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AMERICAN ABERDEEN SALE REPORT Shetler Cattle Company First Annual Production Sale Oct. 12, 2019  Dickinson, N.D.

AMERICAN ABERDEEN SALE REPORT

Aberdeen Supreme Sale Nov. 2, 2019  Gallatin, Mo.

SALE AVERAGES 2 Fullblood Bulls

$4,375 $1,250 $2,039 $1,712 $1,283

SALE AVERAGES 2.75 Fullblood Bulls 16 Fullblood Females 23 Moderator ® Females

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Moderator ® Bulls

23 Fullblood Females 21 Moderator ® Females

$3,927 $3,738 $1,443 $1,617

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Embryo Lots

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Lots Frozen Genetics

The Aberdeen Supreme sale is always a fun event that combines a friendly, cooperative group of consignors with great hospitality, and 2019 was no exception. Several ex ceptional individuals were very popular and sold well. There was a good crowd in the seats and online bidding was ac tive with buyers from 11 states. The sale’s auctioneer was Neil Effertz and was managed by Auction Effertz, Ltd. The high-selling bull was Lot 1, HIC Baad Attis 2F, a fulll blood bull born Jan. 13, 2018, sired by EZ Captain Jack 1X out of B & B Petunia. He was consigned by Hickamore Hills Farm, Goochland, Va., and was sold to University of Findlay, Findlay, Ohio, for $7,750 for three-quarters interest and full possession. The high-selling female was Lot 17, TCS Jasmine 9D 48F, a fullbood heifer born Sept. 16, 2018, sired by TCS Hard Drive and out of TLA Jasmine 3D. She was consigned by Tummons Cattle, Gallatin, Mo., and was sold to Webster Jones, Conway, N.H., for $5,750. TL AMERICAN ABERDEEN SALE REPORT Hawkeye American Aberdeen Extravaganza Sale Nov. 12, 2019  Online SALE AVERAGES 2 Moderator ® Steer Calves $926 5 Fullblood Heifer Calves $2,100 4 Moderator ® Heifer Calves $1,462.50 TL

In the midst of a blizzard, Shetler Cattle Company hosted its first production sale. They had a particularly good bull sale, and interest in the top-end fullblood females was strong, despite the fact that local ranchers were challenged to get to the sale, due to the weather. The auctioneer was Neil Effertz and the sale manager was Auction Effertz, Ltd. The high-selling female was Lot 4A, SCC Miss Jackie 5F, a bred, fullblood heifer born Feb. 17, 2018. The 2019 National Champion Female, she is sired by JH Mister Jack 5A and out of the donor KTM Thelma. She was sold to Craig and Winston Anthony, Chichester, N.H., for $7,500. The high-selling bull was Lot 44, SCC Mr. Cash 20F, a fullblood bull born March 10, 2018; Shetlers retained one-quarter semen interest. The bull was sired by MCR All Jacked Up and out of the direct import cow Brambletye Perfection W334. He was sold to the Dickinson Research Center, Dickinson, N.D., for $4,300. TL a new venture allowing folks to purchase an animal from her and pay a monthly fee for that animal to reside on her property until it’s harvested. “This allows people to be around the animal, help care for the animal and receive the benefit of quality beef for their family,” she says. This year, she has two families participating in the program and hopes to grow the program to 10 head in the future. “When I purchased my first American Aberdeens, the intent was to raise them as beef in a grass-fed and finished program, and this is still the operation’s focus.” – Julie Davis As if all that wasn’t enough, last year Davis worked with the Orona family of Northern Rosebud Farm from Fair banks, Alaska, to move the first known American Aber deen cattle into the state. “They’re currently waiting for their first calves to be born and are looking to return soon to purchase more,” she says. “The cattle have caught the interest of several beef ranchers in the area since their arrival.” And that’s what Davis likes best – spreading the good word about American Aberdeen. TL Meet the Rancher Continued from page 8

Julie Davis operates Clear Valley Farm in the Pacific Northwest, an op eration her grandparents established in 1951 that was originally a dairy.

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