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CONTENTS

June 18-25 National Junior Heifer Show in Springfield, IL.

July 29 Ohio State Fair Jr. Show – 11:30 am

July 30 Ohio State Fair Open Chianina Show – 8:00 am

August 9 Indiana State Fair Jr. Show

August 12 Indiana State Fair Open Show

August 15 Iowa State Fair Chianina Show

August 18 Iowa State Fair Jr. Show

August 27 Kentucky State Fair Jr. Show

August 29 Kentucky State Fair Open Chianina Show

September 4 South Dakota State Fair Chianina Show

UPCOMING EVENTS

IN THIS ISSUE Team Chianina Andee Marston

Purebred Cattle Breeding Not for Weak of Heart Doran Junek

Spring Promises New Beginnings on Many Fronts Brad Stoppel

Looking Toward Junior Nationals & NAILE Jessica Cheesman

Host State Excited About National Junior Heifer Show Lucas Wisnefski

The Great Escape Jenn Zeller

Getting It Right Makes All the Difference: Contemporary Grouping For Beef Cattle Genetic Evaluation Bob Weaber, Ph. D.

2014-2015 All Americans and Top Sires

Plus, 2014 Year-End Stats

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NEWS

BulletinCongratulations!Congratulations to Lillie Skiles of Dalhart, TX. She had Supreme Champion Heifer at Houston with her Chianina heifer.

Congratulations to Amelia Higgins of Watertown, TN with her Reserve Champion Overall heifer at the TN Beef Agribition with her Chiangus heifer.

Congratulations to our Junior Board member Curtis Harsh. He was 2nd in the Ohio FFA Beef Production Entrepreneur.

National Junior Heifer ShowThe National Junior Heifer Show is coming to Springfield, Illinois from June 18th to June 25th. Hopefully everyone will have a safe and memorable event.

Thank you for everyone’s support of this year’s National Junior Heifer Show. It takes a plethora of support from Chianina breeders every year to make such a great event happen.

Annual Golf OutingThe Annual Golf Tournament will take place this year on Monday, June 22 at 8:00 am. The Rail Golf Course will serve as the host for this year’s event.

Ohio BEST programThis year’s BEST program featured 15 sanctioned shows that weaved its way across the state with 401 youth participants showing 562 head of market animals and heifers. Champion Chianina Heifer went to Caleb Potter of Jackson County. Reserve Chianina heifer was a tie to Kady Davis of Carroll County and Austin Hunker of Huron County. Third heifer went to Hailey King from Seneca County. Fourth was Cameron Alexander from Clinton, County. Fifth heifer went to Marcus Hursey from Tuscarawas County.

Chiangus Classic FuturityChiangus Classic Futurity will be held Monday, June 22 in Springfield, IL. It is going to be a great event for breeders, exhibitors and spectators.

2015 NAILEThe dates for the 2015 North American International Livestock Exposition have been released. Junior Show will be November 14, 2015. The open show date is Thursday, November 19.

The headquarters for the 2015 North American International Livestock Exposition will be the Courtyard Louisville Airport. The room rate is $157/night, ask for the American Chianina Association block. Call 502-368-5678.

Corrections and OmissionsAt press time of the March/April edition a picture of the Reserve Champion Chiangus Bull from the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo was unavailable. TR ABOVE PCA – Owned by Hunter Farms, Gordonville, TN; Talmo Ranch, Talmo, GA and Woodhaven Farm, Lebanon, TN.


Chianina enthusiasts are a unique and diverse group of cattle breeders. We do not have to play by some of the same rules as other breeds, and can be a bit more flexible in how we determine our breeding philosophies. Yet, we still have one mitigating factor that is unquestionable; we all play a part in team Chianina.

Whether you are a performance tested, commercial breeder or are always chasing the elusive next great phenotypic animal we should all have the same goal; to be PROFITABLE. We do not always have to measure profitability in dollars and cents but it certainly does not hurt. For most, the smile on a kid’s face can definitely add to the bottom line.

The reality is that our groups are fractioned. Some would see this as a negative but we can turn it into a positive. The Chianina breed has a long history of being a changer. We ushered in the movement to large framed cattle in the 70’s and 80’s. Chianina influenced cattle have won every major fat steer show in North America and produced countless champion overall breeding females. We helped spur a growing number of show ring enthusiasts and the continually evolving junior show market. Chianina’s have changed themselves and the cattle industry over the years to adapt to different expectations and industry trends, but one thing remains perfectly clear; we are all in this together. The cattle industry is demanding that we need to keep up with the times.

One item that has not been promoted enough is the value in the females and maternal assets. The ACA has done a thorough job of promoting the terminal side of Chianina’s. We all know that the Chianina females have as much to offer as their male counterparts. We have females that will go out and last for years beyond other breeds and consistently bring in calves that will smash down the scales and the ACA is working on some new promotional material that will reflect this aspect of strong maternal characteristics.

If we want to be taken seriously we need to act serious. Staying up to date on information and performance gathering is the key. First we need to get back to basics by making sure your registrations and transfers stay up to date. Good record keeping is essential not just to your customer but also for yourself. Ultimately we have to prove that Chianina’s can

and will do what we claim. We need to be able to give others in the cattle industry the cold hard facts to secure our place in it. Take a minute to read Dr. Weaber article in this issue of the Chianina Journal. A strong foundation in the future, will allow the Chianina breed to begin to build up. Rome was not built in a day but we will get there if everyone helps to set the stones.

COLUMN

Team ChianinaAndee Marston, ACA Director

John Higgins, ChairmanAt Large 2015

9845 Statesville Rd.Watertown, TN 37184

[email protected]

Val Shields, Vice ChairmanSoutheast Region 2017

837 Dahms Rd.Falmouth, KY 41040

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Matt Michel, SecretaryNortheast Region 2015

4161 E. 750 S.Fort Branch, IN 47648

[email protected]

Don Esch, TreasurerAt Large 2015

717 N. 22nd Rd.Unadilla, NE 68454

[email protected]

Ed MillerAt Large 20158805 FM 818

Big Spring, TX 79740432.816.8676

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Brad StoppelSouthwest Region 2016

18361 Reservoir, Rd.Russell, KS 67665

[email protected]

Keith SchrickAt Large 2016

728 White Bull LaneMIlsap, TX 76066

[email protected]

Mike RoseAt Large 2016

3395 W South River Rd.Logansport, IN 46947

[email protected]

Brad WinegardnerAt Large 2016

8865 Harding Hwy.Lima, OH 45801

[email protected]

Jordan HoltNorthwest Region 2017

36892 133rdSt. Mina, SD 57451

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Bryan SchaeferAt Large 2017

Box 28Des Lacs, ND 58733

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Art PittmanAt Large 2017PO Box 336

Micro, NC 27555919.291.2345

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AMERICAN CHIANINA ASSOC.P.O. BOX 890 – PLATTE CITY, MO 64079 – (816) 431-2808 WWW.CHICATTLE.ORG

Successful beef production starts and ends with the cow. Chi and Chi-crossmothers provide a complete package ofmaternal skills full of staying power. Thematernal heterosis bred into these cattlecompliments the natural mothering abilityof Chianina.

| Moderate Birth Weights | Higher Weaning Weights | | Hybrid Vigor | Udder & Foot Structure |

| Maternal Ability & Longevity |

The cross between a Chianina with any of the British breeds emphasizeshybrid vigor, exceptional growth rates and even makes calving easier dueto the Chianina having a slender shaped head.

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COLUMN

Purebred Cattle Breeding Not for Weak of Heart

As I am putting my thoughts onto paper in the middle of May, hopefully most of you are completing your spring calving cycle, busying yourself synchronizing and breeding cows and making hard choices on how many to breed and what to breed them to.

The production cycle of the Bos Taurus is truly a challenging thing.

Year 0 -Breeding decisions made

and cows bredYear 1 -

Planned matings are calved.Year 2 -

Yearling heifers are selected and bredYear 3 -

Heifers are calved and evaluated. Production-wise, the breeding

decisions of today will not be proven worthy for another three years. “Ye of little faith or weak of heart” should not be involved in the purebred cattle business. Not only are your decisions important for your own program but those decisions also affect the decisions of your customer base as well.

I know I have preached about the importance of data and the documentation of said data. In today’s record high prices in the current cattle cycle, commercial cattlemen are looking at all tools available to assure

their choices are warranted. “Risk aversion” is the term Dr. Weaber used recently in one of our conversations.

In some areas of the country, registered bulls are averaging four times more than they were just five years ago. I took a little time, did a little research and it did not take long to see that many of the top performing bull sales had some things in common.

They offered complete dataa. Actual and adjusted BW, WW, YW, Scrotalb. Performance EPD datac. Calving ease and Maternal predictorsd. Carcass EPD datae. Ultra-sound dataf. Predictability indexes

They promote, promote, promoteSerious commercial bull buyers in

today’s market are definitely looking for risk aversion. I have bull sale catalogs on my desk that offer the prospective buyer over 30 different data points to assist him in picking the right bull for his program.

It pays to collect performance data and turning in accurate, timely matter. I can tell you, for some, it pays HUGE.

At the spring board meeting the

decision was made to enter into an agreement with Geneseek to start collecting and testing ACA registered animals. Dr. Weaber and I are working on our practice model to determine the optimum number of Chianina-influenced cattle to reach critical mass to begin the process of genomic enhanced EPD’s. Those members interested in performing the 150K or the new enhanced 30K test on their seedstock, please give me a call and we can discuss the options.

Long Range PlanningI want to personally thank Ken Culp

for his preparation and facilitation of the planning meeting held in Kansas City the first weekend in May. I also want to thank the adult members who participated: Dennis Clarahan, Glenn Klippenstein, Dr. Rob Sheets, Jerry Ellis, Dr. Bob Weaber and Dwight Hossel.

Dr. Roger Hunsley and Darrell Anderson provided valuable insight and guidance during the entire process.

If there was any doubt about the level of leadership leading the Junior Board, you should have been at the meeting. Six Junior Board members

Doran Junek, Director of Research & Membership Relations


participated in the meeting. These young people stepped up to the plate, expressed their thoughts and definitely provided a fresh prospective on the direction of this organization. The junior members present were: SyAnn Foster, Laurel Culp, Tyler Pinkerton, Jessica Harsh, Morgan Lehnert and Mia “PIMA” Higgins.

If and when you see any of these participants, please tell them “thank you” for their time and effort. We appreciate their dedication to this great breed.

After going over the Survey Monkey responses, there are a couple items I would like to touch base on.

1. Promotion- a majority of respondents identified promotion as an area the ACA could do a better job in. Even before the Long-Range Planning meeting took place, the ACA board spent a significant amount of time discussing efforts to promote

Chianina cattle. The board strongly supports increased promotion. Andee and I outlined a plan for the board that included the following:

• New promotional brochures and updated logos

• New website including many new features

• Increased social media submissions with assistance from Junior board members. We will soon be Twittered, Instagrammed and blogging again.

• New association sponsored sales in different parts of the US

• Increased herd visits, show attendance and greater presence as a whole. If we can be of help to your program, please let us know.

• Gauge potential for a Fullblood/High Percentage show.

2. Fractionation of the membership - there is an underlying tone from many that their specific

interest in the breed isn’t equally emphasized. Andee and I do not have the luxury of picking and choosing what we like. We are here to help everyone. This breed is not large enough to worry about being exclusive to some; we need to be inclusive to all. I like them black or white, short or tall. I have been a part of four board meetings and I can assure you the feelings of the board is to support everyone involved in this breed.

My first year working for this association has definitely been challenging, but I think we have made some strides. There is much more to accomplish and we are committed to achieving results. I am definitely excited to be working for this association and believe in you, the breeders.

See you in Springfield.


COLUMN

Spring Promises New Beginnings on Many FrontsBrad Stoppel, Russell, KS, ACA Board of Director

I sincerely hope the advent of Spring has brought excitement and high hopes to everyone. Many areas have received badly needed moisture, cattle prices have been record setting and the future appears bright for the industry of agriculture. Hopefully the new calf crop has met expectations and the planning stages for the future of next year’s crop are coming together.

The ACA has encountered many opportunities for the spring season as well. We have had many interesting inquiries regarding Chianina genetics in the past several months. Surprisingly, the fullblood segment has created tremendous interest in both the genetic and meat industry side of things. As many exciting possibilities may emerge from this renewed interest in Chi genetics. Stay tuned!

ACA recently completed a detailed Long Range Planning Committee session that will help shape the future of our breed. Several solid ideas and suggestions were discussed and debated over a three-day period. A great deal of positive feedback was gathered and now must be molded into a comprehensive plan going forward. Please thank Ken Culp for

his time and effort in spearheading this meeting and for going into great detail to formulate a positive direction for our breed.

Our association and board have taken an aggressive stance in involving the membership. We value our members, both old and new and have increased our staff in order to better serve everyone. Our staff would welcome the chance to make a herd visit, help select an A.I. sire, or even aid in your selection at an auction or online sale. Regardless of your involvement, we are here to help. Contact them, they’re always available.

By the time you’ve read this, the National Junior Heifer Show will be just around the corner. The Chiangus Classic Futurity will be returning after a lengthy absence and promises to bring a more than anticipated number of entries. Overall, entries will be similar to last year and the level of competition will be even higher. The NJHS provides an excellent opportunity for youth to participate and learn life skills. Get involved!

Spring also provides an excellent opportunity to register the new calf crop before rates increase as they get older. Utilize the discounted registration block and take advantage of these benefits. Your registrations and weights will help the ACA to create a more accurate and meaningful data base. We need your information as we further develop EPD’s and begin to incorporate more genomic enhanced numbers to increase accuracies.

As Spring provides a new beginning, so does the ACA’s commitment to bringing you a stronger organization. Ask our staff about new opportunities and also how you may be able to become more involved and benefit from the momentum that’s moving us forward.


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AMERICAN CHIANINA ASSOCIATIONDISCOUNTED REGISTRATION BLOCKS

REGISTRATIONS STANDARD FEE STANDARD RATE DISCOUNT COST SAVINGS

15 $25 $375.00 10% $337.50 $37.50

25 $25 $625.00 15% $531.25 $93.75

50 $25 $1,250.00 20% $1,000.00 $250.00

100 $25 $2,500.00 25% $1,875.00 $625.00

1. The block applies to registrations for cattle aged 151-450 days2. The block applies to only one (1) membership number3. The block is good for one calendar year (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31)4. Multiple blocks of the same denomination may be purchased5. A 3% convenience fee will be charged on credit cards if used

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Will it ever be spring here in the Midwest…we have had below normal temperatures with 70’s one day and 30’s the next. Why can’t it just stay warm!!! With warmer temperatures right around the corner that means one thing…Junior Nationals is quickly approaching.

I hope everyone is making plans to attend the Junior Nationals in Springfield, IL, June 18-26. The Illinois crew has been working very hard to make this year a great success. Please check out their facebook page IL Maine/Mainetainer/Chi National Heifer Show 2015 where you will find all of the information you need! Junior Nationals is a great place where you will meet many new faces and memories will be made that you will remember for the rest of your life.

The queen contest will be held at the Junior Nationals this year and will be announced during the show. Thank you to this year’s Queen, Carson Goff, and Princess Taylor Pinkerton, you have both represented our breed very well!

Scholarships will be awarded at the banquet in Springfield. If you will be a high school senior next year, applications are on the website at www.chicattle.org. It’s never too early to start working on this scholarship.

It’s a few months away, but it is time to start thinking about Louisville. We will have our annual luncheon/meeting, elect new board members and officers. As always we will have our Silent Auction, so start digging deep for great items to bring. Last year was a great success with so many items donated, lets make this year’s even bigger! All proceeds will go to help the queen and other activities throughout the year.

Hope to see everyone in Springfield, IL this summer, and best of luck to all juniors!

Looking Toward Junior Nationals & NAILEby Jessica Cheesman, President

Jessica CheesmanPresident/ At Large4199 S. 900 W. • Farmland, IN 47340765.468.7405 • Term Expires 2016

Misty LehnertVice President/ Southeast Region330 S. Hood • Lawrenceburg, TN 38464931.766.0504 • Term Expires 2015

Deb GeunsSecretary & Treasurer/ At Large4995 Sleight Rd. • Bath, MI 48808517.641.7152

Kelsey CulpNortheast Region1065 Durham Lane • Nicholasville, KY 40356859.553.3059 • Term Expires 2016

Shawnda FosterSouthwest RegionRt.2 Box 36 • Lockney, TX 79241806.652.2383 • Term Expires 2016

Marna HigginsSoutheast Region9845 Statesville Rd. • Watertown, TN 37184615.273.2656 • Term Expires 2015

Bridget SchaeferNorthwest RegionBox 28 • Des Lacs, ND 58733701.725.4902 • Term Expires 2016

Donna RoachSouthwest Region408 Higgins Rd. • Waxahachie, TX 75167972.937.8021 • Term Expires 2015

Barb GarrettNortheast Region4496 N. Round Barn Rd. • Richmond, IN 47374765.969.0921 • Term Expires 2015

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• Grand Champion Bull at 2014 Ohio State Fair• Reserve Champion Bull at 2014 Indiana State fair• Divison Champion at 2014 Kentucky State Fair• Division Champion at 2014 Tennessee State Fair• 2nd in class at 2014 Chianina National Show

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Host State Excited about National Junior Heifer Showby Lucas Wisnefski, Wyoming, IL

Junior Nationals are just around the corner, and the great thing we students call “summer.” As part of the host state I am really excited to help put on the National Junior Heifer Show. We are trying to make it the best one yet so, in the future we can tell our kids the Junior Nationals in Illinois was one that we’ll never forget.

I think Junior Nationals are an awesome time of the year. You get to go to a show for a week and do things you do not do at a regular show. The atmosphere is amazing with the camaraderie and competition, from opening ceremonies to show day. They also bring people together from all over the country. The support people give to help juniors be successful is amazing. Juniors may not realize how much support we have and take a lot of things for granted but we need to look and realize how blessed we are. They need to say thank you to their parents, family, friends and everyone else that helps us along the way.

As junior nationals are approaching, breeding season is in full swing. The decisions we are all making to try and make the next great one. Everyone is trying for the same thing and that is to hit that homerun. Sometimes you just have to take a step back and try not to hit the homerun but to make quality cattle. As I help my dad make breeding decisions here at Cardinal Cattle Company I learn new things everyday and I change my look on what to breed to. As we make these decisions we try to keep the great eye appeal our cattle have and still get a sound, functional hind leg with everything else. We go back and forth about what to breed to a lot. With having the production sale dad and I elect to go more maternally oriented breeding program. Dad and I go back and forth on this bull for this cow or this bull on that cow and usually when we go back and forth about every other time the other one gets his way. We try to make the right choices and get the most out of the cattle. I have always been told look at calves, look at the replacements, and analyze the cow. Then find the bull that you think will make the best calf for that cow. Going back to the basics might hit that homerun for you.

As part of the Illinois crew I hope to see many new faces at the Junior Nationals, as well as the old ones. Best of luck to everyone this year in your show circuits and safe travels everywhere!

AJCA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

SyAnn Foster • President/Southwest Region1231 CR 57-Lockney, TX 79241806.445.2495 • [email protected] Expires 2015

Jessica Harsh • Vice President/ Northeast Region5075 State Route 203-Radnor, OH 43066740.225.2394 • [email protected] Expires 2015

Amelia Higgins • Secretary/ Southeast9845 Statesville Rd.-Watertown, TN 37184615.636.3942 • [email protected] Expires 2016

Laurel Culp • Treasurer/At Large1065 Durham Lane-Nicholasville, KY 40356859.967.4162 • [email protected] Expires 2016

Madison Leinweber • Public Relations/At Large1792 900th St.-Mt.Pulaski, IL 62548Term Expires 2015

Executive Committee

AJCA DirectorsHalley BeckingNorthwest Region15669 448th Ave.Florence, SD 57235Term Expires 2015

Curtis HarshAt Large5075 State Route 203Radnor, OH 43066Term Expires 2015

Morgan LehnertAt Large330 S. Hood RdLawrenceburg, TN [email protected] Expires 2016

Tyler PinkertonAt Large2062 W Scratchgravel RdLiberty, IN 47353765-580-8343 [email protected] Expires 2016

Payton StoppeAt Large18425 Shoreline Rd.Russell, KS [email protected] Expires 2015

Emma VicklandAt Large15260 N 83rd St Longmont, CO 80501303-803-7021Term Expires 2016

Lucas WisnefskiAt Large9736 Modena RdWyoming, IL [email protected] Expires 2016


Chianina Classic Golf Outing

1400 S Club House DrSpringfield, IL 62707Monday, June 228:00 am

To play or for more information contact:American Chianina AssociationDoran Junek or Andee MarstonPo Box 890Platte City, MO [email protected] • [email protected]

At The Rail Golf Course

Prizes for lowest score and various hole prizes

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It was a lovely, unseasonably warm, early April Saturday night. There was extra family in from town, and plans were made to go to dinner at our local steakhouse, about 13 miles away, because what do ranchers eat when they’re not eating their own steak? Steak.

I’d spent the day doing various chores, doctoring a couple crippled horses, and headed out to leave, wearing my work clothes, not having washed up. While driving to dinner, I dreamed of enjoying Greyhounds that someone else would make, while visiting over a very rare steak, supported with sweet potato fries. After washing up I walk out to join the rest of my family, and my phone rings.

Our neighbor had just driven by the place and told me that two of our young studs were out. I hadn’t even yet sat down. When we disconnected, I said hello and goodbye to the family, explained the situation, put in my “to - go” order and back to the ranch I went. I had two choices - be

upset that our studs were out and ruined my dinner, or make the best of the situation and keep my mind positive, so I could think my way through how best to remedy the mess.

Driving home, my mind wandered to the fact that I could still make a greyhound to enjoy with my steak but had to quickly shift gears to stop thinking about food since it was now 7:30 and my stomach was rumbling. I ran through every possible scenario of where the studs might be when I arrived, and what the fastest plan of attack might be so I could 1. get back to the steakhouse in time to hang out, or 2. not be chasing horses in the dark. I decided that no matter what happened, I’d still get supper, and the job would get done, even if I didn’t get to hang out with the family.

I hoped that I’d find them both in the Northwest corner of our saddle horse trap -- the same trap that contains the

corral that they’d found their way out of. If they were both there I could drive to the new barn, open their corral gate, and the barn, shut a couple other gates and haze them into either space so they’d be trapped!

Hurriedly, I found ,and repaired, where they’d pushed through, opened the gate to their corral, opened up the barn, drove out of that trap and shut the gate to the road. I had seen one of them in the corner, and I figured the other couldn’t be too far away. As I drove down to the cow corrals, I noticed Cisco, the older of the two, fighting over the fence, with the supreme stallion on our place, WDX Nukem (Nuke), and

while that’s going on, I see Nutter Butter, the other stallion, trotting South back to the cow corrals.

My timing was impeccable, because I drove straight to the second open gate into the saddle horse trap, and shut it just as Nutter Butter trotted up. At least now he’s one step closer to where he’s supposed to be!

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Road gate shut. Check. Yard gate shut. Check. One lose stallion trapped. Check. Score one for the cowgirl.

Now, for Cisco. I get there just in time to see him go left out the open corral gate, and witness Nuke charge him, breaking through two mega plank corral panels and see for a split second he’s thinking about jumping over. My body language thankfully made him change his mind. I chased Cisco back into the pen where he’d been, and hazed him into our shipping/working round corral. I locked that corral gate, and ran to grab a halter.

By the time I got back, Cisco had wandered down the working chute and realized he’s kind of stuck -- in that he’ll have to back out if he’s gonna get out of his current predicament. Climbing on to the catwalk, I halter him, and back him down the alley, and we trot right over to the ATV. I climb in, and start the task of leading him a quarter(ish) mile home.

Meanwhile, Nutter Butter had joined with the first calf heifers, in watching the commotion from over the fence, so I figured I could probably just pick him up on our way to their corral, but I didn’t see him. The sun is now beginning to set. Cisco was breathing pretty hard all the way home,

but I figured if he had the energy to fight with Nuke, he could muster the energy to trot back to his pen. Once back where he belonged, I had to figure out where that little red dun stud had gone off to.

He was back in the corner, hanging out near the saddle horses, unharmed, not sweating, quietly eating, glad for the company. Most of the horses had their heads over the fence watching all the commotion.

My other half, Zach, had called me at least once during this melee to make sure I didn’t need any help (he’d been out of town at a basketball tournament and was planning to meet us all for supper), and as I neared the corral with Nutter Butter in tow, he texted saying he was on his way home with some steak. That elicited a “yeah yeah” from me. I closed up shop, drove back to the cow corrals, and after blocking the fence casualty from the Nuke/Cisco debate about who was the tougher stallion, with the ATV, I traded it for the SUV. I’ll tell you who the tougher stallion is and it’s NOT Cisco.

When I got home, I set the mail on the kitchen table and headed for the vodka. I was finally going to get to enjoy my cocktail. Which I did, while I wrote about this incident, and waited for my steak to arrive.




The process of analyzing individual performance records and converting them to meaningful predictors of an animal’s genetic merit is a process that has undoubtedly been debated in countless pickup trucks, sale arenas, coffee shops, kitchen tables and most certainly many professors’ offices. In many ways the genetic evaluation of beef cattle is very complex. However, the basic premise used to compare animals is very simple. The basis on which an animal is evaluated is how it (and/or their progeny and grand-progeny) performed against its contemporaries. In other words, how did the animal perform within its contemporary group?

We know that not all the differences in an animal’s performance are related to its genetics. Part of the difference is due to environmental effects. The result of the expression of an

animal’s genetics in an environment is an animal’s phenotype. Every performance measure cattle producers take of an animal is a measurement of the animal’s phenotype. For example, we know, and adjust for the fact that the weaning weights of calves born to 2-year-old dams are lighter than the weights recorded for calves born to 5- or 6-year-old dams. An individual calf’s weaning weight is the result of the calf’s genetics for pre-weaning growth and the environment in which the calf was raised. This environment includes the herd, year and season it was born, the amount of milk provided by the calf’s dam, which was influenced by the amount of grass she ate, the age of the dam, the calf’s sex, and other effects that would also be experienced by the calf’s contemporaries.

EPDs were designed to predict an animal’s genetic value after environmental effects have been

removed. Since EPDs are calculated on the basis of comparisons, it makes sense that we must make fair comparisons. In a sense, we want to compare apples to apples and oranges to oranges. When animals are appropriately grouped with contemporaries in terms of similar management and environment, then differences in performance are likely due to differences in genetics. Thus, proper contemporary grouping is critical for EPDs to be accurate.

The contemporary group helps animal geneticists separate genetic differences from environmental effects so that animals are compared on a level playing field. A common technical definition of a contemporary group is “a group of the same breed (not required in multi-breed systems such as the IGS multi-breed system), born within a specified age range, raised at the same location or in the same herd, of the same sex and

Getting It Right Makes All the Difference:Contemporary Grouping For Beef Cattle Genetic EvaluationBy Bob Weaber, Ph.D., Associate Professor/Cow-calf Extension Specialist, Kansas State University

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managed alike from birth until time of measurement.” More simply put, a contemporary group is a group of animals that have had an equal opportunity to perform.

Many breed registries help breeders to define correct contemporary groups according the breed percentage (not required in multi-breed systems), sex, calving period and herd, but producers must carefully group animals according to other management and environmental factors like health and nutrition. Even so, individual breeders are ultimately responsible for the accurate contemporary grouping of their animals. It is likely that only you know the management history of your herd. When completing performance data entry forms, consideration should always be given to the management and nutrition of the calves and their dams, and then they should be grouped accordingly.

In theory, contemporary grouping is easy, but the application of contemporary grouping in real life can present many challenging decisions. A common error in building contemporary groups is breeders not assigning enough groupings to accommodate calves that have received unequal treatment. Just as damaging, some breeders create too many contemporary groups. Assignments should be as simple as possible while still accounting for major differences in management. A useful method to aid in contemporary grouping is to assign distinct contemporary group codes to animals that are exceptions to regular management practices. For example, calves that received preferential treatment (cattle being fitted for show, for example) should be placed within their own contemporary group.

It is important to note that

contemporary groups never increase in size after the calving season is over. A contemporary group may, however, decrease in size. Often, as calves get older the contemporary group will decrease in size due to culling, injury, sickness, death or assignment to sub-groups that reflect different management treatments. Contemporary groups cannot be recombined once animals have been defined to be members of separate groups.

Reporting complete data is an important part of contemporary grouping that deserves special attention. In order to make EPDs as accurate as possible, it is critical that complete and accurate performance data be submitted on every calf born in your herd. Incomplete or inaccurate data reduces the reliability of each animal’s EPDs. The preciseness of an animal’s EPDs, particularly animals


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that have no progeny, depend greatly on an animal’s own performance record.

It is important to report all the calves born on your farm or ranch and their respective weights. Granted reporting all data takes more effort, but the benefits far outweigh the costs. Sending performance data to many breed registries on “computes” or non-registered animals is often at a reduced or no charge. If you do not report all the data, the overall performance records of your operation will not be as accurate as they could be. Every calf should be weighed at birth. No exceptions! Yes, especially weigh the DEAD ones. It is important that both the sire and dam of a dead calf get the credit they deserve. Reporting only the good calves does not identify the poor producing parents. Not only will reporting each calf aid the accurate calculation of EPDs, it will also keep the dam’s production record current.

Often breeders will try to economize by only sending in data and registering a portion of their calf crop, usually the top end.

The practice of only reporting part of the contemporary group data is seriously flawed! It is as important, maybe more important, to identify the bottom end of the genetics and cull them, as it is to identify the top end. Additionally, by not reporting the bottom end of the calves, the top end doesn’t get the credit they truly deserve.

For example, a producer has 10 bull calves. The average weaning weight for all 10 calves is 625 pounds (see Table 1). Note that calf #1 is 101 lb. below the group average and has a ratio of 84, while the best calf (#10) is 117 lb. above the average with a ratio of 119. It is important to remember that National Cattle Evaluation programs focus on the deviations (or difference) of calf weights from the

average of the contemporary group rather than each calf’s adjusted weight.

Now let’s consider the calves if the producer reports only the heavy half of the calves. The new group average is 675 lb. The average weight, ratios and deviations are shown in the right portion of the table. With the new grouping, the heaviest calf (#10) has a ratio of only 110 and a deviation of +67 lb. He still looks good, but not as growthy as he really is. More importantly, notice calf #6. When all the calves are considered, he was slightly above the average (ratio = 102, deviation = +14). If only the heavy calves are reported, he now looks inferior with a deviation of -36 and a ratio of 95. When data is only submitted on the best or poorest calves, they are being treated unfairly. And, the resulting culling and selection decisions the producer makes will be flawed.

Each calf you raise depends on you for a fair comparison relative to its mates. Many producers think it is advantageous to only report the best calves, when in fact it penalizes them. Only you know how your calves have been managed. Make sure your contemporary groupings reflect this knowledge. Common contemporary group criteria used in genetic evaluations are listed below. Some helpful tips for breeders to use in creating contemporary groups are included in the section ‘A Guide to Contemporary Grouping.’



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Trait Leaders of the Chianina BreedWith much anticipation it is our pleasure to release the annual Trait Leader lists. Dr. Bob Weaber spent several hours

querying and sorting the Expected Progeny Differences (EPDs) of the whole Chianina database. It was discussed at great length as to the how’s and why’s of how we got to this point.

It was under the recommendation of Dr. Weaber that we find a set of parameters that accurately reflect the Trait Leaders of the Chianina breed. In order to become an active trait leader you must first have had a progeny registered with the American Chianina Association in the last four years. Second, a bull must rank in the top fifth percentile of the selected trait. Then, to assure accuracy the bull must also have a weaning weight accuracy of 0.35. The trait leaders for Calving Ease (CE), Birth Weight (BW), Weaning Weight (WW), Yearling Weight (YW), Milk (M), Ribeye Area (REA) and Marbling (MARB) are going to be listed. Only the top ten active sires are going to be published in the American Chianina Journal. The rest of the Active Sires along with the All-Time Sires, Active and All-Time Dams will be available for viewing on www.chicattle.org.

Reg No Name % Chianina CE Cea BW Bwa WW Wwa YW Ywa Milk Milka MARB MARBa REA REAa

299887 RDD NEW DIRECTION 123N 1 6.250 28.2 0.83 -5.3 0.88 39.7 0.85 42.4 0.85 26.7 0.75 0.30 0.02 0.12 0.25

234377 RDD MR PCHECK B2192D 1CA 25.000 25.0 0.88 -4.0 0.90 30.8 0.89 30.4 0.89 22.6 0.86 0.30 -0.05 0.21 0.25

255546 RDD TRACER 2CA 21.875 24.7 0.85 -1.5 0.87 15.2 0.86 10.9 0.86 23.2 0.82 0.29 -0.02 0.30 0.25

267254 RDD MR TRAIN G221J 1CA 12.500 24.2 0.85 -1.2 0.87 66.7 0.85 95.1 0.85 19.8 0.82 0.29 0.03 0.14 0.25

329606 RDD NEW DIRECTION 1556T 6.250 22.5 0.36 -3.4 0.39 46.2 0.35 63.8 0.36 26.4 0.28 0.13 0.02 0.26 0.11

281979 RDD POLO 18.750 22.2 0.80 -3.1 0.84 45.6 0.81 47.7 0.81 9.8 0.74 0.34 -0.02 -0.24 0.30

313650 RDD NEW DIRECTION 1436R 6.250 20.7 0.73 -1.5 0.78 49.3 0.73 81.4 0.73 32.1 0.66 0.23 0.01 0.33 0.20

289659 RDD MR FAME 772 112M 1CA 12.500 20.5 0.64 -2.2 0.69 42.3 0.64 66.7 0.65 23.1 0.54 0.26 0.00 0.21 0.22

300009 RDD MR NEW DSGN 878 94N 12.500 19.7 0.70 -4.0 0.72 36.6 0.69 52.9 0.70 26.1 0.64 0.32 -0.03 0.27 0.28

348368 CK DAKOTA 282W 12.500 19.6 0.44 -1.5 0.47 57.8 0.44 94.9 0.45 34.7 0.36 0.16 0.05 0.46 0.14

Calving Ease


359210 CK PATH VENTURER 919X 18.750 14.4 0.42 -6.0 0.51 27.2 0.43 60.0 0.39 38.8 0.26 0.62 0.11 0.27 0.09

226936 CEF PRIESTER PCA 56.250 14.6 0.77 -6.0 0.81 15.2 0.77 39.4 0.77 25.7 0.71 0.08 0.24 0.07 0.20


263206 CK BLACK STONE 191H 1CA 15.625 10.1 0.61 -5.1 0.64 26.3 0.61 44.4 0.60 27.5 0.55 0.38 0.22 0.08 0.19

306044 CK FUTURE DIRECTION 773N 15.625 17.4 0.70 -4.6 0.76 36.8 0.72 72.7 0.71 37.9 0.63 0.61 0.28 0.69 0.25

225228 ALAMO TP 898C 2CA 46.875 11.9 0.65 -4.6 0.70 29.4 0.66 50.2 0.66 30.1 0.57 -0.02 0.23 0.43 0.20

324375 JSC MR CRUSH 721S-24 31.250 8.9 0.40 -4.5 0.51 4.5 0.41 0.4 0.38 28.7 0.25 0.24 0.09 0.15 0.08

267313 RDD MR 365 169J 1CA 25.000 19.5 0.73 -4.4 0.76 24.8 0.73 24.7 0.73 23.4 0.67 0.33 0.27 -0.04 0.23

321984 RDD F DIRECTION 1801S 1C 12.500 16.9 0.43 -4.3 0.51 35.6 0.46 58.4 0.45 31.3 0.32 1.03 0.26 0.44 0.25

300009 RDD MR NEW DSGN 878 94N 12.500 19.7 0.70 -4.0 0.72 36.6 0.69 52.9 0.70 26.1 0.64 0.49 0.32 0.27 0.28

Birth Weight



314947 WOCR BJ 808R 50.000 5.7 0.57 3.7 0.65 88.4 0.59 120.2 0.56 0.1 0.45 0.05 0.05 -0.04 0.05

359215 CEF RIBEYE 887X 15.625 4.4 0.44 3.6 0.61 79.3 0.54 118.5 0.55 23.3 0.23 0.35 0.18 1.04 0.15

327794 CEF TRACK MAX 996S 21.875 1.4 0.59 9.3 0.65 79.2 0.61 122.6 0.61 5.1 0.50 0.21 0.21 0.57 0.17

351999 WOCR SUPER POWER 0K03X 15.625 1.9 0.43 4.9 0.50 77.7 0.43 95.3 0.40 -1.9 0.29 0.23 0.07 0.10 0.06

343808 WOCR M & M 25X25 2CA 25.000 0.6 0.66 5.2 0.73 74.2 0.68 110.8 0.65 21.1 0.56 0.05 0.04 0.12 0.04

273162 WOCR SUPER POWER 793K 31.250 4.1 0.81 5.1 0.84 74.1 0.82 74.2 0.82 -14.5 0.78 0.16 0.16 0.17 0.14

314256 RDD ACE 1268R 2CA 21.875 6.7 0.43 4.5 0.53 72.8 0.47 114.7 0.49 11.7 0.28 -0.18 0.22 0.68 0.18

216107 WGM GRIMALDI I 100.000 2.4 0.82 5.9 0.84 72.6 0.82 103.1 0.82 12.4 0.78 -0.02 0.11 -0.07 0.10

296339 CK MOUNTAIN MAN 602M 25.000 2.7 0.58 5.2 0.63 72.5 0.59 111.1 0.60 28.3 0.51 0.21 0.22 -0.06 0.19

348591 CEF TERMINAL 787W 15.625 0.8 0.47 7.8 0.61 72.0 0.54 110.8 0.57 14.8 0.28 0.21 0.20 0.50 0.17

Weaning Weight


359214 CK TOP PERFORMER 140X 9.375 0.5 0.4 7.6 0.51 65.1 0.45 123 0.47 32.3 0.24 0.06 0.17 0.31 0.15

341789 CK R919 196U 18.75 3.3 0.52 6.3 0.64 70.5 0.57 123 0.58 27.7 0.38 0.25 0.2 0.38 0.17

327794 CEF TRACK MAX 996S 21.875 1.4 0.59 9.3 0.65 79.2 0.61 122.6 0.61 5.1 0.5 0.21 0.21 0.57 0.17

314947 WOCR BJ 808R 50 5.7 0.57 3.7 0.65 88.4 0.59 120.2 0.56 0.1 0.45 0.05 0.05 -0.04 0.05

305739 RDD BLACK JACK 123P 1CA 25 1.4 0.6 7.6 0.66 71.4 0.58 119.1 0.58 9.7 0.51 0.2 0.16 0.16 0.13

359215 CEF RIBEYE 887X 15.625 4.4 0.44 3.6 0.61 79.3 0.54 118.5 0.55 23.3 0.23 0.35 0.18 1.04 0.15

355255 WGM FRIGGIO 2564X 100 -2.6 0.46 10.4 0.62 68.9 0.53 115.2 0.55 21.3 0.27 0.16 0.11 0.42 0.1

314256 RDD ACE 1268R 2CA 21.875 6.7 0.43 4.5 0.53 72.8 0.47 114.7 0.49 11.7 0.28 -0.18 0.22 0.68 0.18

282032 RDD MR VRD L631 1CA 12.5 2.9 0.49 3.9 0.52 71.5 0.49 114.6 0.49 14.4 0.43 0.3 0.18 0.63 0.15

354999 WHCH MULBERRY DSGN 1101 9.375 9 0.36 -0.2 0.42 67.4 0.37 113.7 0.38 25 0.23 0.4 0.18 0.25 0.16

Yearling Weight


312508 CK VENTURE 799P 12.5 16 0.73 -3.7 0.79 46.8 0.75 92.2 0.75 43.8 0.64 0.83 0.29 0.40 0.25

341769 CK P799 78U 15.625 11.1 0.61 -1 0.67 47.2 0.63 102.4 0.63 42.4 0.5 0.77 0.22 0.19 0.19

336128 CK MOTIVATOR 961T 25 7.8 0.72 1.5 0.76 58.6 0.73 111 0.73 41.9 0.65 0.18 0.26 0.35 0.22

164268 CLC MR DANNY I 100 3.9 0.79 5.6 0.81 45.5 0.79 67.4 0.79 41.2 0.76 0.01 0.15 0.03 0.13

327368 CK 802P 920S 21.875 6.2 0.74 2.7 0.78 50.2 0.75 105 0.75 39.8 0.68 0.39 0.28 0.22 0.23

296292 CK VENTURE 500M 9.375 13.3 0.79 -1.8 0.82 44 0.8 71.6 0.8 39.0 0.75 0.57 0.34 -0.36 0.31

359210 CK PATH VENTURER 919X 18.75 14.4 0.42 -6 0.51 27.2 0.43 60 0.39 38.8 0.26 0.62 0.11 0.27 0.09

321020 CK MOTIVATOR 18.75 8.2 0.52 2.1 0.55 64.4 0.52 105.4 0.52 38.8 0.46 0.36 0.23 0.41 0.20


299459 RDD MR ACE F913N 1CA 12.5 3.2 0.47 3.9 0.6 -2.8 0.51 13.6 0.49 36.9 0.31 0.05 0.19 0.22 0.16

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313650 RDD NEW DIRECTION 1436R 6.25 20.7 0.73 -1.5 0.78 49.3 0.73 81.4 0.73 32.1 0.66 1.13 0.23 0.33 0.20

322102 RDD BNCHMARK 1848S 1CA 6.25 16.7 0.37 0.2 0.43 55.9 0.36 89.6 0.37 23.6 0.27 1.11 0.16 0.30 0.14


321984 RDD F DIRECTION 1801S 1C 12.5 16.9 0.43 -4.3 0.51 35.6 0.46 58.4 0.45 31.3 0.32 1.03 0.26 0.44 0.25

348368 CK DAKOTA 282W 12.5 19.6 0.44 -1.5 0.47 57.8 0.44 94.9 0.45 34.7 0.36 0.98 0.16 0.46 0.14

329606 RDD NEW DIRECTION 1556T 6.25 22.5 0.36 -3.4 0.39 46.2 0.35 63.8 0.36 26.4 0.28 0.96 0.13 0.26 0.11

312508 CK VENTURE 799P 12.5 16 0.73 -3.7 0.79 46.8 0.75 92.2 0.75 43.8 0.64 0.83 0.29 0.40 0.25

349963 DCL MR RATTLE 1436R X 9.375 15 0.49 -0.2 0.6 35.7 0.5 59.5 0.48 22.7 0.35 0.81 0.11 0.27 0.09

341769 CK P799 78U 15.625 11.1 0.61 -1 0.67 47.2 0.63 102.4 0.63 42.4 0.5 0.77 0.22 0.19 0.19

312509 CK VENTURE FORWARD 802P 15.625 7.8 0.69 2.9 0.73 54.4 0.7 95 0.7 30.3 0.63 0.75 0.29 0.04 0.26

MARB


359215 CEF RIBEYE 887X 15.625 4.4 0.44 3.6 0.61 79.3 0.54 118.5 0.55 23.3 0.23 0.35 0.18 1.04 0.15

348352 CK NATCHEZ TRACE 21.875 12.9 0.42 -2.1 0.46 50.2 0.41 96.8 0.42 27.2 0.3 0.19 0.16 0.90 0.14

299268 RDD MR TRACKER 131N 2CA 18.75 11.5 0.5 1.4 0.55 56.5 0.5 98.7 0.51 13.0 0.42 0.61 0.18 0.81 0.16

282074 RDD MR VRD L384 1CA 18.75 5.1 0.45 4.3 0.55 53.5 0.49 92.3 0.5 28.9 0.31 0.31 0.18 0.73 0.15

341788 CK R919 193U 18.75 15.2 0.52 -3.7 0.57 54.4 0.51 102.6 0.52 28.5 0.4 0.47 0.21 0.71 0.17

321063 CK TRACKER 353R 25 1.9 0.44 8.8 0.52 71.2 0.46 100.3 0.48 20.3 0.33 0.22 0.17 0.70 0.15


267304 RDD TOMMY BOY PCA 37.5 2 0.64 7.4 0.68 69.7 0.64 99.5 0.64 13.5 0.58 -0.15 0.22 0.69 0.18

314256 RDD ACE 1268R 2CA 21.875 6.7 0.43 4.5 0.53 72.8 0.47 114.7 0.49 11.7 0.28 -0.18 0.22 0.68 0.18

297824 RDD DOUBLE FIX 12.5 11.5 0.54 2.3 0.64 57.9 0.55 95.7 0.55 19.6 0.38 0.38 0.30 0.68 0.27

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Advertising Deadlines:Copy and photographs for ads must reach the ACJ office the first of the month preceding date of issue (i.e. November 1 for the December issue). Ads postmarked after deadline or placed after the deadline will be charged an additional $50.

Copy Changes: Changes to the advertisements after the deadline will only be made if time permits and will incur additional charges for time and materials involved in the change. Minimum charge is $50.

Advertising Content:The ACJ reserves the right to refuse any advertising copy at its sole discretion. The ACJ assumes no responsibilities for the accuracy of the advertising content as submitted. Advertisers assume all responsibility for the accuracy and truthfulness of submitted advertising containing pedigrees or statements regarding performance. Advertisers shall indemnify and hold harmless the ACJ for any claims concering advertising content as submitted.

Digital Photography:Many advertisers are choosing to supply digital photos rather than glossy prints for use in their ACJ advertising. The ACJ will not be responsible for thequality of photo reproduction or printing as a result of any digital photos supplied. The ACJ will not be liable for any financial compensation or discounted advertsing as a result of poor reproduction quality of digital photos. All digital photos supplied for use in the ACJ will be used at the advertiser’s risk.

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Due Care:The ACJ staff devotes the utmost care in preparing each advertisement. The ACJ cannot be responsible for errors in advertising copy received by telephone or for copy received after the deadline.

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Please submit all advertising copy, photos, etc. or camera ready ads to the ACJ at1708 Prairie View Rd. • P.O. Box 890 • Platte City, MO 64079

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SHOW RESULTS

Every summer the ACA recognizes the Top All-American’s show animals for the year. The show season takes place from May 1 to April 30 every year. To qualify you must attend a minimum of three shows. We then use the five highest scores to tabulate the results. Between the Chianina divisions and Chiangus divisions we will award 24 division winners. Females divisions are as follows; Division 1 – April 1, 2014 to May 31, 2014; Division 2 – January 1, 2014 to March 31, 2014; Division 3 – September 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013; Division 4 – May 1, 2013 to August 31, 2013; Division 5 – January 1, 2013 to April 30, 2013; Division 6- September 1, 2012 to December 31,2012. All the bull divisions are the same except for Division 6 – January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012.

The following point scale is used for every show: 50 points to Grand Champion; 30 points to Reserve Grand Champion; 20 points for division winners and 10 points for reserve division winners. Each class winner points are based on the number of head in each class.

Shows are weighted based on the total number of head shown. 1x shows less than 20 head; 2x shows 20-39 head; 3x shows 40-59 head; 4x shows 60-79 head and 5x shows 80 or more head.

This year the following shows reported the results: North American Livestock Expo, Fort Worth Stock Show, Tennessee State Fair, Kentucky State fair, South Dakota State Fair, Iowa State Fair, Ohio State Fair, Indiana State fair, Ohio State Fair, Tennessee Chianina Show, Georgia Chianina Show, Indiana Chianina Show and the Kentucky Chianina Show.

Chiangus Bulls Division 3: TR Above PCAChiangus Bulls Division 2: VBS Tyrion 515B


SHOW RESULTS

Chiangus BullsDivision 1: No Qualifiers

Division 2: VBS TYRION 515B - 410 Points Sire: VBS STAR TRACKER 415WOwned by VBS Farms of Falmouth, KY

Division 3: TR ABOVE PCA - 521 Points Sire: TR WAKE UP PCAOwned by Talmo Ranch of Talmo, GA and Rick Hunter of Gordonsville, TN

Division 4: No Qualifiers



Chiangus FemalesDivision 1: No Qualifiers

Division 2: SIMP VBS CLASSIC STAR 15B Sire: BC CLASSIC 3857 Owned by VBS Farms of Falmouth, KY

Division 3: HIGG ALL My HEART 393A – 182 PointsSire: HIGG REMEDY 732TOwned by Allison Higgins of Watertown, TN

Division 4: No QualifiersDivision 5: TR/TKM ANNABELLA PCA – 210 PointsSire: TR TRAILER BLAZER 2CAOwned by Talmo Ranch of Talmo, GA


Division 2: SIMP VBS Classic Star 15B

Division 3: HIGG All My Heart 393A

Division 5: TR/TKM Annabella PCA


SHOW RESULTS

Division 3: HIGG All My Heart 393A

Chianina BullsDivision 1: No Qualifiers





Division 6: PLPM SASSYS LITTLE CANDYMAN – 412 PointsSire: EYE CANDYOwned by Patrick McCord of Alexandria, KY.

Chianina FemalesDivision 1: GOP PUCKER UP 413B – 100 PointsSire: JAWBREAKEROwned by Laurel Culp of Nicholasville, KY


Division 3: GOP CYNTHIA ALEXANDRA 330A – 242 PointsSire: GOP YOU’RE A RED BIG STAROwned by Laurel Culp of Nicholasville, KY

Division 4: ML JADA JADA – 265 PointsSire: MAN AMONG BOYSOwned by Morgan Lehnert of Lawrenceburg, TN

Division 5: LFCC LADY MONICA 14A – 654 PointsSire: EYE CANDYOwned by Leslie Rodgers of Patoka, IN


Division 3: GOP Cynthia Alexandra 330A

Division 4: ML Jada Jada

Division 5: LFCC Lady Monica 14A

Division 6: PLPM Sassy’s Little Candyman

1162 PointsACA #339630

Sired by Naughty PineOwned by Trausch Farms & Bobby Wellner


SHOW SIRE OF THE YEAR

Eye Candy1162 Points

ACA #339630Sired by Naughty Pine

Owned by Trausch Farms & Bobby Wellner

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MONOPOLY • 752 PointsACA #334048

Sired by Heat WaveOwned by Lautner Farms & Matt Lautner Cattle

TR WAKE UP PCA • 719 POINTS ACA #347422

Sired by TR Trail BlazerOwned by Hytche Cattle

VBS STAR TRACKER 415W • 619 POINTS ACA #34009

Sired by WRL Tracken Norman PCAOwned by VBS Farms

DAJS THE SILVER BULLET 546 • 499 POINTS ACA #349826

Sired by The MilkmanOwned by Doug Santree Angus

HBSC MR ALTERNATIVE 3724Y • 492 POINTS ACA #357609

Sired by HB AlternativeOwned by Holt Brothers, Aberdeen, SD

GOET I–80 • 434 POINTS ACA #358048

Sired by Cowan’s AliOwned by Lautner Farms

WCC SPOILER Y1 • 434 POINTS ACA #16819433

Sired by TR Real Big TimeOwned by Wilson Cattle Company

TR TRAIL BLAZER 2CA • 368 POINTS ACA #331294

Sired by TR Real Big TimeOwned by Talmo Ranch

CRR ABOUT TIME 743 • 355 POINTS ACA #42797564

Sired by THM Durango 4037Owned by Topp Herefords

2 3 4

5 7

8 9 10

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Active Members By StateIndiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123 (142)Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113 (123)Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 (94)Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 (96)Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 (73)Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 (73)Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 (68)South Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 (56)Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 (32)Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 (37)California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31(28)Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 (26)Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 (27)Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 (18)Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 (23)

Alabama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 (19)Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 (29)Oregon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 (14)Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 (17)Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 (14)Mississippi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 (5)Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 (7)Maine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 (5)North Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 (9)Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 (8)North Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 (12)Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 (4)West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 (6)Wyoming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 (7) Louisiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 (4)

New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 (6)Connecticut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 (6)Arkansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 (5)Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 (2)Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 (2)Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 (-)Idaho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 (2)New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 (3)Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 (2) New Hampshire . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 (1)New Jersey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 (1)South Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 (1)Vermont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 (2)

Total Active Members1, 064 (1,110)

*2013-2014 fiscal year numbers are listed in parenthesis for comparison.

Registrations and Transfers2014-2015 Fiscal Year

Chiangus Red Chiangus Chiford Chimaine Chianina Italian Fullblood Total

New Registrations 1033 5 13 3138 53 44 4286Terminal Conversions 68 1 0 8 1 0 78Total Registrations 1101 6 13 3146 54 44 4364

Registrations


Terminals 334 0 1 50 31 0 416Terminal Credits -68 -1 0 -8 -1 0 -78Net Terminals 266 -1 1 42 30 0 338

Terminal Registrations


Transfers 54 3 4 2285 19 23 2878

Transfers

Foundation and Commercial Cattle AddedCommercial Foundation TOTAL

Count 554 516 1070

2014 STATISTICS


ACA Top 50 BreedersWILLOW OAK CATTLE RANCH INC. ROGERSVILLE, TN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

BECKETT CHIANGUS MILLER, SD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

CLARAHAN FARMS HARPER, IA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

TRIPLE E FARMS HOPE HULL, AL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

MELROE FARMS GWINNER, ND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

JUSTIN HOLT CATTLEABERDEEN, SD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

JOHN SULLIVANDUNLAP, IA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

WHITE CATTLE CO. BURNS, OR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

SULLIVAN RANCHHILLSBORO, TX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

S & T CHIANGUSHARRODSBURG, KY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

GETTINGER CHIANGUSRUSHVILLE, IN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

ESCH CATTLE COMPANYUNADILLA, NE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

TALMO RANCHTALMO, GA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

SCHAEFER CHIANGUSDES LACS, ND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

SARA SULLIVANDUNLAP, IA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

MARTIN LIVESTOCKBARGERSVILLE, IN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

DIAMOND H CATTLE COFAULKTON, SD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

RIVERBEND FARM - JJBDUNLAP, TN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

JARED JACKSONWALNUT SPRINGS, TX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

KLIPPENSTEIN FAMILY FARMMAYSVILLE, MO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

PEMBROOK CATTLE COFAIRVIEW, OK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

CACTUS ROSE SHOW CATTLECANYON LAKE, TX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

BUSHY PARK FARM CATTLE COMITCHELL, SD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

NOLES CHIANGUS FARMSGROVE OAK, AL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

CARDINAL CATTLE COWYOMING, IL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

WALTER G. MIZE’S RANCHESCLEBURNE, TX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

DOYLE & LORIE DEJONGBOX ELDER, SD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

WALCO FARMSSTANFORD, KY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

MCCOLLAM SHOW CATTLECULBERTSON, NE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

GEORGE R GARCIAALBUQUERQUE, NM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

“ARD RIDGE GENETICS, LLC”NANCY, KY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

WILSON CATTLE COMPANYCLOVERDALE, IN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

TESCH BROSWATERTOWN, SD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

BRAD ALLEN WINEGARDNERLIMA, OH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

HOLT CATTLE COMPANYMINA, SD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

SULLIVAN CATTLE CODUNLAP, IA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

PBK CHIANGUSGREENBACK, TN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

HANES FAMILY FARMSSOUTH WEBSTER, OH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

D/A CATTLE COHONDO, TX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

MID CONTINENT FARMSWASHINGTON, KS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

DAVID CATTLEPILOT POINT, TX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

JEFF MILLERCUTLER, IN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

STOPPEL CATTLE CORUSSELL, KS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

M&M LIVESTOCKWINTON, CA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

EMKO FARMSVALMEYER, IL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

SHEETS CHIANGUSWEST LAFAYETTE, IN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

WAYNE & BARB OHLRICHSNORFOLK, NE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

EMILY GRIFFITHSKENDALLVILLE, IN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

KYLE NELSONJONESBORO, IN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

DOUBLE R FARMSSUBLETTE, IL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Breeders Registrations Breeders Registrations

2014 STATISTICS



CT 0 0 0 13 0 2 15IA 28 1 0 355 2 1 387IL 35 0 0 212 1 0 248IN 48 1 0 430 8 0 487MD 0 0 0 12 0 0 12ME 0 0 0 24 0 0 24MI 6 0 0 138 1 0 145MN 2 0 0 20 0 0 22NH 0 0 0 8 0 0 8NJ 0 0 0 1 0 0 1NY 0 0 0 1 0 3 4OH 3 0 0 201 4 0 208PA 1 0 0 23 1 0 25WI 3 0 0 43 0 6 52

Total 126 2 0 1481 17 12 1638

Northeast:


CO 10 0 0 24 0 0 34ID 0 0 0 10 0 0 10MN 0 0 0 2 0 0 2MT 0 0 0 1 0 0 1ND 94 0 0 5 2 0 101NE 30 0 0 213 2 0 245OR 39 1 0 20 1 0 61SD 160 0 0 157 4 0 321WA 0 0 0 1 0 0 1WY 0 0 0 20 0 0 20Total 33 1 0 453 9 0 796

Northwest:


Total 44 0 0 13 1 0 58

Foreign:

Registrations by State and Region

2014 STATISTICS



AL 87 1 0 19 1 0 108 AR 0 0 0 43 0 0 43 FL 1 0 0 9 0 0 10 GA 41 0 2 22 0 0 65 KY 83 0 0 41 4 2 130 LA 6 0 0 7 0 0 13 MO 25 0 10 36 4 4 79 MS 11 0 0 11 1 0 23 NC 5 0 0 18 0 0 22 TN 263 1 0 16 1 5 286 VA 1 0 0 12 0 0 13 WV 0 0 0 9 0 0 9

Total 522 2 12 243 11 11 801

Southeast:


AZ 1 0 0 16 0 0 17 CA 0 0 0 147 0 0 147 KS 1 0 0 99 1 0 118 NM 6 0 0 11 6 0 23 OK 9 0 1 235 4 2 251 OR 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 TX 42 1 0 430 5 19 497 UT 0 0 0 16 0 0 16

Total 76 1 1 956 16 21 1071

Southwest:


1101 6 13 3146 54 44 4364

GRAND TOTAL

Registrations by State and Region

2014 STATISTICS


American Chianina AssociationGeneral Membership Annual MeetingNAILE • Louisville, KY

The American Chianina Association (ACA) held its annual meeting on Wednesday, November 19, 2014, in room W3 of the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center.

Chairman Ed Miller called the meeting to order at 1:10 pm. Miller recognized the board of directors and welcomed everyone to the meeting. Forty-three members were present.

Miller thanked outgoing board member Ken Culp and for his six years of service.

Miller introduced newly elected board members.Culp presented the minutes of the 2013 annual membership

meeting. John Woodruff moved to approve the minutes, Lyle Sexton seconded, motion carried.

Don Esch presented the treasurer’s report. According to our CPA the ACA has $286,384 in assets. All bills are current with approximately $15,000 in the checking account at Platte Valley Bank. Jan Johnson moved to approve the treasurer’s report, seconded by Dr. Rob Sheets, motion carried.

Junior Director Kyle Dice reported on the American Chianina Junior Association. Kyle reported the theme for the 2015 National Junior Heifer Show (NJHS) is “Survivor”. Dice reported the Chianina show had 125 head in Louisville to show in the National Show on Thursday.

Miller gave an update on the “state of the association”. Registrations are basically flat year to date. Miller reported Junek has made several member herd visits and are very optimistic a registration increase will start to happen. Also Miller commented on the Chiangus Classic Heifer Futurity at the 2015 NJHS. Nominations will be due at the same time as the NJHS entries. Chairman Miller updated the members of Doran Junek’s activities in Mexico wih a fullblood breeder. Miller encouraged the members to keep up with their data to help the accuracy of the database.

Tom Hunt addressed concerns over the ACA’s future and longevity. Much discussion was expressed concerning the search for a CEO and the start of that process.

Old Business:No old business to report.

New Business:No new business to report.

Culp moved the meeting to adjourn, Hunt seconded, motion carried meeting adjourned at 1:53 pm.

Respectfully submitted,Matt Michel, SecretaryACA Board of Directors

BOARD MINUTES

ACA Board of Directors MeetingLouisville, KY • November 19, 2014

Meeting called to order by President Miller at 10:15 am.ACA Board Members present: Culp, Esch, Higgins, Michel, Miller,

Schaefer, Winegardner, Holt, Rose.ACA Board Members Absent: Shields, Schrick, StoppelPresident Miller stated since the board met in October this would

be an abbreviated meeting with a shortened agenda. On behalf of the ACA Board of Directors, President Miller thanked Ken Culp for his time served and welcomed newly elected board member Art Pittman.

It was moved and seconded to approve the October meeting minutes as presented. Motion carried.

After general discussion, it was moved and seconded to approve treasurers’ report as presented. Motion carried.

Staff Report:Doran Junek distributed association registration report that showed

year to date registrations on par with previous year. Junek reported his herd visits through Colorado went well. Doran also updated the board about the South Dakota sale coming up.

A visit with the Meat Animal Research Center (M.A.R.C.) personnel is scheduled for December and discussion was held on future use of the promotional monies by ACA staff.

Committee Reports:ACA Foundation:Everyone was encouraged to support the donation heifer lot selling

in the evening’s sale.Promotions, Benefits and Marketing:Update was presented regarding Trait Leader project. Futher

research is to be completed with final report to be presented at the April 2015 ACA Board of Directors meeting. Once the final numbers are approved, lists will be promoted via ACA Journal and ACA website.

Old Business:No old business to report.

New Business:No new business to be brought before the board.

It was moved and seconded to move meeting into executive session. Motion carried.

It was moved and seconded meeting reconvene in general session. Motion carried.

Election of Officers:Newly elected Executive Committee:President – John HigginsVice-President – Val ShieldsSecretary – Matt MichelTreasurer – Don Esch

It was moved and seconded to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried.

Respectfully submitted,Matt Michel, SecretaryACA Board of DirectorsPAGE 40 | CHIANINA JOURNAL | JUNE/JULY 2015

SALE REPORTS

Nebraska Cattlemen’s Classic Chi Sale February 20, 2015 • Kearney, NE Auctioneer: Tracy Harl

Lots Average Total6 Chi Bulls $8,292 $49,750

4 Chi Females $6,388 $25,55010 Chi Lots $7,530 $75,300

Top Selling Bulls: Lot 2 – TBAR FIREBALL 15B – Sired by SVF STEEL FORCE S701 – Consigned by T-T Cattle Company of Gresham, NE. Sold to Andy Dey of Gresham, NE for $20,500. Lot 4 – TBAR DOUBLE DOWN 19B – Sired by CNS DREAM ON L186 – Consigned by T-T Cattle Company of Gresham, NE. Sold to Seward Cattle of Yuma, CO for $7,750. Lot 1 – HOLT MR FRANK JAMES A022 – Sired by HAUN JESSE JAMES – Consigned by Holt cattle Company of Mina, SD. Sold to Scott Russman of Farnum, NE for $7,300

Top Selling Females:Lot 9 – FORD FARMS CHRISSY– Sired by ONE AND

ONLY – Consigned by Ford Farms of Bruce, SD. Sold to Derek VanDyke of Kearney, NE for $11,000.

Lot 11 – FREAK OUT 404B – Sired by GEFF FREAK SHOW – Consigned by Schultz Show Cattle of Cairo, NE. Sold to Kyle Edgren of Elm Creek, NE for $5,200.

Profit Though Performance Sale March 1, 2015 • Aberdeen, SD Auctioneer: Chisum Peterson

Lots Average Total33.5 Chi Bulls $6,030 $202,0007 Chi Females $4,871 $34,10040.5 Chi Lots $5,830 $236,100

Top Selling Bulls: Lot 10 – MEFC OPEN RANGE 461B – Sired by OPEN RANGE 003X – Sold to Brandon Rock of White Lake, SD for $20,000 for ½ interest. Lot 1 – MEFC MOMENTUM 419B – Sired by JSC MOMENTUM 74T – Sold to Jordan Holt Cattle Co. of Mina, SD for $15,000.

Lot 5 – MEFC MOMENTUM 452B – Sired by JSC MOMENTUM 74T – Sold to Pearson Cattle Company of White Lake, SD for $12,000

Top Selling Females:Lot 64 – HOLT MS MELODY 011B – Sired by HBSC MR

ACE 3W – Sold to Duerre Farms of Bristol, SD for $8,500.Lot 58 – MEFC MANDY 306 – Sired by JSC ADVANTAGE

257T – Sold to Becking Farms of Florence, SD for $8,000.

17th Annual Dakota Gold Sale March 7, 2015 • Miller, SD Auctioneer: Alan Odden

Lots Average Total27 Chi Bulls $4,276 $115,450

7 Chi Females $3,930 $27,50034 Chi Lots $4,220 $141,450

Top Selling Bulls: Lot 17 – TTBR TOMMY BOY 913B – Sired by RDD TOMMY BOY – Sold to Craig Huss of Faulkton, SD for $11,250. Lot 19 – TTBR MR D DOWN 041B – Sired by HBSC MR ACE 3W – Sold to Myron Danner of Burwell, NE for $11,250. Lot 12 – TTBR ME IMPROVER 875B – Sired by NORTHERN IMPROVEMENT 4480 – Sold to Craig Huss of Faulkton, SD for $5,300

Top Selling Females: Lot 38 – TTBR MS T-BONE 393A – Sired by TTBR T-BONE 880X – Sold to Stoppel Cattle Co of Russell, KS for $5,700. Lot 34 – TTBR MS JESSICA 361A – Sired by JSC MR DIRECT 462U 77Y – Sold to Robin Rutt of Minden, NE for $4,500.

Top Selling GeneticsLot 41 – BJ872P – Flush Sold to RV Chiangus of Rio

Grande City, TX for $3,600.


SALE REPORTS

Ohio Beef Expo – Chi Connection Sale March 21, 2015 • Columbus, OH Auctioneer: Kevin Wendt

Lots Average Total6 Chi Lots $3,245 $19,4758 Embryo $562/egg $11,800

Top Selling Lot: Lot 6 – CHBB BLU’S ROCK – Sired by CHBB 80S HARD ROCK – Sold to 5P Farms of Ellis, KS for $4,000. Lot 7 – FBF NEVADA NIGHTS 063N Embryos – Sired by Irish Whiskey – Sold to Beckett Ranch of Miller, SD for $800/embryo.

Talmo Ranch Online Event March 28, 2015 • Talmo, GA Hosted by Premier Online Sales

Lots Average Total8 Chi Females $3,544 $28,350

.5 Chi Bull $9,000 $4,5002 Embryo $525/egg $3,150

Top Selling Bull: Lot 9 – TR BELIEVE IN MAGIC 315B PCA – Sired by TR Z PCA – Sold to VBS Farms of Falmouth, KY half interest for $4,500.

Top Selling Females: Lot 5 – TR BUTTERCUP 607B PCA – Sired by TR Z PCA – Sold to Woodhaven Farms of Lebanon, TN and Carolina Chiangus of Huntersville, NC for $7,500. Lot 8 – TR BELIEVE 40– Sired by BELIEVE IN ME – Sold to Gilbert Barrett in Georgia for $4,500. Lot 3 – TR BEATRICE 318B – Sired by TR Z PCA – Sold to Curran Cattle Company of Chariton, IA for $4,000.

Top Embryo Lot: Lot 11 – TR NELLIE 375 – Embryos by TR TRAIL BLAZER – sold to Tesch Brothers of Watertown, SD for $650/egg.

Hybrids for Profits Sale April 19 • Justin Holt Cattle Company

Lots Average27 Bulls $5,670

10 Heifers $49951 Flush $5500

Top Selling Bulls Lot 6- A super stout son of HBSC Mr. Ace 3W was marked in many catalogues on sale day. When the smoke cleared this super complete April bull sold for $15,000 to MMA Chiangus of Kennedy, TX. Lot 1- This April Barstow Cash son had many friends on sale day. With a 0.5 BW EPD coupled with a 114.6 YW EPD, this sappy made herd sire was high on many great cattlemen’s list. Tim Meick of Riverside, IA had the last bid at $13,500. Lot 31- This cool marked baldy bull rose to the top on sale day in Aberdeen. This March Maternal Perfection son was purchased by Brian Ediger of Minneola, KS for $12,500. Lot 13- Lucky 13 brought the butt and power to town. This April son of Power Ball 10P had performance bull written all over him. MMA Chiangus of Kennedy, TX added this breeding piece to their load at $10,500.

Top Selling Heifers Lot 33- JHC Ms. Big Lut was the talk of the town on sale day. This super sexy girl is destine for the show ring and will give then all a run for the money at the Chiangus futurity this summer in Illinios. Marshall Edleman of Willow Lake, SD had the final bid on this showgirl for $14,000. Lot 35 – This complete made April daughter of HBSC Mr. Ace 3W definitely caught the eye of many. Brian Ediger of Minneola, KS added her to his program for $7000. Lot 42 – JHC Ms. Brooke is an April daughter of Rockn Stud Duck. She is a complete made heifer that shows plenty of future potential. Nathan Lindstrum of Elm Creek, NE selected her for his showstring at $5,250. Lot 40- JHC Ms. Bourbon is just a June baby, but a really good June heifer calf. She is the type and kind that can feed into a good one. Nathan Lindstrum of Elm Creek, NE struck again, adding this fancy heifer to his string for $5,000.


Chi Genetics Directory

Roddy Sturdivantmobile (770) 372–0400 office (770) 921–3207

Rob Postinhome (706) 759–2220 barn (706) 759–2209

Farms, Inc.P.O. Box 330

Stephens, GA 30667

RSEGEORGIA

JohnsonTerry Johnson, Owner309.337.8440

Drew Johnson 309.337.5700

ILLINOIS

C h i a ng us

INDIANA

Jeff Miller

Grand Champion Steer 2012 Indiana State Fair

6863 S. 200 E. Cutler, IN 46920 (765) 268-2409

(765) 414-4547 – cell

TALMO RANCHChiangus & Chiford Cattle

Phone: (706) 693-4133 or Fax: (706) 693-4359Email: [email protected] Web site: www.talmoranch.com

Wayne & Jill Miller, OwnersP.O. Box 68 • Talmo, GA 30575

Barb Gettinger 3464 S. 325 E.

Rushville, IN 46173

Jeff & Lisa Gettinger 4858 E 200 S

Rushville, IN 46713 (765) 561-4434

[email protected]

Sam Gettinger (765) 561-3130

[email protected]

Selling Bulls, Heifers & Steers

Gettinger Chi Angus

WWW.GETTINGERCHIANGUS.COM

Cell: 765-969-0154 Email: [email protected]



Owners:Leonard & June Branscum: (606) 871-7859Neal & Rebekah Branscum: (606) 872-5395

814 Ard Ridge Rd.Nancy, KY 42544

Office & Fax: (606) 871-9454

Home of Quality Chiangus Cattle

Val B. & Vicky B. Shields 837 Dahms Rd.

Falmouth, KY 41040 (859) 654-4440 or (859) 391-0758

Web site: www.VBSFarms.com

IOWA

Clarahan Farms

Breeders of Chiangus Cattle

Dennis • Ryan • Neil

19425 280th Avenue • Harper, IA 52231(641) 635-2454 – office

Dennis: (319) 330-6377 • Ryan: (641) 660-2713Neil: (641) 660-2257

KANSAS

3320 Merriam Lane • Kansas City, KS 661061-800-521-3330

NIGROSWESTERNSTORE.COM

KENTUCKY

Fullblood Chianina Bulls & Females Available

Chris & Brandhi Howard 5365 West Highway 36 Sharpsburg, KY 40374

606.247.2154 [email protected]

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NORTH DAKOTA

Bryan, John & Jerry SchaeferP.O. Box 28 • Des Lacs, ND

58733Bryan: (701) 721-8091

[email protected]: (701) 720-7220Jerry: (701) 720-2061

[email protected]

2013 NWSS Champion Chianina Female Pen

Visit us at www.schaeferchiangus.com

Steve, Barb, Tyler & Bethany 8005 Hwy. 32

Gwinner, ND 58040 (701) 678-2225

Tyler (Cell) (605) 695-32952014 CHAMPION PEN OF CHI BULLS Form to Function

MICHIGAN

Ken, Deb & Christina Geuns4995 Sleight Rd. Bath, MI 48808 (517) 641-7152

Harlan & Leah Ritchie4537 Comanche Dr. Okemos, MI 48864

(517) 333-0649

VF New Edition 201 1CM2003 ACA National Champion Chi Bull

Chiangus, Chimaine & AngusBulls Available by Private Treaty

VK

The Vander KolksDorr, Michigan

(616) 896-9190 (office) • (616) 896-9433 (Carl & Gail) (616) 896-1637 (Brady & Susan Ostrom)

Carl, Gail, Craig, Kim & Susan

Home of FBF Nevada Nights 2CA

RKV

NEBRASKAKENTUCKY

NEW JERSEY

RIVERVIEW FARM

NOW AVAILABLE: Bulls & Cows

Cow/Calf Pairs Open & Bred Heifers

Bull Calves

Adam F. Ambielli 412 Trimmer Road

Califon, New Jersey 07830 (908) 832-2526

[email protected]

FULL BLOOD CHIANINA



Hunt Farms

Home Phone(937) 548-3050

Tom, Deanna and Megan2505 Weavers Station – Ft. Jefferson Rd.

New Madison, OH 45346

OHIO

RON KREIS, AUCTIONEER2005 World Champion Livestock Auctioneer

Specializing in Purebred & General Livestock Auctions

Ron Kreis Adamsville, OH (740) 796-5242 (740) 683-3235

[email protected]

TENNESSEE

TENNESSEE

Breeders of Quality Chi Cattle

Graham ChianGus

Pete, Debra, Taylor & Blythe Graham 2355 Peavine Firetower Rd. • Crossville, TN 38571

(931) 484-4666

John Coble, Consultant • (406) 254-2548Scott Coble, Herd Manager • (423) 921-4221 Business Office: Old Mills Square 215W. Broadway St., Ste. D, • Rogersville, TN 37857 (423) 272- 0225 Richard Alan Arnold, President & Manager

Willow Oak Chiangus Ranch

BOTTOM LINE GENETICS FOR PROFIT MINDED CATTLEMEN

Tom Gunn & Family R.R. 3, Box 120

Decherd, TN 37324 (615) 467-3254

Woodhaven Farms

Tennessee Chianina Steer & Heifer Futurity

Sponsor of

John & Debbie Woodroof1264 Young Rd. Lebanon, TN 37090 (615) 444-3519



TEXAS

Charles McDonaldRanch Manager/Herdsman Hwy. 281 North Hico, TX 76457 (254) 796-4070 • Fax (254) 796-2330

Fullblood Chianina bulls and females always available.

Walter G. Mizes Ranches

Call for video.

Keith & Dana Schrick Business: (817) 613-0724 Cell: (817) 366-6435

Certified Brucellosis & TB Free Herd ID #20020090310

Jason Schrick Business: (817) 596-0799

Cell: (817) 366-8511

Shawn Ethridge(940) 328-4723

BW Ethridge(940) 452-1100

Circle E Cattle CompanyERaising Quality Chi Cattle

WEST VIRGINIA

Steve McHale P.O. Box 302 • Union, WV 24983 (304) 772-3389 • (304) 667-1962 [email protected]

Lewisburg & Union, West VirginiaMcHale Farms

Land&CattleClub Calf&Chiangus

David and DarLee Foster570 FM 2883

Lockney, TX 79241806-652-3824 home

806-983-7221 mobileOffice: 806-652-3351

WWW.FOSTERBROSFARMS.COM

Mineral Wells, Texas

VIRGINIA

ECCEdwards

ANTHONY “TONY” EDWARDS 714 Burwells Ave. • Staunton, VA 24401 101 Neal Ct. • Wright City, MO 63390

202-460-0384 [email protected] CHIANINA & CHIFORDS

Cattle Company

Jody and Shawnda Foster1231 CR 57

Lockney, TX 79241806-652-2383 home

806-983-7225 mobileFax: 806-652-3738

Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]


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