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Missouri Angus Happenings

Missouri Angus Board of Director Meeting Updates

Each April, the Missouri Angus Board of Directors meets for their second meeting of the year to continue to manage the property, affairs, and business of the Association. While the full minutes will be printed in the August Trails, here are a few highlights of the meeting:

  • 2024 Preview Show Weekend Updates:
    • Missouri Breeders’ Jackpot Heifer and Jackpot Steer Shows have been moved from Sunday afternoon until Friday evening directly following the inaugural Missouri Angus Association Phenotype/Genotype Heifer Show.
      • The fitting rule has changed to: Blow and Go Only. No paint, no adhesive.
    • Reminder: Missouri Angus Phenotype/Genotype Heifer Show will kick-off the Missouri Angus Preview Show weekend on Friday, June 7 at 6 pm with a cash prize of $600 for Champion Phenotype/Genotype Heifer. There will be no entries accepted after May 17.
    • With coordination from the junior advisors, the Missouri Jr. Angus Association Team Fitting Contest will now be held at 4 pm on Friday, June 7.
    • Angus Show Judges:
      • Blake Nelson: Missouri Angus Phenotype/Genotype Heifer Show, Missouri Angus Breeders Jackpot Heifer and Missouri Angus Breeders Jackpot Steer Show
      • George Hubbard: Missouri Cattlemen’s Association/MO Jr. Angus Preview Show
      • John McCurry: Missouri Angus Open Preview Show
  • Based on results from the membership survey, we will be looking to host a bus tour to kickstart the Tours. In August 2024, the goal would be to have a bus tour to Wooster, Ohio to visit the Certified Angus Beef® facilities and learn from their staff. More information will be availaible soon.
  • Missouri Angus Ladies of Autumn will be held Sunday, October 27, 2024 at Wall Street Cattle Co. in Lebanon, MO with Jordan Hunter serving as the Sale Manager.
  • The 2025 Missouri Angus Breeders’ Futurity Sale will be held on the campus of the University of Missouri at the Trowbridge Livestock Center with both live and frozen consignments. The sale will be held at noon on Saturday, February 22, 2025. More information will be released in the coming months.

If you have additional questions about the board meeting, please contact Julie Conover or any of the Board members listed under the Boards, Association Tab.

2024 Missouri Angus Preview Show

The Missouri Angus Preview Show will be held Sunday, June 9th in Sedalia, MO in conjunction with the Missouri Cattlemen’s Association (MCA) All- Breeds Junior Show. The Open Show began with the National Junior Angus Show Showmanship Selection class at 8:30 am and continues with the Heifer, Bull, Steer and Showmanship Divisions. This show is open to any Missouri Angus Association members.

The Missouri Junior Angus Preview Show was held Saturday, June 8th and conducted by MCA and offers a Cow/Calf, Bred-and-Owned Heifer, Owned Heifer, Bred-and-Owned Bull, and Steer Show. Check-in for all Angus shows will take place on Friday, June 7 in the Coliseum Arena.

New in 2024, the inaugural Missouri Angus Association Phenotype/Genotype (PGS) Heifer Show will kick-off the Missouri Angus Preview Show weekend on Friday, June 7 at 6 pm. With generous support from Neogen, the Champion Phenotype/Genotype Heifer will receive $600 and Reserve $300.

As a change to what was originally published, the Missouri Angus Breeders Jackpot Heifer and Steer Shows will now take place on Friday evening immediately following the new PGS Show.

Also new this year, you can submit your entries online through the Showman App (not an app, but a website). Paper entries will still be allowed with numerous additional details below.

Missouri Angus Breeders’ Futurity Sale Thank You

Thank you to all who participated in the 67th Annual Missouri Angus Breeders’ Futurity Sale held Sunday, February 24 in Columbia, MO. We greatly appreciate all of the consignors, bidders and buyers for their support. As you can see in the sale report, it was a successful event in bringing our members together to have wonderful Angus fellowship. 

Missouri Angus Commercial Female Listing

In an effort to continue to connect breeders and potential buyers with cattle available for purchase, the Missouri Angus Association Board of Directors voted to create a Commercial Female Online Listing system.

Each listing will cost $20 and be active for 60 days once posted online. Listing are only available to Missouri Angus Association members or commercial customers of Missouri Angus Association members. To continue the success of the program, the $20 fee has been waived until February 23, 2025. Find more details under the For Sale Tab, Commercial Females.

Ready to list your offering or have a bull customer you want to sponsor? You can download the form and email or mail it in, or complete the digital form by clicking on the links below. Please note, digital forms will be processed quicker.

Online Form or download form as PDF or Document.

Other Angus News

“Top 10 Best Practices” for Regional Association Consignment Sales

In the 2023-2024 Missouri Angus Directory, we released the work of the Missouri Angus Association Industry Relations Committee’s, “Top 10 Best Practices” for Regional Association Consignment Sales. The items are not listed in any particular order and are meant to aid consignment sales in running more effective, higher grossing sales that better fit the needs of buyers. The Missouri Angus Association “Top 10 Best Practices” for Regional Association Consignment Sales document can also be viewed here.

In an effort to further expand upon the practices, an article was written monthly and printed in the Missouri Angus Trails.

  1. Consign healthy, sound structured, functional cattle.
  2. Have accurate data available on each lot consigned.
  3. Cattle should be in excellent condition.
  4. Consignors need to be positive and accept some responsibility for marketing the sale.
  5. Identify your customers and market to them.
  6. Pictures in sale book can add value.
  7. Poor pictures are worse than no pictures.
  8. Sale books need to be out in a timely manner.
  9. Know what type and how many cattle are desired by buyers in your marketplace.
  10. Social activities can strengthen your Association.

In addition to the written words, on Saturday, February 24 during the Missouri Angus Breeders’ Futurity Weekend, we hosted a panel discussion around marketing cattle with an emphasis on the consignment sale setting. The discussion was moderated by Clint Hunter and included four previous Missouri Angus Herdsman of the Year Recipients including Teela Sadowsky, Jennifer Russell, Reed Gooden and Cash Langford. The video can be viewed on youtube.

Notes about the Trails:

 

Upcoming Events

05/04/2024 Promogen Partners Female Sale Springfield, MO
05/11/2024 Mead Angus Farms Bull & Female Production Sale Versailles, MO
05/18/2024 Byergo Angus Sale & Fun Day Savannah, MO
05/25/2024 Ankony Female Dispersion Sale Clarkesville, GA
06/02/2024 Hawkeye Country Sale Bloomfield, IA
06/07/2024 MO Angus Phenotype-Genotype Heifer Show Sedalia, MO
06/08/2024 MO Junior Angus Preview Show Sedalia, MO
06/09/2024 MO Angus Preview Show Sedalia, MO

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