November 15, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:

Clint Mefford, director of communications

816-383-5143  

cmefford@angus.org

 

National Western Angus Bull Sale Returns to Denver

Angus to host its second evening Angus Bull Sale after a hugely successful 2017 sale.

 

The 2018 National Western Bull Sale, scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 10, will head back to the National Western Stock Show (NWSS) in Denver. Held in the historic Stadium Arena, the event celebrates the rich history and success of the Angus breed.

Last year, almost 2,500 people packed the arena, making the event the largest cattle sale in the building since the 1950s. As the only sale hosted by the Association, the event celebrates the Angus breed’s impact on Western ranching and symbolizes the success of the breed for years to come.

“Angus breeders again have consigned another excellent group of bulls for the 2018 NWSS Angus Bull Sale,” said David Gazda, sale manager and director of field services at American Angus Association. “This year, approximately 40 bulls will be offered and are consigned from some of the most respected and progressive breeding programs in the country.”

The Angus Bull Sale Show will kick off NWSS Angus shows on Wednesday at 8 a.m. in the Stadium Arena. A three-person judging committee will place the bulls to help make a sale order. Judges for the event will be Art Butler, Bliss, Idaho; Sam Carter, Arthur, Nebraska; and Mike McGuire, Waverly, Alabama. The ROV Angus Bull Show will follow the Bull Sale Show at 11 a.m.

A social hour will precede the sales with entertainment from the Jake Hooker Band, and Vintage Blackbird 7184, the 2018 Angus Foundation Female donated by Vintage Angus of Modesto, California, will kick start the sale at 5:30 p.m. The heifer is sired by VAR Discovery 2240, the $110,000 top-selling bull of the 2013 Vintage Angus Ranch bull sale.

“Both seedstock and commercial cattlemen can come to Denver and buy with confidence, assured they are purchasing the most progressive, documented and high-accuracy genetics available in the Angus breed today,” Gazda said.

All consignments will have Angus Herd Improvement Records (AHIR®) performance information and a complete set of genomically enhanced expected progeny differences (EPDs). Each bull must rank in the top 50 percent of the breed for non-parent bulls for the EPDs and $Value Indexes that include weaning weight (WW), yearling weight (YW), dollar weaning ($W) and dollar beef ($B).

For more information about the sale and to request a catalog, contact David Gazda, sale manager, at 706-296-7846 or dgazda@angus.org or Tonya Theis, Association events and education administrative assistant at (816) 383-5142 or ttheis@angus.org.

Attendees are encouraged to book rooms at the Angus headquarters hotel, the Denver Marriott City Center. The Association reserved a block of rooms, and reservations must be made by Dec. 15 to secure a room at the discounted rate.

Immediate show results will be available online and on the Association’s app, Angus Mobile, along with a complete event schedule, showring videos, event photos and breaking news alerts.

Visit www.angus.org for further information about Angus events at the NWSS.

 

2018 National Western Stock Show

Denver, Colo. | Angus Schedule

 

Sunday, Jan. 7

8 a.m.  Angus Check-in – Hill

 

Monday, Jan 8

10 a.m.                        Angus Check-in – Yards

 

Tuesday, Jan. 9

5 p.m.             Bases Loaded Sale – Coors Field

 

Wednesday, Jan. 10

8 a.m.              NWSS Angus Bull Sale Show – Stadium Arena       

11:00 a.m.       ROV Angus Bull Show – Stadium Arena

5:30 p.m.         NWSS Angus Bull Sale & Evening Event – Stadium Arena

 

Thursday, Jan. 11

8 a.m.              Junior Angus Heifer Show – Stadium Arena

5 p.m.              Denim & Diamond Sale – Beef Palace Auction Arena

7 p.m.              Trowbridge Family of Friends Sale – Livestock Center Auction Arena

 

Friday, Jan. 12

8 a.m.              ROV Female Angus Show – Stadium Arena

 

Saturday, Jan. 13

8 a.m.             Angus Pen & Carload Show – Livestock Center Auction Arena

 

-Written by Ali Luety, Communications Specialist

 

ANGUS MEANS BUSINESS. The American Angus Association® is the nation’s largest beef breed organization, serving nearly 25,000 members across the United States and Canada. It provides programs and services to farmers, ranchers and others who rely on the power of Angus to produce quality genetics for the beef industry and quality beef for consumers.

For more information about Angus cattle and the American Angus Association’s programs and services, visit www.angus.org.

 

 

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