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JEFF ESCHENBAUM605.860.0505
STERLING ESCHENBAUM605.203.0137
TY ESCHENBAUM605.203.1082
WienkCharolais.com [email protected]
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48th Annual Bull Sale - April 29th, 2017 At the Ranch - Lake Preston, SD
Rogers Bar HR It’s Simple:
More Pounds Equal More Money! Rogers Bar HR Bulls Put On the Pounds!
And with today’s prices every pound counts toward your bottom line. Our bulls have won more Independent BIF
Certified Rate of Gain Tests than any other Charolais breeder. Rogers Bar HR Charolais Bulls placed 1st of 133 out
of all breeds on the Florida Bull Test.
FL Final Performance By Breed Breed Index ADG Angus 5.86 3.06 Braford 5.22 2.70 Brahman 5.30 2.96 Rogers Charolais 6.79 3.89 Composite 5.31 2.60 Hereford 5.69 2.88 Sim Angus 6.17 3.16 Simmental 6.02 3.09
Rogers Bar HR is the largest Charolais breeder in the South. We have been ranching since 1926 and raising Charolais since 1959. The Florida Bull Test proves it again, Rogers Bar HR Charolais bulls dominate
the competition. What does this mean? By using Rogers Bar HR Charolais bulls, you get more pounds per calf at weaning and
thus more money in your pocket!
Rogers Bar HR Doug Rogers
Cell: 601-765-7751 P.O. Box 1718
Collins, MS 39428 www.RogersBarHR.com
601-765-8848 [email protected]
2016 Fall “ Turn-Out” Bull and Brangus Female Sale
Saturday, October 15, 2016 2017 Spring “Turn-Out”
Bull and Brangus Female Sale Saturday, February 25, 2017
2017 “Cream of the Crop” Charolais Female Sale Saturday, May 13, 2017
Rogers Bar HR bulls are raised on grass 90 miles
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will help your calves perform at weaning and in
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It all starts with a powerful, balanced and athletic bull! With an emphasis on fertility, calving ease and heavy weaning weights, we are meeting the demands of our commercial bull customers.
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Volume 16, No. 1Fall 2016
Reference Information
Letter of Introduction..............................................8
Advertiser Listings by State................................... 20-23
Advertiser Locator Map..........................................24-25
Executive Vice President J. Neil Orth ext. 101
Director of Activities David Hobbs ext. 200
Director of Junior ActivitiesKaitlyn Lewis ext. 201
Recording Secretary Marilou Wegner ext. [email protected]
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FIELD STAFFCentral/Northeast Representative Call the AICA office for Information.
(816) 464-5977
North Central Representative Colt Keffer
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cell (423) 612-2144 [email protected]
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cell (605) [email protected]
Assistant Manager Molly Schoen ext. 104
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Feature StoryCharolais Bulls in Commercial Herds By Heather Smith Thomas........................13
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BeefGene Bull Sale Fall Edition
Saturday, October 1 1 p.m. Sulphur Springs Livestock Commission Sulphur Springs, TX
Eric, Angie, Haley & Brayden Dennis170 Rock Bluff Road
Saint Jo, TX 76265(940) 841-2792
Dennis Charolais Farm
For a sale catalog or more information, contact:
Selling 100 Breeding Age Charolais Bulls
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Next Sale – Dennis Charolais Farm & Guests BeefGene Bull Sale Saturday, January 28, 2017 1 p.m. Sulphur Springs, TX
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Sincerely,
J. Neil Orth, Executive Vice President
Whether you’re a crop farmer or a meat protein producer, the recent market volatility is definitely not for the weak at heart! On the surface, the commercial and commodity markets are utterly abysmal and there are very few signals of moderating anytime soon. Yet, for commercial beef producers with the fortitude to persevere AND the product, there’s plenty of opportunity.
Cost of gain is about as cheap as it’s been in years. The futures aren’t signaling a rise in commodity grains enough to have a serious impact on COG. The May, 2016, Kansas Feedlot Performance and Feed Cost Summary compiled monthly by K-State Research and Extension places the average cost of gain for more than 29,660 steers and 20,400 heifers finished in May at $.793 per pound. The projected COG for cattle placed on feed in May actually decreases to $.77 per pound.
Blessed with abundant moisture, forward thinking beef producers have loaded the lush pastures throughout the Kansas Flint Hills with thousands of stocker cattle taking advantage of “almost free” gain. Soon, those cattle will move from summer pastures to feedyards. Adding plenty of pounds, using available forage on high performing genetics most always result in fewer days on feed and better conversion of feed to food. Exceptional summer gains, best practice health programs, and solid, known genetics make one of the best risk management tools available today.
It’s interesting to drive through the nearly 100 miles of interstate highway cutting through the Flint Hills and recognize just how large the Charolais footprint is across the beef industry. There’s no denying the footprint made by beef cattle genetics that will ultimately end up in branded beef programs. However, the white shadow of Charolais may be the worst kept secret in the beef business. The shades of white in tens of thousands of cattle moving into the food chain can’t be denied, either.
The breed statistics for AICA was published in the June/July issue of the Charolais Journal. And it’s all good news! Female enrollments increased by more than 2,000 head. More than 69% of all females are enrolled in Whole Herd Rewards (WHR). The top 25 breeders measured by female enrollments account for 21% of total female enrollments. These statistics bode well for AICA and are indicative of a bright future.
As we begin to work on future marketing projects, it’s exciting and humbling to realize how confident and engaged commercial producers using Charolais genetics are in the beef industry. It seems the more sophisticated the commercial segment becomes, the more relevant Charolais is to the industry. Quantifying Charolais’ impact is difficult. But, observing the presence of easily identifiable Charolais and Charolais cross cattle across the country packing on the pounds of red meat in summer pastures is one of the best hedges we have to sustain an affordable, abundant and nutritious meat protein for consumers around the world.
Spring sales were good and interest was strong. The bottom line is Charolais is relevant. AICA membership is vibrant. The junior program is one of the largest among all beef breeds. The commercial cow-calf and feeding sectors recognize the value of Charolais and Charolais influenced genetics. In other words, it’s all good here.
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here are a number of advantages when using Charolais bulls in commercial herds. Many ranchers utilize Charolais as a terminal cross to produce superior calves.
Doug Rogers (Rogers Bar HR Charolais in Collins, Mississippi) has been in business since 1959 and sells about 250 Charolais bulls each year, almost all of them to commercial cattleman.
“The reason commercial producers should use a Charolais bull is that they always get heavier weaning weights. Today with lower prices per pound, you need more pounds to make the same amount of money,” he explains.
“With Charolais cross calves you get good weaning weights, good weight gain and good yearling weights. If the cow herd is some other breed, you get the hybrid vigor on top of that. Documentation from studies at Colorado State University show at least 60 pounds more at weaning. This makes a lot of money for the producer and is one of the biggest values, in increased weaning weight,” says Rogers.
“Another plus is performance in the feedlot. Average daily gain and feed conversion is also better. These cattle don’t have as much fat, so it takes less energy to put the weight on. The gain is in red meat instead of fat,” he says. Muscle and meat is what you want, not fat.
Feed efficiency is worth a lot, especially when faced with increased feed costs. “A feedlot owner is trying to tweak everything possible, in order to be more profitable. If he can buy less feed and get the same amount of weight, it’s a good deal for him.” This is one reason Charolais-cross calves are in high demand.
“Uniformity in the calves is another plus. Nowadays, just because a calf is black doesn’t mean it is Angus. Everything has gone black. There are black Simmental, black Gelbvieh, black anything. But there is true uniformity in the calves when you use a Charolais bull; you know it’s a Charolais-cross calf. They have a distinctive
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look, so you know what you are getting. When you buy a black calf, however, you don’t know what you are getting.” Black has covered up a lot of other genetics.
“Another nice thing about Charolais in our part of the country is that they can handle the heat better. Today, for instance it’s 95 degrees with 95% humidity. A Charolais-cross calf is very heat tolerant (unlike black cattle) and can handle the heat far better than anything else in the Southeast. The Charolais bull will still be out working in the hottest part of the day, breeding cows, while other bulls are lying around in the shade. The Charolais bulls cover more cows, in our part of the country,” says Rogers.
Buddy Westphal, Valley View Charolias Ranch (near Polson, Montana) has been selling most of his 200-plus bulls per year to commercial breeders for the past 48 years and feels the biggest value in breeding commercial cows to Charolais bulls is heterosis.
“We’ve known about heterosis for a long time, even before I was in college at Colorado State University when this was the big buzz word. At that, the focus on hybrid vigor was for hogs; people discovered that crossbreeding hogs produced healthier, hardier animals with greater gainability. With crossbreeding, the meat was more palatable and the animals grew better and were ready to harvest sooner,” he says.
“Now we’ve seen amazing gains in crop production through hybridization of corn and other crops, especially in how quickly we can grow it, and higher yields. We’ve also seen unbelievable production with chickens and other livestock. It astonishes me that the beef industry has been so slow to take advantage of heterosis,” he says.
“The idea that black is beautiful took over much of the industry. But green is better (meaning money). People need to see that they can produce more green if they use hybrid vigor. For instance, an average-quality Charolais bull can increase the production of a low-average cow of any other breed, yielding more pounds at weaning, producing a calf that will go into the feedlot and gain better, and also have better carcass value. To me, the whole goal of beef production is to have a calf that can wean at 700-plus pounds, go right to the feedlot and gain 4 to 5 pounds a day, and be harvested at less than 365 days of age. That young, tender beef will be more palatable and the input of production (cost of feed) will be much less than for an animal that takes longer to get to harvest weight,” says Westphal.
Every day that a calf is growing and eating costs money for feed. “With interest rates down from what they were at some points, producers may not look at this so much, but back in the days when we were looking closely at our investment in that calf and paying 10 to 15% interest, the important thing was getting them grown up and harvested as quickly and as young as possible,” he explains.
“This is a big plus in what the Charolais bull will do for you, in having a bigger weaned calf, with more gainability. We’ve proven that, along with carcass yield. With my purebred Charolais heifers we have produced 93% prime or choice grade with a 66% carcass yield. That’s a lot of beef and opportunity for profit! And with hybridization (using the Charolais on another breed of cow) you can even do better than that,” he says.
There is no better terminal cross. “This is why I got into the Charolais business in the first place. My genetics professor and mentor was Tom Sutherland. He was born in Scotland but spent time in France (where he learned about all the continental breeds, including Charolais) and then came to Colorado State
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University. He said there is no better breed to cross with British cattle (Hereford and Angus) here in the U.S. So when I got out of college I looked for a ranch that had Charolais cattle—and was fortunate to come here 48 years ago, where the former owner had already started a herd of Charolais.”
Sutherland’s influence, and knowledge of hybrid vigor and what a Charolais bull can do, especially on Angus or Angus cross cows, helped set the course Westphal took in trying to produce the best Charolais bulls for his commercial customers. “The Herford-Angus cross is good, but with the continental cattle like Charolais there is an even greater amount of heterosis. Also with a parent like Charolais the offspring have more size, structure and gainability,” he explains.
“The superior gain in the feedlot and feed efficiency have been documented by years of research and experience. My own cattle are returning a pound of gain for 5.1 pounds of feed, and this feed conversion enables a producer to make money, especially when these animals are gaining 4 to 5 pounds per day,” he says.
“And with the hybrid vigor produced by the Charolais bull, you eliminate yield grade 3’s and 4’s because you are getting lean carcasses. My average on the last heifers we fed was 2.2. You’ve got to eliminate the overfat 3’s and 4’s,” he explains.
“The good news is that the Charolais breed has overcome the problems with calving that we saw back in the days when I started. If you end up with calving problems today you are going to the wrong breeder and getting the wrong bloodlines. I sell a number of bulls every year that are used effectively on black, black bally, red and red bally heifers as heifer bulls because of their reliability, ease of calving, and the fact that the producer can take those calves (from first calf heifers) and market them the same as calves from the rest of the herd. They are all crossbred Charolais calves that can go in the same pen and do the same job (as weaned calves),” says Westphal. This is a big market advantage for the rancher, being able to run just one color of bulls and have a uniform calf crop—and not have to sort back the calves from first calf heifers.
“We see some breeds where disposition is a problem. We’ve made advances in Charolais in this trait, and many Charolais cattle today are very gentle. I have bulls that are so docile that kids can get on them and ride!” he says.
Many producers now have black cattle, due to the great marketing campaign by the Angus breed, but they don’t yield as much meat as a Charolais. “With the prices we are seeing today, you need a lot of pounds, and it doesn’t matter what color the cattle are; the only thing selling is pounds. The disappointing thing is that the beef industry has known about hybrid vigor for so long, yet we are still far behind in utilizing it,” he says.
“The benefits become obvious when a Charolais bull accidentally goes through someone’s pasture and breeds a few cows, and then you see the Charolais-cross calves that are so superior to the rest of the calves in that pasture! Another way ranchers learn about this is to look across the fence to see that the neighbor is weaning another 75 pounds of calf per cow, even when the neighbor’s pasture is poorer!”
Westphal saw a lot of this enlightenment during the past year. “I gained several customers who had never used a Charolais bull before, but they came to my sale because they had seen what their neighbor was doing.”
The Angus breed has done a phenomenal job of marketing, and many creative things, but the Charolais cross will increase weaning weight, gainability, carcass yield, ribeye area, marbling ability and other carcass traits. “The Angus cow makes
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Austin & Courtney Story29143 175th Street • Altamont, MO 64620Phone: (660) 749-5834 • Cell: (660) 663-5048
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23rd Edition Bull SaleSaturday, October 15, 2016 • 1 p.m. Central
At the Ranch • Carthage, Missouri
Selling 100 BullsIncluding Mellow Yellow Hybrids
Larry & Peggy AschermannCarthage, Missouri (417) 793-2855 cell • (417) 358-7879e-mail: [email protected]
Visit our website for updates and sale catalog.
Videos available the weekend prior to the sale.Catalogs mailed upon request.
Sale Consultant:Mike Kisner (636) 236-0306
Charolais Journal:David Hobbs (913) 515-1215
Auctioneer:Jackie Moore (417) 825-0948Joplin Regional Stockyards
Spring Sale • March 18, 2017
For more than 20 years, Aschermann Charolais has been here for you. Selling genetics that offer calving ease, great disposition and good-footed bulls raised on fescue. Each year, fall and spring, we sell 18-month-old bulls that will work hard for you.
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KEPPEN CHAROLAISSteve - Myrna - Greg - BJ
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www.KeppenCharolais.comSouth Dakota Charolais Breeders Association
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Herd Sires-PC Missouri Bob 1227 (M801740) is a son of Multiple Trait Leader Oakdale Duke 9003P X PC Miss Blue Grass 9210. His calves have been outstanding and pictures of a few of his sons are on the “Bulls For Sale” page of our website.
ACE-ORR Makers Mark 689 (M738574) is a past National Bull Calf Champion and is a current YW Trait Leader. He adds extra length with great perfor-mance and carcass data.
RW Western Spur 691 (M727438) is a several time WW Trait Leader. He is currently used as an AI sire. From birth to weaning to feedlot to carcass, his progeny are outstanding!
Junior Herd Sires-EC Revelation 5030 PLD (M834660) is a son of Multiple Trait Leader M6 New Standard 842P ET X EC Miss Gretchen 5030. His first progeny arrived in the spring of 2015.
KC 1815 Spurred 3152P (M835751) is a grandson of RW Western Spur 691 X KC Unlimited Miss Nancy 152P ET. His first progeny arrived in the spring of 2015.
Sons and Daughters of these sires will be for sale by Private Treaty after weaning in the Fall.
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EPD: CE BW WW YW SC CW REA TSI%Rank: 8 10 35 50 6 8 2 20
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ALABAMA
1 – Meadows Creek FarmRichard & Glenn Meadows4421 Co. Rd. 33 N. • Columbia, AL 36319Richard (334) 797-4870www.meadowscreekfarm.com(see page 18)
2 – MOGO Full French CharolaisDaniel Hammond15300 Co. Rd. 2 • Florence, AL 35633(256) [email protected](see pages 2,3)
ARKANSAS
3 – Plyer & SonCaleb, Briana & Huck1748 Hempstead 7 • Hope, AR 71801 (870) [email protected](see page 37)
COLORADO
4 – Leachman Cattle of ColoradoLee Leachman, PartnerRyan Peterson, Manager & Sales2506 West County Road 70 Fort Collins, CO (970) 568-3983www.leachman.com(see page 34, 35)
LOUISIANA
5 – JVS Cattle CompanyEvelyn Gay Duhon5593 Choupique Road • Sulphur, LA 70665(337) 583-2242 • (337) 764-1040 [email protected] Rod Smith (337) 274-0552 cell [email protected](see pages 2,3)
MISSOURI
6 – 8 Story FarmsAustin & Courtney Story29143 175th St. • Altamont, MO 64620(660) 749-5834 • (660) 663-5048 [email protected] (see page 16)
7 – Aschermann CharolaisLarry & Peggy Aschermann13467 Dogwood Rd •Carthage, MO 64836(417) 793-2855 cell • (417) [email protected](see page 17)
8 – Gast CharolaisDonald GastP.O. Box 181 • Nevada, MO 64772(417) [email protected] Thompson (816) 582-8363(see page 33)
9 – Mead Farms21658 Quarry Lane • Barnett, MO 65011Alan Mead, Owner (573) 216-0210Mark Owings, Manager (573) 280-6855Office (573) [email protected](see page 6)
10 – Nielson Brothers Charolais44366 Hwy EE • Newtown, MO 64667Dennis (816) 383-2276Darren (816) [email protected]@yahoo.com(see page 38)
11 – Peterson Farms CharolaisSteve & Sandy Peterson8767 Outer Road • Mtn. Grove, MO 65711(417) 926-5336 • (417) 746-4410www.PetersonFarmsCharolais.com [email protected] (see page 36)
12 – Ridder FarmsThe Dale Ridder Family1585 Little Bay Road • Hermann, MO 65041Derek (573) 680-4692 cellDale (573) 680-4691 [email protected](see page 31)
13 – Riverdale Land & LivestockBill & Lora Nottke3287 Lick Creek Road • Leasburg, MO 65535(314) 298-8980(314) 378-3255 [email protected](see page 9)
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14 – Utopia GeneticsIan , Kassi, Caden & Nora Glassman7226 State Hwy O • Ash Grove, MO 65604(417) 793-3351www.utopiagenetics.com(see page 31)
MISSISSIPPI
15 – Rogers Bar HRDoug Rogers PO Box 1718 • Collins, MS 39428(601) 765-8848 • (601) 765-7751 [email protected](see page 1)
MONTANA
16 – Eaton Charolais103 ETN Loop • Lindsay, MT 59339Office (406) 584-7520Lee (406) 584-7546Elner (406) 485-3572www.eatoncharolais.com(see page 5)
17 – Rambur CharolaisHoward Rambur34790 County Road 118 • Sidney, MT 59270(406) [email protected](see page 40)
NEBRASKA
18 – Hebbert CharolaisDavid Hebbert 62075 Hebbert Lane • Hyannis, NE 69350 (308) 458-2540Mose HebbertBox 292 • Hyannis, NE 69350www.hebbertranch.com (see page 32)
19 – Wagon Wheel Charolais RanchRay D Winz & Sons72354 Q Rd • Holdrege, NE 68949Doug (308) 991-6941Steve (308) [email protected] (see page 28)
NORTH DAKOTA
20 – Doll Charolais Ranch3991 36th St. • New Salem, ND 58563Charles & Pam Doll (701) 843-8673Harlan & Jodie Doll (701) 843-8771David & Donna Doll (701) 843-7947 www.dollranch.net (see page 11)
OKLAHOMA
21 – 007 CharolaisCody White3955 County St 2840 • Rush Springs, OK 73082(580) [email protected](see page 7)
22 – Dismukes RanchJim & Jennifer Dismukes107800 South 4240 Rd • Checotah, OK 74426(916) 665-3549www.dismukesranch.com(see page 31)
23 –Oklahoma Bovine GeneticsBill Jackson447158 E 90 Rd. • Miami, OK 74354(918) 961-5173www.obgcattle.com(see page 31)
OREGON
24 – Romans Ranches CharolaisBill Romans Family3801 Old Stage Rd.• Harper, OR 97906Bill (541) 358-2921 • Jeff (541) [email protected] (see page 39)
SOUTH DAKOTA
25– Keppen CharolaisSteve, Myrna, Greg & BJ Keppen405 Samara Ave. • Volga, SD 57071(605) 627-5229• (6605) 690-3218 [email protected](see page 19)
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26– Vedvei Charolais RanchAlan & Deb Vedvei 44213 204th St. • Lake Preston, SD 57249(605) 847-4529 • (605) 860-1135 [email protected](see Back Cover)
27 – Wienk Charolais Ranch44210 205th St. • Lake Preston, SD 57249 Jeff Eschenbaum (605) 860-0505Sterling Eschenbaum (605) 203-0137 Ty Eschenbaum (605) [email protected](see Inside Front Cover)
TEXAS
28 – Bar J CharolaisLarry LudekeP.O. Box 186 • Liverpool, TX 77577(832) [email protected](see pages 2,3)
29 – Dennis Charolais FarmEric, Angie, Haley & Brayden Dennis170 Rock Bluff Road • Saint Jo, TX 76265(940) [email protected](see page 7)
30 – Rollling O FarmsJ.R Owen • Dan Owen946 LCR 776Groesbeck, TX 76642-2178(254) 729-8644
31 – Thomas Charolais, Inc.P.O. Box 595 • Raymondville, TX 78580Mitch Thomas (956) 535-0936Tonnyre Thomas Joe (956) [email protected](see page Inside Back Cover)
SERVICES
Arrowquipwww.arrowquip.com 866-383-7827SoMo Farm & Ranch SupplySpringfield, MO(417) 929-2745(see page 29)
Gallagher USAwww.GallagherUSA.com 1-800-531-5908(see page 10)
Tru Testwww.livestock.tru-test.com1-800-874-8494(see page 12)
STATE AND REGIONAL CHAROLAIS ASSOCIATIONS
California Charolais Association(see page 30)
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FIELD STAFF
Central/Northeast Representative Call the AICA office for Information.
(816) 464-5977
North Central Representative Colt Keffer
cell (765) 376-8784 [email protected]
Southeast RepresentativeFloyd Wampler
cell (423) 612-2144 [email protected]
Southwest RepresentativeCody Beck
(765) 719-1622 [email protected]
West RepresentativeWeston Geppert
cell (605) [email protected]
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genetics contact an AICA Representative
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a really good cross but she needs a Charolais bull to increase the ‘green’ from her calves. And you can always tell it’s a Charolais cross by its color. You can take a herd of multiple-colored cows and get a very uniform calf crop with Charolais bulls. They can always be marketed as Charolais crosses and the buyers know what they are getting, “he says.
Bill Romans, Romans Ranches Charolais (located near Westfall, Oregon) runs 600 purebred Charolais cows, 350 commercial cows and sells about 150 Charolais bulls annually at their ranch (operated by Bill and Cindy Romans and their son Jeff and Julie and family) and says there are many advantages in utilizing heterosis. “A typical example of the outstanding quality that can be obtained are the calves produced by a Sim-Angus cow bred to a Charolais bull. That’s what won our County Fair here this year and in the past. This makes a phenomenal cross!” says Romans. The terminal cross using a Charolais bull makes a superior feeder calf.
“We all had Herefords when I was growing up. Then people brought in black Angus bulls and the black bally cows were one of the best thing that ever happened to the beef industry because of the heterosis from that F1 cross” Romans says. “The Angus breed has done a tremendous job, and the majority of cattle producers in the U.S. today are running straight black Angus cows. They know they are missing out on the benefits of heterosis, but running one breed takes less management and time,” he says.
“Most continental breeds have gone to percentage black cattle to make heterosis available to producers who want some in their herds, but this makes it hard to tell what breed you are looking at when you drive by a pasture. The nice thing about Charolais-cross calves is that you can always tell what they are because the white gene is dominate and the buyers know what they are getting,” says Romans.
“One of the economic benefits of using Charolais as a terminal sire is you don’t have to pay top price for the best Angus bull. You can buy an average-priced Charolais bull and get more pounds of calf—a lot more for your money—because of heterosis. Some ranchers run all black cattle and buy the top black bulls in order to top the market with premiums. I did the math, and they are not making any more money than someone buying a less expensive Charolais bull. If a bull sires 30 calves a year, and you are paying top price for the best Angus bulls to get the premium, you aren’t making any more money per calf than we are, using averaged-price Charolais bulls. The premium for black calves is simply paying its way but not making more profit. They receive more for calves at sale time, but have to pay more for those bulls so it just averages out,” he explains.
If ranchers are not getting a really good premium and are giving up 50 pounds per calf, they can’t afford to not utilize heterosis. “Simplot Livestock understands this. They are running black baldy cows and using Charolais bulls. They have one ranch where they just develop heifers, to get that F1 cross. They also started building their own Charolais herd focusing on feed efficiency and it’s amazing what they have done, in producing exceptional feedlot calves,” Romans says.
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– “In commercial herds, the Charolais-cross cow (which very few ranchers are using) as a maternal cross is the best-kept secret in the beef industry,” says Romans. “Not every Charolais-cross cow will be ideal, but we are breeding for a slightly smaller cow with lots of ‘middle’ which makes her very feed efficient. When you select replacement heifers, you should not pick the biggest ones; you want moderate frame size. But with the Char-cross cow you can breed her to a number of dif-ferent breeds of bulls and have great calves. You can breed her black, or to a Charolais, or whatever you wish,” says Romans.
The advantage of the crossbred cow is her hybrid vigor, hardiness and longevity. “These Char-cross cows have great stayability and are very fertile. Mostfolks who have straight black cattle know that they are missing out on heterosis, but they’ve been getting a premium for black. Producers who have spent a lot of money on Angus bulls have been getting a premium for their heifers as replacements (keeping their best, selling the others as replacements). Yet they all know that they are giving up 50 pounds or more on their steer calves,” he says. Even more importantly, they are giving up the heterosis on their cows. Research has shown that a crossbred cow produces 18% more beef in her lifetime.
“A rancher we know in central Oregon is trying to let his cows do the work and not have to feed much hay, wintering out more. He has kept a few Charolais-cross heifers. He told me 5 years ago that they go through the winter better, and by spring they are two body condition scores higher than the average of his black cows. If you are not running crossbred cows you are missing out on a lot of advantages. Everybody knows this, but most ranchers are not doing it,” says Romans. O
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Contact: Ray D. Winz & Sons Doug (308) 991-6941, Steve (308) 567-2286
72354 Q Rd. • Holdrege, NE [email protected]
WAGON WHEEL
CHAROLAIS RANCHVisit our Ranch for
Top- Quality, Performance-Tested Bulls.
Current Herd SiresRDW Sir Top R102PRDW Sir Top K302PHCR Electric 5004P
RDW Sir Top C228P/SHCR Starshine 3077PHCR Silver Edge 5006P
All of our herd sires have a minimum of three traits that rank in the top 15% of the breed.
Want more information on Charolais visit us online at
www.charolaisusa.comCattlemen know that profitability starts with more pounds.
As you explore this site, discover the Charolais genetic advantage—optimum growth, consistent breed identity, increased red meat yield. Increase the profit of your next calf
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4.Fresno StateAgricultural Foundation2415 East San Ramon Ave.Fresno, CA 93740-8033Randy Perry 559/278-4793- 559/287-0723-CellWebsite: fresnostate.edu/jcast/beefBulls For Sale At Private Treaty and at leading fall sales
Jorgensen CharolaisFred & Toni Jorgensen884 Moller Ave.Orland, CA 95963209/602-8130 Fred’s Cell530/865-7102 HomeBulls for sale privately and Synder’s Bulls of the 21st Century Sale Each March
Toste CharolaisMyron A. Toste687 E. Riverdale Ave.Laton, CA 93242559/341-3147- CellRaising Registered Charolais Since 1976
Wagner LivestockJeff Wagner11149 Shelton RdLinden, CA 95236209/887-2291- Home209/351-0351-CellE-Mail: [email protected] & Females Available At Private Treaty
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Gast Charolais Donald GastP.O. Box 181
Nevada, MO 64772(417) 321-2184
[email protected] Thompson(816)582-8363
Give us a call when you’re looking for solid performance based bulls. • Charolais • Range Fire Charolais x Red Angus
BULLS
Deep Bodied
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Bulls in Volume
Group Developed on Grass Smooth Shouldered
We bid on and assist with marketing our Bull Customer’s calves.
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P051B (M874383) This 72 lb. BW Ledger son typifies
the kind of birth to yearling spread we love to offer!
Our Program will move your bottom line!
Go to www.leachman.com or call (970) 568-3983 to order a catalog today.
HE SELLS!
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Trait Breed Avg Leachman Leachman % Rank You Get:CED EPD 3.3 5.9 Top 25% More Calving Ease!BW EPD 0.5 -1.2 Top 20% Less Birth Weight!WW EPD 27 29 Top 40% More Weaning Weight!YW EPD 49 58 Top 30% More Yearling Weight!MILK EPD 9 13 Top 25% More Milk!MARB EPD 0.06 0.16 Top 25% More Marbling!REA EPD 0.35 0.41 Top 40% More Ribeye Area!
Offering Our Strongest Lineup of Charolais Bulls Ever!
2016 Red & White Sale125 Red Angus & Charolais Bulls
Saturday, Nov. 12th • Fort Collins, COEvery bull sells with a first breeding season guarantee!
P049B (M874382) offers the combination of softness and power that we want
in our Charolais range bulls. +0.7 BW, +72 YW, +.54 REA, and +.33 Marb.
HE SELLS!
P045C (M874373) offers a huge spread from -3.1 BW to +61 YW. He stacks the TSI leader,
PhD on a Free Lunch x Firemaker bred female.
Leachman Charolais are FAR more than average!
(970) 568-3983 · www.leachman.com
Lee Leachman, PartnerRyan Peterson, Manager & Sales
2056 West County Road 70 · Fort Collins, CO
These coming two’s and 18-month-old bulls are all top cut – saved for this offering!
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Calving Ease Performance Productivity
n Quality performance bulls in volumen Bulls also available private treaty n 200+ Head Cowherdn Feedlot data from our commercial herdn Proven Bloodlinesn Show heifer prospects and female
packages available private treatyn Customer Satisfaction
Selling 100+ Bulls Annually
Registered Charolais BreedersSteve & Sandy Peterson • Jeremiah, Andrew & Joey
8767 Outer Road • Mtn. Grove, MO 65711 (417) 926-5336 • (417) 746-4410
Peterson Farms Charolais
Visit our website – www.PetersonFarmsCharolais.com
24th Annual Top Pick Bull SaleSaturday, March 4, 2017
PF Sale FacilitySelling 75+ Bulls including PF Red Hots (Red Angus x
Charolais). Complete Performance data and bulls guraranteed Trich and BVD Free.
AI Sires –Ledger
Field RepCash
BenellliRoyce
Free LunchWhitewoodDuke 9003
New StandardRhinestone
Quality Proven Genetics Raised on Fescue in the Ozarks
Herd Sires Include—
DCF Prevalence 0953 PField Rep x Wind • Power • Top 7% WW
ACE-ORR Efficient 9722016 Multiple Trait LeaderPF Mr New Impression 3146 Pld
New Standard Son — Look, EPDs
M6 Makes It Easy 723 P ETImpressive 8191 x Grid Maker • Growth
PF Mr Beast Mode 5000 PldBells & Whistles x Polled Value x 2244
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Plyler & SonCaleb, BRIANA and HUCK Plyler
1748 Hempstead 7 • Hope, AR 71801(870) 703-1394
[email protected] Like Us!
Saturday, October 29 1 p.m. Story Arena
Southern Arkansas University Magnolia, ARkansas
Selling 60 registered charolais bulls
Let us help you with your next herd bull.
charolais
bull salePlyler & son
Catalogs mailed upon request.
sale catalog and updates can be viewed at:
www.PlylerAndSonCharolais.com
Guest Consignors: Bowen farmsHudspeth Farms Link Charolais
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Dennis Nielson (816) 383-2276 • Darren Nielson (816) 419-218444366 Hwy EE • Newtown, MO 64667
[email protected] • [email protected]
We Feed Cattle and Understand Our Bull Customer’s Needs.
M6 Cool Rep 418 PldCool Rep x Duke 761 x Ms Duke 248
EPD: BW: 0.7 WW: 47 YW: 75 M: 9 TM: 32 SC: 1.4 REA: 0.64 TSI: 213
Tri-N Captain Morgan 418BRed Canadian Outcross
CCA EPD: Top 15% BW, WW; 25% YW; 20% Milk; 10% TM
IKE Tuffy 4103 PldSCR Tuffy 0119 x Grid Maker x Marbler
EPD: BW: 0.3 WW: 28 YW: 61 M: 17 TM: 31 REA: 0.74 TSI: 205
Let us be your Charolais bull source One or a Truckload!
Charolais Cattle Since 1961
Nielson Brothers Charolais
Red or White!Charolais Bulls
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Dennis Nielson (816) 383-2276 • Darren Nielson (816) 419-218444366 Hwy EE • Newtown, MO 64667
[email protected] • [email protected]
We Feed Cattle and Understand Our Bull Customer’s Needs.
M6 Cool Rep 418 PldCool Rep x Duke 761 x Ms Duke 248
EPD: BW: 0.7 WW: 47 YW: 75 M: 9 TM: 32 SC: 1.4 REA: 0.64 TSI: 213
Tri-N Captain Morgan 418BRed Canadian Outcross
CCA EPD: Top 15% BW, WW; 25% YW; 20% Milk; 10% TM
IKE Tuffy 4103 PldSCR Tuffy 0119 x Grid Maker x Marbler
EPD: BW: 0.3 WW: 28 YW: 61 M: 17 TM: 31 REA: 0.74 TSI: 205
Let us be your Charolais bull source One or a Truckload!
Charolais Cattle Since 1961
Nielson Brothers Charolais
Red or White!Charolais Bulls
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Howard Rambur • 406-489-3255Sidney, Montana
Email: [email protected]
April 8, 201739th Annual Bull Sale
100 Charolais • 50 AngusSelling
The “Middle of the Road” keeps you on a path. You only have to make slight adjustments to stay there. After 30 years
in the cattle business we have tried not to swerve.
From a no nonsense breeding program, Rambur Charolais gives you cattle from...
The Middle of the Road
Fairview Ranches Faith, SD
Rambur CharolaisRC www.ramburchar.com
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HC Rhinestone 8355 Pld Top 3% M • 6% REA • 6% MB EPDs: BW: 1.0 WW: 26 YW: 49 M: 23 TM: 36
SCR CE Corona Power 222 PldEPDs: BW: -5.1 WW: 25 YW: 59 M: 22 TM: 34Top 2% BW • 4% M • 8%TM
Stop by the Ranch or give us a call!Vedvei Charolais
Alan & Deb Vedvei44213 204th St. • Lake Preston, South Dakota 57249
(605) 847-4529 • [email protected] AICA Seedstock Producer of the Year
www.vedveicharolais.com
For more than 30 years, we have focused our breeding program around a balance of moderate birth weights, high growth, adequate milk and fertility. Many of our herd sires were in the AICA SEP and today we continue with MARC and the National Beef Consortium
Available Private Treaty—Offering select groups of Bred Cows and Heifers and 2016 Spring Born Heifer Calves—many would show!
Predictable Results
The Balanced Outcross
It’s All About Relevant Traits & Profitability.
Profit + Satisfaction BullsAvailable Private Treaty• 30 Fall 2015 Yearlings• 80 Srping 2016 Born