The-Ledger-Spring2018

ABERDEEN SALE REPORTS

National Aberdeen Sale
 Jan. 18, 2018  Denver, Colo.

N Ranch, Stillwater, Okla., and was sold to Complex Live stock and Trinity Cattle, Elizabeth, Colo., for $6,750. The high-selling lot, Lot 33, No Creek Emperor, a son of RF Imperial out of a Jackaroo daughter. He was consigned by No Creek Livestock, Loudonville, Ohio, and was sold to Newley Hutchison, Canton, Okla., for $5,000. TL Midwest Aberdeen

SALE AVERAGES 60 Lots 26 Fullblood Females 26 Percentage Females

$3,243 $3,687 $2,435 $5,000 $4,150

SALE AVERAGES 3 Bulls 1/2 page horizontal The Ledger Grass Master Spring 2018 18 Females

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Fullblood Bull

Power and Balance Sale
 Feb. 11, 2018  Des Moines, Iowa

Percentage Bulls

Embryos $4,600 The 2018 National Aberdeen Sale was held Jan. 18, 2018, in Denver, Colo. The sale manager was Auction Effertz, Ltd. and the auctioneer was Neil Effertz. The sale featured a particularly strong offering of bulls, and com mercial cattlemen were in the seats to buy them. The high-selling lot, Lot 1, was EZ Hottie’s Girl, a May Fullblood daughter of Bonanza’s Boxcar out of a Fairlawn Rebel daughter, bred to MCR Making Money. She was con signed by Dalton Bane, Wenona, Ill., and was sold to Kim Whittington, Metamora, Ill., for $22,000. The high-selling lot, Lot 5, UF Miss Sparkle Me 19A 22D, a March Fullblood daughter of U of F Mayhem out of a daughter of Yes I Sparkle, the 2008 National Cham pion. She was consigned by the University of Findlay, Findlay, Ohio, and was sold to Lucille and Heather Lippert, Portland, Maine, for $5,250. The high-selling lot, Lot 31, Bar N Rancher, a January yearling son of the Fullblood MRG Peter, out of a registered Angus daughter of OCC Legend. He was consigned by Bar

22 Live Lots 4 Embryos

$2,074 $1,375

$1,717 $2,222

1 Steer $500 The Midwest Aberdeen Power and Balance Sale at the 2018 Iowa Beef Expo took place Feb. 11 at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. The auctioneer was Jeff Canterbury and the sale manager was Kristen Evans. Buyers were from eight different states, along with online buyers nationwide. The high-selling female, Lot 3, HYB Fancy, was consigned by Canterbury Hybrid Genetics (Colin Evans), Shermann, Ill., and was sold to Rachel Duffy, Pontiac, Ill., for $7,500. The high-selling bull, Lot 11, KTM Targaryeon, was consigned by Birth Right Genetics and sold to Community Center Foundation, Palos Park, Ill., for $2,100. We would like to thank the Midwest Aberdeen Association for their help with the sale and all the buyers and sellers. TL 13 Semen $196

G rass M aster C attle Moderator and Fullblood Seedstock Available!

P roduction c hamPions – Aberdeen Moderators top 3,000 head feeder sale in South Dakota tors profited 25 percent more. GMC genetics offer tremendous weight per day of age, while finishing at a consumer-preferred carcass size. If you are an existing Aberdeen Congratulations to Rocking Diamond Livestock, Charlie and Letty Haak, Wessington Springs, S.D. The Haaks have been building their commercial Aberdeen Moderator herd since 2006 using Grass Master Genetics. Their 1,000-to 1,100-pound cows bred to their new GMC Beau Jangles son hit a home run in this 2017 drought year. After they retained 15 replacement heifers, the remainder of the steers and heifers born late April and May were sold in a 3,000-head feeder sale in Huron, S.D. in mid January, topping the 6-to-7 weight range and averaging $1,013 per head. After weaning these 55-65-pound birth weight calves, Beau Jangles son, 56.25%Moderator breeder, a commercial producer ready to moderate your cow herd, or a commercial producer looking for easy-calving bulls that produce sale toppers, we want to help you succeed with GMC bulls and semen.

they fed them Alfalfa hay, grass hay, apple cider vinegar and microbial supplement. The calves were clean and bloomy. The Beau Jangles bloodline contributed the extra gain, stretchy look and big tops that the buyers want. Charlie and Letty maintain 25 percent more Moderator females than the neighbor can with his big 1,500-1,600-pound cows on the same acres. Since Charlie’s calves generated the same dollars per head as the neighbor’s calves, Charlie’s Modera

Contact us ASAP for the best selections and bloodline options to fit your program. Red or black, Moderator and fullblood.

R ick L Loyd Chamberlain, SD 605-730-6152 grassmastercattle@gmail.com

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