MITTAG Blog: 2018

Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Updated NECC Backdrop Pic

Reserve Champion ChiAngus Heifer

NECC

Shown by Colton Anderson

Sold by Mittag Genetics and Derek Kennedy

Style x I-80/Heatwave

Saturday, December 15, 2018

Exciting Future

Excited about this soft made Here I Am prospect as a Fat!

Raised by Wade Rodgers

Sold by Mittag Show Cattle/Mittag Genetics

Purchased by Tallen Meyers

ANNIE

Watch for photos of Annie's Fall Born Yellow Jacket prospect.

MISS KITTY

WOW......Couldn't be more excited about this cows future at Mittag Show Cattle!

Monopoly x Mittag Alias Donor

This stud sold as lot 1 in the Showman's Choice Sale

New MSC Gear

The new sweatshirts are in!

Thank you to Graphic Ideas in Corning

and

Mittag Design

Friday, December 7, 2018

She sells December 13/CW Online

This Outstanding Market Heifer sells

DECEMBER 13th

CW Online Sales

Bred by: Green Oak Farm

Raised by: Mittag Show Cattle

Consigned by: Bar S Cattle Company

Sire:Here I Am

Dam: Believe In Me (Full sister to I Believe)

Sunday, December 2, 2018

Fall Born Yellow Jacket

Yellow Jacket x Monopoly

Fall Born Prospect

This stud will be available this spring

Bred by Mittag Show Cattle

Sneak A Peek

Good Job Steffes Family with your market heifer in Syracuse

Fu Man Chu Heifer

Sold by Mittag Genetics-Staley-Laurdson

Class Winner at Connors State College Preview

Good Job Theodore Family, Oklahoma

Saturday, December 1, 2018

Fitting Perfection Contest......SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

The Fitting Perfection Online Contest was formed as a fun event hosted by Mittag Show Cattle, Mittag Design, Sullivan Supply and MeMe's Custom Embroidery. We have very much enjoyed hosting this contest and have received so many positive comments about the contest.

However, "Blogger .com" made changes to the blog system and they removed the option of having a voting poll. Due to this change by them, we are no longer able to host the Fitting Perfection Contest on our blog page.

Once again Thank You to everyone who sent in entries in the past and also to the many voters!

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Maddy Udell Pictures from Cedar Rapids

Ring shot of Klaire Shanks and In God We Trust Market Heifer

Ashley Judge selecting Klaire's heifer 5th Overall

Official Backdrop picture

Champion Marker Heifer and 5th Overall in Both Rings

Monday, November 26, 2018

Updated Backdrop Picture

D4TC Champion Market Heifer & 5th Overall....Both Rings

Congratulations Shanks Family and the entire RCC crew!

Sunday, November 25, 2018

DOWN FOR THE CAUSE

Champion Market Heifer
and 5th Overall Market Animal

Ring 1 and Ring 2

3 TIME CHAMPION MARKET HEIFER

Sired by In God We Trust

Bred by Mittag Show Cattle

Sold by Mittag-Stierwalt-Rodgers

CONGRATULATIONS SHANKS FAMILY

Excited for this one's future!

This Monopoly x Alias Donor steer has a very bright future!

Sold as lot 1 in The Showman's Choice

Friday, November 23, 2018

MISS KITTY PURCHASED BY MITTAG SHOW CATTLE

Mittag Show Cattle has purchased full possession and half embryo interest in this

GREAT FUTURE DONOR

in Holtkamp's Rising Stars Sale.

WATCH FOR GREAT THINGS FROM THIS FEMALE!

MITTAG GENETICS ADDS A GREAT FEMALE

This Great Here I Am daughter was purchased by

Mittag Genetics

in Holtkamp's Rising Stars Sale!

NORFOLK, NEBRASKA SHOW

Saturday, November 17, 2018

Harvest Moon Livestock Show

4th Overall Heifer

Harvest Moon Livestock Show

Bakersfield, California

Congratulations Connor Markley

In God We Trust x Monopoly/Alias

Bred and Sold by Mittag Show Cattle

She sold in our October Sale

Tuesday, November 6, 2018

THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!!

As the Fall sale season comes to an end for Mittag Show Cattle and Mittag Genetics, we would like to say
"Thank You" for an outstanding year.
-Thanks to the buyers, bidders and those who stopped by to view the calves. We sold calves to Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Utah, Idaho, California, Arizona, Oklahoma and Canada.
- Thanks to everyone at Breedersworld, Caldwell-Willoughby and Show Circuit for hosting our 3 online sales.
- Thanks to Kirk and Ky Stierwalt for consigning calves again this year to our Showman's Choice Sale.
- Thanks to our family and crew for your hours of help getting calves and sales ready.
"GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE IN THE COMING SHOW SEASON!"
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Thursday, November 1, 2018

CELL PHONE PICS

Here are a few cell phone pics of some of the females

selling in "The Choice" Sale on November 5th.

Lot 6

In God We Trust x Alias

Lot 1

Style x I-80/Heatwave

Lot 2

Fu Man Chu x Holtkamp's Center Of Attention

Wednesday, October 31, 2018

"THE CHOICE" ELITE FEMALE SALE

When we first started talking about having an all female sale in November, the first thing I said was that the group of heifers that we offer needs to be absolutely elite. I won't try to sell a female that I wouldn't buy myself it she was on someone else's sale.

1. They have to be sound....This group of females are all structurally correct and none of them have tight hocks or short strided. Check out the videos!

2. They must be attractive.....I think it is pretty obvious by the pictures of these females that they all meet this criteria pretty easily.

3. They must be functional and make cows after their show careers....Again this group of heifers all have enough rib shape, muscle mass and production bred into them to make cows and/or donors for years to come for their new owners. At Mittag Show Cattle and Mittag Genetics our cows have to be able to produce a high quality calf every year. We can't have 3 Fall sales with only 45 cows if our cows don't produce!

4. Since they are show heifers, they have to have good disposition...Every one of these females are nearly ready for the show ring. They are lead every day into the wash room and around the show barn, disposition is not an issue on any of these!

5. They have to be able to win in the show ring... Lots 1 and 2 have already been shown and have been named Champion Commercial/3rd Overall and Champion Chianina at the Iowa State Fair Prospect Show.

If you have any questions on any of these heifers, call Craig at 641-344-5800

or Tucker at 641-344-6858.

Stop by any time to view them at 1361 Sycamore Ave. Prescott, IA 50859

Pictures and videos can be viewed at SC Online Sales

Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Lot 10 Tag 210 "THE CHOICE SALE"

LOT 10 TAG 210

DADDY'S MONEY X MONOPOLY

Steer raising mama! These are the types of females that bring 3x as much as bred heifers. Bold in her makeup and just enough clubby in her pedigree, a line-bred steer out of her in a few years will be giving you a lifestyle of the rich and famous.

LOT 9 "THE CHOICE SALE"

LOT 9 TAG 209

BEASTY BOY X DR WHO

We sold a couple of these Beasty Boy sired females in our October sale and they were very well received. I really like the femininity that this heifer possesses while still standing on more than enough foot and bone size. She was super green when we weaned her late this summer and she continues to improve each and every day she is on feed. Her dark red color makes her very valuable as a breeding piece as well!

Lot 8 "THE CHOICE SALE"

LOT 8 TAG 208

SIRED BY HERE I AM

If you had one guess at this one's sire, I bet it wouldn't have been Here I Am. For a HIA, she is breeding heifer built through and through with all the rib shape, length, and balance as you can want in one.

209

LOT 7 "THE CHOICE SALE"

Lot 7 Tag 207

Black Power Play x Alias Donor

A direct daughter out of "The" Mittag Alias Donor. With the success we had with BPP a year ago including a $12,500 steer sold to Bonham, it was only fitting we tried him when we naturally bred her last spring. With her added frame size and angularity, I think this one could be a competitive breeding heifer on top of being a steer producer. Built very similar to her famous mother, she will quickly become your most consistent producer.

LOT 6 "THE CHOICE SALE"

Lot 6 Tag 206

In God We Trust x Alias

With my love for white ones and trying to stay ahead of the curve, a year ago I suggested to breed IGWT. Dad was very hesitant and the only reason he bred some was because I bought the semen. Fast forward a year, when we were clipping on this one it was suggested to me that we need to breed a lot more and somehow it was his idea?! No matter who's idea it was, we are all in on these IGWT cattle. We only got heifers out of him this year and have sold both very well with the high being $14,000 to Wade himself. This one is out of a full sister in blood to the Mittag Alias Donor. While most people wish this one was a Composite Charolais, imagine how you’ll stick out in the Chi or Commercial division with this bold made, sappy bellied one.

LOT 5 "THE CHOICE SALE"

LOT 5 TAG 205

I BELIEVE X MONOPOLY

Things just got freaky! With both style and hair to burn, you can't help but find this one. She's been a standout all year long and it's been hard waiting till November to offer her to the public. This I Believe x Monopoly mating works awesome with a pile of champions, high sellers, and promotional bulls. Why blend in when you can break the mold and stand out!?

LOT 4 "THE CHOICE SALE"

LOT 4 TAG 204

PAYS 2 BELIEVE X HIGH REGARD/STEEL FORCE

For any club calf breeder trying to raise some Simmentals, it's easy to forget how later maturing some of these are. This heifer continues to get better each day she is on feed. In my opinion, it's hard to make Purebreds with a neck like this yet still remaining smooth in their makeup and enough punch in terms of muscle shape. One that not only will be an excellent show heifer but I think her best days could very well be ahead of her raising the next generation. Her mother was a $13,500 selection out of the 2016 First Class Female Sale that has already more than paid for herself in only 2 years of production. Genetics out of young proven donors are often wise to bank up on!

LOT 3 "THE CHOICE SALE"

Lot 3 Tag 203

Monopoly x Irish Whiskey

Although I have a Style female in the sale that I'm rather fond of, this is still my kind of female. This Monopoly x Irish Whiskey female raised by Bauer and Deardorff is an excellent combination female in my opinion. She has the angularity and rib shape to be a great show heifer yet has enough muscle and foot/bone size to still be able to raise ‘em. In today's world, these types of females are hard to come by. She is out of one of the most impressive Irish Whiskey cows I've seen that Bauer and Deardorff bought when Wipple’s from SD dispersed their cows.

LOT 2 "THE CHOICE SALE"

Lot 2 Tag 202

Fu Man Chu x Holtkamp Center Of Attention

Just one word is needed to describe this female that is so hard to pick a whole in … C O M P L E T E … Back in August she was selected the Champion Chi Heifer at the Iowa State Fair Prospect Show and has come on like crazy in the past 30 days. Out of our Snookie cow from Holtkamp that raised Sigmon's Many Time Champion Simmi Heifer sold by Jeremy Clark a few years back. Perfect candidate for Chi Junior Nationals right here in Iowa in 2019.

LOT 1..."THE CHOICE SALE"

Lot 1/ Tag 201 Style x I-80

When you decide to hold an "elite" female sale, the first thing you need is "elite" females. For a young guy like myself who is just beginning to raise and trade a few cattle, it is truly humbling to be able to offer a female of this caliber. In my opinion she is one of the best females to have ever walked our place. From the minute I found her on Bogie Greene's online sale in May, to her being selected 3rd Overall Heifer at the 2018 Iowa State Fair Prospect Show, I knew this is one I wanted to be a part of. I could go on and on about how good she is both phenotypically and genotypically. There's no question that Style females flat out get to the backdrop so if you enjoy standing in front of them like I do, I'd suggest you keep hitting the "Submit Bid" button on Monday the 5th!