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Meet the Rancher Continued from page 8

In the past, the family tried to break into the locker-beef segment and saw that was where Aberdeen cattle truly shined, but unfortunately, they discovered they lacked the man power to do the job justice. “The beef is a finer-textured meat thereby being very tasteful and very tender,” Jerry says. “It’s a great prod uct.” The Adamsons found that because of their easy fleshing ability, the Aberdeen-cross cattle could easily be grass or grain finished. Although, in their part of the world, most people

are accustomed to the flavor of grain finished beef. “What we found is that people want something tender and a smaller por tion size, and they want consistency and they want to know where it came from,” Todd says. “There is a huge market for those four things, and these cattle fit that as well as anything out there.” But with a limited crew to calve out 1,350 cows, put in up to 500 embry os a year and put up more than 4,000 bales a year, all while continuing to do the necessary cow work, which they

do on horseback, creating a niche market out of the Aberdeen-cross cattle will have to wait. As profit margins get slimmer by the year, Todd says the family looks to diversify and become more efficient. For now, the Aberdeen-cross cattle fit well into that formula. “We’ve never been prejudiced to ward any one breed,” Jerry says. “We think a lot of breeds are good, but we are definitely of the opinion, and it is well documented that with [cross breeding], whether it be cattle or hogs or flowers or vegetables, nobody can argue with hybrid vigor.” TL

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ABERDEEN SALE REPORT

Aberdeen Supreme Sale Nov. 3, 2018  Gallatin, Mo.

flower Ranch; the cow was sold to Curtis Ohlde, Easton Kan., for $3,250, and the calf was sold to Cross Key Farm, Choctaw, Okla., and 7C Aberdeen Cattle Company, Stillwa ter Okla., for $3,500. The high-selling lot, Lot 1, 7C Cajun Queen, an Aber deen Plus heifer-calf pair, was consigned by 7C Aberdeen Cattle Co., and was sold to Carriage Hill Farm, Syracuse, Neb., for $4,000. The high-selling lot, Lot 3A, SCC Tootsie’s Surprise 91F, an open fullblood heifer, was consigned by Shetler Cattle Co., Dickinson, N.D., and was sold to Madalyn Gabel, La fayette, Colo., for $4,000. The sale was well attended by friendly, cooperative con signers and buyers who pulled together to make a good sale and fun weekend. The offering was very high quality and bidding was very competitive on the top lots. Semen and embryos sold particularly well. There were 68 regis tered buyers, with successful buyers from 17 states. TL

SALE AVERAGES 1 Fullblood Bull

$17,500 $1,950 $2,286 $2,080

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Moderator Bulls

35 Fullblood Females 37 Moderator Females

18 Embryos

$517

19 Units of Semen $505 The Aberdeen Supreme Sale manager and auctioneer was Auction Effertz, Ltd. The high-selling lot, Lot 81, FCC SFR Legacy 2E, a full blood bull, was consigned by Fanning Cattle Co., Harrods burg, Ky., and Sunflower Ranch, Ramah, Colo., and was sold to S Bar 5 Farms, Wagoner, Okla., for $17,500. The high-selling lot, Lot 13, FCC Happy, a fullblood bull calf pair, was consigned by Fanning Cattle Co., and Sun

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