Jan 13
After ten days of showing some of the finest cattle with the very best genetics to be found in the US Beef Cattle Herd- the 2026 set of Supreme Champions were selected on Tuesday evening at the Sixth Cattlemen’s Congress. That included the Supreme Junior Female, Supreme Open Female and Supreme Open Bull as the …
Jan 12
The live animal and genetics sales connected to Cattlemen’s Congress jumped over a million dollars in total for 2026 versus 2025. For the sales that were held on site – 7.59 million dollars were generated in 2025 with $9.29 million dollars brought in for 2026 in primarily the Barn Three Sales Arena. When you add …
Jan 08
It was a busy Thursday at Cattlemen’s Congress with American Hereford Association hosting their National Hereford Pen Show- the Champion Pen of Five is seen above- shown by Sidwell Herefords of Carr, Colorado. The Champion Pen of three bulls was shown by GKB Cattle of Desdemona, Texas. Eight Year Old Mila Perez of Canyon, Texas …
Jan 07
Thursday is set to be the busiest day yet at the 2026 Cattlemen’s Congress- as several of the major breeds will be grabbing the spotlight in both the OG&E Coliseum as well as the Performance Arena. Angus, Red Angus, Hereford and Maine Anjou will be competing at this national level. In addition, there will be …
Jan 06
The breed association shows continued on Tuesday with our picture above showing the Red Angus Junior Show in the far ring and the Open Black Hereford show in the near ring. Other breeds that were in the show spotlight on Tuesday included Limousin, Gelvbieh and Highland breeds. Tuesday was also a day of preparation for …
Jan 05
Day two of Cattlemen’s Congress saw seven Beef Breeds competing and one National Sale held to help end the day’s activities. Breeds showing included Belted Galloway, Braunbvieh, Charolais, Aberdeen, Gelhvieh, Miniature Hereford and Black Hereford. The lone sale on Tuesday was the Congressional National Gelbvieh and Balancer sale- offering a total of 71 lots that …
Jan 04
The Nation’s largest Beef Cattle Show has begun it’s eleven day run at OKC’s State Fair Park- and cattle producers from multiple states are enjoying the new home for the show- OG&E Coliseum. The Coliseum has replaced the Jim Norick Arena that hosted the first five Cattlemen Congress events. Oklahoma Farm Report’s Ron Hays was …
Nov 05
According to Cassie Fish in her daily analysis, the Beef Read– just as we watched history in cattle prices soaring back in the late summer- the current plunge in cattle futures is historic as well: “CME cattle futures are in the midst of a serious and historic melt down. Since topping October 16, most active …
Oct 28
OKC West in El Reno had a run on Tuesday, October 28th of 2,012 calves. Compared to last week: Steer calves 30.00-40.00 lower. Heifers calves 40.00-50.00 lower, conservatively. It was a buyer’s market today. While a few individual trades were still impressive, overall buyer activity remained very cautious.
Oct 15
In today’s beef buzz, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays continues his conversation with Randy Blach, CEO of CattleFax, to discuss several key trends shaping the beef industry. Blach began by noting one of the current “silver linings” in agriculture: low feed costs. “Corn is cheap, beans are cheap, wheat is cheap, everything’s cheap …
