The weekend was busy and filled with shows and sales at the 6th Cattlemen’s Congress. Among the results- Express Ranches took Champion honors at the Super ROV Angus Heifer & Bull Pen & Carload Show. You can view all the results from the 2026 show by clicking here. On Sunday afternoon, the newest breed to be shown at Cattlemen’s Congress, Wagyu, held their inaugural show with exhibitors from three states showing their animals.
Seven sales were held Friday through Sunday evening- representing the Angus, Hereford, Shorthorn, Chianina, Maine-Anjou, Simmental and Saler breeds. The National Angus Bull Sale was strong, with 28 lots selling for an average of $22,651 per bull for a total of $634,250 on Friday. On Saturday, the C the Difference Chianina Sale offered 20 lots and totalled $161,000. Earlier in the week, the Denim and Diamonds Angus sale grossed $1,558,850. Other sale totals that we have dug up from the week include the Congressional Gelbvieh and Balancer Sale that totalled $343,600 gross- up 175% from the last time the sale was in OKC in 2024, Angus at the Congress grossed $489,000, Reds Stockyard City Sale featured just 7 live lots and 32 Frozen Embryo Lots and brought in $261,000 and finally- The Essential Genetics Sale by Premium Beef Genetics more than DOUBLED last year’s gross as it brought in $555,350.
The final days of Congress include the Collegiate Livestock Judging Contest on Monday morning, a second Junior Speech Contest on Monday and Simmental, Chianina, Salers and Braford cattle shows in the OG&E Coliseum. Looking ahead- the awards breakfast for the Collegiate Livestock Judging contest is Tuesday, as is the Supreme Drive for the 2026 Congress at 5 PM. Wednesday- the American Supreme Drive will happen- also at 5 PM.
The full schedule for Monday is below:
MONDAY, JANUARY 12
8:00 am Gates Open for Breeding Cattle Arrival
8:00 am Collegiate Livestock Judging Contest – PER Arena
8:00 am Fullblood Simmental Junior Show followed by the Open Show followed by the Simbrah
Open Show followed by the Simbrah Junior Show and Junior Percentage Simmental, Junior
Simmental Breeding Heifer Show – OGEC Ring 1
8:00 am All-American Point Junior Chianina Heifers, Open Chianina Heifers – OGEC Ring 2
11:00 am 51st National Salers Junior and Open Show – OGEC Ring 2
2:00 pm Braford Junior and F1 Show followed by the Open Show – OGEC Ring 1
Cattlemen’s Congress continues through January 14th- the complete schedule can be seen here– and you can click here for their website for lots of details about the 2026 show.
