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Volume 113
December 23, 2014
WHEN BETTER CATTLE ARE PRODUCED, THE SANDHILLS WILL PRODUCE THEM
RED
EIFERS
BOB & WES PELSTER, Elgin, Ne., PH: 402843-8283 or 5411 have for sale 20 Angus bred
heifers. They are bred to low birthweight Angus
bulls to start calving February 20 for 35 days.
Heifers have received all vaccinations, prebreeding shots and first ScourGuard shot.
Home raised. Willing to sell in groups of 5 or
more.
KEVIN & ROSEMARY ANDERSON, Whitman,
NE, PH: 308-544-2234 have for sale 200 bred
Angus and Angus-cross heifers to start calving
March 15. 100 head confirmed AI-bred to
proven calving-ease ABS sires, 100 head bred
to sons of Final Answer during 45-day breeding
season. This offering represents several
generations of synchronized AI out of wellknown, no-frill heifer development program with
emphasis on disposition and careful
matings. Seller would like option to buy back
heifer calves.
JOHN KLOOZ, Purdum, Ne., PH: 308-8343247 has for sale 110 black Angus heifers bred
to Angus bulls. 50 were A.I.’d to Final Answer
to start calving February 10. 60 were bull bred
to sons of Pioneer. Ultrasound preg checked.
GIERAU HEREFORDS, Rod & Brett Gierau,
Springview, Ne., PH: 402-497-2593 or 2596
have for sale 10 black and black baldy heifers
bred to black bulls to start calving March 1.
CALAMUS CATTLE COMPANY, Dusty Hunt,
Ainsworth, Ne., PH; 402-387-1042 has 30
black, with a few BWF, bred heifers for sale.
They are A.I.’d to Connealy Irish to start calving
March 20. Ultrasound preg checked. Moderate
frame averaging 1000#. For delivery anytime.
$2,800.
LONNY & RANDY FRANSSEN, Amelia, Ne.,
PH:308-348-2005 or 402-340-7455 have for
sale 150 extra fancy, gentle, ranch raised black
Angus bred heifers. They are bred to low birth
weight registered Angus bulls to start March 10
for 45 days. Complete vaccination program.
RED
OWS
OR
ALE
BOB & WES PELSTER, Elgin, Ne., PH: 402-843-8283 or 5411 have for
sale 7 short term Angus cows bred to Angus bulls to start calving March
10, with an 80-day calving period.
ATTLE
OR
ALE AT
UCTION
SHANE KACZOR, Chambers, Ne., PH; 402-336-7011 will sell 150 black
bred heifers on Wednesday, December 31 at the Burwell Livestock
Market II, Ltd, Burwell, Ne. 90 of the heifers are A.I.’d to SAV Birthstone
to start calving February 20. 60 are bull bred to low birthweight Barstow
Angus bulls to start calving March 5 for 20 days.
HOFFMAN RANCH, Thedford, Ne., PH: 308-645-2279 will sell 100 black
and red bred cows on Wednesday, December 31 at the Burwell
Livestock Market II, Ltd, Burwell, Ne. Cows are 3-4 years old and are
bred to Hoffman Angus bulls to calve from March 1-May 1 for 60 days.
GEORGE KICKEN, Ainsworth, Ne., PH: 402-387-1338 will sell 100
steers and 65 replacement quality heifers on Wednesday, January 7 at
Bassett Livestock Auction, Bassett, Ne. The calves are Irish Black x
Angus and home raised. The steers will weigh 700#-750# and the heifers
will weigh 650#-700#. Complete vaccination program.
TOM CHRISTEN, Anselmo, Ne., PH: 308-643-9286 will sell 193 steers
and 123 heifers on Friday, January 16 at Burwell Livestock Market II,
Ltd, Burwell, Ne. The calves are Hereford and Hereford x Red Angus.
Steers will weigh 850# and heifers will weigh 750#. They were weaned
on September 20, 2014, received fall shots and boosters, poured with
Cydectin and wormed with Ivomec. Heifers have not been implanted and
are Bangs vaccinated.
KELLER RANCH, Bob & Shane Keller, Valentine, Ne., PH: 402-3765831 will sell 24 Hoffman Hereford X Keller Angus F1 replacement
quality heifers on Friday, February 20 at Hoffman Ranch Bull Sale. 14
granddaughters of TH122 711 Victor 719T and 10 granddaughters of
KJHVN 33N Redeem 485T ET. Sire identification tag. Heifers can be
seen at Keller Ranch up until right before the sale and will then be at
Hoffman Ranch for viewing. Projected weight is 700#.
ULLS
OR
ALE
GEORGE KICKEN, Ainsworth, Ne., PH: 402-387-1338 has for sale full
blood Irish Black yearling bulls.
GIERAU HEREFORDS, Rod & Brett Gierau, Springview, Ne., PH: 402497-2593 or 2596 have for sale 15 top quality horned Hereford bulls.18
months old.
REA
UCTIONS
Atkinson Livestock Market, Atkinson, Ne., PH: 402-9255141 or 800-672-3492 will hold their monthly Hay Auction
on Friday, January 9; a Special Calf Auction on Tuesday
January 13.
Lexington Livestock Market, Lexington, Ne., PH: 308-324
-4663 will hold a a Special Calf and Feeder Auction on
Friday, January 2; a special Calf and Feeder Auction on
Friday, January 9.
Burwell Livestock Market II LTD, Burwell, Ne., PH: 308346-4257 will hold a Weigh Up Action on Friday,
December 30; a Holiday Cow Classic on Wednesday
December 31; No Auction on January 2.
Martin Livestock Auction, Martin, S.D., PH: 605-685-6716
will hold No Sale on Monday, December 29; a Special
Feeder Cattle and Weigh Up Sale on Monday January 5.
Bassett Livestock Auction, Bassett, Ne., PH: 402-6842361 No Sale on Wednesday, December 24; No Sale on
Wednesday, December 31; a Feeder Cattle Auction on
Wednesday January 7.
Crawford Livestock Market, LLC., Crawford, Ne., PH: 308
-665-2220 will hold a Special Calf Sale on Friday, January
9.
Ericson-Spalding Livestock Market, Ericson, Ne., PH:
308-653-3111 will hold a Holiday Bred Cow & Heifer
Auction on Saturday, December 20; No Auction on
Saturday, December 27; No Auction on Saturday January
3, 2015; a Special Cattle Auction on Saturday January 10.
Gordon Livestock Auction Market Inc., Gordon, Ne., PH:
308-282-1171 will hold a Regular Sale on Tuesday,
December 23; No Sale on Tuesday, December 30.
Huss Livestock Market, Inc., Kearney, Ne., PH: 308-2342502 will hold a Special Bred Cow & Heifer Sale on
Monday, January 5; a Special Calf & Feeder Auction on
Wednesday, January 7, 14 & 21; a Special Bred Cow &
Heifer Sale on Monday, January 26.
North Platte Livestock Auction, North Platte, Ne., PH:
308-534-1200 or 800-252-2855 No Sale on Tuesday,
December 23; New Year Special Bred Cows & Heifers,
Calves and Feeder Cattle Sale on Tuesday, December 30.
Ogallala Livestock Auction Market, Ogallala, Ne., PH:
308-284-2071 will hold No Auction on Wednesday
December 24; No Auction on Wednesday, December 31;
a Special Stocker & Feeder Sale on Thursday, January 8,
2015; a Special Stock Cow & Bred Heifer Sale on
Saturday, January 17.
Sheridan Livestock Auction Co. Inc., Rushville, Ne., PH:
308-327-2406 No Auction on Wednesday December 24;
No Sale on Wednesday December 31; a Special Weigh
Up Cow & Bull Sale & Special Feeder Cattle Sale on
Wednesday, January 7.
Valentine Livestock Auction Co., Valentine, Ne., PH: 402376-3611 or 800-682-4874 will hold No Auction on
Thursday December 25; a Special Feeder Sale on
Thursday January 8, 2015: a Special Bred Female &
Regular Sale on Thursday January 15.
RODUCTION
ALES
VAN NEWKIRK HEREFORDS, Joe & Kolby Van Newkirk, Oshkosh, Ne.,
PH: 308-778-6049 or 6230 will hold their Annual Hereford Production
Sale on Monday, January 19 at the ranch at 1 p.m. (MST). Selling will be
110 two-year-old bulls, 65 yearling bulls and 100 purebred replacement
heifers. www.vannewkirkherefords.com
MARCY CATTLE COMPANY, Hay Springs, Ne., PH: 308-638-7587, 308
-430-0370 (Tom) or 970-204-1134 or 308-430-2005 (George) will hold
their 54th Annual Angus bull Sale on Thursday, January 22 at Gordon
Livestock Auction, Gordon, Ne. Selling will be 140 yearling bulls and 30
two-year old bulls plus 110 bred commercial Angus and BWF heifers from
Hoffy’s Heifers. One load A.I.’d to Lisco No Question. Bulls sired by Lisco
No Question 802, Connealy Packer 547, Sitz 4 Aces 4551, Sitz Dash
10277, Marcys Dash 111, Sitz Upward 307R, Marcy Scale Crusher and
more. Sale broadcast on DV Auction. www.marcycattlecompany.com
MILL BAR ANGUS, Mick &
Marlene Cox & Family,
Hayes Center, Ne., PH: 308286-3416 or 308-340-4332
will hold their Annual
Production Sale on Friday,
January 23 at Tri State
Livestock Commission,
McCook, Ne. Selling will be 120 Angus bulls
including 25 sons of Mill Bar Hickok, 19 sons
of Went Stellar, 19 sons of SAV Pioneer and
16 sons of Sitz Upward. Also selling will be
250 fancy, one iron, Angus replacement
heifers. millbarangus.com
P.O. Box 62
Valentine, Nebraska 69201
Buying & Placement
Post Office Box 811
Valentine, Nebraska 69201
Doug Crouse
Cellular 402.389.0111
402.376.1722
402.376.2633
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MIDWESTERN CATTLE
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RODUCTION
TRIANGLE J RANCH, Darby & Annette Line, Miller, Ne.,
PH: 308-457-2505 will hold their 25th Annual Bull Sale on
Sunday, January 25 at the ranch. Selling will be 190
Angus, Simmental & SimAngus bulls
JOSEPH ANGUS RANCH, Roger Joseph, Winner, S.D.,
PH: 605-557-3277 or 402-376-4094 will hold its Annual
Angus Bull Sale on Monday, January 26 at Valentine
Livestock Auction, Valentine, Ne.
MARTIN ANGUS RANCH, TJ & Kristy Martin and Family,
Keystone, Ne., PH: 308-726-2855 or 308-883-2333 will
hold their 27th Annual Angus Bull Sale on Monday,
January 26 at Ogallala Livestock Auction Market,
Ogallala, Ne., at 1 p.m. (MST) Selling will be 100
registered Angus bulls featuring sons of SAV Platinum
0100, KM Broken Bow 002, TC Vance 011, EXAR Upshot
0562B, Basin Excitement & more. martinangusranch.com
APEX CATTLE, Dan Leo, Dannebrog, Ne., PH: 308-2262576 will hold its Heterosis Powered Bull & Heifer Sale on
Monday, January 26 at Huss Platte Valley Livestock,
Kearney, Ne., at 11 a.m. Selling will be 35 SimAngus,
SimHybrid, ChiAngus and Angus Hybrid 2-year-old bulls
and their best heifers. www.apexcattle.com
DIAMOND LAZY J RANCH, Greg & Tim Nollette, Nenzel,
Ne., PH: 402-823-4131 will hold their Annual Bull Sale on
Saturday, January 31 at Nenzel, Ne. Selling will be 13
range raised Angus and Balancer coming 2-year-old bulls.
Viewing will be from 1-4:30 p.m. and sale time will be 5
p.m. (MST). Snow date Sunday, February 1.
Complimentary dinner. www.dljranch.com
TAUBENHEIM GELBVIEH, Dale & Jeanette Taubenheim,
Mike & Renee Taubenheim, Justin & Janelle Taubenheim
and Tanner Taubenheim, Amherst, Ne., PH: 308-826-4771
or 308-233-4704 will hold their 25th Annual Production
Sale on Monday, February 2 at the ranch at 1 p.m. (CST)
Selling will be 100 Gelbvieh and Balancer bulls, 35 open
females and 45 bred females. taubenheimgelbvieh.com
MIKE SITZ ANGUS RANCH, Burwell, Ne., PH: Mike Sitz:
308-348-2273 or Joel Johnston: 308-645-2536 will hold
the 42nd Annual Bull Sale on Monday February 2 at the
Burwell Livestock Market in Burwell, Ne. at 1:00 pm CST.
Selling will be 75 Top Coming 2-year-old Angus bulls.
Herd sires include: CAR Chinnook 786, MSAR Right Time
7757, GDAR Game Day 449, Cole Creek Cedar Ridge 1V,
L T Bandwagon 3105, MSAR Wilfred 0041 and MSAR
Foghorn 6696. www.mikesitzangus.com
DICKAU ANGUS, Edwin & Barb Dickau, Newport, Ne, PH:
402-244-5454 or 402-684-3282 (Matt) will hold their 28th
Annual Two-Year-Old Angus Bull Sale on Wednesday
February 4 at Bassett Livestock Auction in Bassett, Ne.
Selling 125 Angus bulls.
RIDDER HEREFORD RANCH, Callaway, Ne., PH: 308836-4430 or 402-450-0431 will hold their Annual Bull &
Heifer Sale Thursday, February 5 at 1 pm at the Ranch
Sale Barn. Cattle sell in the ring and online tv via Superior
Auctions. www.ridderranch.com
ALES
SPRING VALLEY RANCH & CATTLE, Frank Taylor, owner;
or Ben Andrews, manager, Rose, Ne., PH: 402-684-3308 will
hold their Annual Angus bull Sale on Friday, February 6 at
Burwell Livestock Market II, Burwell, Ne., at noon (CST).
Selling will be 75 coming two-year-old Angus bulls.
www.svr-angus.com
CAMMACK FARMS, George, Troy & Mike, Cammack,
Beatrice, Ne., PH: 402-683-3415 will be having their Annual
Angus Bull Sale on Friday, February 6 at Beatrice 77
Livestock Sales and 1:00 pm. Selling will be 30 virgin 2-yearold Angus bulls, 14 Sim-Angus bred heifers (bred to calving
ease A and SA bulls), and 10 bred Angus females.
TUMBLING T ANGUS, Trevor & Amy Dam, Arthur, Ne., PH:
308-726-3366 and Graff Bulls, Chuck & Nancy Graff, Ogallala,
Ne., PH: 308-289-5841 will hold their Annual Angus Bull Sale
on Saturday, February 7 at 1 pm MST 7 miles east of
Ogallala on Hwy 30 at the ranch. Selling will be 70 registered
Angus and high percentage Angus bulls sired
by: SAV Resource 1441, SAV Harvestor 0338, SAV High
Octane 1230, SAV Net Worth 4200, Connealy Freightliner
9596, Connealy Conviction, Connealy Cavalry 1149, SAV 9969
Rito 2886, LT Aberdeen 9275. www.graffcattle.com
BARTOS/FREDERICK ANGUS, Brent & Jemi Frederick,
Verdigre, Ne., PH: 402-340-1039 or 402-394-5967 will hold
their Annual Production Sale on Saturday, February 7 at the
ranch. Selling will be 90 yearling bulls and 100 bred heifers.
www.bartosangus.net
UPSTREAM RANCH, Brent and Robin Meeks, Taylor, Ne.,
PH: 308-942-3195 or 308-214-0719 will be holding their
Annual Production Sale on Saturday, February 7 at 12:30
CST at the ranch. Selling will be 300 Horned and Polled
Hereford bulls, 45 bred heifers and 5 heifer calves.
www.upstreamcatle.com
LOGTERMAN FAMILY RANCH, Dwight Logterman, Kilgore,
Ne., PH: 605-429-3209 or 402-389-1165 will hold their Annual
Hereford and Angus Bull Sale on Monday, February 9 at the
Valentine Livestock Auction, Valentine, Ne., at 2 p.m. (CST).
Selling will be 80 two-year-old Hereford bulls, 50 yearling
Angus bulls and 50 two-year-old Angus bulls.
BERGER’S HERDMASTERS, Loren & Peggy Berger,
Stapleton, Ne., PH: 308-532-0939 will hold their Annual Bull
Sale on Saturday, February 14 at the Lincoln County
Fairgrounds, North Platte, Ne. www.bergersherdmasters.com
CEDAR TOP RANCH, Scott & Raberta Starr, Stapleton, Ne.,
PH: 308-587-2293 or 308-530-3900 (cell) will hold a
Proffesional Quality Business Bull Sale on Tuesday February
17 in Burwell, Ne. Selling will be 175 coming 2-year-olds,
Balancer, Angus and Red Angus.
OSTRAND/SLAGLE ANGUS, Mark & Kristin Slagle, Sargent,
Ne., PH: 308-527-3470 or 888-527-7044 will be holding their
Annual Bull Sale on Wednesday, February 18.
www.slagleangus.com
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RODUCTION
KREBS RANCH, Gordon, Ne., PH: 308-282-2021 (office),
308-207-5177 (Eldon), 308-360-1972 (Ty) or 308-360-3223
(Jake) will hold their Annual Production Sale on Thursday,
February 19 at the ranch. www.krebsranch.com
HOFFMAN RANCH, Thedford, Ne., PH: 308-645-2780 or
530-604-5096 will hold their Bull Sale and Open
Replacement Heifer Sale on Friday February 20 at the
ranch. Selling will be 150 Hereford bulls, 50 Angus bulls, 20
SimAngus bulls all ranging from yearlings, 18 months and 2
- year-olds. Also selling 300+ head of Open Replacement
Heifers from the following ranches: Gerk Farms (Iliff, Co),
Bob & Shane Keller (Goose Creek, Ne), Ray Blackford
(Brownlee, Ne), Weber Ranch (Valentine, Ne) and Drew &
Jordan Feller (Wisner, Ne). www.hoffmanranch.com
MINERT-SIMONSON ANGUS RANCH, Lowell Minert &
JW Simonson, Dunning, Ne., PH: 308-538-2676 or 308-539
-9010 will hold their Annual Performance Bull Sale on
Saturday February 21 at the ranch. Selling will be 140
yearling bulls. www.minertsimonson.com
ARROW ONE ANGUS, Wayne Rundback, North Platte,
Ne., PH: 308-530-4859will hold their bull sale on Monday
February 23.
SWANSON CATTLE CO., Jeff & Denice Swanson, Oxford,
Ne., PH: 308-337-2235 or 308-991-0727 will hold their
Annual Bull Sale on Saturday, February 28 at the ranch at
1 p.m. (CST) Selling will be 70 Balancer bulls, 40 Angus
bulls and 15 open heifers. www.swansoncattleco.com
HALL RANCH, Ed, Les & Rachel Hall, Bassett Ne., PH:
402-684-3845 (Les) or 402-684-3787 (Ed) will hold their
Annual Angus Bulls Sale on Wednesday, March 4 at
Bassett Livestock Auction. Selling will be 90 2-year-old
Angus bulls
CARL DETHLEFS & SONS, Jerry & Gary Dethlef,
Rockville, Ne., PH: 308-372-3200 or 308-372-3248 will hold
their 47th Annual Production Sale on Friday, March 6.
www.dethlefangus.com
GREEN VALLEY CATTLE, Dennis & Sandra Garwood,
Atkinson, Ne., PH: 402-925-2970 will hold their bull sale on
Saturday, March 7. www.greenvalleycattle.com
BARSTOW ANGUS RANCH, Neri & Patty Barstow,
Springview, Ne., PH: 402-497-3448 or 402-322-0286 will
hold their 24th Annual Rock Solid Bull Sale on Monday,
March 9 at the ranch. www.barstowangus.com
NICHOLS & SONS, David & Lynn Nichols, Chambers, Ne.,
PH: 402-482-5794 or 402-340-3810 will hold their Angus
Bull Sale on Monday, March 9. www.nicholsangus.com
HALL POKORNY RED ANGUS, Helen Hall, Bartlett, Ne.,
and Brad and Paula Pokorny, Stapleton, Ne., PH: 308-6362275 or 308-654-3220 will hold their 39th Annual
Production Sale on Thursday, March 12 at 1 p.m. (CST) at
the Lincoln County Fairgrounds, North Platte, Ne. Selling
will be 130 yearling bulls. www.hallredangus.com
ALES
ONTINUED
RIPPE GELBVIEH, Duane & Dustin Rippe, Hubbell, Ne., PH:
402-324-4176 402-200-0096 (Duane) or 402-316-4874 (Dustin)
will hold their 16th Annual Gelbvieh Bull Sale on Saturday,
March 14 at Belleville, Kans., at 1:30 p.m. Selling will be 100
bulls and 150 replacement heifers. rippegelbvieh.com
KOBERSTEIN FARMS, Jason Koberstein, Ogallala, Ne., PH:
970-520-2385 will hold their Bull Sale on Saturday, March 14
at the Ogallala Livestock Market at 1:00 pm CDT.
WAGONHAMMER RANCHES, Jay Wolf family & Myron
Benes, O’Neill, Ne., PH: 402-395-2178 (jay) or 402-395-6962
(Myron) will be holding their Annual Total Performance
Production Sale on Wednesday, March 18 at Shamrock
Livestock Marker at 12:30pm. Selling will be 175 Black Angus
bulls and 15 Registers Angus heifers. www.wagonhammer.com
GRAY’S ANGUS RANCH, Rod Gray, Harrison, Ne., PH: 308668-2525 or 308-668-2525 (office) will be having their
Performance Bull Sale on Saturday, March 21 at the ranch.
Selling will be 125 yearlings and 30 2-year-olds.
RISHEL ANGUS, Bill & Barb Rishel, North Platte, Ne., PH: 308
-534-5305 or 308-530-7999 will be holding their Next
Generation Herd Sire Sale on Monday, March 23 at the ranch.
Selling will be 100 yearlings and 18-month-old fall bulls.
CONNEALY ANGUS, Jerry & Jed Connealy, Whitman, Ne.,
PH: 308-544-6552 or 2212 will hold their 46th Annual Angus
Bull Sale on Saturday, March 28 at the Ranch. Selling will be
550 bulls included 425 yearlings and 125 coming 2-year-olds.
www.connealyangus.com
A&B CATTLE, Arlen & Becky Sawyer, Bassett, Ne., PH: 402684-2371 or 402-760-0232 will be having their 25th Annual Bull
Sale on Thursday, April 2. Selling will be 150 Angus bulls, 25
fall coming 2-year-olds and 125 yearlings. Performance
evaluated, semen tested and carcass compared.
www.abcattle.com
DETHLEFS ANGUS/TREFFER ANGUS, Jerry & Garry Dethlefs
and Loren, Bruce & Mike Treffer, Loup City, Ne., PH: 308-8725595 will be holding a Angus Production Sale on Friday, April
3 at Loup City Commission Co. Selling will be 60 yearlings, 10 2
-year-olds and 5 yearlings. Sires include: Consensus, PA
Safeguard, Angus Valley and Connealy Stimulus.
KRAYE ANGUS RANCH, John, Julie & David Kraye, Mullen,
Ne., PH: 308-546-7309 (john) or 308-546-7015 (david) will be
holding their Angus Production Sale on Saturday, April 4 at the
ranch. Selling will be 120 yearlings, sons of: Chisum, Broken
Bow, Identity, Trustmark, Hoover Dam, South Dakota, Apex
Windy, Upward, Franklin, Hero and more.
www.krayeangus.com
HEBBERT CHAROLAIS, Dave Hebbert, Hyannis, Ne., PH: 308
-458-2540 will hold their 33rd Annual Charolais Bull Sale on
Saturday, April 11 at the Hebbert Sale Facility in Hyannis.
Selling will be 125 ranch raised registered Charolais bulls.
www.hebbertcharolais.com