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How do you use hard data to identify which beef cattle genetics are best?

Mike Kerby of Buck Mountain Ranch in Warsaw, MO joins the podcast to talk about:

• Gathering his own feed efficiency and carcass ultrasound to formulate Power Rankings
• The American Wagyu University held in conjunction with the Wagyu Super each year
• How their data identified Rueshaw Max as the top bull produced in their program
• The importance of each individual ranch collecting their own data to improve
• JC Ms Rueshaw 121 producing the best two ultrasound scans at BMR
• Tamamaru coming to the top for marbling, not just length
• Kotsukari adding ribeye to his calves
• Red Galaxy being overlooked as a quality sire
• Monitoring for Johne's, BVD, and Neospora to prevent health problems
  
  

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What opportunities are there for someone to invest in cattle when the market is this high?

Seth Christensen of Christensen Genetics walks through the opportunities presented by the current market to allow YOU to start multiplying quality cows in YOUR herd, such as:
- A Master Chef daughter carrying a Maestro heifer calf
- An IVF aspiration on a polled daughter of JC Rueshaw 75
- Female sexed semen from a NEW son of Kaedemaru 001D
- A chance to buy our record breaking fullblood bull for weaning weight
- A rare homozygous polled bull available to breed YOUR herd
- Angus bulls that are in the top 1% of the entire breed for growth
- Female sexed embryos from our fullblood and Black Akaushi programs

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How do you check every cow you own every 15 minutes all day and all night?

You put in an xtPro tag from 701x.

Scott Holt of 701x brings a lifetime of cattle ID experience to the podcast, as we discuss:
- Saving newborn calves with help from the xtLite tags
- Knowing our cows are in their fence and not traveling at high speed with xtPro tags
- Monitoring the breeding activity of bulls in-season with xtPro tags
- Being able to catch a cow in heat or calving on pasture with an xtPro tag
- The 100% US-based customer support team at 701x
- The value of catching an injured bull or aborting cow in real time while out grazing
- How protecting both the cattle and the producer's time can positively impact profitability
- The application of the xtWatSen in monitoring water points
- 701x records systems and their ability to integrate with breed registries
- New and upcoming products from 701x

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How do you get ALL of the benefits of Akaushi with NONE of the horns?

Hop in the truck with Seth at Christensen Genetics to learn about:

• The first ever opportunity to acquire polled genetics sired by the Grand Champion of the American Akaushi Association Branded Beef Competition, Summitt
• The ONLY polled purebred son of the legendary Umemaru, who combines Kaedemaru and polled genetics
• The opportunity to aspirate a homozygous polled full sister to Guapo to YOUR choice of sires
• The difference between heterozygous and homozygous polled animals and how best to mate them
• A RARE opportunity to purchase an IVF aspiration on the $300,000 producing dam of Davy Crockett, Atreides, and Spectrum, CGX MarblingX 919G
• Embryos sired by the $22,000/straw Rueshaw from the $200,000 producer, JC Ms Rueshaw 121
• Why a 2 year lease is the most cost effective way to introduce elite Akaushi genetics into YOUR herd
• Plus an inside look at the donor, studs, a steer, embryos, and semen available in the September 2026 auction at Christensen Genetics!

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Who do you turn to to learn how to market your Akaushi cattle?

Tim Stallings, Chairman of the Board of Directors at the American Akaushi Association, has a lifetime of experience to share, including:
- Offering consulting services in the Akaushi breed
- 38 years running Hereford, Angus and now Akaushi operations
- Pasture and feedlot nutrition
- Marketing 250 bulls/year
- Showing nationally and internationally
- Experience with the 44 Farms Prime Pursuits Walmart partnership
- Going from 19% prime with Angus to 55% prime with one cross to Akaushi
- Selling 50 - 75 steers/year direct to consumer
- Selling Merida for $37,000 and her sister for $38,000 to top American Akaushi Association convention sales
- The importance of consigning your best, taking a quality photo, and making direct personal contact with potential buyers

To hire Tim as a consultant for your herd, reach out to him at 979-830-3808.

Tim's website: https://akaushiservices.com/

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What is in the August 2026 auction at Christensen Genetics?

Seth Christensen of Christensen Genetics takes us through:
Updated ranch happenings
- Lot 1: a Kaedemaru daughter by a Judo son from the Naomi maternal line, confirmed pregnant with a Red Galaxy heifer calf
- Lot 9: IVF aspiration on a Hiromitsu x Big Al x Dai 9 Kobai donor
- Lot 8: IVF aspiration on a Master Chef x Big Al x Shigemaru x Tamamaru x Akiko donor
- Lot 2: a breeding age son of the $500,000 JC Rueshaw 75 out of the $300,000 CGX MarblingX 919G, who is a full brother to the $2300/straw Atreides who weaned at 732 lbs and has another full brother harvested to prove carcass quality
- Lot 20: The initial release of PhD, the homozygous polled outcross calving ease bull with carcass proof and female sexed semen available
- Lot 3: The polled Akaushi bull that brings all of the good of Akaushi with none of the horns - thick, stout, impressive, dog gentle, and a maternal brother to PhD
- Lot 4: An AWA fullblood Kaedemaru grandson via the $7500/straw Umemaru out of a daughter of the $300,000 919
- Lots 5 and 6: Commerce sons with Angus breed leading growth and maternal quality
- Lot 10: Rueshaw x CGX Hitomi 1270Z embryos with immense outcross value
- Lot 11: Umemaru embryos from a direct daughter of the $104,000 D18
- Lot 12: Master Chef embryos out of a Rueshaw daughter from the Naomi maternal line
- Lot 22: Heavy Duty semen: fresh picture, gentle, homozygous polled, 738 lb WW, $100k dam, $200k granddam, both scan Prime+
37 semen lots give a HUGE selection

Auction closes Wednesday, August 26 at 6 PM MT at cgauction.givesmart.com

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How do you gather and interpret data to breed better Akaushi?

Aaron Harris of Mistvale Akaushi takes us through:
- His background in data analytics and artificial intelligence
- His experience showing cattle in dairy and beef breeds
- Opportunities to show Akaushi at the Wagyu Zenkyo, West TX State Fair, Cattlemen's Congress and Dixie National
- His role chairing the research and improvement committee for the Akaushi Association
- The importance of investing the time to gather the data
- Building a beef program to floor the value of your cattle and gather data
- The unintended consequences of breeding for too much marbling
- His favorite bulls to flush to: Hiromitsu, Joe, and Rhubarb
- Identifying animals superior to the original imports to breed forward
- Making candles, potato chips, and donuts from Akaushi Wagyu tallow
- Using Akaushi genetics as a hedge against a weak cattle market
- The great heat tolerance, feet, maternal value and longevity of Akaushi

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How do you gather and interpret data to breed better Akaushi?

Aaron Harris of Mistvale Akaushi takes us through:

• His background in data analytics and artificial intelligence
• His experience showing cattle in dairy and beef breeds
• Opportunities to show Akaushi at the Wagyu Zenkyo, West TX State Fair, Cattlemen's Congress and Dixie National
• His role chairing the research and improvement committee for the Akaushi Association
• The importance of investing the time to gather the data
• Building a beef program to floor the value of your cattle and gather data
• The unintended consequences of breeding for too much marbling
• His favorite bulls to flush to: Hiromitsu, Joe, and Rhubarb
• Identifying animals superior to the original imports to breed forward
• Making candles, potato chips, and donuts from Akaushi Wagyu tallow
• Using Akaushi genetics as a hedge against a weak cattle market
• The great heat tolerance, feet, maternal value and longevity of Akaushi

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What is available at Christensen Genetics in July 2026?

• The nearest living descendant of the original import Himawari in the AWA
• The full sister to the dam of a $160k Charolais bull
• A full brother to the next generation polled Akaushi stud, Heavy Duty
• An aspiration on a high marbling polled Akaushi donor that just made 19 embryos
• An IVF aspiration on a direct daughter of Kaedemaru 001D
• A single unit of the Grand Champion Branded Beef Challenge bull, Summitt
• Semen on the mellowest of our 2024 fullblood Red Wagyu bulls

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What does it take to win the American Akaushi Association Branded Beef Challenge?

What updates were there from the Board of Directors of the American Akaushi Association at this year's convention?

Andrew Pryor of Sixteen Peaks Cattle Company answers these questions for us, as well as:

• Who selected the winner of the branded beef contest and how
• Seth meeting Marie Wood at the awards banquet
• The genetics and feed behind the competition winning beef
• The American Akaushi Association moving to the Helical platform
• Genomics and their ability to accelerate genetic change
• DNA being the gold standard vs coat color for registration purposes
• Rotational grazing and virtual fence

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