U.S. Targhee Sheep Assoc.

2019 National Show & Sale Results

Breeder Lot Placing Buyer Price

Grand Champion Ram

Circle M Targhees 46 Grand Tom Bell $ 1,700

Reserve Grand Champion Ram

Clover Meadow NSIP 1 Reserve University of Wisconsin $ 1,200

Beastrom Family 81 2 Colon Klebsch $ 1,200

Lisa Surber 27 3 Kilber Family $ 1,000

McRae Brothers NSIP 95 2 Judy Nellis $ 700

Beastrom Family 80 4 Innes Ranch $ 1,200

Abby and Maggie Staulbaum 79 5 Nick Lorenge $ 800

Clover Meadow NSIP 2 3 Nick Lorenge $ 600

Von Krosigk Family 6 6 Kuenzi Family $ 1,500

Plum Creek Targhees/Caleb Pedersen 64 7 Green Ranch Targhees $ 500

Kopren Targhees 14 8 Nick Lorenge $ 800

Plum Creek Targhees/Lucas Pedersen 68 9 Skinner Farms $ 700

Plum Creek Targhees/Derek Pedersen 66 10 Steven Maves $ 500

Plum Creek Targhees/Leroy Pedersen 70 11 Schaefer Targhees $ 400

Joe Tuttle 63 12 Brakke Family Targhees $ 500

Dylan Laverell 59 13 Reppert Family $ 800

Lewis Ranch 73 14 Reserve Not Met

Fall Ram Lambs

University of Wisconsin - Madison 31 1 Plum Creek Targhees $ 900

Holtz Family 41 2 Nick Lorenge $ 400

Beastrom Family 83 3 Circle M Targhees $ 800

Winter Ram Lambs

University of Wisconsin - Madison 32 1 Beastrom Family $ 950

Kopren Targhees 15 2 Reserve Not Met

Kilber Family 53 3 Reserve Not Met

Katie Huchthausen 78 4 UW Madison $ 400

Lisa Surber 28 5 Knock Family $ 500

Leah Huchthausen 77 6 Dylan Laverell $ 350

Breeder Lot Placing Buyer Price

Spring Ram Lambs

Kopren Targhees 16 1 Travis Crouse $ 500

A&J Nevens Livestock 98 2 No sale

Grand Champion Ewe

Beastrom Family 85 Grand Carissa Scheel $ 1,000

Reserve Champion Ewe

Beastrom Family 84 Reserve Colon Klebsch $ 1,000

Grand Champion NSIP Ewe

Kopren Targhees NSIP 17 Grand Brakke Family Targhees $ 900

Reserve Grand Champion NSIP Ewe

McRae Brothers Targhees NSIP 96 Reserve Brakke Family Targhees $ 700

Yearling Ewes

Von Krosigk Targhees 9 3 Tom Bell $ 750

Circle M Targhees 48 4 Izzi Cruickshank $ 800

Clover Meadow NSIP 3 3 Brakke Family Targhees $ 700

Von Krosigk Targhees 8 5 Huchthausen Family $ 1,000

University of Wisconsin 34 6 Beastrom Family $ 700

Clover Meadow NSIP 4 4 Beastrom Family $ 700

Circle M Targhees 49 7 Abby & Maggie Stalbaum $ 700

Beastrom Family 92 8 Holtz Family Targhees $ 700

A&J Nevens Livestock 106 9 Tom Bell $ 700

A&J Nevens Livestock 99 10 Lewis Ranch $ 850

Holtz Family 42 11 Steven Maves $ 650

University of Wisconsin 33 12 Tom Bell $ 700

Holtz Family 43 13 Beastrom Family $ 650

Plum Creek Targhees - Leroy 71 14 Tom Bell $ 450

Plum Creek Targhees - Lucas 69 15 Schaefer Targhees $ 550

Dylan Laverell 60 16 Steven Maves $ 650

Logan Johnson 61 17 Beastrom Family $ 550

Plum Creek Targhees - Derek 67 18 Schaefer Targhees $ 400

Lewis Ranch 74 19 Tom Bell $ 500

Grand Champion Pen of Ewes

Beastrom Family 93F Grand Travis Crouse $ 600

94F Travis Crouse $ 600

Breeder Lot Placing Buyer Price

Reserve Champion Pen of Ewes

A&J Nevens Livestock 100 Reserve Skinner Farms $ 550

105 Skinner Farms $ 550

Fall Ewe Lambs

Circle M Targhees 50F 1 Huchthausen Family $ 700

University of Wisconsin 35F 2 Travis Crouse $ 750

Beastrom Family 86F 3 Jim Fulstick $ 400

Circle M Targhees 51F 4 Tom Bell $ 500

University of Wisconsin 36F 5 Abby & Maggie Stalbaum $ 600

Beastrom Family 87F 6 Jim Fulstick $ 500

Holtz Family 45F 7 Von Krosigk Family $ 600

Holtz Family 44F 8 Steven Maves $ 500

Winter Ewe Lambs

Beastrom Family 89F 1 Jim Fulstick $ 500

Circle M Targhees 52F 2 Travis Crouse $ 700

Beastrom Family 88F 3 Carissa Scheel $ 500

Kopren Targhees 19F 4 Huchthausen Family $ 500

Kilber Family 57F 5 Carissa Scheel $ 500

University of Wisconsin 37F 6 Rylee Nelson $ 500

Kilber Family 56F 7 Rylee Nelson $ 400

Kopren Targhees 20F 8 Holtz Family Targhees $ 500

Lisa Surber 29F 9 Holtz Family Targhees $ 500

A&J Nevens Livestock 102F 10 Dayna Otis $ 300

Kilber Family 55F 11 Von Krosigk Family $ 350

Plum Creek Targhees - Caleb 65F 12 Lewis Ranch $ 400

A&J Nevens Livestock 101F 13 McRae Brother Targhees $ 400

Lewis Ranch 75F 14 Tom Bell $ 400

Lewis Ranch 76F 15 Tom Bell $ 450

Logan Johnson 62F 16 Schaefer Targhees $ 350

Wool Show Champions Supreme Champion Fleece Reserve Supreme Champion Fleece

Von Krosigk Family Von Krosigk Family

Breeder Lot Placing Buyer Price

Spring Ewe Lambs

Von Krosigk Targhees 10F 1 Kilber Family $ 750

Beastrom Family 90F 2 Von Krosigk Family $ 550

Kilber Family 58F 3 Schaefer Targhees $ 350

Kopren Targhees 21F 4 Holtz Family Targhees $ 750

Kopren Targhees 22F 5 Travis Crouse $ 600

A&J Nevens Livestock 103F 6 Schaefer Targhees $ 350

Lisa Surber 30F 7 Travis Crouse $ 600

A&J Nevens Livestock 104F 8 Green Ranch Targhees $ 350

University of Wisconsin 38F 9 Kilber Family $ 500

Pen of Two Ewe Lambs

University of Wisconsin 39F 1 Beastrom Family $ 350

40F Beastrom Family $ 350

Kopren Targhees 23F 2 Abby & Maggie Stalbaum $ 600

24F Plum Creek Targhees $ 750

A&J Nevens Livestock 107F 3 Beastrom Family $ 300

108F Beastrom Family $ 300

Von Krosigk Targhees 11F 4 Holtz Family Targhees $ 500

12F Holtz Family Targhees $ 500

A&J Nevens Livestock 109F 5 McRae Brother Targhees $ 300

110F McRae Brother Targhees $ 300

Kopren Targhees 25F 6 Kilber Family $ 400

26F Abby & Maggie Stalbaum $ 400

2019 Election of Officers & Directors

President & Montana Director - Elisha Lewis Otis; realmtcowgirl@hotmail.com, 406-861-0082

Vice President & Central Plains Director - Leroy Pedersen; leroy@koletzkyimplement.com, 605-660-

2981

East Director– Todd Taylor; toddtaylor@wisc.edu, 608-332-4914

West Director - Bryan Allred; ballred@cut.net, 435-445-3528

At Large West Director - Julie Ward; clovermeadowsmt@gmail.com, 406-596-0668

At Large East Director- Jeff Nevens; aandjnevenslivestock@frontier.com, 608-592-7842

Grand Champion Ewe Beastrom Family

Reserve Champion Ewe Beastrom Family

Grand Champion Ram Circle M Targhees/George Mann

Reserve Champion Ram Clover Meadows

Grand Champion Ram

Clover Meadows

Grand Champion Ewe

Kopren Targhees

Results for NSIP Classes

Premier Breeder

Beastrom Family

Hope everyone is rested and ready

for 2020 National Show and Sale in

Redfield, South Dakota!!

2019 Benefit Auction Proceeds

Youth Futurity $680

Junior Show $330

Starter Flock $160

Junior Association $650

USTSA $440

NSIP Awards $35

Wisconsin Targhee Assoc $430

Total Proceeds $2725

# Head Average

Yrl Rams 17 $829.41

Ram Lambs 11 $436.36

Yrl Ewes 23 $708.70

Ewe Lambs 33 $503.03

Pen of Ewe Lmbs 14 $446.43

Pen of Yrl Ewes 2 $550.00

Sales Year # Head Sales Total Total Average Sales Location

2019 100 $59,150 $ 591.50 Lodi, Wisconsin

2018 98 $74,620 $ 761.43 Miles City, MT

2017 125 $72,950 $ 583.60 Pierre, SD

2016 89 $65,850 $ 739.89 Arlington, WI

2015 94 $88,400 $ 940.43 Big Timber, MT

2014 91 $78,800 $ 865.93 Brookings, SD

2013 46 $31,075 $ 675.54 Arlington, WI

2012 58 $60,350 $ 1040.52 Columbus, MT

2011 39 $36,100 $ 925.41 Brookings, SD

2010 54 $23,025 $ 426.39 Arlington, WI

2009 52 $26,675 $ 512.98 Miles City, MT

2008 50 $20,825. $ 416.50 Brookings, SD

2007 34 $11,625 $ 341.91 Springfield, IL

2006 52 $19,355 $ 372.21 Brookings, SD

2005 48 $16,175 $ 336.98 Hamilton, MT

2004 66 $21,455 $ 325.08 Belvidere, IL

2019 Sale Averages

Grand Pen of Ewes Beastrom Family

Junior Premier Exhibitor

Youth Futurity Contestants

Grand Champion - Madison Holtz with a ewe pur-

chased from Lisa Surber. She was awarded $175.

Junior Show Results Champion Ram

Jacob Beastrom

Reserve Champion Ram

Leah Huchthausen

Champion Ewe

Jayce Beastrom

Reserve Champion Ewe

Jayce Beastrom

Champion Showmen

Senior: Jacob Beastrom

Intermediate: Abby Stalbaum

Junior: Kathryn Kilber

Reserve Champion Showmen

Senior: Jayce Beastrom

Intermediate: Leah Huchthausen

Junior: Rylee Nelson

Best Fleece on Live Animal

Champion: Braden Kopren

2019 National Tshirts are still available. Contact Mardy for

more information.

2019 USTSA Hall of Fame Winners

Rodell Sigert

Rodell started in the sheep business in 1976 when he purchased two Hampshire lambs from Dr.

Art Pope at the University of Wisconsin. He later returned and purchased a couple of Targhee

ewes from Dr. Pope and Jim Elphick. He quickly joined Targhee Association as member number

#199. He was grateful to have been involved with such great advocates of the Targhee Breed

and tried to do his part, even if he just had a small flock. He raised sheep until 1989. Mostly

recently he has helped his daughter, Rachel Pruitt of Bozeman, Montana, get back into the

Targhee business that he had so loved. Rodell has remained an active member of the associa-

tion, always advocating for the advancement of Targhees and the association.

Rachel and Rodell pictured here at the Banquet. I think he was still in shock!

Kuenzi Family Targhees

John Kuenzi was raised on a farm in south eastern Nebraska during the de-

pression. His family raised multiple species of stock animals, including a small com-

mercial sheep flock. He received a degree in Veterinary Medicine from Kansas State

University and after service In the Army Veterinary Corp, he joined a practice in

Waukesha Wisconsin in 1958. Dr. John and his wife Valeta purchased a small farm in

the town of Waukesha, and raised six children.

In 1968 with the referrals from Marge and Cy Winchell, and Jim Elphick the

Kuenzi’s purchased 3 bred Targhee ewes from the Beastroms. The Kuenzi’s started

Twin Hills Farm Targhees. Rod, Cal, Gerry, Liz, Elena, and Sandi, all exhibited Tar-

ghee's, at County, State, and National Shows. Rod’s first national show was 1969 in

Portage Wisconsin.

Drs John, Rod, Lana (Rod’s wife), and Calvin all practiced Veterinary Medi-

cine together at the Kuenzi Family Pet Hospital in Waukesha. They have been county

4-H leaders for more years and projects than can be listed. In 1995 Drs Rod and Lana

started Kuenzi Family Targhees. They have added numerous genetics to their flock

such as the Circle M National Reserve Champion Ewe in 1995, and the Glenn High National Champion Ram in 2000. Dr Rod also

added genetics via Laparoscopic AI of their ewes, using frozen semen collected University of Wisconsin Rams.

Dr John’s Grandchildren AJ, Mary Rose, and Virginia have all exhibited sheep that they raised and fitted themselves at

The National Show and Sale. Mary Rose has been the Premiere Junior Exhibitor twice. Many years have come and gone for Coun-

ty and State Fairs at the Kuenzi Farm. Many lambs delivered, many bales of hay stacked. The essence of sheep farming has not

changed, In the words of Great Grandpa Jacob Kuenzi: “ raising sheep is all about growing good Grass and Clover.”

While Club Lambs are a good way to get kids interested in sheep. The Kuenzi’s support the Targhee Starter Flock pro-

grams, because they feel it’s a great way to teach kids how to RAISE sheep.

Thank You to the National Targhee Sheep Association from The Kuenzi’s. Also special thanks to the Winchell, Elphick,

Beastrom, High, Richards (Nevens), and Mann families, for their support and friendly competition.

How about getting more Targhees East of the Mississippi?

Sincerely, Rod

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