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Producers using
registered Angus bulls and enrolling in the AngusSource® Program
are realizing the value. AngusSource, a USDA process verified
program (PVP) that documents source, age and genetics, has just
announced its first round of winners in the Premium Value
Challenge (PVC). Producers enrolled in AngusSource could enter the
PVC by submitting their sale information on their calves.
“The Premium Value
Challenge was created so we could further recognize those
producers who are using the AngusSource program and receiving a
premium for their Angus sired calves enrolled in the program,”
says Ty Groshans, assistant director of commercial programs and
coordinator of the PVC.
Once producers
marketed their calves they were asked to submit their sale
information to AngusSource. Those cattle who received more than a
$5 cwt premium over the Cattle-Fax mid-range weekly price for
their region qualify for PVC. The first round of the PVC was
conducted for cattle marketed from August through October. The
quarterly state winners and their sale information follow.
Homer Mundell,
Walsh, Colo., received $8 cwt premium for his steers. In Iowa,
Jerry Timm, Victor, Iowa, received $6.50 cwt premium for a lot of
heifers. Doug and Janice Burgess, Homedale, Idaho, received $11.50
cwt premium for their steers. In Kansas, DeAnn Ancell, Sylvan
Grove, sold heifers at a $14 cwt premium, and Everett Thompson,
Quenemo, sold steers for a $5.75 cwt premium. Junior and Carol
Kearns, Brookfield, Mo., received $8 cwt premium for steers. Ron
Rupert, McCook, Neb., received $9 cwt premium for his load of
heifers. Kelly Lanaie Albrecht, Wapanucka, Okla., received $12.50
cwt premium for steers. John Wright, Kaycee, Wyo., sold his steers
for a $15.50 cwt premium.
The steers and
heifers sold at premium through various marketing strategies
including private treaty, at a local auction market and via video
auctions. Producers who are currently marketing their calves can
still participate in the PVC, as it is conducted quarterly. Data
is now being collected on those calves sold November 2006 through
January 2007. Weekly winners receive an AngusSource cap, and state
winners will received an AngusSource wind shirt.
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