Page 4 - Loonan Stock Farm – Feb. 1, 2020 - Production Sale, Red Angus, Red Simmental, Red SimAngus™

“Located in the hills of southwest Iowa”

Judy Loonan
Rick Thompson, Herdsman
Phone: (641) 322-3921 • 1724 Holly Avenue • Corning, IA 50841 • Email: lsfrra@wildblue.net
Judy Loonan – (515) 423-5642 (cell) • Rick Thompson – (515) 229-0920 )cell)

Dear Friends;

Judy and I would like to welcome you to our 45th an-
nual production sale – Saturday, February 1st. It has been
wonderful interacting with our customers, meeting new
friends and raising good cattle - the last 45 years have fl own
by. Whether you’re a fi rst-time buyer or have been with us
from the start, we appreciate all of your business.
Judy Loonan Rick Thompson
When I started 24 years ago, Dick told me the story of how
they decided to start selling purebred cattle, and at that
time it was Simmental. He said he went to the test station
to purchase some bulls and saw what they were bringing.
He decided that maybe they should be raising bulls rather took off on feed really well considering the silage is fairly
than buying so that was the start of a program that has been wet. The gains have been running around that 3 to 4 pounds
going for 45 years. a day that’s really right where we want them to be. We
think that this a really nice set of bulls and females we are
Dick and Judy had their fi rst sale at the Corning sale barn offering on February 1st, so please come take a look.
and the bulls sold for a whopping three hundred dollars a
head. They continued to have the sale at the sale barn for This year there will be six new sire groups to choose from
approximately another nine years. It was around that time with three of them being AI Sires. On the Red Angus side,
that Dick and Judy decided to move the sale to the farm, we have Full House, which was the top selling bull in Le-
where it has been ever since. They put up a ring and hauled land Red Angus sale. We don’t have many but the ones we
in bleachers and made their own sale facility. do have are nice. Merlin is also out of the Leland herd and
they are deep and thick. Liberty is also an AI sire - we only
We all know that times change, so this year we are going have a couple of these bulls and they are showing some
to do the same. This year the sale will be in the new shed promise. Cardinal is a heifer bull we purchased at Beckton
we put up two years ago and the cattle will be shown on a Red Angus. He is a moderate framed bull with loads of
TV screen. Video auctions are becoming the thing to do in thickness, and he has really nice calves.
production sales. We think it will cut down on some of the
labor involved in the setup of the sale. It will also speed up We also have two new Simmental sires this year, the fi rst
the sale and be a lot warmer - you can thank us later for being All Along - he came from the Keller Broken Heart
keeping you warm. The only thing that’s changing is that Ranch. He has loads of length and muscle and his calves
the cattle will not come through the ring. They will still be carry the same traits. He is high in calving-ease and is also
penned like always for you to look at before the sale. It may high performing with a big API. Red Nation was the top
be a little crowded, but I think it will be fi ne. selling bull in the Dusty Kunkel Simmental sale, and he has
a quiet disposition. He is long-sided and deep-ribbed with a
This year we have joined with Top Dollar Angus to hope- big top and hip to him.
fully help you with the marketing of your feeder cattle. Top
Dollar will go through our sale bulls and determine if they If you are in need of a bull or some heifers, please give us a
meet the qualifi cations to be considered TDA. If you pur- call – we would be glad to assist in any way. Please feel free
chase bulls that are TDA qualifi ed and the other sires you to stop by and take a look, we hope to see you on February
have also meet the guidelines, your calves will be eligible 1st. Thanks for your time and business.
for this program. It is just another tool to help you select
your seedstock and part of our customer service. Thanks,
We weaned the calves on the 2nd of September, and they Judy and Rick

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