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1-23-26 Update

Hello All: Sale Videos: The sale videos are uploaded onto the DVAuction website with online catalog coming soon. The catalog and videos should soon be available on the icecattle.com website. What is an open replacement heifer worth? My good friend Jim Thiele just sent me a picture from Verdigre NE livestock. Thirty-five, 752 lb. F1...

1-16-2026 ICE UPDATE

Hello All: The Ichthys Cattle Enterprise 10th annual bull and bred heifer sale will be held Saturday, March 14 at our farm in Webster County near Guide Rock NE. We will be offering dozens of coming two year old bulls and bred heifers set to calve in May/June. We are trying to think of...

12-30-2025 ICE UPDATE

Hello All: It’s been a spell. Summarizing 2025: A year of blessing! Now, we’ve had years where the rain didn’t fall, where cattle died, struggled to perform well, came up open or didn’t bring very much. We’ve had major equipment expenses, costly accidents, hail storms and low grain prices. We’ve collected on crop insurance...

3-12-2025 ICE UPDATE Hello All: This is it! You shouldn’t have to endure any more updates before the sale. Bulls and heifers are currently around the farmstead in the pens. We are feeding them hay (crying emoji!!!). This should help the animals look a little “fuller,” but we are in no way trying to...

3-5-25 UPDATE

Hello All: I once told my kids it took me 16 hours to put their food on the table…they thought I was mighty slow. Perspective: Life offers a lot of it. Sometimes you have to look; sometimes it hits you in the face…or pocketbook…or heart. Last week I had an opportunity to be in North...

2-27-25 UPDATE

Hello All: Less Than 3 Weeks: Please consider attending our 9th annual bull and bred heifer sale on March 15 at our headquarters near Guide Rock, NE or viewing online at DVAuction. I don’t know where the prices will end up, but our base prices should give everyone the ability to participate. I’m seeing people...