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North Dakota Red Angus Ass ociation Red Select Saled Angus Ass ociation Red Select Sale

Hello, Greetings!
We would like to welcome On behalf of myself and the consignors I would like
all of you to the 2019 North to welcome you to the 2019 North Dakota Red Angus
Dakota Red Select Sale. It has Association Red Select Sale! It has been a pleasure
been an honor to serve as the to be involved with the development of this year’s
president of this organiza- sale. The members of this association are seriously
tion and to see the quality of committed to offer you cattle and genetics from the
cattle brought to this sale each top of their programs. The programs presenting
year. This year has been a challenge for all sectors this offering host some to top production and bull sales in the land so take
in agriculture, but I have seen fi rsthand the strength advantage of them sharing the base of their program with you.
and resilience of the people in our industry and am
confi dent of our future. Again this year, the ND Red Angus Association and the ND Simmental As-
sociation are working together in sharing the date and facilities to present
I had the honor of visiting the feedlot our steers were both sales on the same day. This has been a very impressive venue with an
fi nished at and touring the Tyson plant where they overfl ow crowd for both events; which supports the testament of how well
were harvested and graded. Having only been exposed the two breeds of cattle and breeders can work together!
to the cow-calf side of things, this was a great experi-
ence that really opened my eyes to a new side of the The summer and fall of 2019, as all of you know, was a very challenging
beef industry. It helped me realize what we as cow-calf year for agriculture in the upper Midwest due to excessive rain through the
producers do makes such a difference to our customer summer and into fall with a historical blizzard in mid-October. I admire the
– the consumer. And all of us, from the rancher to the fortitude, commitment and drive of the consignors to again offer you an
feedlot owner, to the order buyer in between, have an outstanding set of genetics to select from.
obligation to bring the best product to the table. The
Red Angus female is, in my opinion, the best place The current market trends are very positive, and with calf prices stronger
to start or add to the future of this industry! So be than last year, the outlook for the future is very promising. The demand for
ringside Saturday, December 14 for the opportunity to Red Angus cattle both as breeding stock and feeder cattle is tremendously
view and bid on the best females from the heart of our strong! The offering of this sale provides you as buyers the opportunity to
producers’ herds. secure value-adding genetics that can advance your program signifi cantly for
the future.
Please join us Friday, December 13 for our annual
meeting, which starts at 2 p.m. CST with the social If you are looking for females and genetics that can produce top-end individu-
and banquet to follow. Katie Ochsner from the Red als for both the commercial and seedstock industries, this offering provides
Angus Association of America will be speaking at our a lot of opportunities for you. The open heifers in the offering have some out-
banquet. Also, the North Dakota Junior Red Angus standing show heifer prospects for junior programs and the ND Red Angus
Association is raising funds to become more active as provides an excellent opportunity for our youth with their State Fair Futurity
members in the organization, so they will be hosting a program. These open heifers are out of top-end females and ET programs
silent auction to generate income. It would be wonder- and will develop into great cows as well.
ful if you could help support the future of our industry.
The sale will be broadcast on DVAuction.com for those that may want to bid
I am very thankful to the board I serve with and for online. We will make available any updates and additional info on the ND Red
Jeff Thomas as our sale manager. He takes the time Angus Website: ndredangus.com. There will also be videos of many of the
to visit the producers and select the cattle. It takes a lots available on many of the individual consignor sites as well.
lot of help and expertise from the board and Jeff to
put this sale on. Also, Tracey Koester from Cow Camp I would like to thank the ND Red Angus Association and the consignors for
Promotions puts her time and talent into our catalog the opportunity to work with them on what has become a premier event in the
each year. And lastly our consignors – if it weren’t for region! If you have any questions regarding the offering don’t hesitate to give
you, there would not be a sale. Thank you! a call or send a note and feel free to contact any of the consignors regard-
ing their individual consignments. I look forward to seeing many of you in
God Bless and see you all December 13-14. Bismarck and Mandan December 13-14, 2019!

Jodi Schriefer, Sincerely,
NDRAA President Jeff Thomas
North Dakota Red Select Sale Catalog online at ndredangus.com