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The Family Legacies sale catalog is now on line.  The sale is October 6, 2012 in Creston, Iowa.  Sale catalog can be viewed at www.mitchellfamilyshorthorns.com We are selling 3 DF Waco heifer calves.  I am attaching pictures of 2 of the heifers.  One is a March, the other is a April.  Just a...

Received a call last night that Dale Wernicke's wife, Anita, passed away Sunday.  Visitation is Wed at the Leamon Funeral Home in Lena, IL.  Funeral is Thursday at 10:00 also in Funeral Home. Our prayers are with family and friends.

Thanks for all the input.  Everyone is like me they want the full color catalog in hand.The Internet catalog is a must, but I think the mailing list have to be reviewed each year with some names eliminated  Here is an example looking forward to next years sale.  Just had a sale and 200 people...

Thanks for the comments.  I to like the hard copy.  But for those of you that put on a production sale the cost of catalogs and postage is getting rather high.  Last year we printed and sent out about 3500 catalogs at a cost of $9075.00.  Also we have about 500-600 catalogs that didn't get to...

Just received my Shorthorn Country today.  Believe there were mailed out last of April.  It was almost 3 weeks in the mail.  So if we want Sale catalogs in the hands of buyers 2-3 weeks before the sale and it takes 1 week to print plus another week to design.  Know we are out 8 weeks.  So to...

The cross bred heifer I was talking about is a Shorthorn Plus, still a crossbred I guess.  She is a Mar 30th IVF heifer. Her sire is "Who's the Man"  Her dam is Aviator by a Augusta Pride cow.  I believe the cow was bought couple years back at the Revival Sale. This black heifer is really...

I went out to Bob Duis to look at cattle last week.   Bob still has a few receip cows, some had Shorthorn Calves and some with cross bred calves.  He had 3 full brothers to Tuscaloosa and Talladega..WHAT A TRIO!!!    These bull are as good as I have seen.  If they develop they will be the best...

Mark,     You know as well as I that Mickey heifers are late bloomers.  I have attached a picture of a Mickey heifer that won her class in the Junior and Opens show at the 2010 Naile.

I am not going to make it.  Sure  wish I could.    I really like the Waco calves.

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We also sold a DF Waco son.  Born 1-3-11    weight on 2-13-12 was 1508      had a WDA of 3.72    Actual REA was 18.9 Scrotal  was 41.5 biggest of any Shorthorn bull at the Iowa Royal  All this in a 6.5 frame. I know there is another discussion about frame score. I think this say some thing...

Phineas brought 7500.00 and went to Phil Raisbeck and Keith Hueneke.  Phil Raisbeck is the one who breed Ace of Diamonds. I was also told that Cattle Visions has already picked him up. We were happy with the price and happy with who bought him.

attached is a flyer of 3  head that we are consigning to the Iowa Royal Sale.  A lot of good cattle in the sale.  Take a look.

Received another donated lot from Sullivan Farms:    3 embryo by Sull Red Meat out of Solutions Grandma  NPS Desert Rose 833

There will be a silent auction held during the Iowa Royal Sale Feb12 thur Feb 14. This is to raise money to fund the Hospitality Area at the 2013 Shorthorn Junior National to be help in Iowa. Some of item to be sold are:  3 embryos out of Sull Goose's Bo 8515 sired by either Sull Red Meat or...

Don't forget about the Iowa Royal Sale Feb 14th,    Beside DRM Phineas there are a lot of good bulls, heifers, embryos and an outstanding flush selling.

We are selling two DF Waco calves at the Iowa Royal Sale Feb 14.  The bull sells as Lot 6.  The heifer sells as Lot 50. Videos can be seen by going to our face book  Mitchell Family Shorthorns

Am attaching a photo of DRM Phineas' grand dam.  This pix was taken this summer with her July Heifer calf.      "Trix" is 9 years old and milks rather well

Thanks Mark,   Both bulls are really good yet different.  The Mickey bull we raised did us a good job. Mickey heifers topped our fall sale and expo. His heifers are making really good cows.  A Mickey son " Maloney" that Dale Wernicke bought sired the 2nd high selling heifer at last years Iowa...

We have a video up of DRM Phineas.   He is a AOD bull that sells as Lot 9 in the Iowa Royal Sale.   Go to our face book, Mitchell Family Shorthorns, to view video.