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Bench Creek Ranch with Fallon, Nevada
by Derek Sample • Derek@ABPmag.com
Croissants to Cattle: the 'Beef Up Breed' story
The unlikely journey of a Frenchman who brought Gascon cattle across the ocean and into the American West
Derek: Paul, cattle are why we’re here — but your path started in France. Let's start with that.
Paul: (heavy French accent) My name is Paul Plauviez. I came from France to the U.S. for the first time in 1981, for computer training in San Francisco. At first, I didn’t want to come—my idea of America came from gangster movies and that TV show The Streets of San Francisco with the steep up‑and‑down streets. But once I arrived, I liked it immediately and decided not to go back to France. I began figuring out how I could make a living here, and food seemed like the best path.
D: Food as in a bakery?
Paul: Exactly. People said, “You’re French—open a bakery in downtown San Francisco.” I heard about a Chinese businessman in Chinatown who
had done that and brought a French baker from France. I met that baker; he explained how they advertised in French magazines and hired him. I did the same. The economy in 81–’82 was down, Reagan was president, and there were plenty of empty spaces for rent.
D: Where did you land?
Paul: I found a spot on Sutter Street near Union Square, and not far from the Financial District. We opened a small retail bakery. U.S. equipment wasn’t quite what I needed for artisan bread, so we shipped in mixers, a proofer, and an oven from France. Rent in 1982 was $6,000 a month— big money then. France still used the franc, and it was expensive, about 10 francs to the dollar. My parents worried I’d go broke. Our break‑even was around $500 per day in sales.
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D: How did opening day go?
Paul: The first day, we did over $1,000; by day two or three, we were at $2,300. We had a line from 6 a.m. to around 10 a.m. Croissants, ba guettes, French pastries—no one else in the area was selling them.
D: You branched into cookies after that, right?
Paul: I bought an old cookie factory and started making cookies under the name Barbara’s Bak‑ ery. At first, we had problems—France is not the U.S.—so we adjusted the recipes for the market: fruit juice instead of sugar, natural ingredients, and smaller bags. It took off nationwide in nat ural food stores. We also made cereals and even supplied cereal to General Foods.
D: Then a buyout.
Paul: Right—about a year later, before Christmas, a very wealthy cereal manufacturer from England came and bought us out. Overnight, my partner and I had real money—we went from nothing to millionaires in a year. I signed a non‑compete so that I couldn’t do cookies or bakeries anymore.
D: Enter the ranch era.
Paul: When I was young in France, I watched cowboy movies. With California land already too expensive—speculation made cattle ranching un profitable—I looked in Oregon and then Nevada. Driving with a ranch broker, we passed a fore‑ closure near Fallon, Nevada—Bench Creek head quarters, where the dam is. It was January, snow everywhere, the middle of nowhere—beautiful. I bought it, hired a cowboy family, bought cattle, and started building a ranch.
D: What was your first breeding plan?
Paul: My father was a butcher and always said Charolais was the best, so I bought Charolais bulls and crossed them with Angus‑type cows. But Charolais weren’t adapted to our envi ronment—arid range and huge BLM permits (around 400,000 acres). The Charolais bulls hung around water and wouldn’t travel with the cows into canyons. We lost calves and even found Charolais bulls dead by the water—they wouldn’t go out to feed.
Paul Plouviez
"Gascon cattle are hardy, rustic, and always moving — they thrive where most others fail."
D: So you went breed‑shopping.
Paul: I went to the Paris International Agricul‑ tural Show—one of the biggest in the world—to study breeds. People told me that for our envi ronment, Gascon cattle (from the Pyrenees) were best: mountain cattle, very hardy and rustic, efficient on limited feed, always moving, and able to adapt their bodies to heat and cold.
D: But you couldn’t import live animals.
Paul: Only embryos. I worked through the U.S. Embassy in Paris and the USDA. They checked the origin and diseases, even for embryos. It took about three years to get roughly 70 embry os approved. We transferred them in Lovelock, Nevada, in December (around 2013). Between cycling recipients and transfer day, the temper ature dropped 15–20 degrees. Friends in France warned me: cows aren’t in condition to receive embryos with such a sudden temperature shift. Our vet said it would be fine. It wasn’t—we ended up with only three or four calves from about 70 embryos. Typically, you expect just under 50%— about two embryos per calf. This was under 10%. Very expensive: buying recipient cows, semen, shipping, and specialized customs paperwork via USDA‑approved companies. At that time, embry os were around $500 each plus shipping.
before reproduction. So I brought in more embry os—again and again.
D: Where are you now in numbers?
Paul: Today, I have around 350–400 head of just Gascon, with calves. It’s become a lifetime pro ject—I should have started earlier. <laughs>
D: Tell me more about the Gascon community in France.
D: Brutal. Did any of those first calves work out?
Paul: Two were female and one male—not much to start a breed. Progress was slow—three years
Paul: The Gascon community in France is small and tight—farms around 80 hectares (about 200 acres). They’re not rich but live well—good sea sons, hunting, and summer grazing in the moun tains on shared permits (similar to BLM here). Farms typically stay in families for generations. I joined the Gascon Society, and during a cere mony they even put the traditional cap on me. At the Paris show, each breed parades; I go whenever I can. I also helped upgrade their bull sale venue. The sale used to be held in an old barracks where Spanish civilians once sheltered during Franco’s war—cold March weather, melting snow, bulls shown under a tractor shed roof. A friend joked it looked like gypsies selling cattle on a street corner. The government offered a €50,000 grant but required a down payment, and breeders were reluctant. I provided it, and a breeder’s son who works at Airbus added more to build beautiful offices. One barrack became a meeting and party hall. Now it’s a proper ring facility, and I’m on the board. In the meeting room, there’s even a photo
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D: Universities—who’s shown interest?
Paul: UC Davis helped a little early on, but staff changes stalled it. Colorado State University in Fort Collins is interested. Gascon doesn’t have the brisket (high‑altitude) problem and can live at 13,000 feet. Calves are often first to die from brisket at elevation; with ungrazed high pastures, you also raise fire risk. CSU is interested in moun tain grazing and crossbreeding results with Angus and other breeds. To do it right, I need a small, compact ranch in a central location (Colorado) to manage breeding and pedigrees. In Nevada, with 400,000‑acre permits, you can’t maintain
registered pedigrees—you know the cow, but not which bull sired the calf. A small place lets us control matings and run proper bull sales. We held our first bull sale this year, but most people don’t know the breed, and some are suspicious of something “new” from a French guy. <laughs>
D: Yet word‑of‑mouth is growing.
Paul: Yes. Your magazine ad helped us a lot—lots of people tell me they’ve seen it. Of course, some folks say, “anything but Angus and Hereford isn’t framed right.” Others buy online and bid more if it’s black, even when the animal doesn’t look good. It doesn’t make sense.
D: You coined a slogan.
Paul: The Angus Association uses “The Business Breed.” It is a business—black hides sell. For Gascon, I wanted something that explains cross breeding value: more shape, muscle, and flavor with modest marbling—so I chose “Gascon: The Beef Up Breed.”
D: Your logo color—purple—what’s the story?
Paul: In the Pyrenees, when cattle go up in
spring, purple flowers bloom across the pastures. We chose that purple for identity. We even have purple T‑shirts.
D: Are you the only U.S. source for Gascon?
Paul: I started alone. A Frenchman from the Pyrenees bought a farm in New York and brought embryos; we planned a U.S. Gascon association. Then COVID hit. He had a temporary investor visa and needed to show income in two or three years—impossible during lockdowns. Immigra tion told him to leave. I bought his herd—about 30–32 head—and trucked them across the U.S. to Nevada. I’ve heard rumors of Gascon in Can ada coming into the U.S., but the embryos I saw from there didn’t meet USDA requirements. Maybe via Canada, some slipped through, I don’t know. As far as I know, I’m the only one here.
D: Let’s talk butcher shops.
Paul: I grew up in a butcher shop—small town in northern France, coal‑mining country. I helped my father slaughter pigs and cattle. Around 2015–16, in Reno/Sparks, there’s a shop called Butcher Boy, now in its second generation. I used to buy meat there and became friends with the butcher, Ken Jolly. After the 2008 real‑estate crash, he opened a bigger store in south Reno—
two butcher counters, fish, pizzas—high rent. Then Whole Foods opened a couple of blocks away, the economy dipped and so on. The trouble is, good butchers are independent by nature—it’s hard to work for someone else. He decided to reopen. I put up the money, we found a location, remodeled, and it was very successful. Lines out the door and down the block. Eventually, he bought me out on terms. Now his son, Clint Jolly, runs it—great personality, open‑minded, and doing very well.
D: Yeah, it sure was a nice place and oh so busy. Did you sell Gascon beef there?
Paul: Occasionally. People loved it, asked for more. But Gascons aren’t chickens—you don’t re stock in two months. The process from breeding to slaughter is about three years: nine months of gestation plus almost two years to finish. And I need breeding stock to expand the breed, which means we can’t supply steady retail volume yet. The demand is there.
D: I noticed signage about Nebraska beef.
Paul: Their Angus comes from Nebraska. We first tried local slaughter, but Northern Nevada has limited facilities. There’s only one fully USDA plant at the University of Nevada, Reno. Two
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D: Industry views—Angus, CAB, and crosses.
Paul: In U.S. plants, inspectors often see the black hide and it’s “Angus.” Even baldies count if mostly black. So Simmental and others can “pass” as Angus in some programs. Politics aside, it’s strange. I’ve seen the same mindset in con sumer goods. When our English buyer took over the cookie line, their cost‑cutting team reduced expensive ingredients 10%, then another 10% months later; after a few rounds, the product wasn’t the same. Then they’d announce “original
formula is back” to regain share. Breeds get treat ed similarly—purity standards relax over time. They even crossed black Wagyu with Angus to fit the black‑hide premium. But Wagyu is extreme ly fatty—eat it every day and you cut your life by ten years (in Japan, it’s a treat, not daily fare). Demand for Wagyu‑Angus crosses isn’t as hot now; even Butcher Boy sees limited demand. For the mass market, beef prices are high, and people switch to chicken or pork more often. But it’s sure nice to see ranchers finally catching up on bills, fixing trucks and tractors.
D: How many locations are in your ranch opera tion now?
Paul: Two big ones: I bought Bench Creek near Middlegate; after that, I bought a place in Still water next to a feedlot—that became one big base. I also hold a minor six‑month BLM permit along Highway 50. In Churchill County, I have two 12‑month permits and one six‑month permit; in Eureka County, I have holdings as well—two ranches there: Fish Creek Ranch and Segura Ranch. All are in use.
D: Yeah, I bet I didn’t even see 1% of it all today, and it was a whole day. OK, let’s switch it up. Trucks—Ford, Chevy, or Dodge?
Paul: I’ve been driving a Ram 3500—great for towing—but I might switch to a Ford F‑250 gas truck by year’s end. The 3500 rides rough without a trailer and is hard to park in cities. In Portland, while visiting my daughter, the parking spaces are so tight that my tires touched both lines.
D: Water in Nevada—give us the quick version.
Paul: Water rights are everything here. We rely on underground water and creeks—some year‑round, but by August/September, many run low. We’ve scattered troughs across the range. Every year we invest to improve: fix lines, drill or re‑drill wells. Cows won’t graze where there’s no water. On BLM land, permitting can be slow, but overall our relationship with BLM is good, and fees are inexpensive relative to value.
D: BLM relationships can be touchy.
it’s not the end of the world. The system here is designed so people can succeed.
D: You’ve seen the contrast in Europe.
Paul: In Europe—under the Common Market— paperwork can be overwhelming. A 100‑cow farm may need one person full‑time just for forms. Premiums are tied to geography (moun tain difficulty, etc.). If a calf is born, you have 48 hours to register it online; if you miss this dead line, they reduce payments. Move cattle to anoth er pasture? Log it. Ship to slaughter? Log depar‑ ture time, transport details, and arrival time. If you make mistakes, payments get cut. Here, if I’m behind, the FSA helps me catch up. People should travel and see the difference; in America, the system does support success.
Paul: Sometimes. During a period after feder al staffing changes, local offices felt more ag gressive—more inspections, sometimes unan nounced. Lately, it’s back to normal; they call a week ahead so we can prepare. Paperwork is paperwork—you follow the rules. In the U.S., between USDA, FSA, NRCS, and others, many agencies help ranchers. A young cowboy can get low‑interest, long‑term loans. A neighbor couple bought a $500,000 place with 100% financing and very low interest. If someone truly can’t pay,
D: Do you get involved with local cattle groups?
Paul: I tried early on, but some meetings felt like old‑boys’ coffee clubs—long stories I didn’t know and gallons of American coffee. As a newcomer, I didn’t fit. I focus on working and improving.
D: Any hardships starting from scratch?
Paul: It’s never easy, but you get used to it and stop caring what people say. Some long‑estab lished families don’t like newcomers—that’s true everywhere, France included. In a Pyrenees vil lage, if someone marries from three miles away, he’s still “not from here” for decades. <laughs>
D: Favorite beef cut?
Paul: Tri‑tip—we used to do different marinades at Butcher Boy, tumbled and grilled. Delicious.
D: When you get a break—vacation?
Paul: Two places: France, three or four times a year (sometimes less, sometimes more), and Japan, because my wife is Japanese. I love Ja‑ pan—food, safety, and their attention to detail. I’ve learned patience and detail from them. I’ll buy a shirt for how it looks; my wife inspects the stitching and buttons first. <laughs>
D: How did you meet your wife?
Paul: Through the cookie business—she was a buyer for the Japanese market. The Japanese stopped buying; I ended up with the buyer. <laughs> Her sister is in poor health and blind; my wife goes to Japan at least twice a year to help, more if there’s an emergency.
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D: Anything else we missed?
Paul: Only that I’m open to working with farmers, ranchers, or groups who want to develop the breed. Gascon has real value in the American West—espe cially in the mountains—and in crossbreeding.
D: Yes, from what I’ve seen today, there’s a future for Gascon cattle. You’ve moved the mountain, as they say. Great work taking it this far over the past decade — and I’ll be checking back in regularly to see where the trail leads next!
D: Long‑term goals for Gascon in the U.S.?
Paul: I want ranchers to adopt the breed, form a U.S. Gascon Association, and develop it na‑ tionwide. I can’t do everything myself. I travel to France for the bull sale, select top new bulls, and import semen to keep improving genetics here. We have semen and embryos stored in Logan, Utah—collected and stored by Hoff man Breeders—and we aim to sell semen.
D: Who should contact you?
Paul: Ranchers who want to improve genet ics—shape, muscle, hardy efficiency—or those wishing to start their own Gascon herd. Even without buying a bull, they can begin with se‑ men; others can pursue purebred with embry os. The U.S. market is enormous. It will take decades for Gascon to become visible every where; I need partners.
D: Any hurdles readers should know about with embryos today?
Paul: Since I began, Europe has faced diseas es like the Schmallenberg virus. To export Gascon embryos now, donor cows must test negative 30 days before embryo collection and again 30 days after—the virus is mosqui to‑borne and widespread in Europe. There’s a vaccine in Europe, but the USDA doesn’t recognize it yet, so donors must test negative.
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16-Oct Kirkes Black Angus Ranch Talihina, OK
16-Oct Ladies of the Beartooth Columbus, MT
16-Oct Pine Coulee Angus f Hardin, MT
16-Oct Stone Gate Commercial f Flemingsburg, KY
16-Oct Thomas Angus Ranch Baker City, OR
16-Oct Wilks Ranch f Eastland, TX
17-Oct Brumfield Angus Farm Sawyer, MI
17-Oct Hall Ranch comp. cow disp. Bassett, NE
17-Oct Meadow Lake Angus Patoka, IN
17-Oct Meadows Creek Farm Arcadia, FL
17-Oct Mushrush Red Angus f Elmdale, KS
17-Oct Myers/Tamme Valley Harrodsburg, KY
17-Oct NILE Angus f Billings, MT
17-Oct W4 Ranch Morgan, TX
18-Oct 3C Cattle Co. Carrollton, MO
18-Oct Basin Angus f Billings, MT
18-Oct IBEP PT Springville, IN
18-Oct Jamison Ranch Beggs, OK
18-Oct Lambert Ranch Oroville, CA
18-Oct Linhart Limousin Leon, IA
18-Oct Natural State Prime Angus =Scranton, AR
18-Oct NILE Billings, MT
18-Oct Nowatzke Cattle Co. Michigan City, IN
18-Oct Oakdale Farms Rome, GA
18-Oct Rogers Bar HR Collins, MS
18-Oct Seedstock Plus Carthage, MO
18-Oct Seldom Rest Farm Niles, MI
18-Oct Shaver Angus Norwood, MO
18-Oct Sipe Angus Claremont, NC
18-Oct Top Notch Angus Wheeler, TX
18-Oct White Hawk Ranch Buchanan, GA
18-Oct Whitestone Farm f Aldie, VA
18-Oct Wolf Creek Farm Hawkinsville, GA
19-Oct Reynolds Herefords Huntsville, MO
19-Oct Wheeler Farms Chickasha, OK
20-Oct Brennstuhl Farms Danville, OH
20-Oct Danell Diamond Six online
20-Oct H2O Cattle Co./Carrico Angus online
20-Oct Hinkle’s Prime Cut Angus Nevada, MO
20-Oct Maplebrook Farms online
20-Oct Plum Creek Angus f online
21-Oct Double G Shorthorns online
21-Oct MO Shorthorn Assoc. online
21-Oct Rauch Angus Heifer online
21-Oct Spruce Mtn. Ranch online
21-Oct Wilder Family Limousin online
22-Oct Cox Ranch Peaster, TX
22-Oct Micheli Ranch Fort Bridger, WY
22-Oct Pine Tree Ranch online
23-Oct Blackstone Cattle Co. online
23-Oct Gold Nugget Angus f Deadwood, SD
23-Oct Jensen Ranch Louisburg, KS
23-Oct JMAR Genetics & Guests online
23-Oct Lone Star Angus Gainesville, TX
23-Oct ROM’N Limousin online
24-Oct CK Cattle Headquarters Hope Hull, AL
25-Oct Red Hill Farms Lafayette, TN
25-Oct South Texas Hereford Assoc. Beeville, TX
26-Oct Able Acres online
24-Oct Sexton Genetics Afton, OK
24-Oct T Bar S Cattle Co. Billings, MO
24-Oct Yon Family Farms Ridge Spring, SC
25-Oct 7P Ranch Winona, TX
25-Oct 12 Star Ranch Amite, LA
25-Oct 44 Farms Cameron, TX
25-Oct Bear Mtn. Angus Palisade, NE
25-Oct Bradley Cattle Osceola, MO
25-Oct Debter Hereford Farm Horton, AL
25-Oct Evans Farms Proctor, TX
25-Oct Janssen Angus Earlham, IA
25-Oct Lacy’s Red Anus & MC Livestock Drexel, MO
25-Oct The Ladies of The Royal Kansas City, MO
25-Oct Markota Angus Lisbon, OH
25-Oct Mead Farms Versailles, MO
25-Oct Mississippi Red Angus Assoc. Raymond, MS
25-Oct Nipp Charolais Wilson, OK
25-Oct P Bar S Ranch Sand Springs, OK
25-Oct Pennsylvania Fall Classic Waynesburg, PA
25-Oct R&R Land & Cattle f Lexington, KY
26-Oct Four Sons Cynthia, KY
26-Oct MO Angus Ladies of Autumn Lebanon, MO
26-Oct Naylor Angus & Shorthorns Halfway, MO
26-Oct Schroeder Angus f online
CATTLE
26-Oct Six’s Shorthorns Wind Ridge, PA
26-Oct Source Sessions California Santa Margarita, CA
27-Oct Buck Ridge Cattle Co. Seymour, MO
27-Oct Dal Porto Livestock f Anselmo, NE
27-Oct Express Ranches frozen genetics online
27-Oct Mitteness Family Angus Benson, MN
27-Oct Oak Hollow Angus Smiths Grove, KY
27-Oct SW Missouri Performance Tested Springfield, MO
27-Oct TRM High Cotton Fort Payne, AL
28-Oct Jetset Angus Gainesville, TX
28-Oct S Co. Shorthorns online
29-Oct C&L Hereford Ranch online
29-Oct Montana Ranch Embryo online
29-Oct Nowatzke Cattle Co. online
29-Oct Texas Hereford Assoc. Buffalo, TX
30-Oct Birch Creek Angus Ruby Valley, NV
$500
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30-Oct Dobbs Cattle Co. online
31-Oct Frank Turner & Sons Hayneville, AL
31-Oct Hokie Harvest Blacksburg, VA
31-Oct Maternal Bucksnort Ranch Bucksnort, TN
31-Oct TWG Ranch Mount Carroll, IL
1-Nov Barnett Angus Ranches Washington, GA
1-Nov Burns Farms Pikeville, TN
1-Nov CLM World of Bulls Galt, CA
1-Nov Fox Hollow Farms Hubert, OK
1-Nov Groendyke Angus Nash, OK
1-Nov Heart Of The Ozarks West Plaines, MO
1-Nov Henke Angus Salisbury, MO
1-Nov Irvine Ranch Manhattan, KS
1-Nov Jungles Shorthorns Kathryn, ND
1-Nov Kraus Farm Dyersburg, TN
1-Nov Lorson Angus Farms Mount Solon, VA
1-Nov MC Livestock Greenville, VA
1-Nov Mystic Hill Farm Culpeper, VA
1-Nov Seedstock Plus Red Forward Osceola, MO
1-Nov Star Creek Angus Ranch Durant, OK
1-Nov Stay Wild ’25 Turkey, NC
1-Nov SERAA Columbia, TN
1-Nov Tanner Farms Shuqualak, MS
1-Nov The Andras Kind f Manchester, IL
1-Nov TJB Gelbvieh Chickamauga, GA
1-Nov Uncle Henry Farms Graceville, FL
1-Nov Worthington Angus Dadeville, MO
1-Nov Wright Charolais Kearney, MO
2-Nov Dry Creek Farms Pell City, AL
2-Nov Missouri Opportunity Sedalia, MO
2-Nov Triangle J f Miller, NE
3-Nov P&R Herefords Trail, OK
4-Nov KRB Angus Farms Mount Pleasant, TX
5-Nov Henke Angus Salisbury, MO
5-Nov Prickly Pear Simmental Ranch Helena, MT
5-Nov River Creek Farms Manhattan, KS
6-Nov American Angus Auxiliary Saint Joseph, MO
6-Nov Deer Valley Farm online
6-Nov Kempfer Cattle Co. Deer Park, FL
6-Nov Lesiker Ranch Athens, TX
6-Nov McCabe Genetics Elk City, KS
6-Nov ZWT Ranch Crossville, TN
7-Nov Brinkley Angus Ranch Milan, MO
7-Nov Double Creek Farms Clifton, TX
7-Nov Downey Ranch Wamego, KS
7-Nov Groendyke Ranch Nash, OK
7-Nov Ingram Angus Pulaski, TN
7-Nov Lorenzen Farms online
7-Nov Quaker Hill Angus Louisa, VA
7-Nov Table Rock Simmental Ririe, ID
8-Nov AL Angus Assoc. Cullman, AL
8-Nov Big League Genetics Fort Cobb, OK
8-Nov Blue & Gray/ Gragg Farms Gore, VA
8-Nov Built In The Bluegrass Cub Run, KY
8-Nov Cantrell-Grissom Angus Prague, OK
8-Nov Capitol Angus Whitehouse, TX
8-Nov Chessie Creek Walterboro, SC
8-Nov Craven Angus Farm Seagrove, NC
8-Nov Deer Valley Farm Fayetteville, TN
8-Nov Edwards Limousin Higginsville, MO
8-Nov Ely Angus Disp. McCook, NE
8-Nov Females of Fall Red Angus Albany, WI
8-Nov Gibbs Farm f Ranburne, AL
8-Nov Greenline Angus Mt. Hermon, LA
8-Nov Harris Angus Ranch Ottawa, KS
8-Nov JYJ Red Angus Columbia, AL
8-Nov Locust Level Farms Vernon Hill, VA
8-Nov M6 Ranch Alvardo, TX
8-Nov Midwest Beef Cattle Consultants Carthage, IN
8-Nov Missouri Simmental Association Springfield, MO
8-Nov Montana Ranch Big Fork, MT
8-Nov Rafter DP Farm & Ranch Enid, OK
8-Nov Smith Registered Angus Berryville, AR
8-Nov Stonewall Ridge Farm Shelbyville, TN
8-Nov T Bar T Angus/ Taliaferro Angus Effingham, KS
8-Nov TWA Fall Harvest TBA, TX
8-Nov Valley Oaks Warsaw, MO
9-Nov Hawkeye Simmentals Bloomfield, IA
9-Nov Pearls of the Prairie f Mandan, ND
9-Nov Pérez Cattle Co. Columbus, TX
10-Nov Green Mountain Angus Billings, MT
10-Nov Henning Farms heifer online
10-Nov Peak Genetics embryo online
11-Nov Beartooth Angus Billings, MT
11-Nov KM Cattle Co. f online
11-Nov Wilks Ranch Eastland, TX
12-Nov Barber Ranch San Saba, TX
12-Nov Hummel Cattle Co. Laramie, WY
12-Nov Riverbend Ranch Idaho Falls, ID
13-Nov Bieber Fever Leola, SD
13-Nov Circle G Ranch Adel, GA
13-Nov Hoffman Ranch Thedford, NE
13-Nov Misty Morning Limousin online
13-Nov REAL/ JR Ranch Othello, WA
15-Nov Bear Creek Farms Leonard, TX
15-Nov Friendship Farms Canoochee, GA
15-Nov Ginger Hill Farms Culpepper, VA
15-Nov Hartley Creek Ranch/ Long Ranch Vinita, OK
15-Nov Keyes Angus comp. Disp. Valentine, NE
15-Nov Lazy C Diamond Ranch Kintyre, ND
15-Nov Marda Angus Lodi, WI
15-Nov MCM polled Herefords online
15-Nov MG/4M Farms Woodville, MS
15-Nov NE Arkansas Angus Assoc. Charlotte, AR
15-Nov Next Step Cattle Co. Livingston, AL
15-Nov Reds on the Prairie Brookings, SD
15-Nov Ro-Sie View Farms comp. disp. Sigourney, IA
15-Nov Shelton Angus/ Dogwood Farms Gretna, VA
15-Nov Shorthorn Revival Louisville, KY
15-Nov Southeast bull Asheboro, NC
15-Nov Strickland Farms Glennville, GA
15-Nov Sunnyslope Angus Retirement Lanesboro, MN
15-Nov TLC Ranch Jerome, ID
15-Nov Wisener Farms/Maples Stock Farm Cullman, AL
16-Nov Frank/Hazelrigg Cattle Co. Fulton, MO
16-Nov Greenhorn Cattle Co. Louisville, KY
16-Nov Prime of Iowa Angus Ames, IA
16-Nov Wagyu Frozen Fall online
17-Nov B&D Angus Claflin, KS
17-Nov Bichler Simmental Linton, ND
17-Nov Green Springs Bull Test Nevada, MO
17-Nov Montana Angus f Billings, MT
18-Nov B&D Herefords Odin, KS
18-Nov Richardson Cattle Co. f online
19-Nov Cunningham Land & Cattle online
19-Nov Montana Ranch embryo online
19-Nov National Hereford Show Louisville, KY
19-Nov TD Angus f North Platte, NE
20-Nov Benoit Angus Ranch Esbon, KS
20-Nov Kiesewetter Angus Farmington, IL
20-Nov Largent & Sons Kaycee, WY
20-Nov Little Belt Classic Hobson, MT
21-Nov Connealy Angus Whitman, NE
21-Nov Lenz Angus Prairie Home, MO
21-Nov OK Select comm. f Vinita, OK
21-Nov Rollin’ Rock bred heifer Pilot Rock, OR
21-Nov Warner Beef Genetics Arapahoe, NE
22-Nov Baldridge/Tiedeman. Frank Cattle Lodgepole, NE
22-Nov BoPat Farms Bradford, TN
22-Nov Bowman Superior Genetics Greens Fork, IN
22-Nov Butler Creek Farm Milton, TN
22-Nov Dalebanks Ranch Eureka, KS
22-Nov Great Lakes Beef Connection f Clare, MI
22-Nov Folden Age Farm Wagyu disp. Lexington, KY
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22-Nov Iron Table Wagyu Gatesville, TX
22-Nov J-3 Angus Wernersville, PA
22-Nov Jorgensen Land & Cattle f Ideal, SD
22-Nov McGuffee Polled Herefords New Hebron, MS
22-Nov Ohio Angus Fall Classic Newark, OH
22-Nov Ponderosa Farms New Hebron, MS
22-Nov Raven Angus Colome, SD
22-Nov Redland Angus Buffalo, WY
22-Nov Rudow Family Cattle Pana, IL
22-Nov Spring Cove Ranch Bliss, ID
22-Nov Stanley Martins Farms Fleckvieh f Decorah, IA
25-Nov Paint Rock Angus Ranch Hyattville, WY
28-Nov Heishman Cattle Co. Mt. Jackson, VA
28-Nov Heritage Farms Shelbyville, KY
28-Nov J.J. Scheckel Angus Bellevue, IA
28-Nov Paulsen Cattle Dixon, IL
28-Nov Pratt Cattle Co. Atkins, VA
28-Nov Vermillion Ranch Billings, MT
29-Nov Able Acres Wingate, IN
29-Nov Bar J Ranch cow herd disp. Brooten, MN
29-Nov Breeding for the Future Rockfield, KY
29-Nov Dameron Angus Lexington, IL
22-Nov Southern Partners Performance Union Grove, NC
22-Nov Sunshine State Classic online
22-Nov Sydenstricker Angus Mexico, MO
23-Nov Farrer Stock Farm Royal Center, IN
23-Nov Heart of America Hereford Assoc. Shelbyville, IL
23-Nov Stone Creek Angus online
24-Nov Berry Herefords Cheyenne, WY
24-Nov Gardiner Angus Ranch Ashland, KS
24-Nov Profit Proven comm. f Ashland, KS
24-Nov TC Ranch f Franklin, NE
25-Nov Musgrave Angus online
29-Nov Ellis Family Farm Moneta, VA
29-Nov Galaxy Beef Macon, MO
29-Nov Rutledge Farms Leroy, IL
29-Nov The 909 Ranch Statesville, NC
29-Nov Vermillion Ranch Billings, MT
30-Nov Cagwin Farms online
1-Dec OK Angus Oklahoma City, OK
1-Dec Stevenson’s Diamond Dot Angus Hobson, MT
1-Dec Vogel & Osterman Shorthorns online
2-Dec Genetic Diamonds f Montgomery, IN
2-Dec Stevenson Angus Hobson, MT
RANCH. BREED. RAISE.
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2-Dec Ward Livestock Laramie, WY
2-Dec Warner Beef Genetics f Arapahoe, NE
2-Dec ZumBrunnen Angus Lusk, WY
3-Dec Badlands Angus Alliance Dickinson, ND
3-Dec Big Sky Elite f Logan, MT
3-Dec McDonell Angus Columbus, MT
4-Dec 44 Farms online
4-Dec Sitz Angus Harrison, MT
6-Dec Kansas Angus Assoc. comm. f Pratt, KS
6-Dec Kentucky Hereford Lexington, KY
6-Dec Lawler Farms Opelika, AL
6-Dec Night On The Town Las Vegas, NV
6-Dec Pied Piper Farms Industry, TX
6-Dec Reverse Rocking R Maxwell, NM
6-Dec Sonstegard Cattle Co. f Montevideo, MN
6-Dec Union County Monroe, NC
4-Dec Sydenstricker Influence heifer Kingdom City, MO
5-Dec Brook’s Chalky Butte Ranch Bowman, ND
5-Dec Calhoun Bull Test Calhoun, GA
5-Dec Encore Cattle & Genetics Wichita Falls, TX
5-Dec J Bar Angus Hallettsville, TX
5-Dec KG Ranch Three Forks, MT
5-Dec Knoll Crest Farm Red House, VA
5-Dec Meadows Creek Letohatchee, AL
5-Dec Wagyu Semen shootout online
5-Dec Western States Hereford Reno, NV
6-Dec 2 Bar C Ranch Luling, TX
6-Dec Arkansas Angus Assoc. Ozark, AR
6-Dec C&C Farms Jefferson, GA
6-Dec Frederickson Ranch Spearfish, SD
6-Dec Illinois Angus Assoc. f Fairview, IL
6-Dec Uwharrie Ridge Farms Denton, NC
6-Dec Waynesville Bull Test Canton, NC
7-Dec Grygiel & Kemnitz Angus Platte, SD
7-Dec Texas Hereford Winter Classic Abilene, TX
8-Dec Hollow Top Angus Pony, MT
8-Dec Indreland Angus Big Timber, MT
8-Dec Spickler Ranch North Glenfield, ND
9-Dec National Finals Angus Las Vegas, NV
9-Dec The Blue Ribbon Stock Cow Billings, MT
10-Dec Keller Broken Heart Ranch f Mandan, ND
10-Dec Shipwheel Cattle Co. Chinook, MT
11-Dec Giefer Red Angus Wakeeney, KS
11-Dec Glasoe Angus f Wildrose, ND
11-Dec Univ. of TN Bull Test Knoxville, TN
12-Dec ND Simmental Assoc. Mandan, ND
SELLING
120 Pregnant females & cow/calf pairs
15 Two-year-old & mature bulls
