AMERICAN ANGUS ASSOCIATION - THE BUSINESS BREED

Seedstock Suppliers

A directory to producers supplying registered Angus.

June 1, 2024

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Grimmius Cattle Co.

5715 Kansas Ave, Hanford, CA 93230; 559-585-8760; Randall Grimmius, owner/CEO, Phil Belko, Pedro Reyes, John Dickinson. We have been in the cattle-feeding business since 1962, founded by Tom Grimmius, and family-owned and -operated through today, as partners Randall Grimmius and Phil Belko manage the operation. In that time, the core principles have not waivered around the pillars of hard work, accountability and faith in God. One of our strongest assets is our genetic supply that includes 200+ registered Angus sires sourced and selected for elite performance, conversion and end-product merit. We also maintain a large and extensive collection of critical industry data points to direct our seedstock innovation. See our display advertisement on page 119.

BARNETT Angus Ranches

Barnett Angus Ranches

Wilkes Barnett, owner; 706-401-9157; wilkesbarnett1@gmail.com. Chris Goldman, manager, 706-401-3120, 1685 Lexington Rd, Washington, GA 30673; www.barnettangus.com. Established in 1947, Barnett Angus is a forage-based program dedicated to producing bulls for the commercial cattle industry in the Southeast. 2-year-old bulls and commercial females are sold annually on the first Saturday in November at the ranch near Washington. Visitors are always welcome.

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BENOIT ANGUS 

Everett, Doug Benoit, 699 Hwy 36, Esbon, KS 66941; 785-545-6806; dmbenoit@ruraltel.net. Sell by private treaty and production sale on the third Thursday of March. Sell registered Angus yearling bulls, open heifers, bred heifers. Visitors always welcome.

 

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DOWNEY RANCH INC. 

Joe Carpenter & Barb Downey, 37929 Wabaunsee Rd, Wamego, KS 66547; 785-556-8160; barbdowney@wamego.net; www.downeyranch.com. Offer feeder-calf buy-back program. Sell by private treaty April-June; host auction Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. Calve in spring. Sell registered Angus yearling bulls, 18-month-old bulls, open heifers, bred heifers, cow-calf pairs. Also offer Simmental. Visitors welcome; call ahead. We run a range-based, registered and commercial herd on native tallgrass prairie. No creep, all-forage program for cows. Cattle produced are either seedstock or sold as finished beef through U.S. Premium Beef. Delivery rights to USPB are available to customers. Annual sale first Friday in November, selling conservatively developed, age-advantaged bulls and bred replacement females. Watch website for details.

 

FINK

FINK BEEF GENETICS 

Galen Fink, 15523 Tuttle Creek Blvd, Randolph, KS 66554; 785-532-9936; finkbull1@twinvalley.net. Sell by private treaty and in an annual spring bull sale hosted the second Saturday in April and an annual fall sale hosted the third Saturday in October. Calve in fall. Sell registered Angus yearling bulls, 18-month-old bulls. Also offer Charolais. Visitors welcome; call ahead. See our display advertisement on page 7.

 

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GARDINER ANGUS RANCH INC. 

The Henry & Nan Gardiner Family; Mark, Greg, Grant, Cole & Ransom Gardiner, 1182 County Rd Y, Ashland, KS 67831; Office: 620-635-2156; gar@gardinerangus.com; gardinerangus.com. This diversified, family-owned ranching operation is dedicated to the production of quality beef from gate to plate. Applying more than 60 years of beef cattle breeding, state-of-the-art technology, data management and sound science, the ranch produces elite registered and commercial Angus genetics that make documented contributions to the beef industry. GAR records, measures and documents genetic merit on more than 5,000 Angus cattle each year. 100% of the sale offering is the result of total AI or ET. Cattle are available for sale at four auction sales each year plus private treaty, enabling customers to make value-added decisions based on their needs.

Gardiner Angus Ranch is a founding member of U.S. Premium Beef. From 2017 through late 2023, GAR customers using GAR’s delivery rights marketed more than 19,750 head through USPB. More than 98.8% have graded Choice or higher and 34.2% have graded Prime, earning $152.90 premium per head, returning more than $3.02 million above the base price. By providing access to one of the most aggressive grids in the business, since 1998, GAR customers have received more than $14.25 million in premiums and dividends. See display advertisement on page 1.

 

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STUCKY RANCH 

Gordon Stucky family, 421 NE 70 Ave, Kingman, KS 67068; 620-532-4122; gordon@stuckyranch.com; www.stuckyranch.com. Selling 150+ age-advantage registered Angus bulls by auction at the ranch March 12, 2025. Bulls also sold private treaty at the ranch in April/May. Focusing on bulls to produce progeny with genetics to qualify for the Certified Angus Beef ® brand and provide superior maternal traits for replacement females. We value moderate-frame, good-footed cows with superb udder quality. Stucky Ranch Genetics have proven their value for more than 40 years in the auction markets as calves or feeders, grid marketing with retained ownership and private-treaty sales.

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BRANCH VIEW ANGUS 

James and LuAnn Coffey, Box 327, Hustonville, KY 40437; james@branchviewangus.com; 859-238-0771; branchviewangus.com. Offer feeder-calf buy-back program. Sell by private treaty and hosted auction. Calve in spring and fall. Sell registered Angus yearling bulls, 18-month-old bulls, open heifers, bred heifers and cow-calf pairs. Visitors welcome anytime. See our display advertisement on page 27.

 

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WOODALL ANGUS FARM 

David Woodall, Gary Woodall, 800 McReynolds Rd, Quality, KY 42256; 270-847-1010, 270-889-1138; woodalldvm@aol.com; www.woodallangus.com. Feeder-calf buy-back program. Calve in fall. We host an annual bull sale the last Monday in February and a female sale each November. Sell bulls and females available by private treaty year-round. Offer registered Angus 18-month-old bulls, bred heifers, cow-calf pairs and commercial heifers. Also offer Simmental. Visitors are welcome anytime.

Birk

BIRK GENETICS 
Kelvin and Marsha Birk, 481 County Rd 340, Jackson, MO 63755; 573-450-4074; kelvin@birkgenetics.com; www.birkgenetics.com. Elite registered and commercial Angus cattle. Sell registered Angus bulls by private treaty and hosted auction the first Friday of October and the last Friday of March. Most bulls are 18 months old, some 2-year-olds, some yearlings. Sell DNA-tested commercial heifers. Calve in spring and fall. Extensive AI and ET programs. We maintain a large commercial herd, which keeps us grounded in the relevant traits in our registered herd. Our goal is to provide the genetics and service that will allow our commercial customers to greatly improve their herds. All Birk Genetics cattle: Genomically-enhanced EPDs, parent-verified, PI-BVD-free, fescue-tolerant, guaranteed, AHIR® records, excel in all traits of economic importance and free delivery. See display advertisement on page 65.

 

Coon Angus

COON ANGUS RANCH 
Russell & Susan Coon, Larry Coon, 1318 Shelby 169, Bethel, MO 63434; 660-341-2705; ruscatsol@gmail.com; www.coonangusranch.com. Sell by private treaty and consignment auction. Calve in fall and winter. Sell registered Angus yearling, 18-month-old and older bulls; bred heifers; and cow-calf pairs. Visitors welcome; call ahead. Fourth-generation Angus operation focused on balance of maternal, structure, marbling and growth. We regularly consign females and pairs in a handful of consignment sales in the state. Spring and fall bulls offered private treaty. Our bulls are developed slower to improve longevity. Adapted to fescue, heat and mud.

 

Laughlin Angus

LAUGHLIN ANGUS 
Don Laughlin, 36327 Monarch Trail, Guilford, MO 64457; 660-254-5500; laughlin@grm.net. Calve in spring and fall. Sell registered Angus yearling bulls and 18-month-old bulls. Cattle are bred for commercial cattlemen in a practical manner with emphasis on superior end-product merit, docility, growth and maternal traits. Visitors welcome; call ahead. Herd established 1959. AHIR® records since 1969.

 

SYDENSTRICKER GENETICS

SYDENSTRICKER GENETICS 
Eddie L. Sydenstricker, 3997 S Clark, Mexico, MO 65265; 573-473-9202; ben@sydgen.com; www.sydgen.com. Sell mostly at auction in our production sale; some bulls by private treaty. Calve in spring and fall. Visitors welcome; call ahead. Producing registered Angus seedstock since 1952. Pioneers in performance programs and independent marketing of semen and AI certificates. Winner of CAB Seedstock Commitment to Excellence and BIF Seedstock Producer of the Year. Host annual production sale each November in conjunction with a SydGen-influenced commercial female sale. Host a SydGen-influenced sale featuring bulls and females the second Tuesday in April.

Connealy

CONNEALY ANGUS 

Jerry & Sharon, Jed & Jais, Gabriel & Becca, Hannah Connealy, PO Box 96, Whitman, NE 69366; 308-544-6552, 308-650-9022, 308-660-6543; jsconnealy@gmail.com. Offer feeder-calf buy-back program. Calve in spring, summer, fall and winter. Sell registered Angus yearling bulls,18-month-old bulls and older bulls in two annual hosted auctions. Visitors welcome; call ahead. Join us for our fall sale the third Friday in November and our spring sale the fourth Saturday in March. Visitors welcome; please call ahead. See display advertisement on page 5.

Williams Ranch & Cattle 

Jeff Vicky & Alysa Williams, 7860 Maples Rd, Little Valley, NY 14755; 716-801-2454; highwaywrc@gmail.com. Sell by private treaty. Calve in spring. Offer registered Angus yearling bulls, 18-month-old bulls; open and bred heifers; cow-calf pairs and feeder calves. Visitors welcome, call ahead. Williams Ranch & Cattle is a family-owned and operated farm since 1998. We bought our first registered Angus bull in 2009 and never looked back. The farm breeds for calving ease direct, marbling and structure. Building the future one cow at a time.

Biltmore

Biltmore Estate 

1 Approach Rd, Asheville, NC 28803; 828-768-1956; livestock@biltmore.com; biltmorelivestock.com. Sell by private treaty and host auction. Calve in spring, fall and winter. Offer registered Angus yearling, 18-month-old and older bulls; open and bred heifers; and cow-calf pairs. Visitors welcome, call ahead. Eric Ellis, general manager, 828-777-9254. Production sale last Saturday in September. Also offer donor prospects and dependable females representing our program well. We believe in what the Angus cow offers maternally as well as in the carcass quality represented by our pasture-to-plate philosophy presented in the restaurants of Biltmore Estate. Schedule a visit any time you are in Asheville, NC. We love to show our herd and historic estate.

Bruner Angus

Bruner Angus Ranch 

4049 12th Ave NE, Drake, ND 58736; Blaine Bruner, 701-721-4754; Travis Bruner, 701-626-2070; bkbruner@gondtc.com; www.brunerangusranch.com. At Bruner Angus Ranch, our mission is to produce quality seedstock for purebred and commercial cattlemen that will add consistency, longevity and maternal strength to their operation. We also strive to give each one of our customers a genuine, trustworthy experience when working with our family and our cattle. We host our annual production sale the third Sunday in February at the ranch, as well as a Turn Out sale the first Monday in June. We offer yearling and 2-year-old Angus bulls, along with bred and open heifers. Stop by if you’re traveling through North Dakota!

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SELECT SIRES INC. 

11740 U.S. 42 N, Plain City, OH 43064; 614-873-4683; www.selectsiresbeef.com. Offering breed-leading Angus genetics, custom AI services and cattle marketing options. See display advertisement on inside cover.

Express

EXPRESS RANCHES 

Robert A Funk, 2202 N 11th St, Yukon, OK 73099; 405-350-0044; mark.squires@expressranches.com; www.expressranches.com. Sell by private treaty and host auctions. Calve year-round. Offer registered Angus yearling bulls, 18-month-old bulls, older bulls, open heifers, bred heifers and cow-calf pairs. Also offer Hereford. Visitors welcome anytime. Express Ranches has been recognized by the beef industry’s scorekeepers at CattleFax as one of the largest producers of registered seedstock for nearly 15 years.


POLLARD FARMS

POLLARD FARMS 

Dr. Barry & Roxanne Pollard, Waukomis, OK; 580-758-1464; barry@pollardfarms.com; www.pollardfarms.com; Jeremy Leister, cow herd, 405-714-0557. Pollard Farms’ Angus herd is a culmination of years of calculated breeding decisions and the constant pursuit of producing a better product for their customers by cultivating Angus genetics that combine elite numerical profiles with outstanding individual performance and excellent phenotype to become competitors at any level in our industry. Pollard Farms cattle have the benefit of multiple generations of weights, scan data, and genomic testing to yield a higher accuracy to the numerical profiles of their herd and greater predictability for their customers. Our 26th annual fall production sale is Sept. 21, 2024, and our annual bull sale is March 19, 2025.

Chessie Creek Farm

CHESSIE CREEK FARM 

Andrew Agostini, owner; Scott Sell, general manager, 912-329-2411, ssell@jlwoode.com; Dan Ulmer, operations manager, 803-383-1916, dulmer@jlwoode.com; 4953 Charleston Hwy, Walterboro, SC 29488; www.chessiecreek.com. Registered and commercial operation. Intense ET program. Supplying bulls and commercial bred females for cattlemen in the Southeast. Annual commercial bred heifer sale hosted the third Saturday in May and annual late fall bull and female production sale. See our display advertisement on page 113.

 

Yon Family Farms

YON FAMILY FARMS 

Kevin and Lydia Yon, 318 Aiken Rd., Ridge Spring, SC 29129; 803-685-5048; lydia@yonfamilyfarms.com; yonfamilyfarms.com; Sell by private treaty and hosted auction. Calve in spring, fall and winter. Sell registered Angus yearling bulls, 18-month-old bulls, older bulls, open heifers, bred heifers and cow-calf pairs. Visitors welcome, call ahead. Spring sale is third Saturday in February. Fall sale is last weekend in October. See display advertisement on page 6.

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Lindskov LT Ranch

Bryce Lindskov & Todd Lindskov, PO Box 24, 13291 SD Hwy 65, Isabel, SD 57633; Bryce, 605-850-3887, bryce@lindskovranches.com; Todd, 605-850-8132, todd@lindskovranches.com; https://lindskovsltranch.com/. The Lindskov operation has been building on quality and service since 1981 by selling purebred Charolais and Angus bulls in their annual bull sale, registered females by private treaty, and commercial bred heifers sold in the fall. They also feed several thousand of their customers’ calves, which they buy each fall and winter. The Lindskov family is focused on customer service by adding value and profit to commercial ranchers and seedstock producers, all while meeting the needs of feeders, packers and consumers. They want their customers to be rewarded for their hard work and loyalty to the LT program. See our display advertisement on page 2.

Genetic Excellence

GENETIC EXCELLENCE ANGUS BULL SALE

PO Box 310, Rickman, TN 38580; Kent Brown, 931-265-9200; David Holt, 931-397-1751; www.geneticexcellence.com. Come see us the first Saturday in January at the Hyder Burks Ag Pavilion in Cookeville, TN, where we sell 15-month-old registered black Angus bulls, as well as commercial heifers (open, bred and pairs) by auction. These bulls are heavily screened, DNA-tested and managed with the intent to get them out to producers healthy, sound and athletic so they can add value for many years to come. We would love to see you at the sale or on the farm, where visitors are always welcome. Give us a call to set it up! The Genetic Excellence Team — Kent Brown, JBS Angus, and David Holt, Holt Farms.

 

Ingram Angus

INGRAM ANGUS 

480 Harris Rd, Pulaski, TN 38478; www.ingramangus.com; Jason Upchurch, 256-239-8540; jason@ingramangus.com; David Cagle, 256-616-6446, david@ingramangus.com. Offer age-advantage Angus bulls by private treaty and in spring and fall production sales. Bulls are developed on a high-roughage diet and on pasture. These bulls are bred to be hearty cattle that thrive in any environment. The bulls are bred to have real-world performance, extra muscle capacity and be able to travel the harshest terrain. Many ET brothers and siblings are available. Our cow herd is based on cow families that have stood the test of time. Watch our website for more details, and follow us on Facebook or Instagram.

2 Bar Angus

2 BAR ANGUS 

Steve & Laura Knoll, 4020 U.S. Hwy 385, Hereford, TX 79045; 806-344-7444; 2barangus@gmail.com; www.2barangus.com. Sell by private treaty, bull sale third Wednesday in March and female sale first Saturday in October. We use AI, embryo transfer, DNA, docility scores, individual weights, ultrasound, scrotal circumstance, hip height, visual appraisal and culling to evaluate each animal to help commercial producers choose the right animal to fit their needs — whether selling at weaning, yearling or to the packer. We love visitors and welcome you to stop by if ever in “The Beef Capital of the World,” in the western Texas Panhandle. Certified Angus Beef LLC’s 2018 Seedstock Commitment to Excellence award winner.

 

Bradley 3Ranch

BRADLEY 3 RANCH, LTD 

M.L. Bradley and James Henderson, 15591 County Rd K, Memphis, TX 79245; 940-585-6171; mmll@bradley3ranch.com; www.bradley3ranch.com. Sell by hosted auction. Calve in fall. Offer registered Angus 18-month-old bulls, open heifers and bred heifers. Also offer Charolais. Visitors welcome; please call ahead. Our spring sale is the 2nd Saturday in February, offering 200 Angus and 90+ Charolais bulls, and Angus females. Offering genetics that work in the pasture or on the rail. We have buyers for our customers’ calves that use our genetics with a history of great results. We invite you to come to get know why this land and livestock program has achieved so many industry awards.

Stokrose

STOKROSE 

Aaron Golladay, 21029 Rd. 6 SE, Warden, WA 98857; 509-750-9821; aaron@stokrose.com; www.stokrose.com. Sell by hosted auction. Calve in spring and fall. Offer registered Angus yearling bulls, 18-month-old bulls, older bulls and bred heifers. Visitors are welcome; please call ahead. Stokrose is a family-run purebred Angus seedstock provider, commercial Angus ranch and row-crop farm based in Warden, Washington. We focus on helping commercial cattlemen improve the maternal traits that impact herd quality. Meanwhile, we collect data to the rail on our calves to stay on target with terminal traits. This balance keeps us centered on the needs of cattlemen and their customers, from pasture to plate. Please join us for our Stokrose Angus Bull Sale on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. See display advertisement on page 121.

Rooney Angus

ROONEY ANGUS RANCH 

9996 County Hwy Q, Chippewa Falls, WI 54729; Steve & Karen Rooney, owners; Paige Norby, herd manager, 715-896-5323; Harold Miller, consultant, 970-481-3921. Generational excellence is a pillar we have worked extensively to build within our program. The females that we have built our program around were selected for pedigree strength, maternal quality, phenotype and ability to consistently transmit these characteristics. We utilize our large commercial herd at Camas Creek in Montana to anchor breeding decisions to the real world and strive to remain connected to the commercial cow-calf foundation of our industry while strengthening the traits that prove profitable to commercial cattlemen. Bulls available private treaty.

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Featured in the 2024 Feeder-Calf Marketing Guide

Editor’s note: The “Seedstock Supplier” directory is a listing of Angus members who have purchased a display ad and/or a listing to appear in the “Feeder-Calf Marketing Guide.” This directory is organized alphabetically and by state. As paid advertisers, herds appear in the “Advertising Index” on page 127. If you would like to be included in this section next year, please submit your listing at https://bit.ly/FCMG-cattleman or email your inquiry to FCMG@angus.org.

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