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2007 Sale Day Photos
Joy and Landi
Feed time!
Ethanol (E85) was one of our favorites because of his great disposition.
He was selected by BC Cattle Co.
Judy cleans up the open heifers. Lot 191 was purchased by Henderson Cattle Co. of Oklahoma
Long-time customer Randall Jeffries evaluates the older bulls
Customers viewing the bulls
The crew on the block: Don Laughlin, John Kiburz, Craig Conover, Judy Harrison
Packed seats
 
 
Just Released Spring 2007 National Cattle Evaluation—
Hoover Angus Farm National Rankings of herd
sires and progeny of the Hoover Program*

Hoover Angus Farm Herdsires

  • TC Gridiron 258: WW +68 ranks #59 among sires
    • Genex Herdsire
    • The largest offering of Gridiron progeny to be found
  • Woodhill Statesman 54K-90N: $W +35.51 ranks #78 among sires
    • Semex USA Herdsire
    • Progeny and matings sell, the largest offering to be found
  • SA Neutron 377: YW +121 ranks #61 among sires; $F +58.11 ranks #59 among sires
    • Genex Herdsire
    • Progeny sell
    • 19 sons and 5 daughters rank in the top 150 of the breed for WW EPD, YW EPD, Ultrasound Ribeye EPD, $F, or $B!
  • SAV New Design 3105: IMF +.62 ranks #87 among sires
    • Progeny sell
  • SAV Fame 9312: $W +34.48 ranks #141 among sires
    • Progeny sell
  • Roth Famous 1006: WW +66 ranks #101 among sires
    • Grandprogeny sell

Progeny of the Hoover Angus Program and selling February 6, 2007

  • H&K Gridiron E160: WW +69 ranks #52 among non-parent bulls
    • HE SELLS as a yearling bull February 6, 2007!
    • Relatives sell
  • H&K Gridiron E18: WW +67 ranks #100 among non-parent bulls
    • HE SELLS as a yearling bull February 6, 2007!
    • Relatives sell

Progeny of the Hoover Program and sold at past annual production sales

  • H&K Neutron 377 Z7: WW +74 ranks #13 among sires; YW +123 ranks #46 among sires;
    $B +55.93 ranks #60 among sires; $F +56.02 ranks #85 among sires
    • Purchased by Wayne James of Missouri
    • 6 sons and 7 daughters rank in the top 150 of the breed for WW EPD, IMF EPD, $B or $F
    • Relatives sell
  • H&K Neutron 377 X3: YW +128 ranks #17 among sires; $F +63.82 ranks #29 among sires
    WW +69 ranks #48 among sires
    • Purchased by RBM Livestock, Miller Angus, and Fox Angus of South Dakota
    • Progeny and relatives sell
  • H&K Neutron 377 V210: WW +65 ranks #127 among sires
    • Purchased by Dr. James Palmer of Iowa
    • Maternal sister and other relatives sell
  • Blueblood Lady Ellston X8: Ribeye +.91 ranks #122 among dams
    • Purchased by Kress Angus of South Dakota
    • Relatives sell
  • Blkcp Empress Ellston A386: $W +36.91 ranks #130 among dams

Hoover Angus Farm Females (bred, raised, and in production at Hoover Angus Farm)

  • Blueblood Lady Ellston B305: WW +65 ranks #34 among dams
    • Relatives sell
  • Miss Blackcap Ellston B50: WW +64 ranks #54 among dams
  • Keymura Katy Ellston C316: WW +64 ranks #54 among dams
    • A son, E76, and full brother, E160, sell
  • Elbamere Queen V10: WW +63 ranks #76 among dams
    • A full sister, E16, and other relatives sell
  • Proud Lassie of Ellston B166: WW +63 ranks #76 among dams
    • A son, D325, sells
  • Elbamere Queen Ellston E40: WW +69 ranks #31 among non-parent cows
    • Relatives sell
  • Elbamere Queen Ellston D71: WW +65 ranks #134 among non-parent cows
    • Relatives sell
  • Blackcap Empress Ellston D98: WW +65 ranks #134 among non-parent cows
    • Relatives sell
  • Blackbird Bonnie Ellston D494: WW +65 ranks #134 among non-parent cows
  • Blue Ribbon Heiress A157: Ribeye +1.06 ranks #24 among dams
    • Relatives sell
  • Queen of Ellston C355: Ribeye +.99 ranks #46 among dams
    • Relatives sell
  • Blkcp Empress Ellston C109: $W +40.49 ranks #14 among dams
  • Blkcp Empress Ellston B527: $W +39.14 ranks #43 among dams

*Many rankings tie between numerous animals with the same EPD or $Value and are not designated as such above. Rankings are among over 200,000 current dams, over 16,000 current sires, over 130,000 non-parent bulls and females for growth traits, over 70,000 non-parent bulls for ultrasound traits, and over 54,000 non-parent cows for ultrasound traits. “Progeny or relatives sell” means the animals listed will have progeny or relatives coming to auction at the Hoover Angus Farm Annual Production Sale Tuesday, February 6, 2007.
 
 
 
 
Louisville 2006
Landi and Chad Ellingson, Beef Sire Procurement Manager for Genex, in Louisville at the North American International Livestock Exposition. Both Landi and Chad were voting delegates at the American Angus Association Annual Meeting.
Bob and Cathy Watkins with Landi in Louisville. Cathy was elected to the American Angus Association Board of Directors at the Annual Meeting.
Hoover Angus Farm Tailgate Celebration
Hoover Angus Farm would like to thank everyone who attended the Hoover Angus Farm Tailgate Celebration on October 1, 2006. Beautifully warm weather greeted over 90 attendees.
Statesman on display
New Design 3105 looks at the vehicles arriving.
Landi's display of Gridiron accomplishments, the Australians'
visit to Hoover Angus, and Landi's scrapbooks.
Sack lunches ready to go!
Landi and John
Todd and Joyce Reynolds help their son Mike get a sack lunch.
Guests look at Hoover herd sires Nobleman, Statesman, Future Direction, and New Design 3105
Landi informs guests about the highlights of each of the four bulls on display.
Joy gives a quiz to the crowd, herd sire 3105 stands behind them.
Winners of the quiz from left to right: Rich Mercer, Shiloh Gennaro, Kurt Kiburz, and Eric Fell.
Part of the crowd after lunch.
Joy laughs with Lois Stephens
Looking at yearling bulls.
Landi speaks with Roger Cerven and his sons Jonathan and Andrew.
In the background, Joy converses with Dr. Palmer
Joy and long time customer Dr. Palmer.
Behind the scenes making sack lunches.
Hoovers would like to thank all of those who made this day a success!
It takes a lot of work, and we wouldn't have been able to do it without help!
Thank you to those who voted for Landi to be a delegate at the Annual Meeting of the American Angus Association in Louisville this November. Landi was one of the 16 delegates selected to represent Iowa. Any Iowans who would like to voice their ideas or opinions to Landi are more than welcome to do so.
Genex brings producers from “Down Under”
to view TC Gridiron 258 and progeny!
Click on the pictures to see a larger version

The group of 18 Australians, 5 Genex representatives, and
4 newspaper media upon arrival at Hoover Angus.
Australians were working to get a photo of Gridiron.
Visitors took many photos of the bull himself as well as his progeny.
The videographer for Genex worked to get video clips of Gridiron and his calves.
Australians with cameras in hand photographing and discussing TC Gridiron 258.
Jon Janssen, Beef Programs Development Manager for Genex, pets the bull.
Visitors were glad to see SA Neutron 377, a bull several of them had used.
One producer had sold a $14,000 377 son, and another producer
knew of a person who sold a $21,000 377 son in Australia.
The group rides out to look at a pasture of bred heifers.
The group begins to head through the line of homemade food.
After lunch, the group poses for a picture before heading to Mitchell, SD to spend the evening.
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We would like to thank Genex for this wonderful opportunity to showcase our herd to international visitors, and we thank the Australians for taking time to visit U.S. ranches.  We appreciated all of the kind comments we received.  We also appreciate Jeff DeYoung of Iowa Farmer Today, Lindsay Stoaks of Wallaces Farmer, Terry Holub from the Afton Star Enterprise, and June Bower of the Creston News Advertiser for taking time to attend.
Hoover Angus Farm sponsors Farmer Song at the 2006 Iowa State Fair

Pathfinder cow owned by Shiloh Gennaro,
purchased from Hoover Angus Farm
Name
Number
of
Calves
Average
Ratio
Proud Lassie of Ellston Z165
3
105
To help our customers start using the AngusSource ® tagging program, Hoover Angus Farm is pleased to offer 20 AngusSource ® tags for each bull purchased from us in 2005 and 2006. These tags must be used for calves sired by Hoover bulls. Tags must be applied to the first calf crop of the bull purchased (Ex: for bulls purchased in 2005, tags must be applied to the bull’s calves in 2006).

Due to program and government regulations, you must purchase
the tags from the American Angus Association (tags cost $1 each),
then send Hoover Angus Farm a copy of the bill, and we will rebate up to $20.

If you choose to purchase the RFID/visual tag for $3.25 each,
Hoover Angus will still rebate $1 for up to 20 tags.

You may purchase more than 20 tags for your calf crop;
however, Hoover Angus will only rebate for 20 tags.
David and Landi McFarland travel to Certified Angus Beef ® headquarters in Ohio to learn about the brand, trends within foodservice and retail industries, how seedstock producers and feedlots can work together to provide customers with value-added marketing opportunities and much more. The Brand Builders seminar provided a wealth of knowledge to David and Landi which they hope to pass on to their customers.
Gridiron semen has recently been cleared for use in Australia! Genex representatives and others from Australia will visit the farm in late July to view Gridiron progeny.

4th generation Landi McFarland graduated from Iowa State University on May 6, 2006 with a degree in Agricultural Studies, minor in Animal Science with a 3.98 GPA. She will return to the farm to serve as the Herd Improvement Manager and help customers select breeding stock.

Landi receiving her diploma
Landi, Joy, and David
2006 Pathfinder Report
The following are Hoover Angus Farm cows and sires that have reached this elite distinction in the Angus breed for the current year. To earn Pathfinder status, a cow must have a regular calving interval, top performing calves reported in proper contemporary groups and must meet other specifications. For a sire to qualify, he must have five daughters earn Pathfinder status during the current year. Once a Pathfinder, always a Pathfinder; however, cows and sires might not always re-qualify for the annual report if they fail to meet one or more of the criteria.
 

2006 Pathfinder Sires at Hoover Angus Farm:
    Name
    Eligible
    Daughters
    Qualified
    Daughters
    SA Neutron 377
    Hoover Angus Farm, Tingley, IA
    Slagle Angus, Sargent, NE
    58
    13
    H&K Dark Star M163
    Hoover Angus Farm, Tingley, IA
    39
    10
    K L B Hi Flyer 76RE
    Hoover Angus Farm, Tingley, IA
    13
    6
    Bon View Paragon 714
    Hoover Angus Farm, Tingley, IA
    20
    5

     

2006 Pathfinder Dams at Hoover Angus Farm:

Name
Number
of
Calves
Average
Ratio
Miss Blackcap Ellston N84
10
113
Blkcp Empress Ellston P64
9
109
Miss Blackcap Ellston P12
9
106
Blackbird Ellston P37
9
106
Erica of Ellston R155
8
110
Blackcap Empress Ellston R30
8
106
Blackcap Ellston P193
8
106
Blkcp Empress Ellston P196
8
106
Blackcap Empress R210
8
105
Maid of Ellston S34
7
108
Blackbird of Ellston R247
7
106
Elbamere Queen S65
7
105
Miss Erica Ellston S32
7
105
Blackbird of Ellston S78
7
105
Hawley Rain Girl 458
6
111
Elbamere Queen T233
6
108
Blackcap Empress Ellston T15
6
107
Elbamere Queen T93
6
106
Juana of Ellston T63
6
106
Blackbird Ellston T76
6
105
Elbamere Queen V10
5
109
Longs Queenmere Ellston V35
5
109
Miss Erica Ellston V50
5
110
G G Pride 9232
5
109
Miss Blackcap Ellston V71
5
109
Princess of Ellston V198
5
109
Blkcp Empress Ellston T250
5
107
Blackbird of Ellston T303
5
106
Elbamere Queen V164
5
106
G G Queenmere 9208
5
106
G G Erica 9104
5
105
Miss Blackcap Ellston V204
5
105
Blkcp Empress Ellston V127
5
105
Elbamere Queen X148
4
110
Keymura Katy Z99
4
109
Elbamere Queen V289
4
106
Prim Lassie of Ellston X162
4
106
Miss Blackcap Ellston X218
4
105
Queenmere Ellston X106
4
105
Blackbird of Ellston X78
4
105
Margie of Ellston Z31
3
116
Miss Blackcap Ellston Z215
3
113
Blkcp Empress Ellston X275
3
110
Ellstons Keymura Z208
3
110
Miss Erica Ellston Z194
3
109
Blkcp Empress Ellston Z230
3
109
Queenmere Ellston Z130
3
109
Elbamere Queen Z203
3
108
Blackbird of Ellston X341
3
107
Erica of Ellston Z250
3
107
Queenmere of Ellston Z64
3
107
Rosella of Ellston Z196
3
107
Blkcp Empress Ellston Z148
3
106
Miss Erica Ellston Z42
3
106
Elbamere Queen Z163
3
105
Miss Blackcap Z115
3
105
Pride of Ellston Z226
3
105
 
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