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th Annual Production Sale
Saturday, November 17, 2012, 10 a.m.
Selling 520 Head
Sale Day Phones: (573) 581-1225 or 7069
Ringmen:
Don Birk (417) 876-4613 . . . . . . . . . . Missouri Beef Cattlemen
Bruce Bradley (417) 848-3457 . . . . . . . . . . Special Assignment
Dustin Carter (712) 898-9972 . . . . . . . . . . . . Livestock Plus
Grant Conover (515) 419-1004 . . . . . . . . .Cattle Business Weekly
Terry Cotton (816) 390-3227 . . . . . . . . . . . . Angus Journal
Kirby Goettsch (605) 380-3939 . . . . . . . Western Livestock Reporter
Glenn Head (314) 412-7490 . . . . . . . . . . . Special Assignment
Jack Hedrick (904) 613-4261 . . . . . . . . . . Special Assignment
Jordan Hunter (417) 224-6296 . . . . . . . . . . Special Assignment
Tim Lackey (660) 676-2193 . . . . . . . . . . . Special Assignment
Bill Schermer (641) 425-2641 . . . . . . . . . . . . Angus Topics
John Smart (573) 864-6977 . . . . . . . . . . . Special Assignment
Mike Sorenson (641) 745-7949 . . . . . . . . . . . . Livestock Plus
Wes Tiemann (816) 244-4462 . . . . . . . . . . . . Angus Journal
Josh Worthington (417) 844-2601 . . . . . . Missouri Angus Association
Auctioneers:
Eddie Burks (270) 678-4154, (270) 991-6398 cell
Allen Conover (641) 227-3537, (515) 491-8078 cell
Clint Hunter (417) 860-1624
Sale Consultants:
Allen Conover (641) 227-3537, (515) 491-8078 cell, Conover Auction Service
Jim O’Neill (712) 644-2062, (402) 680-3171 cell
Gary Wall (406) 208-8536, GW Genetics Unlimited
Josh Worthington (417) 844-2601, Missouri Angus Association
Marketing Agent:
Dick Beck (770) 846-0046
Buyers unable to attend the sale may send their bids to the consultants, auc-
tioneers, marketing agent, or any of the ringmen.
Special Guests:
Jarold Callahan . . . . . . . . President, American Angus Association
Phil Trowbridge . . . . . . Vice President, American Angus Association
Bryce Schumann . . . . . . . . . . CEO, American Angus Association
Deb Thummel . . . . . . . . . President, Missouri Angus Association
Todd Ragsdale . . . . . . . President-Elect, Missouri Angus Association
Brian Meier . . . . . . . . Vice-President, Missouri Angus Association
Alan Mead . . . . . . . . . . Secretary, Missouri Angus Association
Lonnie Duckworth . . . . . . President, Missouri Cattlemen’s Association
Mike Deering . . Executive Vice President, Missouri Cattlemen’s Association
Accommodations:
Country Hearth Inn, Mexico, MO (1 mile) . . . . . . . (573) 582-0055
Teal Lake Inn, Mexico, MO (1 mile) . . . . . . . . . (573) 582-0700
Days Inn, Mexico, MO (1 mile) . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 581-1860
Days Inn, Kingdom City, MO (14 miles) . . . . . . . . (573) 642-0050
Comfort Inn, Kingdom City, MO (14 miles) . . . . . . . (573) 642-7745
Super 8 Motel, Kingdom City, MO (14 miles) . . . . . . (573) 642-2888
Motel 6, Kingdom City, MO (14 miles) . . . . . . . . (573) 642-1666
AmeriHost Inn, Fulton, MO (20 miles) . . . . . . . . . (573) 642-0077
Holiday Inn Express, Fulton, MO (20 miles) . . . . . . . (573) 642-2600
The Villager Lodge, Mexico, MO (2 miles) . . . . . . . (573) 581-1440
America’s Value Inn, Mexico, MO (across road) . . . . . (573) 581-8350
Holiday Inn East (Port Way Exit 131), Columbia, MO (32 miles) . (573) 474-4444
Sale Headquarters :
Country Hearth Inn, Teal Lake Inn, and the Days
Inn in Mexico, MO and the Super 8 at Kingdom City all have discounted rooms
available if you request the Sydenstricker block of rooms.
Directions to the Empire Club:
From the Sydenstricker sale
barn, turn left or North on Business U.S. 54. Go 1.2 miles to Teal Lake Road.
Turn right or East on Teal Lake Road. There is one stop sign on Teal Lake Road;
continue straight ahead past the stop sign. Go .8 mile to Empire Club drive.
Turn left and follow the lane. Phone numbers to reach the Empire Club that
night: (573) 473-8100, (573) 473-8101, or (573) 473-9202.
Photos by Ben Eggers and Al Conover. Produced by Angus Journal.
General Information
Health:
All cattle will be accompanied with interstate health papers on
sale day. Sydenstricker Genetics maintains a Certified Brucellosis Free Herd
Number 322, and the cow herd is tested annually for Johne’s. All heifer
calves more than 120 days of age have been officially calfhood vaccinated
for Brucellosis. All fall-calving cows selling with calves at side are open. All
cows have been vaccinated with Spirovac VL-5 and Scourguard 3(k)/c, and
poured for grubs and lice. Calves have been vaccinated for IBR, BVD and
PI-3, BRSV, Haemophilus, Pasteurella and 7-way Blackleg; de-wormed, and
de-loused. Herd health is under the supervision of Dr. Don Hudson, DVM
(573) 581-4679.
Sale Location:
Sydenstricker Genetics is located one mile south of Mexico, Missouri on
Business Route 54. Mexico is 14 miles north of I-70 on Highway 54. Note: If
traveling from I-70, take the first Mexico exit to the farm. GPS Address: 3939
S. Clark Street, Mexico, MO.
Insurance:
Livestock insurance will be available at the farm sale day.
Trucking:
Sydenstricker Genetics will help with trucking arrangements sale day.
Interests Retained in Bulls:
See page 19.
Wintering Program for Bulls:
See pages 30 and 34.
Breeding Privilege:
All females sell with a breeding privilege (two straws of semen and any paper-
work necessary) to any living SydGen bull on which semen is available.
Embryo Guarantee:
Any female selling for $10,000 or more is guaranteed to produce at least
10
transferable embryos within four embryo flushes by an AETA certified
technician. If fewer than 10 embryos are produced, Sydenstricker Genetics
will reimburse the buyer up to one-half the purchase price, prorated to the
number less than 10 are produced. (Examples: (1) $10,000 cow produces no
transferable eggs; $5,000 will be reimbursed. (2) $10,000 cow produces six
transferable embryos; $2,000 will be reimbursed.) Guarantee is null and void
if cow dies.
Junior Programs:
Any registered Angus heifer purchased by a Missouri Junior Angus Association
member will be nominated for the Missouri Junior Jackpot Show. Any junior
wanting his animal nominated for the Jackpot show must notify us.
Any heifer from this sale is eligible for a 25% cash refund of the purchase
price if she is a class winner at the 2013 National Junior Heifer Show.
Transportation:
Private planes can land on the 5,500-foot runway at Mexico, Missouri (573)
581-0162,
which has a localizer approach for Runway 24. Commuter air
service is available to Columbia Regional Airport (573) 874-7508 on Delta
Airlines (800) 225-2525 and on Frontier Airlines (800) 432-1359. The farm
is located 103 miles from Lambert St. Louis International, 184 miles from
Kansas City International and 46 miles from Columbia Regional Airport.
Shuttle service on Mo-X is available from St. Louis or Kansas City to Kingdom
City (1-877-669-4826). We will pick you up from any location if you contact us
ahead of arrival date.
Terms and Conditions:
Cattle will sell under the suggested Terms and Conditions of the American
Angus Association
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Also see page 89. All persons who attend the sale do so at their own risk,
and Sydenstricker Genetics assumes no liability, legal or otherwise, for any
accidents which may occur.
Inspection of Cattle:
Cattle can be inspected at any time prior to sale day at the farm.
Performance Information:
Complete performance information will be available. See pages 76 and 84.
We are an original seedstock partner in ORIgen, Inc., as well as the recipient
of the 1997 CERTIFIED ANGUS BEEF® Seedstock “Commitment to Excellence”
Award, and the 2001 BIF Seedstock Producer of the Year Award.
Visit the Angus Journal Web site,
and search this sale book online. References: American
Angus Association®, AHIR®, AngusSource®, CAB®,
Pathfinder®. EPDs current as of September 26, 2012.
Updated EPDs can be viewed online at
83
Bull Calves
120
Fall Yearling Bulls
53
Fall Pairs
31
Spring-Calving Cows
47
Heifer Calves
82
Fall Heifers
53
Bred Heifers
Ben W. Eggers,
Manager (573) 473-9202
Farm Office (573) 581-1225
Fax (573) 581-1224
Sammy Breid
Kyle Vukadin
Jennifer Russell
Eric Allen
Joe Strauss
Eddie L. Sydenstricker
P.O. Box 280
Mexico, MO 65265
(573) 581-5050
Sydenstricker John Deere
Office (573) 581-5900
Fax (573) 581-5991
E-mail:
Darla Eggers,
Farm Secretary
