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the participants as well…lining uptour sponsors to get everything linedup...it all culminates in a great 2 dayevent next month.

Thanks also to all of our sponsorswho have committed funds, time andproducts to promote our great breedof cattle. See our sponsor list on page28. Make certain you pass yourthanks along to them when attendingthe tour.

On Sept 2nd, we’ll all meet inGrand Island, at the State Fair for theROV Angus show at the State Fair.We hope to have a great turnout fromcattle and exhibitors across the coun-try. Also in September will be our an-nual exhibit in Grand Island at HuskerHarvest Days, Sept 15th-17th underthe “Big Top”. Look for members tobring outstanding cattle to this threeday activity.

There are plenty of other Angushappenings to read about in thisissue…the Beef Leaders Institute, ourstate Jr. Angus Ass’n preview show re-sults on pages 9; and finally the last ofstate membership sale results onpages 34 and our upcoming sale andevents calendar on page 29. There area whole lot of Angus happeningsgoing on in Nebraska…great peopleand great cattle in Nebraska.CattleCountry.

Until next time...

On the Job…

EditorialEditorialBy: Suzy Hebbert, NAA Secretary

Life can be so much fun whenplans come together. Even bet-ter when serendipitous discov-

eries improve those plans beyondwhat you can ever imagine. That hap-pened the last week in June, whenKara Lee, CAB Production BrandManager contacted me about a pro-gram they were planning with theUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln.

A few phone calls and emails later,and we have a program on August20th that ties in perfectly with the up-coming Angus tour set for August 21st& 22nd in our Southeast District.Check out the press release on page 28titled “Raising The Steaks: A RanchersGuide To Applied Meat Science”. Thisconference is set for the day before ourtour, August 20th and will be held atthe UNL meat lab in the Animal Sci-ence complex on UNL’s East Campus.The conference will feature sessionsaddressing the economics of carcassquality, modern beef merchandisingand other topics that connect con-sumer beef demand to beef producers.I certainly plan on being in the audi-ence and I encourage you to attend aswell. Consider inviting your bull cus-tomers too. This is the result we areall working for…satisfied consumers.

Thanks go out to corporate spon-sor Zoetis for hosting the Tour Wel-come Social on the evening of August20th in the evening as a pre tour wel-come at the tour headquarters of theHoliday Lincoln Southwest. See theannouncement on page 28.

Our angus tour this year and our75th Anniversary celebration of our

Association is shaping up. Checkout tour participant storiesthroughout this issue. My specialthanks go out to NAA PresidentTrevor Lienemann and SoutheastDirector Brett Weers for getting thistour off the ground earlier this year.Lots of time and phone calls haveoccurred by these two leaders and

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Fellow Angus Breeders & Cattlemen,By: Trevor Lienemann NAA President

Ihope you are all enjoying andreaping the rewards of the spectac-ular rain Nebraska has experi-

enced in the months of May and June.Our grass, in the majority of the state,is bountiful and hay productionshould be great. However, as with allthings, too much of a good thing is notalways a good thing. Too much rainhas been a challenge to get crops in,quality hay up, and fences needmending. The same can be true withour Angus cattle.

Single trait selection or maxi-mums in production or industry seg-ments can be a detriment to ourcustomers or other industry segments.Today, we have a tremendous set ofperformance tools and scientific baseddata to select cattle for nearly all eco-nomically important traits for the ben-efit of the industry as a whole. AsAngus producers, let’s continue tolead the industry in the use of thesetools in order to drive the demandside of the equation and build a U.S.beef herd that is objectively worthmore to all individuals and segments.That is to say, people pay for quality,and Angus gives it to them.

Continued education is part ofthat equation through independentstudy, industry involvement, mentor-ing and networking, leadership roles,and Angus Association benefits. Takepart in as much as you can, and giveback more than you can! The invest-ments will reap rewards for all. Iwould like to acknowledge the factthat Nebraska Angus producers repre-sented five of the sixteen participantsin this summer’s American Angus As-sociation® Beef Leaders Institute(BLI). Congratulations to all atten-dees. With that kind of involvement,the future of Nebraska Angus, and itsrole as the leader in the Beef State andof world-wide beef demand is promis-ing.

Your NE Angus Association, andSoutheast members are hard at workfor your benefit in preparing for the2016 NE Angus Tour and a 75th An-niversary celebration. Please read the

participant and tour details in this NEAngus News edition, and join us onAugust 21st and 22nd for Angus fel-lowship. The tour kickoff will be atthe Holiday Inn – Lincoln Southwest,with Zoetis sponsoring an evening so-cial. Also, a special program, “Raisingthe Angus Steaks”, will be held onThursday, August 20th, brought toyou by CAB, at the University of Ne-braska, Lincoln with a meat lab expe-rience for cattlemen, and to offerproducers the opportunity to learnmore about why carcass quality mat-ters and gain a better understandingabout the full circle of beef demandand merchandising. Make it a com-plete Angus experience!

Other upcoming activities includethe Nebraska State Fair, now a ROVshow, and Husker Harvest Days. Allmembers can take advantage of thosepromotion opportunities, and I en-courage you to do so. At the Nationallevel, look for your delegate ballots inthe mail very soon, and get them sub-mitted. With the current status ofmany sensitive issues at the AmericanAngus Association, it is very impor-tant that we elect competent and en-during individuals to represent ourbusiness equity and prospects at theannual business meeting in KansasCity. As well, all that can attend theconvention are encouraged.

Ilook forward to seeing you at theupcoming events, and feel free tocall me or e-mail anytime.

Sincerely,

Trevor Lienemann

NAA, President

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Dear Nebraska Angus friends,

By: Jerry Connealy AAA Director

As you may be aware,Angus Genetics Incorpo-rated (AGI) announced

this summer that genomic lowdensity (LD) testing is now avail-able from both of our partners,GeneSeek and Zoetis. This is an ex-citing step forward for our breed,as these tests offer a high level ofaccuracy and are more affordablethan the current high density (HD)tests: GGP-HD, and 50K. Gene-Seek’s new test is the GGP-LD andwill be priced at $45, and Zoetis’ isthe i50K, and it will be priced at$47.

Low density testing is wellsuited for nearly all circumstancesbecause the accuracy of LD tests ri-vals HD tests. Due to a processcalled imputation, there is a 98%correlation between markers readin HD and LD testing, and thecomparison of molecular breedingvalues (MBVs) between the twotests is .992. Due to this strongMBV relationship, the EPD accu-racy for LD and HD testing will es-sentially be the same.

AGI has been diligent in itsprotocol for incorporating genomictest results into our EPDs in recentyears, and the large base of infor-mation already procured throughHD testing will transfer well intothe animals that are evaluatedthrough LD. In addition, the lowerprice of the LD tests should en-courage more use, and this in-creased testing will expand thegenomic/phenotypic data proofs.

Not only will these LD tests bea great tool for all of us who sellbulls, it will also allow us a morereasonable option for testing fe-males and acquiring data that can

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be utilized when choosing replace-ments.

HD testing will still be avail-able, but LD testing is a terrificnew option. I commend the excel-lent staff at AGI for continuing topress for this kind of progressiveinnovation. We are very fortunateto have these extremely bright,dedicated people working for ourAngus breed.

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This summer has been one to re-member with the abundant rain-fall and pastures being green!

The rain may have stopped farmersfrom being in the fields but certainlyhas not stopped Nebraska juniors fromattending the state show, preparingtheir calves for junior nationals, andpracticing for educational contests.

Our annual Nebraska JuniorAngus Association state preview showwas held May 31 in Broken Bow. Jun-iors arrived between Friday afternoonand Saturday morning. Our junior as-sociation met and elected the 2015-2016 junior board members. The newboard is as follows: President – Savan-nah Schafer; 1st Vice President – Jus-tine Nelson; 2nd Vice President –Montana Lovett; Secretary/Treasurer –Michelle Keyes; Historian – AlieshaDethlefs; Directors – Dakota Lovett,Miles Stagemeyer, and Reagan Skow.The juniors voted Kent and MichelleNelson to serve as advisors for threeyears. On behalf of the Nebraska Jun-ior Angus Association, I would like tothank the Nelson Family and all of thesponsors who made our state showrun smoothly. The generosity, dedica-tion, and support from the host familyas well as sponsors make the stateshow possible, successful, and memo-rable.

For most people, the beginning ofJuly means fireworks but for our jun-iors it is preparing for the NationalJunior Angus Show. The 2015 Nation-als will be held in Tulsa, Oklahoma,from July 13-18. During this week,members will compete with other jun-iors from across the country showingcattle and participating in educationalcontests. Nebraska will have 34 juniorstraveling to Tulsa with 80 head of cat-tle. Nebraska Juniors will make life-long friends and forever memoriesduring this week.

Following Tulsa, the next event forour junior association will be the an-nual Nebraska State Fair meeting heldduring Labor Day weekend. An in-formative postcard will be sent out at alater date. On December 5th,our juniorassociation will hold the semen auc-

Hello Angus Friends!

Junior ViewpointJunior ViewpointBy: Savannah Schafer, NJAA President

Nebraska JuniorAngus Association

2015Officers & Directors

PresidentSavannah Schafer

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1st Vice PresidentJustine Nelson

Lincoln, NE • 402/499-9791

2nd Vice PresidentMontana Lovett

Bladen, NE • 402/756-1011

Secretary/TreasurerMichelle Keyes

Springfield, NE • 402/677-0512

HistorianCaitlyn Nelson

Anselmo, NE • 308/749-2550

DirectorReagan Skow

Palisade, NE • 308/285-3313

DirectorDakota Lovett

Bladen, NE • 402/756-1011

DirectorMiles Stagemeyer

Page, NE • 402/338-5562

Advisors:Kevin & Theresa Keyes

16402 S 111th St Springfield, NE 68059

402/ 253-8360Jeff and Sandy Lovett16310 S Conestoga Ave.

Bladen, NE 68928402/756-1011

Kent & Michelle Nelson43165 River Canyon RdAnselmo, NE 68813

308/749-2550

tion as a fundraiser during the Ne-braska Angus Association’s annualbanquet. Our winter preview showwill be held December 6th in Kearney,Nebraska. This is the perfect event fornew members to interact with activemembers and for juniors to give theirnew calves show-ring experience. Ihope to see all of you in Grand Islandor Kearney!

This year will be an exciting butbusy year as Nebraska members pre-pare to host the National Junior AngusShow in Grand Island in 2016! Thetheme for this awesome event is“Stampede the Sandhills”! Jake andKami Scott, along with parents andmembers, met with Jaclyn Uppermanon July 1st at the fairgrounds to dis-cuss the national event and complete awalk-through. Hosting the NationalJunior Angus Show is a huge under-taking and will be successful witheveryone’s involvement. Informationwill be provided as decisions need tobe made and the event nears.

Feel free to text, email, or call ifyou have any questions, ideas, or justwant to chat. I am always willing tolisten to new ideas and learn moreabout you, the member.

Until next time …

Savannah Schafer

9320 94th Street

Nehawka, NE 68413

[email protected]

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Jnnior SpotlightJnnior Spotlight2015 Nebraska JuNior aNgus Preview show - brokeN bow, Ne

Grand Champion Bred-and-owned BullLNTCS Guardian 4874 won grand champion bred-and-owned bull. Skylar Lienemann, Princeton, Neb., owns the

February 2014 son of PA Safeguard 021.

Reserve Grand Champion Bred-and-owned BullKZ George W 4331 won reserve grand champion bred-and-owned bull. Michelle Keyes, Springfield, Neb., owns the

February 2014 son of Bear Mtn George W 1069.

Grand Champion SteerJensen Lut 1476 won grand champion steer. SavannahSchafer, Nehawka, Neb., owns the March 2014 son of

Plainview Lutton E102.

Grand Champion Bred-and-owned Female Schafars Erica425 won. Savannah Schafer, Nehawka, Neb., owns the April

2014 daughter of Dameron First Impression. She earlier won junior calf champion.

Reserve Grand Champion Bred-and-owned FemaleHerbster Blackcap May 4244 won. Miranda Raithel, FallsCity, Neb., owns the October 2014 daughter of S A V Pursuit

0160. She first claimed senior calf champion.

Reserve Grand Champion SteerCCF Steer 1410 won reserve grand champion steer. CheyannLovett, Bladen, Neb., owns the February 2014 son of Duff

Hobart 8302.

EXAR Forever Lady 4961 won supreme champion and grandchampion owned female. Miranda Raithel, Falls City, Neb.,owns the January 2014 daughter of Dameron First Impres-

sion. She first claimed junior calf champion.

Reserve Grand Champion Owned FemaleBAAR USA Wendy 412 won. Kasey Meyer, Blue Hill, Neb.,owns the January 2014 daughter of Silveiras Style 9303. She

earlier won reserve junior calf champion.

Premier ExhibitorSavannah Schafer, Nehawka, Neb., won premier exhibitor atthe 2015 Nebraska Junior Angus Preview Show, May 31 in

Broken Bow, Neb.

These juniors qualified to represent Nebraska at the NationalJunior Angus Showmanship Contest held in conjunction withthe National Junior Angus Show this July in Tulsa, Okla. Pictured from left are Austin Woltemath, Lincoln, delegate;Michelle Keyes, Springfield, delegate; Taylon Lienemann,

Princeton, alternate; and Cheyann Lovett, Bladen, alternate.

All Photos by Ashley Mitchell and Andrea Foore, AmericanAngus Association. John McCurry, Burrton, Kan., evaluated

the 62 entries.

Grand Champion Cow-calf PairBaldco Blackbird 382 won reserve grand champion cow-calfpair at the 2015 Nebraska Junior Angus Preview Show, May31 in Broken Bow, Neb. Colton Hewgley, North Platte, Neb.,owns the March 2012 daughter of Connealy Answer 71.

A February 2015 daughter sired by Connealy Black Granite isat side.

Reserve Grand Champion Cow-calf PairBaldco Blackbird 382 won reserve grand champion cow-calfpair at the 2015 Nebraska Junior Angus Preview Show, May31 in Broken Bow, Neb. Colton Hewgley, North Platte, Neb.,owns the March 2012 daughter of Connealy Answer 71.

A February 2015 daughter sired by Connealy Black Granite isat side.

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2015 Beef LeeadershipNEBRASKA ANGUS MEMBERSREPRESENTED IN 2015 BEEF

LEADERS INSTITUTE

Jed Connealy, Matt Dolezal,and David orr attended thefive-day educational event.

Jed Connealy, from Whitman,Matt Dolezal, Rushville, and DavidOrr, North Platte, Neb., joined anelite group of American Angus As-sociation® members by attendingthe eighth-annual Beef Leaders Insti-tute (BLI) June 22-26. BLI is a com-plete pasture-to-plate experience foryoung leaders in the Angus indus-try, encompassing genetic selectiontools, herd health, feedlot, packingand retail product distribution. Thisyear’s class consisted of 16 Angusenthusiasts.

“BLI is helping me learn moreabout the industry, be a better advo-cate for the industry and further myown knowledge,” Connealy says. A third-generation member of Con-nealy Angus, he and his wife, Kara,have been involved with the ranchsince graduating from the Universityof Nebraska-Lincoln in 2005. Con-nealy Angus recently hosted their46th annual bull sale. The ranch usesa large variety of industry leadingsires in their artificial inseminationprogram, giving a wide base of ge-netics from which to select sale andreplacement animals.

“Our tour of the Tyson plant wasvery interesting,” Dolezal says. “Itwas a lot to take in, but amazing tosee how much meat can beprocessed through the plant.”

Dolezal has maintained a positionas the head herdsman at the Bar DRanch for the past six years, wherehe has worked with a herd of 500commercial Angus cows and a smallherd of registered Angus. Alongwith his work on the ranch, Dolezalis an independent contractor forGenex Beef. His time in the industryhas also included leadership oppor-tunities such as serving as the west-ern director for the Nebraska AngusAssociation.

A member of the Nebraska AngusAssociation and the AmericanAngus Association, Orr has workedwith multiple facets of the industry.He has attended several NebraskaAngus Association tours, hosting aranch stop at Daigger - Orr Angus in2008. Additionally, Orr and his wifehave participated as volunteers atthe Nebraska State Junior Show, pro-viding guidance to the next genera-tion.

“I’ve never visited a packingplant before,” Orr says. “Just gettingto see the scale of everything and thenumber of animals, and how theymove them through the plant wasvery impressive.”

Other Nebraskans who attended

the event were Will Fischer of Nen-zel and Trevor Dam from Arthur.

Ashley Mitchell, Association as-sistant director of events and educa-tion, explains that BLI targets youngleaders in the Angus industry, aged25-45, and gives them opportunitiesto see all sectors of the industry andhow Angus plays a role in each ofthem.

The five-day event, funded by theAngus Foundation, began in St.Joseph, Mo., at the Association head-quarters. Participants interactedwith staff and learned how each de-partment works to serve more than25,000 Angus members.

New this year was the addition ofCertified Angus Beef LLC (CAB) tothe tour. Mitchell says this lets pro-ducers see how CAB has impactedthe marketing opportunities forAngus breeders and how cattlemencan reach the Certified Angus Beef®(CAB®) brand target.

Visiting four states while on theBLI tour, participants were able toexperience Boehringer Ingleheim, St.Joseph, Mo.; Tyson processing plant,Dakota City, Neb.; TransOva, SiouxCenter, Iowa; Gregory Feedlot,Tabor, Iowa; GeneSeek, Lincoln,Neb.; Sysco Cleveland, Ohio; CABheadquarters, Wooster, Ohio; andBuehler’s Milltown, Wooster, Ohio.Applications for the 2016 class willbe available online starting nextwinter.

Jed Connealy

Matt Dolezal

David Orr

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Nebraska Angus Tour SpotlightGGENEENESSEEKEEK ’’ SSlab t r i p l e s i n s i z e to l ab t r i p l e s i n s i z e to enhanc e s e r v i c e to enhanc e s e r v i c e to c a tt l e p roduc e r s c a tt l e p roduc e r s

GeneSeek, a Nebraska-grownleader in agrigenomics, will dedicateits new facilities in Lincoln on June 26,with the help of Nebraska GovernorDave Heineman, Lincoln Mayor ChrisBeutler and other dignitaries.

GeneSeek’s new facilities featuremore than 30,000 square feet of labora-tory and office space customizedspecifically for the core business ofproviding high quality, cost effectivegenomic services — compared to itsprevious 13,000 crowded square feet.The company moved into the new labin May 2014 and is in full operation atthe new facility.

“This expansion will allow us tocontinue growing and help us im-prove customer service. This is partic-ularly important in the fall and winterwhen we get a large influx of cattlesamples,” said Stewart Bauck, DVM,GeneSeek’s general manager. “We un-derstand that producers are using testresults to make decisions about whichbulls they will market and whichheifers they are retaining for their cowherds. These are timely decisions andwe are always aiming to improve effi-ciency in getting test results to ourcustomers. ”

GeneSeek’s technology employshigh-resolution DNA genotyping foridentity and trait analysis in beef,dairy and a variety of plants and ani-mals.

Seedstock breeders use the Gene-Seek Genomic Profile (GGP) test port-folio, in partnership with their breedassociations, to develop genomic-en-hanced expected progeny differences.Using genomic tests to validate sireperformance is years faster and costsmuch less than traditional methodsalone.

In commercial operations, beef anddairy producers can choose from arange of Igenity Profile tests and re-sults indexes to be more confidentabout which bulls and heifers they se-lect to retain for their breeding herd.

Purebred and commercial produc-ers also use GeneSeek testing to iden-

tify specific genetic conditions, test forparentage and manage other repro-duction-related challenges

Dr. Bauck says staying in the cattlecountry was important to the com-pany. “We have a number of breedgroups and beef improvement groupscoming in for tours to visit the facility.We are pleased that we can be in prox-imity to so many customers. And forthose farther away, we offer a culturethat understands and appreciates live-stock and agriculture producers fromall over the world.

“We’re thrilled to be able to stayand grow within Lincoln,” Dr. Bauckadds. “We had been rapidly outgrow-ing our facilities in the TechnologyPark, and evaluating alternatives thatwould allow us to significantly in-crease our capacity — while staying ina city that is at the heart of livestockproduction, retaining our talented andexperienced employees, and continu-ing the legacy of quality and servicethat has defined GeneSeek. Our newlocation represented the perfect solu-tion.”

GeneSeek was founded in 1998 byDr. Abe Oommen and Dr. DanielPomp, who located the company atthe UNL Technology Park. In 2010,GeneSeek was acquired by NeogenCorporation and has since nearlytripled to over 90 employees, and itsbusiness has increased significantly. In2012, Neogen and GeneSeek acquiredthe assets of Igenity from Merial, pro-viding the combined companybroader exposure to the cattle marketand placed it into a role of workingwith many end-users. In 2013, Neogenpurchased Scidera Genomics, whichhad also operated as Metamorphix,bringing to GeneSeek a number of im-portant new clients and test special-izations with that acquisition. Neogenalso recently purchased access toCargill’s BeefGen patents, which cov-ers genomic decision-making methodsand technology to assist in breeding,feeding and managing cattle.

“GeneSeek has taken on the entireprocess from the cattle chute, wherethe producer gets a sample and sendsit to us to process, to where we pro-vide the information to assist the pro-ducer on the implementation of the

technology,” Dr. Bauck said. “And thattransformation gives us a wonderfulinsight into the practical applicationsof this technology across the indus-try.”

Neogen Corporation (NASDAQ:NEOG) develops and markets prod-ucts dedicated to food and animalsafety. Neogen’s animal genomicsbusinesses, GeneSeek and Igenity, pro-vide value-added services to leadingagricultural genetics providers, largenational cattle associations, compan-ion animal breed registries, universityresearchers, and numerous commer-cial cattle producers. For more infor-mation, visit www.neogen.com.

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The UNL Bull Sale, held the secondSaturday in April, merchandisesapproximately 45 bulls to commercialproducers. In addition to these 45,more bulls are sold to other UNLherds. This event, made possible bythe teaching herd resources at ARDC,supplies reliable genetic resources tocommercial producers in Nebraskaand surrounding states, provides aunique educational experience for stu-dents and is an opportunity to educateproducers about breeding practicesand tools for genetic improvement.The Beef Cattle Merchandising class isresponsible for all facets of the saleincluding advertising, preparation ofthe bulls, putting together the salecatalog and conducting the sale. Theclass also benefits from multipleinvited speakers during the semesterrepresenting seedstock producers andallied industry representatives whoshare their knowledge and experi-ences with the students.

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In the heart of Southeast Nebraskawith miles and miles of row cropsfrom fence row to fence row, presentday 2015 finds the Sisco family as a

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small registered Angus operation con-sisting of 40 registered working cowscoupled with just under 500 acres ofcorn, soybeans, alfalfa, and pasture.While they may be low in cattle num-bers, they believe they’re high in qual-ity.

At Sisco Brothers Cattle Company,phenotype definitely comes first. Withthat in mind, their earliest beginningscan be traced back to the early 1980’sand 4-H projects purchased from Dal-las Woltemath and Bill Beuthe as theinitial foundations of Sisco BrothersCattle Company. Up and down innumbers off and on through the years,while surviving the late 80’s and early90’s, their current operation consists of35 registered Angus cows, with a fewSimAngus females being bred up inthe last few years. They’re in embryopartnerships with LZ Farms ofUnadilla, NE and Flying Diamond Ge-netics of Lakeside, NE.

The entire registered working cowherd can be traced back maternally tofive cow families. The majority of cur-rent working cows trace back to theClearwater Maid (Dividend) cow thatwas purchased from ClearwaterFarms of Missouri in 1998. This is thefoundation that has driven us intowhere we are today. Other prominentcow families that they are currentlyutilizing are the Pride Ever (NorthernImprovement) cow family from theWallace family of Missouri, the Peg(Scotch Cap) family from Larry Bartelsof Syracuse, NE, the Blackbird (Fore-man) cow family from Dethlefs Angusof North Platte, and the X643 (E161)family from J/D Cattle Company ofNebraska City. These are the only fe-males and embryos purchased, thatbring us to where we are today. Thesecornerstone dams are directly respon-sible for our successes.

The current AI sires of the 2015 calfcrop include: Brilliance, Unbelievable,Final Product, Upshot, Net Return,Great Divide, and our senior herdsires SB Wideload 1201 and MCCLooks Good 020. Moving forward, ETand AI sires will also include; Insight,Opportunist, Tour of Duty & SB Tank404. These matings will allow us tooffer our customers, cattle that aresoundly built from the ground upwith body mass, moderate birthweights, strong maternal merit and

longevity without sacrificing perform-ance.

They rely heavy on word of mouthand public opinion to do the advertis-ing for their operation. Cattle are ex-hibited throughout the Midwest fromthe American Royal to the NationalWestern, along with our younger fam-ily members exhibiting at Ak-sar-benand numerous regional and localshows. Show heifers are marketedyearly every second Saturday of De-cember. This years second annual“Friends in Low Places” online salehosted by Breederworld.com will beDecember 12th. Yearling bulls are alsooffered every year during our the an-nual “Winter Layaway Private TreatyBull Sale” (2015 will be the 5th annualWinter Layaway sale) and which has anew sale date beginning February 1,2016.

Cattle are also marketed at the Ne-braska Cattlemen’s Classic in late Feb-ruary and privately, whenever we canmake it to the National Western StockShow. While they constantly work toexpand our client base, the family alsomust live within their means and keepthings moving forward, breeding theright kind, keeping the right replace-ment females, and offering the best toour customers. Their motto is BE-CAUSE OF OUR CUSTOMERS…WEEXIST! The Sisco family is eager to bea stop on this year’s Nebraska Angustour on the first day of the tour. Visi-tors are also welcome stop by for avisit anytime, and please call ahead tomake visit arrangements. Please don’tforget to like them on Facebook, andlook to visit their website ww.w.sisco-brothers.com for updates. 3134 DRoad Syracuse, NE 68446Gene & Bonnie Sisco, Greg, Gina,Carsyn & Carlee Sisco, Jason, Kadyn& Tristan Sisco and friend CamBehmer.

CCLARKELARKE AANGUSNGUSEst . 1945Est . 1945

Brothers Eston L. Clarke and OlinV. Clarke, started the Angus herd onNovember 23, 1945. That was memo-rabilia day on the Clarke farm, a newbaby boy was born to Eston and Mar-ian Clarke and the first loads of Anguscattle arrived from St. Joe, Missouri.

The baby, Eston W. Clarke was bornaround noon. His sisters and brotherswere excited about all of the new ar-rivals. First, the news by phone fromtheir Dad about their new babybrother and then walking from thehouse down to the corrals to see thenew Black Angus cattle as they moveall around the pens, getting adjustedto their new surroundings. Those newbeginnings have lasted for seventyyears.

Four generations of Clarke menhave been involved in the raising ofthe cattle herd. Starting with thebrothers Eston L. and Olin, followedby Eston W and Roger, and currentlyR. Tim Clarke and his young son JakeClarke. The Clarke Angus futurelooks good.Clarke Angus has strong influence

of old blood lines that go back to theO’Neill’s herd at BeBe Town, Iowa.Herd sire Earl Marshall and PACS UP,a Snyder Bros. bull at Paxton, NE.They currently are happy to haveHillards Almighty on the place. Theyutilize A.I. as well, to many other topSemex and Cattle Vision bulls. TheClarke’s also serve as herdsman forRCA Cattle Co. Clarke Angus marketstheir bulls by private treaty but planon selling a select few at sales andshows.

Short term goals including expand-ing their herd numbers to 100 headwithin the next year, by retaining theirheifers. Long term is the continue toimprove the Angus breed by better bybreeding cattle that work for all peo-ple, from the show pen to the grid.They desire cows that are functionalfor everyone. They believe God gaveus the cow, and they want to continueimproving it for all. By that they winwhether in the show pen or in the pas-ture. They want Clarke Angus andRCA Cattle to help the cattlemenprofit.

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Travis Walters of Walters Angus ispurchasing the registered Angus herdof Larry (Bart) Bartels (Barts Place)over a three-year contract. Barts regis-tered herd began in 1980 with the pur-

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chase of three cows with heifer calvesat side at the dispersion sale of theRoger Rudasill herd held in Bassett,NE. Employing artificial inseminationfrom the start, Bart utilized the bestproven bulls available to build a cowherd that produces the problem-freebreeding stock needed by the progres-sive cattleman.

This herd has been bred for calvingease, rapid growth, and exceptionalcarcass characteristics. However, thesehave not been the only criteria used insire selection. Selling practical, sound,moderate-framed cattle that work inthe real world has always been the pri-mary goal. If the cattle have great eyeappeal, so much the better.

The core marketing strategy hasbeen Private Treaty sales, togetherwith personal contact with previousbuyers. Barts herd breeding has beenutilized in countless herds, most ofwhich are located in southeast Ne-braska, Kansas, Missouri, and Iowa.Several other prominent seed stockproducers in southeast Nebraska havepurchased cattle from this herd. De-veloping satisfied repeat customershas been the major reason Bart hasbeen successful for so many years.

The purchase of this herd will serveas a sound foundation on which Wal-ters Angus can keep building on.Travis truly loves raising Angus cattleas much as Bart does, and their breed-ing philosophies are compatible.Travis and Bart currently have a hand-ful of donor cows, a couple of whichare BARTS 7229 BEST PEG 2863, andBARTS BEST 416 HI PEG 6375B.

Walters Angus also has semenavailable for sale. A couple of siresthat Travis has collected over the lastcouple years are WA Waylon 345

which is out of the Baldridge WaylonW43 bull, and his first Angus bull heever purchased the WCC Ante Downbull. This bull was the foundation forthe beginning of the Walters Angusherd. Year after year this bull has pro-duced amazing heifers and bulls. Wal-ters Angus owes its recent success tothis bull. Last year in their annualsale, the daughters of Ante Down bullset a record high, carrying a sale aver-age of almost $3,000/head.

Look for several different sires intheir March, 2016 sale. Some of the ref-erence sires will include SAV Pursuit,SAV Brilliance, Herbster Sportsman,Optimum Impact, TC Aberdeen 915,Magnitude, Net Worth, Predestine andothers. Natural service sires will in-clude WCC ANTE DOWN, BARTS 24JSTAR TIME 2963 and the HA UP-SHOT. Our calf crop this year will be,without a doubt, our best set of calvesyet. Walters Angus and Barts Place arecurrently running around 50 head ofregistered cows and 35 head of com-mercial Angus cows that Travis usesas his embryo recipient cows. Travis,Bart and their entire crew look for-ward to seeing you on August 21st inthe Bullpen down below Travis' housefor refreshments and appetizers.

RCA CRCA CATTLEATTLE

RCA Cattle Company is owned byRoger and Becky Claussen of Ne-braska City. We both originated fromNortheast Nebraska where we still op-erate a family farm.We spent the first years of our mar-riage in Iowa where Roger worked asan Ag Lender in the banking business.Becky taught High School Businessand we purchased our first farmwhere we had crops and raised cattleand hogs.Later we relocated to Nebraska Citywhere Roger serves as a Bank Presi-dent and raises Angus cattle. We haveone daughter Alyssa who is currentlyin Pharmacy College.

T 10 angus & antholz anguswill have cattle on display at walters

angus stop!

LLAFL INAFL IN AANGUSNGUSNebra ska ’ s O lde s t Neb r a ska ’ s O lde s t

Reg i s t e r ed Angus HerdReg i s t e r ed Angus Herd

Seven generations of Laflins havebeen involved in the raising of regis-tered Angus cattle. The Laflin home-steaded in the area in 1857. The firstAngus cattle were purchased by E.B.Laflin in 1900. Angus cows have con-tinuously roamed the hills of South-east Nebraska for 115 years making itthe oldest Angus herd in the state andalso one of the oldest in the nation.

The Laflin herd was one of the first topromote performance testing and touse certified meat sires in the herd.Several members of the family haveheld offices in the state and nationalAssociations. The family has beenhonored to be named as a NebraskaAngus Pioneer Producer and pre-

sented the American Angus Associa-tion Centennial Herd Award in 1983and the Century Award in 2014.Lewis and Virginia and their three

sons Mike, Mark and John, along withtheir families are involved with theLaflin operation. Mark is the primarymanager of the cattle venture. Ap-proximately 125 registered and 50commercial Angus cows make up theherd. The entire Laflin outfit coversapproximately 3,000 acres in Johnson,Gage and Pawnee counties. Alongwith cow herd needs of alfalfa, othercrops raised include corn, soybeansand wheat.

The Laflin Angus breeding pro-gram for the mature cow herd featuresbloodlines of New Design, Mytty inFocus, CAR Efficient 534, Alliance 187,

Left to Right: Mike, John Laflin, Kory, Abby, andEvie Lehr, Virginia, Lew, Lucas, Hannah, Kari,

Mark Laflin

Travis and Tiffany, Jaxen, Graysen and Drake Walters

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New Trend and Connealy Contrast.Bulls used by A.I. include S A V Bril-liance, Haynes Outright, ConnealyFinal Product, S A V Bruiser, andHoover Dam. Herd bulls currently inservice include Laflin Chinook 552,Laflin Upward 307, Laflin Brilliance1343 and Laflin O’Reilly Factor 4112.The cattle are marketed mainly by

private treaty. Two year old and year-ling bulls are sold in the spring tomostly commercial customers. The fe-males, mainly bred heifers, are sold inthe fall.

Laflin Angus will continuouslystrive to produce consistently soundand efficient Angus seed stock. Thetop priority is focusing on cattle thatare very fertile, calve easy and physi-cally correct in their makeup. Everyeffort will be made to provide cus-tomers with the genetic traits that willhelp them to be successful in their op-eration. It has worked for 115 years.And the Laflin’s don’t see any reasonto change now.

MMILLILL II RONRONAANGUSNGUSFour Decade s St rongFour Decade s St rong

Nate Neujahr (pronounced NewYear), would like to welcome every-one to this year’s Nebraska AngusTour held in Southeast Nebraska.Neujahr Angus farm was started byEldon Neujahr in 1974 near the com-munity of Surprise, NE. In the Springof 199, Mill Iron Angus was formed byQuentin and Eldon Neujahr at Liberty,NE.

Mill Iron Angus currently has 90registered cow/calf pairs and isowned and operated by Nate Neujahr.His philosophy is the same as his Fa-ther’s…create animals that are func-

tional and produce cattle that tasteeven better.

The animals bred at Mill IronAngus consistently produce cattle thatwill gain over four pounds/day at alow feed conversion rate. The lengthof an animal is the quickest way toadd pounds to a beef herd. Animalsare still bought and sold by the poundthroughout the beef industry and ulti-mately to the consumer. Females atMill Iron Angus are a six to six andhalf frame cow. The herd bulls are allseven frame animals. The Neujahr op-eration doesn’t follow fads in the in-dustry, making certain that theanimals produced here give the com-mercial cattlemen the best chance tomake profit—however they decide tomarket their beef animals.

Mill Iron Angus genetics of the cowherd traces back heavily to Scotch CapAngus from Bison, South Dakota anda few other select breeders. Nate hasbeen working on moving his calvingdate from the traditional spring calv-ing time of March and April to a No-vember time frame. He believes thiswill better suit his customers’ needs infuture years for three reasons. One --because it will deliver a stronger agebull when pasture season arrives; andtwo – the bulls have had more time tomature and grow so they don’t see thestructural problems that over-feedingcan produce. And finally, his cus-tomers need animals that can coverlarger pastures.

Nate also utilizes embryo transfer,artificial insemination and he also in-vests in some “very good” herd bulls.This allows him to offer his customersthe best genetics available for the fu-ture.

AACTONCTON II NCNC ..TTERRYERRY ANDAND BBEVEV AACTONCTON

Commer c i a l Angus Commer c i a l Angus Ope r at i on sOpe r at i on s

Frederick Acton, a WWII veteranreturned to Southeast Nebraska wherehe continued to farm with his fatherand brother. Upon his marriage toRuth Albers in 1956, they built theirexisting home and established theirfarm’s central location. Fred, a veryinnovative man would tear down anoutdated school or home for thewood to build their own home and

many calving sheds and shelters. Asall operations, Acton’s cattle programevolved through many stages, theirsons Terry and Scott have chosen acommercial program that fits theirmarketing plan. Acton’s cow/calfherd is commercial with only the useof registered Angus bulls mostly com-ing from the McKellar Ranch inMount Pleasant, TX. In 2012, theActon’s chose to build a monoslopebuilding for cattle feeding. With thejoys of Winter calving, they quickly re-alized that this building is a herds-man’s dream for calving.

Acton Inc. and Terry’s operation isa diverse program of row crop, hayingand a commercial Angus cow/calfthrough finished beef operation lo-cated East of Beatrice, NE near Rock-ford Lake. Acton’s have alwaysworked to achieve a high qualityAngus program through the use ofregistered bulls from the ConnealyRanch at Whitman, NE and theMcKellar Ranch in Mount Pleasant,TX. The cow program is a result ofLead On, Future Direction, Sullivanand Consensus 7229. The first calfheifers are A.I.’d to McKellar-Acton(full brother to the original ConnealyConsensus). The latest addition isMcKellar-Frederick (sire-ConnealyEarnan, Dam-JMC of Pearl Pride whois ranked #1in the Angus breed forYW EPD among Final Answer daugh-ters).

Both operations raise their own re-placement heifers, the culls and steersare fed out to market weight and soldthrough Meyers Natural Angus. Thecattle are paid a premium to gradechoice or better with this year’s calfcrop ranging from a 2% low to a highof 53% grading prime. The cattle alsoprovide an excellent entrée’s in Terryand Beverly’s restaurant Classic’s lo-cated in Beatrice. Classic’s provides abanquet room to seat 400 people andcan accommodate small groups aswell.

These Acton operations both lookpositively to the future of the cattleand plan to expand into anothermonoslope building for the purpose ofcalving and feeding. They welcomethe Nebraska Angus tour to view theirprogressive commercial Angus busi-ness.

Nate Neujahr

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LL IENEMANNIENEMANNCCATTLEATTLE CCOO . . L i enet i c s Opt imum L i enet i c s Opt imum

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Lienemann Cattle Co. - Lienetics, inPrinceton, NE was established in Feb-ruary of 1993, shortly after Trevor andTorri were married. Trevor, a CPA byeducation (but a cattleman at heart),convinced his new bride that a "small"cattle operation (i.e., 20 cows) wouldhave many benefits. She agreed, eventhough she knew nothing about live-stock, (her family owns beauty sa-lons).

They started out with six registeredBlack Angus cows from a localbreeder. Trevor had a small commer-cial herd in high school, but had neverowned registered animals before. TheEPDs, production and carcass data,and genetic matings were all new tohim. But being a numbers man, hewas quickly addicted to the “BusinessBreed”. The "small" cattle operation,Torri was promised has grown overthe years. In an attempt to managethe growing operation, they decidedto add some "ranch-hands." Theystarted out with a daughter, Maci in1994. In 1996, they added a son, Tay-lon. Shortly after, in 1997, Sydnijoined the operation. She was fol-lowed by a final addition, Skylar, in2000.

Each “ranch hand” has found theirparticular niche within the operation.Maci, a senior Animal Science major atUNL has taken on multiple leadershiproles at both a state and national level(e.g., American Angus AssociationAmbassador, NE Jr. Angus President,UNL Animal Science Ambassador, In-tern NE State Senator Sasse). Taylonserves as the senior ranch hand andcarries a lot of the daily work load.Additionally, he is a collegiate wrestlerand sophomore at Doane College.Sydni and Skylar assist with a wide-variety of operational tasks, from sort-ing and hauling cattle to helping withthe bull sale catalog. They are bothstudents at Norris High School and ac-tively involved in FFA, 4H and the NEJr. Angus Association. In addition toraising young adults and livestock,Trevor and Torri both engage them-selves in other pursuits. Trevor con-

tinues to apply his business skills in avariety of private and public entities,most notably his continued manage-ment and distribution of his patentedhay-saving bale feeder, the Bextrafeeder. Torri, or Dr. Torri Lienemann,is the director of graduate studies atConcordia University Nebraska.

Over the years many things havechanged, but the Lienemann’s passionand commitment to the Angus Breedand the cattle industry has not. Trevorworks very hard to ensure that everyanimal with the Rocking LC brandpossesses quality, style, and optimumperformance under economical condi-tions. He follows current research,and best-practice to make sure he isdoing everything in his power to pro-vide their customers with a high-qual-ity product. The Lienetics programutilizes breeding technologies such asAI and ET, to raise the annual calfcrop.

The operation hosts the Lieneticsannual spring production sale inMarch. Additionally, select AngusBulls are tested and sold through Mid-land Bull Test, with a bull earning thetop index award in 2012, and manyother high index groups and individu-als. All modern production data, ge-netic tools and evaluation techniquesare used to advance the production ofquality seed stock for the commercialand purebred breeder. Additionally, acustomer feeder calf buyback programwas implemented whereby those cat-tle, along with our culls are fed to har-vest with individual carcass data sold,collected, evaluated, and submittedAHIR for Breed improvement, andCAB acceptance rates. Dominant herdsires such as Grid Topper, OptimumImpact, Pay Grade, and Zone are uti-lized and benchmarked to AI studsires such as Irish, Western Cut, PayWeight, Waylon, and Safeguard to in-fluence the current herd. Efficient andmoderate females with maternalgreatness are the base of our opera-tion, and consistently produce some ofthe best Angus genetics in the Coun-try.

The Lienemanns are very passion-ate about the beef industry and specif-ically the Angus Breed. They sharetheir story and passion whenevergiven the opportunity. Through theNebraska Department of Agriculture

and Farm Bureau, the Lienemannshave hosted visiting dignitaries fromChina, Turkey, the Netherlands,Ghana and most recently, Belarus.These visits have included profes-sional development on policy, prac-tice, product development, genetics,artificial insemination and embryotransplant. Additionally, the Liene-manns were chosen to host the 2015Certified Angus Beef Chef Tour,where over 50 chefs from all over theU.S. and as far away as the UnitedArab Emirates and the Cayman Is-lands gathered under the brand’s di-rection to get an in-depth look at theLienemanns seed stock operation, andwhat to see what goes into the productthey so clearly define themselves with;CAB.

Family and friends, as well as oth-ers involved in the beef business havebeen key to the success of the opera-tion and continue to motivate theLienemanns to further their participa-tion. It’s a great industry of individu-als. The Lienemanns look forward to,and appreciate your visit on the NEAngus Tour and future acquaintancesin the Angus Business.

KKEYESEYES AANGUSNGUSA Dive r s i f i ed , Endu r ingA Dive r s i f i ed , Endu r ing

Ope r at i onOpe r at i on

In 1952, Clarence Keyes sold hisdairy herd and began buying regis-tered Angus cattle from breeders inwestern Iowa and eastern Nebraska.He became an active member of boththe Northeast and Southeast Angus

Association due to his close proximityto both areas. One of the first Angus

Front: Teresa and Jenny KeyesBack: Kevin Keyes, Melissa and Mark Nelson,

Michelle Keyes

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bulls Clarence can remember buyingwas from the Atwater Bros. of Albion,NE. He says one of the first show

sales he went to was in Otoe CountyNE in 1955. The bull was placed nearthe bottom of the class in the show,but the cattlemen found him and hewas nearly the top seller of the sale. In the early 1960’s, they began sell-

ing their bulls at the Norfolk Sale Barnthe 3rd Thursday of every May. Thiscontinued until 1993 when the cowherd dwindled to 35 cows. Around2000, development began to notice-ably make the availability of farmlandmore difficult, and the family beganexpanding the cow herd. Kevin andTeresa began making annual trips toMinnesota to purchase heifers fromher cousins annual production sales atFlying W and WR Bar Ranch. Severaltrips were made to TC Ranch to pur-chases herd bulls and replacementheifers. With the rental of additionalpasture in recent years, the herd hasexpanded to today’s current numbers.As Kevin and Teresa’s daughters’ in-terest in showing cattle increased,Kevin began to look for quality cattlethat were good enough to be con-tenders on the show circuit. While at-tending Husker Harvest Days in 2008,Kevin became acquainted with BrianStoller of Bear Mountain Angus. Thisacquaintance has turned into a work-ing business venture and lastingfriendship.

Today, Keyes Angus is operated byKevin and Teresa Keyes, their daugh-ters Jenny and Michelle, and daughterand son-in-law Melissa and Mark Nel-son and Jared Wiese. Other crucialmembers of the outfit includeClarence and Beulah Keyes and cousin

Donnie Keyes. They currently run 135registered cows, and 120 commercialAngus cows. Own/lease 3,100 acres.They produce row crops of corn andsoybeans, and raise alfalfa. They alsooperate a custom hay grinding busi-ness and feed out about 300 feeder an-nually.

Their current breeding programstrives for free-moving, easy fleshingand deep bodied cattle. To this end,they are using A.I. sires Connealy InFocus 4925, MAR Innovation 251,Connealy Greeley 2177 and SedgwickOutlaw 538W and others. Herd siresinclude Bear Mtn Pioneer 0034, Rea-gan’s Bear Btn RJ 2182 and Krebs KRGold 3174.

Presently, their methods of market-ing consist of serving as a cooperatorherd for Bear Mountain Angus, sellingprivate treaty yearling bulls and bredheifers, and consigning to the AnnualTurn Out Sale at Wahoo LivestockMarket in May. An annual productionsale is one of their long-term goals.Short range goals are comprised of

continuing to use A.I. and embryotechnology to flush their top cowbloodlines to improve quality andquantity of the registered herd, and toexpand their customer base. Also onthe operation radar is the purchase orlease of a Sandhills ranch , where theircows can just “be cows”.

R & J AR & J ANGUSNGUSA Fami l y Bus in e s sA Fami l y Bus in e s s

R & J Angus’s primary owners areRyan and Justine Nelson. Started fif-teen years ago the Nelson kids’ par-ents Dale and Lynnette Nelsonpurchased some Angus heifers as away for the kids to learn how to oper-ate a business and save money for col-lege. Showing Angus turned intosomething they really enjoyed as afamily. Ryan and Justine are membersof the National Jr. Angus Association,the Nebraska Jr. Angus Associationand the Nebraska Cattlemen Associa-tion.

Their current breeding programconsists of cow bloodlines such asPohlman’s Barbara, Sandhills Racquel,MGS Carma and Forever Eraline. A.I.bulls used are Brilliance, BC Lookout,Connealy Thunder and WAR CowboyUp.

While R & J is “young” as operationsgo, they are fifth generation cattle pro-ducers…so raising good quality cattleis no accident. Ryan showed his firstbucket calf in 4-H at the age of 8, andhe was hooked from that point on. Assoon as Justine was old enough tostart showing, she couldn’t wait to gether first heifer and compete againsther brother. Since that time, the Nel-son family has been breeding andshowing Angus cattle. Together Ryanand Justine plan to continue theirbusiness breeding high quality fe-males and bulls. Currently the kidsmarket their cattle by Private Treaty.

In the near and long range future,Ryan and Justine want to keep breed-ing high quality cattle and expandtheir herd and customer base. Theyears of raising and showing cattle asJunior members has prepared themwell for the long haul. They look for-ward to putting their cattle on displayon this year’s Nebraska Angus Touron August 21st.

HHOLLMANOLLMAN AANGUSNGUSPers i s t ant and Cons i s t entPer s i s t ant and Cons i s t ent

Th rough The Yea r sTh rough The Yea r s

Dick grew up showing 4H calvesthat were raised on the family farm,Hollman Angus Farm. In 1979, Dickbought his first 5 cows from LarrySchmute. They were cows that Larryhad bought from Hollman AngusFarm a few years before. When his fa-ther, Henry Hollman dispersed hiscows in 1984, Dick bought a couple ofthe top cows in the herd. The cowswere bred to bulls in the Hollman

From left to right: Andy, Kristie, and Harlea ThiesJimmy, Kellie, Wyatt and Hadley Gallagher

Dick and Sondra HollmanDerek, Katie, Kade, and Cole Leininger

Shawn, Kasie, Kenzie, and Kadance Voboril

Top to bottom:Dale, Ryan, Justine and Lynnette Nelson

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Angus Farm herd like CanadianRanger, Jules Ranger Extreme, Rever-crest Eston, and an Eleenmere bredbull from the University of Nebraskaherd.

In the mid 1980s, they started to AIbut like other things trying the firsttime, they did not have a lot of suc-cess. Dick remembers at the age of 8he saw his first calf born which wasborn dead. His Dad told him heshould have went and got some helpinstead of just watching it. The sacwas over its head. The first calf hegave a shot to died, he was about 12years old. And the first cows theyAI’d didn’t stick and the first cow theyflushed gave 21 unfertile eggs. Theydidn’t quit trying and got a lot betteron the second try. Once they startedAIing they used a lot of different bulls.Currently, Hollman Angus have about15 to 20 different sires in a calf crop.

In 1997, they started flushing theirown top cows. In 2003, they partneredwith Bob Pavlish and started investingin high quality donors and purchasinghigh quality embryos. The firstdonors were WK Princess 1051, adaughter of the Denver ChampionGreens Princess 7418 and a maternalsister to Greens Princess 1012, whichwas used heavily at Express Ranches.Hollman Angus also purchased GAR6I6 Rito 1161. Dick remembers buyingher at Gardner’s sale where you hadabout 20 seconds to buy an animaland he spent $20,000 in 20 seconds.

Hollman Angus also purchased theSnake Creek Donor at the Snake Creekdispersion and a good donor at theTriple B Dispersion; the B/R KildonanErica 9805 Donor at the FoundationFemale Sale for a record $15,000 as abred heifer and the Galaxy Blackcap2215 donor. “They have all done asuper job for us and we have usedsons as herd bulls and have daughtersin the herd from each of them,” Dickstated.

In 2005, they started taking a pen ofbulls to the Nation Western StockShow in Denver. It is a great way toadvertise and meet people from allover the world and spend a lot ofmoney in 10 days. The first HollmanAngus All ET Female sale was in 2006.They sold heifer calves, bred heifers,and embryos. The sales were very

successful. The first year they soldcattle to 7 different states. At that timethey had been selling their bulls onthe Royal Hoofers bull test sale and atthe Nebraska Cattlemen’s Classic.Also in 2006, they started leasing theTrout herd of cows. That has been agreat venture. Many of Dick and Son-dra’s cows are trace back to the Troutcows. Bart and Dianne were greatpeople to work with and to learnfrom.

In 2008, they started having theirown bull sale, selling around 50 bulls.In 2015, they started having the Holl-man Influence sale. Where breederswho bought females from them, wereable to put bulls out of those femaleson the sale. It worked very well thislast year and they plan to do more of itin the future. Guest consignors lastyear were Snider Cattle, Vana Cattle,Lassen Angus, and in the coming yearthey will add Lylester Ranch and willsell bulls, females and embryos.

The Hollman Angus cow herd has alot of influence from BonView NewDesign 1407, B/R New Design 323862. TC Aberdeen 915, Sitz Upward,EXAR Upshot 0562B, Connealy Im-pression, Connealy Final Product,Baldridge Waylon, HA Buckshot 34,Tour of Duty. With 36 years in opera-tion, he has 100 registered angus cowsand 20 non-registered cows used as re-cips. Hollman Angus has 700 acres ofcombined land for his cattle.

They look forward to seeing you onthe tour in August. Plan on drinking aBloody Bull with your Steak and Eggsfor Breakfast on August 22nd.

AALBANYLBANY HHILLILLFFARMARM

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Todd and Dee White, owners of Al-bany Hill Farm, are proud to be a partof the 2015 Nebraska Angus tour.Their cattle display will be at HollmanAngus stop on Saturday, August 22nd.

Todd began the registered Angusherd in 1981, in partnership with hisMom, when they purchased five headof registered heifers from Harry Bing-man in Sabetha, KS , on his “retire-ment” sale. In 1983, they added

another five registered pairs from BillConley in Missouri.

Through the years the focus has al-ways been on calving ease, perform-ance and attitude. The calves mustmeet the benchmarks they have inplace along the way to earn the rightto remain breeding stock. If they fail abenchmark, they become feeder cattle.Like their customers, they sell feedercattle by the pound, so they breedwith calving ease and performance byweaning age in mind, and they moni-tor the cattle’s progress throughoutthe year.

The pastures are set up on a rota-tional grazing system which allowsthem to observe the cattle’s progressmore closely through the season, andobserve which animals gain the beston forage alone, and the cattle are notsupplemented with creep feed.

Their herd currently consists ofthirty head of registered cows and ahandful of commercial cows. Becausethey are a small operation, the cowsmust be remain problem free andexcel in maternal efficiency to remainin the herd. They are always strivingto improve our genetics through A.I.and embryo work, as well as purchas-ing select cows from other Angusbreeders, including Dick Hollman,Herbster’s and April Valley Farms inKansas.

Bulls are marketed by privatetreaty, as well as bred females. Theydo a bit of advertising, but we alsorely on satisfied customers to sharetheir success stories with others,which has worked for Albany HillFarm.

This year’s calf crop sired by AVFWinds of Change AHF 5063, a son ofVDAR Really Windy 4097. Todd andDee believe these calves are the bestthey have ever raised and welcomethe tour to view the calves while ondisplay.

Albany Hill Farm’s goal is alwaysto provide quality genetics to theircustomers, commercial and registeredcattlemen alike, and to continue to im-prove production using their selectionbenchmarks. Ultimately they see ex-pansion in their operation plans andincorporate the next generation intothe business.

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JMC AJMC ANGUSNGUSPart of Angus Tou r 2015Part o f Angus Tou r 2015

Blaine and Sharon Clowser andtheir two daughters, Jessica andMichaela, are excited to be part of the2015 Nebraska Angus tour. Theywould like to invite everyone to visittheir cattle display at the HollmanAngus breakfast stop on the secondday of the tour.

The Clowsers’ use artificial insemi-nation 100 percent in their cow herd.Additionally, embryo transfer technol-ogy is utilized to assist with expand-ing genetics. Recent AI bulls usedinclude: PVF Insight 0129, SAV Bril-liance 8077, HF Done Right 32Y, PVFAll Payday 729, Silveiras Style 9309,and Connealy Courage. Predominantcow bloodlines include: LeachmanRight Time, TC Freedom, and SAV NetWorth. Jessica and Michaela are veryinvolved in analyzing EPD’s and se-lecting AI sires for their operation’sheifers and cows. Both girls enjoy se-lecting bulls and defending their deci-sions to Blaine, which makes for livelydiscussions at the dinner table. Justbecause a bull has had “show ring suc-cess” doesn’t always cut it with theirdad. As part of their business model,JMC Angus collects performance dataand submits the information to theAmerican Angus Association’s AngusHerd Improvement Records program.Furthermore, they utilize advancedevaluation technology and providinggenomic-enhanced EPD’s on salebulls.

In 1998, Blaine and Sharon pur-chased their first Angus Heifer fromLandmark Angus for Jessica to showas a 4-H and Junior Angus project.Both Jessica and Michaela quickly de-veloped a strong passion and dedica-tion for raising Angus cattle, whichresulted in a partnership between thegirls appropriately named JMC Angus

(Jessica and Michaela Clowser). Jes-sica and Michaela are honored andproud to be first generation Angusbreeders. Raising Angus Cattle is animportant part of their lives. All fourof the Clowsers are actively involvedin all aspects of their operation whichis located south of Seward.

Blaine grew up on a Polled Here-ford farm in Western Pennsylvania.Both Blaine and Sharon had the op-portunity to work with the Penn StateAngus herd while attending PennState University. Blaine and Sharoneach earned a bachelor’s degree in An-imal Science from Penn State. Duringtheir years at Penn State, they wereable to work at the PS Powerplay Pro-duction sales igniting an excitementfor Angus cattle. Now, both of theirgirls share their enthusiasm and ex-citement for production agricultureand the Angus breed.

Currently, Blaine and Sharon workin the School of Veterinary Medicineand Biomedical Sciences at the Uni-versity of Nebraska-Lincoln. Jessicagraduated from the University of Ne-braska - Lincoln in 2011 with her BS inAnimal Science and currently worksfor United States Senator Deb Fisherand lives in Washington, DC. Jessica’slegislative issue portfolio includesagriculture, energy/environment, nat-ural resources, and public works.Michaela completed her freshmanyear at Casper College located inCasper, WY where she is a member ofthe livestock judging team and major-ing in Agriculture Business. Follow-ing graduation from Casper College,Michaela plans to continue her educa-tion at the University of Nebraska -Lincoln.

Blaine, Sharon, Jessica, andMichaela were participants in theSoutheast Nebraska Angus tour in2006, when Jessica was the reigningNebraska Angus Queen. This pastyear, Michaela proudly representedNebraska in the Miss American AngusContest in Kansas City. The Clowsergirls’ active participation in both theNebraska Junior Angus Associationand the National Junior Angus Associ-ation has influenced their future plansand instilled a positive, lifelong effecton their family. Every year, theClowsers plan their summers to in-clude the Nebraska Junior Angus State

Show and the National Junior AngusShow. They look forward to spendingtime and enjoying friendships withfellow Angus breeders located in allcorners of the United States.

JMC Angus markets and sells bullsand heifers through private treaty andconsignment sales. For the past eightyears, they have consigned cattle tothe Nebraska Cattlemen’s Classic inKearney, NE. In the past, they haveparticipated in the Royal Hoofers BullTest and Sale, the Cornhusker SelectSale, and more recently the AmericanRoyal Angus Sale and the NorthernInternational Livestock Exposition(NILE) in Billings, MT.

The Clowsers are looking forwardto the future of their operation withplans to orchestrate an online femalesale. They intend to expand the use ofDNA and genetic verified EPD datainto their breeding program, utilizingnew technologies to improve repro-ductive longevity throughout theirherd. Currently, the family is workingto increase their purebred herd by em-ploying AI and embryo transplantpractices. With the success of theirSimmental x Angus breeding pro-gram, they plan to expand these ge-netics and develop a FoundationSimmental heifer development pro-gram with the foundation based onsolid Angus genetics for current andfuture customers. Ultimately, the goalat JMC Angus is to produce produc-tive, functional and sound cattle thatprovide customers with front pasturegenetics.

HHOLLMANOLLMAN AANGUSNGUSFFARMARM

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lished in 1960 with the first animalsregistered in 1961. In 2011, HollmanAngus Farm was awarded the HistoricAngus Herd Award from the Ameri-can Angus Association for 50 years ofraising Angus cattle. The herd wasstarted by Henry Hollman and hiswife Marjorie with the purchase of cat-tle from local herds such as BohmontAngus of Martell, Robin Spence ofCrab Orchard, Marshall Logan ofDiller, LB Todd of Murray and GlenRailsback of Humboldt.

From left to right: Michaela, Sharon, Blaine andJessica Clowser

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In 1960, Earl Bohmont gave Rodand Randall (Pete, the two oldest ofsix Hollman children) an orphanheifer, Pride Effie 120. Rod still hascows that trace back to that originalcow. Throughout the years, all six oftheir children have been involved inshowing cattle in 4-H. It’s interestingto note that in 1960’s, Henry was the4-H Leader of the Lone Star 4-H cluband in the 70’s and 80’s, Rod wasleader. The Hollman family has con-tinued to be involved in leadership ofthat 4-H club as Rod’s brother Richardwas also a leader and now Rod’sdaughter Cheri and Richard’s daugh-ter Kellie maintain that tradition ofpassing cattle knowledge onto areayouth.

Henry dispersed his cows in 1984.He passed away in 1994 and Marjoriefollowed two years later in 1996. Rodserved in the U.S. Marine Corp from1967 to 1971 and he and his wife,Linda were married in 1969. Rod con-tinued raising Angus cattle after hisdischarge in 1971. Linda grew up rais-ing Herefords, her father MarvinBohmont owing a herd of HornedHerefords near Martell. In 1976, Rod& Linda purchased 80 acres adjacentto the farm where he grew up. Lateron they expanded their land owner-ship by purchasing 70 acres that re-mained from his Mother Marjorie’s(Spellman) family, land which hadbeen in the family since 1868. Rodand Linda currently own 360 acresand rent another 350 acres.

Rod and Linda have three children,Greg, Scott and Cheri and sevengrandchildren. Rod, Linda along with

children Greg and Cheri, and theirchildren run a herd of approximately60 cows near Martell and an embryoprogram with Gerald Dunbar at Tay-lor, NE.

Currently, Rod and Linda’s grand-children are the 4th generation to raiseand show Angus cattle. Two ofHenry’s other sons, Richard and hiswife Sondra and their partner BobPavlish have an Angus herd near Hal-lam. Ray and his wife Vickie run asmall herd near Kramer. Rex and wifeAnn are also involved.

Their herd of 56 head of registeredcows are of the following bloodlines:Pendleton, Roundup, MillbraeBluestem, SQ Credence, SummitcrestComplete, and Ironwood New Level.Current sires used are Hoover Dam,RB Tour of Duty, Bush’s Unbelievable,WAR Alliance 9126, Pendleton. Theymarket by Private Treaty and alsothrough an Annual Bull Sale, the 2ndMonday of March in Crete at the CreteLivestock auction.

In addition to raising Angus cattle,their farming operation consists ofcorn, soybeans and hay, with somecustom haying. Rod and Linda havebeen active in the community, withLinda teaching Sunday school inMartell for over 40 years and she be-longs to the local Extension club andUnited Methodist Women and serveson the Administrative Council of theMartell United Methodist Church.Rod also serves on the church council,is a member of American Legion Post294 at Hallam, the Lancaster CountyFarm Bureau, the Norris Public Powerboard, the Goodwill Fund board andin the past he’s been a member of theLancaster County Fairboard and theNebraska State Fair.

Rod and Linda plan to setup an op-eration succession plan in order toturn over the program to their chil-dren and grandchildren as they pre-pare to retire.Hollman Angus Farmswelcomes everyone to Southeast Ne-braska and hope you enjoy the tour..

MMACHOLANACHOLANAANGUSNGUS

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Owned by Jim & Jessica Macholan

and their son Keaton, Macholan fam-ily has been the Linwood area fornearly 120 years. The family resides afew miles from Linwood, NE in eastcentral Nebraska along the PlatteRiver, raising corn, soybeans and al-falfa along with cattle. Most of thepasture is located within five milesfrom the home place in the PlatteRiver valley. The cattle are run alongwith Jim's brother (D-D Angus). Theycurrently run about 100 head of regis-tered Angus cows along with about 50head of commercial cows. Jim hasbeen involved in the family operationfor 35 years and they have raised reg-istered Angus for 15 years. They farm3,500 acres of corn, soybeans and al-falfa.

Jim is the third generation raisingcattle on the farm. Traditionally theyhad always raised commercial cattlethat were sold as feeders until 1981when we purchased the first Simmen-tal bull and Simmental cows withcalves and began selling bulls by pri-vate treaty. In the late 1980's we begancrossing them with Angus bulls andrealized the value of Angus genetics.We always kept replacement heifersbut in the early 2000's began purchas-ing purebred Angus cows/heifers. Wetried to purchase top females fromAngus breeders. Most of the cowstrace to the following sires: JindraDouble Vision (natural & AI), JindraDynamite, Jindra Testimonial (bothnatural and A.I.) A.I. sires used in thepast include: Chisum, Networth, Up-ward, Lead On, Bismark, Pendleton(AI sires used in the past).

Their commitment to improvingthe herd of bulls and females in theirbreeding program has been an ongo-ing investment. Their focus has beento select elite genetics through semen

From left to right: Bailey Donner, Brenda Donner,Greg Hollman, Jonathan Hollman, Jackson Hollman, Rod Hollman, Riley Kraus, Linda

Hollman, Codie Kraus, Cheri Kraus,Ryan Kraus,Scott Hollman, Hannah Hollman, Jen Hollman,Avery Hollman and Buddy the cow dog in front.

Machholan Angus

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from outstanding sires and addition ofsuperior producing cow families totheir breeding program. Through arti-ficial insemination (AI) and embryotransfers (ET) they have continued toimprove the genetics in the herd.When selecting Angus cattle to add totheir operation such as calving ease,fast growth and efficiency, attitude ofthe animal is also a must so they mustbe docile.

They sell bulls by private treaty andalso at Midland Bull Test in Colum-bus, MT the first Friday of April everyyear and the Nebraska Bull Test inBroken Bow, NE, which is the lastWednesday of March every year.

Jim and his family know their fu-ture and success depends on customersatisfaction. Repeat customers, long-standing relationships and real geneticvalue are what they strive to produce.Visitors are welcome anytime. Theyare pleased to be part of this year’stour, displaying cattle at the HollmanAngus stop on August 22nd.

Double D angus will have cattle on display at

hollman angus stop!

RROCKOCK CCREEKREEKSSTAT IONTAT ION

Rock Creek Station State HistoricalPark, located SE of Fairbury, was animportant road ranch, Pony Stage-coach stop along the Oregon Trail.Rock Creek Station spans 350 acres ofprairie hilltops, timber-studded creekbottoms, and rugged ravines.

Here, visitors can still see the deepruts carved by the wagon trains andlearn about Oregon Trail and Pony Ex-press history at the visitor's center. Re-

construction of the buildings and cor-rals gives visitors a sense of life on thetrail in the late 1850s.

Open year round, Rock Creek Sta-tion has an excellent interpretive cen-ter, picnic areas, hiking and naturetrails, tent camping, horse campingand a modern campground with serv-ices. Check out more at http://www.fair-bury.com/pages/history/rock_creek.html

WWEERSEERS AANGUSNGUSFFARMSARMS

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Weers Angus had its beginnings in1953, started by Richard and JudyWeers. Located near Diller, NE theoperation spans over 5,000 acres ofland (2,500 of which are used to pro-duce cash grain crops) in SoutheastNebraska. Greg and his family (wifeTammy and sons Brett and Jared)joined the operation in 1999 with thepurchase of three partnership donorfemales from Jim O’Neill of Iowa.Sadly, Richard passed away in 2012.

Currently, Weers Angus Farms runs250 registered cows and 50 head ofcommercial females. Foundationcows were daughters of O’NeillsRoyal Lady 10. Four additional cowfamilies were purchased from ConleyAngus in Missouri. Herd bulls camefrom 4G Angus (an 036 son) and sev-eral from Bill Conley.

Weers Angus holds an annual pro-duction sale the first week in April,which includes the bulls, commercialheifers and some registered heifers.Future goals include the continuationof breeding balance trait cattle thathave eye appeal and can produce out-standing cattle in real world condi-tions without pampering. Aregistered female sale is being consid-ered for the fall. Expansion of the bet-ter producing cow families with aminimum of inputs and labor is al-ways considered in decision makingdiscussions.

Weers Angus is honored to host astop on this year’s Nebraska Angustour on Saturday, August 22nd.

CCAMMACKAMMACK FFARMSARMS

Cammack Farms, DeWitt, NE, ishonored to be included on the 2015Nebraska Angus Tour. The Angus cowherd was developed in the late 1950'swith the purchase of several cowsfrom the J. Hall Dillon cow herd inLong Pine, NE. Performance testingthrough AHIR began in 1959 and con-tinues today. Artificial Inseminationwas introduced to the herd in 1973 al-lowing the herd to utilize some of theleading Angus genetics in the nation.

The primary goal at CammackFarms is to produce highly maternal,sound, functional cattle that will goout in the real world and perform. Thecows must raise a calf, breed back andmaintain a good body condition scorein the environment provided with lim-ited supplemental feeding. The envi-ronment dictates they be structurallysound and good footed while main-taining fleshing ability and fertility.Calving ease, udder quality and dis-positions are also very importanttraits. Disciplined culling proceduresdon't allow for problem animals to re-main in the herd. The cows have towork for us - not us work for them.The genetic base of the cow herd iscomposed of Hunts Calculator 2720,GDAR Traveler 584 LT, GDAR Rain-maker 340, AAR Really Windy 1205,KNM Tailor Made 118 and severalCole Creek bred bulls. GDAR Traveler054 will show up in the extendedpedigree of most of the cows in theherd today.

Marketing consists of an annualbull sale held in Beatrice, NE the firstFriday in February. The offering is 30to 35 head of virgin 2-year-old bullsthat have survived being evaluated forperformance, disposition, fertility anddam's quality. Some years females areoffered both privately and in the saleoffering. On this stop, there will be aset of ET calves out of one of our topHunts Calculator daughters sired byWulffs EXT 6106 and GDAR Traveler6232.

sandstone Prairie ranch andgreenview Farms / kJ3 angus

will have cattle on display at weers angus angus stop!

Rock Creek Station

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S DS DIAMONDIAMOND AANGUSNGUSThi r ty F iv e Yea r s – Th i r t y F iv e Yea r s – A Fami l y Affa i rA Fami l y Affa i r

S Diamond Angus is a family oper-ation of the Siebert's, Kim and Lindy.Families continue to grow and this oneis no different as their daughterSamantha, her husband Justin Haackand their boys Riley and Kayde; theirson Kendall and his wife Meghan anddaughter Easton are all involved in theoperation.

The Siebert’s have been chasingcows and raising crops since 1979.Currently they operate on 1,500 acresof farm ground and run 140-160 pairs,80+ of each breed (Black and RedAngus), on a variety of pasture situa-tions. A surplus of winter-feed, cropresidue, and a love for cattle is whatbegan this operation. Pasture is hardto come by so innovation is more thenorm than rare here.

The cattle originated through twodispersions in Oklahoma, the majorone being Ankony’s New Mexicoherd. Bloodlines currently in use arebulls that are sons from the Riley Bros.Lady cow family. A.I. sires includeKoupal’s Identity, sons of HF Tigerand TR Mr. Aberdeen.

Kim's father owned and operated afeedlot since before Kim existed, sofeed efficiency, performance, and car-cass traits were always at the forefrontof talking cattle. This is what Kimheard from the beginning and so it islittle wonder that they have alwaysbeen important. Carcass and feedlottesting of our steer calves began withthe 1985 calf crop and continuesthrough today without interruption.Ultrasound data on the bulls beganwith the 1999 calf crop and heiferswith the 2001 crop. The 5-year average

for ribeye is 1.12 inches per 100pounds of body weight. For example a1200 pound bull would have a 13.4inch ribeye. The bulls are fed for redmeat gain and leave with less than .25inches of back fat. As with any young couple starting

out, money was not in abundance. AIbecame the herd bull and continues tobe. 75-85% of each calf crop is AI sired.This makes fertility a trait of premiumimportance. Calving begins aroundJanuary 25th. 75% of our calves areborn within 30 days of the first calfhitting the ground. This also showsthrough in our bull sale where the ac-tual scrotal measurements have aver-aged 37.7 the last five years onyearling bulls.

They have marketed their geneticsannually in a Private Treaty AuctionBull Sale, hosting their 25th one thispast February, all at the farm nearHenderson.All of these traits and measurements

are important but no matter how wellthe numbers read one must still enjoybeing with your cattle. Their shortand long range goals are the same…toproduce cattle that will fit the grid at12-14 months of age, weighing in attwelve to fourteen hundred pounds.Having females that are fertile andmaternal enough to still be productiveat 8-10 years of age; have balancedEPD’s and are still fun to be around.That means both appearance and dis-position. Chopping thistles or cuttingtrees in a pasture is a lot more funwhen attractive pairs are millingaround you.

AANDERSONNDERSONBBROTHERSROTHERSAANGUSNGUS

Long Range Goa l s Long Range Goa l s

Owned and operated by brothersFloyde, Rolland and Robert, and othermembers of the operation include:Tim Anderson and Vaughn Domeierwho serves as consultant and mentor.Anderson Brothers is a diverse opera-tion, which is also home to 460 head ofcommercial cows and heifers, farming2,600 acres of corn/soybean crop rota-tion, which is irrigated with centerpivots, a hog farrow to finish opera-tion and 4,000 acres of pasture in vari-ous locations. The cattle operationbegan in the 1970’s with forty head ofcrossbred aged cows. They startedusing registered Angus bulls pur-chased from Vaughn Domeier Angusof Sutton, NE in the late 70’s.

In the early 90’s they startedA.I.’ing all their replacement heifers atHeartland Cattle, the heifer develop-ment specialists at McCook, NE andthey continue that business practicetoday. They also utilize embryo trans-fer technology, flushing a few of theirolder registered cows. Glenn Englandof Sun Valley Embryo at Salina, KS,handles that responsibility. About 15 years ago, they started to

add some registered Angus heifersfrom Vaughn Domeier Angus and in-crease their cow numbers to 65 headof registered Angus cows. Late in2013, they purchased 120 head of reg-istered cows and heifers from RockingFord Angus and Vaughn DomeierAngus, bringing their cow herd num-bers to their current level of 190 headof registered cows and heifers.Their cowherd currently has blood-

lines that include Sitz Upward, S A VBismarck, HF Tiger 5T and Prowler43U. 2015 calf crop sires include:Tombstone 050, Koupal’s B & B Iden-tity, RB Tour of Duty 177, RB ActiveDuty 010. A.I. sires used in 2015 are:Koupal’s Fort Knox 2077, plus all ofthe 2014 A.I. sires. They purchased aFort Knox son at Koupal's 2015 sale touse as a herd sire. They have also col-lected and used sons of Koupal's B &B Identity and three sons of RB ActiveDuty. All bulls are being actively usedas herd sires in the registered herd in2015.Presently Anderson Bros. market

the genetics through Private Treatysales and at the Nebraska Bull Testsale which is held annually on thefourth Wednesday in March in BrokenAnderson Brothers family

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Bow. Long range plans include main-taining then expanding their embryoprogram in the registered herd and touse the commercial herd to raise topfeeder calves for the feedlot, thepacker and consumer enjoyment.Long range is all about the next gen-

eration to mentor and teach them theways and value of doing business, andto include the younger generationsuse of technology in the business.

SC CSC CATTLEATTLENew Bre ede r s I n i t New Bre ede r s I n i t Fo r The Long Hau lFor The Long Hau l

Allen and Heather Smith enteredcattle ownership in 2008 (by purchas-ing their first registered female,MGSA Memory) with two purposes inmind 1) having an activity for theirchildren during the summer and 2) toraise the best cattle possible to marketfor consumers. Other members oftheir business include their son Gar-rett (who is now serving in the AirForce) and Rachel and Wyatt. Rachelis a member of the National Juniorand Nebraska Junior Angus Associa-tions, and Wyatt is “patiently” waitinghis turn. Allen and Heather have justconcluded a three year stint as JuniorAdvisors for the Nebraska Jr. AngusAssociation.

They currently select sires that willgive them great females and showheifers for the kids and in turn leaveoutstanding bulls to offer to cus-tomers. They market their genetics byPrivate Treaty, at the Nebraska Cattle-men’s Classic and just recently theyhave sold a few animals as part of the“Hay Country” bull sale held inAtkinson, annually in March.Long range plans include concen-

trating on making their cow herdmore consistent, develop a marketingplan that will allow their herd to beself supporting and leaving a legacyfor their children. They look forwardto putting their “little slice of Heaven”on display at the S Diamond Angusstop on August 22nd.

BM ABM ANGUSNGUSEve ry Day I s A Great Day Eve r y Day I s A Great Day

BM Angus is owned and operatedby Jeff Meradith, a five generation cat-tleman. His ancestors moved to YorkCounty Nebraska in 1885 from Illinoisto farm and raise cattle and a family.Jeff attended York High School andgraduated from the University of Ne-braska in 1987 with a bachelor degreein animal science. He then movedback home to help with the familytruck repair business and take care ofhis 15 head commercial cow herd. In 2000 Jeff and partner, Brian Buss

purchased the Gary Chase cow herdfrom Brian’s sister and this started BMAngus. They joined Darrell SmithAngus and Prairiedge Angus, Neil

Over the years we have shared the numbers of carcass, performance and fertility. The past 3 years we have competed inthe South Central Cattlemens Steer Showdown and have had notonly the top gaining individual each year but also the top gainingpen of 3. After factoring in the carcass merit we have had the topoverall performance 2 out of 3 years and finished 2nd the otheryear. These Angus steers are our bottom 1/3 of our bull crop competing against crossbred calves from the top end of herds

from 4 counties.

For 2016 Introducing:

KDS Onyx 402 KDS Carbonate 413

Females available privately after November 1st

Bull Sale February 27, 2016

Come and see this years calf crop on the tour sired byR B Pride 045

PVA General Grant A308SJH Lefty 302

Koupals B&B IdentityKoupals Dante

TR Mr Aberdeen 1068YTour of Duty

We welcome the2015 Nebraska

Angus Tour to our stop on August 22nd

Rachel, Garrett, Wyatt, Allen and Heather Smith

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Tour Welcome socialwill be held on

Thursday eveningAugust 20th at tour headquarters,

Holiday Inn Lincoln Southwest.

It runs from 7 to 9 pm.Sponsored by Zoetis

Make plans to travel to Lincoln early for a pre-tour eventhosted by Certified angus beef LLC and the university of Nebraska. This program provides cattlemen the opportunity fora hands-on, behind the scenes look at what drives the value ofhigh quality cattle.

Certified angus beef LLC is proud to partner with the university of Nebraska to provide cattlemen the opportunityfor a hands-on, behind the scenes look at what drives the valueof high quality cattle.

Join us on august 20th for raising the steaks: a rancher’sguide to applied Meat science. The conference will feature sessions addressing the economics of carcass quality, modernbeef merchandising, and other topics that connect consumerbeef demand to cattlemen and women.

registration opens at 10:30 a.m. The program will begin at11:00 a.m. and conclude around 5:30 p.m. all activities for theday will take place at the university meat lab in the animalscience Complex located at the northeast corner of N 38th st.and Fair st., Lincoln, Ne 68583. Parking passes will be avail-able upon arrival. registration fee is $30, which includes lunch.

To pre-register, visit www.Cabpartners.com or call Marilyn Conley at 330-345-2333, ext. 398.

Smith, in the Hay Country Angus Bull Sale in Atkinson,Nebraska and have been a part of the bull sale for the past15 years.

In late 2011 and early 2012 Jeff’s heart condition wors-ened and forced BM Angus to sell all their spring cows. InApril of 2012, Jeff was implanted with an LVAD, (Left Ven-tricular Assist Device) and was put on a heart transplantlist. Then on September 13, 2012, Jeff received a heart trans-plant and soon started rebuilding his cow herd from thedonor cows he owned with Brian Marshall, Deer Valley,John Carlson and Allen and Heather Smith and with hisfall herd.

Currently, BM Angus has around 200 cows and will sell80 bulls. When asked to reflect onhis health setback and angus herd,Jeff commented, “I wake upeveryday feeling blessed to get todo what I love…raising Anguscattle.”

Jeff Meradith

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2015 Sale & Event Calendar2015 Sale & Event Calendar2015

July 20 - Husker Harvest Days Pen Reservation Deadline

Aug 1 - Angus Tour Reservations DUEAug 10 – Nebraska State Fair Entries DUE Aug 21-22 – Nebraska Angus Tour - Southeast District

Sept 2 - ROV Angus Show at NebraskaState Fair - 10 am

Sept 10 - Fall Issue Nebraska Angus NewsAds DUESept 15-17 - Husker Harvest Days - GrandIsland

Sept 28 - Hoffman Ranch Female Sale -Thedford

October 31 - Producer of the Year Nominations DUE

Nov 7 - Marcy Cattle Co - Female Dispersal -Gordon

Nov 7-9 - Carter Family Maternal ExcellenceSale - Online

Dec 1 - Jan/Feb 2016 Nebraska Angus NewsAds DUEDec 1 - 2016 Membership Renewal beginsDec 5 - Annual Meeting/Banquet - KearneyDec 7 - TK Angus Sale - ValentineDec 10 - Bear Mtn Angus - Focus on Females Sale - Palisade

Dec 12 - Krebs Ranch Fall Roundup Rushville

Dec 12 - Sisco Bros “Friends in Low PlacesHeifer Sale” - Online

2016JanuaryJan 22 - Mill Bar Angus Bull Sale - McCookFebruaryFeb 1 - Mike Sitz Ranch Bull Sale - BurwellFeb 1 - Sisco Bros. Private Treaty Bull Sale begins - Syracuse

Feb 5 - Cammack Farms Bull Sale - BeatriceFeb 6 - Bartos/Frederick Angus Bull Sale -Verdigre

Feb 8 - Carter Family Angus Bull Sale -ArthurFeb 9 – Kuck Ranch Production Sale - Lexington

Feb 17 - Ostrand Angus Bull Sale - SargentFeb 18 - Krebs Ranch Bull Sale - Gordon

Feb 19 - Hoffman Ranch Bull Sale - ThedfordFeb 20 - Leader Angus Production Sale -CroftonFeb 20 - Minert/Simonson Angus Bull Sale - DunningFeb 22 - Foxhoven Angus Bull Sale - CroftonFeb 24 - TC Ranch Production Sale - FranklinFeb 25 - Bear Mountain Angus Bull Sale - PalisadeFeb 27 - S Diamond Angus Private Treaty Bull Sale - HendersonFeb 29 - Arrow One Angus Production Sale - North PlatteMarchMarch 1 - Jindra Angus Production Sale - CreightonMarch 2 - Lonesome River Ranch Bull Sale - AnselmoMarch 4 - Carl Dethlefs & Sons Angus Bull Sale - RockvilleMarch 5 - Green Valley Cattle Bull Sale - AtkinsonMarch 6 - Carlson Cattle Co Bull & Female Sale - ColumbusMarch 7 - Hollman Angus Farm Bull Sale - CreteMarch 7 - Vision Angus Bull Sale - North PlatteMarch 9 - Vin-Mar Angus Bull Sale - RushvilleMarch 11 - Southwest Nebraska Angus Ass’n Bull Sale - McCookMarch 12 - Koberstein Farms Angus Bull Sale - OgallalaMarch 13 - 4M Angus Bull & Female Sale - Blue HillMarch 13 - Lienetics Bull Sale - BeatriceMarch 14 - Barstow Angus Bull Sale - SpringviewMarch 17 - Benoit Angus Bull Sale - Esbon, KSMarch 19 - Gray Angus Bull Sale - HarrisonMarch 20 - E D Angus Bull Sale - AshbyMarch 22 - Frenzen Angus Bull Sale - FullertonMarch 25 - Poss Angus Bull and Female Sale - Ericson

March 26 - Connealy Angus Bull Sale - WhitmanAprilApril 1 - Dethlefs Angus/Treffer Angus Bull Sale - Loup CityApril 2 - Kraye Angus Bull Sale - MullenApril 7 - A & B Cattle Bull Sale - BassettApril 8 - Hollman Angus & Guests Bull Sale - Hallam

Dear Nebraska Angus Association,

Thank you for sponsoring the Queen’ssash and my Queen’s clothing allowance.It is my honor to represent our state Association in a positive, fashionable manner. Thank you for allowing Juniorsto experience opportunities like the Queencontest.

I have grown in knowledge and skillfrom what the contest provided me.

Thank you again for everything.

Savannah Schafer2015 - 2016 Nebraska Angus Queen

Dear Nebraska Junior Angus Association,

Thank you so much for the lovely rosebush I received as a gift at your banquet atthe State show in June in Broken Bow. Itwas a wonderful surprise and very muchappreciated.

I use my flowers and flower beds as away to gain peace for my soul on hecticdays.

Seeing the rose bush in my yard reminds me of all of you and how much Ienjoy watching you grow and gain confidence through your participation inthe Junior Association.

Thank you so much for your thoughtfulness. You are a wonderful groupof young citizens!!

Suzy HebbertNAA Sec/Mgr

From our mailbox. . .

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Steve Dorran -Auctioneer6894 Ridgeline DriveTimnath, CO 80547

760-972-7736

CALL ME!When “thats the way we’ve alwaysdone it” just isn’t good enough anymore...

Advertisers IndexAdvertisers Index~A~

Albany Hill Farms ..........................11Anderson Brothers Angus ..............5Angus Hall of Fame ......................35

~B~BM Angus ......................................21

~C~Cammack Farms ............................11Carlson Cattle Co.............................3Clarke Angus....................................5

~D~Double D Angus ............................21

~H~Herbster Angus Farms ..........36,IBCHollman Angus ..............................14Hollman Angus Farms ....................5

~J~JMC Angus ......................................5

~K~Keyes Angus ..................................17

~L~Laflin Angus ..................................17Lienemann Cattle CO ..................BC

~M~Macholan Angus ............................21Marcy Cattle Co................................1M Diamond Angus ..........................1Mill Iron Angus ..............................21

~N~Nebraska Angus Tour ..................30Nebraska Tour Sponsors ..............28

~R~Raising the Steaks, CAB ..............28RCA Cattle Company ....................25R&J Angus......................................21

~S~S Diamond Angus ..........................27Sisco Brothers Cattle Co...............14

~V~Vitalix ............................................IFC

~W~Walters Angus ..................................7Weers Angus Farms ........................7

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Purebred & Commercial AngusJohn & Laurie Widdowson15175 U.S. Hwy. 30 John’sCell 308/390-5697

Office 308/483-5100Lodgepole, NE 69149

E-mail: [email protected]

“Dutch” & Marian Dethlefs31310 Imperial Rd • Ravenna, NE 68869Ph. 308/452-4147

Craig & Laurie Dethlefs13947 W. Power Rd •

North Platte, NE 69101308/368-7660

DETHLEFS ANGUS RANCH

RegisteredAngus

Since1950

“Where Quality Counts”

Select bulls at Private Treaty anytime.For details contact Kevin at (308) 894-8735 or (308) 750-9055

Glause Family 379 Hwy. 92 • Palmer, NE 68864

Lazy Black Diamond RanchRegistered Angus Since 1951

Bred for fertility, calving ease, maternal, disposition, growth, carcass, and conformation.

Annual Production Sale - March 22 ,2016Females & Club Calves for Sale Private Treaty

www.frenzencattle.com

FRENZEN ANGUS“More Pounds - More Profit”

50802 N. Edgewood Rd.

Fullerton, NE 68638

Galen Frenzen • (308) 536-2069 Cell: (308)550-0237

Eric's Cell: (308) 550-0238

Mick Cox & Family73786 Ave. 356 • Hayes Center, NE

Phone (308) 286-3416 • Cell (308) 340-4332E-Mail: [email protected]

Performance Tested

& Carcass Evaluated

Angus Cattle

Jerry & Gary DethlefsAnnual Production Sale 1st Friday in March

78009 S. River Rd. - Rockville, NE 68871 - 308/372-3200www.dethlefsangus.com

“The Magazine for Cowboys and Kids”RANDY RASBY

P.O. Box 581 • Sutherland, NE 69165Phone (308) 386-4857 • Mobile (308-539-6195

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Tim & Kim Marlatt7070 130 TrailGordon, NE 69343(308) [email protected]

Herd Sires – Connealy Deep Canyon, SAF Strategy, SydGen Bullet, SydGen Mandate, Connealy Concrete, San Dan Triple Threat (Dark Red Charolais)A.I. Sires – Net Worth, CAR Duke, Final Answer, Sitz Upward 307R

“Breeding for the Performance Minded Cattleman”

Twin Mills Angus RanchRegistered and Commercial Angus Cattle

Richard and Randy Nelson1 3/4 miles West and 3/4 mile South of

Ansley, NE 68814

~ Visitors Always Welcome ~~ Private Treaty Cattle For Sale ~

Phone: (308) 935-1139

BM AnguM Angu

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BM AnguM AnguJeff MeradithJeff MeradithJeff MeradithJeff MeradithJeff MeradithJeff MeradithJeff MeradithJeff MeradithJeff MeradithJeff MeradithJeff MeradithJeff Meradith1710 Hwy1710 Hwy1710 Hwy1710 Hwy1710 Hwy1710 Hwy1710 Hwy. 81. 81. 81

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Jay Wolf Family, Owners402/395-2178Box 548 • Albion, NE 68620www.wagonhammer.com

Email: [email protected] Benes, Sales402/395-6962 • Cell: 402/649-2719

WAGONHAMMER RANCHESHAS THE PROGRAM YOU CAN COUNT ON

The Total Performance Brand

Sonderup AngusBulls, Heifers, and Embryosfor Sale Private Treaty

Benoit AngusBULL SALE ~ MARCH 17, 2016

“Third Thursday in March”Everett & Bonnie Benoit

621 Hwy 61 • Esbon, KS 66941(785) 725-3231 • (888) 870-2855

Chad Benoit • (785) 725-3005

Doug & Michelle Benoit • (785) [email protected]

31155 State Highway 22 • Genoa, Nebraska 68640

Annual Production Sale December 7, 2015

Herd Sires: SAV Prosperity, Connealy Contractor, SydGenMandate, SAV Platinum, SAV Republic, Connealy DeepCanyon, Triple Threat (Dark Red Charolais Bull)

Lori Wagner 308/536-2975 cell308/550-0349

Tim & Kim Marlatt40204 US Hwy 20

Wood Lake, NE 69221.Phone: 402-967-3423Cell: 308-360-1601

Fort Worth, TX1-800-422-2117

Lemoyne DaileyPO Box 152Thedford, NE 69166

Home: 308-645-2712Cell: 402-760-2727

www.superiorlivestock.com

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Sale ReportsSale ReportsHoffman Ranch

Herd City: Thedford, NE USAuctioneer: Rick Machado

Sale Date: 2/20/2015API Rep: Jay Nordhausen

Comments: 148 Lots of Hereford Bulls Sold with agross $1,144,420 to average $7,733. Sold 187hdOpen Black Baldy Heifers to average $1,950.

Lots Gross Average30 Older Bulls $245,250.00 $8,175.0019 Yrlg.Bulls $120,992.00 $6,368.0049 Total Registered Bulls $366,242.00 $7,474.0049 Reported Sale Total $366,242.00 $7,474.00

Top BullLot 201 - H Vance 3824 - $18,000.00Buyer: Pheasant Hills Farms - , KY

Sire Name: TC Vance 011Lot 169 - H Protege 4117 Et - $13,000.00

Buyer: Nelson Ranch - , MTSire Name: GAR-EGL Protege

Lot 168 - H Protege 4079 Et - $11,000.00Buyer: Ray Blackford - , NESire Name: GAR-EGL Protege

Lot 185 - H Final Answer 3809 -$10,500.00Buyer: Ray Blackford - , NE

Sire Name: S A V Final Answer 0035Minert-Simonson Angus Bull Sale-

Herd City: Dunning, NE USAuctioneer: Joe GogginsSale Location: McCook, NE

Sale Date: 2/21/2015Rep: Jay Nordhausen

Lots Gross Average140 Yrlg.Bulls $1,159,480.00 $8,282.00140 Total RegBulls $1,159,480.00 $8,282.00140 Reported Sale Total $1,159,480.00 $8,282.00

TOP BULLLot 62 - Msar Pioneer 1484 - $22,500.00

Buyer: Burt Straka - Stuart, NESire Name: S A V Pioneer 7301

Lot 18 - Msar Top Seed 9894 - $18,000.00Buyer: Albert Erickson - Mullen, NESire Name: Sitz Top Seed 539X

Lot 11 - Msar Top Seed 1344 - $15,000.00Buyer: Richard Ferguson - Castle Rock, CO

Sire Name: Sitz Top Seed 539XLot 31 - Msar High Five 1124 - $15,000.00

Buyer: Anna Fisher - Maywood, NESire Name: A A R High Five 8563Foxhoven Angus Bull SaleHerd City: Crofton, NE, USA Auctioneer: Dustin Carter Sale Date: 2/23/2015

Lots Gross Average60 Yrlg.Bulls $340,000.00 $5,666.0060 Total Reg Bulls $340,000.00 $5,666.0011 Open Heifers $36,450.00 $3,313.0012 Bred Heifers $43,900.00 $3,658.0022 Bred Cows $72,550.00 $3,297.0045 Total RegFemales$152,900.00 $3,397.00105 Reported Sale Total $492,900.00 $4,694.00

TOP BULL - 2/3 Interest on all bullsLot 99 - Foxhovens Active Duty 499- $11,250.00

Buyer: William Kruse - Winnetoon, NESire Name: R B Active Duty 010

Lot 15 - Foxhovens Active Duty 415 -$10,750.00Buyer: Richard Kilmurry - Atkinson, NESire Name: R B Active Duty 010

Lot 44 - Foxhovens Active Duty 444 - $9,500.00Buyer: William Kruse - Winnetoon, NESire Name: R B Active Duty 010

Lot 62 - Foxhovens Active Duty 462 - $9,000.00Buyer: Roger & Mike Janssen - Crofton, NE

Sire Name: R B Active Duty 010TOP OPEN HEIFER

Lot 480 - Foxhovens Kintry Annie 480 -$6,250.00

Buyer: Alan Bruhn - Mapleton, IASire Name: Foxhovens Upgrade 2048

TOP BRED HEIFER

Sire Name: Ideal 0748 of 332 JiltLot 439 - Hoos Beast Mode 439 - $14,500.00Buyer: Hebbert Cattle Co. - Ashby, NESire Name: Double R Bar Rito Y188

Lot 453 - Hoos Bear Load 453 - $14,500.00Buyer: Steve & Carol Bailus - Gordon, NE

Sire Name: S A V 707 Rito 9969TC Ranch

Herd City: Franklin, NE USAuctioneer: Joe Goggins

Sale Date: 2/25/2015API Rep: Jay Nordhausen

Comments: Sold 6 Sim-Angus Yearling Bulls togross $26,250 and average $4375.

Lots Gross Average167 Yrlg.Bulls $1,078,319.00 $6,457.00167 Total Reg Bulls$1,078,319.00 $6,457.0037 Open Heifers $97,939.00 $2,647.0037 Total Reg Females$97,939.00 $2,647.00204 Reported Sale Total $1,176,258.00 $5,765.00

TOP BULLLot 6 - TC Country Wide 401 - 2/3 - $33,000.00

Buyer: Schreiber Farms - , KSSire Name: Flag Cross Country 90052

Lot 1 - TC Cut Above 426 - 2/3 - $22,000.00Buyer: High Point Cattle - , IASire Name: D R Sierra Cut 7404

Lot 51 - TC Vanguard 4138 - $19,750.00Buyer: Bob McConville - , NESire Name: Vermilion Vanguard.Lot 2 - TC Irish 409 - $15,000.00Buyer: JH Minor Co. - , NE

Sire Name: Connealy Irish 0204TOP OPEN HEIFER

Lot 206 - TC Moonbeam 4143 $6,750.00Buyer: DBL, Inc. - , NE

Sire Name: Vermilion VanguardBear Mtn. Angus Ranch Bull Sale

Herd City: Palisade, NE USAuctioneer: Kyle & Kevin Schow

Sale Date: 2/26/2015API Rep: Jay Nordhausen

Comments: Sold 4 Charolais bulls to gross $20,248with an average $5062. 34 Commercial Angus 1stCalf Heifers Pairs averaged $3413. 23 CommercialAngus Bred Heifers averaged $3208. 82 Commer-

cial Angus Open Heifers averaged $1960.Lots Gross Average37 Older Bulls $221,482.00 $5,986.0056 Yrlg.Bulls $334,000.00 $5,964.0093 Total Reg Bulls $555,482.00 $5,972.0010 Open Heifers $25,950.00 $2,595.0019 Bred Heifers $85,600.00 $4,505.0018 Bred Cows $77,544.00 $4,308.0047 Total Reg Females$189,094.00 $4,023.00140 Reported Sale Total $744,576.00 $5,318.00

TOP BULL - 2/3 Interest on all bullsLot 3- Bear Mtn Titan 4045 - $14,000.00Buyer: Nate & Nikki Weathers - Yuma, COSire Name: Connealy In Focus 4925

Lot 1 - Bear Mtn Focused 4016 - $12,500.00Buyer: Nate & Nikki Weathers - Yuma, COSire Name: Connealy In Focus 4925

Lot 2 Bear Mtn Warrior 4036 - $12,500.00Buyer: Kris Kressin - Hayes Center, NESire Name: Connealy In Focus 4925

Lot 10 - Bear Mtn Consensus 4044 - $10,000.00Buyer: Arlan & Sara Paxton - Tryon, NESire Name: Connealy Consensus 7229

TOP OPEN HEIFERLot 121 - Bear Mtn Enchantress 4014-$4,750.00

Buyer: Andy Durner - Bartley, NESire Name: Connealy Confidence 0100

TOP BRED HEIFERLot 152 - Bear Mtn Rita 3155 - $7,100.00Buyer: Silveira Bros. - Firebaugh, CASire Name: PA Power Tool 9108

TOP BRED COWLot 153 - Bear Mtn Barbara 8123 - $5,500.00

Buyer: Keyes Angus - Springfield, NESire Name: Rito 1I2 of 2536 Rito 6I6

Lot 318 - Foxhovens Eisa 318 - $4,500.00Buyer: Joe Abbenhaus - Bloomfield, NE

Sire Name: HF Tiger 5TTOP BRED COW

Lot 280 - Foxhovens Elberta 280 - $4,600.00Buyer: Gdeken Cattle - Utica, SD

Sire Name: S A V Iron Mountain 8066Arrow One Angus Bull Sale

Herd City: North Platte, NE USAuctioneer: Tracy HarlUSAPI Rep: Jim ShirleySale Date: 2/23/2015

Lots Gross Average63 Yrlg.Bulls $458,000.00 $7,269.0063 Total Reg Bulls $458,000.00 $7,269.0024 Open Heifers $84,300.00 $3,512.0024 Total Reg Females$84,300.00 $3,512.0087 Reported Sale Total $542,300.00 $6,233.00

TOP BULLLot 3 - Arrow One Platinum 45 - $15,500.00

Buyer: Bill Watkins - Arnold, NESire Name: S A V Platinum 0010

Lot 1 - Arrow One Platinum 441 - $14,000.00Buyer: Matt & Hanna Burch - Tryon, NE

Sire Name: S A V Platinum 0010Lot 8 - Arrow One Platinum 419 - $13,500.00

Buyer: TJ Martin - Keystone, NESire Name: S A V Platinum 0010

Lot 22 - Arrow One Platinum 454 - $13,000.00Buyer: Will Calahan - Brady, NESire Name: S A V Platinum 0010

Lot 14 - Arrow One Reserve 433 - $13,000.00Buyer: Nevens Ranch - Keystone, NESire Name: V A R Reserve 1111

TOP OPEN HEIFERLot 77 - Arrow One Blackbird 450 - $11,000.00

Buyer: Mike Connell - Stapleton, NESire Name: S A V Platinum 0010

Landmark AngusHerd City: Brunswick, NE USAuctioneer: Al Conover

Sale Date: 2/24/2015API Rep: Jim Shirley

Lots Gross Average30 Older Bulls $182,750.00 $6,091.0036 Yrlg.Bulls $185,250.00 $5,145.0066 Total Reg Bulls $368,000.00 $5,575.0010 Open Heifers $39,200.00 $3,920.0010 Total Reg Females$39,200.00 $3,920.0076 Reported Sale Total $407,200.00 $5,357.00

TOP BULLLot 42 - Landmark Objective 2011 - $9,000.00

Buyer: Chris Baum - Elgin, NESire Name: River Hills Objective T199

Lot 5 - Landmark Weigh Up 291 - $8,500.00Buyer: Dan Doerr - Creighton, NE

Sire Name: Plattemere Weigh Up K360Lot 1 - Landmark Waylon 102 B - $8,000.00

Buyer: Gerald Foltz - Greely, NESire Name: Baldridge Waylon W34

Lot 7 - Landmark Ten X B28 B - $8,000.00Buyer: Lynn Rader - Royal, NESire Name: A A R Ten X 7008 S A

TOP OPEN HEIFERLot 86 - Landmark Elpine4111 B - $6,000.00

Buyer: Doerr Angus - Center, NESire Name: Baldridge Waylon W34

Hooscow AngusHerd City: Rushvillel, NE Auctioneer: Dace HarperSale Date: 2/24/2015

Lots Gross Average45 Yrlg.Bulls $335,610.00 $7,458.0045 Total Reg Bulls $335,610.00 $7,458.0045 Reported Sale Total $335,610.00 $7,458.00

TOP BULLLot 450 - Hoos Bear Load 450 - $16,500.00

Buyer: Mike Vaughn - Kyle, SDSire Name: S A V 707 Rito 9969

Lot 423 - Hoos Blackcat 423 - $15,500.00Buyer: Hebbert Cattle Co. - Ashby, NE

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20 - Conley Angus Production Sale,Clarksdale, MO

26 - Boyd Beef Cattle Angus Sale,Mayslick, KY

26 - Sankey's 6N Ranch Angus Sale,Council Grove, KS

27 - Bloom Angus Farm ProductionSale, Westville, IN

29 - Majestic Meadows Online FemaleSale, hosted by Angus Live (WestFriendship, MD)

AUGUST1 - VA Jr. Angus Association Embryo Auction, hosted by Angus Live

SEPTEMBER5 - JSK Livestock Angus CompleteDispersal, Millbrook, NY, sale atCanandaigua, NY

5 - Sunrise Sunset Farms-Cates Family Annual Production Sale,Modoc, IN

6 - Fall Angus Classic ProductionSale, held at Kevin Newman's Farm,Greenfield, IN

6 - J&J Cattle Co. Online Show HeiferSale, hosted by Angus Live (Mulhall,OK)

7 - Dawson/Miller Featured AttractionOnline Production Sale, hosted byAngus Live (Morocco, IN)

9 - GMA Angus Ranch LLC Brand ofExcellence Annual Bull Sale, held inDos Palos, CA

12 - Complete & Total Dispersal of TheEstate of Russell Hollenback's BackHills Angus Herd & Equipment,Towanda, PA

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