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Missouri Angus Happenings

2025-2026 Membership Directory

A huge thank you to our members and advertisers for a great Directory again this year. Directories will begin arriving in the mail on May 19 and can also be viewed online here.

2025 Preview Show Weekend Results

Congratulations to all of our members who participated in our Preview Show Weekend.

2025 Missouri State Fair

Entries must be RECEIVED BY JULY 7, 2025 AT 5:00 PM to the Missouri State Fair. Learn more and enter online at: https://www.mostatefair.com/participate/livestock-building/livestock-exhibitors/

New in 2025, Missouri Angus Association will be hosting a Open Phenotype/Genotype Bull Show (PGS). Both the Open Heifer and Open Bull shows will be abbreviated as PGS and will follow the same scoring system as the National Junior Angus Show with half of the points coming from the judges’ ranking on Expected Progeny Differences (EPDs) and the other half on the Phenotype ranking. Ties will be broken on Phenotype.

With generous support from Eversole Angus and Meyer Cattle, the cash prize for the Champion PGS Heifer and Bull is $600 and Reserve $300. All class winners will also receive $100 cash awards with other additional prizes also awarded.

To participate in these special shows, the bull or heifer entry MUST be entered in the 2025 Missouri State Fair Open Show. At check-in on August 6, we will complete the entry process with the $20 entry fee and the 2025 Missouri State Fair OPEN Phenotype/Genotype (PGS) Heifer & Bull Show Entry Form.

Thanks again to our sponsors and we look forward to another great event!

2025 Missouri Angus Ladies of Autumn Sale

Please mark your calendars for our fourth annual Missouri Angus Ladies of Autumn Sale on Sunday, October 26, 2025 at Wall Street Cattle Company in Lebanon, MO. A special thank you to Wall Street Cattle Company for agreeing to graciously hosting the event again! Preparation is a key to success for marketing cattle so the entries are open and will be accepted until August 18.

2025 Missouri Angus Association Ladies of Autumn Sale Documents

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:

  • Committee assignments and revised responsibilities were approved and are available on the Boards, Association tab our website as well as will be printed in the Directory.
  • Feedback from the note cards at the Annual Meeting was shared with the Board of Directors.
  • As recommended by the Sale Committee, the Futurity will consistently be called the Missouri Angus Futurity moving forward.
  • Missouri Angus Trails Publication: Due to ongoing problems with the USPS delivery system, the ad deadline and ultimately the printing and mailing date of the Trails and Directory has been moved up. If an ad is not received by the deadline, filler editorial or other content may be added.
  • 2025 Certified Angus Beef Tour: Missouri Angus has received $12,500 in donations to assist with the bus trip to Wooster, Ohio to tour the Certified Angus Beef® headquarters and other stops. Registration opens May 1. JULY UPDATE: Due to low participation, the tour has been cancelled.
  • State Sponsored Sales:
    • Rules Revisions: Two rules were revised to clarify consignor ownership and the age in which calves must have genomic testing completed. Rules have been updated and our on the website.
    • Sale Management: Per the February meeting and acceptance of the proposal from JDH Enterprises, the Sale Committee developed an agreement spelling out the terms and expectations which was approved by the board with some modifications.
  • 2025 Missouri Angus Breeders’ Futurity:
    • Payment for all purchases have been received and consignor payment began on March 11 (17 days post sale) with the final payment mailed 44 days following the sale.
    • The University of Missouri Memorandum of Understanding for our donation of Riverode gates and panels was reviewed by an attorney and had additional liability language added. The University accepted the added language, and the revised MOU was signed in April.
  • 2025 Ladies of Autumn Sale: Entries are now open for the Sunday, October 26 sale at Wall Street Cattle Company. A hotel block has been secured with the Holiday Inn in Lebanon at a rate of $127, plus tax for a king and $132, plus tax for a queen room. Mention MO Angus for the discounted rate.
  • 2026 Missouri Angus Breeders’ Futurity Sale:
    • Plans are underway for the 2026 event to be held at the University of Missouri Trowbridge Livestock Center the last full weekend of February. A plan needs to be developed to take care of cleanup of the facility as per the agreement with the University.
    • With the positive response to the gates and ability to bring unhaltered cattle to the Futurity, Chad Sampson was directed to work with the University to gauge their interest in securing more gates and panels and extending our previous agreement.
  • President Behlmann initiated a new time of “Comments for the Good of the Association”. He reviewed the MAA Mission Statement and reminded the group that there is a social aspect and camaraderie to our purpose. Along those lines several directors mentioned the tight schedule of the one-day Futurity event. Julie Conover was directed to draft a one-day, as has been done the last three years, and an additional schedule returning to the previous two-day format. UPDATE: The Board of Director met on May 4 via Teams and voted to continue to conduct a Saturday Sale and will be looking at Sunday meeting options.

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. The next meeting will be held Wednesday, August 6.

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

07/25/2025 Ozark Empire Fair Junior Angus Show Springfield, MO
07/26/2025 Ozark Empire Fair Open Angus Show Springfield, MO
08/07/2025 Missouri State Fair 4-H and FFA Shows Sedalia, MO
08/08/2025 Missouri State Fair Open Angus Show Sedalia, MO
08/08/2025 Missouri Angus Phenotype/Genotype Open Heifer & Bull Show Sedalia, MO
08/15/2025 Express Ranches Big Event Yukon, OK
08/16/2025 Express Ranches Big Event Yukon, OK
08/20/2025 MO Angus Membership Tour to Certified Angus Beef® Wooster, OH

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