104
38th Annual Production Sale
Saturday, November 19, 2016, 10 a.m.
Selling 497 Head
Sale Day Phone: (573) 581-1225
Ringmen:
Don Birk 417-876-4613..................................... Missouri Beef Cattlemen
Bill Bowman 816-752-0079..........................................Method Genetics
Bruce Bradley 417-848-3457. ................................... Special Assignment
Austin Brandt 712-621-1829............................................Livestock Plus
Dustin Carter 712-898-9972. ...........................................Livestock Plus
Greg Connell 573-694-6152. .......................... Missouri Angus Association
Adam Conover 816-676-8560...........................................Angus Journal
Grant Conover 515-419-1004.................................... Special Assignment
Terry Cotton 816-390-3227..............................................Angus Journal
Kirby Goettsch 605-380-3939.................................... Special Assignment
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
John Smart 573-864-6977. ...................................... Special Assignment
Mike Sorenson 641-745-7949..........................................Livestock Plus
Auctioneers:
Eddie Burks 270-678-4154, 270-991-6398 cell
Allen Conover 641-227-3537, 515-491-8078 cell
Clint Hunter 417-860-1624 cell
Sale Consultants:
Lee J. Amonett 931-252-1907, Byrd Auction Co.
Tom Dalbey 404-372-0973 cell
Allen Conover 641-227-3537, 515-491-8078 cell, Conover Auction Service
Chuck Grove 816-390-6600 cell
Jim O’Neill 402-680-3171 cell
Wes Tiemann 816-244-4462, MCA Strategic Solutions
Gary Wall 406-208-8536, ORIgen Genetics Unlimited
Marketing Agent:
Dick Beck (770) 846-0046
Buyers unable to attend the sale may send their bids to the consultants, auction-
eers, marketing agent, or any of the ringmen.
Special Guests:
Jim Sitz. .................................... President, American Angus Association
Charlie Boyd II.......................Vice President, American Angus Association
Allen Moczygemba...............................CEO, American Angus Association
Brian Brockman............................. President, Missouri Angus Association
Kent Dye.............................. President-Elect, Missouri Angus Association
Jim Brinkley...........................Vice-President, Missouri Angus Association
Linda Eck. ................................... Secretary, Missouri Angus Association
Keith Stevens. ....................... President, Missouri Cattlemen’s Association
Michael 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
Holiday Inn Express (15 miles)......................................... 573-310-6020
Days Inn, Kingdom City, MO (15 miles). ............................. 573-642-0050
Comfort Inn, Kingdom City, MO (15 miles)........................... 573-642-7745
Super 8 Motel, Kingdom City, MO (15 miles)........................ 573-642-2888
Americas Value Inn, Kingdom City, MO (15 miles)................. 573-642-5500
AmeriHost Inn, Fulton, MO (20 miles)................................ 573-642-0077
Baymont Inn & Suites, 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
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 8/10 of a 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 Johnes. 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 BoviShield Gold One Shot, Spirovac VL-5 and
Scourguard 3(k)/c, and poured for parasites. Calves have been vaccinated for
IBR, BVD and PI-3, BRSV, Haemophilus, Mycoplasma, Pasteurella and 7-way
Blackleg; de-wormed, and de-loused. Herd health is under the supervision of
Dr. Colleen Neale and Dr. Lindsey Calhoun, Audrain Vet Clinic, 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: 3997 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 23.
Wintering Program for Bulls:
See pages 30 and 36.
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 techni-
cian. If less than 10 embryos are produced, Sydenstricker Genetics will reim-
burse 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 2015 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 American
Airlines, with connections to DFW and Chicago O’Hare. 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 according to the Terms and Conditions as recommended by the
American Angus Association. Also see page 80. 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 36, 61, 78
and 98.
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.
66 Bull Calves
102 Fall Yearling Bulls
69 Fall Pairs
33 Spring-Calving Cows
2 Embryo Packages
42 Heifer Calves
66 Fall Heifers
45 Bred Heifers
5 Long Yearling Bulls
Ben W. Eggers
Manager 573-473-9202
Farm Office 573-581-1225
Fax 573-581-1224
Bub Raithel, Operations Mgr.
573-253-1664
Kyle Vukadin
Joe Strauss
Ryan Meyers
Roger Cranmer
Eddie L. Sydenstricker
P.O. Box 280
Mexico, MO 65265
573- 581-5050
Sydenstricker John Deere
Office 573-581-5900
Fax 573-581-5991
Darla Eggers, Farm Secretary
Kenneth Roberts
Cash Prestien
Visit the
Angus Journal
Web site,
and view this sale book online.
References: American Angus Association®, AHIR®, AngusSource®, CAB®,
Pathfinder®.
EPDs current as of Sept. 30, 2016. Updated EPDs can be viewed
online at
.
