The Cattle Business Weekly

02/14/2025

Don't miss the Radke Land & Cattle Inaugural President's Day Sale
February 17, 2025, 1:00 pm
At the Ranch near Mitchell, SD
More info at www.RadkeLandAndCattle.com

02/13/2025

Last week was busy for the Stavick family. A bull sale and quadruplets!

Excitement always builds when getting ready for the annual bull sale at Stavick Simmental at Veblen, S.D. Last week, that was multiplied many times over with the birth of bull quadruplet calves. Since it’s such a rare occurrence, it’s hard to verify how rare that is but some online sources say i...

02/13/2025

NEW DATE - NEW LOCATION
Cottonwood Angus Farms
55th Profit Maker's Bull Sale
Thursday, February 27, 2025
1:00 pm at the Ranch, Pipestone, MN
https://www.cattlebusinessweekly.com/pageview/viewer/CottonwoodAngus2025

02/13/2025

There is LOTS in this week’s newspaper. Make sure and check it out online or in your mailbox!
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02/12/2025

One Week from Today!
Don't miss the Hilltop Angus Farm 47th Annual Production Sale.
Wednesday, February 19, 2025, 1:00 pm
at the ranch, Bowdle, SD
https://www.hilltopangusfarm.com

02/11/2025

Join Clear Spring Cattle Co. at their Annual Bred For Balance Sale on Friday!
February 14, 2025 1:00 PM CT
At the Ranch, Starbuck, MN
https://www.bredforbalance.com/sale-info

02/10/2025

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02/10/2025

A little Monday morning motivation reminder for you.

02/09/2025

Supreme row winners from the Black Hills Stock Show!! 👏 👏

02/09/2025

Namken Red Angus Annual Production Sale
Sunday, February 23, 2025 1:00 PM CST
At the Ranch, Lake Norden, SD
https://www.cattlebusinessweekly.com/pageview/viewer/NamkenRedAngus2025

02/08/2025

These are the final sale averages for the Black Hills Stock Show week. Supreme Row judging is tonight at 6p.m., and selection is later during Rodeo Rapid City tonight. Stay tuned!

02/08/2025

It’s bull sale season… so What’s a Good Bull Worth?
Here Mark Johnson of OSU breaks down the numbers for you.

The spring bull buying season is here and it’s time to revisit the age old question. This question has been asked forever, or at least as long as we have been breeding cattle with a notion of trying to make the next generation better. It is a classic and timeless question. It is an important quest...

02/08/2025

02/08/2025

Since the first of the new year, we have received a handful of bull sale catalogs from all over the northern United States. It always seems strange to be thinking about buying bulls at the same time that calves are being born; and although I am no longer in the market for bulls, I greatly appreciate the reminder that warmer days will soon be here when the temperatures dip far below zero.

When we still had cattle of our own, I loved poring through those bull catalogs and learning about EPD’s and marking down the bulls I thought would fit our operation best. Now, I look at those catalogs and appreciate all the work that goes into their design, along with all the work that goes into the planning and production of a great sale.

While social events are not always something I love, I have had the opportunity to attend several bull sales over the years and they never disappoint. From the first time I joined my parents in Billings to attend the last Leachman Cattle Company sale, to getting to watch our friends and neighbors sell their bulls several years in a row, there is something special about bull sale season.

Having the opportunity to work in marketing gave me the chance to see the “behind the scenes” side of getting bulls ready for a sale, and has made me appreciate the passion for livestock these producers have. There is always a story behind why each producer has focused on a certain breed, or a certain bloodline, and many times, those stories go back multiple generations. I love seeing how operations have changed over the years to meet the demands of their cattle and their customers, and I love watching the interactions between these breeders and their fellow cattle producers.

I might not have a herd of mother cows that I will be calving out this spring or will need to worry about breeding this summer, but that doesn’t mean that I won’t try to make it to a few bull sales this spring. Walking through pens of good cattle never gets old, even when you know you won’t be taking any of them home. If there is one thing I know for sure, it is that you’ll rarely find a better way to spend a Saturday afternoon in February than at a local bull sale; especially if you enjoy talking about cattle.

To the seedstock producers, I hope you have a fantastic sale and that all your hard work pays off for another year. To the producers looking to add great genetics to their herd, I hope you get the bulls you want. And to everyone who plays a part in making the sales go off without a hitch, I hope you know your work does not go unnoticed!

❤️ Richelle

-written for The Cattle Business Weekly

02/07/2025

Wagner Herefords
Open House & Online Event
February 22, 2025
Open House at 11:30 AM
At the Ranch, Redfield, SD
https://www.cattlebusinessweekly.com/pageview/viewer/WagnerHerefords2025