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SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 2018 – GIDDINGS, TEXAS
39 OPEN HEIFERS AVERAGED $12,179.49
27 BRED HEIFERS AVERAGED $13,129.63
18 PAIRS AVERAGED $13,305.56
2 BULLS AVERAGED $12,500.00
SEMEN SALES TOTALED $38,060.00
EMBRYO SALES TOTALED $33,800.00
TOTAL SALES: $1,165,860.00
SALE AVERAGE: $13,248.41
By Lance Bauer
The traits of birth weight, weaning weight and yearling weight are all economically important to cattlemen. Birth weight is one of the leading causes of dystocia in cattle and can cause the loss of cow and/or calf. This leads many cow-calf producers to look for bulls with low birth weights. The majority of calves in the United States are also sold at weaning and are sold by the pound, so weaning heavy weaning weights are important to these producers. Other producers will retain ownership of calves through the feed yard and yearling weight can be an indicator of how well they will perform there. By measuring these weights on your cattle and recording the weights with the BBU registry system, you provide more information for the calculation of EPDs.
Birth weights are the first weights that should be recorded and should be taken within 24 hours of the calf [...]
By: Yvonne (Bonnie) Ramirez
BOERNE- Seventeen-year old Shawn Skaggs, a junior at De Leon High School had a great show season this year as he claimed top honors at every major stock show in Texas. Shawn, a member of the De Leon FFA started his streak at the Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show in Fort Worth by taking the Grand Champion Beefmaster honors with his heifer, WR Queen Elizabeth. He followed that accolade with being named Grand Champion Beefmaster heifer at the San Antonio Stock Show. An exciting honor to add to his San Antonio win was that Shawn’s heifer was also named the Reserve Grand American heifer! This is a big achievement for the Beefmaster breed.
Shawn continued his winning show streak by claiming the Grand Champion Beefmaster title at the Houston Livestock Show. He ended his 2018 show season by claiming the Grand Champion Beefmaster title at Rodeo Austin where [...]
Huebner Brothers Cattle Company of Bay City, Texas has been crossing their cattle across the Colorado River, from their winter pastures on the 11-mile Matagorda Island that runs from Matagorda to Port O’Connor, for over 100 years. The part where the cattle cross the river is about 200 yards across and 15 feet deep, just at the mouth of the Gulf of Mexico.
Before the cattle are driven across the island and across the river, the cowboys rope the smallest calves and load them in a trailer so they can ship them across on a river barge. Most of the calves can make the swim across the river, but we were on boats prepared to help the calves that struggled with the swim or got confused and swam the wrong way. No cows or calves were lost from the drive or swim.
On April 3rd I got to experience this cattle drive [...]
The 2018 Youth Beef Industry Conference (YBIC), hosted by the American Angus Association, was held in Ohio. “What an incredible experience building tomorrow’s leaders today,” exclaimed Bonnie Ramirez, JBBA Youth Director. Approximately 160 youth leaders representing 18 different breed/cattle associations participated in this year’s YBIC. “JBBA had four young ladies who proudly represented the Junior Beefmaster Breeders Association at the conference,” Ramirez added. JBBA leaders that attended YBIC included Braylee Mackie – District 5 director, Amanda McCoskey – Reporter, Kodi Stapp – District 2 Director and Caitlin Vargas – District 4 Director. According to the YBIC coordinator, this year denoted one of the larger YBIC events ever held.
YBIC participants appreciated an energetic, powerful and inspirational keynote presentation by A’Ric Jackson. His mission is to teach, inspire, and encourage all those who hear him, and to take the challenge of helping others pursue their goals and dreams. “He really energized [...]
Tunica, MS 3-31-18
3 Bulls $13,250 avg $4,417
2 3n1 $5,800 avg $2,900
2 Pair $6,100 avg $3,050
14 Bred $33,900 avg $2,421
18 Open $46,650 avg $2,592
2 Picks $8,000 avg $4,000
1 Semen $25,00
1 Embryo Lot $4,525
43 Lots $120,725 Avg $2,808
Top Bull
Lot 14- Sire, CHRK Sledgehammer, consigned by brock Clay, Meridian, MS: Sold to Ty Reeves, Carthage, MS for $7000.
Top Females
Lot 4- Bred to CF Brock, consigned by Bailey Farms, Pinson, TN: Sold to Windy Hills, Poplarville, MS for $4500.
Lot 43- Open, Sire, EMS Captain Britches, consigned by Gerry Stricklin, Savannah, TN: Sold to Next Gen Cattle Co., Paxico, KS for $4500.
Lot 3- Open, Sire,m EMS Fire House, consigned by Bailey Farms, Pinson, TN: Sold to Ken Gooch, Jackson, TN for $4000.
Lot 36- Pair, Calf Sire, Panther Creek Partners 495, consigned by Panther Creek, Bells, TN: Sold to Steven Anderson, Amarillo, TX for $3800.
Lot 11- Bred to BCF’s Hopes Hammer, consigned by Brock Clay, Meridian, [...]
With any new system, comes many questions. Here are some pointers/reminders and our answers to the most common questions we have received about the new online registry system.
How do I login?
Before you can login you must have a temporary password. To receive your temporary password, email Donna your name and membership number at dhenderson@beefmasters.org. You must submit request by email, if you call the office the staff will direct you to send an email. Here is a video on how to login and register an animal.
How do I register an animal?
View this video tutorial
Make sure to switch the “Calving Year” at the top of the “My Calving” registration page so that is matches the year of birth of the calf you are adding. If you are registering different year calf crops at one sitting, you must make sure to change the “Calving Year” at the top.
Why am I [...]
Beefmaster Promotion Group International Beefmaster Gala Sale – Houston, Texas – 3/3/2018
Lots
Type
Gross
Average
4
Bull
$10,050.00
$2,512.50
3
Bred Heifer
$8,450.00
$2,816.66
8
Open Heifer
$38,700.00
$4,837.50
1
Frozen Embryo
$1,125.00
$1,125.00
1
Flush
$6,000.00
$6,000.00
2
Semen
$5,125.00
$2,562.50
19
Total Lots
$69,450.00
$3,655.26
Category
Description
Price
Consignor
Purchased by
Open
Lot 21 – 707 RGB Vivian – Logan x Baby Lisa
$6,750
Rafter G Bar
DK 5 Bar Ranch, TX
Lot 16 – 17/17 WR Dakota – Pinnacle x Roxie’s Duramax
$6,500
Blue Ribbon
Poco Velasco, MX
Lot 22 – 1616 – EMS King George x Sister Grove 1226
$6,100
Sister Grove
Emmons Ranch, TX
Flush
Lot 6 – 35/534 Lyssy’s Vogue – Maverick x Hilltop 665-0
$6,000
Lyssy Beefmaster
Steven & Lyn Anderson, TX
Bred Heifer
Lot 12 – -G 16/99 – EMS Headliner x 3G 3574 Exposed to VFF Mr. ADV. 31-4
$4,000
Troy Glaser
Emmons Ranch, TX
Bull
Lot 9 – 9206 HL Fire in the Hole – EMS Fire House x T5 596-4
$3,750
Lindsey Ranch
Steven & Lyn Anderson, TX
Lot 10 – 25 Painted on Smooth – EMS Smooth Cavalier x Amazing Jade
$3,700
Moreno Ranches
Cade Judd, TX
Semen
Lot 4 – EMS [...]
Houston Magic XVIII – Houston, Texas – 3/2/2018
Lots
Type
Gross
Average
6
Bull
$29,500.00
$4,916.67
30
Open Heifer
$134,550.00
$4,485.00
14
Bred Heifer
$57,000.00
$4,071.43
2
Pairs
$8,500.00
$4,250.00
3
Bred Cows
$7,700.00
$2,566.67
5
Semen
$13,690.00
$2,738.00
4
Frozen Embryo
$22,700.00
$5,675.00
64
Total Lots
$273,640.00
$4,275.63
Category
Description
Price
Consignor
Purchased by
Open Heifer
Lot 53 – L2 67/17 – L2 Bushwacker x L2 Peggy Sue
$24,000
L 2 Ranch
Timber Ridge, TX
Lot 52 – L 2 69/17 – L 2 Captain Jack x Touch of Sugar
$8,000
L 2 Ranch
Cissna Ranch, TX.
Lot 27 – cf 851 – L 2 Infinity x CF Oasis
$7,000
Cottage Farm
Island Beefmasters, TX
Lot 26A – cf 856 – CF Sandman x CF Oasis
$6,500
Cottage Farm
Kacer Farms Inc., KY
Lot 7 – 127 ANS Sweet Thang – Panhandle Dream x Sweetwater 28
$6,500
Anderson Beefmaster
NextGen, KS
Bull
Lot 8 – BF 1631 – CF Sugar Britches x Super Sensation
$11,000
Bailey Farms
Farm & Ranch Beefmasters, TX
Bred Heifer
Lot 51 – L2 79/16 – L2 Bushwacker x Mimi L2 112/09 Bred to L2 Turbo 21
$9,000
L 2 Ranch
Stakes Ranch, LA.
Lot 61 – RH 54 – El Patron x Maxie L2 5/13 [...]
Isa Beefmasters, LLC of San Angelo, Texas, is proud to announce that one of their Beefmaster heifers, L Bar 7102, recently won the Fall 2017 Efficiency Test at the Genetic Development Center (GDC) in Navasota, Texas. She had the highest Efficiency Index among 335 animals of 17 different breeds.
Gustavo Toro, manager at the Genetic Development Center, awarded L Bar 7102 the MVP (Most Valuable Performer) trophy of the test. According to Toro, “on top of that, Isa Beefmasters had four of the top ten animals by Efficiency Index and six of the top 11 animals for Residual Feed Intake (RFI). Congratulations to Isa Beefmasters for the outstanding performance of their animals.”
Feed efficiency is the talk in the beef industry right now. According to the GDC, “it’s no mystery the public wants ranchers to produce more environmentally efficient animals, but just as important is that rancher’s ability to stay profitable. Drought, [...]