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January 2010
Traditional, but …
Central Oregon’s R2 Ranch combines traditions of ranching with progressive genetic selection, management, marketing and relationship building.
Painted Hills Natural Beef: True to its Rural Roots
Based in the Northwest, this never-ever natural beef program prefers Angus-type genetics for their ability to grade Choice or higher.
Range Beef Cow Symposium XXI
Wyoming hosts premiere beef cattle symposium.
Re-evaluating Replacements
With a changed economy, it may be a wise time to review your replacement heifer strategies.
Vision Meets Determination
Mick Colvin honored by Meat Industry Hall of Fame and Saddle & Sirloin Club.
New manual guides stocker-backgrounders to quality
When it comes to beef quality, the stocker industry is sometimes considered oblivious, or driven only by pounds. But market dynamics have continued to build the case that quality matters to these entrepreneurs, and, of course, they matter in any discussion of beef quality.
Eleven Years Later
CAB partners spent more than a decade
building a commercial Angus dynasty.
There’s Gold in Them There Cattle
Nebraska CAB feedlot strikes 30.06 Gold.
Quick Quality Grade Hike
What’s behind the sudden upward trend?
Here to Stay
Big on scale and natural quality, Montana’s Cross Four Ranch aims high.
A Different Kind of Feedlot
This 70,000-head facility
has 30-year-old feeding barns and a manager who hasn’t yet reached that age.
More than Gain
A focus on health as well as gain keeps Eric Williamson’s niche
market stocker clients coming back.
$B predictor of value in feeding trial
sorting stick in the hands of an experienced cattle person can do wonders when feeder calves need to be grouped by frame size, weight and flesh condition. But what about the less visible traits, like feedlot growth rate and eventual carcass quality? What tool works to assist in identifying cattle that create the most value upon entering a feedlot for finishing?
Fencing Fundamentals
In this kickoff to a series on building fence, we begin by discussing the traditional, permanent barbed-wire fence.
Building End Braces
In the second article of this series on building a good fence, the writer discusses H-braces, N-braces and deadmen.
San Antonio Will Host 2010 Cattle Industry Convention
More than 5,000 people involved in the cattle industry are expected to attend the 2010 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show in San Antonio, Texas, Jan. 25-30. The annual event is the largest cattle industry event in the country, featuring the joint and individual meetings of five industry organizations, including: ...
NCBA Task Force Recommends Structure Change
The cattle industry is in the fight of its life, and members of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) are considering a structure change that would allow the organization to quickly and efficiently address industry challenges without sacrificing grassroots input.
Angus Sales Link
The following section is presented as a listing of Angus sales and events known to our staff. Sales are presented by sale date, herd/association name and herd location (also sale location, if different). If more than one herd is involved, the address listed is the location of the sale. To make this listing concise, we have used the following abbreviations: associates, assoc.; association, Ass’n; beef cattle improvement association, BCIA; beef cattle improvement program, BCIP; brothers, bros.; company, co.; enterprises, ent.; international, int’l; junior, jr.; mountain, mtn.; national, nat’l; northeast, NE; northwest, NW; performance–tested, PT; Roll of Victory, ROV; senior, sr.; southeast, SE; southwest, SW; to be announced, TBA; and university, Un. The most currrent version of the Angus Sales Link is available online at
www.angusalmanac.com. This version is updated on a regular basis and is searchable by keyword, location and date.
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