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 Dru Kenny, Owner of Kenny Angus. In this episode, Dru and Gale will dive into the Kenny Angus Annual Production Sale, held on March 13th, 2026, at 1PM CST, at the farm in Odebolt Iowa. 

Kenny Angus is dedicated to breeding cattle that maintain profitability for both their operation and their customers. The core of their program focuses on economically important traits, aiming to add value to their customers' subsequent calf crop. This involves breeding for strong performance, moderate birth weights, sound maternal characteristics, and highly desirable carcass quality.

The Kenny Angus breeding philosophy focuses on a balanced, economically driven approach. Their program emphasizes calving ease, strong growth performance, carcass quality, maternal strength, and visual appeal, aiming to create versatile cattle that can be profitable in every segment of the beef business—from retaining replacements to selling at weaning to feeding cattle out.

Dru explains that roughly 60% of this year’s offering is calving-ease bulls, noting that their cattle are designed not to sacrifice growth for lighter birth weights. He highlights examples of bulls with low birth weights that still wean off at impressive weights, illustrating the program’s commitment to vigor at birth and explosive growth. The offering of 67 yearling Angus bulls is described as the deepest, most balanced and muscular set they have ever presented, with genetics from sires such as Kenny Institution, Kenny Rogers, Gluttons Reliable, Boyd Thunderstruck, Beyond Discipline, Defy, Ezekiel, Kingston, Hustler, and Bear Mountain North Star.

Dru then outlines a select group of ten elite open heifers, pulled directly from the top of their replacement pen. He describes several standout females with powerful pedigrees, strong EPD profiles, and phenotype suitable for both production and show, emphasizing cow families like Isabel, Primrose Lady, and Royal Queen. The sale also includes bred cows and a couple of young pairs with heifer calves at side, offering strong maternal lines and appealing spring-calving options.

Finally, Dru details a series of genetic opportunities, including flushes and embryos from their most proven and high-potential donor females, with matings to leading sires.

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