Before the Bid

First time traveling to New Mexico for this episode where we speak with Bill and Mandy Cox of Cox Show Goats.  Listen in as they discuss the unique way their operation started, the awesome goats they are offering in their sale and the amazing way they give back to the community each year!

We go to the goat side on this podcast. Cross 85 Show Goats finds us talking with Keith and Taylor about their upcoming sale on Willoughby Sales on May 25th. We also discuss their passion for helping young people and the opportunity they have for them coming up in August. Listen in, and/or watch the podcast video on our Facebook or YouTube page.  

Now - the rest of the story. We only released the big announcement part of the podcast at first. Now you can find out the rest of the story through Kolten Thigpen. We also added behind the scenes pics and videos of the sale cattle on the podcast video. You can find it on our facebook and Youtube page!!

Kolten Thigpen has a major announcement for his program that he chose to bring out though our Before the Bid podcast platform! QB Cattle in Sweetwater, Texas is on top of the game in American Cross show cattle. Listen in as Kolten tells you about the new Climb at QB Cattle!

On this episode we travel to Oakley, Idaho and talk with Derek Adams of Adams Family Livestock about their online showpig sale on April 8th.  Listen in to some very interesting stories of the different species of livestock they have been involved with and hear him talk over the awesome lots they are offering in this sale!

On this episode we travel back to Brandi's hometown in Ohio and talk with her brother, Dustin Saunders, about their family showpig operation.  If you like to hear stories about the true grit and grind of starting a successful operation from ground zero with only hopes, dreams and passion driven by a hard working and dedicated family then you definitely don't want to miss this one!

We stay in our home state for this episode as we talk with Duane Stephens, sale manager and auctioneer for the annual Southern Indiana Angus Association Sale taking place in Little York, Indiana on March 27th!

This episode takes us to Kansas for the Sunflower Genetics 25th Annual Production Sale. Listen in as Ben and I talk though the history of how they started breeding ½ bloods long before many others, the roll each 5 children have, and we talk through some of the high quality cattle the will be offered on March 19th.

This episode takes us to a sheep sale in West Virginia for Mountain View Farms Club Lambs. We talk with Zachery Schumaker about his up bringing in another species, his desire to raise and sell quality sheep, and discuss the ewe lambs in his sale that will be held March 14th on SC sales.

  This episode finds us in Nebraska with Danny Poss. Danny started his own Angus herd years ago and has made a large impact on the Angus industry with breed leading sires and dams. They are having their annual bull sale on February 5, 2021 in Scotia, Nebraska. Join Danny and I in a discussion about the ranch history, herd highlights, and the excellent offering of bulls in this years sale.

Once again I get to have a discussion with Glenn Davis of Linz Heritage Angus. Linz will have their 4th Annual Bull Sale at Crown Point, Indiana on January 23, 2021. Glen discusses The operation, Oklahoma City success, Linz Exemplify, and the bulls that will be offered on January 23rd. A great program, a great guy, join me as I talk with Glenn on this episode.

They say everything is bigger in Texas and this sale is no exception!  On this episode we talk with Phil Williams of Williams Cattle Co for their Annual Production Sale happening on December 8th.  Listen in as Phil tells us all about his large cattle operation, ranch horse breeding program, Border Collie breeding and training business and his former career as a game hunt guide.  He also discusses...

We have another repeat guest for this episode of Before The Bid.  We go back to Ohio and visit again with Jon Davis of Diamond T Land and Cattle Co to talk about their upcoming online show heifer sale on December 7th.  Listen as Jon tells us how Diamond T got its start, shares a few funny stories from back in the day and gives us his personal insight on the awesome line up of heifers being offered...

On this episode we talk about a bred heifer sale with “The Weimer Twins” from Pennsylvania. They are bringing their two families together to make their cattle operation about kids and cattle. We discuss life growing up as twins competing in the ring, moving families back together, and the females that Lynn had to talk her father-in-law into offering in this sale.

We have a very educational podcast with Ray of Ray Gaskill Farms for this episode. Ray has a bred female sale that will be held on Showpig.com ending on November 23, 2020. Join us as we learn from a breeder that has been in the hog business for 50 years. We discuss their history, philosophy, frozen boar semen, and these excellent lots for this sale.

We are Colorado bound for this episode! On the eastern side of Colorado along I70 we find Cole and Bailey Ridnour from Beaver Creek Farm. They have teamed up with Chance Friedly of Friedly Cattle for the Plains Hotties Elite Heifer Sale. The sale is held on SC Online Sales on November 14th, 2020. Join us as we have a few laughs, talk some friendly show products harassment, and discuss these female...

On this episode of Before the Bid we change things from the livestock sales to a different kind of bid. We have a conversation with my dad, Doctor Phil Howell D.V.M. about his bid for the American Angus Board of Directors. The 137th Annual Angus Meeting is scheduled for November 8 and 9 in Kansas City, Missouri. Five seats are open for the Board of Directors. We give you some insight to Docs famil...

Join us for this podcast as we visit with Jim Bates and Ryan Page of SEK Genetics. They are holding their Spring Born Steer and Heifer sale online at SC Online Sales on October 27. We visit about the business, the rolls of those that make SEK work, and the 19 lots that they are offering. We are in Galesburg, Kansas for this episode of Before the Bid. Also check out the podcast video on our Faceboo...

Before the Bid finds Val Reiss in western Kansas for the Reiss Annual Livestock Sale. I talk we Val Reiss on this podcast as we discuss some family history and success in the ring for both cattle and pigs, his history in show cattle and the quality cattle for sale in their online sale on SC Online sales October 26, 2020. Check out these quality cattle and listen in as we have some fun. Also make s...

Johnson Farms is where you will find hard working people and high-quality Angus cattle. We go to Slaughters, Kentucky for this episode of Before the Bid. Reese Johnson joins us to discuss the operations sale coming up on Angus Live on October 28th.  Enjoy the podcast or watch the podcast video on our YouTube channel and see the lots and their pictures and videos.

Western Nebraska finds us two operations that have come together to hold a sale on October 6, 2020 on SC Online sales. Steven McIntyre and Seth Gohl will hold the Hays County Heavy Hitters Online Sale. We have our 1st three way call for a podcast. Join us as we discuss starting a cow herd in the suburbs of Denver and the other growing up on a large commercial cow and row crop operation. We discuss...

This episode finds us in Boilermaker country at West Lafayette, Indiana. We visit about the 10th annual Factory Direct Elite Female Sale that is being held October 3, 2020. I get Joe off the elliptical long enough to give us some history of where “Factory Direct” got its name, his operations customer service, and we go through the sale book. Join us as Joe Horstman and I discuss this upcoming even...

We talk with Colton Debuhr from Wisconsin on this episode. Colton is having his 1st online sale on October 3 on SC Online sales. He and I discuss his changing from the dairy industry into raising beef cattle.

This episode finds us going international as we go north to Canada. Millbrook Northern Exposure vol. 1 sale will be October 5, 2020. Listen in as Stacy Young and I discuss Canadian shows, a leap of faith, pictures and video opportunities, and the outstanding offering in their 1st online sale!

This episode finds us in Redmond, Oregon to visit with Kimeric DeLashmutt from K Bar D. K Bar has a sale September 26, 2020. Join us as we laugh and discuss sale prep, his run for the American Angus Board of Directors, his bull battery, and the cattle in the sale. K Bar was the 1st ever to say yes to be a guest on Before the Bid a year ago.