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Maus Angus Ranch Sale Feb 14th

Maus Angus Ranch's key focus is their upcoming annual sale of registered Angus bulls on February 14th. The sale will feature 57 Angus bulls, including consignments from Spencer Ingalls' Fish Hook Cattle, aiming to expand the ranch's offerings while focusing on basics such as foot and leg structure, udder quality, and cow functionality. The auction will be conducted live at their heated shop but will not run cattle physically through, instead displaying them on screens for on-site and online viewers.

Maus Angus Ranch Background

Justin Maus from Maus Angus Ranch shared his experiences, discussing his history in the livestock business, which began in 2014 when he started raising registered Angus cattle. Located in the southwest of North Dakota, near the Montana-South Dakota border, the ranch has benefited from networking with neighbors and using online platforms like DV Auction for exposure.
Maus Angus Ranch's key focus is their upcoming annual sale of registered Angus bulls on February 14th. The sale will feature 57 Angus bulls, including a few consignments, aiming to expand the ranch's offerings while focusing on basics such as foot and leg structure, udder quality, and cow functionality. The auction will be conducted live at their heated shop but will not run cattle physically through, instead displaying them on screens for on-site and online viewers.

Sale Calendar for Feb 14-17 2026

Some upcoming sales that we have going on.
Let's start off with that Prairie Hills Gelbvieh bull sale that's in Dickinson, North Dakota February 14th.
Flying M has a bull sale coming up in right Wyoming that's at the southern Campbell County Ag Complex on the 14th as well.
Maus Angus Ranch annual production sale Galva North Dakota, had a chance to talk to Justin Maus on the upcoming sale and of course we have the progress through performance Angus bull sale at Booth's Cherry Creek Ranch also had a chance to talk to Sean Booth there. Both of those interviews should be airing either tomorrow or next week.
On the 17th we have the Moke Angus annual Angus bull and female sale in Corsica South Dakota. We spoke with Brady Moke and you'll hear that one next week as well. For all of these sales be sure to visit cattlemanscorner.com and click on sale calendar. The listings there will take you directly to their auction listing on DV auction or their website directly. If you're interested in a free interview on cattleman's corner please visit the website cattlemanscorner.com and follow the instructions on the screen.
Looking forward to hearing from those guys tomorrow and next week. 

Brady Moke on Angus Traits

Learn more about the Moke Angus Ranch and their upcoming sale...
https://diggingdeeper.net/2026/02/04/brady-moke-on-angus-traits/

History of Moke Angus

Brady Moke's cattle operation was started by his father, who purchased cows from the Bondview Dispersion and began raising bulls through private treaty. Brady and his siblings got more involved when their grandfather bought bottle calves for them, promising a registered heifer for their care. This marked the beginning of a family tradition in cattle farming.
The interview highlighted Angus cattle as the primary focus due to their superior maternal abilities, which are unmatched in terms of performance, style, and style of calves. Moke emphasized the breed's exceptional mothering qualities, udders, and structural improvements on feet.
The sale event, named the Moke Angus Production Sale, features 79 Angus bulls, 7 SimAngus bulls, and 12 open heifers, among other livestock. It begins at 1:00 PM at the Moke farm, east of Corsica. Buyers can participate online through DV Auctions, a method chosen for its ease and lesser demand on resources as opposed to traditional ring sales. 

Sale Calendar for Feb 2-3 2026

Welcome to Bull Sale Season! Let's take a look at our Cattlemen's Corner catalog and see what's coming up.
I know we have that Taubenheim Gelbvieh sale today at 1 p.m. live online on DV Auction and also at their ranch in Amherst, Nebraska.
Speaking of the Gelbvieh breed, Cattlemen's Corner is brought to you by the American Gelbvieh Association. Visit their website at Gelbvieh .org.
To see a list of these sales simply go to cattlemen's corner.com and click on sale calendar. Under production sales it looks like we have a couple of them today. Like I said we have that Taubenheim Gelbvieh 36th annual sale, and also Mike Sitz Angus / Joel Johnston Angus Bull Sale. That's at the Burwell livestock market. And tomorrow it's the Charilais Show, that's 9 a.m. followed by the Charolais Sale at 1 p.m. at the Black Hills stock show, that's in Rapid City, South Dakota. Speaking of that Taubenheim Gelbvieh sale today, we had a chance to catch up with Justin last week and you may remember hearing from him on Thursday and Friday.  If you're interested in getting more exposure for your sale, give us a call at Cattlemen's Corner and let's tell the world about what you're doing out there on the ranch. People are interested, so give us a call at cattlemenscorner.com.

Taubenheim Gelbvieh Sale Feb 2 2026

Taubenheim Gelbvieh 36th Annual Production Sale Feb 2, 2026
Justin discusses their cattle sale scheduled for February 2nd at their ranch in Amherst, Nebraska, featuring 120 bulls (including Gelbvieh and Balancer breeds) and 70 bred heifers. The conversation highlights their commitment to quality, family legacy, and customer satisfaction. Justin shares insights about the Gelbvieh's mothering ability, which is a central part of their breeding strategy.
visit DV Auction for the Sale Catalog or their website at www.taubenheimgelbvieh.com

Gelbvieh Breeder Justin Taubenheim

The conversation between the host and Justin reveals a long-standing relationship with the Taubenheim family and Hale Broadcasting, indicating historical ties with the American Gelbvieh Association. The host reminisces about designing the Taubenheim website in the early 1990s and shares a connection through his late father, Howard Hale, who was known through KRVN radio.
Justin discusses their cattle sale scheduled for February 2nd at their ranch in Amherst, Nebraska, featuring 120 bulls (including Gelbvieh and Balancer breeds) and 70 bred heifers. The conversation highlights their commitment to quality, family legacy, and customer satisfaction. Justin shares insights about the Gelbvieh's mothering ability, which is a central part of their breeding strategy.

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[Brian Hale] Here's our co-host David Woodruff with Glenn Jones from Iowa.
[David Woodruff] So what kind of animal you got? What breed of cattle?
[Glen Jones] I buy 100% black bulls and Angus and I've got some Charolais, a little bit of Charolais back in my herd. I've only got one white cow right now. So when she's gone, that'll be the last white one. And I've got a little bit of, I've got some black baldies because I've got some herfords showing in the background, you know, 20 years ago. But for the most part, I'm running black and using 100% black bulls. I've got, right now, everything is here at home and I've got the heifers in a separate lot and I've got the other 85 head on a bigger lot. So they're getting fed different rations and they're getting fed better than the rest of  them. I'm trying to grow them, you know, and get them as big as I can. But they'll go to grass in May. I will take them through the, probably through the vet's office and give them around the shots and put fly tags in their ears. And then haul them to grass and then June 10th to June 12th when we turn the bullion. So that gives me, that gives me the earliest calves come about March 15th.
[Brian Hale]And that's going to do it for today's Cattlemen's Corner. Thanks again for listening and may God bless. I'm Brian Hale.

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Jeff Bectell on Predator Management

Welcome to the Cattlemen's Corner. I'm Brian Hale sitting in for the late HowardHale as we continue his legacy of speaking with Cattlemen and women fromaround the globe. Jeff Bekdle who wrenches near Cardston, Alberta says that bearsare a problem and people need to find better solutions. Let's listen into theconversation with David Woodruff and Jeff Bectell. 
When you wean how many do wean?
We run around 200 mother cows. How is your calving percentage? Depends on theyear I guess. Yeah like everybody I wish we had less death loss than we do but we probably are somewhere between three and eight percent on average somewhere in there most of the time over the whole season. 
Up there in that higher country predators can that be a problem to you? I don't have consistent problems but occasional problems. Yep and usually somebody in the neighborhood loses something to a grizzly bear every year but we don't all lose something all the time. Yeah how about cougars and they have a problem to you? On my place I mean that we don't have a whole lot of brush we've seen them once in a while but I we've not had any cougar problems. None of the neighbors have real cougar problems either once in a while something crazy happens. I think it's more of the the sheep guys that have a few more cougar problems. Oh yeah the cows have a tendency to school them a little bit maybe. Yeah it doesn't seem like there is vulnerable to cougars as the small stuff is. The now grizzly bear that's hard to talk jerky to. Yeah that's funny I don't know sometimes sometimes the cows will chase a bear out of the field and sometimes the bears will kill something so you don't know exactly what the difference is. 
Jeff Bechtel and our host David Woodruff that's it for today's Cattleman's Corner thanks again for listening in May God Bless. I'm Brian Hale.

Jeff Bectell on Horse Usage

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[Brian Hale]Welcome to the Cattlemen's Corner. I'm Brian Hale sitting in for the late Howard Hale as we continue his legacy of speaking with cattlemen and women from around the globe. 
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[David Woodruff]We're talking to Jeff Bechtel from Cardston. When do you ween? 
[Jeff Bectell]Mid-October generally. You take calves and and background or do you sell them immediately? We generally sell right off the the ratchet weaning. We've got 30 or so left around with a few we held back and then replacement heifer calves. So what kind of cattle do you run? We're running a red Angus-Saler cross. 
[David Woodruff]The last time we talked, we didn't talk horses much. How much do horses play into your operation?
[Jeff Bectell]
Well we definitely use our horses, but probably not as much as we'd like to. Sometimes you just feel like you don't quite have time to catch the horse and saddle them up and enjoy it. You can do something quicker. But we use our horses a fair bit in the spring when we're checking calves and moving pairs and that sort of thing and then and then some of our moves we use the horses and then definitely when we're rounding up at our place in the neighbors and branding time and things we use the horses more. 
[Brian Hale]Thanks again for listening and may God bless. I'm Brian Hale.
 
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