9-24-2026 | East Dubuque IL – GARY IHM: Complete Cattle Dispersal & Farm Machinery Auction 🗓

DATE: Thursday, September 24th

TIME: 11:00 a.m.

LOCATION: 9222 N. High Ridge Rd. East Dubuque, IL. From Hazel Green, WI, head west on Hwy 11 for app. 6 miles, head south on Logan Rd. for app. 2 miles to the sale on the right.

9-Cows fresh in the last 90 days, balance bred back to sex semen Holstein AI, Angus AI, & Hereford Bull

HERD NOTES: After 50 plus years of milking cows, Gary has decided to transition to a beef herd. He is offering a very young and classy herd with 22 1st and 2nd calf heifers and 8-cows in their 3rd lactation. This farm has AI bred for over 60 years, dating back to his father. This herd has a lot of room to grow and expand at the next level. The cows are not being pushed at all. They are currently getting dry and wet baled hay, grain, and 2 lbs. of soybean meal. Gary recently ran out of corn silage. He is currently getting a 65 lb. herd average with a 315 PR and 3.8 BF. The SCC currently runs 260,000. Cows are on DHIA test with individual SCC and milk weights to be posted. He has 10 cows giving 70-80 lbs. daily and before he ran out of corn silage, he had several cows peaking at 100 lbs.

TRACTOR: 1953 Super H, NF, fenders, new front tires, runs & looks good;

FARM MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT: NH 570 small square bales w/chute, super sweep, bought new, sharp; 3-Flatracks, 2 w/JD 935 gears & 1 w/JD 953 running gear w/no top; loader off an M frame; 260’ Patz barn cleaner chain, counterclockwise; 20’ Patz barn cleaner chute; Patz barn cleaner drive unit; 11-bushel poly feed cart, very nice;

FEED: 4,500 bales, stored inside and made dry-no rain. 2026 2,000 1st crop and 500 of 2nd crop, small squares, 80% alfalfa, 20% grass; 2025 2,000 bales of 1st & 2nd crop mixed;

 

AUCTIONEERS: Tom Bidlingmaier, Browntown, WI 608-328-4878 & Cory Bidlingmaier, AuctionTime Rep, Monroe, WI 608-558-4924.  Illinois Auctioneer Licenses: #41000268 & 41000269. Illinois Reg. Auction Firm License #444000205.