Welcome back to Genetics & the Gavel, powered by American Cattlemen Media. Just ahead, we have Gale McKinney, he's the Owner of American Cattlemen Media, and he sits down with Kevin Bennett, Owner of Sandrock Ranch Herefords. In this episode, Kevin and Gale will dive into the Sandrock Ranch Herefords 8th Annual Production Sale, held on April 12th, 2026, at 1PM CST, in Benton Wisconsin. 

Sandrock Ranch Herefords, based in Southwest Wisconsin, offers top-tier purebred Hereford Cattle. Specializing in genetics for strong, consistent performance, they held both registered and commercial producers improve their herds with quality cattle raised in diverse environments.

Kevin explains that their cattle must be sound, able to travel in the rougher country of the Fever River Valley and backed by strong maternal traits. What differentiates Sand Rock Ranch from many seedstock outfits is that they finish all their cattle on the ranch and ship them to Greater Omaha, placing heavy emphasis on carcass traits, grading, and yield. Customers have reported that cattle from Sand Rock Ranch routinely top local sale barns and perform exceptionally well at harvest.

The sale offering includes 48 yearling Hereford bulls and five age-advantaged 18‑month‑old bulls. After building a new bull feeding facility, the ranch has been able to track monthly weights and average daily gains on a high‑roughage ration, achieving impressive gains—some bulls exceeding four and even five pounds per day—without overfattening. Kevin discusses key sire lines such as the calving‑ease heifer bull Long Haul, the stout, moderate Bodybuilder calves that work well on dairy‑cross cows, and other high‑growth, carcass‑oriented sires.

Beyond the bulls, the sale features embryo packages from high‑marbling Churchill Cattle Company females bred to Haviland, four registered yearling Hereford heifers selected straight from the replacement pen to represent the cow herd, a set of in‑demand black baldy yearling heifers known for their performance and maternal quality, and a group of commercial Hereford yearling heifers.

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Welcome back to Genetics & the Gavel, powered by American Cattlemen Media. Just ahead, we have Gale McKinney, he's the owner of American Cattlemen Media, and he sits down with Theresa Miller, Co-Owner of Prairie View Farms. In this episode, Theresa and Gale will dive into the Prairie View Farms 16th Annual Spring Production Sale, held on April 10th, 2026, in Gridley, Illinois.

Prairie View Farm is a third generation purebred Angus Ranch owned by Alan and Theresa Miller in Gridley, Illinois, in close partnership with Alan's sister and her husband, Brandon and Cathy Jones. The farm raises donor-quality purebred Angus Females and Herd Sire Prospects to both Angus breeders and commercial cow producers.

Theresa outlines PVF’s breeding philosophy: to produce Angus cattle that excel both in the show ring and in practical, real-world production environments. The operation is known for influential cow families such as Proven Queen, Missy, and Blackbird, as well as herd sires whose impact extends beyond show cattle. Alan has been deeply involved in breed improvement through service on the American Angus Association board and leadership within its genetics arm, emphasizing EPDs and forward progress in Angus genetics.

The discussion then centers on PVF’s 16th Annual Spring Production Sale on April 10, 2026, at the farm. Theresa describes a diverse offering that includes elite summer- and fall-born heifer calves, later-calving bred heifers, herd sire candidates, and multiple embryo lots. PVF calves nearly year-round and uses in vitro fertilization extensively, supported by several cooperator herds, allowing them to market cattle across age groups and showcase consistency within key cow families. Embryos are produced and managed in partnership with a major reproductive technology provider, enabling buyers to access PVF genetics and replicate successful matings. Theresa emphasizes the value of viewing cattle in person before the evening sale and notes that interested buyers can also participate remotely through online bidding and phone support.

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Welcome back to Genetics & the Gavel, powered by American Cattlemen Media. Just ahead, we have Aaron McKinney, he's the field editor for American Cattlemen Media, and he sits down with Mike McClelland, Owner of Panther Creek Ranch. In this episode, Mike and Aaron will dive into the Panther Creek Ranch 32nd Annual Production Sale, held on April 4th, 2026, at 1PM CDT, in Bowen, Illinois. 

Panther Creek Ranch's humble beginning originated when Larry McClelland purchased his first two purebred Angus heifers in 1953 at the age of 15. Throughout the years, their goal has never wavered - the selection of quality cattle that will thrive in the fescue-based environment that they call home. They look for and retain cattle that are pleasing to the eye coupled with exceptional numbers and real-world performance.

The sale offering includes 64 yearling Angus bulls from a diverse set of sire groups, including Kingston, Craftsman, Iconic, Stinson Intuition, Rise Above, Deadwood, Saratoga, Pendleton, Milestone, Ultra, and Armstrong. Mike notes that this diversity provides outcross options for many programs. Several bulls are described as combining calving ease with performance, strong EPD packages, and attractive phenotype. He also emphasizes the presence of bulls with a bit more frame, arguing that the industry still needs size to match current finishing weights.

In addition to the yearlings, the sale features older fall-born bulls noted for their uniformity, docility, and stoutness. There is also a small but elite group of open heifers drawn from the top of the replacement pen, including a flush mate to one of the standout bulls. A highlight of the offering is a proven four-year-old donor cow with a strong EPD profile and a high-value track record in frozen genetics, selling with a Baldridge Grindstone heifer calf at side.

Rounding out the sale are powerful spring pairs, including many first-calf heifers with strong udders and attractive calves, and a large group of young fall-bred purebred cows, mainly three- to six-year-olds, bred and adapted to fescue conditions. A handful of commercial pairs and bred cows are also included, many of them former recipients and proven calf raisers. The overall emphasis is on sound, functional, docile cattle that will work in demanding environments and offer value to commercial and registered buyers alike.

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Welcome back to Genetics & the Gavel, powered by American Cattlemen Media. Just ahead, we have Gale McKinney, he's the Owner of American Cattlemen Media, and he chats with Kerr Taylor, the owner, and Emily Searle, Genetics & Sales Manager of Old Three Wagyu. In this episode, they will dive into the Irreplaceable Showcase Full Blood Wagyu Production Sale, held on April 11th, 2026, at 1PM CST, in Brenham, Texas. 

Old Three Wagyu, a key component of Rowland Taylor's Agricultural investments, is more than just a cattle operation; it's a tribute to the rich heritage of Texas and the enduring values that drive the company. Located in Brenham, Texas, the birthplace of Texas, The Name "Old Three" is inspired by the Old Three Hundred, the original settlers of the Republic of Texas. This name reflects the farm's deep commitment to heritage, tradition, and excellence. Just as those early settlers laid the foundation for a new republic, Old Three Wagyu aims to preserve and enhance the Wagyu breed, ensuring that the cattle they raise embody the best qualities of this irreplaceable lineage.

The sale offering is broad and carefully curated. They highlight spring calving females and fall pairs that provide “two-for-one” and “three-for-one” opportunities through heavy-bred cows, calves at side, and pregnancies, all tied to proven sires such as Ida Guni, Yasutani lines, and influential herd bulls like 87118. Emily emphasizes rare and valuable maternal lines and traits such as double A10 tenderness markers and longevity, with foundation cows still producing at advanced ages.

The program’s open females represent the next generation of elite genetics, intentionally bred to be better each year and left open so buyers can align matings with their own goals. Select embryo packages from cornerstone cows and a tightly chosen group of bulls are designed primarily for commercial producers who want to elevate marbling, tenderness, and carcass quality through crossbreeding, especially given Wagyu’s exceptional calving ease and low birth weights.

The event itself is structured as a two-day experience with cattle viewing, meals, and a wagyu-and-wine evening, underscoring Old Three Wagyu’s focus on long-term relationships and community-building with fellow breeders and customers.

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Welcome back to Genetics & the Gavel, powered by American Cattlemen Media. Just ahead. we have Gale McKinney, he's the owner of American Cattlemen Media, and he sits down with David Tysdal, Co-Owner of Triple T Land & Livestock. In this episode, David and Gale will dive into the Triple T land & Livestock 2026 Annual Production Sale, held on April 8th, 2026, at 1PM MDT, at the Buffalo Livestock Market, Buffalo, Wyoming. 

Triple T Land & Livestock began as several family homesteads in Weston County, Wyoming, in 1891. Today, Triple T Land & Livestock, Inc. is a working ranch located in Northeastern Wyoming. They raise moderate-framed Angus Cattle that can survive in a harsh environment with little supplemental feeding. Triple T Focuses on genetics that will deliver the most profit and value from the ranch to the consumer.

At Triple T Land & Livestock, cattle must thrive in a harsh range environment with minimal supplemental feeding, while still performing well in the feedlot and ultimately satisfying consumer demands. They emphasize moderate-framed Angus cattle with strong maternal traits, docility, and the ability to gain efficiently and produce high-quality carcasses. Rather than single-trait selection, Triple T aims to “check every box,” balancing growth, carcass quality, maternal ability, and phenotype. Phenotype remains especially important in their region, where buyers expect cattle with thickness, shape, and visual appeal.

The 2026 annual production sale offers 58 yearling Angus bulls and 30 commercial replacement heifers from their program. David walks through the main sire groups, highlighting bulls sired by Ellingson Prolific, Jamison, Rapport, Congress, Craftsman, Kenealy Commerce, and Top Gun lines. He describes Prolific sons as powerful, high-growth cattle with good feet, and notes that they used Rapport and Congress on first-calf heifers, producing bulls with style, shape, growth, and carcass merit. Craftsman progeny are praised for both popularity and the quality of females they produce, while the Commerce and Top Gun cattle are characterized as rancher-friendly, growthy, and strong in carcass traits. David singles out the first two sale lots—both Prolific sons—as especially exciting individuals that combine calving ease, power, and carcass quality.

The replacement heifers come from the heart of their own program, and some years they rival the bulls in popularity.

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Welcome to Genetics & the Gavel, powered by American Cattlemen Media. Just ahead, we have Gale McKinney, he's the owner of American Cattlemen Media, and he sits down with Ty Dieters, with Turtle Creek Angus. In this episode, they will dive into the Turtle Creek Angus 2026 Annual Bull Sale, held on April 8th, 2026, at 1PM MDT, at the Faith Livestock Commission Company, Faith, South Dakota. 

At Turtle Creek Angus, they are first generation, black angus seedstock producers. Located in the Western plains near Faith, South Dakota. They strive to keep the angus cow at the forefront, by producing complete, balanced-trait cattle that will perform for their ranch as well as their customers.

At Turtle Creek Angus, their philosophy is raising cattle with the commercial producer in mind. In the Faith area, cattle are the primary enterprise, and Ty wants his herd to function in the same kind of no‑frills environment that commercial ranchers face. Their cows are expected to perform under practical, real‑world conditions, not pampered scenarios. A major emphasis is placed on disposition and stockmanship. Ty is adamant that they do not make excuses for bad attitudes in cattle. From branding onward, the cattle are handled quietly and consistently, which he believes trains them to be calmer, easier to manage, and more enjoyable to be around.

The offering this year includes 55 yearling Angus bulls and six age-advantaged Angus bulls. Ty highlights the LT Clarion sire group as central to their program, describing this sire as one of the safest cow builders available and noting how well his daughters are turning out. He also emphasizes the Baldridge Badger group, praising the bulls for their substance and performance, and noting that they have been used heavily again after a strong first impression. Additional bulls come from other sires, including home‑raised herd bulls, contributing to a very consistent, uniform offering.

Ty explains that the age‑advantaged bulls are fall‑borns from a small fall‑calving effort that has found solid demand. Many producers, he notes, are increasingly interested in older bulls, especially after strong cull bull prices and concerns about relying solely on yearlings. He encourages potential buyers to view the bulls ahead of sale day or visit the ranch to see the cow herd and evaluate the program in person.

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Welcome back to Genetics & the Gavel, powered by American Cattlemen Media. Just ahead, we have Gale McKinney, he's the owner of American Cattlemen Media, and he chats with Buttons York, Owner of Webo Angus. In this episode, Buttons and Gale will dive into the Webo Angus Turning Grass Into Greenbacks 19th Annual Bull Sale, held on April 7th, 2026, at 2PM CDT, in Lusk, Wyoming. 

Webo Angus continues to view fertility as their very first selection criteria; their cow herd calves in 45 days. They apply intense pressure on feet; bulls must cover the country and need good feet to do so. They have a common-sense carcass, with additional selection to improve PAP scores. They continue to strive for balance with maternal traits and maternal indexes as additional scorecards, while keeping an eye on the same value indexes that their buyers do.

Buttons explains that her family has been in the ranching business for six generations, most of that time with Angus cattle. Webo Angus, started years ago by Buttons and her late husband Walden, is now operated by Buttons alongside her daughters Ellie and Odessa and her son-in-law, Colby Eddy. Their program is deeply rooted in a commercial cattle mindset, shaped by generations of experience as commercial producers themselves.

Buttons emphasizes that fertility is the primary selection criterion. Cows are expected to calve within a 45-day window, on time, raise a big calf, walk on four sound feet, and maintain good dispositions. She stresses that they do not make excuses for poor-performing cows or bad temperaments. Their environment in eastern Wyoming is restricted in terms of feed and often very dry, so cattle must breed up and perform under limited resources without excess feed.

The program avoids single-trait selection, instead prioritizing maternal merit, structural soundness, and practicality, while still maintaining solid carcass traits. Sire groups include bulls like Flat Top, Jamison Keystone, Congress, and North Star, along with home-raised sires such as a feed-efficient More Big Check bull and a highly efficient Confidence 035 son.

All bulls are third-party feed-efficiency tested at the University of Wyoming’s SAREC facility in Lingle, with a large proportion testing negative for residual feed intake. Ultrasound data for ribeye and marbling is collected on all bulls and made available through their website and online auction platform.

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Welcome back to Genetics & the Gavel, powered by American Cattlemen Media. Just ahead, we have Gale McKinney, he's the owner of American Cattlemen Media, and he chats with Allan Arndt, Owner of Double A Simmental, President, and Simmental Director of the Wisconsin Beef Improvement Association. In this episode, Allan and Gale will dive into the 69th Annual Wisonsin Beef Improvement Association Bull Sale, held on April 4th, 2026, at 11AM CDT, in Platteville, Wisconsin.

The Wisconsin Beef Improvement Association has conducted and overseen a central performance bull test each year since 1957, making it the oldest bull development program in the country. Since 1970, young beef bulls from across Wisconsin and the Midwest have been brought to the University of Wisconsin - Platteville Pioneer Farm by top breeders.

Allan shares his agricultural background growing up on a diversified Wisconsin farm that combined crops, beef, and dairy. Over time, the family operation shifted away from feeding large numbers of steers and dairy cows, while Allan and his wife developed their own purebred Simmental herd alongside commercial cows on rougher ground. This experience allows him to relate directly to producers balancing multiple enterprises.

Allan then explains the origins of WBIA’s testing program, inspired by Dr. Ed Hauser at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1950s. Hauser wanted a more objective system than reputation-based purebred marketing, so he proposed bringing bulls together, managing them uniformly, and comparing performance. After an initial trial at the Hancock Experimental Station, the program eventually moved to Platteville in 1970, where it has remained, closely tied to the university, its students, and the local community.

The conversation shifts to the current 69th annual bull test and sale. The program now uses a 100‑day test focused on moderate, efficient gains rather than extreme, high‑energy feeding. Bulls must meet minimum performance and structural soundness thresholds at both arrival and test completion. Comprehensive data are gathered, including average daily gain, ultrasound carcass traits, EPDs, birth weights, and DNA parentage, all made available online through regular performance reports. Activity tracking ear tags help identify health or performance issues that might not be obvious visually.

Allan describes the 2026 offering as one of the strongest groups yet, representing multiple breeds and reflecting current industry trends toward structurally sound, thick, growthy cattle. The sale is conducted live with bulls walking through the ring while simultaneously broadcast online via DV Auction, allowing both in‑person and remote buyers to bid confidently.

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Welcome to Season 2 Cattlemen & Veterinarians: A Partnership in Bovine Health, powered by American Cattlemen Media! Today, Gale and Dr. Peterman chat with Dr. Roger Osinchuk to discuss calving setup for lifelong success through sound cow and calf management. 

They begin with cow management before breeding and calving, emphasizing pre-breeding vaccinations and scours vaccines. Dr. Osinchuk explains that reproductive diseases, including BVD and IBR, are largely preventable with correctly timed and administered vaccines, and that effective vaccination supports both pregnancy maintenance and colostral immunity for calves. He stresses reading labels, understanding the differences between killed and modified-live vaccines, and vaccinating four to six weeks prior to calving so protective antibodies are concentrated in colostrum.

Colostrum is highlighted as the single most important factor in neonatal calf health. Calves are born without antibodies and must absorb immunity through colostrum within the first 24 hours, especially the first few hours of life. Failure of passive transfer predisposes calves to scours, pneumonia, joint and navel infections. Both veterinarians strongly advocate early intervention in dystocia, rapid colostrum supplementation when there is any doubt, and judicious use of high-quality commercial colostrum replacers.

The discussion then moves to recognizing and managing calf scours, hypothermia, heat stress, and dehydration. Early fluid therapy, proper use of electrolytes, and appropriate antibiotics under veterinary guidance are key. They note that prevention through sound vaccination, hygiene, and timely intervention is far cheaper and more profitable than treatment.

Later, they cover calf processing: early castration and dehorning to reduce stress and long-term performance losses, strategic respiratory and clostridial vaccinations, and management of pinkeye and other region-specific issues. They also address bottle calf management, stressing colostrum status, controlled milk feeding, rapid transition to high-quality starters, and meticulous sanitation. The episode concludes with a discussion of udder and teat quality, mastitis recognition, and culling criteria, all framed around the goal of producing healthy, efficient calves and ultimately higher-quality beef.

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Welcome back to the American Cattlemen Podcast. Just ahead, we have Dustin Hector, he's the Director of Business Development for American Cattlemen Media, and he chats with Charles Rohla, Senior Regenerative Ranching Advisor for the Noble Research Institute. 

Charles grew up on a stocker cattle operation in northwest Oklahoma, spending significant time in sale barns where his father worked as an order buyer. That early exposure to livestock and producers sparked a lasting passion for working in agriculture. He went on to attend Oklahoma State University, earning a bachelor’s degree in animal science with a ranch management focus and a minor in agricultural economics. During his education, he explored hog production through an internship, which helped clarify his career direction.

Charles continued his studies with a master’s degree in agricultural education, opting for a research-focused track that allowed him to take courses across multiple agricultural departments. While in graduate school, he worked full time at the fruit and nut research station, where he discovered how perennial crops such as pecan trees can be integrated with grazing. This led him to pursue a PhD in crop science, deepening his understanding of how different agricultural systems can complement each other. Through this broad training, he describes himself as a “jack of many, expert of a few,” which he feels is valuable when consulting with producers.

At Noble Research Institute, Charles has been on staff for over 20 years. His current role centers on education and producer support. He serves as an educator and facilitator for several Noble classes, including both grazing courses, a profitability course, and a new orchard class launching soon. In addition, he works directly with producers through Noble’s consulting group. Outside his Noble role, he and his family run their own operation raising miniature Herefords for the show industry, and he serves on the board of the Miniature Hereford Association.

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