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SANDHILLS FEEDER
CATTLE NEWS
Volume 113
February 4, 2015
When Better Cattle Are Produced, the Sandhills Will Produce Them
Bred Females
BOB & WES PELSTER, Elgin, Ne., PH: 402-843-8283
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, pre-breeding shots and first ScourGuard
shot. Home raised. Willing to sell in groups of 5 or more.
STEVE & CAROL MORELAND, Merriman, Ne., PH:
402-322-0360 or 308-684-3405 have for sale 100 home
raised, one iron, bred heifers. Bull bred to sons of
Connealy C Thunder, ultra sounded. 70 will start calving
Feb 22-March 31 and the other 30 will start calving in
April.
KEVIN & ROSEMARY ANDERSON, Whitman, NE, PH:
308-544-2234 have for sale 100 bred Angus and Anguscross heifers to start calving March 15. 100 head bred
to sons of Final Answer during 45-day breeding
season. This offering represents several generations of
synchronized AI out of well-known, no-frill heifer
development program with emphasis on disposition and
careful mattings. Seller would like option to buy back
heifer calves.
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.
JOHN KLOOZ, Purdum, Ne., PH: 308-834-3247 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.
GREG & SUSAN GEHL, Ericson, Ne., PH: 308-7500813 has 16 Angus & Angus cross cows coming with
their 3rd & 4th calves. Due May 10-June 20. Bred to
black Balancer bulls.
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.
Heifer Sales
TREFFER ANGUS RANCH, Broken Bow, Ne., PH:
Loren 308-872-5595 or 308-870-1459, Bruce 308-3257463, Mike 308-631-9120 has 25 Registered Angus,
open replacement heifers for sale. These heifers are
show quality and home raised, weight 700+ lbs.
KENNER INC, Wood Lake, Ne., PH: 402-967-3417 or
402-389-1202 has 100 black replacement quality heifers
for sale. Heifers are bangs vaccinated and are UTD.
JENSEN RANCH INC., Arthur, Ne., PH: 308-764-2239
has 45 black baldy heifers for sale. Heifers are all bangs
vaccinated and weight 600+. Sire– Tipton and VanNew
Kirk of Kirk Bulls.
REED HAMILTON RANCH INC, Dave Hamilton, PH:
308-645-9765 has 155 SimAng heifers, approx. 600 lbs;
non-implanted, BQA certified, continuous SimAng
breeding for 25 years; 3 rounds of respiratory shots,
weaned 4 months, average birth date is May 1, 2014.
GREG & SUSAN GEHL, Ericson, Ne., PH: 308-7500813 has 9 Angus bred heifers, bred to low birth weight
Angus, Right Answer & Bismark sons, Due April 2-April
15. Ultrasound preg checked.
Cattle For Sale at Auction
BOB & WES PELSTER, Bartlett, Ne., PH: 402-843-5411
or 402-843-8283 will be selling 100 Angus replacement
quality heifers on Monday, February 9 at Elgin Livestock.
Heifers range from 650-700 pounds, are up to date on
shots and boosters and OCB.
PELSTER BROTHERS, Ken & David Pelster, Bartlett,
Ne., PH: 402-843-2463 (Ken) or 402-843-5546 (David)
will be selling 120 Angus heifer calves on Monday,
February 9 at Elgin Livestock in the afternoon .
Calves are up to date on shots, bangs vaccinated, 625650 pounds and were weaned in the fall.
R&D ANGUS, Robb Cook, Merriman, Ne., will be selling
40 Angus bulls on Thursday, February 12 at the Valentine
Livestock Auction in Valentine, Ne., at 1:30pm. Bulls are
sons of Fortunate, Juno 797 and Game Day.
KELLER RANCH, Bob & Shane Keller, Valentine, Ne.,
PH: 402-376-5831 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#.
Bulls For Sale
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: 402-497-2593 or 2596 have for sale 15 top quality
horned Hereford bulls.18 months old.
DICKE RANCH, Paul Dicke, Ewing, Ne., PH: 402-485-0376 or 402-942-2756 (c) is selling Irish Black Bulls, private treaty.
Bulls are 18 months to 2-years-old. Add hybrid vigor and fertility to your herd. www.dickeranch.com
MONAHAN CATTLE CO., Hyannis, Ne., PH: 308-458-8014 has 14 Purebred Hereford, virgin bulls, born fall 2013.
Area Auctions
Atkinson Livestock Market, Atkinson, Ne., PH: 402-925
-5141 or 800-672-3492 will hold their Monthly Hay Auction
on Friday, Feb 6, a Special Breeding Cattle Auction on
Tuesday, Feb 10 and a Special Calf Auction on
Tuesday, Feb 17.
Burwell Livestock Market II LTD, Burwell, Ne., PH: 308346-4257 will hold a Special Bred Cow & Heifer Auction &
Spring Valley Ranch & Cattle on Friday, Feb 6. a Special
Calf & RQ Heifer Auction on Friday, Feb 13 and a Cedar
Top Bull Production Sale on Tuesday, Feb 17.
Bassett Livestock Auction, Bassett, Ne., PH: 402-6842361 will hold Dickau Angus Bull Auction & Bred Cow
Auction on Wednesday, Feb 4, a Feeder Cattle Auction on
Wednesday, Feb 11, No Sale on Wednesday, Feb 18 and
a Feeder Cattle Auction on Wednesday, Feb 25.
Crawford Livestock Market, LLC., Crawford, Ne., PH:
308-665-2220 will hold a Regular Cattle & Special Feeder
Sale on Friday Feb 6 and a Regular Cattle & Special Bred
Cow & Heifer Sale on Friday, Feb 13, No Sale on Friday,
Feb 20 and a Special Feeder Sale on Friday, Feb 27.
Ericson-Spalding Livestock Market, Erickson, Ne., PH:
308-653-3111 will hold a Special Cattle Auction on
Saturday, Feb 7, 14, 21 and 28.
Gordon Livestock Auction Market Inc., Gordon, Ne.,
PH: 308-282-1171 will hold a Regular Cattle Sale on
Tuesday, Feb 10, 17 and 24.
Huss Livestock Market, Inc., Kearney, Ne., PH: 308-234
-2502 will hold a Special Calf & Feeder Auction on
Wednesday, Feb 4, 11 and 18, a Special Bred Heifer &
Cow Auction on Monday, Feb 23 and a Special Calf &
Feeder Auction on Wednesday, Feb 25.
Lexington Livestock Market, Lexington, Ne., PH: 308324-4663 will hold a Calf & Feeder along with Sandhills
Special on Friday, Feb 6, a Knuck Production & Bred
Auction on Tuesday, Feb 10, a Special Calf & Feeder
Auction on Friday, Feb 13, a Special Calf & Feeder Auction
on Friday, Feb 20 and a Special Calf & Feeder Auction on
Friday, Feb 27.
Martin Livestock Auction, Martin, S.D., PH: 605-6856716 will hold a Special Feeder Cattle & Weigh Up Sale on
Monday, Feb 9, No Sale on Monday, Feb 16 and a
Special Weigh Up Sale on Monday, Feb 23.
North Platte Livestock Auction, North Platte, Ne., PH:
308-534-1200 or 800-252-2855 will hold a Beef Quality
Assurance Special, Calves & Feeder Cattle on Tuesday,
Feb 3, an Anniversary Special, Calves & Feeders on
Tuesday, Feb 10, a President Day Special, Calves &
Feeders on Tuesday, Feb 17, and a Bred Cow & Bred
Heifer Special Sale with a Calves & Feeder Cattle Sale on
Tuesday, Feb 24.
Ogallala Livestock Auction Market, Ogallala, Ne., PH:
308-284-2071 will hold a Regular Sale on Wednesday, Feb
4, a Special Stocker & Feeder Sale on Thursday, Feb 5, a
Regular Sale on Wednesday, Feb 11, 18 and 25, a Special
Stockcow & Bred Heifer Sale on Saturday, Feb 14, a
Special Stocker & Feeder Sale on Thursday, Feb 19 and a
Hayne’s Cattle Co Angus Bull Sale on Tuesday, Feb 24.
Sheridan Livestock Auction Co. Inc., Rushville, Ne., PH:
308-327-2406 will hold a Special Weighup Cow & Bull Sale
on Wednesday, Feb 4, a Weighup Cow & Bull Sale on
Wednesday, Feb 11, a Special Weighup Cow & Bull Sale
on Wednesday, Feb 18 and 25.
Valentine Livestock Auction Co., Valentine, Ne., PH: 402
-376-3611 or 800-682-4874 will hold a Logterman Family
Hereford & Angus Bull & Female Sale on Monday, Feb 9, a
Special Bred Female, Regular Sale & R&D Angus Bull Sale
on Thursday, Feb 12, an O’Neill Angus Bull Sale on
Sunday, Feb 15 and a Special Feeder & Replacement
Heifer Sale on Thursday, Feb 19.
WANTED:
Buying & Placement
Post Office Box 811
Valentine, Nebraska 69201
Doug Crouse
Cellular 402.389.0111
402.376.1722
402.376.2633
P.O. Box 62
Valentine, Nebraska 69201
ALL NATURAL FEEDER CATTLE
Your source for
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MIDWESTERN CATTLE
CALL SHAWN (308) 650-1436
“Private treaty placement available – just call!”
Specials on Thursday Advertised
VALENTINE LIVESTOCK AUCTION
1-800-682-4874 or 402-376-3611
Production Sales
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.
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
RIDDER HEREFORD RANCH, Callaway, Ne., PH: 308
-836-4430 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
CEDAR TOP RANCH, Scott & Raberta Starr, Stapleton,
Ne., PH: 308-587-2293 or 308-530-3900 (cell) will hold a
Professional Quality Business Bull Sale on Tuesday
February 17 in Burwell, Ne. Selling will be 175 coming 2
-year-olds, Balancer, Angus and Red Angus.
SPRING VALLEY RANCH & CATTLE, Frank Taylor,
owner; or Ben Andrews, manager, Rose, Ne., PH: 402684-3308 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
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
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-year-old 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 402-3945967 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.
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: 308-530-4859 will hold their bull sale on Monday
February 23.
HAYNES CATTLE CO., Gale and Synthia Haynes,
Holyoke, Co., PH: 970-520-9233 will be selling 100 yearling,
Registered Angus bulls on Tuesday, February 24 at the
Ogallala Livestock Auction Market.
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 Bull Sale on Wednesday, March 4 at Bassett
Livestock Auction. Selling will be 90 2-year-old Angus bulls
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Production Sales
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
GRAY’S ANGUS RANCH, Rod Gray, Harrison, Ne., PH:
308-668-2525 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.
TITUS RANCH, Tony and Joni Titus, Springview, Ne.,
PH: 402-322-0996 (Tony) will hold their Annual Angus
Bull Sale on Friday, March 6 at their ranch. Selling will
be 30 head of Commercial Black Angus yearling bulls.
RISHEL ANGUS, Bill & Barb Rishel, North Platte, Ne.,
PH: 308-534-5305 or 308-530-7999 will hold their 33rd
Annual Angus Bull Sale on Monday, March 23 at the Ranch
south of North Platte. Selling 100 Angus Bulls (Falls and
Yearlings) and 30 Hereford Bulls from Hoffman Ranch
www.rishelangus.com
SMITH FARMS ANGUS, Leonard & Linda Smith,
Lynden & Alisa Smith, Hay Springs, Ne., PH:308-2075037 (Leonard) or 308-430-5224 (Lynden) will be selling
100 Black and Red Yearling Bulls on Saturday, March 7
at the farm. Bulls are ulrasounded with guest consignor:
Huntrods Red Angus. www.smithfarmsangus.com
GREEN VALLEY CATTLE, Dennis & Sandra
Garwood, Atkinson, Ne., PH: 402-925-2970 will hold
their bull sale on Saturday, March 7. Selling will be 90
Angus Bulls and 55 Black Maine-Anjou Bulls.
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:
308-636-2275 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
RIPPE GELBVIEH, Duane & Dustin Rippe, Hubbell,
Ne., PH: 402-324-4176 402-200-0096 (Duane) or 402316-4874 (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
SMITH ANGUS RANCH, Kent and Faye Smith, Bassett,
Ne., PH: 402-244-5440 will hold their 26th Annual Angus Bull
Sale on Friday, March 27th at the ranch. Selling will be 80
Yearling bulls and 30 Fall coming 2-year-olds.
www.smithangusranch.net
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 2year-olds. www.connealyangus.com
A&B CATTLE, Arlen & Becky Sawyer, Bassett, Ne., PH:
402-684-2371 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: 308-872-5595 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