FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Jack Ward, jward@hereford.org or 816-842-3757
Date: Oct. 13, 2014
Cutting Edge Sale Raises $81,600 for Hereford Research
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A total of $86,700 was raised during the Cutting Edge Sale Sept.
5 aboard the Showboat Branson Belle. The 15 donated lots generated an abundance of
excitement from charitable bidders for the benefit of the Hereford Research Foundation
(HRF) and the Hereford Youth Foundation of America (HYFA).
Fourteen lots generated $81,600 for HRF and one lot raised $5,100 for HYFA’s
“Growing a Lasting Legacy” campaign to support future Junior National Hereford Expos
and leadership events for Hereford youth.
Hereford enthusiasts gathered for an evening aboard the Branson Belle on Table
Rock Lake after wrapping up the Hereford Genetic Summit in nearby Springfield, Mo.
The focus of the Summit was genetics: how the Hereford breed can position itself to
continually succeed and increase market share and how the breed can continue its
relevance to the commercial cow-calf industry and the consumer.
“Thanks to the supporters of the Hereford Research Foundation the AHA is able
to continue to invest in industry leading research that will help us meet the demands we
discussed at the Summit and keep the Hereford breed on the ‘cutting edge,’” says Jack
Ward, American Hereford Association (AHA) chief operating officer and director of
breed improvement. “HRF supports projects like the calving ease research at Simplot, the
GrowSafe system built at Olsen Ranch, Harrisburg, Neb., to collect feed intake data, and
the work done to DNA sequence 15 Hereford legacy sires.”
Two lots tied as the high-selling lots. Lot 6 — four KCF Bennett Encore Z311 ET
x KCF Miss Revolution Y91 embryos — donated by James Bennett and family of Knoll
Crest Farms, Red House, Va. Joe and Cyndi Van Newkirk of Van Newkirk Herefords,
Oshkosh, Neb., purchased the lot for $12,000.
Also selling for $12,000 was Lot 1 — one-of-a-kind bronze sculpture of a bull or
cow, with brand included on base and made by world-renowned artist John David Rule,
Minco, Okla. Purchasing the lot was the owners of C Miles McKee 2103 ET — Colyer
Herefords, Bruneau, Idaho; Sullivan Farms, Dunlap, Iowa; Curtis and Jackie Castle,
Crawford, Okla.; and Iron Lake Ranch, Athens, Texas.
The second high-selling lot was Lot 5 — three KCF Bennett Encore Z311 ET X
KCF Miss 732T Z109 ET embryos — also donated by Knoll Crest Farms. Churchill
Cattle Co., Manhattan, Mont., purchased the package for $9,300.
Another embryo package was the third high seller. Lot 15 — two C Miles McKee
X STAR KKH SSF Olivia 15U ET female embryos — donated by Sullivan Farms,
Dunlap, Iowa. Buck Cattle Co., Madill, Okla., purchased the two embryos for $8,600.
The AHA staff and HRF board members wish to thank all those who donated and
purchased items and those who placed bids to support the future of Hereford research.
Since its inception, the HRF has raised more than $300,000 to support breed
improvement projects.
Other Cutting Edge featured lots included:
Lot 2 – Bruce Huxol illustration titled “Traditions,” purchased by AbraKadabra Cattle
Co., Columbia, Mo., and Tom Biglieni, Republic, Mo., for $1,000.
Lot 3 – South Dakota Pheasant Hunting Trip, donated by Rausch Herefords, Hoven, S.D.,
purchased by Bonebrake Herefords, Springfield, Mo., for $6,500.
Lot 4 – Duck/Goose Hunt, donated by Shaw Cattle Co., Greg, Cleo, Sam and Tucker
Shaw and family, Caldwell, Idaho, and Hevi Hitters Waterfowl Club, Caldwell, Idaho,
purchased by Bonebrake Herefords, Springfield, Mo., for $4,200.
Lot 7 – Four IVF embryos, SHF All Star 42X A191 X HVH Oksana 4L 33N, donated by
Loewen Herefords, Waukomis, Okla., and C&L Herefords, Ixonia, Wis., purchased by
Parker Bros. Polled Herefords, Bradyville, Tenn., and Walker Polled Herefords,
Morrison, Tenn., for $4,800.
Lot 8 – Four embryos, HH Advance 2037Z ET X HH Miss Advance 7003T, donated by
Holden Herefords, Valier, Mont., purchased by B&D Herefords, Claflin, Kan., and Hardy
Edwards, Winterville, Ga., for $8,000.
Lot 9 – Four frozen embryos, GB L1 Domino 177R X CL 1 Dominette 440P 1ET,
donated by Cooper Hereford Ranch, Willow Creek, Mont., purchased by Hardy Edwards
and B&D Herefords, for $6,400.
Lot 10 — Three frozen embryos, Boyd Worldwide 9050 ET X BR Goldriel 3029 ET,
donated by Barber Ranch, Channing, Texas, purchased by Express Ranches, Yukon,
Okla., for $5,100 to benefit HYFA’s “Growing a Lasting Legacy” campaign.
Lot 11 — Choice of flush, MCR JF Ms 408 Yankee 015 or MCR 4R M326 Dominet
2134 ET, donated by Mill Creek Ranch, Alma, Kan., purchased by Nancy Bowling,
Blackwell, Okla., for $2,900.
Lot 12 – Handcrafted Case knife, donated by L III Farms, Tom, Siu and Clare Luthy,
Rogersville, Mo., purchased by Dudley Bros., Comanche, Texas, for $2,500.
Lot 13 – Handcrafted Case knife, donated by L III Farms, purchased by Steve Folkman,
Ixonia, Wis., for $2,500.
Lot 14 – Handcrafted Case knife, donated by L III Farms, purchased by Hardy Edwards
for $900.
The HRF was established in 2009 as a division of the HYFA, a 501(c) 3 not-for-profit
organization to support breed improvement projects outside the scope of the AHA budget.
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