Paul H. Hill is the 2026 inductee into the prestigious Saddle & Sirloin Portrait Gallery. A special induction ceremony dinner and portrait presentation is scheduled for Sunday evening, November 15, 2026, during the North American International Livestock Exposition and the National Angus Convention, at the Kentucky State Fairgrounds, Louisville, Kentucky. Hill’s record-breaking success with leading Angus seedstock operations throughout the past half century is well documented. He was managing partner of Champion Hill, Bidwell, Ohio, from 1990-2017, and previously led Northcote Farm, Cobble Pond Farm, Hayes Star Ranch, South Fork Angus Ranch and Briarhill Angus Farm. In his youth...

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JBS USA broke ground Feb. 27 on a 0 million expansion project at its beef production facility in Cactus, Texas. The project includes construction of a new, state-of-the-art fabrication floor and an expanded ground beef room, strengthening the long-term competitiveness of one of the company’s largest and most important beef plants. This major investment is designed to increase operational efficiency, enhance production capacity, and create new opportunities for cattle producers, customers, team members, and the surrounding rural communities. Construction is underway, with expectation of being completed by early 2027. “This groundbreaking marks an exciting moment for JBS USA, our team...

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“Performance is what we were looking at then, and it’s still what drives our decisions today,” says Bailey Johnson, fourth-generation producer at Johnson Angus near Mobridge, South Dakota.  For more than six decades, production testing has been central to the Johnson Angus program. Long before performance data became common, the Johnson family committed to evaluating cattle based on measurable results, longevity and real-world functionality.  That commitment continues to shape breeding decisions today as the operation prepares for its 54th Annual Production Sale on Feb. 28 at Mobridge Livestock Auction, beginning at 1 p.m. Central. The sale offering includes approximately 80...

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  In February of last year, Stavick Simmental near Veblen, S.D. welcomed the birth of quadruplet calves—a rare event that Mike Stavick describes as extremely lucky. Remarkably, these calves thrived and made history again this year when they were sold through the ranch’s sale ring.  The odds of a cow giving birth to four healthy bull calves are extraordinarily low, estimated by some to be just 1 in 179.2 million. Having those calves mature into breeding animals makes the occurrence even more unusual. “I don’t know that there has ever been a set of quad bulls sold at a sale...

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        When it comes to cow efficiency, beef producers often focus on outputs like weaning weights and pregnancy rates. K-State beef cattle experts recently discussed which performance metrics really matter on a recent Beef Cattle Institute Cattle Chat podcast episode.  Researchers defined cow efficiency as the relationship between feed intake and pounds of calf weaned per cow exposed, a metric that directly affects profitability. However, beef cattle nutritionist Phillip Lancaster suggested accurately measuring that relationship remains a challenge — especially when forage intake is involved.  “We as researchers need to work on these math equations to make...

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For some cattle breeders, hosting an annual sale is a milestone. But that approach isn’t the best for every producer. Buseman Angus, Canistota, S.D., conducts all of their bull sales via private treaty, and the approach has worked for their operation for decades. Word Gets Around The Buseman family has been raising commercial Angus cattle since Joe Buseman’s dad, Ray, purchased an Angus bull in 1951. The herd was primarily commercial cattle until the late 1970s, when they started buying registered Angus heifers.  “In 1984, a couple of neighbors wanted to know if we’d keep five or six bulls,” Joe...

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    The latest USDA Cattle on Feed report showed feedlot inventories at 11.505 million head on February 1, down 1.8 percent year over year and the fifteenth consecutive month of declining feed inventories.  January placements were down 4.7 percent year over year while January marketings were down 13.0 percent compared to last year.  January marketings were likely hampered by the winter storm at the end of the month, pushing some January marketing into February.  The report was well anticipated and did not contain any surprises for the market.  The February Cattle on Feed report also contains a summary of...

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At the 2026 National Westere Stock Show, Industry leaders and cattle producers gathered to discuss how breeding, management, and market decisions can create value buyers recognize and reward. Sponsored by the Colorado Angus Association, the session focused on connecting production fundamentals to market success.   Presentations by Troy Marshall, director of commercial industry relations for the American Angus Association; Clay Burson, , Ph.D., associate beef technical specialist at Zinpro; and Ryan Rathmann, Ph.D., of Texas Tech University set the stage for a panel moderated by Kevin Ochsner, host of Cattlemen to Cattlemen on RFD-TV, and panelists Jason Hoffman, Hoffman Ranch; Rick Machado,...

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  We have all heard about people being saved by farm dogs. A dog that shook a rattlesnake to death before it struck the baby. A dog that ran 5 miles to the neighbors to alert them that his owner was having a heart attack. A dog that battled a mad cow that had the farmer on the ground. Our farm dog? He saved me from a shower. Yes, you read that right, but let me explain. Our daughter, Kimber, came to me one day and said she felt a zap while taking a shower. I dismissed it. It was...

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  The Watertown Winter Farm Show wrapped up its 81st show on Feb. 14. The day prior it held its main cattle event – the selection of Supreme Row – from its three days of cattle shows. Vying for Supreme Row honors were the Angus, Charolais, Hereford, Maine- Anjou, Shorthorn and Simmental breeds. Cathy Schmitz, Schmitz Farm, Oakes, N.D. evaluated the champion annuals before making the selection. She went on to choose a Simmental and Shorthorn to receive top honors. The Supreme Champion Bull was the Simmental, Lot 8 from Kellen Land & Cattle, Madison, Minn. The bull is a...

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