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2022 Missouri Angus Preview Show to be held June 12th!

We invite you to join us June 10-12 in Sedalia, MO for the 2022 Missouri Angus and Missouri Jr. Angus Preview Shows held in conjunction with the Missouri Cattlemen’s Association All Breed Show. Entry forms are due May 13th. As a reminder, each show requires a separate entry form.

• 2022 Missouri Open and Junior Preview Show Schedule
• 2022 MO Angus Open Preview Show and Jackpot Show Entry Form
• 2022 MO Cattlemen’s Assoc./MO Junior Angus Preview Show Entry Form

Missouri Angus Breeders’ Futurity Weekend was a success!

Thank you to all our members who participated in our new format for the 2022 Missouri Angus Breeders’ Futurity. Over 150 people attending the membership banquet on Saturday, February 26 with great attendance at the three annual meetings as well. The 65th Missouri Angus Breeders’ Futurity Online Sale was also a success with the sale report available here.

Missouri Angus Association is excited to announce that we have added an employee to better serve our diverse membership.

Effective December 15, Kody Graves is serving as the Missouri Angus Association Sales Manager and will be managing numerous upcoming sales. A fourth-generation rancher from Texas, Kody has been involved in every aspect of the cattle industry. His experience began raising registered Hereford cattle where he was active in both 4-H and FFA as well as the National Junior Hereford Association. Kody received his bachelor’s degree in Animal Science from Texas Tech University where he also worked in the meat processing and research facility. He continued his education to receive his Master’s degree in Animal Physiology and Endocrinology from Iowa State University in 2015. For the past 7 years, Kody and his wife Sydney have made Missouri home living near St. Louis. During that time, Kody worked for semen companies as a sales manager and sales rep as well as an IVF company. For the past 5 years, he has also owned and operated Graves Cattle Services providing AI and ultrasound services to cattleman across the country. Along with their two-year-old daughter Kenzie, they run a herd of registered Herefords as well as manage a group of Angus donors and sale cattle. Kody is passionate about the beef industry and looks forward to visiting with ranchers and looking through Angus herds across the state. Kody is excited to continue this passion by working for our members serving as the Missouri Angus Association Sales Manager.

Kody can be reached at Kody@missouriangus.org or (940) 531-1851. Sale consignment information can also be mailed to his address at: 266 Hideaway Trail, Eureka, MO 63025.

Other Updates:

• The 2022-2023 Missouri Angus Directory will arrive in print around June 1st. It can also be viewed online here.
• Beginning with the April 2022 publication, to account for an increase in postage and paper prices, we have increased the price of black and white ads. Our revised details about advertising can be found here or on our publication page.
• The 2022 Breeders’ Futurity weekend was a success in the new format! The 2022 sale report can be viewed online here. The decision will be made at the April Missouri Angus Board of Directors meeting about the sale format for 2023.
• The Missouri Angus Trails was redesigned in 2021! We hope you continue to enjoy these changes. The 2022 publications can be viewed here: February 2022, March 2022, April 2022, and May 2022. The 2021 publications can be viewed by clicking on the month: February 2021, March 2021, April 2021, May 2021, 2021-2022 Missouri Angus Directory, August 2021, September 2021, October 2021, November 2021 and December 2021. As a note, our publication size is 8.125″x 10.8125″. Full page ads will still need 1/8 inch bleeds.
• Please use our calendar page to stay up to date on sales and locations from our members and advertisers in the Missouri Angus Trails.