Awards 

Holiday Inn 

Kearney, NE • Feb. 19, 2008 

New NHA Board Members 

Doug Bolte, President 

John Ridder Vice President 

Kay Morgan, Treasurer 

Suzanne Glendy, Secretary 

Directors: 

Dave Goertz 

Ryan Sellman 

Joe Brockman 

Gaylen Frenzen 

Scott McGee 

Kyle Rutt 

Ed Huwaldt 

Queens 

Angela Huwaldt: Pollette Queen 

Savannah Gibson: Hereford Queen 

Nebraska Hereford Women 

Carla Person, Secretary of 

Nebraska Hereford Women talked 

about the reorganization in 

November. 

New Officers: 

Serena Boner, President 

Suz Glendy, Vice President 

Carla Person, Secretary 

Kay Morgan, Treasurer 

Jessye Goertz, National Hereford 

Women Board member 

Nebraska Pollette Board 

Jill McMahon, President 

402-771-2388 

Brandi Bolte, Vice-President 

Maureen Moller, Secretary.-Tres. 

Missy and Judy McGee, Directors 

Linda Bolte, Director 

Rita Going, Director 

Lindsay Going, Director 

Marsha Huwaldt, Director 

Awards: 

HHH Award: Sherry Jones 

Young Promoter of the Year: Ryan 

Sellman: 

Heritage Award: Ridder Ranch 

Brett West: Hereford Herdsman 

Hereford Scholarship: Ashley Laible 

Polled Hereford Scholarship: Kelsi 

Musil 

Polled Hereford Premier Exhibitor: 

McGee Family 

NHA membership fees are 

due ASAP. 

$75 for voting member. 

$50 for associate member. 

The NHA tour will be in District 2 this year. 

For more information or if you are interested in helping with the tour 

contact Doug Bolte, NHA president at 

402/379-1432 (home) or 402/640-4048 (cell). 

Nebraska Cattlemen’s Classic 

Kearney, NE 

Horned Hereford Sale Report 

February 20, 2008 

Sale Manager: Ronette Bush 

Auctioneer: 

Jim Birdwell, Fletcher, OK 

Judge: 

Troy Thomas, Harrold, SD 

32 Lots — $2,238 

28 Bulls — $2,313 

4 Heifers — $1,713 

The Champion Hereford Bull was Lot 

8, consigned by Valley Creek Ranch of 

Fairbury, NE and later sold to Cristina 

Kranz of Eddyville, NE for $2,750. 

Reserve Champion Hereford Bull was 

Lot 3, consigned by JC Cattle Company 

of Junction City, NE and sold to Terry 

Magarin of Holstein, NE for $3,600. 

The Champion Hereford Heifer was 

Lot 36, consigned by Young Cattle Company 

of Minonk, IL and sold to Ashley 

Miller of Atlanta, IL for $2,050. 

The Reserve Champion Hereford 

Heifer was Lot 35, consigned by the 

Lambert Family of Chadron, NE and 

sold to Eldon Snoke of Humboldt, NE 

for $1,300. 

High selling Hereford was Lot 21, 

consigned by Stangle Herefords of 

Marsland, NE and sold to Don Klein of 

Roseland, NE for $3,750. 

NCC Sale Reports 

Nebraska Cattlemen’s Classic 

Kearney, NE 

Polled Hereford Report 

February 20, 2008 

Sale Manager: Ronette Bush 

Auctioneer: 

Jim Birdwell, Fletcher, OK 

Judge: 

Troy Thomas, Harrold, SD 

32 Lots — $2,476 

25 Bulls — $2,286 

7 Heifers — $3,157 

The Champion Polled Hereford Bull 

was Lot 3, consigned by Jensen Bros 

of Courtland, KS and sold to Gary 

Dorrell of Highland, KS for $2,800. 

The Reserve Champion Polled Hereford 

Bull was a substitute for Lot 20, 

also consigned by Jensen Bros and sold 

to Duane Windhorst of Syracuse, NE 

for $2,700. 

The Champion Polled Hereford Heifer 

was Lot 33, consigned by Blueberry Hill 

Farms of Norfolk, NE and sold to Mike 

Sorensen and Shamrock Cattle Co of 

Greenfield, IA for $6,500, making her 

the high-selling animal for the Polled 

Hereford Breed. 

The Reserve Champion Polled Hereford 

Heifer was Lot 32, consigned by 

S&S Polled Herefords of Guide Rock, 

NE and sold to David Spencer of Gibbon, 

NE for $2,750. 

Entries for the NJHA Show are due May 15, 2008. 

Info will be mailed out to exhibitors soon. 

New Nebraska Horned Hereford Queen is 

Savannah Gibson. 

Sherry Jones (left) receiving the HHH Award 

from Kay Morgan. 

Outgoing Nebraska Polled Hereford Queen 

Kelsi Musil (right) and incoming Polled Queen 

Angela Huwaldt at the NCC in Kearney. 

Austin Person, President of the Nebraska 

Junior Hereford Association talked to the 

membership at the annual meeting.


Ryan Sellman: 

NHA Young Promoter of the Year 

It is with pride that the Nebraska Hereford 

Association recognizes Ryan Sellman 

as our Young Promoter of the Year. Ryan 

has already made a name for himself as 

one of the best fitters in the country and 

also is a premier cattle judge. 

Ryan’s Hereford roots run deep as he is 

the third generation of Sellmans to be in 

the purebred Hereford business. Even 

though he is receiving the Young Promoter 

Award, he has been involved in 

showing Herefords longer than many 

people here today. As a very young toddler, 

Ryan had the entire show barn crew 

searching for him when he came up missing 

in Denver one year. Never fear, 

though. At feeding time he was found 

sound asleep in the feed mixing box. 

Ryan came up through the ranks of the 

Nebraska Junior Hereford Association. He 

exhibited very successfully at every Expo 

and Junior National from the time he was 

7 until he became too old to show at junior 

shows. He brought home more than 

his share of banners and trophies, but 

probably the most meaningful to Ryan was 

being named National Junior Herdsman 

of the Year and winning the National 

Showmanship Contest. Ryan was also a 

leader as he was president of the Nebraska 

Juniors when they hosted Expo 

1999. As an adult, Ryan now serves on 

the Board of Directors of the Nebraska 

Hereford Association. 

When Ryan graduated from high 

school, he received a full ride scholarship 

to Clarenden College in Texas. College life 

did not suit Ryan, though, so he went to 

Ryan Sellman (right) was the recipient of the 

Young Promoter of the Year award. Presenting 

the award is Kyle Rutt. 

work for various livestock outfits, including 

Upstream Ranch. A few years ago the 

opportunity arose for Ryan to return to 

the family ranch near Crawford so he 

moved back home and began seriously 

developing his purebred Hereford herd. 

He also brought his bride, Sandi, to the 

ranch to make their home. 

Since being home Ryan has been successful 

in producing some standout cattle, 

notably SR Hard Rock, calf champion in 

Denver in 2006 and reserve champion bull 

in Denver in 2007. 

With Ryan’s keen eye for cattle, expert 

fitting skills and his dedication to the Hereford 

breed, the Nebraska Hereford Association 

is proud to name him as our 2007 

Promoter of the Year. 

Ridders Receive NHA 

Heritage Award 

Ridder Hereford Ranch had its 

beginnings with the 1907 purchase of 

land six miles west of Callaway by 

Theodore and Elizabeth Ridder. 

Theodore started his Hereford herd 

when he bought Rector 334160, a May 

12, 1908 son of Astor 128637 and Mabel 

Bellringer 117599 from Benger & Decker. 

One of his earliest purebred cow 

purchases was Old Susannah for $5,000 

from Mousels of Cambridge, Nebraska. 

Theodore and Elizabeth’s youngest 

of 11 children, Paul, decided to ranch 

instead of attending Engineering college 

when his father announced his 

retirement in 1934. Paul and Marianne 

were married in 1945 and after WWII 

ended, they returned home from Corpus 

Christi, Texas where Paul had served as 

an aviator instructor for the U. S. Navy. 

In 1972 Paul died in a ranch accident 

and John took over management of the 

ranch, having graduated the year before 

from Colorado State University with a 

BS in Animal Science. 

Within a couple years John added 

Line 1 genetics with the purchase of 

bulls and heifers from Cooper Herefords 

in Montana, took his first carload of 

bulls to the National Western Stock 

Show, and hosted his first sale on the 

ranch in a new sale barn and cattle 

display area he had built. He got 

involved in the national and state 

cattlemen’s organizations, the national 

and state Hereford organizations, and 

encouraged his brother to take part in 

4-H. 

In January of 1982 Metric was named 

the Grand Champion Hereford Bull at 

the National Western Stock Show. 

Metric, or L1 Domino G081, was out of 

a Holden cow John had bought for his 

brother as a college graduation present 

and out of a Venhuizen bull he’d 

purchased for the ranch. Steckel’s 

Diamond Ring Ranch had bought an 

interest in Metric in the 1981 Showcase 


Kyle Rutt (left) presented the Heritage Award 

to Mary and John Ridder, Ridder Ranch, 

Callaway, NE. Ridder Ranch celebrated their 

100th ranch anniversary last summer. (See 

feature story on Ridders in the September 

2007 issue of Hereford America.) 

HPH 36N Tage 405T, Grand Champion 

Bull Sioux Empire Farm Show, Sioux 

Falls, SD, sold to Darwin and Cindy 

Aman, Eureka, SD. 

HPH 14N Taz 70T, High Selling Bull, 

Sioux Empire Farm Show, Sioux Falls, 

SD, sold to Kris Black, Crawford, OK. 

ANL RH Ette 14T, Champion Hereford 

Heifer and Reserve Supreme 

Champion Heifer at the Watertown 

Farm Show, Watertown, SD. 

HPH 36N Tytus 73T, Champion 

Hereford Bull and Supreme 

Champion bull at the 

Watertown Farm Show, 

Watertown, SD, sold to Mike 

Flatten of Madison, SD. 

HPH 36N Trump 105T, sold to Steve 

Arnesen of Florence, SD. 

HPH 40P Tabor 111T, Reserve Champion 

Bull, Black Hills Stock Show, sold to 

Darwin and Cindy Aman. 

HPH 72R Torque 76T sold to 

Hansmeier & Sons, Bristol, SD. 

Sherry Hanson 

15477-409th Ave. ~ Conde, SD 57434 

Home: 605-382-5868 ~ Cell: 605-350-7477 

hanson_herefords@hotmail.com


Nebraska News continued... 

Nebraska Cattlemen’s Classic Champions 

February 20, 2008 • Kearney, NE 

Grand Champion Horned Hereford Bull — 

Consigned by Valley Creek Ranch of Fairbury, 

NE and later sold to Cristina Kranz of Eddyville, 

NE for $2,750. 

Grand Champion Horned Hereford Heifer — 

Consigned by Young Cattle Company of 

Minonk, IL and sold to Ashley Miller of Atlanta, 

IL for $2,050. 

Grand Champion Polled Hereford Bull — 

Consigned by Jensen Bros of Courtland, KS 

and sold to Gary Dorrell of Highland, KS for 

$2,800. 

Grand Champion Polled Hereford Heifer — 

Consigned by Blueberry Hill Farms of Norfolk, 

NE and sold to Mike Sorensen of Greenfield, 

IA for $6,500. 

Reserve Champion Horned Hereford Bull — 

Consigned by JC Cattle Company of 

Junction City, NE and sold to Terry Magarin 

of Holstein, NE for $3,600. 

Reserve Champion Horned Hereford Heifer — 

Consigned by the Lambert Family of 

Chadron, NE and sold to Eldon Snoke of 

Humboldt, NE for $1,300. 

Reserve Polled Hereford Bull — 

Consigned by Jensen Bros and sold to Duane 

Windhorst of Syracuse, NE for $2,700. 

Reserve Champion Polled Hereford Heifer — 

Consigned by S&S Polled Herefords of Guide 

Rock, NE and sold to David Spencer of Gibbon, 

NE for $2,750. 

Thank Yous... 

Dear Suz and the NHA Board, 

John and I want to thank you for the 

great honor we were given last night at 

the annual meeting. The Heritage Award 

is a pretty special moment for us. 

Thanks to our family, ancestors and 

fellow breeders who have helped us so 

much along the way. We are able to 

enjoy this. 

Thank you! 

Mary and John Ridder and 

Family 

Callaway, NE 

Vet’s Corner 

Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) is a 

program to ensure that cattle are 

maintained in a manner which will 

result in a safe and wholesome product 

for the consumer. The BQA program, 

which had its beginnings in the 

early 1980s, has been modified and 

adapted to meet the needs of a wide 

range of production and marketing circumstances. 

Specifically, BQA is designed 

by producers to enhance carcass 

quality by preventing residues, 

pathogen contamination and carcass 

defects such as injection blemishes. 

Since its inception, BQA is a voluntary, 

producer driven program. 

Even with the recent negative developments 

in the packing industry 

which negatively affect our industry, 

we need to keep the program voluntary 

but we need to find ways of getting 

better industry buy-in. Humane 

Dear Nebraska Hereford Women, 

Such an exciting surprise in receiving 

the Triple H Award. It was totally 

unexpected. Thank you so much for 

honoring me with the award at the banquet. 

The clock is unique and goes perfectly 

in our family room. 

Sincerely, 

Sherry Jones 

written by 

Broken Bow Animal Hospital 

Broken Bow, NE 

handling of cattle is a passionate issue 

both to all producers but especially 

to our consumers. In order to 

maintain their confidence in our product, 

it is time the BQA program further 

develops a program for the humane 

handling and care of cattle. 

As we speak, a group of NCBA 

members are working on a BQA selfassessment 

program. This program 

will allow operations to assess or audit 

themselves to prove to our consumers 

and their interested groups 

that the BQA program is working. In 

order to maintain credibility, we as 

an industry need more participation 

in the BQA program. Can we now 

challenge you to become involved and 

become a BQA certified producer and 

operation? It is the right thing to do 

as an industry and as an individual 

beef producer. 

Final Farewell 

Elaine D. Oltmans 

Elaine D. Oltmans 73, Blue Springs, died March 2, 2008. Born to the late 

Henry and Anna (Janssen) Hohbein at rural Harbine, survivors include husband, 

Clarence; son, Mark Wieden, Liberty; daughters, Melissa Mihm, Canon 

City, Colo.; Anita Oltmans, DeWitt; Rebecca Svec, Milligan; seven grandchildren; 

many cousins, aunts, and uncles. She was preceded in death by 

her first husband, Henry D. Wieden. A memorial has been established at the 

church. They may be sent to St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 304 S 10th St., 

Wymore, NE 68466. 

Mona Claybaugh 

Services for Mona Ruyle Claybaugh, 85, died Thursday, March 6, 2008, 

at the Providence Medical Center in Wayne. 

Mona Ruyle Claybaugh was born March 13, 1922, at Lexington to William 

James and Gladys (Ellis) Van Camp. The family moved to Osmond 

where they lived until the death of Mona's father in 1923 when they moved 

to Lincoln. 

Mona graduated from Jackson High School in 1940, and obtained her 

bachelor of arts degree at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. 

During World War II, Mona helped with the war effort as a welder in 

Vancouver, Wash.; Alaskan Communication System in Seattle, Wash.; and 

American Express, and was employed in the office at Northeast High School. 

Following college graduation, she taught school in Pawnee City. Mona 

married William V. Ruyle on Jan. 28, 1947, and they lived in New Jersey for 

37 years. She taught kindergarten and nursery school in North Plainfield 

and Westfield, N.J. 

Her real career was as a social worker for the Union County Board at 

Plainfield, N.J. The couple retired to Lincoln in 1984. William died in 1994. 

Mona married a longtime family friend, Joseph Claybaugh, on April 12, 

1996. The couple lived in Wayne. Mona was an active, life-long member of 

the Methodist Church. 

Mona is survived by her husband, Joseph; children, Jeanette (Daniel) 

Bibel of Medfield, Mass., William (Liz Prince) Ruyle of Nyack, N.Y., Robert 

Ruyle of Lincoln, Richard (Cara Newman) Ruyle of Glendale, Calif., 

Susan (Richard) Rosche of Hoquaim, Wash., and Thomas Ruyle of Lynn, 

Mass. two stepchildren, Julie Claybaugh and William Claybaugh, both of 

Carroll; eight grandchildren and seven stepgrandchildren. 

Mona was preceded in death by her parents and first husband, William V. 

Ruyle. 

Condolences can be sent to Claybaugh Family at P.O. Box 216, Carroll 

Nebraska in lieu of flowers. Memorials can be sent to The American Red 

Cross Chapter in Wayne at 106 W. 3rd, Wayne, NE 68787.



Sale. That spring 1982 John had a successful 

cow sale and in December of 1982 John and 

Mary were married. Over the next several 

years Ridders cross-fenced pastures into 

smaller rotational grazing paddocks and 

purchased the business from John’s mother. 

John served as Nebraska Hereford Association 

president and as president of the American 

Hereford Association’s Presidents Council and 

is currently serving another term on the NHA 

board. 

In 1988 Ridders bought their first Canadian 

herd sire and by 1993 their sixth child was 

born. This fall they 

have four children in 

college and two in 

high school: Joe, 23, 

is a Construction 

Management major 

and Business minor 

at UNL; Dan, 21, is 

a Construction 

Management major 

at UNO; Erin, 20, is 

in Pre-Optometry at 

Chadron State 

College; and Liz, 18, 

is a Pre-Dental 

student also at 

Chadron. Ellen, 16, 

is a junior at 

Callaway High 

School and Tricia, 

14, is a freshman at 

CHS. 

Ridder’s ranch is 

a grass ranch. They 

seeded the last of 

their dryland farm 

ground into hay in 

2005. Most of their 

pastures are crossfenced 

and rotated 

frequently utilizing 

central watering 

sites. All of their 

cattle are purebred 

Herefords with Line 

1 and Canadian 

genetics. Their 

family hosts a sale 

each February at 

their ranch sale barn, 

selling two-year 

Bulls, yearlings 

from their National 

Western Stock Show 

carload, and yearling 

Heifers. John has 

judged regional and 

national Hereford 

shows. 

Three of their 

current Herd Sires 

are: 

• K 64H Ribstone 

Lad 157K is an 

industry leader in 

carcass, maternal, 

and growth. His 

REA and IMF 

measurements place 

him at the top of the 

Hereford breed, 

while his IMF 

numbers surpass 

nearly all Angus bulls in their respective 

summary. 

• AGA 13G General 114L and one of his 

sons were voted most popular bulls by 

Canadian commercial producers at their 

summer roundup two years in a row. Ridders 

own this bull with Stutheits and Diemerts. 

• CJH L1 Domino 0041, a Harland-raised 

sire, was purchased as a 7-year-old from Dick 

Drake of Cheyenne last year. He sires big 

performance with light birth weight and has 

outstanding daughters. 

This past summer the Ridders celebrated 

with both a family reunion and a barn party. 

Champion Hereford Steer — 

Shown by MaKayla Rutt, Minden. 

Res. Champion Hereford Steer — 

Shown by Grady McMahon, Ayr. 

Ryann Stryker and mother Ashley at 

Upstream’s bull Sale. 

On December 29, 2007 at 10:32 p.m. Ryann 

Jolee Stryker was born to Nathan and Ashley 

Stryker of Pawnee Rock, KS. The little girl 

weighed in at 7 lbs., 5 oz. and was 21 inches 

long. 

Proud grandparents are Mike and Donna 

Steckel (Diamond Ring Herefords) of Taylor, 

NE and Donnie and Connie Stryker of 

Callaway, NE. 

Champion Hereford Heifer — 

Shown by Kaci Nelson, Burwell. 

Res. Champion Hereford Heifer — 

Shown by Whitney Steckel, Taylor. 

Nebraska Cattlemen’s 

Classic 

Junior Show Results 

Senior Showmanship 

1. Kaisha Jurgens from Miller 

2. Kourtney Nelson from Crete 

3. Klaire Jorgensen from Exeter 

4. Jessica Clowser from Milford 

5. Jessie Ahrens from West Point 

6. Kade Nelson 

from Crete 

7. Emily Ibach 

from Sumner 

Intermediate 

Showmanship 

1. Morgan Burke 

from Genoa 

2. Mary Spencer 

from Gibbon 

3. Emma Kasl 

from Dorchester 

4. Kelsey Rutt 

from Minden 

5. Quin Rutt 

from Minden 

6. McKinzie 

Miller from 

Columbus 

7. Samantha 

Pallas from 

Omaha 

Junior 

Showmanship 

1. Allee Maronde 

from York 

2. Edward 

Spencer from 

Gibbon 

3. Isabelle Schultz 

from Cairo 

4. Kodi Gehl from 

Ericson 

5. Kacie Jergens 

from Miller 

6. Paige Coslor 

from Hastings 

7. Emmet 

Caldwell from 

Edgar 

Champion Polled Hereford Heifer — 

Shown by Kaci Nelson, Burwell, NE 

Res. Champion Polled Hereford Heifer — 

Shown by Mattie McMahon, Ayr, NE



Q: Is there a specific line of cattle that 

is associated with IE? 

Because the spontaneous mutation 

rate is very rare, specific mutations 

occur only within a single individual, 

called a founder. As such, within the 

population, all individuals that have the 

mutation can be traced to the founder. 

Thus, specific mutations are unique to 

certain “lines” within populations. In 

the case of IE, all individuals with the 

mutation can be traced to a single 

individual born in 1982. 

Within the Hereford breed there are 

many lines of cattle that are frequently 

named based on the origin of the 

genetic resource. The IE founder 

individual is classified as a Line 1 

animal, named for the line-breeding 

experiment that was initiated at the Fort 

Keogh Livestock and Range Research 

Laboratory in Miles City, Montana. 

However, it is very important to 

recognize that cattle tracing back to the 

IE founder individual only represent a 

very small fraction of the population 

of Hereford cattle classified as Line 1. 

Furthermore, this founder individual 

was born outside of the Miles City 

Research Station and no animals within 

the Miles City herd have tested as IEC. 

Thus, referring to IE as a “Line 1” 

problem is blatantly incorrect and 

should be vigorously denounced. 

Additionally, it is equally incorrect to 

suggest that the IE mutation was 

“caused” by the presence of non-Line 

1 germplasm within the founder 

individual. In fact, molecular evidence 

(i.e., DNA sequence information) 

generated while conducting the IE 

research clearly indicates that the 

mutation occurred on a chromosome 

originating within Line 1 genetic 

material. In summary, IE is restricted 

to a line of cattle defined by their 

relationship to a specific founder 

individual; however breeders should be 

cautioned against referring to IE 

relative to the broader classification of 

Line 1 cattle within the Hereford breed. 

Q: What is the frequency of IE within 

the Hereford breed? 

As indicated above, the IE mutation 

is restricted to a relatively small 

subpopulation within the breed. Thus, 

it is difficult to accurately estimate the 

frequency of the mutation for the entire 

Hereford population. Since the 

development of the DNA test for IE, 

almost 10,000 animals have been tested 

for the mutation. The vast majority of 

these samples were submitted based on 

the presence of IE-suspect relatives 

within their pedigrees. Approximately 

15% of the tested individuals were 

tested as IE-Carrier (IEC). Although 

this appears to be a relatively high 

frequency, it is important to remember 

that this estimate is biased due to 

selected testing of suspect cattle only. 

On the other hand, it is also important 

to recognize that with this moderate 

frequency of the mutation, IE should 

not be considered as a “negligible” 

issue within the breed. 

Q: Is there a publicly available list 

of animals that have been tested for 

IE? 

Currently, there is not a publicly 

available list indicating the IE status of 

specific individuals that have been 

tested. However, since the development 

of the IE test, the American Hereford 

Association Staff and Board have been 

actively working to establish policies 

regarding the listing of both IEF and 

IEC individuals. 

Q: Do other breeds have IE? 

Although there are documented 

“epilepsy-like” disorders in other cattle 

breeds, it is highly unlikely that the 

underlying genetic basis is the same as 

that found in Hereford cattle. 

Furthermore, while a disorder may be 

generally described as epilepsy, each 

condition may have subtle differences 

in the pathology or presentation. This 

would indicate differences in 

underlying causes including both 

genetic and environmental conditions. 

Also, as mentioned above, spontaneous 

mutation is a relatively rare event. 

Thus, it would be 

virtually impossible for 

the same mutation to 

occur in another 

individual or highly 

unlikely for an 

independent mutation to 

occur within the same 

gene affected in IE. 

Additionally, because the 

mutation causing IE can 

be traced to a relatively 

recent founder individual 

within the Hereford 

breed, it would also be 

unlikely that seizure 

disorders described in 

other breeds prior to 1982 

would be the same as IE. 

Q: Is it acceptable to use 

an IEC animal in a 

registered breeding 

program? 

The general purpose of 

every breeding program 

is to accumulate genetic 

value from one 

generation to the next. To 

accomplish this goal, 

individual breeders use a 

number of criteria (e.g., 

phenotype, performance, 

EPDs, etc.) for making 

selective matings 

between parent 

individuals. For some 

breeders, an animal that 

is IEC has no value and 

thus they will choose not 

to use them. Over the 

long-term, this should be 

the goal of all seedstock 

producers. However, at 

the same time, breeders 

should also recognize that there may be 

IEC animals with superior genetic merit 

for other traits that cannot be found 

among IEF animals. Availability of a 

DNA test for IE allows breeders to use 

IEC animals in order to extract the 

positive genetic merit for other traits 

while directly selecting against IE by 

testing the offspring and selecting those 

with the highest merit that are IEF. 

This being said, breeders might 

consider the following guidelines for 

using IEC individuals. In regard to 

bulls, young or unproven individuals 

should be removed from the breeding 

population as soon as possible. Proven 

herd sires should be used on a limited 

basis until a potential IEF replacement 

can be produced. Females that are 

below average for performance should 

be culled or moved into a commercial 

production environment. Above 

average females can be bred to IEF 

bulls until a suitable IEF replacement 

is produced or potentially used as 

recipients for an ET program. Very few 

elite IEC females will merit use as ET 

donors. It should be noted that in all 

these situations, increased management 

of these animals will be required to 

insure control over the inadvertent 

spread of IE. 

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Q: How about using IEC animals in 

a commercial program? 

Although it would be best to limit the 

use of IEC animals in any breeding 

program, IEC individuals may have 

some utility within the commercial 

production environment where calves 

are destined for terminal use. Because 

IE is a recessive genetic defect, calves 

affected with IE cannot be produced if 

at least one of the parents is IEF. Thus, 

in a commercial production 

environment, producers would not need 

to worry about losses due to mortality 

of affected calves. Because this IE 

mutation is only found within Hereford 

cattle, the use of IEC animals in an 

intercross crossbreeding system would 

not produce any affected calves in the 

initial two-breed cross. The danger in 

using IEC animals in these situations 

is the potential for retention of 

replacement animals that may be IEC. 

If these IEC replacements were to be 

mated back to another IEC individual, 

affected calves may be produced. 

Therefore, with appropriate breeding 

management practices, IEC individuals 

can be used without economic 

consequence. 

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Meadow Muffins 

Sellin’ on the Street 

© 2008 Ken Overcast 

Some girls just don’t have a sense of 

humor. The little woman that lives at 

our house usually does, but there are 

times when I can tell I’ve pushed her 

just about as close to the edge as I dare. 

Normally she’s game for just about anything, 

but she drew the line on me when 

it came to peddlin’ watermelons. She 

stuck it out for a couple of days….then 

just flat quit. Like a balkin’ mule, there 

wasn’t any use in me even wasting my 

energy, because she wasn’t budgin’. 

I had found myself in Oklahoma in 

the late summer several years ago with 

a new pickup and a sixteen foot stock 

trailer, and being the enterprising sort 

that I am, figured I needed something 

to haul back. Now what could I buy 

down South to haul back up here that 

would make a buck? 

Even when gas was thirty cents a 

gallon, thirty cents was hard for a country 

boy to find, and I was sure there 

must be some way to buy the gas 

home. I checked out the newspaper ads, 

but couldn’t seem to find a deal on anything. 

Then a bolt of lightning came 

flashin’ out from somewhere way 

down under my hat. Watermelons! 

We’d tried to raise ‘em in the garden a 

few times, but they’d only gotten about 

the size of a grapefruit. They should 

sell like hot cakes up north. 

I located an Okie with a watermelon 

patch ... which was about as hard as 

findin’ a cowboy with a pair of spurs 

… and soon struck up a deal on a load 

of his finest. “You pick ‘em out, and 

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Gypsum, KS 67448-9414 

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Gus, Deb and Shelbi Gustafson 

7477 Davis Creek Road 

Junction City, KS 66441 

785-238-7306 

I-70 exit 303... 7 miles South 

Visitors Always Welcome 

I’ll haul ‘em 

to the 

trailer,” said 

my new 

Okie friend 

as we surveyed 

about 

five acres of 

melons. Ken and B.J. 

I really hated 

to admit to him 

that I didn’t know beans about pickin’ 

out watermelons, but he looked like an 

honest sort, so I told him that I didn’t 

know a good one from a bad one until I 

cut it open, so I’d do the haulin’, and 

he could do the pickin’. “Just get me 

good ones.” 

Dang it was hot, but we finally got 

the trailer loaded about four feet deep 

all the way to the back. We had on just 

under 5000 pounds. They cost me fifty 

cents a piece, and I headed ‘er north 

with visions of bein’ rich in a couple of 

days. 

I was really surprised at the little 

woman’s reaction. “You want me to do 

what? Not on your life cowboy! You 

bought ‘em, you peddle ‘em.” 

It took some tall talkin’ but I explained 

to her that we needed to use all 

the assets we had in the most efficient 

manner. Somehow I managed to convince 

her that if she’d just sit by the 

highway in her white shorts and one of 

those halter tops of hers that the customers 

would come flockin’ to her 

door, and the watermelons would sell 

themselves. (She looks good in that 

kind of garb now, but you should have 

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seen her thirty years ago.) All the compliments 

worked, and out to the highway 

she went. 

The first day things went just about 

as I’d planned. She had sold about a 

third of the load, and other than being a 

little grouchy, like a true ranch wife, 

she had adjusted to the new challenge. 

It was all down hill from there. 

First, the bees and wasps found the 

treasure, and were getting really friendly 

with the smell of the melons. That didn’t 

help her attitude any, but the last straw 

was the guy that squealed to a stop in a 

little red sports car. He looks her up and 

down and says, “What’cha sellin’ 

honey?” 

That was it. Over the edge she went. 

“Watermelons, you SOB!” 

It is probably fortunate that I can’t 

recall the exact exchange we had when 

she prematurely returned home. I just 

remember I lost, and wound up spending 

a couple of good hayin’ days sitting 

beside the highway peddlin’ watermelons. 

But then, all’s well that ends well I 

guess, because we did manage to make 

about four hundred and fifty bucks on 

the deal. I still don’t understand. If I 

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looked like that in a halter top I’d be 

rich. 

Keep Smilin’….. 

….but don’t forget to check yer cinch. 

Ken Overcast is a rancher, and recording 

cowboy singer. He lives on Lodge Creek in 

northern Montana where he raises and dispenses 

BS. www.kenovercast.com 

More Meadow Muffins 

Fast Thinkin’ Rodney 

© 2008 Ken Overcast 

I just got to thinkin’ today about some 

of the excuses that I’ve heard. Kids 

have a way of comin’ up with some 

dillys. I can remember gettin’ pretty 

creative a time or two when I was in a 

jam, but one of the best ones I ever did 

hear turned out to be the truth…..but 

then they say truth is stranger than fiction. 

If there was ever a kid that was in 

trouble over at the Willow Creek 

School, it was Slow Johnson. His real 

name was Rodney, but he did everything 

about half speed, so got tagged 

with the name Slow. He walked slow, 

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Bulls 

Also selling 

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he talked slow, in fact, he did everything 

slow…. except think. He could 

talk his way out of just about anything. 

Maybe it was because he got so much 

practice. He was one of the younger 

Johnson kids, and in that outfit a kid 

had to be a thinker just to survive. He 

was a red headed, freckle faced little 

nubbin of a kid, sort of small for his 

age, and usually wore patched up old 

overalls that had been handed down 

about three times before they got down 

to him. It seemed like his shirt tail was 

always out, and trouble just followed 

him around. He was continually in some 

kind of a jam. 

The Johnson’s lived on a hard 

scrabble alkali outfit, and were all hard 

workers, but they really never did have 

very much. There were a lot of kids to 

feed, and times were hard back then. 

One October morning it was almost time 

for the morning recess when Slow finally 

came mopin’ into the school 

house. Miss Blackstone lit into him 

pretty hard. 

“Rodney, do you know what time it 

is? You are two hours late for school. 

This behavior is unacceptable.” 

In his usual slow manner, Rodney 

began to explain, “’Taint my fault Miss 

Blackstone.” 

Accustomed to his wild imagination, 

the teacher was prepared for the worst. 

“Well then exactly who is responsible?” 

“’Taint sure Ma’am, but it’s either my 

Pa’s or Ol’ Sounder’s. See, Pa don’t 

put on no ‘jamers when he goes to bed, 

an’ Ol’ Sounder is gettin’ real hard of 

hearin’. Sounder is our dog, you know. 

Or maybe it’s the coon’s fault for gettin’ in the 

chicken coop, but it shore ain’t my fault.” 

Miss Blackstone was torn between 

immediate punishment for poor Ol’ 

Slow, and a deferred sentence, but her 

curiosity necessitated hearing the remainder 

of his tale. “Ain’t isn’t a word, 

Rodney. Perhaps you had better tell me 

the whole story. Quickly, please.” 

“Yes, Ma’am,” Slow began…slower 

than ever. “Well, there’s been this coon 

gettin in the chicken coop, and Pa heard 

this awful squawkin’ in the middle of 

the night, so he got the shot gun and 

headed outside. He was in a real hurry, 

so he didn’t even stop to pull his 

britches on ‘er nuthin’. He was crawlin’ 

on his hands and knees up to the coop 

as quiet as a mouse, and just about had 

the coon in his sights, when the commotion 

finally got loud enough that it 

woke up Ol’ Sounder. 

He could tell right away that there was 

a critter in the chicken coop, and in the 

dark I guess he musta thought that Pa 

was the critter. Pa was just fixin’ to cut 

down on the coon when Ol’ Sounder 

tied into the back end of what he thought 

was the critter. 

You see, Miss Blackstone, ‘taint 

my fault,” as he dramatically wiped 

some sleep from his eyes, “’cause we 

been up cleanin’ chickens since three 

o’clock this mornin’.” 

Now that’s an excuse. 

Keep Smilin’…. 

and don’t forget to check yer cinch. 

Ken Overcast is a recording cowboy 

singer that ranches on Lodge Creek in North 

Central Montana where he raises and 

dispenses B.S. www.kenovercast.com 

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Ortonville, MN 56278 

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cell: (507) 215-1037 

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339 91st St. 

Pipestone, MN 56164 

507-825-5766 

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PO Box 302 

Garretson, SD 57030 

507-597-6221 

STATELINE POLLED HEREFORDS 

RA 

W 

25533 488th Ave. 

Garretson, SD 

57030-9123 

(605) 594-6788 

Robert A. Williamson 

Maggie & Mitch 

SANBORN FAMILY 

FARMS 

Bill, Tim, Jay, Jon and Families 

Box 116 • Mazeppa, MN 55956 

507/843-4296 

Cattle for sale Private Treaty 

Bulls, Females and Feeder Cattle for Sale 

Polled Herefords & F1s 

Lester & John Schafer 

64664 170th St. 

Buffalo Lake, MN 

55314 

(320) 833-2050 

FOR SALE: 

Bulls 

Females 

Semen 

WERK 

HEREFORDS 

Bob, Phyllis, Shane & Robyn 

11446 Co. Rd. 14 

Herman, MN 56248 

(320) 246-3220 

Registered 

Polled Herefords & Angus 

• Bulls and Heifers for sale at all times • 

YOUR AD HERE 

CALL 605/866-4495


Bovine TB Becomes Issue in Minnesota 

Status change will mean new testing 

requirements for some Minnesota cattle 

and bison. 

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota 

Board of Animal Health on Feb. 19 

announced that a Beltrami County beef 

cattle herd has tested positive for 

bovine Tuberculosis (TB). This is the 

fourth positive herd detected since 

October 2007, and it will likely result 

in the downgrade of Minnesota’s 

Bayers 

Hereford Ranch 

EHLKE HEREFORDS 

Mark, Della, Lacey & Jane’a Ehlke 

PO Box 178 • Townsend, MT 59644 

Mark: 406/439-4311 • Della: 406/439-4300 

www.ehlkeherefords.com 

M W 

Byron & Pauline Bayers 

PO Box 410 

Twin Bridges, MT 59754 

(406) 684-5465 

bayers@3rivers.net 

357 Pryor Mtn. Rd. 

Bridger, MT 59014 

JERRY GEREGHTY 

406-662-3375 

406-425-1411 cell 

jgereghty@transdynamics.com 

MOHICAN 

POLLED HEREFORD FARM 

4551 State Rt. 514 

Glenmont, OH 44628 

Conard & Nancy Stitzlein (330) 378-3421 

Matt Stitzlein (330) 378-3487 

MOHICAN WEST 

3100 Sportsman Park Road 

Laurel, MT 59044 

Phone/Fax (406) 633-2600 

Terry Powlesland (406) 633-2810 

Bernie & Stacie Buzanowski 

4365 Custer Frontage Rd. 

Pompeys Pillar, MT 59064 

Phone: 406/875-2138 

E-mail: snowshoecattle@msn.com 

• Located 32 miles east of Billings 

• Registered Hereford Cattle 

• Donor Management Center 

Tomlinson Herefords 

1132 Jake Creek Road 

Deer Lodge, MT 59722-9597 

406-846-1370 

 

Quality bred for genetics, 

docility and performance 

e-mail 

bovine TB status from Modified 

Accredited Advanced (MAA) to 

Modified Accredited (MA), as required 

by the U.S. Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) Code of Federal Regulations. 

Since bovine TB was discovered in 

a northwest Minnesota beef cattle herd 

in July 2005, the disease investigation 

has found 11 infected beef cattle herds, 

all in Roseau and Beltrami counties. 

• Montana • 

Private Treaty Sales 

Eddy & Joanne 

406/773-5710 

Matt & Krista 

406/773-5721 

Eastern Montana’s finest Herefords 

~ Horned & Polled ~ 

DALLAS 

POLLED HEREFORDS 

Don Dallas 

Box 532 

Canyon Creek MT 59633 

406/368-2244 Ranch 

406/443-5110 Office 

“Mountain Raised Performance Cattle” 

Marvin 

FEDDES 

& Sons 

www.feddes.com 

TFeddes@msn.com 

Dan (406) 284-6810 • cell 570-1602 

Tim (406) 284-6990 • cell 570-4771 

Marvin (406) 284-3709 

7980 Meadow View Road 

Manhattan, MT 59741-8122 

NORTHERN GENETIC 

RESOURCE 

www.ngrbulls.com 

REAL WORLD - HONEST - GUARANTEED BULLS 

Ace & Tara Diemert 

230 3700 Road South 

Lothair, MT 59461 

406/432-3412 

ngrhereford@northerntel.net 

BREEDING HEREFORD 

CATTLE SINCE 1945 

BULLS FOR SALE 

PRIVATE TREATY 

STOREY HEREFORD RANCH 

9969 River Road Bozeman, MT 59718 

Jim (406)580-2226 Chuck & Kathy (406)587-3024 

Chuck, cell (406)580-8255 

WEAVER HEREFORDS 

“Producing Beef Bulls for the Cowman” 

N 

N 

Don & Dolly Weaver 

745 Weaver Lane 

Big Sandy, MT 59520 

Phone: 406/386-2244 

Email: dwhrfrd@yahoo.com 

USDA regulations prescribe a 

downgrade in status when more than 

three herds are discovered within a 12 

month period. 

By dropping from MAA to MA, 

Minnesota moves to the third of five 

status levels and two steps down from 

the highest status level, TB-Free. When 

the downgrade becomes official, state 

producers will have to adhere to 

Bleeker 


Bob Bleeker 

1337 Hwy 421 

Joliet, MT 59041 

Bulls, Heifers, Feeders For Sale 

406/962-3801 

Arvid & Linda Jay-De & Kara 

(406) 895-2657 Lorrie & 

Box 292 Darrel 

Plentywood, MT 59254 

MC 

McMurry 

Cattle 

L1 Advance Victors 

Victor Dominos 

Low birth weights - 

High maternal EPDs. 

John and Linda Holden 

540 Westwind Lane 

Valier, MT 59486 

(406) 279-3326 

www.westwindranch.com 

B 

® 

Genetics for Certified Hereford Beef 

REGISTERED POLLED HEREFORDS 

Fred, Doreen and Rebecca McMurry 

2027 Iris Lane 

Billings, MT 59102 

(406) 254-1247 

(406) 254-1247 (fax) 

Squaw Creek Ranch 

20 miles east of Billings 

(406) 348-2303 

www.mcmurrycattle.com 

mcmurrycattle@mcn.net 

RICK & BECKY SIDWELL 

Box 834 

4 

4 

Columbus, MT 59019 

406-322-4425 

S 

Located 7 mi. south of Columbus 

Visitors welcome anytime 

Horned 

P.O. Box 330055 

Gold Creek, MT 59733 

S 

Thomas Herefords 

Polled 

Bulls & Heifers for Sale 

Richard (406) 288-3459 

Bruce (406) 288-3458 

e-mail: thomasfamily@blackfoot.net 

stricter federal and state testing 

requirements when shipping cattle or 

bison. The USDA will require all 

breeding animals to be tested for bovine 

TB within 60 days prior to shipment 

and a whole herd test within the 

previous 12 months. All feeder animals 

must have a TB test prior to movement. 

Cattle and bison are exempt from the 

testing requirement if they are moving 

interstate to a federally inspected 

slaughter facility. A Modified Accredited 

status may also require surveillance 

testing of dairy herds that sell milk. 

“All Minnesota producers planning to 

ship animals interstate should still 

contact their veterinarian to determine 

state import requirements prior to 

movement,” said Minnesota Board of 

Animal Health Executive Director and 

State Veterinarian Dr. Bill Hartmann. 

“Individual state import requirements 

may differ from federal requirements, 

so it’s important to verify them prior 

to shipment.” 

At the February 13, 2008, meeting 

of the Minnesota Board of Animal 

Health, members approved a motion to 

proceed with obtaining split-state 

status in order to allow the majority of 

the state to upgrade its status, while 

the counties surrounding the core area 

affected by TB would remain MA. 

“We consider it of utmost importance 

to do everything we can to limit the 

impact of bovine TB on the state’s 

cattle industry as a whole,” said 

Hartmann. “While the downgrade in our 

status is a setback, we are committed 

to eliminating this disease from the 

state.” 

In the upcoming days, the Board will 

send approximately 42,000 letters to 

cattle producers, veterinarians, and 

auction markets across the state 

explaining the situation and changes to 

interstate movement requirements. In 

addition, animal health officials will 

convene several meetings to give 

producers an opportunity to hear from 

the Board and other state and federal 

agencies that are managing the 

eradication campaign. Following 

presentations from the Board of Animal 

Health and other state and federal 

agencies, there will be ample time for 

questions from the public. 

Exposure to bovine tuberculosis 

through the milk or meat supply is 

extremely unlikely. Meat inspectors 

check all cattle entering the marketplace 

for signs of the disease before and after 

slaughter. Any animal showing these 

signs is withheld from the food supply. 

In addition, adequate cooking destroys 

the bacteria. Further, the milk 

pasteurization process at processing 

plants destroys any potential bacteria. 

As the official animal disease control 

and eradication agency of the State of 

Minnesota, the Board was created over 

100 years ago to safeguard the health 

of the state’s domestic animals. In 

carrying out its mission, the Board is a 

part of a network of state agencies 

protecting public health and providing 

an abundant, wholesome food supply 

to Minnesota consumers. 

For more information go to: 

www.bah.state.mn.us

IR 


• Nebraska • 

BLUEBERRY HILL FARMS 

Doug Bolte 

Manager 

Office Phone 402/371-0931 

Home Phone 402/379-1432 

Fax: 402/644-8010 

email: dbolte@conpoint.com 

1103 So. Grandview Drive 

Norfolk, NE 68701 


Tim, Anita, Jacob and Joshua 

13332 I Road • Osceola, NE 68651 

Home: (402) 747-8011 

Tim: (308) 940-1039 

Anita: (402) 910-1224 

fffherefords@windstream.net 

www.fleischmannfamilyfarms.com 

since 

1907 

Angus 

Ridder 


John & Mary Ridder 

Callaway, Nebraska 

Sale First 

Thursday 

in February 

Angus 

• Sale January 23, 2009 • 

at the ranch 

Nick and Elaine Isaacs 

78915 Rd 419 • Callaway, NE 68825 

Phone 308/836-4445 • Cell 308/880-0368 

nick@isaacscattle.com • www.isaacscattle.com 

308/836-4430 

rddrcall@gpcom.net 

www.ridderranch.com 

STANGLE HEREFORDS 

601 Pink School Rd. 

Marsland, NE 69354 

BULLS, FEMALES & STEERS FOR SALE 

Joyce 308/635-0193 

Larry 308/632-1038 

www.stangleherefords.com 

• Nevada • 

Loren, Terrie, Hunter and Tanner 

Mrnak 

150 Jacks Valley Ranch Rd. 

Carson City, NV 89705 

775/267-9829 

Email: lorenmrnak@aol.com 

Dave, Jessye & Rachel Goertz 

79483 Highway 2 • Berwyn, NE 68814 

(308) 935-1292 Cell (308) 631-4250 

Fax: (308) 935-1596 

www.dhdherefords.com 

Bulls & Heifers for Sale Privately 

& Also at Black Hills Stock Show, 

Cattlemen’s Classic-Kearney, Royal, and Denver 

J 

❤ 

Frenzen 


Females and Club Calves 

for sale at private treaty. 

JB RANCH 


Milk, Muscle Performance & Weight 

Bulls and Females 

Bulls 

that 

Always For Sale, 

Visitors Always Welcome! 

Females 

that 

Perform 

Prolific Disposition 

Produce 

Jack & Bev Beeson 402/375-3404 

Wayne, NE 68787 cell: 402/375-9027 

SCHUTTE & 

SONS 

1417 Road 2100 

Guide Rock, NE 68942-8099 

Allen 

402-756-3034 

arschutte@gtmc.net 

Ron 

402-756-3462 

rnschutte@gtmc.net 

Fax: 402-756-2136 

www.gtmc.net/schutte 

Annual Bull 

Production 

Sale 

March 25, 

2008 

Galen, Gwen, Genna, Tessa & Eric 

50802 N. Edgewood Rd. • Fullerton, NE 68638 

Phone: (308) 536-2069 • Cell: (308) 550-0237 

Roy: (402)244-5360 - Also Fax # 

Jay: (402) 244-5457 

1 mile West & 6 miles 

HC 73 Box 12 

South of Newport 

Newport, NE 68759 

Mike & Carol Allison 

70641 Kunze Lane • Boardman, OR 97818 

(541) 481-4184 

Fax: (541) 481-2937 

ESTERMANN 

HEREFORDS 

— Continuous Herd Since 1899 — 

27 years of Canadian breeding 

Joe, Marlene & Dan Estermann 

35219 S. Somerset Rd. 

Wellfleet, NE 69170 

Phone: 308-963-4473 

E-mail: jestermann@nebnet.net 

HELMS 


Randy Helms 

73031 Rd 419 

Holbrook, NE 68948 

308-493-5312 

Feed Efficiency, Carcass, 

Moderate size, High gain 

Documented proof 

KEG 

HEREFORD RANCH 

Ken & Marilyn Stephens 

HC 13 Box 22, Valentine, NE 69201 

402-376-1267 

Schroer Herefords 

Lavern & Kelly Schroer 

2924 Road P 

Nelson, NE 68961 

402-756-7834 

Registered and commercial Line 1 Herefords. 

Bulls and females for sale by private treaty. 

Located 7 miles west of Nelson, NE. 

S 

Bred Up, Not Fed Up! 

schroerherefords@hotmail.com 

TEGTMEIER 


R.R. 1, Box 43 

Burchard, NE 68323 

Russ: (402) 865-5805 

www.tegtmeierpolledherefords.com 

• Oregon • 

BIRD 

HEREFORDS 

David and Lynda Bird 

Phone (541) 742-5436 

Fax (541) 742-5435 

45863 Crow Rd. 

Halfway, Oregon 97834 

Quality Cattle That Work 

Lowell & Carol 

(402) 589-1347 

C 

F 

EUGENE 

402-729-5866 

Brand of Quality 


48979 Nordic Road 

Spencer, NE 68777 

56095 - 715 Rd. 

Fairbury, NE 68352 

M NAHAN 

CATTLE 

C MPANY 

P.O. Box 306 • Hyannis, NE 69305 

James (308) 458-2406 

Bryan (308) 458-2865 

Bob (308) 458-2731 

Kenneth Stangle Family 

Registered and Commercial Herefords 

For Sale at All Times 

8691 Highway 71 

Hemingford, NE 69348 

Home 308-632-4778 

C 

ERIC 

402-239-9838 

VAN NEWKIRK 

HEREFORDS 

Quality Herefords Since 1892 

Sale: January 19, 2009 

 

Joe Van Newkirk 

18302 Hwy 26 

Phone & Fax: 308/772-3081 

Oshkosh, NE 69154 

www.vannewkirkherefords.com 

CHANDLER HEREFORDS, INC. 

17528 Chandler Lane 

Baker City, OR 97814 

Registered and Commercial Herefords 

George 541/523-2166 

Charles 541/523-3570 

Duane 541/523-4265 

www.chandlerherefords.com 

chereford@bakervalley.net 

F 

VISIT US ON THE 

WEB AT 

WWW.HEREFORDAMERICA.COM 

Smith & Teresa Cox 


13892 Jefferson Hwy. 99E SE 

Jefferson, OR 97352 

541-327-2458 

e-mail: coxherefords@msn.com 

Featuring 

Spidel & Beau Mode Bloodlines 

Oregon’s Oldest Family Owned Farm - est. 1843 

E 

England Ranch 

Registered Horned Herefords 

ER 

and Performance Angus 

Jon, Owner 

Dick, Consultant 

Jim 

541/504-0074 

Fax: 541/504-7830 

541/420-4699 

Powell Butte and Prineville, Oregon 

ER 

HARRELL 

HEREFORD 

RANCH 

42590 Salmon Creek Road 

Baker City, OR 97814 

Bob Harrell, Jr. 

541/523-4322 

Don Schafer 

541/403-0008 

Registered Hereford Cattle and Quarter Horses 

Annual Sale First Monday In March


• North Dakota • 

Larry J. Behm & Family 


Larry, Aneica, 

Lindsey, Nicole and Logan Behm 

5944 Hwy. 1806 

Beulah, ND 58523 

701-873-2646 

e-mail: albehm@westriv.com 

BOEHNKE HEREFORD 

RANCH 

Registered Herefords Since 1946 

Unpampered • Functional • Sound 

Cattle for Sale at All Times 

A 

8424 4th Ave N.E. 

Kramer, ND 58748 

Jeff 701-359-4450 • Jared 701-768-2914 

e-mail: jboehnke@utma.com 

B 

CARTER’S 


Bulls & Females 

for Sale at All Times 

Jimmy Carter 

P.O. Box 55 

Rocklake, ND 58365 

Ph. 701-266-5575 

Terry Carter 

6760 92nd St. NE 

Rocklake, ND 58365 

Ph. 701-266-5468 

tmcarter@utma.com 

Malynda Carter • 701-351-4758 

DAN3651 117th Ave. SE 


Valley City, ND 58072 

701-845-2074 Eve 

701-845-0782 Day 

~ Striving to improve 

through embryo transfer ~ 

Visitors and calls are welcome anytime! 

Dave, Vivian & Bruce Nelson 

Flying J Polled Herefords 

3611 3rd St. NW 

Underwood, ND 58576 

--------------------- 

Quality Seed Stock for sale by private treaty 

Bulls, Cows, Bred & Open Heifers 

--------------------- 

James & Ella Johannes • John & Janel Johannes 

Phone: 701-442-5265 

e-mail: jjme@wildwestriv.com 

Visit Our Website at: www.wrtc.com/jjme 

Merlin, Eunice & Ebe 

Fornes 

Quality grass-raised 


12169 56th St. SE 

Kathryn, ND 58049 

(701) 924-8360 

FRIEDT HEREFORDS 

& QUARTER HORSES 

Selling Feb. 5, 2009 with Stroh Herefords in 

Dickinson & Private Treaty. 

Ranch broke geldings for sale. 

Gary, Kirsten, Megan, Lindsey & Aaron 

Friedt 

8733 55th St SW • Mott, ND 58646 

701/824-2300 

e-mail: gfriedt@hotmail.com 

HELBLING HEREFORDS 

Registered and commercial. 

Bulls and females for sale any time. 

— Private Treaty — 

4785 Co. Rd. 83 • Mandan, ND 58554 

Jim 

701-663-7123 

Fred 

701-663-0137 

E-mail: helbling95@msn.com 

Wayne 

701-663-1229 

Registered Red Angus and Horned Hereford 

“We’re in the Business of Building Performance Bulls” 

Call or Write for Sale Information 

Leonard..701/245-6280 

Myron.....701/245-6494 

Matt........701/245-6401 

Dusty.......701/837-9247 

Leonard & Matt 

10411 Hwy 83 

Westhope, ND 58793 

llodoen@ndak.net 

Myron & Dusty 

1670 Cty. Rd. 6 NW 

Westhope, ND 58793 

lodoen@westhope.ndak.net 

Lund Herefords 

7667 5th St. NE 

Carrington, ND 58421 

Selling by private treaty 

Terry 

701-674-3310 or 

cell 701-652-5777 

email: tllund@daktel.com 

MIDWAY POLLED HEREFORDS 

7480 26th St. 

Sheyenne, ND 58374 

Doug & Anne: 701/996-3111 

Bill, Karen, Katie & Whitney: 

701/996-3300 

midwayph@stellarnet.com 


ANNUAL SALE 

SUNDAY 

SALE IN 

BOWMAN, ND 

Feb. 8, 2009 

14503 91st St. SW • Bowman, ND 58623 

Jim & Marlene 701/574-3124 

Wayne, Jill & Robyn 701/574-3172 

Terry & Debby & Andy 701/574-3193 

Brent & Jenna 701-206-0604 

www.mrnakherefords.com 

NORTH DAKOTA 

HEREFORD ASSN. 

Malynda Carter 

Sec./Treas. 

PO Box 636 

Freeman, SD 57029-0636 

Office: 605-925-7016 

Cell: 701-351-4758 

malyndacarter@hotmail.com 

OLSON 


Carl Olson 

2713 166 Ave SE • Argusville, ND 58005 

home: 701/484-5068 • cell: 701/361-0684 

Red Power Bull Sale - Feb. 12, 2009 

www.olsonherefordranch.com 

E-mail: olsoncandc@aol.com 

PELTON POLLED 

HEREFORDS 

We produce Polled Herefords 

for the Commercial Cowman 

Craig & Janet 

Kayla & Kain 

Pelton 

C K P 

4093 Ave. NW 

Halliday, ND 58636 

701-548-8096 

Perman Herefords 

TROY and PEG PERMAN 

ANNUAL SALE 

FEBRUARY 17, 2009 

(701) 424-3412 

perman@daktel.com 

6192 Hwy. 30 

Streeter, ND 58483 

4th Generation Hereford Breeder; 

Line Bred Hazlett and Canadian Bloodlines 

Private Treaty sales begin Feb. 1 

Steven W. Pollestad 8939 6th St. SW 

Ph. (701) 938-4648 Halliday, ND 58636 

E-mail: pollestad@pop.ctctel.com 

Winter Ranch 

Quality Polled Hereford Cattle 

1990 10th St. NE 

Goodrich, ND 58444 

Jason & Linda • 701-884-2424 

Ruben & Adeline • 701-884-2720 

Kevin & Julie Bender • 701-884-2417 


Stop Anytime 

• Ohio • 

UPCOMING HEREFORD AMERICA DEADLINES 

No summer issues currently scheduled 

SEPTEMBER issue Deadline August 5 

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DECEMBER issue Deadline November 5 

• Oklahoma • 

Grandview 

Hereford 

Farms 

The only place to find 

Line 1 Herefords in Ohio. 

Jay, Becky, Laramie & Codee Reed 

5890 Moorefield Rd. 

Springfield, Ohio 45502 

(937) 342-0629 

Buckeye 

Hereford Association 

Lisa Finnegan, secretary 

440-320-6193 

ohioherefordlady@yahoo.com 

Sale Date: March 15, 2008 

www.BuckeyeHerefords.com 

TLR LAND & CATTLE CO., INC. 

TLR HEREFORDS 

15120 Akron Canfield Road 

Berlin Center, OH 44401 

Tom 

Wanda 

Sadie 

& 

Marissa 

Pay 

(330) 547-4712 Home 

(330) 206-3026 Tom’s cell 

tlrherefords@earthlink.net 

www.TLR-HEREFORDS.com 

Certified • Accredited • Johne’s Free 

DAY HEREFORDS 

Hazlett-Turner Ranch Bloodlines 

Disposition & Thickness Bred 

“Located in the heart of the Old Hereford Heaven” 

next ranch north of the famed former Turner Ranch on Hwy 1 

Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Day & Family 

RR 2 Box 69 • Roff, OK 74865 

580-456-7567


P.O. Box 2769 • Rapid City, SD 57709 

Jim 605/923-2925 

Jeff 605/923-5632 

BULL SALE 

Feb. 7, 2009 

E-mail: jkbaker@rap.midco.net 

www.bakerherefords.com 

CURTIS POLLED 

HEREFORDS 

Sale February 21, 2009 

Larry Gildemaster 

Virgil, SD 

605/883-4566 

Donald Dubois 

Wolsey, SD 

605/883-4525 

Fawcett’s Elm Creek Ranch 

21115 344th Ave. 

Ree Heights, 

SD 57371 

605/943-5664 

Keith, Cheryl, Matt, Erin and Kristin 

Daniel & Kari 

Robert & Marjean Fawcett 

Selling bulls at BHSS, Watertown & Sioux Falls 

Selling F-1 and Hereford bred heifers in January 

• South Dakota • 

Bar JZ Ranches 


Polled Limousin 

18542 326th Ave. 

Holabird, SD 57540 

Sale April 22, 2008 

Don/Peg/Seth Zilverberg 

605/852-2966 

web site: www.barjz.com 

email: barjz@sbtc.net 

DVORAK HEREFORDS 

LAKE ANDES, SD 

Richard & Darlene 

Jeff & Tiphany 605/384-3914 Cell: 491-2068 

Boyd & Jenni 605/487-7090 Cell: 491-7090 

Gant 


37195 285th St. • Geddes, South Dakota 

Mark • Phone (605) 337- 2340 

Dennis • Phone (605) 337- 2564 

2 year-old Angus & Polled Hereford 

BULL SALE 

Feb. 20, 2009 

at Platte Livestock, Platte, SD 

Matt Bartling 

29045 349th Ave 

Herrick, SD 57538 

mattbart@gwtc.net 

(605) 775-2275 

(605) 830-1714 

Breeding Stock for 

Sale by Private Treaty 

Bartling Herefords 

EGGERS 

Southview Farm 

Tim, Becky, Philip & Jonathan Eggers 

25748 S. 476th Ave. 

Sioux Falls, SD 57104 

(605) 338-0794 

ESFherefords@aol.com 

GERLACH 

HEREFORDS 

... more South Dakota on next page 

G 

JT 

Jeff & Donna Gerlach 

605/236-5724 

39412 259th St. 

Stickney, SD 57375 

CATTLE FOR SALE PRIVATE TREATY 

Registered Horned 


Third Generation Hereford Breeder 

BULL SALE 

FEBRUARY 20, 2009 

Roy & Janet Cranston 

15851 Wells Rd. • Prairie City, SD 57649 

605/866-4423 

E-mail: rchranch@sdplains.com 

F 

arley 

amily 


Dean, Cynthia, Dale & 

Abigale Farley 

47418 301st Street 

Alcester, SD 57001 

(605) 214-1503 

Sherry Hanson 

15477 409th Ave. 

Conde, SD 57434 

Home: 605-382-5868 

Cell: 605-350-7477 

hanson_herefords@hotmail.com 

Hereford Country Herefords 

“A Grass and Milk Outfit” 

New home of the 

Arrow C Line One Program 

Mona Cole: 701/522-3301 

Keldron, SD 

1 mile west, 1.5 miles north and 1.5 west of 

Keldron, SD on Hwy 12. 

HILLSVIEW FARMS 

Polled Hereford bulls 

for sale private treaty 

Darwin & Cindy Aman 

Andrew — Sam — Alex 

32824 119th St. • Eureka, SD 57437 

(605) 284-2721 

dcaman@valleytel.net 

Colin & Mary Beth Hoffman 

(605)439-3623 

11341 357 Ave. 

Leola, SD 57456-7105 

Visit our website at 

www.hoffmanherefords.com 

Selling with Bakers - Feb. 7, 2009 

Rapid City, SD 

K&B HEREFORDS & ANGUS 


Feb. 10, 2009 

17309 322nd Ave. 

Onida, SD 57564 

E-mail: kb@venturewb.net 

Kirk: 605-973-2351 Cell: 769-9991 

Brooke: 605-973-2332 Cell: 769-9992 

Ken & Bonnie: 605-765-2335 Cell: 769-9999 

LEDDY 

Horned - Polled 

HEREFORDS 

Red 

ANGUS 

Using the Best A.I. Sires Available. 

Bulls, Females and Club Calves For Sale. 

GENE & LINDA 

605/432-5182 

Cell: 605/530-1659 

and 

WADE & LORI 

REBECCA & ALLISON 

605/432-9054 

47296 153rd Street • Twin Brooks, SD 57269 

Selling Cattle In The Same Location since 1910! 

e-mail: wlleddy@tnics.com 

KLAGES 

HEREFORDS 

Quality seedstock 

for sale 

Jeff & Mary Klages 

64090 County Rd 64 

Ortonville, MN 56278 

ph/fax (320) 273-2163 

jmklages@fedteldirect.net 

METTLER 


○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 

Sale March 21, 2009 

Ron Mettler 

28225 431st Ave. 

Menno, SD 57045 

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 

(605) 387-2841 

Knippling 

Brothers Ranch 

Registered and Commercial 


Bulls for Sale Private Treaty 

Gann Valley, SD 57341 

Jerry 

605/293-3484 

MYERS HEREFORDS, LLC 

Sherri Myers 

Winner, SD 

605/842-1034 

Randy 

605/293-3493 

Roger, Marlene & Jay 

31028 290th St. 

Colome, SD 57528 

605/557-3570 

rmmyers@gwtc.com 

Shelly Myers 

Wayne, NE 

402/833-5340 

Angus & Hereford Ranch 

Sale Date: 

April 12, 2008 

Lance Pankratz 

44130 279th St. ~ Freeman, SD 57029 

Office: 605/925-7611 ~ Fax: 605/925-4354 

Cell: 605/359-9221 ~ lagrand@gwtc.net 

www.lagrandranch.com 

Neu Herefords 

Registered Stock Since 1941 

Dale, Mary, Gina 

36421 178th Street 

Rockham, SD 

(605) 472-1292 

Nuhsbaumer 


Steve & Amy 

Kate, Casey & Charley 

17661 370th Ave. 

Zell, SD 57469 

(605) 472-3524 

Bulls for sale 

private treaty... 

please call for more 

information. 

Also selling at BHSS 

& Watertown Winter Show 

Visitors Welcome e-mail: sanuhs@nrctv.com 

Directions: from Zell, 3 m. West on Hwy 212, 5½ South 

Home Raised 

First Cross Black Baldy 

Replacement Heifer Calves 

Top End Sell at 

Philip Livestock Auction 

in April 

Bill Parsons 

22850 Hardingrove Rd. 

Milesville, SD 57553-3016 

605-544-3247 

RAUSCH 

HEREFORDS 

Hoven, SD 57450 

Visitors Welcome 

• Sale Third Mon. in February • 

Vern • Jerry • Shannon 

Phone 1- 800-6HEREFORD 

or 605/948-2146 

2 miles west of Hoven on Hwy. 20 

e-mail: rauschherf@rauschherefords.com 

Website: www.RauschHerefords.com 

Ravine Creek 

Ranch 

R V 

The Bischoffs 

Huron, SD 57350 

SALE MARCH 2008 

• 605/352-5530 • 

E-mail: ravinecr@santel.net


... continued 

Raising quality commercial Hereford cattle for over 60 years. 

Jim & Judy Schuette 605-852-2789 

Jerry Schuette 605-852-2046 

PO Box 266 slc@venturecomm.net 

Highmore, SD 57345 www.slc-herefords.com 

SIMON HEREFORDS 

Brian & Colleen Simon 

32792 US Hwy 212 

Seneca, SD 57473 

Home: 605/436-6725 

Cell Phone: 605/765-4564 

E-mail: bcsimon@venturecomm.net 

Selling bulls & heifers private treaty. 

• South Dakota • 

South Dakota 

Hereford Association 

Mark & Linda Goetz, managers 

23250 477th Ave. 

Egan, SD 57024 

Phone: 605/997-3064 

Cell: 605/351-3001 

www.herefordamerica.com/southdakota 

SPARK 

Jeff Spark 

28648 396th Ave. 

Armour, SD 57313 

605/491-2606 

SKR 

RANCH 

— Registered Herefords & Angus — 

— Commercial Black Baldies — 

Dave Spark 

712/262-2148 

Cell: 712/260-3978 

dsparkfam@smunet.net 

SquawCreek 

Dave & Audrey 

Stenberg 

605/997-2594 

Cell 605/530-6002 

Farms 

Colman, SD 


and Club Calves 

THORSTENSON 


30491 131st Street 

Selby, South Dakota 57472 

Bill & Paula Thorstenson 

605/649-7940 


Since 1947 

Bulls and Heifers for sale at the farm 

DEL & RUTH WOOD 

WOODCREST FARMS 

Cresbard, SD 57435 

ZENS HEREFORDS 

Canadian Bulls & Heifers 

Show Steers 

Harley Zens 

Matt Zens 

Canova, SD 57321 

(605) 324-3289 Phone (605) 523- 2655 

 

 

PO Box 35 

13 1st St SW 

Bowman, ND 58623 

701-523-4656 

888-768-4656 

Fax 701-523-4756 

email: a2zprint@ndsupernet.com 

June 20-21 

July 25-27 

Aug. 19-21 

Attend these summer events in South Dakota: 

SD Junior Hereford Field Day, Watertown, SD 

Summer Spotlight, Huron, SD 

DakotaFest & the famous Hereford Ribeye Steak Sandwich booth 

HANDEL MARKETING 

Private Treaty Sales • Ring Service • Consulting 

Buying & Selling Commercial or Registered 

Feeder Cattle & Breeding Stock 

........... 

Art & Pat Handel 

1501 Summit Blvd. • Rapid City, SD 57701 

605/399-9278 or 605/391-8233 (mobile) 

• Services • 

Bar D Livestock Services 

UGC CUP 

Certified 

Ultrasound 

Technician 

Sonja Gregory 

406-538-8824 

406-670-2045 

8740 Forest Grove Rd, Box 5380 

Lewistown, MT 59457 

bardlive@tein.net 

HATHORN RANCH PACKER 8” 

8” All-leather handmade utility work boot 

Stitchdown construction affords flexibility at any 

angle. Heavy, full-grain oil tanned uppers. 

Packer-style walking heel is tapered and 

slightly wider than a cowboy heel. 

The sole is long wearing, oil proof 

mini-Vibram. Made in the USA 

$238.00 

Order No. 208 MV 8” brown..$238 

WE STOCK SIZES Order No. 210 MV 10” brown.. $248 

4-14, B-C-D-E-EE-F Both, mini-Vibram sole. We ship 

HATHORN 208MV Also available in safety toe. same day 

UPS. 

Bighorn Boots Work Warehouse 

www.BighornBoots.com 

1945 Grand Ave. • Billings, MT 59102 

Call Toll Free 1-800-638-6418 

BULLS • STALLIONS 

Merlin & Anita Gebauer, Owners/Mgrs. 

13171 High Plains Dr., Piedmont, SD 57769 

(605) 787-4808 • (605) 787-7127 FAX 

• Utah • 

Ekker Herefords 

Jim Ekker 

435/839-3454 

Gary Ekker 

801/489-7530 

1004 Ekker Lane • Vernon, UT 84080 

Email: ekkerherefords@aol.com 

Breeding Quality 

Herefords Since 1985 

OLD WEST 

ULTRASOUND 

PO Box 1019 

Martin, SD 57551 

Dan Hines 

605-685-8222 

605-685-2074 

Bill Hines, DVM 

605-685-5174 

Providing Professional Carcass 

Ultrasound to the Old West Region 

April/May issue 

of Hereford America 

is the last one of the Spring. 

JEFF GERLACH 

Manager 

Genex 

Ph. 605-996-9100 

Fax 605-995-0611 

jgerlach@cri.net 

Dakota Sire Service 

Semen Collection, Freezing, Shipping, 

Storage, Sire Housing & Conditioning 

40275 - 257th Street Mitchell, SD 57301 

PNC FEED 

Warren Woroniecki, Manager 

Ration Balancing and Feed Supplements To 

Meet Your Specific Needs 

701-878-4774 

Toll Free: 877-PNC-COWS (762-2697) 

7075 28th Street • Hebron, ND 58638 

Bill Bennett & Family 

(509) 234-4361 

Cell (509) 551-6102 

NORTHERN PLAINS 

Register-Lakota Printing 

• Washington • 

CATTLE CO. 

Box 36 

Connell, WA 99326 

bbcattle@3-cities.com 

www.bbcattle.com 

Annual Sale: Feb. 11, 2008 

Joe 

Cell (509) 551-6104 

Fax (509) 234-1002 

W.J. HINES, DVM 

PO Box 1019 

Martin, SD 57551 

(605) 685-2074 

Register-Lakota Printing 

Quality Printing at 

Affordable Prices 

Catalogs Are Our Specialty 

300 Sorensen Dr 

P.O. Box 28 

Chamberlain, SD 57325 

605-734-5548 

1-800-284-3348 

Dick & Karen Yoder 

8941 Glendale Rd. 

Custer, WA 98240 

(360) 354-2945 

Yoricka 

Farm, Inc. 

Dale & Tammy Yoder 

Katie & Clark 

9279 Weidkamp Road 

Lynden, WA 98264 

(360) 354-6605 

Registered Herefords 

email: YorickaFm@aol.com


Huth 


Jerry and Maryann Huth 

W9096 Co. Trunk AS 

Oakfield, WI 53065 

(920) 583-3223 

huth@wildblue.net 

www.huthcattle.com 

STOCK 

FARM 

Marvin Espenscheid Family 

12044 State Hwy 78 

Argyle, WI 53504 

(608) 543-3778 • Fax (608) 543-3824 

wlbaosf@mhtc.net 

Thanks to our customers! 

KOENS 


Eric & Sue Koens 

W13075 Christianson Rd. 

Bruce, WI 54819 

715-868-4442 

koens@brucetel.net 

Quality Reg. Breeding Stock for Sale 

Private Treaty 


Pierce’s 

Hereford Haven 

E10645 Hatchery Rd. 

Baraboo, WI 53913 

Ken, Sandy & Jim: (608) 356-2578 

Travis: (608) 434-2843 

• Wisconsin • 

Lamb Bros. 


Wilson, WI 

715/308-1347 • Andy, cell 

715/772-4876 • Farm 

Breeding Stock For Sale by Private Treaty 

RANCH 

The Katzenberger Family 

Monroe, WI • Pearl City, IL 

Pride of the Pasture Sale 

November 2008 

Eric - Home: 608/325-9829 • Cell: 608/214-1154 

Aaron - Home: 815/235-3673 • Cell: 815/291-8866 

www.plumriverranch.com • ekatz@tds.net 

LIETZAU POLLED 

HEREFORD 

Harold & Connie Lietzau 

Tami, Dan, Kiara & Austin 

Troy, Michelle, Jaydon & Devon 

Taylor & Ty 

7477 Iband Ave. • Sparta, WI 54656 

608/269-3627 

SVP Farm 

Reg. Polled Herefords & Brown Swiss 

Steve & Vonda Ponto 

W15231 St. Hwy. 64 

Gilman, WI 54433 

Home: (715) 447-8744 

Cell: (715) 290-0952 

svpfarm@centurytel.net 

Steiny’s Polled Herefords 

Dave & Laurie 

Steinhoff 

N7908 6th Ave. 

New Lisbon, WI 53950 

Phone: (608) 427-3840 

Cell: (608) 344-0140 

Email: steiny_48@mwt.net 

The Berry’s 

WHERE 

COWMEN 

BUY BULLS 

Bull Sale October 13, 2008 

Jay and Janice Berry 

3000 County Road 225 

Cheyenne, WY 82009 

(307) 634-5178 

E-mail: jaberryherefords@msn.com 

Hereford & Angus Bulls 

Replacement Heifers 

OCHSNER 

GEORGE • RUBY 

& SONS 

HEREFORDS 

Private Treaty Sales 

George (307) 532-5892 • Blake (307) 532-3282 

10672 VanTassell Rd. 

Torrington, WY 82240 

www.qualitybulls.com 

STICKS & STONES 

RANCH 

• Gene & Cindy Stillahn and Family • 

Christopher, Amy and Trey 

3896 County Road 203 

Cheyenne, WY 82007 

(307) 635-6716 

E-mail: gcstick@juno.com 

Quality Seedstock 

Since 1883 

Horned Herefords, Red Angus 

WYOMING HEREFORD RANCH 

Steve Anderson 

(307) 421-2127 

LARGENT 

and SONS 

Hereford Cattle 

Since 1902 

• Sale November 13, 2008 

P.O. Box 66 • Kaycee, WY 82639 

(307) 738-2443 or (307) 267-4491 

www.largentandsons.com 

largentandsons@yahoo.com 

Spear Two Herefords 

2 

PO Box 459 

Gillette, WY 

Joe or Jodee Kawulok 

Bulls & Heifers for sale 

via Private Treaty 

(307) 682-3955 

(307) 687-0506 

THE 

NED AND JAN WARD 

QUALITY PROGRAM 

...honest, efficient and predictable 

Polled Herefords. 

NED, JAN & BELL WARD 

247A Decker Road • Sheridan, WY 82801 

Phone and fax (307) 672-3248 

Bulls • Females • Semen • Embryos 

Call for a private treaty sale brochure 

Plan on attending the 

Wisconsin Junior Preview Show 

June 7, Jefferson, WI 

• Wyoming • 

WYOMING BULL POWER 

“The Herd with the EPD leaders” 

H 

HOLMES 

HEREFORDS 

Dick Drake • 307-632-6027 

2400 Holmes Rd. • Cheyenne, WY 82009 

• Visitors Always Welcome • 

Beautiful Star Valley 

Perkes Herefords 

High Performance 

Sale 1st Saturday in April 

O.D. Perkes, MD 

Afton, WY 83110 

307/886-5770 

Ranch 

307/883-2919 

307/883-2182 

S.E. West & Sons 

• Herefords since 1949 • 

Selling Private Treaty and at 

Black Hills Stock Show 

Nebraska Cattleman’s Classic 

Bulls & Females • Club Calves 

Lusk, Wyoming 

S.E. 307/334-2299 

Brett 307/334-2546 

Plan on attending the 

Wyoming Junior Hereford Field Day 

June 16 in Torrington! 

McClun’s Lazy JM Ranch 

Breeding Polled Herefords & Angus 

Breeding Productive Polled 

Herefords since 1964. 

Production Sale April 10, 2008. 

Private treaty sales any time. 

Jim & Jerri McClun & Family 

1929 Road 60 • Veteran, WY 82243 

Ph. 307-837-2524 

MIDDLESWARTH 

RANCH 

Registered Herefords 

• Bulls for Sale October 2008 • 

Selling bulls for over 50 years 

Torrington, WY / Henry, NE 

Jay & Marsha Middleswarth 

Box 998, Torrington, WY 82240 

(307) 532-5427 

Stuart 

Mart & 

Ginger Stuart 

P.O. Box 1248 

Lusk, WY 82225 

(307) 334-2114 


Bulls & Females for Sale at Private Treaty


Mohican Rangeland 221R 

REMITALL BOOMER 46B [SOD, CHB] 

PW MOHICAN NASDAQ P316 

PW VICTORIA 964 8114 

HAROLDSON’S DRUMMOND 56G 

MOHICAN PET 184L 

MOHICAN PET 58H 

REMITALL KEYNOTE 20X [SOD, CHB] 

RMTLL SALLYS LASS 120X 

RHF VICTOR 266 964 

HVF VICTORIAL 1121 05 

REMITALL EMBRACER 8E [CHB] 

HAROLDSON’S ROSE 74D ET 

MW EUREKA 421E 1ET [CHB] 

MOHICAN PET M13E 

CED -3.6 

BW 4.9 

WW 49 

YW 85 

MM 24 

M&G 48 

CEM 0.2 

SC 0.6 

Fat .001 

REA .58 

IMF -.03 

BMI $12 

CEZ $10 

BII $10 

CHB $21 

Mohican Plentywood 428P ET 

REMITALL EMBRACER 8E [CHB] 

HAROLDSON’S DRUMMOND 56G 

HAROLDSON’S ROSE 74D ET 


MOHICAN MISS 424G 

MM MISS PACE 124 

REMITALL ACME 10A [SOD] 

PLAIN LAKE BELLE 20X 117P 5B 

HAROLDSON RAIDER P183 2Z 

TEE-JAY YELLOW ROSE 2Z 

DUNWALKE PRECISE 2310B 

MOHICAN CARMEL M3X 

MM PACEMAKER 93 

MM GOLDEN GIRL 984 

CED -1.6 

BW 4.0 

WW 35 

YW 66 

MM 20 

M&G 38 

CEM -0.5 

SC 0.4 

Fat .001 

REA .28 

IMF .04 

BMI $11 

CEZ $12 

BII $11 

CHB $16 

Introducing 

WLB ELI 10H 83T 

FELTONS 517 

DR WORLD CLASS 517 10H 

VPI MARATHON LADY 0081 

TA-BAR WLB FORMULA 035J 

WLB 035J FLORA 85M 

BLAIR-ATHOL SWEET PEA 952J 

BKR Sanderson 73C 60S 

BAR JZ TRADITION 434V [SOD, CHB] 

RF POSITIVE PLUS 73C [SOD, CHB] 

RF VICTRA F243 37Y 

CMF 103T VICTOR 262D [SOD, CHB] 

BKR VICTORIA 262D 4J 

BKR AMELIA 36D 

FELTONS 403 

F PRINCESS A80 

SBR MARATHON MAN 257T 

BF LADY IMPACT S29 

RU 20X BOULDER 57G 

TA-BAR 12E LAURA 135G 

K&B L1 ENCOUNTER 1ET 

BRAESWOLD 359S L1 LADY 97Z 

CED 0.5 

BW 4.0 

WW 52 

YW 84 

MM 17 

M&G 43 

CEM 5.2 

SC 1.1 

Fat .01 

REA .07 

IMF .00 

We have a great set of calves by Rangeland, 

Plentywood and Sanderson. We invite you to 

come look at the excitement. 

Mark your calendar for these Mohican Events: 

Female Sale Oct. 25, 2008 in Ohio 

Bull Sale Nov. 10, 2008 in Montana 

M 

BT MOHICAN TRADITION 530 [SOD, CHB] 

BAR JZ BANNER LDY 693P 

OR DOM 549 F243 [SOD] 

SF ENFORCER ROSE T8 

RHF IGT VICTOR 103T [SOD] 

K ROSE F243 P6 

GK AIRBOURNE A58 [SOD] 

BKR MEGAN 63A 

M 

CED 0.8 

BW 2.9 

WW 51 

YW 83 

MM 21 

M&G 47 

CEM -0.9 

SC 0.8 

Fat .032 

REA .30 

IMF -.07 

BMI $14 

CEZ $14 

BII $12 

CHB $19 

3100 Sportsman Park Rd. • Laurel, MT 59044 

Office phone and fax (406) 633-2600 

Terry Powlesland, Mgr. 

(406) 633-2810 • Cell: (406) 670-8529 

E-mail: mohicanw@yahoo.com 

CED -0.3 

BW 4.6 

WW 52 

YW 80 

MM 24 

M&G 49 

CEM 0.2 

SC 0.4 

Fat .013 

REA .32 

IMF -.07 

BMI $10 

CEZ $12 

BII $8 

CHB $20 

Mohican Sign of Times 406S ET 


MOHICAN EUREKA 67J [CHB] 

MOHICAN DEE M21E 

BAR B MOHICAN HERITAGE [SOD] 

MOHICAN PLUS 139J 

MOHICAN PLUS M12E 

Introducing 

DUNWALKE PRECISE 2310B 

MOHICAN CARMEL M3X 

BT MOHICAN TRADITION 530 [SOD, CHB] 

4S DELILAH 

RHF VICTOR 767 2105 [SOD] 

LOUADA 15G RUBY 15S 

REMITALL BOOMER 46B [SOD, CHB] 

MOHICAN PLUS M41B

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