REFERENCE Angus Almanac @ Listing dates of interest to Angus producers; compiled by Linda Robbins, assistant editor This almanac is presented as a listing of Angus sales and events known to our staff. Sales are presented by sale date, herd/association name and herd location (also sale location, if different). If more than one herd is involved, the address listed is location of sale. To make this listing concise, we have used the following abbreviations: associates, assoc.; association, ass’n; beef cattle improvement association, BCIA; beef cattle improvement program, BCIP; brothers, bros.; company, co.; enterprises, ent.; international, int’l; junior, jr.; mountain, mtn.; national, nat’l; northeast, NE; northwest, NW; performance-tested, PT; Roll of Victory, ROV; senior, sr.; southeast, SE; southwest, SW; to be announced, TBA; and university, Un. (The most current Almanac listing is online, available at www.angusjournal.com/ajcalendar.html. This version is updated on a regular basis and is searchable by keyword, location and date.) JUNE June 1–Hawkeye Country Angus Sale, Bloomfield, IA June 2–Sunnyslope Farms, at Lanesboro Livestock, Lanesboro, MN June 4-6–American Angus Ass’n Board Meeting, Kansas City, MO June 5-8–Southern Nat’l Angus Show, Perry, GA June 6-7–Alabama Angus Ass’n Field Day & Jr. Preview Show, at Lindstrom Angus Farm, Woodville, AL June 7–Indiana Open Preview Show, Lebanon, IN June 7–Pennsylvania’s Finest Female Sale, at Livestock Evaluation Center, Pennsylvania Furnace, PA June 8–Indiana Jr. Preview Show, Lebanon, IN June 14–Howard Cattle Co. Dispersion, at Bluegrass Maysville Stockyards, Maysville, KY June 18-21–Beef Improvement Federation Symposium, Lincoln, NE June 19–Kentucky Angus Ass’n Jr. Show, Louisville, KY June 20–Kentucky Angus Ass’n Open Show, Louisville, KY ANGUS JOURNAL COPY DEADLINES June 20–Early copy deadline for August 2014 Angus Journal June 25–Copy deadline for August 2014 Angus Journal July 20–Early copy deadline for September 2014 Angus Journal July 25–Copy deadline for September 2014 Angus Journal August 20–Early copy deadline for October 2014 Angus Journal August 25–Copy deadline for October 2014 Angus Journal September 20–Early copy deadline for November 2014 Angus Journal September 25–Copy deadline for November 2014 Angus Journal June 21–The All-American Angus Breeders’ Futurity Jr. Show, Louisville, KY June 22–The All-American Angus Breeders’ Futurity ROV Show, Louisville, KY June 28–Silver Springs Farm, Paris, KY JULY July 6-12–Nat’l Jr. Angus Show, Indianapolis, IN July 11–Angus Auctions-Coal Valley Angus July Online Embryo Sale, Cherokee, KS July 19–Angus Auctions-“Curve Benders” Online Sale, Saint Joseph, MO July 28–West Virginia State Angus Breeders’ Show, at Jackson’s Mill, Weston, WV July 30-Aug. 2–NCBA Summer Conference, Denver, CO AUGUST Aug. 2-3–South Carolina Jr. Beef Roundup, Clemson, SC Aug. 4–I Am Angus, RFD-TV Aug. 9–Spruce Mtn. Ranch, Larkspur, CO Aug. 16–Teixeira Cattle Co., Pismo Beach, CA Aug. 17–Minnesota/Iowa/Wisconsin Angus Field Day & Sale, Mabel, MN Aug. 21-Sept. 1–Minnesota State Fair, Saint Paul, MN Aug. 23–Express Ranches Big Event Sale, Yukon, OK Aug. 30–Angus Hill Farm, Randolph, NY Aug. 30–Oklahoma Angus Gathering Sale, Prague, OK Aug. 30–Patton Farms & Friends, Crawfordsville, IN Aug. 30–Traynham Ranches Female Sale, Fort Klamath, OR Aug. 31–Blackstone Cattle Co. Female Sale, Mineral Point, WI SEPTEMBER Sept. 4–Vintage Angus Ranch Bull Sale, La Grange, CA Sept. 5-14–Kansas State Fair, Hutchinson, KS Sept. 6–Wood Angus, Willow Spring, NC Sept. 10-12–American Angus Ass’n Board Meeting, Saint Joseph, MO Sept. 10–Brand of Excellence Bull Sale, at GMA Angus Ranch, Merced, CA Sept. 13–Earl Marshall Heritage Angus Sale, Denison, IA JUNE 2014 M 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 22 23 24 25 26 29 30 n ANGUSJournal W n OCTOBER Oct. 4–2 Bar/Goode Angus Prime By Design Sale, Hereford, TX Oct. 4–Georgia Nat’l Fair Jr. Heifer Show, Perry, GA Oct. 4–JAC’s Ranch, Bentonville, AR Oct. 4–Sankey’s 6N Ranch, Council Grove, KS Oct. 5–Double R Bar Ranch, Plymouth, IN Oct. 5–Georgia Nat’l Fair Jr. Steer Show, Perry, GA Oct. 5–KiamichiLink Ranch Female Sale, Finley, OK Oct. 5–World Class Angus Sale, at Mindemann Farms, Sullivan, WI Oct. 6–Express Ranches Bull & Commercial Female Sale, Yukon, OK Oct. 7–Coleman Angus, Charlo, MT Oct. 8–R.A. Brown Ranch, Throckmorton, TX Oct. 10–44 Farms Bull Sale, Okeechobee, FL Oct. 10-11–Alabama Nat’l Fair Open & Jr. Show, Montgomery, AL Oct. 11–California Angus Breeders’ Bull Sale, Turlock, CA Oct. 11–Edisto Forage Bull Test Sale, Blackville, SC Oct. 11–Evergreen Exclusive Angus Sale, Kennewick, WA Oct. 11–Gaffney Family Cattle Female Sale, Barneveld, WI Oct. 11–Gretsch Bros./Acres Away, Crawford, GA Oct. 11–Seldom Rest Farm, Niles, MI Oct. 11–Woodside Angus Farms Female Sale, Berryville, VA Oct. 12–Horstman Cattle Co., West Lafayette, IN Oct. 12–Vintage Angus Ranch Female Sale, Modesto, CA Oct. 13–Parker Ranch, Waurika, OK Oct. 13-15–Sunbelt Ag Expo, Moultrie, GA Oct. 15–Thomas Angus Ranch Female Sale, Baker City, OR JULY 2014 S 116 T Sept. 13–Fall Angus Classic, at Kevin Newman’s Farm, Greenfield, IN Sept. 13–Fred Tracy’s Stillwater Angus, Stillwater, NY Sept. 13–Maternal Matrons Female Sale, Rayle, GA Sept. 14–Wilson Cattle Co., Cloverdale, IN Sept. 15–SE Empire Angus Show, Lawrenceville, GA Sept. 17-19–Certified Angus Beef LLC Annual Conference, Marco Island, FL Sept. 20–Buford Ranches, Welch, OK Sept. 20–Conley Angus Farm, Clarksdale, MO Sept. 20–Gateway of Opportunity Sale, Mulberry Grove, IL Sept. 20–Pine View Angus, Colesburg, IA Sept. 20–Trowbridge Angus & Guests, Ghent, NY Sept. 27–Boyd Beef Cattle, Mayslick, KY Sept. 27–Kirkes Black Angus Ranch, Talihina, OK Sept. 27–Maplecrest Farms, Hillsboro, OH Sept. 28–Seven T Angus, Sullivan, MO Sept. 29–Gardiner Angus Ranch Bull & Commercial Female Sale, Ashland, KS T June 2014 F S S M 14 6 7 20 21 13 27 28 AUGUST 2014 T W T F S S M T W T 1 2 3 4 5 8 9 10 11 14 15 16 17 20 21 22 23 24 27 28 29 30 31 F S 12 3 4 5 6 7 1 8 2 9 18 19 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 25 26 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 ⁄ 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 Oct. 16–Thomas Angus Ranch Bull Sale, Baker City, OR Oct. 17–Lemmon Cattle Ent., Woodbury, GA Oct. 17–Rocklin Farms, Rockbridge, IL Oct. 17–South Carolina State Fair Open Angus Show, Columbia, SC Oct. 18–Circle A Ranch, Iberia, MO Oct. 18–Heart of the Ozarks Angus Ass’n Sale, West Plains, MO Oct. 18–North Carolina State Fair Jr. Angus Show, Raleigh, NC Oct. 18–South Carolina State Fair Jr. Angus Show, Columbia, SC Oct. 18–SW Virginia Angus Ass’n More for Your Money Female Sale, Wytheville, VA Oct. 18–The Red Carpet Event, Wilton, CA Oct. 18–Top Line Farm, Tremont, IL Oct. 18–Walden Farms, Brantley, AL Oct. 18–Weaver Angus Farm, Peoria, IL Oct. 18–Whitestone Brand of Quality Angus Sale, Aldie, VA Oct. 19–Byergo Angus, Savannah, MO Oct. 19–Conley Cattle Co., Sulphur, OK Oct. 19–Maryland Angus Event Sale, at Thomas & Son Farm, Boonsboro, MD Oct. 19–Rock River Ranch, Mount Morris, IL Oct. 19–Weiker Angus Ranch, Fayette, MO Oct. 20–Champion Hill, Bidwell, OH Oct. 21–North Carolina State Fair Open Angus Show, Raleigh, NC Oct. 24–Hillhouse Angus Ranch Female Sale, Salado, TX Oct. 24–Rutherford Ranches, Buda, TX Oct. 24–Spur Ranch, Vinita, OK Oct. 25–44 Farms, Cameron, TX Oct. 25–East Central Angus Ass’n Sale, Cuba, MO Oct. 25–Mead Angus Farms, Versailles, MO Oct. 25–Omega Cattle Corp., Williamston, MI Oct. 25–Pasture View Farm, Dunlap, IL Oct. 25–Price Farms, Sayre, OK Oct. 25–Tanner Farms PT Bull Sale, Shuqualak, MS Oct. 26–Gamble Angus Farm, Clinton, TN Oct. 26–Hotz Farms, Lone Tree, IA Oct. 26–Werner Angus, Cordova, IL Oct. 27–Hill-Vue Farm, Blairsville, GA Oct. 27–Rust Mountain View Ranch Female Sale, Turtle Lake, ND Oct. 29–Ocala Bull & Heifer Sale, Ocala, FL Oct. 31–Angus Royalty Sale, Kansas City, MO Oct. 31–Quaker Hill Farm, Louisa, VA NOVEMBER Nov. 1–Decades of Excellence Sale, at Fancy Free Farms, Unionville, TN Nov. 1–Woodside Farm, Berryville, VA Nov. 1–Yon Family Farms, Ridge Spring, SC Nov. 2–Baker Angus Ranch, Butler, MO Nov. 2–Marda Farms, Lodi, WI Nov. 3–American Angus Ass’n Board Meeting & Open House, Saint Joseph, MO Nov. 3–Three Trees Millarden Bull Sale, Woodbury, GA Nov. 6–American Angus Ass’n 131st Annual Convention of Delegates, Kansas City, MO Nov. 6–American Angus Ass’n Board Meeting, Saint Joseph, MO Nov. 7–Downey Ranch, Wamego, KS Nov. 7–Frank Turner & Sons, Hayneville, AL Nov. 7–Royal Elite All Breed Sale, Toronto, ON Nov. 7–Sharing in the Progress Sale, Cedar Rapids, IA Nov. 8–Gibbs Farms, Ranburne, AL Nov. 8–Pitts Angus, Hermitage, MO Nov. 8–Sundberg Farms, Mendota, IL Nov. 9–SF Farms, Princeton, KS Nov. 12–Evans Farms Bull Sale, Proctor, TX Nov. 15–Deer Valley Farm Female Sale, Fayetteville, TN Nov. 15–Performance Legends Female Sale, at Shuffler Farm, Union Grove, NC Nov. 15–Timberland Cattle Bull Sale, Vernon, AL CONTINUED ON PAGE 119 June 2014 n ANGUSJournal n 117 z ANGUS ALMANAC CONTINUED FROM PAGE 117 Nov. 16-17–Brooking Angus Open Book Invitational, Radville, SK Nov. 16–Pearls of the Prairie Female Sale, Mandan, ND Nov. 21–Legacy at Pine Hill Farms/Harvester Farm, at Rockingham County Fairgrounds, Harrisonburg, VA [evening] Nov. 21–ZWT Ranch, Crossville, TN Nov. 22–Cox Ranches, Weatherford, TX Nov. 22–Dalebanks Angus Bull Sale, Eureka, KS Nov. 22–Ginger Hill Angus, Culpeper, VA Nov. 22–MM Cattle Co. Bull & Commercial Female Sale, Bowdon, GA Nov. 22–Sydenstricker Genetics, Mexico, MO Nov. 22–Tree Lane Farm, El Paso, IL Nov. 23–Hedgewood Prairie Angus & Friends, Enterprise, KS Nov. 26–Bureau County Angus Ass’n Calf Sale, Princeton, IL Nov. 27–I Am Angus, RFD-TV Nov. 28–Power & Perfection Angus Sale, Regina, SK Nov. 29–Back Creek Black Saturday, Mount Ulla, NC (at Iredell Livestock Market, Turnersburg, NC) Nov. 29–Butch’s Angus, Jackson, MO Nov. 29–Dameron Angus, Lexington, IL Nov. 29–Rutledge Angus Farms, Farmer City, IL DECEMBER Dec. 1–Stevenson’s Diamond Dot, Hobson, MT Dec. 4–LFE Leading Ladies Sale, Spruce Grove, AB Dec. 5–Calhoun PT Bull Sale, Calhoun, GA Dec. 5–Lone Star Angus Alliance Bull Sale, Halletsville, TX Dec. 5–Missouri Advantage Plus Sale, Marshall, MO Dec. 6–Bramblett Angus Farm, Elberton, GA Dec. 6–Hoosier Beef Congress Angus Sale, Indianapolis, IN Dec. 6–Ontario Angus Breeders’ Futurity, Orangeville, ON Dec. 6–SW Virginia Angus Ass’n Virginia’s Finest Sale, Abingdon, VA Dec. 13–North Alabama Bull Test Sale, Cullman, AL Dec. 13–Pride of the Prairie Sale, Seymour, IL Dec. 13–Spickler Ranch, Glenfield, ND Dec. 13–TLC Angus/101 Ranch, Jerome, ID Dec. 14–SJS Cattle Co., Lucas, IA Dec. 20–California Expo Female Sale, Turlock, CA Dec. 20–The Angus Collection Sale, Olds, AB Dec. 25–I Am Angus, RFD-TV Dec. 31–New Year’s Resolution Frozen Genetic Sale, Red Deer, AB CONTINUED ON PAGE 121 June 2014 n ANGUSJournal n 119 z ANGUS ALMANAC CONTINUED FROM PAGE 119 2015 JANUARY Jan. 3–Bricton Farms Bull Sale, Social Circle, GA Jan. 3–Waynesville Bull Test Sale, Waynesville, NC Jan. 5–I Am Angus, RFD-TV Jan. 24–Georgia Angus Ass’n Annual Meeting & Banquet, Athens, GA Jan. 24–Gretsch Bros. Bull Sale, Crawford, GA Jan. 30–Doerr Angus Ranch, Bloomfield, NE (at Verdigre Livestock Market, Verdigre, NE) Jan. 31–Baldridge Bros. Angus Bull Sale, North Platte, NE FEBRUARY Feb. 2–Clemson PT Bull Sale, Clemson, SC Feb. 2–Turnpike Creek Farms, Milan, GA Feb. 9–Black Crest Farms, Sumter, SC Feb. 9–Tokeena Angus, Seneca, SC Feb. 12–Un. of Georgia Bull Sale, Athens, GA Feb. 14–Bradley 3 Ranch Bull Sale, Estelline, TX Feb. 14–Yon Family Farms, Ridge Spring, SC Feb. 19-21–Georgia Jr. Nat’l Livestock Show, Perry, GA Feb. 21–Saluda County Cattlemen’s Ass’n Commercial Replacement Heifer Sale, Saluda, SC Feb. 21–Stratford Seedstock, at Pratt Livestock Sales, Pratt, KS Feb. 28–Gaffney Family Cattle, Barneveld, WI MARCH March 7–Woodside Angus Farms Bull Sale, New Market, VA March 12–Montana Ranch Bull Sale, Ramsay, MT March 13–Smithland Angus Bull Sale, Russell Springs, KY March 16–Malek Angus Bull Sale, Highwood, MT March 28–Belle Point Ranch, Lavaca, AR March 28–Littlerobe Angus, Higgins, TX March 31–KW Cattle Co. Bull Sale, Fort Scott, KS APRIL April 11–Branch View Angus, Hustonville, KY April 18–Britt Farm, Hartwell, GA April 25–Windy Hill Angus, Boaz, AL April 26–C&C Performance Breeders’ Angus Sale, Tina, MO MAY May 2–Ogeechee Farms/CAM Ranches, Wadley, GA May 9–Frank Turner & Sons, Hayneville, AL June 2014 n ANGUSJournal n 121