Highview Angus Ranch

Happy Halloween from all of us at Highview Angus Ranch 👻🎃

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1G75ZChAVb/ Demand "Parent Verified" for all your Seed Stock needs. All the Registered cattle here have been genomically verified for more than a decade. Angus GS the only breed specific beef test available today!

🐂Trust thy neighbor, but DNA thy cattle 🧬

If you're selling registered cattle, even if the Association does not require it, verifying the pedigree is correct is highly recommended.

Everything is built upon the pedigree being accurate. Expected Progeny Differences (EPDs), ratios, contemporary group comparisons, and buyers seeking certain lines of cattle come to mind as a few reasons to ensure sire and dam verify.

We see it in heifers most often, where they swap calves, but cows do it too (we've got the DNA results to prove it) so having parentage markers available on dams is important.

When you get back results from the Association, if they exclude to pedigree (either sire, dam or both) initially ask yourself the following questions:
1️⃣ is there a possibility this sample is mis-identified?
2️⃣ what are some other possible alternate parent(s) to submit?
3️⃣ if no qualifying sire is located, are neighbors bulls close?
4️⃣ does the final result make real world sense?

It's estimated that 10-15% of cattle submitted into a herd registry have an incorrect parent. With all of the technology available today, a simple DNA test early on in that animal's life can save you quite a bit of grief down the road.

Contact your Association for more information or to see if there's any cost reduction programs available to test your cows (if they do not currently have DNA on file) or start with this next heifer crop, you won't regret it.
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Sept Cattle On Feed Report 10/23! Placements only 87.9% vs 2025. Only 83.7% of the 5 yr avg! Wow!

Cow-Calf producers still standing in 2026 are survivors! Roughly half of US beef cattle operations have gone out of business since 1980. Over 100K from 2017-2022.https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1FeqH6HrbX/ Well the 300K metric tons of extra trariff free imported lean to lower ground beef costs...hasn't worked so far. First the price didn't really go down more than the seasonal trend into fall. Much of what did show up was already going to be shipped here (just at a higher tariff) Second...read this! The full 100K tons/month never even showed up the first month. https://www.agriculture.com/partners-trump-import-plan-bringing-in-less-affordable-beef-than-allowed-12171666?link_source=ta_first_comment&taid=6ace8dd8eb862b000148bdc7&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawU8lhxleHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mAWJyaWQRMXE1THFyUWZySzR6b014SEdzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEecXleHXmo4k6gTuOD98b_yp8fChAPxdA3VN0c-2d4TNiPRfcz3SNj55j_q70_aem_zol0WJXqin5v9cFd9ASllw Be resilient my ranching friends...hang in there...you got this!

Trump Import Plan Bringing in Less ‘Affordable’ Beef Than Allowed Trump’s plan to boost beef imports fell short of its first monthly quota, with little impact on retail beef prices, as ranchers continue to voice concerns.

A little frosting on the peaks means Weaning time! Heifers yesterday Bull Calves today!

If you need engraved tags reach out to the Stellplug girls in WY! Mackenzie & Maddisyn not only do a great job on the tags, they are very professional in every way. They'll send you a pic of your first tag to verify, engrave the rest, and get them shipped promptly. I've worked with a lot of big outfits over the years on tags with varying degrees of success. These girls just "get it" and will knock it out of the park. Contact info in the comments.