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NewsBack in Time ...................15, 36Covering Ground ....................4Heartland Calendar ................5Highlights from the Heartland ..............20-21Junior Beat ......................12-13On The Road Again .............6-7Recipe of the Month ...............6Sales Reports ..................22-34

State NewsIowa News .......................16-17Kansas News...................38-39Minnesota News ...................35Missouri News .....................8-9Nebraska News ...............36-37South Dakota News ..............19Wisconsin News ..............14-15

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Cattlemen often analyze prac-tices based on the return on invest-ment (ROI) but usually they’re only talking about money.

Tom Noffsinger, veterinarian and low-stress handling special-ist from Benkelman, Nebraska with 37 years of experience in the industry, says working cattle can prove an old equation: investing a little more time than can have sig-nificant payoffs down the road.

Over heating is sporadically encountered in cattle, but is really a rare problem.

High humidity contributes to the likelihood of heat stroke or prostration because water evapo-ration from the oral and nasal cavities is decreased in spite of rapid panting.

At an environmental tem-perature of about 88 degrees, heat dissipation mechanisms, such as sweating and evaporative cooling must take place to prevent a rise in body temperature.

Sweat gland activity in cattle increases as the temperature goes above the thermoneutral zone. Panting is an important heat regu-latory device in cattle.

The signs of overheating may develop suddenly and depend upon the environmental condi-tions and the health of the cattle exposed to the heat. Panting often

“People can enhance the genet-ics in these animals, but we can have caregiver impact that actu-ally takes away from that poten-tial,” said Noffsinger. He spoke at a Feeding Quality Forum in Grand Island, NE and Amarillo, TX.

Noffsinger said animal han-dling affects many determinants of profitability, along with em-ployee morale and safety.

“Our goal at a feedyard or

ranch is to empower caregivers to be dedicated and make every human-to-cattle interaction a positive one,” he said. “When we have dealt with issues in caregiver training, all of a sudden turnover at most of my (consulting) feed-yards is zero.” He explained how to use natural animal behavior to improve weaning, sorting and processing.

Low-Stress Handling Improves Bottom Line

Understanding & Avoiding Heat Stress in CattleUnderstanding and avoid-

ing heat stress in cattle can be a valuable management tool for summertime.

Many cow/calf operations have to work cattle on days when heat stress to cattle is possible, says Glenn Selk, Oklahoma State University Extension cattle repro-duction specialist.

Cattle have an upper critical

temperature approximately 20 degrees cooler than humans.

When humans are uncomfort-able at 80 degrees and feel hot at 90 degrees, cattle may well be in the danger zone for extreme heat stress, he says in a news release.

Humidity is an additional stressor that intensifies the heat by making body heat dissipation more difficult.

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Spring time in the Midwest 4/19/11.

Sometimes a late April snowfall can be beautiful. Continued on page 5.

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heartland limousin associationOfficers

Ed Bergler .............................. President Cookie Nielson .............. Vice PresidentAndy Peterson ........................ Secretary Norma Effertz ........................ Treasurer

John Symens – Ex-officioexecutive secretary & advertising sales

Dean summerbell 23244 Gopher Dr., East Bethel, MN 55005 H: (763) 434-2891 • Cell: (612) 963-3799 • Fax: (763) 413-9891

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Directors iowa south Dakota Roger Vorthmann (712) 566-2863 Cookie Nielson (605) 983-5340 Treynor, IA 51575 Arlington, SD 57212

Kansas minnesota Cash Schilling (785) 694-2806 Ed Bergler (507) 643-6933 Edson, KS 67733 Dakota, MN 55925

missouri nebraska Rick Little (573) 392-7665 Jamie Watts (402) 262-2240 Eldon, MO Fairfield, NE 68938

Wisconsin Andy Peterson (715) 417-2253

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By: Dean Summerbell As we near the end of the

spring sale season, a series of factors have all had a significant influence on the beef industry. Four factors came together for an outstanding bull sale season. We have achieved substantial increases in sale averages over 2010. What has been a phenom-enon in agriculture has transpired in a positive outlook for the time being.

Factor number one was the short supply of grain which pro-moted competition driving grain prices higher. Corn began the 1st of April over $7.00 per bushel. A quick supposition is that major feedlots had contracted their feed at a lower cost. Farmers and ranchers; however, who had corn on hand experienced an increased revenue which gave them the op-portunity to spend more for their livestock.

Factor number two was the highest salvage value in history for older bulls and cows. We have seen salvage prices over $1.00 per pound for quite some time. This has allowed livestock growers to capitalize on the hamburger market by sending their bulls to slaughter. The economy is still being driven by lower cost cuts of meat. A lot of high-end cuts, espe-cially choice products, are being traded in the export market.

Factor number three is the unprecedented high cost of feeder calves. Feedlots can spend more for feeders because of a lower supply than necessary to meet demand, which leads to the fourth factor.

Factor number four is the fat cattle prices which have enjoyed historically high prices. As of the last week in March, October futures for live-fat cattle selling on the natural grid were at levels in which beef producers were getting at one time for hanging weight.

I don’t have a crystal ball to determine how long these factors will be around to insure above normal profits for the beef produc-er. But I would recommend that producers take advantage of the market factors while they can.

It has been a pleasure to attend production and consignment sales this year. I have not seen one in-stance of lower prices on average than what was reported last year.

I have also seen an increased acceptance of Limousin genetics in the commercial sector. We have seen first-time users of Limousin

genetics. Many of the new Lim-ousin users are buying Lim-Flex bulls of 50 percent blood to try them. They should be happy with the calves in 2012.

I would like to invite all of our juniors to consider exhibiting their projects at the Heartland Junior Regional June 3-4 in Menomonie, WI. I understand with gas prices increasing the concerns you might have of higher costs. Still, the re-gional show has enjoyed the honor of being the second largest junior Limousin show in the nation. Menomonie is a beautiful part of the Heartland. The Limousin Association of Wisconsin is host-ing the event and the Minnesota Limousin Association is assist-ing in that endeavor. We hope to see all of you at Menomonie, and we strongly encourage your participation.

Finally, there is a sort of dream coming true for an old history teacher. Thanks to Jim Watts of Fairfield, NE and John Greer of Edgar, NE, I am going to take part in the annual Pony Express ride from St. Joseph, MO to Sacra-mento, CA. I am eagerly looking forward to riding the two miles assigned June 9.

I don’t fit many of the original qualifications of young, skinny, wiry, and an expert rider, but I am technically an orphan and risk death daily, (we all do). The $25 per week sounds about right as well. At any rate, we will see what happens. Hopefully the weather will cooperate and the ride will be smooth. I am grateful for the opportunity.

Dean is practicing for the big ride in June.

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Heartland CalendarMay14 A.L.E Limousin Ranch Sale – Summersville, MO28-29 Kansas Junior Limousin Association Field Day – Leavenworth, KSJune3-4 Heartland Junior Regional Show – Menomonie, WI4 Minnesota Junior Field Day – Menomonie, WI4 Wisconsin Junior Field Day – Menomonie, WI10-12 Missouri Field Day – Sedalia, MO25-26 Iowa Junior Field Day – Osceola, IA 25-26 KJLBA Camping Trip – Stockton Lake, KansasJuly10-15 NALJA Show – Amarillo, TX15 All-American Futurity – Amarillo, TX22-23 Low Stress for Livestock Handling Seminar – Plainville, KS25 North Dakota State Fair Open Limousin Show – Minot, ND26 North Dakota State Fair Junior Limousin Show – Minot, ND30 South Dakota Summer Spotlight Show – Huron, SDAugust 15 Iowa State Fair Open Limousin Show – Des Moines, IA20 Missouri State Fair Open Limousin Show – Sedalia, MOSeptember1 Nebraska State Fair Open Limousin Show – Grand Island, NE2 South Dakota State Fair Open Limousin Show – Huron, SD3 Minnesota State Fair Open Limousin Show – St. Paul, MN13-15 Husker/Harvest Days – Grand Island, NE15 Kansas State Fair Open Limousin Show – Hutchinson, KS23-24 World Beef Expo Show – West Allis, WI24 Vorthmann Private Treaty Sale – Treynor, IA25 On the Mark Sale – Nevada, IA

From the first time animals come in contact with handlers, they’re learning, and what cattle are taught can help or hinder ev-erything from immune response to the end product.

“We used to worry about har-vest quality at the end of the feed-ing period, but we have to worry about harvest quality every day of the calves’ lives,” Noffsinger

Low-Stress Handling ...Continued from front page. said.

It starts on the ranch, and even subtleties like frequency of nurs-ing can make a difference.

“We have found that a calf that nurses 20 times a day has a lot less risk compared to a baby that nurses twice a day,” he said, not-ing producers can promote nurs-ing in a variety of ways. “Cows should never go through a gate without their babies at their side.

Understanding & Avoiding ...occurs at rectal temperatures at or above 104 degrees, but may begin even at lower body tem-peratures.

Some animals manifest rest-lessness, excitement, and spasms of certain muscles. However, other animals may be dull and depressed.

A protruding tongue may be covered with saliva, and frothy mucus discharged at the nostrils.

Rectal temperatures of over-heated cattle have ranged as high as 107 to 115 degrees.

Overheating in cattle can be prevented under most manage-ment conditions. Allowing ani-mals access to cool water and mineral supplements is a must in a very hot summer weather.

Shade and free air circulation should be provided if at all pos-sible. Avoid working cattle during very hot parts of the day.

Very excitable cattle will be even more prone to heat stress if handled at high temperatures.

If animals are going to have limited access to water under stressful conditions such as ship-ping by truck or trailer, they should be allowed water prior to further stressful situations.

If weaning calls for cattle to be gathered and put through a work-ing chute for immunizations, then

Continued from front page. a few common sense rules should be followed.

• During hot weather, cattle should be worked before 8 a.m., if possible. Certainly, all cattle working must be complete by about 10 a.m.

While it may seem to make sense to work cattle after sun down, they will need at least six hours of night cooling before enough heat is dissipated to cool down from an extremely hot day.

• Cattle that must be handled during hot weather should spend less than 30 minutes in the work-ing facility. Drylot pens and cor-rals loaded with cattle will have very little, if any, air movement.

Cattle will gain heat constantly while they are in these areas. Therefore a time limit of one-half hour in the confined cattle work-ing area should limit the heat gain and therefore the heat stress.

• Make every effort to see that cool, fresh, water is available to cattle in close confined areas for any length of time.

During hot weather conditions, cattle will drink more than one percent of their body weight per hour.

Producers need to be certain the water supply lines are capable of keeping up with demand if work-ing cattle during hot weather.

You can fix that.”Noffsinger explained that you

can prep cattle for weaning by separating pairs for a couple hours and then letting them match back up. After a few days of this, they already know what to expect when weaning day arrives.

“We will never process calves until their willing to leave their fa-vorite corner,” he said. “Because until calves trust every corner of their pen or pasture, what else don’t they trust? The water trough. Cattle that don’t drink much, don’t eat. Cattle that don’t drink, don’t rest.”

That all ties back to that initial ROI, Noffsinger said. “The way we make money in this industry is by maximizing intake and con-version.”

Handling also affects the ability to ward off sickness and respond to vaccines.

“We’re starting to understand that stress actually sends very im-portant white blood cells on vaca-tion. They cease to function,” he said. “When people understand how to get a calf to volunteer to travel through a system and stand voluntarily in a chute, the

vaccines have a greater chance to work.”

The benefits of instructing an animal, rather than “hollering at it,” are magnified in breeding stock. He said that he asks them to go through the processing facility three times before they even start weaning. He went on to say that they ran them through and timed to see how long it took, and they kept running them through until it took half the time it did the first time.

“That changed these animals for the rest of their lives,” he said. “If you’re going to own these cows for 15 years, it’s really fun to have a group that likes you rather than the old mad ones that want to hurt you.”

Noffsinger said studying how animals communicate will not only improve your business in-ternally, but also your image with the public.

“If we learn some of these in-herent language skills, it’s amaz-ing how efficiently we can do this,” he said. “We need to jump on these opportunities to display the skills we have as caregivers, so consumers can embrace that.”

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of Dakota, MN the best as he recovers from shoulder surgery April 12 at Mayo Clinic in Roch-ester, MN.

Vi Wulf of Morris, MN had open heart surgery in Minneapolis the middle of March. We missed seeing her at Wulf’s annual pro-duction sale at the farm. We wish her a speedy recovery.

Gary Ellsworth of Elkhorn, WI had hip surgery April 12. We hope that he is up and around very soon.

We want to wish Perry Rob-ertson of Rocky Ridge Limousin, Oldfield, MO a speedy recovery from his knee surgery.

Our thoughts are with Cecil Smith of New Prague, MN as he continues with his treatments for cancer. We also remember Deb-bie Edwards of Higginsville, MO who is undergoing treatments for breast cancer. Her daughter,

Congratulations to Zach Hanson and Megan Pappenfuhs on their engagement. Zach is the son of Arne and Stacy Hanson and the grandson of Gene and Virginia Raymond of Garnett, KS.

Recipe of the MonthThis is Ann Vorthmann’s chili recipe served at the Iowa Beef Expo. It is always a hit with consignors and the large crowd in the barn on sale day. Ann entered this recipe in a chili competition at their church and she came away with the top prize out of eighteen competitors.

Bev Summerbell

Iowa Limousin “6:00AM Barn” Chili1 gallon can each of:Dried tomato piecesTomato sauceChili Con Carne with beans8-10 lbs. Limousin ground

beef, browned (salt/pepper to taste)

Add: 1 pkg. seasoning Chili-O mix

Add: tomato juice to desired thickness

Cook at least 4 hours – 250-350 degrees

Make in electric roaster – serves 50-60

Serve with shredded cheese and crackers.

Welcome Kins ley Ann Knipp, born April 6 weighing in at 6 lbs. 4 oz. Kinsley is the daughter of Christian and Kim Knipp and the granddaughter of Dave and Karen Benson of Sedalia, MO.

Ausen’s Hidden Valley Farm of Ettrick, WI is happy to announce the engagement of Adam Ausen and Katie Salisbury. He is co-owner of the farm along with his parents, Scott and Cathy Ausen and his brother, Nathan. Cathy works for Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. An October 1, 2011 wedding is planned in Ettrick.

I received an interesting email with a unique perspective on life. I tried to relate each point to what Dean and I do every day with the Heartland Limousin Association.

Everything I Need to Know I Learned from Noah’s Ark

1. Don’t miss the boat. As we travel around the Heartland attending sales, shows, banquets and other events, we know that the future of Limousin is bright. Get on board!

2. Remember that we are all in the same boat. Working together, we can achieve success for our breed.

3. Plan ahead. It wasn’t rain-ing when Noah built the Ark. Know where you want to go with your program and work to achieve your goal.

4. Stay fit. When you are 60 someone may ask you to do some-

thing really big. In my case, it was at age 57 and after 34 years of teaching, I switched careers with Dean and we began our service to the Heartland Limousin As-sociation.

5. Build your future on high ground. Listen, learn, and utilize information/data to improve your product.

6. Speed isn’t always an advan-tage. The snails went on board with the cheetahs. I know that when I try to go too fast when writing articles for the paper, I end up spending more time mak-ing corrections when I proof the paper (steady as she goes).

7. For safety’s sake, travel in pairs. Dean and I celebrated our 46th wedding anniversary travel-ing together to a sale in South Dakota. We make a good team, traveling together.

8. When you’re stressed, float awhile. Our “floating” comes from seeing our friends in the

Heartland. They give us the en-ergy to keep going even though we may be “road weary”.

9. Remember, the Ark was built by amateurs, the Titanic was built by professionals. Take what you have and “keep your ship to-gether” – set sail with Limousin. (Dean’s comment).

10. No matter how strong the storm, there’s always a rainbow waiting!

Member NewsCongratulations to all the new

parents/grandparents in the Heart-land. We know you will enjoy your new little “bundles of joy”.

Best wishes to Danielle Steele and David Luchsinger who were united in marriage April 16, 2011 in Unionville, MO.

Get well wishes are sent to Mary Bosch of Indianola, IA. She had surgery April 12 in Des Moines and is now recovering at home. We also want to wish Ed Bergler, Cripple Creek Limousin

Congratulat ions to David and Danielle (Steele) Luchsinger on their wedding April 16, 2011. Parents of the bride are Jeff and Angie Steele of Unionville, MO. The couple now resides in Waverly, IA.

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Greysen Elizabeth Ludens joined her family at Viborg, SD January 22, 2011 weighing in at 6 lbs. 11 oz. and she was 19” long.

Mindy and Roger Schweitzer of Yankton, SD brought son Bennett, born March 9, to the ROM’N Sale April 9. Weighing in at 9 lbs. 4 oz. and 22” long, Bennett is the grandson of SDLA member Mike Kreber of Tabor.

McCall Esther Dockter was born March 13. She was 6 lbs. 8 oz. and 19 1/2” long. She was welcomed by her parents, Scott and Melissa Dockter and siblings; Austin, JaSondra, and Ceph of Medina, ND. Grandparents are Maynerd and Darlene Dockter of Medina and Edward and Janet Hintz of Woodworth, ND.

Tripp Heston Hager was born April 12 weighing 8 lbs. 7 oz. and 20’” long. His parents are Austin and Leah Hager of Karlsruhe, ND.

Stacia, had surgery for breast cancer the middle of April. We wish her well.

We hope that 2011 will be a better year for Kent and Kathy Abele of Nevada, MO. Kent injured his back last fall and then in December, their house burned down. What a year!

Our sympathy is extended to Shane and Jordan (Straight) Muxfeldt, Logan, IA on the death of their 21-month-old son, Westyn Jay.

We were sorry to hear of the sudden death of Sven Grimstad of Mountain Grove, MO. We extend our sympathy to his wife, Deloris.

We also send our sympathy to the family of Linda Comeau of Plainville, KS. Her husband, Roger, is the owner of Liberty Ranch.

Our thoughts are with Jerry Meek of Parker, KS and his family on the sudden death of his sister-in-law in Spring Hill, KS. Funeral services were held April 6.

Our sympathy goes to Bridget

Peck and her family of Har-risonville, MO on the death of her mother. She passed away in March.

Please keep all these families in your thoughts and prayers at this difficult time.

Rory Lucille Peterson was born April 14. She was 7 lbs. 15 oz., and 21“ long. Parents are Cade and Erica Peterson of Pukwana, SD. Grandparents are Rod and Wendy Peterson of Pukwana, and Kent Abele and Susan Burns of El Dorado, MO.

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“The Brand of Breeder Respect & Commercial Approval”

To all who attended and made our February sale a success, especially the

repeat and volume buyers.

As we prepare for 2012 with genetics to target industry de-mands, we believe Limousin offers more solutions than any other breed. As a united breed with purebreds and Hybrids we have the opportunity to greatly increase market shares.

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Missouri State News ...

MLBA board members Nathan Hunt and Cole Abele check on last minute details prior to the American Pie Sale in Lebanon.

The Missouri Limousin Breeders Association Board of Directors; Front Row Jack Glendenning President, Cole Abele, Vice President, Ben Bennett, Treasurer, Shaun Edwards, Secretary. Back Row: Directors, Charles Linhart, Nathan Hunt, Brent Boyce, Ty Heavin & Mike Cravens.

The Missouri Limousin Breed-ers Association held their annual meeting, banquet and benefit auc-tion April 16, 2011 at the Laclede County Fairgrounds in Lebanon. This event took place in conjunc-tion with the Great American Pie sale that was held the next day. A large crowd of Limousin enthu-siasts enjoyed the delicious roast beef dinner with all the trimmings

prepared by Vicky Glendenning and the staff from Bennert Springs Resort.

Following the meal, Jack Glen-denning, MLBA president, wel-comed everyone and introduced the guests. Remarks were given by Joe Epperly, Director of Com-mercial Programs; Dean Summer-bell, Executive Secretary of the Heartland Limousin Association; and Dave Linhart, Vice-President of the IA Limousin Association. Dave explained the raffle tickets that are being sold by the ILA as a way to fund the 2012 NALJA show in Des Moines.

There was active bidding on the silent auction items. The live auction followed with Cole Abele serving as the auctioneer. Semen, CTI tubs, float trips, turkey hunts and a cherry pie and coconut cake were some of the highlighted items on the auction. At the end of the evening, pages in the Missouri Limousin Breeders Association herd book were auc-

MLBA Annual Meeting and Banquet Held in Lebanon

tioned off. Approximately 1,500 copies of the book are printed and distributed to members, Limousin customers, and they are also set out on display at various activities throughout the year.

Board of DirectorsMembers of the MLBA elected

officers and members of the board of directors during the annual meeting. Re-elected for a second term was Cole Abele and newly elected board members are Shaun

Edwards and Mike Cravens. Thanks to Bart Brackman and Ron Peckman who are retiring after serving for several years on the board. We appreciate your service to the board and the MLBA.

State Fair The Limousin portion of the

Missouri State Fair will take place August 18-20, 2011. The Open Show is at noon Saturday, August 20 in the Coliseum. We look for a great show this year. We encour-age all MLBA members to travel to Sedalia for the Limousin shows at the state fair.

gave them 48 hours to vacate. The Germans blew up his house and replaced it with a gun battery to guard the opening into the small fishing village and its harbor.

The family fled to an island south of Lofoton and took up liv-ing in a small fishing shack where they remained until 1945. During that time Sven’s father joined the underground resistance. They lived on a daily catch of fresh fish. His mother would grind seaweed into flour and make large, heavy loaves of a gummy substance which they called bread. The taste was unusual but edible and one learned to like it.

One week before the German surrender in 1945 Sven’s uncle, who was also a member of the un-derground, was captured. Had the surrender not come when it did, Sven felt certain that his father would have been executed.

Sven left his family in 1945 and went to live with his uncle in southern Norway. No one in his

Black Tie Limousin Shares History(Editor’s Note – This article was originally published in the 2004 November/December Heart Beat. We thought it would be appropriate to rerun the article at this time. We visited with Sven and Deloris Grimstad of Black Tie Limousin, Mountain Grove, MO in the summer of 2004. At that time, Sven shared the story of his early years in Norway and the harrowing experiences he had during WWII. Dean and Bev Summerbell)Those of us who have lived

their entire life in the Midwest ought to be thankful for the rela-tive security we have enjoyed. September 11, 2001 changed our perspective on how we view the world and its changing values. However, there are those who have experienced the ravages of war and survived a less than peaceful time a long-time before the events of “9/11”.

Missouri Limousin breeder Sven Grimstad is one of those in-dividuals with such a fascinating story to tell. He was born in 1933 in Svolvar, Norway on Lofoton Is-land, which is located in northern Norway. Life was normal for him until 1941 when Nazi Germany marched through neutral Sweden and took over Norway.

Living on the point of a pen-insula that jutted out into the fjord across from the mainland, eight-year-old Sven and his fam-ily were uprooted by the German army who took over the town and

Our Sympathy

We extend our sympathy to Deloris Grimstad of Mountain Grove, MO on the sudden death of her husband, Sven. He passed away April 7, 2011 and a memo-rial service was held April 10. Sven was raised in Norway and he came to the United States in 1946. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps. He and Deloris moved to Mountain Grove where they raised, bred, and showed Limousin cattle.

Sven is survived by his wife of 54 years, Deloris and many friends.

family received any compensation for their property loss. Sven came through Ellis Island at the age of 16 with some family members and lived in New Jersey for two months. He then settled in South St. Paul, Minnesota with friends who had sponsored his immigra-tion to the United States.

In 1950, Sven and his family moved to New Port Beach, Cali-fornia where he joined the Ma-rine Corps in 1951, serving four years of military service. After the service, he attended Orange Coast College and graduated from Long Beach State University. He worked for Douglas Aircraft on the DC 8 plane where he designed the tooling for the plane.

He met his wife, Deloris, just after the service and they were married in 1957. They relocated to Mountain Grove, Missouri in 1993 and began raising Limousin cattle with a heavy emphasis on fullbloods.


Director of Commercial Programs for NALF Joe Epperly visited with Amanda and Ben Bennett at the sale in Lebanon April 17.

Thank you Bart and Brenda Brackman for your great service on the MLBA board of directors.

M L B A P r e s i d e n t Jack Glendenning of Lebanon held the tub of raffle tickets for juniors to draw the winner at the Missouri banquet and benefit auction.

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Field DayThe 2011 MLBA field day

will be held the weekend of June 10-12th at the Missouri State Fairgrounds in Sedalia. This event will take place in conjunction with the Missouri Cattlemen’s Show. There is a change this year in the order of the shows – with the Open Show being held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, June 11 and the Ju-nior Show at 8:00 a.m. Sunday.

The famous dog races will take place immediately following the Open Show Saturday. Other ac-tivities Saturday are a cow-patty

bingo and a 50-50 drawing for cash prizes.

Everyone is invited for a ban-quet Saturday night in the Youth Building on the state fairgrounds. Members of the MLBA will serve as hosts for the annual field day. For more information, check out the Missouri website, contact any board member or Brooke Edwards, junior advisor.

Congratulations, GavinGavin Jones, a 6th grade stu-

dent, took top honors in the Scripps National Spelling Quali-

fer at Sedalia Middle School. He received a large Webster’s diction-ary, a $100 savings bond and a Britannica Online Encyclopedia for his accomplishments. Gavin will travel to Washington, D.C. in June to participate in the national contest, competing against top spellers from every other state.

He is the son of Ty and Deanna Jones of LaMonte and the grand-son of Dave and Karen Benson of Sedalia, Missouri. Congratu-lations, Gavin! We are proud of your success.



North Dakota Beef Commission Chairman Jerry Effertz and his wife and Heartland board member, Norma, of Velva participated in a U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) sponsored Market Expo to Japan and Taiwan February 27-March 5, 2011. *Jerry wrote the following article outlining the highlights of the trip.Even with the tragic events of

the recent earthquake and tsu-nami, Japanese citizens continue to demand U.S. beef. The U.S. market share of beef exports to Ja-pan grew by over 2.5% from 2009 to 2010 reaching value levels not seen since before the markets were closed to U.S. beef in 2003 after the discovery of BSE in a dairy cow in Washington state.

Beef export values have seen even more dramatic increases as January 2011 beef exports to Ja-pan amounted to a 72% increase in tons and 75% increase in value over one year ago.

We visited retailers, wholesal-ers, and importers. There is no question consumers want to buy U.S. beef because of its high qual-ity and it is affordable. Increasing costs of seafood is changing the Japanese diet to more meat prod-ucts and the domestic beef market is shrinking as Japanese farmers and ranchers are aging, along with facing increased pressure from environmental and development issues.

With a 2010 GDP of $6.6 tril-lion (U.S. dollars) and a per capita net income of $40,000, there is an increasing desire by the Japanese to experience high quality U.S. beef while dining at a restaurant.

“The Japanese were wonder-

North Dakota Limousin Producers Travel to the Pacific Rim

ful hosts and we enjoyed some of the best USDA prime rib-eye steak during a visit to a Tokyo restaurant,” said Norma.

The Japanese beef market is not without competition, as Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Mexico and others are aggressively pursu-ing the market opportunities of the Asian countries. During a visit to Nihon Butsuryu, the largest cold storage in Japan, market expo par-ticipants got to see first-hand the unloading U.S. boxed beef.

The U.S. really has a corner on the quality beef market, as the boxed beef we were able to observe is the same high quality loins and prime cuts received by our local grocery stores in North Dakota. While the Australians provide an overwhelming volume

of beef to Japan, they do not com-pete in the quality and consistency of U.S. beef.

The Taiwanese market has seen a similar growth. The U.S. share of the Taiwan beef market has grown to over 35% during 2010 and was on a steady incline, when the Taiwan government put a stop to all U.S. beef imports due to de-tection of residues of ractopamine. Ractopamine hydrochloride is the active ingredient in the swine feed drug Paylean and the beef prod-uct, Optaflexx. Both products are manufactured by Elanco Animal Health and were approved by the

U.S. FDA in June of 2003 as a feed additive.

While there are no references to specific human health concerns, a number of countries including China and Taiwan have raised is-sues expressing their desire to not import beef from animals fed rac-topamine. “The U.S. government is strongly urging Taiwan authori-ties to establish a tolerance level for ractopamine that is consistent with science-based standards and enables Taiwan consumers to con-tinue to have access to high-qual-ity U.S. beef and beef products,” stated John D. Brewer, administer of the USDA in response to a letter addressed to Secretary Vilsack by Jerry March 7, 2011 concerning the ractopamine issue.

The U.S. Meat Export Fed-eration is supported by producers of beef, pork, lamb, corn, and soybeans through check-off dol-lars. USMEF estimates that ap-proximately 470 million bushels of corn and 80 million bushels of soybeans were exported through U.S. red meat in 2010. USMEF has offices world-wide and con-tinue to aggressively promote U.S. beef.

We were able to observe in person, in grocery stores, restau-rants, and with consumers the outstanding job being done by USMEF staff. Producers can be very pleased in the efficient and effective manner check-off dol-lars are being utilized to promote out beef.

Meat hanging in the Morning Street Market in Taipei, Taiwan.

Jerry and Norma Effertz visited Japan with the North Dakota Beef Commission delegation.

Application for MembershipThe Heartland Limousin Association is comprised of Limousin breeders including the states of IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD & WI.Name _________________________________________________Address _______________________________________________City/State/Zip ___________________________________________Phone/Email ___________________________________________Most used herd prefix assigned by NALF _____________________The undersigned herein applies for membership in the HLA with all rights and privileges outlined in the HLA constitution and bylaws.

Signature ______________________________________________Please make checks payable to the HLA, clip and return this membership application & $50 to: Dean Summerbell, HLA 23244 Gopher Dr, East Bethel, MN 55005


Junior Beat

Sisters enjoying the Cattlemen’s Classic in Kearney, NE were Ashlyn and Caitlyn Ochsner of Kersey, CO.

Three Border Collie pups were a big hit at the Wisconsin State Sale. All three were sold to families attending the sale.

Hunter Sybesma has been to “Mr. Zorek’s” sale three years in a row

to buy bulls with his Papa Ron and Nonnie Shirley Doud and loves it every time. He also loved the

“burgers and two cans of pop!” He is the son of Heidi Sybesma.

Missouri Juniors Jordan, & Jodee Mudd and Brooke Heavin sell raffle tickets to Jerry Carnes of Diamond MO at the Missouri banquet April 16.

Five year old Rayden Haak and four year old

Memphis Peteson relax after the Peterson L7 Bar

sale in Pukwana, SD.

The Ransom County, North Dakota 4-H livestock judging team placed first in the senior division of the J.H. Shepperd livestock judging contest at the North Dakota Winter Show in Valley City.

Among the team members was Nicole Smith, daughter of Limousin breeders Daran and Deb Sagvold of McLeod, ND. The team received plaques from the ND Stockmen’s Association. Nicole also received the Mel Kirkeide Award as the top live-stock judger with the high in-dividual score. She received a plaque sponsored by the ND Winter Show.

Livestock judging consists of

Nicole Smith Receives Top Livestock Award

evaluating classes of four ani-mals and ranking them based on conformation and how they will fulfill a role in a given production scenario. Contestants defend their placing with oral reasons.

dinner on Friday evening at 6:00 p.m. on the fairgrounds. This is a “come-as-you-are” event and we invite all juniors, their families and friends and all Limousin en-thusiasts to attend this dinner.

The show will begin at 9:00 a.m. Saturday, June 4 with the steer show, bulls, bred-and-owned, owned females, best pair of females and showmanship. The HLA will follow NALJA rules on fitting – the use of adhesives is optional.

The headquarters hotel is the Quality Inn in Menomonie. Ask for the HLA rate when making reservations at 715/233-1500.

Meals will be provided through-out the weekend. The regional show is a great opportunity for juniors to showcase their cattle and get to know young people from across the Heartland.

The 2011 Heartland Limousin Association Junior Regional Show will be held June 3-4 at the Dunn County Fairgrounds in Menomo-nie, Wisconsin. The entry form was printed in the March/April issue of the Heart Beat.

It is not too late to send in your registration. Entry fees can be sent to NALF until May 2, 2011 for a fee of $25. Forms can also be found on the HLA website: www.heartlandlimousin.org or on Limousin Live website: www.limousinlive.com. Late entries are taken up to the time of check-in at noon June 3 for a fee of $30 per head.

Cattle may arrive Thursday, June 2 but they can’t go in the barn until Friday morning. Check-in will begin at noon with a junior meeting and games to follow.

The Limousin Association of Wisconsin will host a welcome

Heartland Limousin Association Junior Regional Show June 3-4

Was the chili too much for Dylan Keyes at the Wisconsin State Sale?


breed offers. Charles showed me a very

unique record program for the families cattle data and records. It’s a computer program that al-lows the family to enter in each head of cattle, their gestation cycle, their sire and dam and other EPD’s that the family may specifi-cally test for. It’s also a good way to have a second record and an organized way to keep good track of your herd.

Really what I thought works well for this family is each mem-ber brings a particular skill to the operation that makes them so suc-cessful. Primarily, David Linhart is the nutritionist, Charles Linhart manages the breeding program, Ryan Johnson excels in fitting the cattle and photographing them, and Aaron Linhart is the show-man. The remaining family lends support to the Linhart operation.

Ultimately, during my stay with the Linhart’s, I gained a lot of valuable knowledge that I can use in my own personal beef herd, but also information that affects the Limousin breed and the beef industry as a whole. With the aid of this scholarship, I will be able to enhance my knowledge and understanding, along with experi-ence to assist me in my education and Limousin herd.

Thank you to the Linhart fam-ily for giving me an opportunity to learn more about their Limousin operation. Thank you to the Heart-land Limousin Association for the Scholarship too. It will help me to enhance my education, and reach my Limousin herd goals.

Laura Bachmeier

Laura Bachmeier Livin’ It Up In Leon, Iowa Nearing the end of the summer

of 2010, before I traveled 250 miles from the suburbs of Apple Valley, Minnesota to Fargo, North Dakota to begin my freshman year in college at North Dakota State University majoring in animal science and a minor in biotechnol-ogy, I had the opportunity to learn about another Limousin families operation. In the spring of 2010, I was awarded the Heartland Limousin Scholarship. Part of the requirements in receiving the scholarship was to learn more about another Limousin operation. Being a smaller scaled Limousin entrepreneur in beef production, I opted to choose a larger one. In the fall, I traveled south to Leon, Iowa for a few days to learn about the Linhart Limousin family’s operation.

Specifically, I was interested in learning more about their breeding operation, selection of particular sires, and preparation for a sale. On the first day of my journey, I first received a tour of the farm. Immediately, I noticed the hilly pastures and bumpy terrain the cattle grazed on. I’m used to flat land, full of trees and houses on every block. Riding on the gator through the grass observing the cattle was definitely a bumpy ride. This is where I began learning about what Linharts desire in their cattle. They require cattle that are sound, and can step out on a large foot to be able to get from place to place. Additionally, they want calves that will mature quickly, have the proper amount of mus-cling and well suited EPD’s, as well as have eye appeal.

Not only does the family raise high quality livestock, but they own a molasses lick tub plant. The entire process of the molasses plant tour was very interesting, since I’ve only ever been to grain elevators, so this was new to me. There are two separate buildings, one that houses the dry materials such as feather meal, and then the actual plant where the molas-ses was processed and put into certain tubs depending on the specific molasses being made for a particular species. Along with touring the plant, David showed me a program that helps determine the amount of nutrients needed for a consumer’s specific order.

The following day consisted of me helping to feed the cattle in the morning, and bringing in the show cattle, along with cattle that would be in their fall sale. It really amazed me how much hard work and effort that Linhart’s put towards the livestock, which I appreciate. But in the end it all pays off. As the show cattle were brought in from the pasture each morning for their daily routine, they immediately knew where to be stalled. The tameness in the

cattle amazed me by the routine that was done the same each day. First, they were haltered, given feed, watered, tied close to an hour multiple times, rinsed with water and soap, and air dried in front of a fan.

On one particular day, the family wanted to photograph a few calves that would be featured in their fall sale. This is where their herdsman Ryan taught me some of the techniques he uses to get an excellent shot of the cattle for buyers to see in their fall sale catalog. Personally, I was interested in learning more about photographing the sale cattle because I have always had an interest in photography. In the

past I’ve taken photos of my cattle and entered a few to be published such as making the cover for Limousin World in 2009, and entering another photo for the 2010 NALJA photo contest. With some experience under my belt, I first learned to set the cattle up at a slight angle to make the animal appear longer bodied and enable to display a level topline. Also, I understood to be a proper distance away and at a slight angle to really capture the muscle the Limousin

Carly and Parker Henderson of Wellsville, MO attended the Heart of Missouri/ Missouri Limousin Breeders Sale in Lebanon April 17, 2011.

Missouri Junior Limousin officers. (L to R) Dalton Edwards, Vice President, Jodee Mudd, Princess, Scott Edwards, Jr. Advisor, Drake Wood, Treasurer, Cody Heavin, Director, Brooke Heavin, Princess, Shelby Skinner, President, Jordan Mudd, Secretary, and Brooke Edwards Junior Advisor.

New friends Kaylen Schilling of Edson and Ashley Schrag of Mound Ridge, KS enjoy each others company at the KLBA Sale in Salina.

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Wisconsin State News ...

Wisconsin Junior Limousin members attending the Wisconsin annual meeting and banquet in Sparta.

Members of the Limousin As-sociation of Wisconsin traveled to Sparta for their annual meet-ing, banquet and benefit auction Saturday, March 5, 2011. The festivities were held at a new loca-tion, Club 16 in Sparta. Everyone enjoyed the delicious prime rib dinner with all the trimmings.

The evening began with a time to socialize, get to know new members and rekindle old friend-ships. Following the meal, Presi-dent Wayne Peterson welcomed the large crowd of Limousin enthusiasts. He introduced the recipient of the “Commercial Pro-ducer of the Year” award Roger Stolt of Campbellsport, WI.

Amy Mitchell, junior advi-sor, presented the “Outstanding Junior” award to Jordyn Keyes and the Jackpot Award to Hunter Fredrickson. We look forward to

New Location for Annual Meeting, Banquet and Benefit Auctionplies and semen, there was also a handmade afghan, a Limousin wall hanging, Amy’s famous cheesecake, and 15 barbed wire table centerpieces. Those were just a few of the items on the auc-tion. The highlight was the wire sculpture of the two bulls from the NALF logo. Roger and Ellie Stolt of Campbellsport, WI had the final bid on this unique item.

Thanks to everyone who do-nated and purchased items at the benefit auction. We appreciate your support of the junior and senior associations.

Junior NewsThe junior association held

a meeting prior to the banquet March 5. Junior advisor Amy

Mitchell gave an update on up-coming shows. Wisconsin will serve as the host state for the Heartland Junior Regional Show June 3-4, 2011 at the Dunn County Fairgrounds in Menomonie. Much discussion took place concerning the details for the weekend. The Wisconsin juniors will also hold their field day immediately fol-lowing the HLA regional show.

We hope to have a large group of juniors take place in the re-gional show, the WI junior field day and the Wisconsin State Fair junior show. Contact Amy Mitchell at 605/553-8070 for more information on any of these events.

Wisconsin junior advisor Amy Mitchell congratulated Jordyn Keyes of Knapp upon being named the Wisconsin “Outstanding Junior Exhibitor”.

Wisconsin Limousin Association pres ident Wayne Peterson of Osceola, WI conducted the annual meeting at the Wisconsin banquet in Sparta March 5.

Jun io r adv i so r Amy M i t che l l congratulated Hunter Fredrickson of Independence, WI upon winning the Wisconsin Limousin Association’s jackpot award wi th h is hei fer purchased at the 2010 State Sale.

Roger and Ellie Stolt named WI Commercial Producer for 2011

HLA Executive Secretary Dean Summerbell congratulated Roger and Ellie Stolt of Campbellsport, WI upon receiving the 2011 Wisconsin Commercial Producer of the Year award at the Wisconsin State Sale in Sparta.

Roger and Ellie Stolt of Olym-pic Beef, Campbellsport, Wiscon-sin were awarded the Commercial Producer of the Year plaque at the Wisconsin State Limousin Sale held in Sparta on March 6, 2011.

The Stolts have been using Limousin bulls since 1992 when they bought a select group of Limousin heifers and a bull from Beals Limousin. Since then, they have continued their commercial herd using bulls purchased from various producers including Mill Road, Meadow-West, Potterosa, Flock Limousin, and Ellsworth Limousin.

They have a hay-grass opera-tion that supports a spring-calving herd and they start calving the end of March. They sell their produc-tion privately as bulls, club steers,

and butcher beef. They have a growing meat supply business,

maintaining a repeat customer list which enjoys the Olympic grain

finishing taste of Limousin. Their Limousin-crossed club

projects have won several carcass contests in their area. Their top heifers are used as replacement females for the herd and the rest of the production is sold at Equity Livestock in Lomira, WI and tra-ditionally tops the market.

In addition to their cattle op-eration, the Stolts family have a propane distribution truck line which hauls from the pipeline terminal to distribution points in Wisconsin.

Roger and Ellie have resided in Campbellsport for 43 years and have four grown children.

Congratulations to Roger and Ellie Stolt, Olympic Beef for re-ceiving the Commercial Producer of the Year award.

seeing these juniors exhibit their cattle at the summer shows.

Gary Ellsworth auctioned off part of the items for the benefit auction. Besides the cattle sup-

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The Limousin Association of Wisconsin held their annual meet-ing, benefit auction and state sale the weekend of March 4-5, 2011 in Sparta, Wisconsin. The sale took place at the Equity Livestock Auction facility on Sunday, March 6, 2011. A sunny day greeted con-signors and buyers alike as a large crowd of Limousin enthusiasts at-tended the 1:00 p.m. sale.

The top-selling bull was MRL Xtra Point 021X, a 3/25/10 double black, double polled son of CTCA Buckeye Bull 8261E out of MRL Sushi 612S consigned by Mill Road Limousin of Knapp, WI. Jason and Amy Boyer of Mormon Trail Limousin, Weldon, IA held the final bid of $4,200.

The second high-selling bull was Spring Creeks U Waters 0282X, a 4/2/10 black, homozygous polled son of Wulf’s Uncharted Waters out of Wulf’s Klara 0282K consigned by Spring Creeks Cattle Co. of Wauzeka, WI and purchased by Robert Hammel of Spring Grove, MN for $3,200.

Joe Shere of Embarrass, MN purchased BBLM Red X 550X, a

Dan and Mary Elliott of Beaver Brook Farms, Shell Lake, WI appreciated Joe Shere of Embarrass, MN who purchased the two top-selling bred females and a high-selling bull from the Elliotts.

Dan and Mary Elliott of Beaver Brook Farm thanked the 2011 Commercial Producer of the Year award recipient Roger Stolt and wife Ellie for their purchases of two of the Elliot consigned lots at the Wisconsin State sale

Limousin Association of Wisconsin Holds 2011 State Sale in Sparta

red, double polled son of Wulf’s Urban Cowboy 2149U out of Bea-ver Brook Paris 252P consigned by Beaver Brook Farm of Shell Lake, WI for $3,000.

Gary Ludeking of Tomah, WI paid $2,900 for TPBR X-Factor, a 3/16/10 double black, double polled son of MAGS Unvalued out of RFBL Sixty Four consigned by Toberman Cattle Co. of Eastman, WI.

Two bulls were purchased for $2,750. Glenn Treftz of Wetonka, SD purchased JBV Lombardi, a 2/22/09 red, homozygous polled son of OKLF Linebacker out of JBV

Tara consigned by Venner Limousin of Breda, IA.

David Applegren of Ashland, WI purchased the Beaver Brook consignment of BBLM Black Xact 555X, a 4/18/10 double black, double polled son of ROMN Tow Truck 111T out of Beaver Brook 350S.

The top-selling open heifer was TWILITE Xtoll X129, a 3/12/10 red, double polled daugh-ter of ROMN Made to Order out of TWILITE Moola 295M consigned by K-Twilite Limousin of Decorah, IA and purchased by Paul Hamman

Brent Sander of Boscobel, WI purchased several lots at the Wisconsin State Sale.

Volume buyers at the Wisconsin State Sale were Mike Burrichter of Dorchester, IA and Robert and Kandice Hammel and family (11 month twins Lauren and Logan and big sister Kylie and new puppy) of Spring Grove, MN.

Kim Jorae of Badger Hill Limousin of Hammond, WI thanked Jason Moots of Dubuque, MN for purchasing one of his high-selling females.

Consignor Jeff Keyes of Mill Road Limousin, Knapp, WI appreciated Dennis Kar lsbroten, K-Twi l i te Limousin of Decorah, IA and Jason Boyer (right), Mormon Trail Limousin of Weldon, IA for their purchases of Mill Road bulls. Boyer purchased the top-selling bull.

of Fountain, MN for $3,000.Beaver Brook consigned the

top-selling bred female. BBLM Tangaray 395T, a 3/28/07 double black, polled daughter of Wulf’s Le-verage 9285L out of Beaver Brook 261P and bred to ROMN Tow Truck sold to Joe Shere for $3,100.

Roger Stolt of Campbellsport, WI purchased Beaver Brook 350S, a 3/29/06 black, double polled daugh-ter of Carrousel’s Pure Power out of Carrousel’s Miss Daisey and bred to ROMN Tow Truck consigned by Beaver Brook for $2,650

The volume buyers were Mike Burrichter of Dorchester, IA and Brent Sander of Boscobel, WI who each purchased five head.Averages:26 Bulls .........................................$2,38219 Bred females .............................2,02611 Open females ............................1,665Auctioneer: Joel EdgeSale Management: Deb Garrett

Do you know the answers to these questions?

1.) What are their names?2.) What were their titles?Answers on page 36.

“Back in Time”

These two distinguished look-ing gentlemen were pioneers in the Limousin breed. Their picture can be found in the book “The History of Limousin in North America”.


Iowa State News...Thank You

The Iowa Limousin Associa-tion would like to thank every-one who helped with the 35th annual Iowa Beef Expo in Des Moines February 15-16, 2011. We appreciate the support of the consignors, buyers, and all who assisted with the events surround-ing the Expo.

It takes a lot of volunteers to put on an event of this size, and we want to thank those who helped with the check-in, set-up, the social, and the chili lunch.

Junior Field DayThe 2011 Iowa Junior Field

Day will be held the weekend of June 25-26 at the Clark Co. Fair-grounds in Osceola, Iowa. Linhart Limousin of Leon and Jason & Amy Boyer of Weldon will serve as the hosts for the event.

Everyone is invited to come to the fairgrounds at 6:00 p.m. Saturday, June 25 for a Limousin barbecue. We hope to have a large group of Limousin enthusi-asts and their families attend and enjoy a time to have a delicious supper and socialize. The meal is sponsored by the Iowa Limousin Association.

The show will begin at 10:00 a.m. Sunday. There will be a special “Futurity Heifer” class for animals purchased from an Iowa Limousin Association member who resides in Iowa. Cash prizes will be prorated back to the par-ticipants.

Rooms have been reserved at America’s Best Value Inn in Osceola. The rate is $60.48 for a king bed and $62.72 for two full-

size beds (rate includes tax). Call 641/342-2123 and ask for the ILA rate when making reservations. There is no pool at this hotel; however, there is an Aquatics Center in town.

For further information contact IJLA president Amanda Lindsey at 712/330-7872 or you can call Grant and Brenda Anderson at 641/587-2198 or send an email to [email protected].

Iowa Junior Beef Expo Show

The Iowa Beef Expo Junior Show was held on February 19, 2011 at the state fairgrounds in Des Moines. Taking home grand champion honors in the Limousin Market Heifer class was Justin Gillette of Ames. Colby Sorenson of Walnut exhibited the reserve champion.

Christian Danker of Avoca exhibited the grand champion Limousin Breeding Heifer. Mara Anderson of Garner took home the reserve champion banner. Zach Greiman of Garner was grand champion with his Lim-Flex heifer.

State FairMark your calendars for Au-

gust 13-15, 2011. Those are the dates for the Limousin portion of the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. The show will be held Monday, August 13. We hope to have a large show again this year. The deadline for entering is July 1st. For more information, check out the website for the fair – www.iowastatefair.org.

Hall of FameThe ILA is starting a “Hall of

ILA President Jason Boyer thanked Dwayne Faidley of Des Moines for serving three terms on the Iowa Limousin Association board of directors.

ILA President Jason Boyer of Weldon, IA presented the “Seed Stock Producer of the Year Award” to David and Charles Linhart of Linhart Limousin, Leon, IA.

Fame” program. We believe that there are several Iowa Limousin producers from the past that were instrumental in developing our breed and association. It is only appropriate to recognize them for their dedication and service. Con-tact Jason Boyer, ILA president, or any member of the ILA board of directors for more information.

Membership DuesIf you are a junior showing

a Limousin, Lim-Flex steer or heifer you must be a member of the Iowa Junior Limousin As-sociation to receive any IJBBA points. Memberships are only $5.00. As a member you will also be informed of the current Lim-ousin shows taking place in our state and region as well as current Limousin junior news.

Memberships in the senior as-sociation are $50 and can be paid to Grant Anderson, secretary/trea-surer. His address is 1820 180th Street, Garner, IA 50438. By be-

Our sympathy is extended to Shane and Jordan (Straight) Muxfeldt of Logan, Iowa on the death of their 21-month-old son Westyn Jay. Westyn lost his battle with Tay-Sachs March 16, 2011 and services were held March 19 at the Christian Church in Logan.

Westyn touched many lives in the short time he was with us. He loved being in the water, going for rides, and attending cattle shows. He enjoyed spending time with his cousins on the farm.

He is survived by his parents, grandparents Jay and Lori Straight and Scott and Leah Muxfeldt, all of Logan as well as his great-grandparents, aunts, uncles, cous-ins and many other relatives.Iowans Bruce Walrod of Moorland

and Don Faidley of Colfax both purchased bulls at the Symens Bros. Sale in Amherst February 24.

ing a member, you are supporting the promotion of the Limousin breed in our state and region. You will also receive the latest newsletters and correspondence affiliated with the ILA.


Iowa Beef Expo Improves Average Over 2010

signed by Vorthmann Limousin of Treynor, IA for $5,250.

Butler Limousin of Lacona, IA consigned the third and fourth high-selling bulls at the IBE Limousin sale. JWBL XXL 2X, a 3/11/10 double black, double polled son of GTBR Undertaker 6U out of JWBL Cow 37U brought $5,100 from Wulf Limousin Farms of Morris, MN.

In one of the premier livestock events in the Midwest, the Iowa Beef Expo held each February on the Iowa State Fairgrounds com-manded a significant increase in the average price over the 2010 sale. The overall average was approxi-mately $800 more than last year.

Twenty breeders from five states brought their cattle to Des Moines for the Limousin sale held February 16, 2011. A full crowd was on hand to enjoy the traditional chili lunch served prior to the sale. The cattle were sold into twelve states.

A partial sale order was deter-mined by Judge Jon DeClerck, the Iowa State University Livestock Judging Coach. The show was held the day before the sale, February 15. In addition, the cattle were paraded and shown on www.LiveAuctions.TV.

Jim and Becky Venner of Breda, IA appreciated the winning bid for their grand champion female from John Symens of Symens Brothers, Amherst, SD.

Chet Butler of Butler Limousin, Lacona, IA thanked Jim Wulf of Morris, MN for his purchase of the Butler consigned GTBR Undertaker son. With Jim Wulf was Todd Anderson, an intern from Australia.

Dave Leih of Leih Limousin, New Virginia, IA and Glenda Sieren of Hedrick, IA purchased one of the consigned bulls from Bart Mitchell of Spring Creeks Limousin, Wauzeka, WI.

Jerry Effertz of Velva, ND and Cookie Nielson of Arlington, SD teamed up to purchase one of Chet Butler’s consigned GTBR Undertaker bulls.

Marsha Schilling and son Chance of Edson, KS appreciated Brad Schutt of Alden, IA who purchased their high-selling bull at the Iowa Beef Expo.

Tom English of Bernard, IA and Jim Wulf of Morris, MN were volume buyers at the Expo, each purchasing five lots.

The champion purebred bull, exhibited by Straight Limousin of Logan, IA, was SL Rockstar, a 3/11/10 red, homozygous polled son of GTBR Undertaker 6U out of JSTH Angels Centerfold.

The champion Lim-Flex bull was CELL 004X, a 2/2/10 homozygous black, homozygous polled 50 percent son of ROMN Made to Order out of MAGS Trumpet Vine exhibited by Linhart Limousin of Leon, IA.

The top-selling bull was Schil-ling’s Willie, a 2/26/09 homozygous black, polled son of DHVO Trey 133R out of CRSL Roxie 5050R consigned by Schilling Limousin of Edson, KS. Brad Schutt of Alden, Iowa held the final bid of $8,000 after rigorous bidding.

Rod Vogel of Bloomville, Ohio purchased VL Xpert, a 2/12/10 red, homozygous polled son of RUNL Travis 332T out of VL Umay con-

ning’s J Bar J Ranch, Lebanon, MO purchased CJSL 013X, a 1/23/10 black, homozygous polled son of ROMN Made to Order out of MAGS Nedda 141N consigned by Linhart Limousin of Leon, IA for $4,800.

Also bringing $4,800 was Sprng CRKS Armadillo 005X, a 4/3/10 homozygous black, double polled Lim-Flex 50 percent son of EXAR 263C out of YKSY Magic Touch 005L. Dave Leih of New Virginia, IA purchased the bull consigned by Spring Creeks Cattle Co. of Wauzeka, WI.

John Symens of Symens Bros. Limousin, Amherst, SD had the final bid on the champion Limousin female consigned by Venner Limousin of Breda, IA. JBV Cheerleader 907W, a 2/8/09 black, homozygous polled daughter of RMKR Goaline 441N out of JBV Vixie 703T and bred to User Friendly brought $3,600.

The reserve champion Limousin female was SL Sweet Centerfold, a 1/5/10 black, homozygous polled daughter CFLX Wild Card out of JSTH Angels Centerfold consigned by Straight Limousin of Logan, IA. She brought $3,650 from Shelby Nekola of Tama, IA.

Jerry Effertz of Black Butte Acres, Velva, ND and Cookie Nielson of ROM’N Limousin, Arlington, SD teamed up to buy JWBL Xcellency 52X, a 4/15/10 red, double polled son of GTBR Un-dertaker 6U out of JWBL Princess 42L consigned by Butler Limousin for $4,900.

Jack Glendenning of Glenden-

Averages:45 Bulls .........................................$2,98015 Females .....................................2,477Total: 60 Lots ..........................................$2,854Auctioneer: C.K. “Sonny” BoothSale Management: Iowa Limousin

Association

Joel Edge of West Liberty, IA and HLA Board Director Bruce Walrod of Moorland, IA discuss the Iowa Beef Expo Sale in the Beef Barn at Des Moines.

See you at the Summer Shows!


“Winner takes em’ all” Bred Heifer Raffle

Only �� tickets – 1/3 already gone!

All proceeds will help support the juniors at the 2012 NALJA Show in Des Moines, Iowa.

Name __________________________________________________Address ________________________________________________Phone # ________________________________________________Number of Tickets________x $100 =______________

DLVL Xerox 23X (B,HomoP) ............................. $30

COLE Thunder 110T X DLVL Sky 605SCE:12 (.14) BW:1.0 (.33) WW:50 (.26) YW:90 (.11) MA:18 (.13) CM:6 (.13) SC:0.9 (0.9) ST:N/A DC:31 (0.11) CW:35 (P) RE:.62 (P) YG:-.14 (P) MS:.03 (P) $MI:47 A slightly different twist on this pedigree, Xerox looks to offer style and function to your breeding program. Add a plus to your marbling scores with this docile, good scrotal bull.

ROMN Xpress Lane 101X (B,HomoP) ..........$30

Wulfs Titus 1249T X ROMN Pamela 13PCE:7 (.16) BW:3.4 (.35) WW:63 (.29) YW:106 (.18) MA:25 (.13) CM:5 (.13) SC:0.8 (.16) ST:N/A DC:18 (P) CW:50 (P) RE:.89 (P) YG:-0.17 (P) MS:-0.11 (P) SIM:46Out of the popular Titus sire, this young bull is a performance oriented, big scrotal prospect with a strong maternal line going back to Made to Order. Look to this attractive, deep bodied fella to do the same for your program.

Richmond Xander SRD 22X (R,P) .........$40

RPY Paynes Marathon 47U X Richmond Twist SRD 22TCE:3.0 (.12) BW:5.2 (.30) WW:51 (.16) YW:88 (.09) MA:27 (.08) CM:5 (.10) SC:0.9 (P) CW: N/A RE: N/A YG:N/A MS:N/A $MT: N/A

Herman & Judy Symens 605/698-3087 1 (800) 722-2079

www.limigene.com [email protected] 1-800-722-2079

AHCC Xplain This X595 (B,HomoP) .......... $40AHCC Wood Mountain 796W (B,P) ........... $30DLVL Xerox 023X (B,HomoP) ..................... $30HUNT Xclaim 71X (LF,B,HomoP) ............... $30LOHE Xavier Love 005X (B,P) .................... $30MRL X-Rated 014X (B, HomoP).................. $40Richmond Xander SRD 22X (R,HomoP)..... $30ROMN Xpect More 100X (B,HomoP) ......... $40ROMN Xpress Lane 101X (B,HomoP) ........ $30Wulfs Xcellsior X252X (R,HomoP) .............. $40Wulfs Xtractor X233X (B,HomoP) .............. $50WZRK Titus Temptation (B,HomoP) .......... $30

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTSROMN Made to Order (R,P) ........................ $60 (Limited Amount on first come basis)RUNL Stetson 850S (B,P) ............................. $40(Offered under a new ownership)

LIMIGENE CATALOGNeed a new catalog please e-mail or call we are missing your RIGHT address.

SUPPLEMENT ISSUETo recieve this later mailing please e-mail [email protected] or call 1-800-722-2079

FOR THE LATEST, BEST SIRE FACTSwww.limigene.com

TO GET FIRST HAND INFORMATIONCall Herman @ 1-877-722-2079

New Young Bulls at

The true outcross the breed has been waiting for! Xander was the 2011 high-selling bull at Richmond Ranch an-nual sale in Rumsey AB. If you like a sire that’s chock-full of muscle, stout and full of performance, as well as being unrelated to anything in the breed, take note of Xander.

Tickets are $100 – Winning ticket will recieve 7 bred Limousin/Lim-Flex heifers. Raffle heifers have been donated by Anderson Limousin,

Linhart Limousin, Vorthmann Limousin, Straight Limousin/Kline Cattle Co., Etherton Farms, Pinegar

Limousin and Magness Land & Cattle Co.

Send To: Iowa Limousin AssociationC/O Grant Anderson 1820 180th St.Garner, IA 50438

The drawing will take place Feb. 15, 2012 at the Iowa Beef Expo in Des Moines, Iowa. Pictures & pedigrees of the 7 heifers are available at www.iowalimousin.org. Tickets can be purchased by filling out the form below and sending a check payable to the Iowa Limousin Association. Once payment is received, tickets are mailed back as confirmation. For more info. contact Grant Anderson 641-587-2198.

Raffle Tickets for Sale

The Iowa Limousin Associa-tion wants to remind the Heart-land Limousin breeders that all proceeds from this raffle will help support the juniors at the 2012 NALJA Show in Des Moines, Iowa. “This raffle is our primary source of funds for the National Show. The Heartland’s support of this raffle will ensure a grand Limousin event in the Heartland region”, says Anderson.

Only 777 tickets will be sold with 1/3 of them gone already! The ILA board has set a goal to have a majority of these tickets sold by the end of this summer. “I think a lot of supporters feel there is plenty of time to purchase tickets, but I highly encourage them to get their tickets now so they don’t miss out on this incred-ible opportunity,” reports Roger Vorthmann, ILA director.

The cost of each ticket is $100 with the grand prize being seven bred Limousin/Lim-Flex heifers. Heifers for this raffle have been donated by Anderson Limousin, Linhart Limousin, Vorthmann Limousin, Straight Limousin/Kline Cattle Co., Etherton Farms, Pinegar Limousin and Magness Land and Cattle Co. The draw-ing will take place Feb. 15, 2012 at the Iowa Beef Expo in Des Moines, Iowa.

Pictures and pedigree infor-mation of the seven heifers are available by visiting www.iowal-imousin.org.

For more information please contact Grant Anderson 641-587-2198.


Cruise to the Eastern

Happy 70th Elaine!

South Dakota News ...

www.sdstatefair.com. Junior Field DayThe SD junior field day will

take place Saturday, July 30, 2011 at the South Dakota State Fair-

The South Dakota State Fair Limousin open show will be held Friday, September 2, 2011 in Hu-ron. The open show takes place in the morning followed by the Junior “Special” show. We hope you will mark your calendars for this annual event.

A hamburger fry with all the trimmings will be served to exhib-itors, their families, and Limousin enthusiasts who are in attendance at the show. We appreciate the support of everyone who enters cattle in the show or who travel to Huron to watch the show.

The 2011 fair will run from Thursday, September 1 through Labor Day, September 5. For more information on state fair events, contact the fair office at 800/529-0900 or visit the website

State Fair Set for Hurongrounds in Huron. The show will be part of the “Summer Spotlight Show”. Contact Kyle Stern, ju-nior advisor, at 605/881-9344 for more information about this show or other junior activities.

50th AnniversaryWe want to wish Bob and

Elaine Yackley a very happy 50th wedding anniversary. They are

Lay out the Red Carpet

Semen

$40Available at Limi-Gene &

Treftz LimousinRPY Paynes Marathon 47U

Treftz Limousin Glenn Treftz 605.226.2542 • cell 605.380.0014

12510 370th Ave., Wetonka, SD 57481Email: [email protected] • www.treftzlimousin.com

CE BW WW YW MA CEM SC DOC CW REA YG MB $MTI3 5.2 51 88 27 5 .9 14 - - - - -Red, Homo Polled, Homo TT geneRPY Paynes Marathon 47U x Richmond Twist SRD 22T

Proud to announce our newest addition,

BW 101

Adj WW 751 (116 Ratio)

Adj YW 1235

Adj SC 35.3

Frame 6.4

Richmond XANDER SRD 22X. We imported this highly sought after homozygous polled bull from the renowned Richmond Ranch of Alberta, Canada where he topped their sale. We are very excited on the impact this royally bred bull with fresh genetics will leave on our herd and the Limousin breed.

Video of Richmond Xander available at Limousin Live under Featured Sires

XANDER is sired by the tremendous bull RPY Paynes Marathon 47U who is a son of the 2010 Canadian Show Sire of the Year, Anchor B The Shmooze.

XANDER is homozygous (TT) for the Leptin gene. Leptin is a protein that controls fat deposit & marbling in cattle & rare in the Limousin breed.

XANDER brings tremendous volume, muscle shape, disposition, scrotal development, fertility,

performance, carcass traits, and eye appeal all in an outcross package.

Special thanks to all our 2011 customers!

FOR SALE Our entire crop of open

black yearling heifers!

having an open house Saturday, May 7, 2011. It will be held at the Phoenix Center on Main Street in Onida. Everyone is invited to attend this special event. If you are unable to come, anniversary wishes can be sent to them at 616 S. 6th Street, Onida, South Dakota 57564.

CaribbeanMark your calendars for the

week of January 15, 2012 for an-other fun-filled Heartland Limou-sin Association cruise. We will be traveling to the Eastern Caribbean on the Ruby Princess.

The ship sails and returns to the port at Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Stops will be made at Princess Cays in the Bahamas, St. Maartin, Netherlands Antilles; St. Thomas,

U.S. Virgin Islands; and Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands.

The price is very reasonable, around $700 for an inside cabin. There are outside cabins and bal-conies available as well.

Please contact Paulette Flem-ing, cruise counselor at 651/633-3591 or 651/233-0991 to book your cabin or for more informa-tion. You can also contact her by email at: [email protected].


Heartland Highlights from the

Great-great grandmother Fern was hand to watch great-great grandson Dakota to get two heifers at the GV sale. Grandson Jeff Manspeaker of Garnett was the driver.

The “infamous chili” line on Limousin sale day at the Iowa Beef Expo.

We think Ed Ritt of O’Neill, NE talked Limousin genetics with Glenn Treftz of Wetonka, SD at the Symens Bros. sale in Amherst. However, it may have been Curious George’s owner.

WLA President Wayne Peterson appreciated HLA President Ed Bergler of Dakota, MN and son Luke attending the Wisconsin State Sale in Sparta.

Dale McClellan of Lantry, SD found a wanted poster. Is that really Jim Schott before the trip to the dentist?

Soup and sandwiches were on the menu on Thursday night for those viewing the cattle and attending the seminar the night before the Wulf sale.

Bob & Euvonne Wies of St. Charles, MO attended the Heart of Missouri/ Missouri Breeders Association Sale in Lebanon, MO April 17.

HLA Board Director Rick Little of Eldon, MO and his wife Susan were consignors to the Heart of Missouri/ MLBA American Pie Sale in Lebanon, MO .

NLA president Gerald Gustafson of West Point, NE and NALF board president Mike Smith of Plainville, KS visited at the Cattlemen’s Classic in Kearney.

Jim Schott of McLaughlin SD and Butch Jochim of Selfridge, ND took in the Dakota Connection sale in Bismarck.Order buyer Erling Olson of Dupree,

SD visited with Mike Smith, president of the NALF Board of Directors at Wulf’s sale.

NALF d i rec tor o f commerc ia l programs Joe Epperly visited with Austin Hager of Karlsruhe, ND at the Symens Brothers Sale.

Dean Summerbell thanked Dan Hunt of Oxford, Ne for his six years of service to the HLA Board of Directors.


One needed a heavy jacket to look at bulls in Amherst February 24.

Ernie and Sandy Engelking of Newkirk, OK was a purchaser of GV bulls at the GV sale in Garnett.

Don Faidley of Colfax, IA and Bob Bosch of Indianola, IA attended the Wieczorek Sale in Corsica February 25.

The Boyer line-up of bulls March 13 near Liberty, NE drew a large crowd of commercial producers.

The presale lunch at the Wulf Opportunity Sale near Morris.Scott Edmondson of McLaughlin, SD; Herman Symens of Sisseton, SD; Stan Schrock of Pattonsburg, MO; and Dean Summerbell look over the offering at Wulfs.

Consignors John Crow of Holt, MO visited with the Cash and Clay Schilling of Edson in Salina, KS prior to the KLBA Sale.

Curt Wieczorek of Mt. Vernon, SD and John Symens of Amherst, SD took in the ROM’N Limousin sale in Madison, SD.

Leaning against the L7 quonset near Pukwana and solving the world’s problems: Bob Yackley, Herman Symens, Dean Summerbell, and John Symens.

A standing-room only crowd at the GV Sale in Garnett, KS.

Director of Commercial Programs Joe Epperly of NALF visited with John Tobe of KY, Stan Schrock of MO and Scott Toberman of WI at Wulf’s Opportunity Sale .

Dean Summerbell looked intense as he followed the auction along with HLA President Ed Bergler at the Symens Brothers Sale in Amherst on February 24.

Happy Birthday flowers were given to Priscilla Schott by her family sale day in Mobridge.

The Missouri banquet was a great hit for attendees.

Welcome Todd Anderson of New South Wales, Australia who attended the HLA banquet in Des Moines with Jim Wulf of Morris, MN. Todd is interning with the Wulfs at their farm.

Thank you, “Sonny” Booth, for auctioning the HLA benefit. It was a very successful evening!


Heartland Sale Reports

Jay and Carol Boyer held their 20th anniversary sale of Limousin and Lim-Flex bulls and females along with guest consignors Kos-tal Family Livestock and Probst Family Farms at the Boyer farm near Liberty, Nebraska March 13, 2011. A large crowd of commercial producers were on hand to evalu-

ate and purchase the 25 bulls and 17 females. Many repeat buyers demonstrated their confidence in the Boyer offering through active bidding.

The Boyers have worked through the years to improve calving ease and weaning and yearling weights along with docility and milk.

Don Kostal of Odell, NE and his son Brandon purchased the top-selling fall yearling bull from Jay Boyer.

Repeat Buyers Highlight the Boyer Limousin Sale near Liberty

Derek and Morgan Kostal, Adrienne, Carol, Taylor and Jay Boyer hosted their 20th annual Limousin sale at their farm near Liberty, NE.

Matt and Nick Baker of Haddam, KS purchased two high-selling bulls from Jay Boyer.

Jay Boyer appreciated Greg and son Spencer Bures of Geneva, NE who were the volume purchasers of females at the Boyer Sale.

Jay Boyer thanked John Janecek of Wilbur, NE who bought the top-selling bull plus two more at the sale.

The top-selling bull was BOY-ERS Ridley 7104X, a 1/18/10 homozygous black, double polled son of Wulf’s Ridgley 3172R out of JTBO MS Teacup 7104 T. John Janecek of Wilbur, NE purchased the bull for $4,100. Janecek was the volume buyer of bulls purchas-ing three lots.

Don Kostal of Odell, NE pur-chased the second high-selling bull. BOYER Wild Ridley 925W, a 10/9/08 homozygous black, polled

son of Wulf’s Ridgley 172R out of BOYER Selling Point 68250S for $3,600.

Scott and Adam Baker of Had-dam, KS purchased two bulls for $3,300 each. BOYERS Xtra Focus 7120X is a 2/17/10 homozygous black, double polled son of MYTTY In Focus out of JTBO 7120T. BOY-ERS Xtra Focus 636X is a homozy-gous black, double polled Lim-Flex 50 percent son of MYTTY In Focus out of JTBO Silver Fox 636S.

Matt Ray from Hardine, NE purchased JTBO Mr. Xtra Sharp 314X, a 1/7/10 homozygous black, double polled Lim-Flex 50 percent son of HA Image Maker 0415 out of JTBO MS Ultrasonic 8138U con-signed by Kostal Family Livestock for $3,100.

Joe Schlosser of Shubart, NE purchased BOYER Wagon Train, a 10/15/09 homozygous black, polled son of KAJO Responder 120R out of JTBO Best Wishes 16N for $3,000.Averages:25 Bulls ........................................$2,33217 Females .....................................1,480Auctioneer: Chisum Peterson

ROM’N Limousin20129 450th Ave., Arlington, SD 57212 www.romnlimousin.com • [email protected]

Robert ‘Cookie’ & Mary Nielson(605) 203-0903 (605) 203-0904

Adam, Michelle & Greyson Nielson

(605) 203-0733 • (605) 203-0732

ROM’N Limousin

Brad AlbrechtDeRungs LimousinDoug HenleyBryan JensenGordon KaneTom KaylNorris PatrickSemex AllianceSterling Severtson

Thank You to our

2011 Annual Bull Sale BuyersVerrick SchockKyle SternKen & Kurtis SweeterJared SweeterSweeter LimousinSymens Hills RanchTriple L FarmsTom Wiebesiek Watch for more information on our

this fall:

Selling Limousin show heifers & steers.

“New Online Sale”ROM’N Limousin

Spooktacular Female Sale


Heartland Sale ReportsLimousin Producers Show Confidence in Peterson’s L7 Offering

The 33rd annual L7 Bar Lim-ousin production sale was held at the Peterson ranch near Pukwana, South Dakota. The South Dakota plains were calm and sunny for the April 12, 2011 sale, quite a contrast from the blustery conditions last year. Pheasants were plentiful in the early morning warmth and condi-tions were perfect for commercial and seed stock producers to travel to central South Dakota.

Commercial producers from Texas, Nebraska, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota evalu-ated the L7 Bar Limousin offering. Three fall yearling full sibs sired by HC Final Time 407 out of L7 Chili Pepper 080K were the second and fourth top-selling bulls in the sale.

Brad Bechen of Lake Andes purchased two bulls and Verlin and Duane Winckler of Wagner, SD purchased four bulls.

Joe and Jay Wilder of J&J Livestock purchased the high-selling bull and fall heifer from the 2011 L7 Bar Sale in Pukwana.

A l l a n a n d R i c h e l l e Williams of Franfort, SD purchased a Wulf’s Space Ship bull at the sale.

Chisum Peterson visited with Rick King of Philip, SD who purchased two bulls from the Peterson’s.

Wayne Roster of Alexandria, SD purchased two full brothers from the Pe te r son s a l e . H e i s pictured with his w i fe , Monica , h i s m o t h e r Kathy along with Wendy Peterson and son Cade.

Ed Yonker of Bingham Lake, MN has attended 30 of the 32 Peterson sa l e s . H i s g ra n d -nephew, Alex, painted a picture of two L7 calves laying on a hillside. Ed presented the picture to Rod and Wendy Peterson as a token of their friendship.

The top-selling bull was L7 XXX 0025X, a 4/4/10 double black, double polled son of HC Final Time 407 out of Miss L7 418P. J&J Live-stock of Snook, TX purchased the bull for $6,300.

Ed Roster of Alexandria, SD purchased L7 Well Done 9064W, a 9/6/09 double black, double polled son of HC Final Time 972 out of L7 Chili Pepper 080K for $5,900.

L7 Working Papers 9062W, a 9/5/09 double black, double polled son out of the same mating was also purchased by Roster for $5,000.

Also bringing $5,000 was the

third full sib, L7 Wage Claim 9061W, a 9/2/09, red, double polled bull purchased by Kory Standy of Platte, SD.

Alan Williams of Frankfort, SD purchased L7 X Out 0015X, a 3/11/10 black, polled son of Wulf’s Space Ship 3223S out of Miss L7 139L for $5,100.

J&J Livestock purchased the lone female offered by Peterson L7 Ranch. Miss L7 095X, a 9/2/10 double black, polled daughter of Wulf’s Space Ship 3223S out of Miss L7 723T brought $2,700.

Averages: 31 Purebred Limousin Bulls .......$2,87019 Lim-Flex ...................................$2,3681 Open female ............................ $2,700Auctioneer: C.K.”Sonny” Booth

Wendy Peterson thanked Kory Standy of Platte, SD for his purchase of a high-selling bull at the sale.

thank You2011 Limousin Association of WI buyers:Joe Shere, Embar-rass, MN; Roger Stolt, Campbellsport, WI; Robert Hammel, Dorchester, IA; Joan Servinsky/David Ap-pelgren, Ashland, WI; Frank DeWitt, Ontario, WI; Bradley Kaiser, Wells, MN; Gerald Mootz, Dubuque, IA

Private Treaty Buyers:Gary Ludeking, Tomah, WI; Dale Ludeking, Camp Douglas, WI; Scott and Joanna Butenhoff, Sarona, WI; David and Connie Chris-tenson, Amery, WI; Tony and Lisa Carlson, Amery, WI; David and Barbara Lynch, Comstock, WI; Gerald and Amy Schmitz, Rice Lake, WI; Tyler and Katie Crosby, Shell Lake, WI; Brian Marshall, Shell Lake, WI; Dani Kuechle and Austin Schultz, Shell Lake, WI; Hunter Rhea, Stone Lake, WI; Rachel Morrow, Greenwood, WI; Denninger Farms, Minong, WI; Spring Creeks Cattle Co., Wauzeka, WI; Ron and Lois Wheeler, Hillsdale, WI; Allen and Jane Fugslang, Cumberland, WI; Breanna Nyreen, Shell Lake, WI; Brenna Farm, Shell Lake, WI;

Beaver Brook FarmDan & Mary Elliott 715-468-4423

www.beaverbrookfarm.net [email protected] Lake, WI

Limousin Black Angus Red Angus



Cold weather with storm predic-tions did not deter a standing-room only crowd from attending the annual GV Limousin spring sale at the Anderson County Sales Co. in Garnett, Kansas on February 19, 2011. Gene and Virginia Raymond along with Arne and Stacy Hanson offered a strong set of two-year-old and fall yearling bulls along with a select group of bred heifers and young cows. Many repeat buy-ers were in attendance to bid on cattle that represented “the brand of breeder respect and commercial appeal”.

The GV crew. Front Row: Virginia, Diane, Megan, Stacy, Back row: Gene, Zach, and Arne.

Leon and Karen Balster of Running Bear Ranch, New Market , IA purchased two bulls including the high-selling bull.

GV Limousin Sells in Garnett

Jerry Ramey of Newki rk , OK purchased four bulls at the GV Sale.

Jim and Ann Hess of Burlington, KS purchased five bulls at the GV Sale.

GV Miss Red Jet 501R purchased by Shane Stout of Flying D Ranch, Lane, KS for $6,100.

Ernie Tullis of Miami, OK pur-chased GV $General 210W, a 2/21/09 black, double polled son of AUTO Dollar General 122R out of GV Miss Magic Man 750T for $4,500.

GV Ransom 212W, a 3/12/09

red, double polled son of Wulf’s Ransom 5059R out of GV Miss Deal 351N was purchased by Crown S Ranches of Olpe, KS for $4,400

GV Tuff Enuff 312W, a 9/18/09 red, double polled son of ROMN Tuff Enuff 103T out of GV Miss Reality 5502R brought $4,200 from Francis Sattler of Reading, KS.

Six bulls from the GV offering brought $4,000.

Jim and Ann Hess of Burlington,

Hager Cattle Co. Holds 5th Annual SaleAustin and Leah Hager of Karl-

sruhe, North Dakota brought their cattle to the Farmers Livestock Exchange in Bismarck for their 5th annual sale held March 30, 2011. They had a new sale date this year, moving it back to the end of the month.

Wieczorek Limousin of Mt. Ver-non, SD had the final bid on AHCC Xplain This X595, a 2/23/10 black, homozygous polled son of KAJO Responder 120R out of AHCC Da-kota Luvly R595. They purchased two thirds interest and full posses-sion for $13,000.

AHCC Xpense Account X516, a 2/24/10 homozygous black, polled son of KAJO Responder 120R out of AHCC Miss Northstar R516 was purchased by Coleman Limousin Ranch of Charlo, MT for $8,500.

Also bringing $8,500 was AHCC Xploit This X116, a 3/15/10 double black, polled son of KAJO Re-sponder 120R out of AHCC Miss Northstar R517. He was purchased

by Rail-Line Farms of Lucknow, Ontario.

Kelly Yorga, Yorga Farms of Flintoft, Saskatchewan purchased AHCC Responder 796W, a 9/19/09 black, polled son of KAJO Re-sponder 120R out of EXLR 794H for $8,250.

Linhart Limousin of Leon, IA had the winning bid of $10,000 on the 2011 pick of the Hager Cattle Co. spring heifer calf crop.Averages:52 Bulls .........................................$3,3321 Pick ..........................................$10,000Auctioneer: Chisum PetersonSa le Consu l tan t : Grassroo ts

Consulting

KS were one of the volume buyers, taking home five bulls, and Jerry Ramey of Newkirk, OK purchased four bulls.Averages:19 Two-year-old bulls ..................$3,605 37 Fall yearling bulls ....................3,050Total: 56 Bulls ..............................$3,2385 Bred heifers...............................$1,93310 Bred cows .................................1,901 Total: 25 females .........................$1,920Total:61 Lots ..........................................$2,831Auctioneer: Bruce Brooks

The top-selling bull was GV $General 258W, a 4/7/09 double black, double polled son of AUTO Dollar General 122R out of GV Miss Linebacker 706T. Leon and Karen Balster of New Market, IA purchased the bull for $6,250.

Following close behind was GV Lodestar 276W, a 5/7/09 red, polled son of GV Lodestar 608R out of

Repeat buyers Pat and Valerie Leier of Tappen, ND, bid actively and purchased multiple lots throughout the day.

B u y e r s Tr a v i s Hunter of Virden, M N , a n d B o b Yackley of Onida, SD, stand with NALF commercial d i r e c t o r J o e Epperly.

The sale featured their grand champion Pen of Three Limou-sin bulls that were shown at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, CO in January. There was a large crowd who came to view and bid on the fall yearling and yearling bulls.



Ludens Family Limousin of Viborg, South Dakota held their annual “Pride of the Dakotas” Lim-ousin production sale at their farm April 2, 2011. The sale featured a stout set of bulls that Gordy and his son Mike brought to Denver to exhibit in the Pen & Carload Show during the National Western Stock Show. A good crowd was on hand to evaluate and purchase the bulls along with a select group of bred females.

Gordy Ludens thanked Ferd, Francis, Ed and Lil Schmale who bought a bul l and are repeat buyers at h is sale.

Sale day in Viborg did not seem to bother Gordy Ludens Denver bulls.

Ludens “Pride of the Dakotas” Sale Features Denver Bulls

Dean Welker o f K i lgo re , NE purchased the top-selling bull from Gordy Ludens.

Brian Bjerkaas of Viborg and his son Austin were volume purchasers at the Ludens sale.

John and Lois Sedlacek of Tyndell, SD purchased females at the Pride of the Dakotas sale.

Dave and Chad Kuehne of Long Prairie, MN and Mark Dumer of Franklin, MN purchased bulls from Gordy Ludens.

son of Wulf’s Ransom 3059R out of LFLC Dakota Belle 604U for $4,250.

Skip Williams of Frankfort, SD purchased LFLC XMan 110X, a 4/6/10 black, double polled son of Wulf’s Ransom 3059R out of Wulf ’s Unification 8118U for $4,200.

Dave and Chad Kuehne of Rocky Creek Limousin, Long Prairie, MN purchased LFLC X Ray 104X, a 3/15/10 red, homozygous polled son of Wulf’s Ransom 3059R out of PLND Ultimator 810U for $4,100.

The top-selling bull was LFLC Xtra Large 111X, a 4/16/10 homo-zygous black, homozygous polled son of WZRK Primestar 861P out of Miss Wulfette 7138T. Dean Welker of Kilgore, NE outlasted rigorous bidding to purchase the bull for $7,250.

Watts Limousin of Fairfield, NE purchased the second high-selling bull for $6,000. LFLC Xplode 114X, a 4/25/10 black, homozygous polled son of D’Hanis Red Fox 119J out of LFLC Nightingale 353N rep-resented total outcross genetics.

Mark Dumer of Franklin, MN purchased LFLC Xbox 108X, a 3/18/10 red, homozygous polled

John and Lois Sedlacek of Tyn-dall, SD were volume buyers, purchasing four females including PLND Wholesome 911W, a 3/14/09 black, double polled daughter of OKLFN Linebacker 341L out of PLND Tiffany 707T along with her

March 2011 black heifer calf sired by Wulf’s Walcott F711W at side for $2,400.

Sedlacek also paid $2,400 for LFLC Upper Limit 611U, a 5/14/08 black, double polled daughter of Wulf’s Nero 0514N out of PLND Cinnamon 106E and bred to RUNL Walking Tall 252W.Averages:15 Bulls .........................................$3,4407 Females .......................................2,085Auctioneer: Joel Edge

to all our Buyers for making our 5th Annual Private Treaty/Production

Sale a great success

Tim Twardowski, Haasser Bros. and Jason Mueller – Long Prairie, MNRoger Roske and Brian Roske – Grey Eagle, MN Other buyers were: Jim Pratt - Clarissa; Rich Hacker - Brownton; Mike Loxterkamp - Swanville; Nathan Bostrom - Isanti; Michael Wagner - Little Falls; Jim Schmidt - Ran-dall; Roman Vornbrock - Albany; Jim Perry - Spicer; Justin Schlosser - Miltona; David Rahn - Swanville and Robert Gerads - Bowlus (All MN).

We also want to thank Jim Schmidt, Randall, MN our volume buyer at the sale for taking home seven females.

Dave & Glynis Kuehne - Chad & Teri Kuehne18767 State 287, Long Prairie, MN 56347

Dave - 320/732-2306 • Chad - 320/815-2063



Jim, Priscilla, and Jared Schott of McLaughlin, South Dakota held their 28th Annual Bull Sale at the Mobridge Livestock Auction in Mobridge, SD March 18, 2011. Consistent with bull sales this year and the acceptance of Limousin ge-netics into the commercial industry, the Schotts saw a $1,000 increase in their average over last year’s sale. All 48 bulls offered were sold to a large crowd of commercial buyers from South Dakota and surround-ing states.

The top-selling bull was CHTT 9000X Xplore, a 4/4/20 double black, polled son of WZRK Timber Wolf 843P out of CHTT 8425P. Scott Dockter of Medina, ND held the winning bid of $5,250.

Rick Schrempp of Ridgeview, SD purchased CHTT 7053X Exam-iner, a 4/18/10 black, double polled son of SCHT Tradition 9739T out of CHTT 6653S for $4,500.

Jim and Priscilla Schott thanked the Dockter family (Ceth, JoSondra and father Scott) of Medina, ND for purchasing their top-selling bull.

Schott Limousin Sale Average Increases $1,000

CHTT 4021X Xample, a 4/16/10 black, double polled son of DVFC Warden 233K out of CHTT 3821H was purchased by Wayne Holzer of Timber Lake, SD for $4,100.

Three bulls each brought $4,000. Dave Rinehart of Onida, SD took home CHTT 9007X Xperience, a 4/3/10 red, homozygous polled son of SCHT Tradition 9739T out of CHTT 8523R.

Kennedy Ranches had the final bid on CHTTX 8070X Xpert, a 4/16/10 black, double polled son of ROMN Tow Truck 111T out of CHTT 7971J.

CHTT 8014X Xplanation, a 4/7/10 red, polled son of RUNL Travis 332T out of CHTT 7414P was purchased by Lee Kindelspire of Forbes, ND.

At the conclusion of the sale, the Schotts placed all the bidding numbers of the bull buyers in a hat and drew one number to win the

Richard Goodmanson of Lemmon, SD purchased Limousin genetics with a bull at the Schott Sale in Mobridge to try on his predominately Angus female herd.

Harold and son Casey Gage of Dupree, SD purchased three bulls from Jim Schott at the Mobridge sale.

Mitch Daly of Lemmon, SD was a volume buyer at the Schott sale.

Kyle, Amy, and Kayden Kennedy of Faith, SD were the volume buyers of bulls at the Schott Sale.

Jim and Priscilla Schott appreciated David Rinehart of Highmore, SD purchase of two bulls. Dave was the winner of the bull drawing receiving a third bull from the Schotts.

Kennedy Ranch of Faith, SD purchased SCHT 3075X, a 4/10/10 black, double polled son of RUNL Travis 332T out of SCHT 2835U for $4,250.

choice of two bulls offered, a red and black bull that were on display in the ring. David Rinehart had his number drawn and he selected the red bull to add to the two he had already purchased.Averages:48 Yearling bulls ..........................$3,164Auctioneer: Chisum Peterson

Bullis Creek Sells Limousin and Red Angus Bulls in Burwell

Rob and Brenda Brawner along with their son Neil of Wood Lake, Nebraska held their annual Bullis Creek Ranch “Generations of Pre-dictability 11” spring production sale at the Burwell Livestock Mar-ket in Burwell, NE on April 4, 2011. The sale featured a live conference call line which accommodated several bidders who purchased bulls from the Bullis Creek offering.

The Brawner family has been raising Limousin cattle for 40 years. They calved out and registered their first two Limousin females that year. They were sired by “Décor”, an import bull from France. They have been raising Red Angus for the

Rob Brawner welcomed first-time buyer of Limousin genetics Don Kilday of Fullerton, NE. Kilday purchased two Limousin-Red Angus Lim-Flex bulls.

Mark Nut ter o f Thedford, NE purchased the top-selling Limousin bull at the Bullis Creek sale.



Ken Colburn of Valentine, NE purchased BRAW Danny 9168W, a 9/1/09 black, double polled Lim-Flex 50 percent son of Connealy Danny out of BRAW Ms Heartland 217M for $3,100.

Kent Linhert of Wilbur, NE purchased NRBL Danny 9152, an 8/17/09 double black, scurred Lim-Flex 50 percent son of Con-nealy Danny 5398 out of BRAW Ms Sureshot 3147N for $3,100.

First-time Limousin genetics buyer Don Kilday of Fullerton, NE purchased two Lim-Flex calving ease bulls from the Bullis Creek offering. BRAW MAGS 9124, a 4/13/09 red, double polled Lim-Flex

Kent Linhart of Wilbur, NE purchased a high-selling bull from the Bullis Creek Sale.

Repeat buyers Ken Colburn of Valentine and John Wheeler of Wood Lake combined to purchase six bulls from the Bullis Creek offering.

The Bullis Creek pens at Burwell.

Bullis Creek ...continuedpast 18 years.

The top-selling Limousin bull was BRAW User Friendly 50X, a 3/5/10 homozygous black, homo-zygous polled son of SYES User Friendly 524U out of BRAW Power 7114T. Mark Nutter of Sandhills Limousin, Thedford, NE purchased the bull for $3,600.

son of MAGS Cheyenne 1447S out of 2151 brought $3,000 from Kilday.

Also bringing $3,000 from Kil-day was BRAW Optima 9127W, a 4/14/09 red, double polled Lim-Flex son of PIE Optima 423 out of BRAW Ms Hairy 535R.

John Wheeler of Wood Lake, NE and Alan Steinke of Idaho Falls, ID were the volume buyers, each purchasing four bulls from the Limousin offering.Average:17 Bulls .........................................$2,55341 Red Angus Bulls .....................$3,156Auctioneer: Mike Baxter

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GTBR Undertaker 6USire Wulf’s Ransom 3059RDam JWBL Sassey 7S (ROMN Justice daughter) Maternal grand-dam is a First Hand daughter.

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EPDs CED 17 BW -1.9 WW 42 YW 82 MA 20 CEM 12 SC 0.4 DOC 32 CW 29 REA .61 YG -.06 MARB -.05 $MTI 41 BW 80 Adj WW 707 Adj YW 1141 Adj SC 35.8 Adj UREA 16.8 Frame Score 6.4

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Juniors from Iowa & Minnesota will be showing Undertaker heifers at the HLA Re-gional and NALJA shows this summer.Thanks to Wulf Limousin, ROM’N Limou-sin & Effertz Black Butte Acres for show-ing their confidence in GTBR Undertaker sons purchased at the Iowa Beef Expo.His pedigree is as attractive as he is & is tri-ple stacked for calving ease. His BW EPD is in the top 3%; DOC is in the top 3%; MA is in the top 25% of the Limousin Breed.

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Curt and Leanne Wieczorek of Mt. Vernon, South Dakota along with Curt’s parents Wallace and Noreen held their 31st annual bull sale at the Corsica Sale Barn in Corsica, SD February 25, 2011. A partly cloudy and very cold day greeted a large crowd of buyers to bid on the 45 bull offering. It is a tribute to the Wieczorek family that 87% of the buyers were repeat customers.

According to the Wieczorek family, special attention on the sale offering is given to disposition, structural soundness of feet and legs, and mobility. Attention is also given to performance and EPDs, and they make sure that minimum requirements are being met in all categories.

Joe Epperly of NALF visited with volume buyer James Leier of Dawson, ND at the Wieczorek Sale near Corsica.

The Wieczorek family of Mt. Vernon, Megan, Wallace, Noreen, Emily Leanne, Danielle and Curt.

Wieczorek Limousin Holds 31st Annual Sale

Extremely active bidding ensued for the top-selling bull. Buyers from four states were interested in WZRK Titus Tempation 6027X, a 1/27/10 double black, double polled son of Wulf’s Titus 2149T out of WZRK Miss Nobel Prize 6027. Don and Peg Zilverberg of Bar JZ Ranch, Holabird, SD held the final bid of $15,000.

Chad Kreeger of Lake Andes, SD purchased WZRK Mr. General 8009X, a 2/13/10 red, polled son of MAGS The General out of WZRK Miss Genesis 8009H for $6,300.

Also bringing $6,300 was WZRK Mr. MTO 7020X, a 1/22/10 red, double polled son of ROMN Made to Order out of WZRK Miss Main-stay 7020T. John Westendorf of Lake Andes, SD purchased the bull. It marks the 31st year in a row that Westendorf has purchased bulls from the Wieczoreks.

Arden Peterson of Eagle Butte, SD purchased WZRK Mr. Tuff Enuff 8023X, a 2/6/10 red, double

Chad Kreeger of Lake Andes, SD purchased a high-selling bull.

Curt Wieczorek thanked Don and Peg Zilverberg of Bar JZ Ranch, Holabird, SD for purchasing the top-selling bull at his sale.

John and Linda Westendorf of Lake Andes, SD purchased a high-selling bull from the Wieczorek offering.

polled son of ROMN Tuff Enuff 103T out of WZRK Miss Rangerid-er 8023 for $6,000.

Tim Kokesh of Tabor, SD pur-chased WZRK Mr. Nascar 5113X, a 2/24/10 red, double polled son of Wulf’s Nascar G49N out of WZRK Miss Rawhide 5113R for $6,000.

Volume buyers included Heimes Brothers of Wynot, NE, Sperl Ranches of Burke, SD and James Leier of Dawson, ND.Averages:38 Yearling bulls ..........................$3,821 7 Two-year-old bulls .....................3,485Total:45 Lots ..........................................$3,769Auctioneer: C.K. “Sonny” BoothSa le Consu l tan t : Grassroo ts

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Robert “Cookie”, Mary, Adam, and Michelle Nielson, ROM’N Limousin of Arlington, South Da-kota held their annual production sale at the Madison Livestock Sales Market in Madison, SD April 9, 2011. The sale featured 29 1/2 bulls and a few select females from the heart of their herd. Canadian bull buyers were very active in bidding on the ROM’N bulls exhibited at the National Western Stock Show in Denver.

SEMEX International of Guelph, Ontario, Canada, purchased the top-selling bull, ROMN Xcessive Force 103X, a 3/29/10 red, double polled son of COLE Tempo 112T out of ROMN Rebecca 23R for $12,500.

One-half interest and fall posses-sion of ROMN Xpect More 100X, a 3/8/10 black, homozygous polled son of DHVO Trey 133R out of ROMN Roberta 35R was purchased by Brad Albrecht of Arlington, SD for $7,250.

ROM’N Limousin Sells Top Selling Bull into Canada

Herman Symens purchased a high-selling bull from Adam Nielson of ROM’N Limousin.

Mary Nielson of ROM’N Limousin thanked Doug Henley of Britton, SD for his purchase of a high-selling bull at their production sale in Madison.

Symens Hills Ranch of Sisseton, SD purchased ROMN Xpress Lane 101X, a 4/2/10 black, homozygous polled son of Wulf’s Titus 2149T out of ROMN Pamela 13P for $7,000.

Doug Henley of Britton, SD paid $4,500 for ROMN Xecutioner 105X, a 3/19/10 red, homozygous polled son of ROMN Justice out of ROMN Peggy 17P.

Tom Kayl of Spencer, NE pur-

chased ROMN Xtra Flavor 118X, a 4/2/10 double black, polled son of ROMN TNT 116T out of ROMN Miss Punchline 53K for $4,000.

Triple L Farms of Salem, SD purchased ROMN Xempt 122X, a 3/11/10 red, double polled son of ROMN Tow Truck 111T out



Garret, Don and Gabe DeRungs of Ramona, SD purchased two females at the ROM’N Sale.

Tom and Debbie Kayl of Spencer, NE purchased a high-selling bull from ROM’N Limousin.

of ROMN Nickels and Dimes for $3,900.

Varrick Schock of Carson, ND was a volume buyer of two bulls and Garret DeRungs of Ramona, SD purchased two females.

ROM’N Limousin ...continued

Averages:29 ½ Bulls .....................................$3,0762 Females .......................................1,250Auctioneer: Chisum Peterson

Vaughn Farms of Cavalier, ND and Effertz Black Butte Acres of Velva teamed up to host their 16th annual sale at Farmers Livestock Exchange in Bismarck, North Da-kota on March 19, 2011. A good crowd was on hand to evaluate and purchase 25 bulls and 10 females. The sale featured a pen of Vaughn Limousin bulls that were exhibited at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, CO in January.

Dakota Connection Sale Sells in Bismarck

purchased CRVL Mr. Lodestar 020K, a 2/25/10 homozygous black, homozygous polled son of JCL Lodestar 27L out of Miss Tom 851U for $4,600.

Ludwig Limousin of New Rock-ford, ND purchased DLVL X-Ray Vision 008X, a 2/21/10 red, double polled son of Wulf’s Ransom 3059R out of DLVL Miss Justice 801U for $4,500

Dana Noot of Marion, ND pur-chased DLVL Workhorse 988W, a 9/19/09 red, double polled son of RMKR Riptide 515R out of DLVL Petunia 434P for $3,500.

Trevor Atchison of Pipestone, Manitoba purchased DLVL Xmas 025X, a 2/26/10 double black, double polled son of SYES User Friendly 524U out of DLVL Miss Riptide 814U for $3,300.

Tom and Rita Vaughn along with

Kristin DeWald and her father Roger of Dawson, N D p u r c h a s e d t w o bulls from the Dakota Connection Sale.

Dennis Deckert of Wing, ND was the buyer of the second high-selling bull at the Dakota Connection Sale.

Tom Vaughn thanks Bob Bosch of Indianola, IA for his purchase of the top-selling bull at the Dakota Connection Sale.

Trevor and Melissa Atchison of Pipestone, Alberta purchased bulls from Tom Vaughn at the Dakota Connection Sale in Bismarck.

Dana Noot of Marion, ND purchased a high-selling bull and the top-selling female at the sale.

Dave Beck of Harvey, ND is a first-time buyer of Limousin genetics for his Red Angus females.

Steve Schultz of Pingree, ND bought two bulls from the sale.

John Symens purchased the pick of the 2010 heifer crop from Tom Vaughn. The Heartland Limousin Association thanks both Tom for donating one-half the proceeds to the HLA and John for his generous purchase.

The top-selling bull was DLVL Xerox 023X, a 2/26/10 black, homozygous polled son of COLE Thunder 110T out of DLVL Sky 605S. Bosch Farms of Indianola, IA purchased full possession and two-thirds in the lead bull in their Denver Pen for $6,100.

Dennis Deckert of Wing, ND

their sons David and Craig offered the pick of their 2010 heifer crop at the sale. The Vaughns donated one-half of the proceeds from the pick to the Heartland Limousin Associa-tion. Symens Brothers of Amherst, SD purchased the pick for $2,800. The HLA thanks the Vaughns and Symens Brothers for their generous donation and purchase.

The top-selling female was Miss Tom 721T, a 3/25/07 red, polled daughter of RMKR Riptide 515R out of Miss Tom 601F. She sold with her 3/10/11 SYES User Friendly red calf at side to Dana Noot for $2,000.Averages:25 Bulls .........................................$2,6441 Heifer pick ...................................2,8003 Pairs .............................................1,9666 Breds ...........................................1,767Auctioneer: Chisum Peterson



from their Denver NWSS pen of three. Jim Schott of Schott Lim-ousin, McLaughlin, SD and Bruce Walrod of Flatland Limousin, Moorland, IA each paid $7,500 for the right to own the first two bulls offered. Schott purchased SYES Xception 219X, a 4/5/10 homozy-gous black, homozygous polled son of PLND Roscoe 051R out of Miss SYES Night Owl 220T.

Walrod purchased SYES Xpres-sive 359X, a 4/1/10 black, polled son of Mr. SYES Systematic 261U out of Miss SYES Master 358R.

Jim Schott also purchased SYES Xample 367X, a 3/27/10 red, homo-zygous polled son of Wulf’s Urban Cowboy 2149U out of Miss SYES Schott Gun 365R for $6,750.

purchased Mr. SYES Urban Cow-boy 166X, a 3/29/10 red, horned son of Wulf’s Urban Cowboy 2149U out of Miss SYES Night Owl 165S for $6,250.

Don Faidley of Colfax, IA pur-chased SYES Xpectation 361X, a 3/14/10 red, homozygous polled son of SYES User Friendly 524U out of Miss SYES Platinum 367U for $6,000.

Chad Nelson of Magnolia, MN was the volume buyer of six bulls from the Symens offering.Averages: 10 Two-year-old and fall yearling bulls

................................................$3,60061 1/3 Yearling bulls ......................3,816Total: 71 1/3 Lots ........................ $3,76813 Bred females .............................2,30011 Open females ............................1,931Total:95 1/3 Lots ....................................$3,356Auctioneer: C.K. “Sonny” BoothSale Management: American Cattle

ServicesSale Consul tant : Grassroots

Consulting

John and Shirley Symens welcomed the crowd to their 31st annual sale at the Symens Bros. farm near Amherst, SD.

Bob Yackley of Yackley Ranches, Onida, SD greeted long-time friend Sue Ann Holloway of Chattanooga, OK when he settled his account at Symens Brothers Sale.

Symens Bros. Race to New High Average for Bulls2010, a sense of normality returned along with the best average for their bulls in nearly 20 years.

February 24, 2011 broke rather sunny but cold in Amherst, SD, and the Symens Bros along with second generation sons Warren and Doug were ready for the 31st annual “Muscle up for Profit” production sale. Back in familiar surroundings, the brothers had repaired the water logged sale barn and its brightness was evident as nearly a full house of seed stock and commercial pro-ducers filled the refurbished barn for the sale. The infamous pie was also served to the crowd, and they enjoyed every bite.

A very good quality set of bulls and females were offered and bid-ding was brisk throughout the after-noon. When C.K. “Sonny” Booth brought the final gavel down, the brothers enjoyed a nearly $1,700 increase on their average of bulls sold over last year’s sale.

The top-selling bulls were both

John, Paul, and Irwin Symens are whistling the tune of “What a Dif-ference a Day Makes”. Only in their case it should be “What a Difference a Year Makes”. After enduring inclement weather and the historic water levels in the fall of 2009, and having to move their 31st annual bull sale to Aberdeen in February of

John Symens thanked Greg Stamp of Astoria, SD for his purchases of Symens bulls at both the Black Hills Stock Show and the Symens Bros. Sale.

John Symens thanked Bruce Walrod of Moorland, IA and Jim Schott of McLaughlin who purchased the two top-selling bulls at the Symens Bros annual sale in Amherst.

Bob Yackley of Yackley Ranch-es, Onida, SD purchased SYES Xul-tant 202X , a 4/1/10 homozygous black, polled son of Wulf’s Space Ship 3223S out of Miss SYES Jock 220R for $6,750

Chad Nelson of Magnolia, MN

We extend a sincere thanks to everyone who supported our annual bull sale.

We look forward to building a great working relationship with you!

“Your Trusted Source for Quality Limousin Cattle”

Schott Limousin Ranch – a real-world working ranch that prides itself on honesty, integrity and quality Limousin.

Jim, Priscilla & Jared Schott

27601 108th St. McLaughlin, SD 57642

[email protected] • www.schotttranch.com



to Don and Peg Zilverberg, Bar JZ Ranches of Holabird, SD for $7,000. LVLS X-Ternal 3506X is a 1/31/10 double black, homozygous polled son of JCL Lodestar 27L out of LVLS 2506S.

Mike Crook, Crook Limousin of Rising City, NE had the final bid of $6,500 on LVLS X-Factor 111X, a 1/7/10 homozygous black, homo-zygous polled Lim-Flex 75 percent son of JCL Lodestar 27L out of LVLS Miss Blackbird 111U.

LVLS Moonshine 810X, a 1/8/10 homozygous black, homozygous polled Lim-Flex 50 percent son of LVLS Farmer John 7428P out of Frenzen Moonshine M02 was sold to J&K Cattle Co. of Chatham, LA for $6,300.

Tom Kayl of Spencer, NE pur-chased LVLS X-Caliber 7428K, a 1/1/10 black, polled son of JCL Lodestar 27L out of LVLS Under The Stars 7428 for $5,800.

Lonely Valley Limousin of Cres-ton, Nebraska held their 20th annual production sale Saturday, February 26, 2011 at the ranch near Creston, NE. This was a new sale date for the Settje family, having held their previous sales on a Monday.

There was a large crowd of cattlemen including many repeat buyers who came to bid on the stout

LVLS “Keepin’ Kind” Production Sale Held at the Ranch

Buyer Mike Crook of Rising City, NE, visits with sale host Stan Settje, following the sale.

Multiple lot buyers Peg and Don Zilverberg of Holabird, SD, visit after purchasing two herd bulls.

Sale host Chad Settje stands with repeat buyer Richard Fott of Hamill, SD, after the sale.

set of Limousin and Lim-Flex bulls that were offered along with the Angus bulls.

Loran Wach of Wach Limousin, Wauneta, NE purchased the top-selling lot for $7,500. LVLS X-Tra Profit 2014 is a 1/22/10 homozy-gous black, homozygous polled son of AUTO Dollar General 122R out of JCL Mayberry.

The second high-selling lot went

Averages:58 Limousin bulls ........................$3,69527 Angus bulls .............................$3,033Auctioneer: Bruce BrooksSale Management: R&R MarketingSa le Consu l tan t : Grassroo ts

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Anderson Limousin – Garner, IAATAK Limousin - Avon, ILBachmeier Limousin – Apple Valley, MNBosch Limousin – Indianola, IABray Ranch - Red Vale, COBruce & Ellen Burdick – Lewellen, NEBruner Limousin – Winfred, SDButler Limousin – Lacona, IACripple Creek Limousin – Dakota, MNCrow Cattle Co. – Holt, MO

Linhart Limousin – Leon, IALittle’s Limousin – Eldon, MOLowell Hermon – Carlisle, IALura Limousin – Delavan, MNLyon River Front Farm – Foley, MNMinnesota Limousin AssociationMM&TT Limousin – Arcade, NYMuir Embroidery - Jefferson, IAMormon Trail Limousin – Weldon, IAPine Tree Acres Limousin – Parker, KSRoger & Donna Potter – Braddock, NDRolf Limousin – LeRoy, KSROM’N Limousin – Arlington, SDRunning Creek Limousin – Elizabeth, COSandhills Limousin – Thedford, NESchillng Limousin – Edson, KSSchrock Limousin – Pattonsburg, MOShawn Cogley – Colfax, IAShirley Symens – Amherst, SDSpring Creeks Cattle Co. – Wauzeka, WIStraight Limousin – Logan, IAStepping Stone Ranch - Edson, KSSymens Bros. Limousin – Amherst, SDSymens Hills Ranch – Sisseton, SDTDT Limousin – Alsen, NDTrans Ova Genetics – Sioux Center, IATreftz Limousin – Wetonka, SDVaughn Farms – Cavalier, NDVenner Limousin – Breda, IAVorthmann Limousin – Treynor, IAWatts Limousin – Fairfield, NEWulf Limousin Farms – Morris, MNYackley Ranches – Onida, SDDonors & Buyers at the HLA Benefit Auction

HLA

Thank you for supporting the

Heartland Limousin Assoc.These generous people donated and/or purchased items at the 2011 Heartland benefit auction

held February 15 in conjunction with the Iowa Beef Expo.

Danny Cobb – Chariton, MNDean & Bev Summerbell – East Bethel, MNDeb Vorthmann – Silver City, IADon Faidley – Colfax, IAEdwards Limousin – Higginsville, MOEffertz Black Butte Acres – Velva, NDFlatland Limousin – Moorland, IAGrand View Limousin - Afton, IAGrassroots Genetics – Holts Summit, MO

Harvest Barn – Osceola, IAHawkeye Breeders Service – Adel, IAHunt Limousin – Oxford, NEIgenity - Lohman, MOJones/Benson – LaMont, MOLeih Limousin – New Virginia, IALeishman Limousin – Blair, NELimi-Gene – Yukon, OKLimousin Live – Osceola, WI

The HLA board thanks everyone for their support.



Denn is Decker t o f Wing, ND purchased two bulls from the Wulfs.

black, homozygous polled son of Wulf’s Spring Loaded 3158S out of RPLF Sweet Sixteen 638S pur-chased by Vorthmann Limousin of Treynor, IA.

Tichenor Farms of Center Town, NY has the final bid on the high-selling female for $10,100. They purchased Wulf’s Xotic Accent 0429X, a 4/6/10 double black,

“People’s Choice” Denver Pen Reigns Supreme at Wulfs Sale

red, homozygous polled son of Wulf’s Titus 2149T out of Wulf’s

Snowflake 6294S for $19,000.

A l s o b r i n g i n g $19,000 was Wulf’s XM Radio T004X, a 2/26/10 red, homo-zygous polled son of Wulf’s Titus 2149T out of TECS Rosebud 530. The Denver bull was purchased by Martin Limousin of Mason, TN.

Lynn Combest of Erskine, Alberta, Can-ada purchased Wulf’s X Factor 7523X, a 2/28/10 red, homozy-

gous polled son of Wulf’s Ransom 3059R out of Wulf’s Teacake 7523T for $15,500.

Butch Jochim of Selfridge, ND purchased Wulf’s Xacto 7303X, a 4/4/10 black, polled son of Wulf’s Unabridged 6093U out of Wulf’s Toray 7303T for $11,000.

Also bringing $11,000 was Wulf’s Xistance V 638X, a 3/6/10

Wulf Limousin Farms held their 23rd annual “Opportunity Sale of 2011” at the farm near Morris, Min-nesota March 25. The sale featured bulls that they exhibited at the Pen and Carload Show at the National Western Stock Show in Denver January 10, 2011. A pen of red April bulls was voted as the winner of the “People’s Choice” award, and these bulls topped their annual production sale. The three red bulls combined to bring $120,000 from three breed-ers at the sale.

A standing-room only crowd of enthusiastic buyers were on hand to evaluate and purchase 285 bulls and 59 females. Cattle were sold into 26 states and three Canadian Provinces. In addition, bidders were able to take part in the sale via Superior Satellite Auctions.

The crowd.

Roger and Ann Vorthmann of Treynor purchased a high-selling bull from the Opportunity Sale at Wulfs. Grandson Mason approved.

Jerry and Jim Wulf appreciated Dean Christiansen of DBL of Fullerton, NE for purchasing the top-selling bull at the Wulf Opportunity 2011 Sale.

Carl Griffith of Kendallville, IN and his daughter Emily purchased the top-selling Lim-Flex bull from Jerry and Jim Wulf.

Tom and Colter Todd of Willcox, AZ purchased eight bulls from the Wulf Sale.

The top-selling bull, a member of the pen of three Denver bulls was Wulf’s Xtractor X233X, a 4/8/10 red, homozygous polled son of Wulf’s Titus 2149T out of Wulf’s Myrlene 2332M. Dean Christiansen of DBL Inc. Fullerton, NE held the final bid of $66,000.

The Denver pen bull, Wulf’s Xcellsior X252X, a 4/6/10 red, homozygous polled son of Wulf’s Sirloin 3172S out of Wulf’s Missive 2258M was the second high-selling bull going to American Breed-ing Service of DeForrest, WI and Ken Brock of Notasaluga, AL for $35,000.

Rob Mathews of Highland Stock Farms, Bragg Creek, Alberta, Can-ada purchased the third member of the Wulf Denver pen of three. Wulf’s X-Bracing 629X is a 4/8/10

homozygous polled daughter of WZRK Primestar 861P out of Wulf’s Myrlene2332M.

The second high-selling open female was Wulf’s Xtra Chocolate 0105X, a 4/5/10 homozygous black, homozygous polled daughter of Wulf’s Shop Talk 2332S out of Wulf’s Teaghan 7076T. Devco Lim-ousin of Absarokee¸MT purchased the open female for $9,000.

The high-selling bred female was Wulf’s Teaghan 7076T, a 4/1/07 double black, double polled daugh-ter of Wulf’s Paxton 1641P out of Wulf’s Registered Nurse. She sold bred to Wulf’s Wisdom 8063W to Tri-C Limousin of Petrolia, CA for $5,800.

Rocking S Limousin of McLeod, ND purchased the second high-sell-ing bred female for $4,800. Wulf’s Thing A Ma Jig 7194 is a 4/21/07 black, polled daughter of Wulf’s Reagan 2011R out of Wulf’s Pal-



Butch Jochim of Selfr idge, ND purchased five bulls at the Wulfs Sale.

Minnesota seed stock producers Allen Lyon of Foley and Cindy Grotsun of Cold Spring and son Joe attended the Wulf Sale near Morris.

Gerald and Kevin Bachmeirer were purchasers of both bulls and females at the Wulf Opportunity Sale.

metto 4253P and bred to Wulf’s Warrior 302W.

Volume buyers included Wayne and Rudy Hepper of Bismarck, ND purchasing 11, Dave Meyer of Flasher, ND purchasing 10, Todd Ranches of Willcox, AZ and Dan Schrempp of Eagle Butte, SD each purchasing eight bulls.Averages:71 Two-year-old bulls ..................$4,69310 Fall yearling bulls .....................5,125204 1/3 Yearlings............................4,933Total: 285 1/3 Bulls .....................$4,88020 Bred females .............................3,53539 Open females ..........................$3,410Total: 59 Females .......................$3,452Total:344 1/3 Lots ...........$1,594,549.....$4,631Auctioneers: C.K. “Sonny” Booth,

Ronn CunninghamSale Management: American Cattle

ServicesSale Consul tants: Grassroots

Consulting, Joel Edge, Venture L i v e s t o c k , K K S e e d s t o c k Consultants and R&R Marketing

NEW SpriNg OpTiONSMAGSWL Usual Suspect 538U (R, HomoP) CD 7(P) BW 3.1(P) WW 46(P) YW 86(P) MA 24(P) CM 4(P) SC .2(P) Doc 13(P) CWT 16(P) RE .49(P) YG -.02(P) IM -.07(P) $MTI 41Usual Suspect did it all – won Denver, won the Triple Crown and looked amazing doing it. Thick-made, sound and stout, this red bull has the guts and butt breeders desire. If you need a big-footed bull with a ton of style, he should be in your lineup. His sister was Reserve Grand as a calf in Denver, too. Usual Suspect has the lineage and predictability to produce champions in the ring or in your pasture. . $40

Wulfs Xtractor X233X (R, HomoP) CD 9(P) BW 2.6(38) WW 68(33) YW 118(21) MA 24(14) CM 4(P) SC .6(20) Doc 26(P) CWT 42(P) RE .94(P) YG -.16(P) IM 0(P) $MTI 53Xtractor was the high selling bull at Wulfs 2011 Sale and this tremendous HOMO-Polled son of Titus has the growth, thickness, calm disposition and eye appeal to work on a variety of cows. Big hipped, and very thick, Xtractor can add numbers, disposition and a tremendous look to any program. If you have been watching for the next great outcross, look no further. ....................................................$50

Wulfs Xerox 8622X (B, HomoP) CD 18(22) BW -3.2(32) WW 45(27) YW 87(18) MA 27(16) CM 9(22) SC .2(14) Doc 26(18) CWT 28(P) RE .07(P) YG .23(P) IM .21(P) $MTI 49Xerox has the calving ease, docility and different pedigree breeders need. This HOMO-P Lim-Flex 50 son of Ransom, brings a different twist to Lim-Flex heifers, as he has the great shoulder and EPD profile to be a easy calver with added benefits. If you need a different pedigree for heifers, you’ll like Xerox, he’s a perfect copy. .........................$40

DHVO Deuce 132R (HomoB, DP) CD 6(66) BW 2.4(87) WW 69(79) YW 112(58) MA 23(31) CM -2(64) SC 1.3(46) Doc 26(34) CWT 74(58) RE 94(55) YG 0(55) IM -.08(54) $MTI 48Deuce for everybody. We have purchased several syndicate packages and can sell you any amount of Deuce that you desire. If you have wanted to use one of the most popular bulls in the breed, give us a call. Deuce will sire them stout, thick and loaded with middle and body. If you need a consistent proven sire for that special female, deal yourself a pat hand with Deuce. ............................ $60/$50

MAGS Wazowski (HomoB, NA) CD 8(P) BW 1.1(35) WW 60(30) YW 106(18) MA 28(12) CM 2(P) SC .8(11) Doc 21(P) CWT 57(P) RE .29(P) YG .2(P) IM .18(P) $MTI 53Wazowski has the extreme depth and softness that should be the goal of breeder around the world. Big footed, very sound and stout, he should work great on purebreds for softness and performance and on Lim-Flex of thickness and stoutness. If you want a bull that covers all sides of the plate, Wazowski is a mouthful. .......................................................................................................................................$40

AHCC Xplain This X595 (B, HomoP) CD 8(20) BW 31(35) WW 58(30) YW 107(19) MA 25(19) CM 6(20) SC .8(17) Doc 17(19) CWT 37(P) RE .48(P) YG .04(P) IM -.04(P) $MTI 46Xplain This was the top seller from the popular Hager Grand Championship Pen in Denver and this great HomoPolled son of Responder has the performance, phenotype and complete number set to lead any program. If you like thickmade, beef cattle with guts and volume, Xplain This is your man. If you want a bull with power AND style, Xplain This will answer all questions. ....................................$40

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Mission Statement of the Heartland Limousin Association The purpose for which the HLA is organized is to serve as a service organization designed to promote & further enhance the Limousin breed of cattle in the eight state area comprised of IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD & WI. The goals for the Association shall include promotion, strengthening state and junior associations within the region; development of a regional publication; improvement of communication and a unified attitude of breeders; to provide market information & expertise; to serve as a coordinator of events between the Association and the industry; to increase breeder involvement; and to strengthen ties between the NALF and the Heartland Limousin Association.



John Zi lverberg held h is f i rs t production sale in 1951. John and his son Don held their 60th sale April 19. Congratulations.

Scot t Dockter of Medina, ND purchased the second high-selling Limousin bull at the Bar JZ sale.

Who would have predicted that one of the last sales of the spring season would have conditions more akin to February than April 19, 2011? Don and Peg Zilverberg and son Seth probably could not have imagined a worse weather day for their annual Bar JZ Ranches “Excel-lence in Polled Genetics” produc-tion sale at the Thomas Ranch Sale Facility near Harrold, SD.

Snow, sleet, and rain pounded the drenched South Dakota rural roads with more ice and moisture making many roads impassable. The local cattlemen; however, knew the best way there and producers

MR SYES Ransom 202T out of Bar JZ Celeste 886P for $3,800.

Bill Serfling of Chelsea, SD purchased Bar JZ Homerun 533X, a 4/4/10 red, homozygous polled son of CJSL Upperdeck 8005U out of Bar JX Celeste 649N for $3,700.

Matt Schulte also took home

Bad Weather Does Not Deter Bar JZ SaleShop Talk 2332S out of ZB Lim-Flex 75 358M.

King also purchased Bar JZ Con-versation 495X, a 3/27/10 double black, homozygous polled son of Wulf’s Shop Talk2332S out of Bar JZ Mother Lode 381S.

Yackley Ranches paid $3,300 for Bar JZ Horatio 561X, a 4/14/10 double black, double polled son of

Victor Nemec of Holabird, SD was the volume buyer of Limousin bulls purchasing four.

Peg Zilverberg appreciated Bill Serfling from Chelsea, SD for his purchase of one of the high selling bulls at the Bar JZ Sale.

Dave Schriver and his father-in-law Rick King of Philip, SD purchased two high-selling bulls at Bar JZ.

MR SYES Ransom 202T out of Bar JZ Harmony348S.

Mike Schrader of Burke, SD purchased Bar JZ Focal Point 470X, a 3/21/10 double black, polled Lim-Flex 46 percent son of MYTTY In Focus out of Bar JZ 696F Lady 692H for $3,300.Averages:27 Yearling Limousin bulls .........$2,70016 Lim-Flex bulls .........................$2,67538 Yearling Polled Hereford bulls .........

................................................$3,345Auctioneer: C.K. “Sonny” Booth

NALF Director Tom Vaughn of Cavalier, ND and J o h n S y m e n s of Amherst, SD attended the Bar JZ Sa le nea r H o l a b i r d , S D April 19.

arrived in 4-wheel drive vehicles and enthusiastically bid on bulls offered by Bar JZ. At the end of the day, Limousin and Hereford bulls found new homes and another Bar JZ successful event had taken place despite the inclement conditions.

The top-selling Limousin bull was Bar JZ LawmanX, a 3/19/10 double black, polled son of MR. SYES R Just P out of Bar JZ Cindy 767P. Matt Schulte of Orient, SD won the right to take the bull home for $5,000.

Scott Dockter of Medina, ND purchased BAR JZ Houston 489X, a 3/26/10 red, double polled son of

Bar JZ Homerun 481X, a 3/24/10 double black, homozygous polled son of CJSL Upperdeck 8005U out of R Just 502P for $3,400.

Rick King of Philip, SD pur-chased two bulls for $3,300 each. Bar JZ Tell Me More 521X is a 4/1/10 88 percent double black, homozygous polled son of Wulf’s

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SYES Xpectation 219X – B, HP Sire: PLND Roscoe 051RPurchased by Schott Limousin, McLaughlin, SD

SYES Xpressive 359X – B, P Sire: Mr SYES Systematic 261U

Purchased by Flatland Limousin, Moorland, IA

Thank You for buyingSYESTop Sellers

We appreciate everyone who helped make this year’s sale a success.


Minnesota News ...Junior Field Day

Minnesota juniors will travel to Menomonie, WI June 3-4 to exhibit their projects at the Heartland Regional Show and the Minnesota Field Day. The separate field day show will be held immediately following the HLA regional show Saturday, June 4. We hope to see a large contingent of MN juniors attend these shows.

Summer Beef TourThe MN Cattlemen’s Tour

will take place July 12, 2011 at the Nobles County Fairground in Worthington. For more informa-tion, contact Joe Martin, executive director of the Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association.

State FairThe 2011 MN State Fair open

Limousin show will be held Saturday, September 3 in St. Paul. Members of the MN Junior Limousin Association will serve a taco salad meal following the show. We hope to have a large group of Limousin breeders take part in the show and support the fair with your attendance.

MN Beef ExpoMark your calendar for Octo-

ber 20-23. Those are the dates for the 2011 MN Beef Expo held on the state fairgrounds in St. Paul.

The Expo features educational demonstrations and seminars, juniors shows and activities, and breed sales. In addition, there is a Seedstock Alley with a variety of displays and trade show booths.

Wulf Limousin Farms have generously donated a heifer on behalf of the Minnesota Limousin Association for the Minnesota Youth Beef Experience. Juniors who are interested in applying for the donated heifers need to get their application forms sent to the MN Beef Expo by the first week in September.

For more information, contactthe Beef Expo office at 651/643-

6476 or check out the website at www.mnbeefexpo.com.

Junior NewsThanks to Paul Bartsh who

served as the junior advisor for the MN Junior Limousin Association. We appreciate your service to the juniors. Welcome to Dustin and

Jerry Wulf welcomed the attendees to a panel discussion Thursday, March 23 at the sale facility near Morris. Panel members, seated from left to right, are John Saunders, Kent Harrison and Brad Brandenbur.

Lauren Mohrhauser who have been appointed as the new junior advisors for 2011.

Herd BookWe are working on the Min-

nesota Limousin Association herd book, which will be printed and ready for distribution for the sum-mer show season. Please have your dues paid by early May in order to have your name listed as a member in the herd book. Also, if you are interested in an ad, contact Allen Lyon, secretary/treasurer.

Wulf Limousin Farms Host Educational Forum

Wulf Limousin Farms of Mor-ris, Minnesota hosted an educa-tional forum Thursday evening, March 24, 2011. The forum, titled “Partnerships, Verification & En-hanced Revenue Opportunities” was held the night before the Wulf production sale and has become an annual event.

A large crowd was on hand to hear this informative program.

In addition, the forum was also broadcast on www.limousinlive.com and www.superiorlivestock.com.

The moderator for the forum and the first speaker was Brad Brandenburg, Director of Cattle Procurement for Tyson Fresh Foods. He is responsible for working with cattle feeders and producers interested in supplying the food chain with a high quality end product. He has 31 years of experience in the meat process-ing industry, first with Iowa Beef Processors (IBP) and now with Tyson Fresh Foods.

Brad discussed the past, pres-ent, and future of marketing beef

Rocky Creek Ranch Holds5th Annual Private Treaty Sale

Dave and Glynis Kuehne along with their son Chad and wife Teri, Rocky Creek Ranch of Long Prairie, MN held their 5th annual Limousin private treaty sale at the farm Saturday, March 26, 2011.

The Kuehne family works to produce cattle with a balance of traits, with emphasis on calving ease, growth, and a calm disposi-tion.

Dean Summerbell and Dave Kuehnediscussed the Kuehne private treatysale near Long Prairie, MN.

Glynis and Dave Kuehne thank Jim Schmidt of Randall, MN (center) who bought seven females at their private treaty sale.

They sold eight two-year old bulls for an average of $1,875, seven yearlings averaged $1,600, five open heifers averaged $1,200, four bred cows averaged $1,275 and four bred heifers averaged $1,625.

from the packer’s perspective. He also talked about commodity mar-keting through the evolution of a value-based marketing system. He concluded with a look to the future of global opportunities of natural and niche markets requiring vari-ous levels of verification and trace back to the ranch of origin.

The next speaker was Kent Harrison, Vice-President of Mar-keting and Value Creation, Tyson Fresh Meats, Dakota Dunes, SD.

He has 17 years of experience in the food industry with Tyson Food and Cargill, Ltd. The Fresh Meats Division of Tyson Food is the largest marketer of fresh beef in the world.

The evening concluded with a talk by John Saunders of IMI Global speaking about Third Party Verification. He and his wife Leann began the program called US Verified Natural, the highest level of verification which meets the requirements for the USDA’s Never Ever3 program. The pro-gram also promotes the safe and humane treatment of animals.

Brad Brandenburg, Director of Cattle Procurement for Tyson Fresh Foods was the moderator for the forum.

Your Guarantee of Predictable Genetics

John: (605) 448-5725 • Paul: (605) 448-5775Office: (605) 448-2624 • Fax: (605) 448-5786

PO Box 155, Amherst, SD 57421email: [email protected]

SYES Xpectation 219X – B, HP Sire: PLND Roscoe 051RPurchased by Schott Limousin, McLaughlin, SD

SYES Xpressive 359X – B, P Sire: Mr SYES Systematic 261U

Purchased by Flatland Limousin, Moorland, IA

Thank You for buyingSYESTop Sellers

We appreciate everyone who helped make this year’s sale a success.


Nebraska State News ...

The Nebraska Limousin As-sociation held their annual meet-ing, banquet and benefit auction February 17, 2011 at the Buffalo County Fairgrounds in Kearney in conjunction with the Cattlemen’s Classic. People enjoyed a deli-cious steak dinner with all the trimmings at the new building on the fairgrounds. This was the inaugural event at the new Expo building, which was rebuilt after being destroyed by a tornado.

NE Limousin Association president Gerald Gustafson of

Jay Boyer and daughter Taylor appreciated the attendance of Nebraska Limousin Association president Gerald Gustafson of West Point, NE at their sale March 13.

Annual Meeting, Banquet and Benefit Auction Held at Kearney

purchased items at the auction. We appreciate your support!

Cattlemen’s ClassicThanks to the Hunt family of

Oxford for preparing and serv-ing a delicious chili lunch in the Limousin aisle before the sale. Nancy worked hard to make sure that everyone was well-fed. We also want to thank Jamie Watts and Dan Hunt for serving as the breed representatives for the Clas-sic. We appreciate all your hard work to make this annual event a success!

State FairThe Nebraska State Fair Lim-

ousin open show will be held Thursday, September 1, 2011. This is a change from previous years when it has been Friday. The fair takes place at Fonner Park in Grand Island where they have built “state-of-the-art” livestock facilities. The 2011 fair will be under new management.

We hope to have a large num-ber of cattle entered in the show to represent the Limousin breed. NALF director of commercial programs Joe Epperly talked with the Nebraska

Limousin Association members at their annual meeting in Kearney.

Nebraska Limousin Association President Gerald “Gus” Gustafson of West Point, NE presided over the NLA annual meeting in Kearney.

NE Limousin Association board members include Jay Boyer of Liberty, Jim Amos of Stapleton, Gwen Behrends of Lincoln, and Gerald Gustafson of West Point.

The Boyer family of Liberty offer a scholarship to Nebraska Junior Limousin exhibitors . Past winners Ashley Probst (left and Rachel Probst, right) are pictured with Jay Boyer and the 2011 scholarship recipient Emilye Vales of Wilbur, NE.

We also encourage breeders, their friends and other Limousin enthu-siasts to come and watch the show. For further information and entry forms, check out the Nebraska State Fair website.

West Point welcomed Limou-sin breeders, their families and friends. Following the meal, a lively benefit auction was held with the proceeds going to help support the junior and senior as-sociations. An interesting array of items were donated for the auction including cattle supplies, semen, a two-day stay at the Killdeer Nook Cabin, gift baskets, and a yummy wreath of cinnamon rolls. Thanks to Kevin Ochsner of Kersey, CO for serving as the auctioneer again this year.

A big thank you goes out to all the breeders who donated and

Questions on page 15.Answers:1.) The gentleman on the left is

Dick Goff and the one on the right is Louis de Neuville.

2.) Dick Goff conceived the founder-member concept for the North American Limousin Foun-dation. He went on to serve as

Commercial producers Bruce and Ellen Burdick market their 17 Ranch Wine in Lewellyn, NE.

“Back in Time”the organization’s first executive vice-president. Louis de Neuville was from France and he served as the chairman of the International Limousin Council. As president of the ELPA (Eleveurs Limousin de Plein Air), he was instrumental in helping get the first Limousin bull exported to North America.


The reserve champion female, consigned by Hunt Limousin, was HUNT Wonder Woman 21W, a 2/22/09 daughter of HUNT Mr. Jock 44J out of HUNT Night Light 81N.

Limousin Has Impressive Sale Average at Nebraska Cattlemen’s ClassicA very impressive sale nearly

topped the all-breed sale average at the 20th Anniversary of the Ne-braska Cattlemen’s Classic. The show and sale was held at the Buf-falo County Fairgrounds in Kearney February 19, 2011. This year the new building was ready for use after the previous one had been destroyed by a tornado.

Consignors from five states brought a quality set of bulls and females which sold before a ca-pacity crowd of bidders at the Cattlemen’s Classic. The enthusi-asm was tremendous in anticipation of the sale.

A show to determine the sale order was held the morning of February 19. Brian Finnestad of Belvidere, IL served as the judge for the show.

The champion bull was also the high-selling bull. HUNT Xclaim 71X, a 3/2/10 black, polled Lim-Flex 50 percent son of SAV Final Answer 0035 out of HUNT Pinckard 07P consigned by Hunt Limousin of Oxford, NE.

The second high-selling bull was CAIT X-Ray Vision, a 2/1/10 black, polled son of Wulf’s Realtor out of KEVN Tiara 710T consigned by Ochsner Limousin of Kersey, CO. This lot was purchased by Bullis Creek Limousin of Wood Lake, NE for $6,000.

Rob Brawner of Bullis Creek Ranch purchased a high-selling bull from Julie and Kevin Ochsner of Ochsner Limousin, Kersey, CO.

The reserve champion Limousin bull was Schilling XFactor a 2/20/10 son of BC 7022 Raven 7965 out of Carrousels Natasha 3112N consigned by Schilling Limousin of Edson, KS.

The champion Limousin female at Kearney was consigned by Straight Limousin of Logan, IA.

Loran Wach of Wauneta, NE purchased KEVN Xecutive Officer, a 2/7/10 black, polled Lim-Flex 50 percent son of MYTTY In Focus out of KEVN Unrelentless 815U, also consigned by Ochsner Limousin for $4,500.

Delma Wempen of Minden, NE purchased another Ochsner con-signed bull for $4,500. KEVN Xpe-

The Greg Bures family of Geneva, NE purchased the top-selling female from Hunt Limousin at the Classic sale in Kearney.

Loran Wach of Wauneta, NE was the volume buyer of bulls at the Nebraska Cattlemen’s Classic including a bull purchased from Charlie Hunt.

Mark and Gwen Behrends of Lincoln, NE purchased the high-selling Limousin bull from Hunt Limousin of Oxford, NE for $10,000.

FREE to all paid members. Contact Dean Summerbell at (612) 963-3799 or (763) 434-2891.

FOR SALE – Red, Homo polled, two-year-old proven bull, TREF 031W (Dude) Low birth weight, very docile,

deep-bodied, thick-muscled, stylish and moderate-frame. JAKB Montana X ROMN Justice $2,500, semen checked, used on our

heifers last year and some this year. VORTHMANN LIMOUSIN, 712-566-2863 www.vorthmannlimousin.com

THAnK YOu to Mike Burrichter of Dorchester, IA for purchasing EL Gotcha’s Finale, our red Pure Power Sired son, and to Kyle Christiansen of Merrill, WI for his purchase of EL Black Miss Standout, our SAYF Hunt 18P sired open heifer at the Wisconsin State Sale. We appreciate your confidence in our product. Ellsworth Limousin, N 5799 Townline Road, Elk Horn, WI 53121-4131. 262/723-5142.

dition 079X is a 2/7/10 black, polled son of Wulf’s Shop Talk 23325 out of KEVN Timeless Tradition 7.

Kyle and Denae Stern of Garden City, SD purchased the champion Limousin female consigned by Straight Limousin of Logan, IA for $3,000. SL Maybelline is a 2/3/10 black, polled daughter of

SL Thunderstruck out of SL Tickle me Pink.Averages:14 Bulls .........................................$3,8963 Females ......................................2,767Auctioneer: Bruce BrooksSale Management: Ronette Bush-

Heinrich

Kevin Ochsner of Kersey, CO and host of RFD’s Cattleman to Cattleman was interviewed by a local Kearney, NE television station during the Cattlemen’s Classic February 18.


Kansas State News ...

be free of ringworm and warts.Camping is available at the

Campbell’s. Motels in the area are the Holiday Inn Express in Lansing (913/250-1000) or the Holiday Inn Express in Bonner Springs (913/721-5300).

The juniors will hold a meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday evening, May 28th. A cook-out for all Lim-ousin enthusiasts will take place at 7:00 p.m. Each family is asked to bring one item to share (salad, dessert, etc.).

Banquet and Benefit Auction Held in New LocationMembers of the Kansas Limou-

sin Breeders Association traveled to Salina April 2, 2011 for the an-nual meeting, banquet, and benefit auction. The state sale was held the next day, April 3rd.

Limousin enthusiasts gathered at the “Friendship Center” in Salina for the meeting held in the afternoon followed by the banquet and benefit auction in the evening. Thanks to Karen Campbell, junior advisor, junior members and their moms who prepared and served a delicious meal.

Chelsea Good, Communica-tions Director of the Kansas Agriculture Department, was the featured speaker. Her mes-sage focused on painting a true picture of American farming and dispelling the myths concerning animal abuse. Being three-four generations removed from the farm, most Americans need to be educated and given an accu-rate picture of life on the farm, especially when it comes to the livestock industry.

Thanks to Gail “Tubb” Ratliff who served as the auctioneer for the evening. There was a wide variety of items on the auction including a unique metal Limou-sin silhouette, hand woven rugs, a garden wreath, cattle supples & semen, and a host of yummy rolls, cupcakes and muffins. We appreciate the support of everyone who donated and purchased items at the auction. The money raised goes to support activities for both associations for the upcoming year.

Board of DirectorsMembers of the KLBA elected

officers and members of the direc-tors during the annual meeting.

K.C. Youngblood is the newly elected member of the board. Bruce Schrag retired after serving his term on the board of directors. Thanks for your service!

Officers for 2011 are: Cash Schilling, president; Chris Camp-bell, vice-president Debbie DeLaTorre, secretary/treasurer and board members Mark Beik-man, Randy Corns, Dave Braun, Jim Hays, Gail “Tubb” Ratliff, and Hubert Thomas. We appreci-ate these members who are willing to serve for the association.

Junior Field DayThe Kansas Junior Limousin

Breeders Association field day will be held at the home of Chris and Karen Campbell of Leaven-worth May 28-29, 2011. Their address is 23577 139th Street.

Entries are due by May 20th and the fee is $10 per head. Late entries will be accepted the day of the show at $20 per head.

This is a “no-fit” show. There will be a payback in all classes ex-cept bred-and-owned female and showmanship. All bulls shown must be bred-and-owned. NA-LJA show rules apply to the field day. Health certificates are not required; however, animals must

Our sympathy is extended to the family of Linda Comeau of Plainville, KS. Services were held April 4, 2011 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Pla-inville. Linda and her husband, Roger, are the owners of Liberty Ranch. Linda taught school at Sacred Heart Catholic School in Plainville and she was retired after 33 years in the classroom. She enjoyed helping with the annual sale at Liberty Ranch, and she worked side-by-side with Deb Smith clerking the sale.

Linda is survived by her hus-band, Roger, two sons, two daugh-ters, several grandchildren, other relatives and friends.

KLBA members gather for their annual meeting and banquet in Sedalia April 2, 2011.

3:00 p.m. Sept. 16 and they will be released by 4:00 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 14.

We hope to have a large group of Limousin breeders exhibit their cattle at the fair. We also encour-age Limousin enthusiasts, breed-ers and their families to come to the fair, watch the show and support the exhibitors. For more information, go to the Kansas Limousin Association website or the Kansas State Fair website.

Low Stress Livestock Han-dling

There will be a two-day semi-nar on Low Stress Livestock Handling of horses and cattle at Liberty Ranch in Plainville, KS. The seminar will be held over two days with the first day, July 22, focusing on the management of horses and the second day, July 23, will feature cattle. It will be led by key industry leaders including Curt and Tammy Pate. Contact Mike Smith for more information.

Our Sympathy

John Kusel of Ft. Cobb, OK was the volume buyer of five lots at the KLBA Sale in Salina.

Dave Braun of Victoria, KS and Paul Jones of Hays discuss Paul’s vertical integrated marketing strategy “Conception to Consumption” with Dean Summerbell at the KLBA Sale.

Kansas pioneer Limousin breeders Les Olsen of Holton, Rick Ricketts of Clay Center, and Ben Price of Reading relax before the KLBA Sale in Salina.

The show will begin at 9:00 a.m. Sunday morning, May 29. A lunch will be served immediately following the show. We hope to have a large contingent of juniors exhibit their projects. If you have questions, call Karen Campbell, junior advisor and field day host, at 913/727-5407.

State FairThe schedule for the 2011 state

fair has been announced. Dates are September 13-18. Cattle may begin arriving Tuesday, Septem-ber 13 and must be checked in by 8:00 a.m. the next day, Sept. 14. The show will take place at


The Kansas Limousin Breeders Association held their 19th annual bull and female sale on April 3, 2011 at the Farmers and Ranchers Livestock Commission Co. in Sa-lina, Kansas. Cattle were consigned by eleven seed stock producers from Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska.

Sunny skies and temperatures topping the 90 degree mark greeted a good crowd of commercial and seed stock buyers.

HLA Executive Secretary Dean Summerbell congratulated Paul Jones of Hays, KS upon being named the KLBA Commercial Producer for 2011. His nominator was Dave Braun of Victoria. Cash Schilling President of the KLBA also congratulated Jones.

Darrold Zimmerman of Grainfield, KS purchased two of the three top-selling bulls at the KLBA Sale including consignments from Jake Callahan and John Crow.

KLBA Hosts Successful Sale in Salina

Hill, KS purchased the bull for $3,650.

Three open females consigned by Pine Tree Acres were the high-sell-ing females. PTAL Xstacy 001X, a 1/16/10 homozygous black, double polled daughter of MAGS Remote out of RPLF La Femme Nikita 141L; PTAL Xceptional 003X, a 1/25/10 homozygous black, polled daughter of Wulf’s Fanfare 1212N out of Wulf’s Lomita; and PTAL Xciting 009X, a 3/27/10 black, polled daughter of BOHI Top Dol-lar 7144T out of RPLF Karla 75K

Scott and Andrew Sigle of Osborne, KS purchased Katie Campbell’s top-selling bull at the KLBA Sale.

Jerry Frees and son Austin of Raymond, KS purchased two bulls at the KLBA State Sale.

Pat and Jerry Meek, Pine Tree Acres Limousin of Parker, KS consigned the three top-selling heifers and all were purchased by Greg and Spencer Bures of Geneva, NE.

Dale St i les of Spring Hi l l , KS purchased a high-selling bull from Crow Cattle Co. of Holt, MO. Deb Crow thanked Dale for his purchase.

Three bulls topped the sale, each bringing $4,000. KTEE Wrangle, a 3/20/09 black, polled son of King Wulf 8534T out of KTEE Reba consigned by Katie Campbell of Rocky Top Limousin, Leavenworth, KS was purchased by Scott Sigle of Osborne, KS.

KAJE Walk This Way, a 4/27/09 double black, double polled son of KAJE Revenue 559R out DESP Jasmine 971J consigned by Calla-han Farms of Centerview, MO was purchased by Darold Zimmerman of Zimmerman Farms, Grainfield, KS.

Zimmerman also purchased Black Top Laredo 503X, a 1/3/10 black, double polled son of TUBB Laredo 7021N out of Clear Creek Natalie 6501T consigned by Crow Cattle Company of Holt, MO.

Crow Cattle Co. also consigned Clear Creek Warrior 06W, 4/2/09 double black, double polled son of COLE First Down 46D out of JDPM 379G. Dale Stiles of Spring

were all purchased by Greg Bures of Geneva, NE for $2,000 each.

The volume buyer at the KLBA sale was John Kusel of Fort Cobb, OK, taking home five lots.Averages: 20 Bulls .........................................$2,62010 Open females ............................1,5002 Pairs .............................................2,1795 Bred females ...............................1,185 Total: 37 Lots ..........................................$2,100Auctioneer: Bruce BrooksSale Management: KLBA

Jones Named Commercial Producer of the YearPaul Jones of Hays, Kansas was

named the 2011 Commercial Pro-ducer of the Year by the Kansas Limousin Breeders Association. The award was given at the KLBA sponsored consignment sale in Salina, KS on April 3, 2011. Dave Braun of Victoria, KS nominated the Jones operation.

The Jones operation consists of Paul Jones Sr. and Paul Jr. who operate a 200 head black and black-baldy commercial cow herd 40 miles southwest of Hays. They purchase 50-75 percent Lim-Flex bulls to complete what they consider to be the best three-way cross for their program. Paul Jr. explained that they like to use Limousin bulls for their growth, stretch, yield and hybrid vigor.

They operate a “Conception to Consumption” program, an all natural and source verified brand (Ranch Raised Beef) in a vertical-ly integrated marketing program, selling their product through their own meat market in Hays.

Using their cow herd produc-

tion, they feed out their calves an average of 140-150 days and harvest them at the Ellenwood, KS packing plant. The boxed beef is then shipped to Hays for processing and packaging the re-tail product for sale at their Hays City Quality Meats market.

In addition to their Ranch Raised Beef operation, the Jones also background 600-700 feeders

up to 800 lbs and market them through the LaCross, KS sale barn. They have 1,800 acres of wheat and 800 acres of row crop.

Paul Jr. is a dentist in Hays. He and his wife Elodie have two daughters, ages 16 and 9.

Congratulations to Paul Jones upon receiving the Commercial Producer of the Year award.

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Leonard Wulf & Sons Inc. 47694 320th Street, Morris, MN 56267 Ph: 320-392-5802 Fax: 320-392-5504

Email: [email protected] Website:www.wulflimousin.com

Jerry 320-491-1390 ~ Jim 320-491-6312 Joel Edge: 319-540-1731

Anderson Limousin,IA Ashley Rose Lyon,MN Beitelspacher Farms,SD Block Ranch,SD Boot Jack Cattle Co,WI Boyer Limousin,NE Brian Bloome,IA Brian Darrington,IA Broken Arrow S,SD Calvin Luthi,MO Casey Deuter,SD Cassie Frieden,IA Charles Shimota,MN Chosen Valley Limousin,MN Clay McPeak,ND Crystal Bosek,MN CWS Partners,MN Dan Schrempp,SD Dan Stewart,ND Danielson Family Farms,MN Daren Schuremann,MN Darwin Luthi,MO Daryl Lewandowski,MN DBL, Inc,NE Dean Schrempp,SD Dennis Deckert,ND

Diamond V Ranch,NDDick Hansen,SD Double J Ranch,MODoud Ranch,SD Doug Biedenfeld,IADoug Sieck,SD Eagle Pass Ranch INC,MNEdleman Ranch,SDExotic Acres Limousin Farms,MNFarlee Ranch,SD Fred Kost,SD Gary Hilby Inc,IA Gary Van Daele,NDGerald Bachmeier,NDGorden Greer,NDGraniteview,SD Greg Smith,ND H&T Bies Cattle Company,SDHepper Ranch,NDHinsz Ranch,SD Jackie Bigger,SD James Leier,ND Jerry Ter Wee & Sons,IAJohn Anderson,SDJustin Jenniges,MNK&S Limousin,MO

Wulfs Opportunity Sale of 2011Thank You for making it a Great Event!

285 1/3 Bulls Averaged $4,880A Special Thanks to our Heartland Buyers:

Diamond V Ranch,ND

Double J Ranch,MO

Doug Biedenfeld,IA

Eagle Pass Ranch INC,MN Edleman Ranch,SD Exotic Acres Limousin Farms,MN

Gary Van Daele,ND Gerald Bachmeier,ND Gorden Greer,ND

H&T Bies Cattle Company,SD Hepper Ranch,ND

Ter Wee & Sons,IA John Anderson,SD Justin Jenniges,MN K&S Limousin,MO

Kaiser Farms,MN KC Limousin,SD Keith Kilen,MN Kennedy Ranch,SD Keppy Limousin,IA Kevin Bachmeier,MN Korhonen Farms,MN Kyle Stern,SD Laura Bachmeier,MN Lawrence Luthi,MO Leier Livestock,ND Leonard Marti,MO Linda Dahl Naab,SD Ludens Family Limousin,SD Ludwig Limousin,ND Lyle Bien,SD McLellan Ranch,SD Meyer Ranch,ND Miller Limousin,WI Moser Farm,MN Nowlin Cattle Co, LLC,SD O'Brien Limousin,MN O'Bryan Crane Limousin,MO Overlie Farms,MN Pat Leier,ND Paul Zeug,MN

Philip Schaf,NDPreston Stewart,NDRandal Kack,MNRandy Koehl,MNRandy Ryberg,NDRebecca Bauer,IARichard & Ritter Farm & Ranch,SDRiverview Farms,MNRobert Bohn,NDRock Creek Local Dist,SDRocking S Ranch,NDRotenberger Farms,NDRoth Limousin,SDRudy Hepper,NDRyan Peterson,NDRyan Pulley,MNSchaefers Farms,SDSchlagel Farms,SDShawn Kirwin,MNSleiter Limousin,MNSteve Mulenhart,MNSummit Farms,KST J Cattle,IATodd Lecy,MNTony Schneider,NDVorthmann Limousin,IAWayne J Nelson Cattle CoWiesen Limousin,MNWolf Creek Ranch,NDYackley Ranches,SDYoungblood Limousin,MO

Wulfs Opportunity Sale of 2011 You for making it a Great Event!

Bulls Averaged $4,880 & 59 Females Averaged $3,452 A Special Thanks to our Heartland Buyers:

Philip Schaf,ND Preston Stewart,ND Randal Kack,MN Randy Koehl,MN Randy Ryberg,ND Rebecca Bauer,IA Richard & Karen Fischer,MN Ritter Farm & Ranch,SD Riverview Farms,MN Robert Bohn,ND Rock Creek Local Dist,SD Rocking S Ranch,ND Rotenberger Farms,ND Roth Limousin,SD Rudy Hepper,ND Ryan Peterson,ND Ryan Pulley,MN Schaefers Farms,SD Schlagel Farms,SD Shawn Kirwin,MN Sleiter Limousin,MN Steve Mulenhart,MN Summit Farms,KS T J Cattle,IA Todd Lecy,MN Tony Schneider,ND Vorthmann Limousin,IA Wayne J Nelson Cattle Co.,SD Wiesen Limousin,MN Wolf Creek Ranch,ND Yackley Ranches,SD Youngblood Limousin,MO

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