Congratulations River Hills Ranch!
Great Western Beef Expo Completes 35th Year!
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Sterling, CO - In the livestock industry producers are always looking at the net return of their operation. The Great Western Beef Expo (GWBE) measures net return as follows: ending carcass value — beginning carcass value - actual cost of feed - yardage. The Champion Net Return pen at $214.70/hd. was consigned by River Hills Ranch, Platte, SD, and sired by the Angus bull Summitcrest Prime Mover 109L. This set of steers also received the Reserve Champion award in Carcass Price/lb. at $1.3954. The 184 steers on test posted a strong average daily gain (ADG), lb. Feed/lb. Gain (feed efficiency) and cost of feed/lb. gain for the 2003/2004 test year. As a group, the 184 steers ended the 156-day test with an average daily gain of 3.64 lbs., 5.61 pounds of feed per pound of gain and a $0.36 cost of feed per pound of gain. Full sister sold for $11,000 in the Summitcrest Fall Elite Female Sale to Woodlawn Angus, IL. |
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Congratulations to Holly Hill Farms!
 Pictured is +S/C Stockman 365 2H05 sire of 2215 |
 Congratulations to Holly Hill Farms on their first place bull in the Circle A Sire Alliance, one of the most comprehensive beef genetics evaluation programs in the industry. Sired by a bull bred in the Summitcrest Program. |
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Holly Hill 2H05 0050 2215
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Congratulations!!
To John Brethour and the staff at the Kansas State University Ag Research Center - Hays. The grand prize winner of the largest purse ever put up for a beef value contest, the “Best of Breed” grand prize of $100,000. The top three winners in the contest came from Kansas & Nebraska, and were all sorted at least once by ultrasound technology developed by John Brethour, patented by KSU and licensed to the Cattle Performance Enhancement Co. (CPEC) in Oakley, Kansas.
Approximately 280 steers were evaluated by John Brethour in the selection of the grand prize winning entry. Forty-nine percent of the winning entry came from the The KSU Ag Research Center - Hays cow herd that were bred to four different Green Garden bulls. The Ag Center cow herd is a typical mixed breed cow herd that averages about 50% Angus, with the rest being predominately Simmental with a small percentage of Brahman. John then selected steers to complete his winning entry from commercial cattle ranchers that have been selecting for carcasss merit in their herds.
Great Results:
Proven Carcass Genetics add Value to your calf crop!
The winning entry graded 100% Choice or better with 91% qualifying for Certified Angus Beef* including 32% Prime and 6% qualiflying for Farmland Angus Beef. There were NO discounts! This entry of steers from registered Angus bulls had an average worth of $132.05/cwt. They were 31% YG2’s and there were no YG4 carcasses. Seventy-five percent of this 78 head entry was comprised of steers produced from the research center cow herd, the Roy Soukup Ranch and the Bettenbrock Ranch, using 8 different sires bred at Green Garden Angus.
The Genetics represented and pen data are as follows:
| 15 head sired by Gardens OB45 9053 - Summitcrest Scotch Cap OB45 son. | |||||
| Ave. | Carcass Weight | Ribeye Area | Back Fat | Marbling Score | Yield Grade |
| 832.43 | 14.14 | .56 | 6.5 (Ave. CH) | 2.86 | |
| 11 head sired by Gardens Profit - A Summitcrest Perfection Son. | |||||
| Carcass Weight | Ribeye Area | Back Fat | Marbling Score | Yield Grade | |
| 845.30 | 13.23 | .44 | 6.8 (Ave. CH) | 2.30 | |
| 9 head sired by Gardens Highmark - A Summitcrest Scotch Cap OB45 son. | |||||
| Carcass Weight | Ribeye Area | Back Fat | Marbling Score | Yield Grade | |
| 869.38 | 13.23 | .52 | 6.0 (Ave. CH) | 2.88 | |
| 3 head sired by Gardens Bravo - a GT Expo Son. | |||||
| Carcass Weight | Ribeye Area | Back Fat | Marbling Score | Yield Grade | |
| 774.33 | 13.70 | .57 | 7.57 (Ch +) | 3.0 | |
| 19 head were from the Roy Soukup Ranch, Ellsworth, KS. and sired by three sons purchased from Green Garden Angus, two Summitcrest Scotch Cap OB45 sons and one Gardens Prime Time son. | |||||
| Carcass Weight | Ribeye Area | Back Fat | Marbling Score | Yield Grade | |
| 759.16 | 12.37 | .48 | 6.81 (Ave. CH) | 2.63 | |
| 1 head was from the Bettenbrock Ranch, Geneseo, Kansas sired by a son of Summitcrest Scotch Cap OB45. 20 head were from the Martin Bland herd in Luray, Kansas. |
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Sam Johnson, President Jeff Johnson, Broken Bow, Nebraska (308) 872-5548 Tom Judy, Fremont, Iowa e-mail: summitcrest@aol.com |
