Executive Summary
MARCH
11,
2018
•
2
P.M.
At Graven Land & Cattle - Lebanon, MO
26525 Hwy. AA
Lebanon, MO 65536
TERRY & NANCY GRAVEN
(417) 594-0257 cell
[email protected]
JOSH GLENDENNING, ranch manager
(417) 664-0913 cell
[email protected]
SELLING
40
BULLS
Yearlings & 18-mo.-olds
Limousin & Lim-Flex
SALE CONSULTANTS:
JACK. VICKY. JOSH & KAYLA.
JASE & SHAWNA. JAMYE.
24300 McDonald Dr. | Lebanon, MO 65536
[email protected]
www.jbarjlimousin.com
Jack (417) 588-6121
Josh (417) 664-0913 | Jase (417) 664-1186
GRASSROOTS CONSULTING
MARK SMITH (515) 229-5227
HELTON CONSULTING
BILL HELTON (256) 962-0256
SALE MANAGEMENT:
KILEY McKINNA
402-350-3447
[email protected]
www.mcmarketingmanagement.com
PHIL LAMKINS
16961 Oleander Lane
Lebanon, MO 65536
(417) 532-5755 • (417) 718-8590
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additional advances in the genetic
supply for those who utilize what’s
available to them in the marketplace. We
always wonder about the added cost of
DNA testing and sometimes question
the added expense. It takes real dollar
return on sales to justify utilizing the
new technologies that are available
today. To remain competitive, most will
take advantage of todays tools to create
demand for their cattle. The next decade
will see operations that advance rapidly
and a sector that will get left behind.
As we see export markets continue to
expand, we will see more premiums
for cattle that fit into natural export
markets where implants and beta-
agonist can’t be used in production
practices and the cattle performance
and quality carcasses are solely reliant
on genetics. Premiums will be paid on
cattle that meet those requirements to
fit the ever-growing demand for U.S.
beef in both natural and conventionally
fed markets. This is where the Limousin
breed has a bright future given the
quality of the end-product and the feed
efficiency it takes to get there efficiently
on a profitable economic basis. I