Get to know the 2016 Seedstock 100 operations
February 29, 2016
Owner: Martin Jorgensen Location: Ideal, SD Phone: 800-548-2855 Email: [email protected] Website: jorgensenfarms.com Breed: Angus 2016 Sale Date: April 18 Sale Type: Auction, Private Treaty] Number of Bulls Sold: 3750 “It’s important to us to figure out how to provide a quality product at an affordable, sustainable price,” says Cody Jorgensen of Jorgensen Land & Cattle (JLC) at Ideal, S.D. “I’m not sure that $5,000 bulls are sustainable.” More than anything, that’s why JLC transitioned from leasing a handful of bulls 15 years ago, to leasing and marketing more than 3,000 bulls today. Up front, rid your mind about the negative connotations some associate with bull leasing. “There’s a cowherd behind these bulls, a genetic philosophy and discipline,” Jorgensen explains. Read more about JLC here.
Owner: Mark Gardiner Location: Ashland, KS Phone: 620-635-2156 Email: [email protected] Website: gardinerangus.com Breed: Angus 2016 Sale Dates: April 2, September 26 Sale Type: Auction, Private Treaty Number of Bulls Sold: 2550 Rather than worry whether consumers will continue to pay more for beef, Mark Gardiner of Gardiner Angus Ranch (GAR) at Ashland, Kan., believes the concern should be about how satisfied consumers are with the beef they purchase at any price. “Whether it’s a hamburger or a high-value steak, it needs to satisfy what consumers expect,” Gardiner says. “There are too many making genetic decisions without the end product in mind.” GAR has collected carcass data since 1970. It has fed tens of thousands of customer calves. It was a founding member of U.S. Premium Beef (USPB), considered by many to be the single most effective and successful value-added alliance in beef history. Read more about Gardiner Angus Ranch here.
Owner: Robert Funk Location: Yukon, OK Phone: 800-644-3977 Email: [email protected] Website: expressranches.com Breed: Angus, Hereford Sale Month: March, April, October, November Sale Type: Auction, Private Treaty Number of Bulls Sold: 2315 Bob Funk, Express owner, began his seedstock operation in 1989 with the Limousin breed, and added Angus in 1994. By 2010, based on customer demand and return-on-investment, they phased out Limousin, grew their Angus involvement and began developing a Hereford program. Investment priority at Express Ranches also includes agricultural youth. They’ve awarded more than $2.5 million in scholarships since the operation began. “Mr. Funk established the scholarship program in memory of his father and because of is belief in America’s youth and education,” Callahan explains. Read more about Express Ranches here.
Owner: Bob McClaren Location: Cameron, TX Phone: 254-697-4401 Email: [email protected] Website: 44farms.com Breed: Angus 2016 Sale Dates: February 17, March 19 and October 22 Sale Type: Auction, Private Treaty Number of Bulls Sold: 1725 Committed to quality, integrity and service, 44 Farms was established in 1909 in Cameron, Texas. Today, four generations later and with many more ranch helpers, 44 Farms continues the pioneering spirit which it was founded on. They strive for innovation and a positive customer experience through their Angus herd. 44 Farms’ Angus Strong genetic program is committed to providing relevant genetics to fellow cattle producers, and ensuring success through premiums and profits for producers in order to run a profitable business. Calving ease, high growth rates and carcass merit are all utilized in the 44 Farms genetic program. Read more on 44 Farms here.
Owner: Lee Leachman Location: Wellington, CO Phone: 970-568-3983 Email: [email protected] Website: leachman.com Breed: Red Angus, Charolais, Angus, Stabilizer Sale Month: February, March, April, May, September, October, November, December Sale Type: Auction (6), Video, Private Treaty Number of Bulls Sold: 1550 “We’re single-minded in our focus on the commercial producer, adding value to our customers’ calves and making our customers more profitable,” says Lee Leachman, CEO of Leachman Cattle of Colorado (LCoC). Based at Wellington, CO, LCoC is the latest chapter in a legacy of seedstock pioneering that began with Lee’s grandfather, Leland, who was partners with Allan Ryan in the storied Ankony Angus program. After Ankony dispersed, Leland and his brother, Lester, Leland’s son, Jim, and Myron Fuerst partnered in Ankony Hyland. Read more about Leachman of Colorado here.
Owner: Bob Cook Location: Billings, MT Phone: 406-259-4589 Email: [email protected] Website: cattleplus.com Breed: Angus Sale Month: March, November Sale Type: Auction Number of Bulls Sold: 850 “Linking you with all your livestock needs,” Cattle Plus has you covered! Whether it be for livestock sales, ranch real estate, industry news, or Montana Angus ranches, Cattle Plus is the corporate website that will link customers to where they are interested in being directed. Visit www.cattleplus.com for more information.
Owner: Dan Dorn Location: Minden, NE Phone: 308-830-8008 Email: [email protected] Website: powerlinegenetics.com Breed: SimAngus, Angus Sale Dates: January 30, February 13, March 5, 14, May 5 and November 18 Sale Type: Auction, Private Treaty Number of Bulls Sold: 1025 Transparency throughout the chain aims to help Powerline Genetics members make more money “Our Dad and Grandpa always bought cattle cheap, and then upgraded them. This industry has always been about one segment trying to beat up on another one. We're trying to bridge that gap and build relationships with everyone.” J.D. Anderson of Power Genetics (PG) based at Holbrook, Neb. made that statement six years ago when BEEF asked him how he went from marketing about 100 bulls each year to more than 1,000. Read more about Powerline Genetics here.
Owner: Rob Thomas Location: Baker City, OR Phone: 541-524-9322 Email: [email protected] Website: thomasangusranch.com Breed: Angus 2016 Sale Dates: March 8, 17, October 20 and November 21 Sale Type: Auction, Private Treaty, Contract Number of Bulls Sold: 1007 “Success will be determined by the results of the cattle,” says Rob Thomas of Thomas Angus Ranch (TAR) at Baker City, Ore. “It’s become such a data-driven, small world. Buyers know exactly what they’re buying.” Thomas is talking about their own genetics, those of other seedstock producers, as well as cattle grown and marketed by commercial producers. Read more about Thomas Angus Ranch here.
Owner: Ryan Ludvigson Location: Billings, MT Phone: 515-450-3124 Email: [email protected] Website: ludvigsonstockfarms.com Breed: Red Angus, Red Hybrid 2018 Sale Date: February 12; February 19; March 3; April 7; May 19; October 20; November 17; December 8 Sale Type: Auction, Private Treaty Number of Bulls Sold: 980 Located in central Montana, Ludvigson Stock Farms produces Red Angus Red Hybrid bulls and females. Ludvigson Stock Farms and its sister company LN Cattle Company is owned and managed by the Ludvigson family made up of Joan Ludvigson, Park and Darla Ludvigson and Ryan and Jenny Ludvigson along with Steve and Shelley Newberry. They operate an advanced genetic center in Iowa where embryo production is used domestically and internationally as well as maintain herds of Red Angus in Bismarck, North Dakota and Albuquerque, New Mexico. Ludvigson Stock Farms develops and sells bulls in Shepherd, Mont., Center, N.D. and Butler, Mo. Read more about Ludvigson Stock Farms here.
Owner: Lloyd DeBruycker Location: Dutton, MT Phone: 406-476-3427 Email: [email protected] Website: debruyckercharolais.com Breed: Charolais 2018 Sale Date: April 7 Sale Type: Auction, Private Treaty Number of Bulls Sold: 950 “Number one, we’re trying to make 2,000 cows that are all the same – same teats and udder structure, same leg structure, same body type, same calving ease,” explains Brett DeBruycker of DeBruycker Charolais at Dutton, Mont. “We want to make it so that our customers can’t see any differences between the first bull in our sale and the 550th bull.” “We’ve never based our herd off of EPDs, ultrasound measurements or any of those things. We’ve always focused on the quality of the cow, the cow type, believing that type of cow would yield the right type of bull for our customers,” DeBruycker explains. “We’ve never selected for a single trait. We make sure it’s the right type of cow for the environment. We work very hard to keep them balanced.” Read more about DeBruycker Charolais here.
Owner: Kit Pharo Location: Cheyenne Wells, CO Phone: 800-311-0995 Email: [email protected] Website: pharocattle.com Breed: Angus, Red Angus, Hereford, Composite 2018 Sale Dates: April 2; April 5; April 16; October 27; November 5 Sale Type: Cowboy Auction Number of Bulls Sold: 880 Pharo Cattle Company is located in the central high plains of eastern Colorado, which is short-grass country with few trees and limited precipitation. It is in that rugged and demanding climate near Cheyenne Wells that Kit and Deanna Pharo developed their concept of genetics that make the most efficient use of their available forage resources. Kit, Deanna and their son Tyson produce seedstock cattle in four breeds – Red Angus, Black Angus, Hereford, Tarentaise and composites of these breeds. They specialize in producing cows that are of moderate size (frame score of 3-5 with mature weight of 1,000-1,200 lbs.); easy-fleshing with an ability to maintain good body condition on limited feed resources; and structurally sound. Read more about Pharo Cattle Company here.
Owner: John Burbank Location: St. Catharine, MO Phone: 877-486-1160 Email: [email protected] Website: seedstockplus.com Breed: Angus, Gelbvieh, Balancer, Red Angus 2016 Sale Dates: February 27, March 5, March 26, April 9, September 17, October 15, November 4 and November 19 Sale Type: Auction, Private Treaty Number of Bulls Sold: 875 “I think there will be more consolidation moving forward and I think there will be more differentiation between winners and losers,” says John Burbank, CEO of Seedstock Plus at St. Catharine, Mo. That’s his estimation of near-future opportunities for commercial and seedstock producers. It’s also the grounds of need and opportunity on which Seedstock Plus was forged 17 years ago. Seedstock Plus is a member-based seedstock organization. Many on the current roster were founding members, including operations that were already hosting successful production and bull sales. Other members are building toward that kind of size. Through strategic cooperation all believe they can provide customers with more service than they can individually. Read more about Seedstock Plus here.
Owner: Bob Sitz Location: Harrison, MT Phone: 800-431-4452 Email: [email protected] Website: sitzangus.com Breed: Angus 2016 Sale Date: March 9 Sale Type: Auction Number of Bulls Sold: 800 Celebrating 92 years in the Angus business in 2015, the Sitz family remains committed to providing the progressive cowman with proven performance genetics using all performance tools that are available. Today, Sitz Angus Ranch operates on locations near Harrison and Dillon, Mont., and offers a complete range of bulls in three age classes – yearlings, long yearlings and coming two year olds. While firmly rooted today in Montana, the Sitz legacy began four generations ago in Nebraska when Will and Frieda Sitz purchased a handful of registered Angus heifers in 1923. The couple continued to grow the herd, and the operation later relocated to Longmont, CO, where son Bob farmed and raised registered Angus cattle. In the fall of 1959, Bob and his wife Donna decided Montana was their dream and they purchased the Harrison Ranch near Harrison. Read more about Sitz Angus here.
Owner: John Raftopoulos Location: Craig, CO Phone: 970-326-8620 Email: [email protected] Website: diamondpeakcattle.com Breed: Angus, SimAngus 2018 Sale Dates: March 3; March 18; April 7; April 8 Sale Type: Auction, Private Treaty Number of Bulls Sold: 750 Since its beginning in 1924, Diamond Peak Cattle has grazed over 2,800 cows in northwestern Colorado. Specializing in the Angus breed, Diamond Peak markets over 500 registered and Diamond commercial bulls annually. “The Diamond Peak Cattle Company (DPCC) breeding program is designed around fundamentally sound genetic principles where the cattle must perform in the harsh western high-altitude environment. The use of large numbers and ruthless culling allows us to provide a high quality, functional product." Read more about Diamond Peak Cattle Company here.
Owner: Donell Brown Location: Throckmorton, TX Phone: 940-849-0611 Email: [email protected] Website: rabrownranch.com Breed: Red Angus, Angus, SimAngus, Hotlander 2016 Sale Dates: March 9 and Oct 12 Sale Type: Auction, Private Treaty Number of Bulls Sold: 750 A fifth generation family ranching business producing quality cattle and Quarter Horses since 1895, R.A Brown Ranch is run by Donnell and Kellie Brown, and focuses on the Angus, Red Angus, Sim-Angus and Hotlander breeds. They developed the Hotlander composite during the 1980s with the help of Dr. Keith Gregory of the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center and Dr. Ronnie Green with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Detailed records are kept on over 1,000 seedstock cows. “We are continually striving to improve the efficiency of converting God’s forage into great-tasting, nutritious beef to better feed His people. At R.A. Brown Ranch, we strive to provide excellent quality cattle made up of sound genetics from the breed leaders. We want our customers to succeed as we do, and we are here to help in any way we can.” Read more about R.A. Brown Ranch here.
Owner: Vernon Suhn Location: Concord, AR Phone: 870-341-1976 Email: [email protected] Website: genetrustbrangus.com Breed: Brangus, Ultrablack, Charolais 2016 Sale Dates: March 22, November 5 and November 19 Sale Type: Auction, Private Treaty Number of Bulls Sold: 725 Launched in 2009, GENETRUST is an alliance of ranches dedicated to the common goal of providing a superior genetic product. The concept behind GENETRUST was conceived by a group of Brangus breeders in an impromptu meeting to discuss the benefits and strengths of their breed. It was evident that the Brangus breed possessed the genetic strengths and advantages that created a tremendous opportunity for the breed to have a greater influence on the future of beef cattle production. Sensing a major opportunity in the breed, those first initial discussions, led 10 of the breed’s leading genetic suppliers to join forces with a common goal to create a unique genetic alliance. Read more about Genetrust here.
Owner: Galen Fink Location: Randolph, KS Phone: 785-293-5106 Email: [email protected] Website: finkbeefgenetics.com Breed: Angus, Charolais 2016 Sale Date: October 26 Sale Type: Auction, Private Treaty Number of Bulls Sold: 650 Fink Beef Genetics began in 1977 with one cow, a total of $4,000 in cash and no owned land. A 99.9% artificially inseminated (AI) herd since the beginning, one of the largest embryo transplant programs in the U.S., and a networking of all segments of the cattle industry, plus old-fashioned cow sense, has driven this family-owned operation since 1977. The program has now grown into one of the top 25 largest seedstock operations ranked by the NCBA since 2004. They market approximately 700 bulls each year nationwide. Females are sold through production sales and private treaty. Read more about Fink Beef Genetics here.
Owner: Greg Shaw Location: Caldwell, ID Phone: 208-459-3029 Email: [email protected] Website: shawcattle.com Breed: Angus, Hereford, Red Angus 2016 Sale Date: February 17 Sale Type: Auction, Private Treaty Number of Bulls Sold: 650 Shaw Cattle has been centered in Idaho for three generations, beginning with Herefords and now with Angus and Red Angus genetics. As seedstock producers, the Shaw family believes in improving their herd in their natural environment, and is dedicated to producing quality, performance cattle based on multi-trait selection. Read more about Shaw Cattle Company here.
Owner: Frank VanderSloot Location: Idaho Falls, ID Phone: 208-681-9823 Email: [email protected] Website: riverbendranch.us Breed: Angus 2016 Sale Date: March 12 Sale Type: Auction, Private Treaty Number of Bulls Sold: 625 Located in beautiful Idaho Falls, Idaho, is Riverbend Ranch. The ranch in Idaho is run by owners Frank and Belinda VanderSloot, but the ranch also operates in Dillon, Mont., Promontory, Utah and Laneville, Texas. Steve Harrison, commercial operations manager, along with Dale Meek, purebred operations manager, help to keep Riverbend Ranch running at its best. Riverbend Ranch is an Angus ranch featuring 38 herd sires and 74 females. Based on functionality and quality, Riverbend Ranch is recognized as “the West’s leading source of performance and maternal genetics.” Read more about Riverbend Ranch here.
Owner: Jerry Connealy Location: Whitman, NE Phone: 308-544-6552 Website: connealyangus.com Breed: Angus 2016 Sale Date: March 26 Sale Type: Auction Number of Bulls Sold: 600 Within the scenic Nebraska Sandhills lies Connealy Angus. Marty and Donnie Connealy began raising Angus cattle in 1961, and continue to live out the ranching tradition with their son Jerry, his wife Sharon, and their children. Jerry and Sharon's oldest son, Jed, and his wife, Kara, remain involved with the ranch with their two sons – Cian and Colin. The Connealy Angus base cow herd is consistently culled in order to maintain quality productivity traits. The cowherd, which thrives under rugged conditions, closely mimics nearby commercial operations. Read more about Connealy Angus here.
Owner: Lee Eaton Location: Lindsay, MT Phone: 406-584-7520 Email: [email protected] Website: etnbeef.com Breed: Charolais Sale Month: December Sale Type: Private Treaty Number of Bulls Sold: 600 "The Carcass Cattle Company--Predictable, Profitable Performance” is the motto of Eaton Charolais. Eaton Ranch was established over 100 years ago. Today, eastern Montana is home to the main cowherd. Eaton Ranch focuses on quality rather than quantity, placing emphasis on structure, frame size and broody cattle. With a consistent increase in demand for line-bred heifers, the ETN family began selling replacements by private treaty to progressive purebred customers. Read more about Eaton Charolais here.
Owner: Larry Mehlhoff Location: Sheridan, MT Phone: 406-842-5693 Email: [email protected] Website: 5lredangus.com Breed: Red Angus 2016 Sale Dates: April 8 and November 3 Sale Type: Auction, Private Treaty Number of Bulls Sold: 575 5L Red Angus is a seedstock operation that is the size of a relatively large commercial herd. Each spring, they breed nearly 2000 females, and then pair those cattle out to grass that can can spread from West Yellowstone to Great Falls to the plains of eastern Montana. Read more about 5L Ranch here.
General Manager: Dave Bittner Location: Paxton, NE Phone: 308-284-8280 Email: [email protected] Website: profitmakerbulls.com Breed: Angus, Hereford 2018 Sale Date: February 24 Sale Type: Auction, Private Treaty Number of Bulls Sold: 575 Profit Maker Bulls is a genetic alliance of Angus breeders that has been in operation for more than 30 years. During that time, it has developed, tested, evaluated and marketed more than 20,000 bulls to customers in the United States and Mexico. The facility is located east of Ogallala, Neb. near Paxton. Profit Maker Bulls operates on the idea that genetic progress occurs through the discovery and propagation of genetic “outliers.” Genetic outliers are found by applying selection pressure on large populations of cattle. Very few herds of registered cattle have large enough numbers to provide truly meaningful selection opportunity. Read more about Profit Maker Bulls here.
Owner: Ron Bieber Location: Leola, SD Phone: 605-439-3628 Email: [email protected] Website: bieberredangus.com Breed: Red Angus and Simmental Hybrid 2016 Sale Dates: March 3, March 12 and November 10 Sale Type: Auction, Private Treaty Number of Bulls Sold: 554 Bieber Red Angus was founded in 1968 in Leola, S.D. Craig and Peggy continue to make progress as they have built a successful herd of “Fault-Free Practical Cattle” over the last 30 years. Superior sires, including BKT Foro 1108AP, Choctaw Chief 373 and PRF Chiefton 7284 have carried their herd forward. Read more about Bieber Red Angus Ranch here.
Owner: Riverview LLP Location: Morris, MN Phone: 320-392-5802 Email: [email protected] Website: wulfcattle.com Breed: Limousin, Angus & Lim-Flex 2016 Sale Date: April 1 Sale Type: Auction, Private Treaty Number of Bulls Sold: 550 Over 50 years ago, Wulf Cattle was established as Leonard Wulf & Sons and began selling Limousin seedstock. LimFlex and Angus seedstock were later added to the herd. Wulf Cattle is recognized as one of National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s Top 25 Seedstock Producers. The herd consists of 1,500 registered cows. A.I. and embryo transfer programs are extensively used for each calf crop to produce quality beef, to increase heterosis and target specific markets. Each year, Wulf’s sell about 650 bulls. One Hundred replacement heifers sell with 300 replacement females kept from the crop. Carcass data is collected on 400 pedigreed feeder calves each year. Read more about Wulf Cattle here.
Owner: Randy McCabe Location: Elk City, KS Phone: 620-633-5303 Email: [email protected] Website: mccabegenetics.com Breed: Angus, Hereford 2016 Sale Date: March 24 Sale Type: Auction, Private Treaty Number of Bulls Sold: 525 Customer service and industry connections is what drives McCabe Genetics of Elk City, Kansas. McCabe Genetics is a family operation. Randy and Varee McCabe along with their sons Ethan and Flinton, and Flinton's wife Ashley are involved in the day to day operation. Daughters Hannah, a Boehringer Ingelheim representative in New York and Esther, a senior at K-State, also are owners at McCabe Genetics. This family believes that no industry in America has more growth possibilities available to those who want to work hard and be open to new and exciting opportunities than the business of producing beef. Read more about McCabe Genetics here.
Owner: Mike Horrell Location: Vinita, OK Phone: 918-948-5104 Email: [email protected] Website: www.bufordranches.org Breed: Angus, Hereford 2016 Sale Dates: March 5 and September 17 Sale Type: Auction Number of Bulls Sold: 500
Owner: Jordan Beeman Location: Harwood, TX Phone: 830-540-3955 Email: [email protected] Website: heartbrandcattle.com Breed: Akaushi Sale Month: N/A Sale Type: Private Treaty Number of Bulls Sold: 500 In 1994, due to a loophole in the Trade Act of 1992 between the U.S. and Japan, a small nucleus of Akaushi cows and bulls were brought to the United States in a specially equipped Boeing 747. Today, Akaushi genetics are controlled by a group of Texans under the name HeartBrand Beef, Inc. As a result of a unique data processing closed system in Japan, the Akaushi breed is extremely uniform and consistent throughout the genetic lines for all carcass and palatability traits. Today, the uniformity of Akaushi carcass performance characteristics is superior to all Western beef cattle breeds. Read more about HeartBrand Beef here.
Owner: Paul & Kay Doddridge Location: Three Forks, MT Phone: 406-285-3660 Email: [email protected] Website: kgranch.com Breed: Angus 2016 Sale Date: December 2 Sale Type: Auction, Private Treaty Number of Bulls Sold: 500 KG Ranch was founded in 1978 in Three Forks, along the Jefferson River in Montana. Currently, KG Ranch runs 1,200 registered Angus mother cows. The KG Ranch herd bull inventory consists of bulls from Sitz Angus, Vermilion Ranch, Connealy Angus and KG Ranch. A.I. sires are matched based on environmental compatibility and proven genetics in order to enhance their breeding program. Read more about KG Ranch here.
Owner: Leon Langford Location: Okmulgee, OK Phone: 918-706-7028 Email: [email protected] Website: langfordherefords.com Breed: Polled Hereford, Horned Hereford, Black Whiteface 2016 Sale Date: February 13 Sale Type: Private Treaty Number of Bulls Sold: 500 The Langford family is celebrating 75 years of raising and selling registered Hereford cattle. Hard work and dedication make it possible for Langford Herefords to excel in fertility, EPDs and calm dispositions, all while offering satisfaction guaranteed. Langford Herefords’ proven performance has allowed them to excel for years both in the show ring and in ranch pastures. Their productivity, eye appeal and functionality allows them to be successful time and again at national livestock shows including National Western, NAILE, Tulsa and Fort Worth. Read more about Langford Herefords here.
Owner: Dave Nichols Location: Bridgewater, IA Phone: 641-369-2829 Email: [email protected] Website: nicholsfarms.biz Breed: Angus, Simmental, South Devon, SimAngus, Devon/Angus Composites 2016 Sale Dates: January 30 and October 29 Sale Type: Private Treaty Number of Bulls Sold: 500 Located in southwest Iowa, Nichols Farms is known for marketing bulls, semen and embryos around the world. All Nichols Farms’ franchises are family-operated and sell Nichols Beef Genetics and Nichols Value-Added Programs. Read more about Nichols Farms here.
Owner: Tim Ohlde Location: Palmer, KS Phone: 785-692-4332 Email: [email protected] Website: ohldecattle.com Breed: Angus, Angus II, Fleck-Angus, Red Angus, Shorthorn Sale Date: N/A Sale Type: N/A Number of Bulls Sold: 500
Owner: Kelly Schaff Location: Saint Anthony, ND Phone: 701-445-7465 Email: [email protected] Website: schaffangusvalley.com Breed: Angus 2016 Sale Date: February 13 Sale Type: Auction Number of Bulls Sold: 500 Kelly, Martie, Kourtney and Kelsie Schaff are the faces behind Schaff Angus in Saint Anthony, N.D. The ranch was established in 1902, and the Schaffs have been raising registered Angus since 1942. For over eight decades, the Schaff Angus cow herd has continued superior maternal selection. Schaff Angus has been built upon continuous selection pressure and uncompromising breeding commitment. The foundation of their program includes fertility, fleshing ease and udder quality, along with structure and phenotype and the ability to wean heavy calves under range conditions, year after year. Read more about Schaff Angus Valley here.
Owner: Keith Stevenson Location: Hobson, MT Phone: 406-423-5450 Email: [email protected] Website: stevensonangus.com Breed: Angus Sale Month: March Sale Type: Auction Number of Bulls Sold: 491 “Better Bulls! Better Selection! Better Genetics! Better Performance!” Stevenson Angus is built on functional and lasting genetics. Stevenson Angus Ranch operates in Hobson, Mont., and is “Home of America’s Longest Established Annual Bull Sale.” They believe that high-quality cattle should be offered at affordable prices. They understand that “Stevenson Angus customers purchase better seedstock for their dollars invested.” Read more about Stevenson Angus here.
Owner: Edgar Brothers Location: Rockham, SD Phone: 605-460-1839 Email: [email protected] Website: edgarbros.com Breed: Angus 2018 Sale Date: March 5 Sale Type: Auction Number of Bulls Sold: 450 Edgar Brothers Ranch thrives in the heart of central South Dakota, where they raise Angus cattle. Edgar Brothers markets their livestock as "cattle bred by cattlemen, for cattlemen." “For the past 60 years, our goals have stayed the same—to raise big, thick cattle that are functional. Our main aim is for the commercial cattleman, because after all, they are the heart and soul of the cattle industry.” Read more about Edgar Brothers here.
Owner: Troy Thomas Location: Harrold, SD Phone: 605-973-2448 Email: [email protected] Website: thomasranchcattle.com Breed: Angus, SimAngus, Charolais, Red Angus 2016 Sale Date: April 12 Sale Type: Auction, Private Treaty Number of Bulls Sold: 450 Thomas Ranch is located in eastern Sully County in South Dakota, and is a fourth generation farming and ranching operation. Harry, Kay, Troy, VeaBea and Cally Thomas comprise and run the day-to-day business at the ranch. Thomas Ranch is home to 200 purebred Charolais mother cows, 450 purebred Angus mother cows and 350 commercial cows. Last year, Thomas Ranch brought home multiple winners from the American Royal, as well as from the National Western Stock Show. Read more about Thomas Ranch here.
Owner: Paul Bennett Location: Red House, VA Phone: 434-941-8245 Email: [email protected] Website: knollcrestfarm.com Breed: Angus, Gelbvieh, Balancer, Baldie Hybrid 2016 Sale Dates: April 9 and December 2 Sale Type: Auction, Private Treaty Number of Bulls Sold: 430 Knoll Crest Farm is located in the beautiful rolling hills of southside Virginia since 1944. The family is firmly committed to delivering outstanding service to every customer. They conduct our business in a manner that demands providing only the very best genetics for our valued customers. Along with "value-added" genetics, they provide "value-added" service. Thank you for considering Knoll Crest as your source for superior genetics! Read more about Knoll Crest Farm here.
Owner: John Schurr Location: Farnam, NE Phone: 308-569-2520 Email: [email protected] Website: schurrtop.com Breed: Charolais, Angus Sale Month: March, November Sale Type: Auction, Private Treaty Number of Bulls Sold: 410 Since 1962, Schurrtop Ranch has been focusing on producing quality Angus and Charolais cattle. At Schurrtop Ranch, they strive to live out their goal: “to make our customers more money with less labor and stress for them, and to produce an end product that is efficiently produced, consistent and highly desirable for the consumer.” Read more about Schurrtop Ranch here.
Owner: Kevin Yon Location: Ridge Spring, SC Phone: 803-685-5048 Email: [email protected] Website: yonfamilyfarms.com Breed: Angus, SimAngus, Ultrablack 2016 Sale Dates: February 20 and October 29 Sale Type: Auction Number of Bulls Sold: 410 Yon Family Farms is located in Ridge Spring, S.C. It is the Yon’s mission to “provide high quality, value-added cattle to satisfied customers who believe that honesty, quality, service, and value are synonymous with the name Yon Family Farms.” The family is the basis of their successful cattle operation, and they enjoy keeping customers involved in their life on and off the farm through posting pictures and blog posts on their website. Read more about Yon Family Farms here.
Owner: Rich Blair Location: Sturgis, SD Phone: 605-347-1212 Email: [email protected] Website: blairbrosangus.com Breed: Angus Sale Month: February Sale Type: Private Treaty Number of Bulls Sold: 400 Sturgis, S.D. is the hub where the Blair Brothers operate a successful Angus herd. “Too many in the cattle business believe that you have to give up on certain traits in order to gain another. We disagree! We aim to breed cattle that will excel in the pasture, feedlot, and on the dinner plate.” By focusing on calving ease, maternal qualities, efficient growth, and marbling ability, the Blair Brothers have excelled in living out their mission. Read more about Blair Brothers here.
Owner: Mark Akin Location: Iberia, MO Phone: 800-247-2532 Email: [email protected] Website: circlearanch.com Breed: Angus Sale Month: March, October 2016 Sale Date: March 19 and October 15 Sale Type: Auction Number of Bulls Sold: 400 Based in Iberia, Mo., with operations in Stockton and Huntsville, Circle A Angus Ranch runs 24,000 acres and 7,000 head. Established in 1991, Dave Gust and his family are now known nationwide. Living up to their great reputation, Circle A is known for its superior Angus genetics, customer service and excellence. Circle A Ranch is devoted to providing customers with only the best, because “Quality Beef is Our Business.” Circle A focuses on producing fast growing, efficient-gaining feeders, productive females, stout bulls, and a tender beef meat product. Read more about Circle A Angus Ranch here.
Owner: Dick Helms Location: Arapahoe, NE Phone: 308-962-6940 Email: [email protected] Website: flyinghgenetics.com Breed: SimAngus, Balancers, Angus, Simmental, Gelbvieh, Red Angus, Fusion 2016 Sale Dates: March 5, March 19 and October 22 Sale Type: Auction, Private Treaty Number of Bulls Sold: 400 The source for Balancer, Sim-Angus, Simmental, Gelbvieh, Angus, and Red Angus is Flying H Genetics. Since 1948, Flying H Genetics has been offering quality seedstock in Lowry City, Mo. and Arapahoe, Neb. “One of the keys to our growth and long-term success is our commitment to quality.” For this reason, they have developed 17 quality standards, which include everything from calving ease, disposition, fertility, structural soundness, and teat and udder quality, to efficient growth, carcass quality, and specific health standards. Flying H Genetics aims at “Eliminating the unacceptable, and guaranteeing the rest.” Read more about Flying H Genetics here.
Owner: Eldon Krebs Location: Gordon, NE Phone: 308-282-2021 Email: [email protected] Website: krebsranch.com Breed: Angus, Simmental Sale Month: February Sale Type: Auction, Private Treaty Number of Bulls Sold: 400 Krebs Ranch is an Angus operation in the Northwest corner of the legendary Nebraska ranch country. At Krebs Ranch, Angus reigns as “king of cattle,” and these cattle provide improved quality and added value—be it in a commercial cowherd, or in an entire breed with their dominant black hide, uniformity and high premium at sales. Crossing Angus with Simmental has given females added body depth, fleshing ease and udder quality, which is why Krebs Ranch recognized Angus Hybrid as a great choice in today’s niche markets. Read more about Krebs Ranch here.
Owner: Don Schiefelbein Location: Kimball, MN Phone: 303-324-5149 Email: [email protected] Website: schiefelbeinfarms.com Breed: Angus, SimAngus Sale Month: February 2016 Sale Date: February 20 Sale Type: Auction, Private Treaty Number of Bulls Sold: 400 It truly takes the whole family to run Schiefelbein Farms in Kimball, Minn. Since establishment in 1955 by Frank Schiefelbein, the addition of nine sons, eight daughters-in-law, 32 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren continues to help drive the expanding operation. Schiefelbein Farms is one of the largest registered Angus herds in the country, running more than 700 registered Angus cows, 4,200 acres of pasture and crops plus feeding hundreds of cattle each year. Read more about Schiefelbein Farms.
Owner: John Griswold Location: Stillwater, OK Phone: 405-780-3300 Email: [email protected] Website: griswoldcattle.com Breed: Angus, Simmental, Maine Sale Month: April, October Sale Type: Auction Number of Bulls Sold: 395 Griswold Cattle is focused on genetics that bring full-blown maternal power to the table. “Easy fleshing, big-bellied cattle, with beautiful udder structure and nice little teats; we like, and strive to raise, front pasture kind of cattle with the eye-catching correctness and balance that our program has become known for across the nation.” Read more about Griswold Cattle.
Owner: Bill King Location: Moriarty, NM Phone: 505-220-9909 Email: [email protected] Website: billkingranch.com Breed: Herefords, Angus, Charolais Sale Type: Private Treaty Number of Bulls Sold: 375 Bill King Ranch is located in Stanley, N.M., located 40 miles east of Albuquerque. On their website you can view past show successes at the New Mexico State Fair, as well as their sale cattle. The herd of Hereford cattle has been compiled from many great sires and dams over the years. It was begun in 1968 with just a moderate-sized herd, but grew quickly in size and quality. Many dams trace back to the bulls Mischief 840, Solid Gold and Pure Gold. Bill King Ranch offers over 350 cows, 100 replacement heifers, and 150 bulls for sale annually. Read more about King Herefords.
Owner: John Sutphin Location: Lamar, CO Phone: 719-940-3729 Website: sutphincattle.com Breed: Limousin, Charolais, Red Angus, Angus Sale Month: February Sale Type: Auction Number of Bulls Sold: 375 Sutphin Cattle is located in southeastern Colorado and always welcomes visitors. The goal of Sutphin Cattle is to provide superior genetics by continually stacking low birth weights with high weaning and yearling weights while maintaining maternal traits. Read more about Sutphin Cattle Company.
Owner: Jonathon Perry Location: Fayetteville, TN Phone: 931-433-1895 Email: [email protected] Website: deervalleyfarm.net Breed: Angus, Limousin Sale Month: Spring, Fall Sale Type: Auction, Private Treaty Number of Bulls Sold: 370 Establishing a brand that customers, both commercial and purebred, can rely on is the foundation for Deer Valley Farm, Fayetteville, Tenn. From the onset of the first purchase of Limousin cattle at Deer Valley, and then later with the purchase of Angus cattle, the mission has always been to be a seedstock supplier of superior Angus and Limousin bulls. Read more about Deer Valley Farm.
Owner: Scott Ford Location: Bertrand, NE Phone: 308-876-2211 Email: [email protected] Website: crossdiamondcattle.com Breed: Red Angus Sale Month: December Sale Type: Auction, Private Treaty Number of Bulls Sold: 350 Cross Diamond Cattle Company, owned by Scott and Kim Ford of Bertrand, Neb., is a seedstock operation dedicated to raising top-quality Red Angus genetics, along with unsurpassed customer service to cattlemen and women throughout the nation. Read more about Cross Diamond Cattle Company.
Owner: Jim Jensen Location: Riverton, WY Phone: 307-850-2514 Email: [email protected] Website: lucky7angus.com Breed: Angus Sale Month: March 2016 Sale Date: March 5 Sale Type: Auction Number of Bulls Sold: 350 Lucky Seven Angus, Boulder, Wyo., believes in producing rangeland cattle that can withstand tough conditions. A program where cattle are not pampered, not overfed, and raised under conditions as harsh as the cattlemen’s. Cows and bulls are raised on large, shortgrass pastures up to 38,000 acres and 10,000 feet in elevation. Structurally sound cattle on their feet and legs are needed in order for them to travel and graze many miles. Read more about Lucky 7 Angus Cowboy Bulls.
Owner: George Hubbard Location: Ft. Lupton, CO Phone: 970-785-6170 Email: [email protected] Website: magnesscattle.com Breed: Limousin, Lim-Flex 2018 Sale Dates: March 24; April 9 Sale Type: Auction Number of Bulls Sold: 275 With success in the show ring and in the production barn, Magness Land and Cattle operates out of Platteville, Colo. and markets approximately 300 commercial bulls each year in addition to purebred sales. Magness Land and Cattle values feeding and carcass history, helps with managing cattle health and nutrition, and provides marketing options in the same affordable package they have been delivering since inception. Read more about Magness Land & Cattle.
Owner: Eddie Sydenstricker Location: Mexico, MO Phone: 573-581-1225 Email: [email protected] Website: sydgen.com Breed: Angus 2016 Sale Dates: April 12 and November 19 Sale Type: Auction, Private Treaty Number of Bulls Sold: 350 Ralph E. Sydenstricker established Sydenstricker Angus Farms in 1952 at Paris, Mo. The farm has been producers of registered Angus seedstock since that time. SydGen has utilized the same headquarters location south of Mexico, Mo., in north-central Missouri, since 1966. They currently calve about 800 head, of which 20-25% are embryo transplant calves. SydGen has a 65-day spring breeding season and a 50-day fall breeding season. Read more about Sydenstricker Genetics.
Owner: Tim Todd Location: Ryegate, MT Phone: 406-568-2768 Email: [email protected] Website: greenmountainangus.com Breed: Angus 2016 Sale Dates: March 1 and November 18 Sale Type: Auction, Private Treaty Number of Bulls Sold: 340 Green Mountain Angus Ranch is a family-owned and operated business which began in 1973. The family outgrew their South Dakota ranch and moved to Montana in 1981. For over 40 years, Green Mountain Angus Ranch has been committed to providing superior seedstock for the commercial producer. They value low birth weight with high growth to accelerate a strong immune system. Calving ease, disposition and carcass merit are closely evaluated at Green Mountain Angus. Read more about Green Mountain Angus Ranch.
Owner: Bill Evans Location: Stephenville, TX Phone: 252-967-2663 Email: [email protected] Website: evansangusfarm.com Breed: Angus 2016 Sale Date: November 9 Sale Type: Auction Number of Bulls Sold: 336 “A great herd requires good facilities, so I started from the ground up. Our sale barn was built with heart.” Evans Angus focuses on producing top-quality cattle under the Texas heat. Functionality, performance, and efficiency are all important players in the success of Evans Angus Farm. Read more about Evans Farms.
Owner: Mike Adams Location: Fort Pierce, FL Phone: 772-461-6321 Email: [email protected] Website: adamsranch.com Breed: Braford, ABEEF Sale Month: November Sale Type: Auction Number of Bulls Sold: 332 Founded in 1937, Adams Ranch is a fourth-generation cattle business operating in St. Lucie, Madison, Okeechobee and Osceola Counties, headquartered in Fort Pierce, Fla. As developers of the Braford breed of cattle, Adams Ranch is today one of the top producing cow-calf ranches in the United States. Adams Ranch is committed to preserving the natural vegetation, wildlife and its Florida heritage through environmental stewardship and a program of total ranch management. The Braford has been the heart of their cattle program because of solid values of maternal performance and heat tolerance. Read more about Adams Ranch.
Owner: Clint Stevenson Location: Hobson, MT Phone: 406-366-9023 Email: [email protected] Website: www.stevensondiamonddot.com Breed: Angus Sale Month: November Sale Type: Auction Number of Bulls Sold: 330
Owner: Brent Meeks Location: Taylor, NE Phone: 308-214-0918 Email: [email protected] Website: UPSTREAMCATTLE.COM Breed: Hereford 2016 Sale Date: February 6 Sale Type: Auction Number of Bulls Sold: 325 Upstream Ranch is owned and operated by Brent and Robin Meeks. Upstream Ranch is located just north of Taylor, Neb. in the midst of the Sandhills. Brent and Robin have two children, Marshall and Carlee. Upstream Herefords originated in 1937 when Alfred bought some heifers from his father, JD Meeks. Now Upstream Ranch calves out 1,000 registered calves each year, with half calving in the spring, and half in the fall. They have a very intensive artificial insemination and embryo transfer program. Read more about Upstream Ranch.
Owner: Jud Baldridge Location: North Platte, NE Phone: 308-532-2100 Email: [email protected] Website: baldridge.net Breed: Angus 2016 Sale Date: January 30 Sale Type: Auction, Private Treaty Number of Bulls Sold: 320 In North Platte, Neb., the Baldrige Brothers run a family-owned registered Angus operation. With business roots going back over 40 years, they currently calve over 400 registered Angus annually and are headquartered in the Platte Valley of west-central Nebraska where their cow herd is wintered. Then, they are moved to summer pasture in the nearby Nebraska Sandhills where they range in large pastures in cow-calf pairs. Read more about Baldridge Bros.
Owner: Cam Forbes Location: Sheridan, WY Phone: 307-674-6095 Email: [email protected] Website: becktonredangus.com Breed: Red Angus Sale Month: April, October 2018 Sale Date: April 10; October 3 Sale Type: Auction Number of Bulls Sold: 350 Beckton is one of the oldest ranches in the Sheridan, Wyo. area, lying in the foothills of the Bighorn Mountains. It came into Forbes ownership in 1899, and has only grown since then. Beckton Red Angus has four basic production goals: to maximize the validity, usefulness and repeatability of their genetic information; to maximize the health and lifetime production capabilities of the sale animals; to maximize the sustainability of natural resources, and to do all of these things in the most efficient and cost-effective way possible. “Ultimately, our success is measured by the success of the producers who use our genetics.” Read more about Beckton Red Angus.
Owner: Steve Munger Location: Highmore, SD Phone: 605-229-2802 Email: [email protected] Website: eaglepassranch.com Breed: Angus, Balancer 2016 Sale Dates: March 16 and September 21 Sale Type: Auction, Private Treaty Number of Bulls Sold: 315 Eagle Pass Ranch is located in Highmore, S.D. At Eagle Pass Ranch, they challenge themselves to do the impossible. This means they are always increasing their standards in order to provide customers with the best option in the Angus breed. Through close data inspection, and by focusing on sustainability and efficiency, they make sure to offer proven longevity in all of their cattle. Eagle Pass Ranch strives to provide “Innovative Genetics for the Progressive Cattleman.” Read more about Eagle Pass Ranch.
Owner: Scott Starr Location: Stapleton, NE Phone: 308-587-2293 Email: [email protected] Breed: Gelbvieh, Angus, Balancer, Red Angus 2016 Sale Date: February 16 Sale Type: Auction Number of Bulls Sold: 300 Cedar Top Ranch was established in 1938 near Stapleton, Neb. and has 40-plus years of A.I. behind the Starr family herd. The operation sells Angus and Gelbvieh bulls, maintains a commercial cattle herd, feeds cattle and markets club calves. Read more about Cedar Top Ranch.
Owner: Mike Umbarger Location: Powell Butte, OR Phone: 541-771-6100 Breed: Angus Sale Month: All Year Sale Type: Private Treaty Number of Bulls Sold: 300
Owner: Denny Hoffman Location: Thedford, NE Phone: 406-425-0859 Email: [email protected] Website: hoffmanranch.com Breed: Hereford, Angus, SImAngus 2016 Sale Date: February 19 Sale Type: Auction, Private Treaty Number of Bulls Sold: 300 Hoffman Ranches is a family owned and operated cattle ranch near Thedford, Neb., that has over 50 years’ experience breeding top quality Hereford and Angus cattle. Dennis Hoffman began his career through the 4-H/FFA programs in Oregon and spent many years working for established purebred ranches breeding several national champions. These opportunities have created the knowledge necessary to build a fault free, low maintenance, and a highly functional cowherd. Read more about Hoffman Ranch.
Owner: Gordon Jamison Location: Quinter, KS Phone: 785-754-3639 Email: [email protected] Website: jamisonranch.com Breed: Hereford 2016 Sale Date: February 26 Sale Type: Auction, Private Treaty Number of Bulls Sold: 300 Jamison Ranch is a family operation that has been raising top quality Hereford cattle for over 40 years. The Quinter, Kan., operation is based on meeting the needs of the commercial cattleman, as their cattle are bred for efficiency, soundness and muscling, with an emphasis on maternal traits. Jamison Ranch’s 150 head of registered Hereford cattle run in the hard grass country of western Kansas. Herd sires include CL 1 Domino 0157K, HH Advance 286M, CL 1 Domino 555R, CL 1 Domino 860U and many more which can be viewed, along with pictures, EPDs and pedigrees on the Jamison Ranch website. Read more about Jamison Herefords.
Owner: Larry Lorenzen Location: Pendleton, OR Phone: 541-276-6108 Email: [email protected] Website: lorenzenranches.com Breed: Red Angus 2016 Sale Date: February 25 Sale Type: Auction Number of Bulls Sold: 300 Pendleton, Ore., is known for more than just one of the country’s most historic rodeos. It’s also home to one of the country’s largest Red Angus seedstock operations. And the operation continues to cement its place in the seedstock business. Lorenzen Ranches earned the prestigious GridMaster award at the 2014 National Red Angus Convention. The Red Angus Association of America (RAAA) presents the GridMaster Award to producers and feeders owning cattle that meet and exceed strict carcass quality specifications. Read more about Lorenzen Ranches.
Owner: Kendrick Redland Location: Manderson, WY Phone: 307-347-2270 Email: [email protected] Website: redlandangus.com Breed: Angus 2016 Sale Dates: January 16 and November 19 Sale Type: Auction Number of Bulls Sold: 300 Always interested in genetics, Kendrick Redland began purchasing a few registered cattle in 1979, started selling bulls to the neighbors and expanded from there. In the beginning, it took severe culling to discover which cattle worked. The cows have been selectively pared down over the years and now consist of about 600 commercial and registered Angus cattle. Redland Angus is a Wyoming-based purebred cattle ranch located in Manderson. Read more about Redland Angus.
Owner: Chris Heptinstall Location: Fairmount, GA Phone: 706-337-2295 Email: [email protected] Website: salacoavalleybrangus.com Breed: Brangus 2016 Sale Dates: March 23 and November 18 & 19 Sale Type: Auction Number of Bulls Sold: 300 Salacoa Valley Farms is a division of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, Inc. Located in Fairmont, Ga., Salacoa focuses on breeding high-quality Brangus cattle. Pictured females and sires can be viewed online along with their videos, EPDs and phenotypic traits. Salacoa Valley Farms values the functionality, hardiness, disease resistance and outstanding maternal instincts that the Brangus breed offers. Their Brangus cattle thrive in the South and continue to be productive year after year. They breed for elite genetics which they can sell to other cattlemen and successfully implement into their own breeding program. Read more about Salacoa Valley Farms.
Owner: Mary Lou Bradley Location: Memphis, TX Phone: 940-585-6471 Email: [email protected] Website: bradley3ranch.com Breed: Angus Sale Month: February Sale Type: Auction Number of Bulls Sold: 275 Bradley 3 Ranch likes to focus on the basics while raising Angus and Charolais cattle. It is their goal to produce predictable genetics for commercial beef producers that wean the most quality pounds from cows exposed to calves weaned. Therefore, they concentrate breeding efforts on the industry's most basic traits while employing the industry's latest technology. Their experience in the meat business has helped them to develop an understanding of the entire food chain, from the cow-calf producer to the consumer at the meat case. Read more about Bradley 3 Ranch LTD.
Owner: Dave Judd Location: Pomona, KS Phone: 785-566-8371 Email: [email protected] Website: juddranch.com Breed: Gelbvieh, Balancer, Red Angus 2016 Sale Date: March 5 Sale Type: Auction Number of Bulls Sold: 275 Judd Ranch is located in east-central Kansas. The Judd family raises registered Gelbvieh, Red Angus, and Balancers. David and Cindy Judd started the operation in 1981 with the goal of producing profitable and functional genetics for commercial cattlemen. Today, they are honored to be the American Gelbvieh Association's number-one breeder and owner of Dams of Merit and Dams of Distinction for 15 consecutive years. Their females are highly fertile, moderately framed, and very productive; and their bulls are deep bodied, thick, and structurally sound. Read more about Judd Ranch Inc..
Owner: Joe Freund Location: Elizabeth, CO Phone: 303-341-9310 Email: [email protected] Website: runningcreekranch.com Breed: Limousin Sale Month: All Year Sale Type: Private Treaty Number of Bulls Sold: 275 Running Creek Ranch has been raising Limousin cattle since 1979. Over the last several years, they have registered more Limousin cattle than any other seedstock producer. “Quality in volume” is the underlying drive behind their successful program.
Owner: Brent & Bryan Gill Location: Timber Lake, SD Phone: 701-730-0134 Email: [email protected] Website: gillredangus.com Breed: Red Angus 2016 Sale Date: February 16 Sale Type: Auction, Private Treaty Number of Bulls Sold: 265 The Gill Ranch began in the late 60s. In 1979, they bought their first registered Red Angus cattle from the Enid School dispersion. The foundation herd consisted of mainly Chief-bred females, which has provided the basis for the great maternal herd they have today. From the beginning, Gill Ranch’s main goal has been to raise a maternal and performance-oriented cowherd. They feel that their herd has as much or more performance than any other herd no matter what the breed. Gill Ranch strives to raise big-butted bulls and easy-keeping cows. The mature weight of the cows in their herd is around 1,350 lbs. Read more about Gill Red Angus.
Owner: Mark Harms Location: Lincolnville, KS Phone: 620-382-6388 Email: [email protected] Website: harmsranch.com Breed: Angus, Red Angus, Charolais Sale Type: Private Treaty Number of Bulls Sold: 261 Harms Ranch is based in Lincolnville, Kan. and operates on the single-most important value of integrity. For more than 20 years, Harms Plainview Ranch has focused on offering the highest quality seedstock to a dynamic beef industry. Built on trust, they believe that the success of their customers continues to be the greatest mark of achievement. Harms Ranch realizes genetic selection is a critical decision. Their low pressure, private treaty method based on mutual respect and honesty assures you will make the right choice. Read more about Harms Plainview Ranch.
Owner: Mick Denowh Location: Sidney, MT Phone: 406-798-3355 Email: [email protected] Website: gdar-angus.com Breed: Angus 2016 Sale Date: March 24 Sale Type: Auction, Private Treaty Number of Bulls Sold: 252 The Gartner-Denowh Angus ranch has two locations in eastern Montana. The home place is just north of Sidney, Mont. Gartner-Denowh Angus calves around 700 cows and heifers each year, and it is their expectation that their cows run under the same conditions that the local commercial producer endures. They fall graze and feed a low-cost, low-energy diet to weed out any inefficient cows. Cows that can't function on a low input system in the environment are culled from the herd. Read more about Gartner-Denowh Angus Ranch.
Owner: Juan Reyes Location: Wheatland, WY Phone: 307-322-4848 Email: [email protected] Website: mrangusranch.com Breed: Angus 2016 Sale Date: February 29 Sale Type: Auction, Private Treaty Number of Bulls Sold: 251 MR Angus Ranch was established in 1977 at Tie Siding, Wyo. by Juan and Joni Reyes. The original cowherd consisted of 12 registered Angus cows with Eileenmere bloodlines. Ranching at over 8,000 feet, it was quickly evident that finding a cowherd with the right genetics and conformation was of upmost importance to survive at high altitude. Today’s herd consists of over 1,200 head. Read more about Reyes/Russell.
Owner: John Christensen Location: Wessington, SD Phone: 605-458-2218 Website: 3cchristensenranch.com Breed: SimGenetic 2016 Sale Date: March 18 Sale Type: Auction Number of Bulls Sold: 250 The roots of 3C Christensen Ranch go deep in the rolling hills of central South Dakota for nearly a century. While their practices have advanced with time, the family keeps the age-old concepts of practicality and integrity as the basis of their operation. John Christensen operates 3C Christensen Ranch and values help from his daughter, Cam, and her husband, Tyler Fagerhaug. Read more about 3C Christensen Ranch.
Owner: Bill Bennett Location: Connell, WA Phone: 509-234-4361 Email: [email protected] Website: bbcattle.com Breed: Hereford, Angus 2016 Sale Dates: February 8 and November 19 Sale Type: Auction, Private Treaty Number of Bulls Sold: 250 In 2007, Joe Bennett of BB Cattle Co. and Terry Tolbert of Nacogdoches, Texas, came together and decided that they could benefit the cattle industry by merging their knowledge of cattle production. With Joe’s experience in the registered Hereford breed business and Terry’s eastern Texas location, their partnership resulted in sales of registered Hereford cattle, along with some Black Angus, to many folks in the central, eastern, and southern regions of the country. Read more about BB Cattle Company.
Owner: Nolan Brunner Location: Lost Springs, KS Phone: 785-983-4483 Email: [email protected] Website: cowcampbeef.com Breed: Simmental, SimAngus 2016 Sale Date: February 19 Sale Type: Auction Number of Bulls Sold: 250 Cow Camp Ranch is a multi-breed seedstock supplier located on the western edge of the Kansas Flint Hills grasslands. They have been raising cattle for four generations and have been heavily involved in the Simmental breed since 1970. During that time, crossbreeding became an important and essential tool at Cow Camp Ranch, and they have incorporated the Angus and Red Angus breeds into their program. Read more about Cow Camp Ranch.
Owner: Carl Lufkin Location: Leadore, ID Phone: 208-768-2480 Email: [email protected] Website: leadoreangus.com Breed: Angus Sale Month: March Sale Type: Auction Number of Bulls Sold: 250 Leadore Angus calls Leadore, Idaho, home. Raising functional cattle is the number-one priority of Leadore Angus. The way they handle their Angus is what makes the cattle the high-performing animals that they are. The cattle have to hustle to make a living, and they do not get pampered. Every female on the ranch functions on a full-forage diet, never receiving even a single handful of grain.
Owner: Justin Spickler Location: Glenfield, ND Phone: 701-674-3170 Email: [email protected] Website: spicklerranch.com Breed: Angus 2016 Sale Dates: May 2 and December 10 Sale Type: Auction Number of Bulls Sold: 250 “Quality seedstock for eight decades,” is the ongoing motto at Spickler Ranch. Spickler Ranch is located in the rolling hills along the James River in east-central North Dakota. The Spickler family has been ranching at this location since the early 1940s. Spickler Ranch runs approximately 700 registered Angus females, primarily on native pasture. Read more about Spickler Ranch.
Owner: Gary Tanner Location: Shuqualak, MS Phone: 601-477-2202 Email: [email protected] Website: tannerfarms.net Breed: Angus Sale Month: January, October Sale Type: Auction Number of Bulls Sold: 250 A long-time fixture in the commercial cattle business, Tanner Farms began incorporating Angus bulls to improve the quality of their calf crop. The change in genetics helped correct deficiencies for better appeal to buyers. Pleased with their first Angus pair, Tanner Farms began to invest more heavily in high-quality genetics to produce a better product and began to look for a place to expand their cattle operation. “We saw first-hand the evidence to support excellent genetics and began increasing our registered Angus herd.” Read more about Tanner Farms.
Owner: Dru Uden Location: Franklin, NE Phone: 308-470-0740 Email: [email protected] Website: tcranch.com Breed: Angus 2016 Sale Date: February 24 Sale Type: Auction Number of Bulls Sold: 250 TC Ranch of Franklin, Neb. strives to put together a package of sound, balanced genetic traits in their registered Angus cattle. This operation was built from the ground up by Vance and Connie Uden and their son, Dru. The ranch continues to be family-owned and operated by Connie and her son, Dru. Read more about TC Ranch.
Owner: Jim Felton Location: Springdale, MT Phone: 406-932-6726 Email: [email protected] Website: feltonangus.com Breed: Angus, Hereford 2016 Sale Date: February 8 Sale Type: Auction, Private Treaty Number of Bulls Sold: 240 Felton Angus is a family operation that has been raising registered Angus cattle since 1952. Located in scenic Big Sky Country, they ranch on the banks of the Yellowstone River in Springdale, Mont. and on the Tongue River in Miles City, Mont. Read more about Felton Angus.
Owner: Jim Butcher Location: Lewistown, MT Phone: 406-350-0467 Email: [email protected] Website: gatewaysimmental.com Breed: Simmental & Lucky Cross hybrid 2016 Sale Date: February 1 Sale Type: Auction Number of Bulls Sold: 235 Founded in 1975, Gateway Simmental is a family-owned and operated ranch managed by Jim and Tom Butcher and their families. Jim’s family consists of his wife Lynn, and four children—Logan, Austin, Brockton and Gracie. Tom’s family includes his wife, Denise, and five children—Tyler, Colton, Jordan, and twins Emily and Avery. Read more about Gateway Simmental and Lucky Cross.
Owner: LaVern Koupal Location: Wagner, SD Phone: 605-384-5315 Email: [email protected] Website: koupalangus.com Breed: Angus 2016 Sale Date: February 15 Sale Type: Auction, Private Treaty Number of Bulls Sold: 230 Like every good cattle operation, changes have to be made to keep up with the changing world. While the families have moved around, the cattle are still the easy-fleshing maternal herd as before. Bud and Bernie Koupal, and sons Joe and Dan, continue to run and manage B&B Angus and will continue to have a combined sale the third Monday of February. Read more about Koupal Angus.
Owner: Mike Coggins and Tracy Holbert Location: Lake Park, GA Phone: 979-255-4357 and 229-232-3096 Email: [email protected] or [email protected] Website: bwcattle.com Breed: Brangus, Ultrablack, Hereford 2016 Sale Date: November 12 Sale Type: Auction Number of Bulls Sold: 225 Blackwater Cattle Co. is a registered and commercial Brangus cattle operation located in Lake Park, Ga. They are a family run business, with a cattle program led by Mike Coggins and Tracy Holbert. The operation is founded on the philosophy of “quality is mandatory, produce the best product possible, and treat people right.” Read more about Blackwater Cattle Company.
Owner: Greg Callies Location: Howard, SD Phone: 605-690-5832 Email: [email protected] Website: web.alliancecom.net/dacallies/index.php Breed: Angus, SimAngus, Simmental Sale Month: March Sale Type: Private Treaty Number of Bulls Sold: 225
Owner: Bob Rylaarsdam Location: Grangeville, ID Phone: 208-983-6552 Email: [email protected] Website: camasprairieangusranch.com Breed: Angus 2016 Sale Date: March 4 Sale Type: Auction Number of Bulls Sold: 225 The family behind Camas Prairie Angus Ranch has been involved in the cattle business for over 50 years, both purebred and commercial. Many things have changed in the business, but Camas Prairie Angus (CPAR) at Grangeville, Idaho, has never wavered from its commitment to produce bulls that the commercial cattle producer wants. Their motto, "Females are the foundation, but bulls are our business," is a constant reminder, as they have always stressed the importance of top quality females. It takes top-producing females to gain top-producing bulls. Read more about Camas Prairie Angus Ranch.
Owner: Guy Colyer Location: Bruneau, ID Phone: 208-599-0340 Email: [email protected] Website: hereford.com Breed: Hereford, Angus 2016 Sale Date: February 23 Sale Type: Auction Number of Bulls Sold: 225 Located along the Snake River just southeast of Boise, Idaho, the Colyer Ranch focuses on Hereford and Angus production. It is their mission to produce superior carcass animals and still keep the maternal aspects of the two breeds in balance. “By identifying those highly heritable traits and selecting for them, I think we can make a lot of progress in a short time.” Read more about Colyer Hereford Angus.
Owner: Danny Poss Location: Scotia, NE Phone: 308-245-3143 Email: [email protected] Website: possangus.com Breed: Angus 2016 Sale Date: March 25 Sale Type: Auction Number of Bulls Sold: 225 Poss Angus is a family-owned operation managed similar to neighboring commercial operations in central Nebraska. A leading-edge genetics production sale is held in Ericson, Neb., every fourth Friday in March, where 200 to 225 bulls and females are marketed. Large sire groups of progeny by the breed's leading A.I. sires are featured and sell with the "Poss Angus Guarantee." Read more about Poss Angus.
Owner: Dave Hinman Location: Malta, MT Phone: 406-654-4656 Email: [email protected] Website: hinmanangus.com Breed: Angus 2016 Sale Date: April 5 Sale Type: Auction Number of Bulls Sold: 220 Hinman Angus at Malta, Mont., is a family operation that got its start in 1973 when Dave & Yvonne purchased their first bred heifers from Lund’s B Bar Angus in Wibaux, Mont. Shortly after that, they purchased a group of bred heifers from Hyline Angus. Since then, registered Angus cattle have been their livelihood. Read more about Hinman Angus.
Owner: Greg Shearer Location: Wall, SD Phone: 605-279-2456 Email: [email protected] Website: shearerranch.com Breed: Angus 2016 Sale Date: February 9 Sale Type: Auction Number of Bulls Sold: 220 The Shearer Angus Spear U Ranch is a third generation working ranch raising registered Black Angus cattle and high performance registered Quarter Horses in Wall, S.D. The Shearer family takes pride in raising top quality replacement females, and works to fulfill the needs of all its customers. It all lies in structural soundness, performance, fleshing and milking ability. “It doesn’t get any better than ranch-raised livestock from western South Dakota!” Read more about Shearer Angus.
Owner: Tim Marlatt Location: Wood Lake, NE Phone: 308-282-1726 Email: [email protected] Website: tkangus.com Breed: Angus, Charolais 2016 Sale Date: December 5 Sale Type: Auction Number of Bulls Sold: 216 TK Angus is operated out of Wood Lake, Neb., where the operation has spent over 40 years selecting for calving ease, performance and eye appeal. To view or request your own copy of the sale catalog, visit TK Angus online. Call Tim and Kim Marlatt at 402-967-3423 with any further questions.
Owner: Joe Van Newkirk Location: Oshkosh, NE Phone: 308-778-6049 Email: [email protected] Website: vannewkirkherefords.com Breed: Hereford 2016 Sale Date: January 18 Sale Type: Auction Number of Bulls Sold: 212 Van Newkirk Herefords is a family-owned ranching operation dating back to 1892, when Lorenzo Van Newkirk started mating Hereford bulls to his Longhorn cows. The family started the registered Hereford herd in 1942 and today, the operation is managed by Joe and Kolby Van Newkirk. "This is a family operation," Joe says. "My wife and kids are just as much a part of this ranch as I am. They get right in there and help with whatever ranch work needs to be done.” Read more about Van Newkirk Herefords.
Owner: Matt Perrier Location: Eureka, KS Phone: 620-583-4305 Email: [email protected] Website: dalebanks.com Breed: Angus 2016 Sale Date: November 19 Sale Type: Auction, Private Treaty Number of Bulls Sold: 210 Dalebanks was settled in 1867 by the Perrier family's ancestors in the southern Flint Hills of Kansas. The first registered Angus cows were purchased in 1904, and the family has been marketing bulls to registered and commercial cow-calf producers ever since. Read more about Dalebanks Angus.
Owner: Gib Yardley Location: Beaver, UT Phone: 435-310-0041 Email: [email protected] Website: yardleycattleco.com Breed: Simmental, Maine Anjou, Angus 2016 Sale Date: March 12 Sale Type: Auction Number of Bulls Sold: 210 Yardley Cattle Company is headquartered in Beaver, Utah. Yardley Cattle Company strives to raise Black Simmental, Angus and Maine Anjou cattle that are easy-fleshing and structurally sound with the performance and eye appeal to work in either the feedlot or the show ring. Read more about Yardley Cattle Company.
Owner: Rod Petersek Location: Colome, SD Phone: 605-842-2919 Email: [email protected] Website: ravenangus.com Breed: Angus Sale Date: February 13 Sale Type: Auction Number of Bulls Sold: 275
Owner: Keith Arntzen Location: Hilger, MT Phone: 406-462-5557 Email: [email protected] Website: arntzenangus.com Breed: Angus 2016 Sale Date: April 7 Sale Type: Auction Number of Bulls Sold: 200 Arntzen Angus is an agriculturally diversified ranch that works hard on both farming and ranching. It is home to 650 registered cows and 100 commercial cows. Their registered cattle are handled very similar to their commercial herd. They prefer cattle that can take care of themselves, calve unassisted, wean a 650-700 lb. calf, and breed back. Arntzen strives for easy-calving, good maternal, easy- fleshing cattle with calm dispositions, and they are also working to incorporate the best carcass traits possible. Read more about Arntzen Angus Ranch.
Owner: Bob Prosser Location: Winslow, AZ Phone: 928-289-2619 Email: [email protected] Website: bartbar.com Breed: Balancer, Southern Balancer, Angus, Gelbvieh 2016 Sale Date: April 9 Sale Type: Auction Number of Bulls Sold: 200 The number-one breeder and owner of Dams of Merit and Dams of Distinction in the U.S. is Bar T Bar. Located in Winslow, Ariz., Bar T Bar produces quality seedstock for real-world cattlemen using a proven composite Angus, Red Angus, Gelbvieh program. Read more about Bar T Bar Ranches.
Owner: Robert Silguero Location: Kingsville, TX Phone: 361-219-0420 Email: [email protected] Website: king-ranch.com Breed: Santa Gertrudis, Santa Cruz Composites Sale Month: March, April Sale Type: Private Treaty Number of Bulls Sold: 200 “The primary objective of ranching is sustainability of range resources.” The ranching business remains a vital component of contemporary King Ranch operations, and is an ongoing, living link with the legendary past of King Ranch. From state-of-the-art scientific breeding programs to Santa Gertrudis and Santa Cruz bull sales, to top-flight feedlot operations, the birthplace of American ranching is a vertically-integrated cattle enterprise that continues to thrive as a vanguard of the cattle business on the 825,000 acres of its home ranches in South Texas. Read more about King Ranch.
Owner: Vaughn Thorstenson Location: Selby, SD Phone: 605-649-6262 Email: [email protected] Website: balancerbulls.com Breed: Gelbvieh, Angus, Balancer 2018 Sale Date: March 3 Sale Type: Auction, Private Treaty Number of Bulls Sold: 225 Thorstenson Gelbvieh & Angus, also known as Lazy TV Ranch, is 3 ¼ miles west of Selby, S.D. and focuses on providing trouble-free, performance seedstock. A family-run operation, it is operated by Vaughn Thorstenson and Brian Begeman. A.I. has been an extensive part of their breeding program since the early 1970s. They continue to A.I. approximately two-thirds of the cowherd annually. Their most well-known sire is undoubtedly Minnesota Double, a breed performance trait leader for more than 15 years Read more about Lazy TV Ranch.
Owner: Brent Thiel Location: Isabel, SD Phone: 605-466-2392 Email: [email protected] Website: ltranch.com Breed: Charolais, Angus 2016 Sale Date: April 16 Sale Type: Auction Number of Bulls Sold: 200 Lindskov-Thiel (LT) Ranch is located on the high plains of western South Dakota about 60 miles west of the Missouri River at Isabel. The purebred herd, including 250 Charolais and 200 Angus females, runs on native, short-grass pastures where the annual rainfall is 16 inches and 20 to 25 acres are needed to run a cow. Read more about Lindskov Thiel Ranch.
Owner: John Mangen Location: Broadus, MT Phone: 406-436-2263 Email: [email protected] Website: mangenangus.com Breed: Angus 2016 Sale Date: April 28 Sale Type: Auction Number of Bulls Sold: 200
Owner: Ryan McConnell Location: Dix, NE Phone: 308-235-5187 Email: [email protected] Website: mcconnellangus.com Breed: Angus 2016 Sale Date: February 5 Sale Type: Auction, Private Treaty Number of Bulls Sold: 200 McConnell Angus is located in Dix, Neb., and focuses on producing only the best Angus cattle. They aim to raise quality herd sires and breeding stock that are not only feed efficient and functional, but also eye-appealing and high performing. Read more about McConnell Angus.
Owner: Vern Rausch Location: Hoven, SD Phone: 605-948-2375 Email: [email protected] Website: rauschherefords.com Breed: Hereford 2016 Sale Date: February 15 Sale Type: Auction, Private Treaty Number of Bulls Sold: 200 In 1946, William and Alice Rausch helped their oldest children purchase Hereford heifers as 4-H projects. Obviously, the cowherd and the family have grown since then. Today, many of the grandchildren and great-grandchildren still maintain ownership in a few cows in their Dad's herd and many of their cows have helped get them through college and get a start in life. Read more about Rausch Herefords.
Owner: Charlie Redd Location: Paradox, CO Phone: 800-442-8557 Email: [email protected] Website: reddranches.com Breed: Angus, Red Angus, Red Angus Cross 2016 Sale Date: April 9 Sale Type: Auction Number of Bulls Sold: 200 It is the mission of Redd Ranches to supply their customers with Red Angus and crossbred cattle that are genetically superior and better acclimated to the harsh conditions of the West, refusing to compromise on performance. Redd Ranches is located in Paradox, Colo., with their base cowherd raised in harsh conditions that naturally culls the poor performers. Their cattle have excelled on the desert and high alpine elevations for over 92 years. Cows calve 100% unassisted, and their bulls work under any environment. Read more about Redd Ranches.
Owner: Charlie Redd Location: Paradox, CO Phone: 800-442-8557 Email: [email protected] Website: reddranches.com Breed: Angus, Red Angus, Red Angus Cross 2016 Sale Date: April 9 Sale Type: Auction Number of Bulls Sold: 200 It is the mission of Redd Ranches to supply their customers with Red Angus and crossbred cattle that are genetically superior and better acclimated to the harsh conditions of the West, refusing to compromise on performance. Redd Ranches is located in Paradox, Colo., with their base cowherd raised in harsh conditions that naturally culls the poor performers. Their cattle have excelled on the desert and high alpine elevations for over 92 years. Cows calve 100% unassisted, and their bulls work under any environment. Read more about Redd Ranches.
The Seedstock 100 program recognizes the largest seedstock operations in the United States in the number of bulls sold annually. For the first time, BEEF magazine’s Seedstock 100 offers a gallery of photos that illustrate the biggest seedstock operations the industry has to offer. You will see a wide variety of photos from the Southeast to the mountains of Montana. In between, you will see the familiar sight of a cattle drive down a country road.
The list, sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, ranks seedstock operations on the number of bulls sold annually. That’s not necessarily the same as the number of bulls registered annually, and because of the growing importance of partnerships and cooperator herds, the list makes no distinction of ownership.
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