48 • www.herefordamerica.com HEREFORD AMERICA • <strong>January</strong> <strong>2008</strong> (continued from page 47) Heights, S.D. Lot 132, IH 9126 Domino 6116, a Feb. ’06 bull sired by Domino 9126J from a SR Insight 129 cow sold for $7,000 to Gilroy Land and Cattle, Dalton and Alliance, Neb. Lot 149, IHM 9126 Domino 6025, a Feb. ’06 bull sired by Domino 9126J from a SH Advancer 409 cow sold for $7,000 to Gilroy Land and Cattle, Dalton and Alliance, Neb. Lot 74, 7U Grand Option 6611, a May ’06 bull sired by Grand Canyon from a Red Option dam sold for $6,500 to Mustang Properties, Madison, Wis. Lot 46, Crs Diamnd Herald 6040, a June ’06 bull sired by Beckton Herald P375 from a T3 Chief bred dam sold for $6,250 to Paxton Ranch, Stapleton, Neb. Lot 133, IH 9126 Domino 698, a Feb. ’06 bull sired by Domino 9126J from a IHM 409 Domino 2110 dam sold for $5,500 to Gilroy Land and Cattle, A Great Breeding Bull from the Prairies of South Dakota. This 25L daughter recently sold for $4500 in the Go-Pher the Purple Sale in MN. She was consigned by Delaneys, Pipestone, MN and sold to Blueberry Hill Farm, Norfolk, NE. A 25L granddaughter. What a Beef Bull! Imig <strong>Hereford</strong> bulls that sold in the Cross Diamond Sale. The animals are on display but the sale ring has TVs. Dalton and Alliance, Neb. The high selling registered Red Angus open heifer was Lot 203, Crs Diamnd Lana 613, a June ’06 daughter of EPDs BW WW YW Milk M&G REA NJW 5B Wrangler 16D JDF 16D Wrangler 15 JDF Miss 223B 4E Walsh McCann 680 46G Feltons Lute 680 JDH Ms Lute 18J [DOD] JDH Ms Wrangler 04 +2.6 +57 +102 +33 +61 +.47 Polled • 2/27/2001 Reg. #P42194946 Long, thick, eye appeal, loaded with quality and style. 2,600 lbs. at 3 years of age! Travels like a good saddlehorse along with balance and tremendous structural soundness at 6 years old. Circle-D Wrangler 832W With today’s energy prices, his NJW Y53 6Z 5B [DOD] IHRY J&D Lad 223B calves are thick and the right kind. JDF Ms M. Plan 34C Daughters are easy fleshing, excellent uddered cows. OHF Demand Lady 12 NJW 5B Wrangler 16D JDH Ms Blastoff 21V Semen for sale or take a look at his sons at our private treaty offering, March 29. A 25L daughter also topped the SD Excellence Sale for Atkins <strong>Hereford</strong>s, Tea, SD for $6,000 going to Zink <strong>Hereford</strong>s of Indiana. Excellent bulls by 25L and his son, THR Thor 4029, sell in our private treaty sale. MARCH 29 THR Thor 4029 EPDs: BW -0.3; WW 42; YW 71; MM 28; M&G 49; SC 1.1; REA .24 For more information contact: Bill & Paula Thorstenson • (605) 649-7940 Darin Thorstenson • (605) 649-1972 30491 131st Street Selby, South Dakota 57472 Beckton Lancer F442 from a Rambo 502 cow selling for $4,750 to Right On Cattle Company, Bertrand, Neb. Lot 208, Crs Diamnd Georgia 676, a T3 Chief 9036 daughter from a Grand Canyon dam sold for $4,250 to C o d y Bobinmyer, N o r t h Platte, Neb. Lot 213, Crs Diamnd Julianne 662, a 7U Julius 3354 daughter from a Rambo 751 dam sold for $3,600 to 3J Farms, Ravia, Okla. The high selling ranch broke horse was Lot 404, Freckles, a six-year-old gray gelding for $3,000 to Christine Delp, Smithfield, Neb. Volume buyers were Arcadia Land and Cattle, Soper, Okla., who purchased 93 head of commercial bred heifers and six head of purebred open Red Angus heifers; Rapid Creek Ranch, Belvidere and Caputa, S.D. with eight head of Red Angus bulls; Glenn Cattle Company, Ft. Morgan, Colo., with seven head of Red Angus bulls and Nelson Ranches, Grover, Colo. with six head of Red Angus and <strong>Hereford</strong> bulls. High Tech Bull Sale — The Cross Diamond Sale is one of few to have big screen TVs in the sale ring instead of a live animal. With more and more sales broadcast via satellite look for more sales like this one. Researchers at Adelaide University in Australia have identified a gene that explains a large increase in retail beef yield. While the gene, called myostatin F94L, isn’t the only gene that influences retail beef yield, it has a large effect. Homozygous animals have 13% larger ribeye areas and 4% more total retail yield, according to the research. The gene is most commonly found in Limousin cattle, researchers say. According to the North <strong>America</strong>n Limousin Foundation (NALF), the gene’s high-yielding form occurs in 83% of the Limousin breed, meaning 68% of Limousin animals are homozygous for the trait and 28% are Organized Efforts Result in Successful <strong>Hereford</strong> Feeder Calf Sale More than 600 age, source and health verified <strong>Hereford</strong>s and <strong>Hereford</strong>crosses brought more than $20,000 in premiums for more than 34 consignors to the first Greater Midwest Certified <strong>Hereford</strong> Feeder Calf Sale Dec. 6. The Certified <strong>Hereford</strong> Beef® (CHB) and <strong>Hereford</strong> Verified eligible calves from eight states – Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Wisconsin – were sold at the Carthage Livestock Sale Barn in Carthage, Ill. An analysis of Illinois Department of Agriculture data revealed that compared to the week’s Illinois auction average, some consignors earned on average, an additional $57.50 per head by participating in organized marketing efforts, bringing together the numbers and verification that feeders demand. Here are examples of the prices on <strong>Hereford</strong> and Baldy steers in this sale: 105 <strong>Hereford</strong>s, 509#, $1.16/#. 87 <strong>Hereford</strong>s, 615#, $1.12/#. 77 <strong>Hereford</strong>s, 699#, $1.08/#. 67 <strong>Hereford</strong>s, 806#, $1.03/#. 66 Black baldies, 648#, $1.12/#. 16 Black baldies, 550# $1.15/#. Sonoma Mountain <strong>Hereford</strong>s Honored The California Beef cattle Improvement Association (CBCIA) recently recognized Jim, Marcia, Bobby and Jamie Mickelson of Sonoma Mountain <strong>Hereford</strong>s, Santa Rosa, as its seedstock producer of the year. The Mickelsons manage about 120 head of registered <strong>Hereford</strong> mother cows and 50 recipient females that are used in their embryo transfer program. The family markets ranch-raised bulls at its annual production sale. Sonoma Mountain uses the HerdMaster computer program, allowing them a direct link to the AHA. All registrations are done online, as well as submissions of performance data. The Mickelsons are active in the AHA and the California-Nevada <strong>Hereford</strong> Association. Aussie Scientists Find Muscling Gene heterozygous. “This gene appears to explain a much larger proportion of the genetic variation of the (retail yield) trait than any of the currently available gene markers for marbling, tenderness or feed efficiency,” says Alex McDonald, general manager of the Limousin Society in Australia. “The discovery of what appears to be a major gene, which can be used to increase retail beef yield in all breeds of cattle throughout the world, is an exciting breakthrough.” Negotiations are underway with an Australian laboratory to provide a commercial gene test for the F94L modification. — NALF release
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