Before the Bid

On this podcast we discuss club lambs with J.D. Pruitt and their upcoming sale on June 2. The sale will be hosted by SC Online sales. J. D. and I discuss his start and the things he does for young people to help them be successful. We also discuss the lambs that will be in the sale.

On this Before the Bid Podcast we break into the goat world and have a visit with Nick Pitlick from Jordan, Minnesota. Nick and his family have been raising Boer goats since 2008 and are now involved with extensive embryo transfer and semen sales with their successful program. Nick is a Veterinary student and was recently selected to be an A.B.G.A. Judge. Listen in as Nick and I discuss the operation and the sale offering. Be sure to also catch the podcast video on our Before the Bid Podcast YouTube channel. Pitlick Boer Goats “A New Era” Online sale closes on May 24th.

Listen in as Jon Davis and I talk about the start of Diamond T Land & Cattle, Jon's history, and we talk about the cattle in the two upcoming sales on Angus Live and SC Sales. Enjoy some humor as Jon talks about how he doesn't know anything about fitting show cattle, will never have cattle ready on time according to his former boss, and many other laughs along the way.

I am so excited to bring you this Before the Bid Podcast where I get the chance to bring you a man that helped influence my path of being an Agriculture teacher and FFA Advisor. This is a man that has developed so many leaders in the livestock industry. He is a man that has spent his life making sure that young people have opportunities to be successful. He has a sheep flock in Missouri and has an online sale coming up on April 25 on Willoughby Sales. I am excited to have on this podcast, Mr. Bob Kimm.

This Before the Bid podcast takes us to Ohio for the Wintrow Show Pig Sale. This sale has now been changed to an online and phone bid process. We break into this segment and give you the details of the bidding procedures. Listen in as Chris and I give you some history of Wintrow Show Pigs and discuss the pigs it the sale. You can also watch the podcast and see the pictures of the pigs in the sale on our YouTube page. This sale concludes April 18th.

Livestock Before the Bid Podcast comes to you this time informing you of a bull sale to be held in Nebraska from an Indiana operation. Wilson Cattle Company from Cloverdale, Indiana will be hauling bulls to the Shamrock Livestock Market in O’Neil, Nebraska on March 28, 2020. There is a special bred cow sale to be held after the bull sale for Nebraska breeders. You can find the catalog on Wilson Cattle Company facebook page to follow along.

On this Before the Bid Podcast we talk Stewart Select Bulls and a select group of females that will be offered for sale April 6, 2020 in Greensburg, Indiana. We visit about the start of this powerful program and the genetics available from Stewart Select for your herd.  We also discuss the sale offering of bulls and females. Included is an update of Stewart bulls at Midland and the programs’ past success at the Midland Bull Test.

On this Before the Bid Podcast I talk to the Advisors and some students from the Paoli High School Agriculture, Farm to Plate Program in Paoli, Indiana. This school swine program feeds the high school and middle school cafeteria program from pigs started at the school in the Agriculture classes. They have started an FFA Show Pig Sale to be held March 15th from 1pm – 5pm in the Bill McDonald Animal Science Pavilion. Listen as they explain the program and I have some student guests that will talk about their pigs in the sale.

It’s spring bull sale season! On this segment of Before the Bid I talk with the Head of Genetics and Herd Development at Linz Heritage Angus, Glenn Davis. We discuss their superior beef products program that supplies some of the very top end restaurants, steer buyback program, and their upcoming bull sale on January 25, 2020.  You can follow along in the catalog at LiveAuctions.tv as Glenn discusses the bulls in this offering. Join Glenn and I for some beef, bulls, and laughs on Before the Bid Podcast.

Today we take Before the Bid to the Hoosier Beef Congress to discuss the sale cattle show. Jon Jordan was on the broadcast for Walton Webcasting and had a ring-in seat for the sale cattle show. Jon and I will give a report and a few thoughts on a few of these really good cattle. These cattle sell Saturday December 7 at 9:30 a.m. You can follow along with the sale lots at Hoosierbeefcongress.com.

We have no direct affiliation with the Hoosier Beef Congress. We have approval from HBC officials to discuss the sale cattle at Hoosier Beef Congress for the making of this podcast, and use of the picture for the cover.