Advertise on podcast: Got Any Cows?

Send us Fan Mail How do you use hard data to identify which beef cattle genetics are best? Mike Kerby of Buck Mountain Ranch in Warsaw, MO joins the podcast to talk about: Gathering his own feed efficiency and carcass ultrasound to formulate Power RankingsThe American Wagyu University held in conjunction with the Wagyu Super each yearHow their data identified Rueshaw Max as the top bull produced in their programThe importance of each individual ranch collecting their own data to improveJC Ms Rueshaw 121 producing the best two ultrasound scans at BMRTamamaru coming to the top for marbling, not just lengthKotsukari adding ribeye to his calvesRed Galaxy being overlooked as a quality sireMonitoring for Johne's, BVD, and Neospora to prevent health problems Visit buckmountainranch.com to learn more about Buck Mountain Ranch. Subscribe at christensengenetics.com to receive emails each time a podcast is released or auction is opened. Join the Got Any Cows Podcast group on Facebook to suggest topics for upcoming episodes.

Send us Fan Mail What opportunities are there for someone to invest in cattle when the market is this high? Seth Christensen of Christensen Genetics walks through the opportunities presented by the current market to allow YOU to start multiplying quality cows in YOUR herd, such as: - A Master Chef daughter carrying a Maestro heifer calf - An IVF aspiration on a polled daughter of JC Rueshaw 75 - Female sexed semen from a NEW son of Kaedemaru 001D - A chance to buy our record breaking fullblood bull for weaning weight - A rare homozygous polled bull available to breed YOUR herd - Angus bulls that are in the top 1% of the entire breed for growth - Female sexed embryos from our fullblood and Black Akaushi programs Subscribe at christensengenetics.com to receive emails each time a podcast is released or auction is opened. Join the Got Any Cows Podcast group on Facebook to suggest topics for upcoming episodes. Bid on this auction from now until October 28 at 6 PM MT at cgauction.givesmart.com.

Send us Fan Mail How do you check every cow you own every 15 minutes all day and all night? You put in an xtPro tag from 701x. Scott Holt of 701x brings a lifetime of cattle ID experience to the podcast, as we discuss: - Saving newborn calves with help from the xtLite tags - Knowing our cows are in their fence and not traveling at high speed with xtPro tags - Monitoring the breeding activity of bulls in-season with xtPro tags - Being able to catch a cow in heat or calving on pasture with an xtPro tag - The 100% US-based customer support team at 701x - The value of catching an injured bull or aborting cow in real time while out grazing - How protecting both the cattle and the producer's time can positively impact profitability - The application of the xtWatSen in monitoring water points - 701x records systems and their ability to integrate with breed registries - New and upcoming products from 701x Visit 701x.com or follow 701x on Facebook to learn more about all of the products discussed in this episode. Subscribe at gotanycows.com to receive emails each time a podcast is released. Join the Got Any Cows Podcast group on Facebook to suggest topics for upcoming episodes.  #701xPartner

Send us Fan Mail How do you get ALL of the benefits of Akaushi with NONE of the horns? Hop in the truck with Seth at Christensen Genetics to learn about: The first ever opportunity to acquire polled genetics sired by the Grand Champion of the American Akaushi Association Branded Beef Competition, SummittThe ONLY polled purebred son of the legendary Umemaru, who combines Kaedemaru and polled geneticsThe opportunity to aspirate a homozygous polled full sister to Guapo to YOUR choice of siresThe difference between heterozygous and homozygous polled animals and how best to mate themA RARE opportunity to purchase an IVF aspiration on the $300,000 producing dam of Davy Crockett, Atreides, and Spectrum, CGX MarblingX 919GEmbryos sired by the $22,000/straw Rueshaw from the $200,000 producer, JC Ms Rueshaw 121Why a 2 year lease is the most cost effective way to introduce elite Akaushi genetics into YOUR herdPlus an inside look at the donor, studs, a steer, embryos, and semen available in the September 2026 auction at Christensen Genetics!Be sure to subscribe at gotanycows.com to receive emails each time a podcast is released or auction is opened. Join the Got Any Cows Podcast group on Facebook to suggest topics for upcoming episodes. Bid on this auction at cgauction.givesmart.com until September 30 at 6 PM MT.

Send us Fan Mail Who do you turn to to learn how to market your Akaushi cattle? Tim Stallings, Chairman of the Board of Directors at the American Akaushi Association, has a lifetime of experience to share, including: - Offering consulting services in the Akaushi breed - 38 years running Hereford, Angus and now Akaushi operations - Pasture and feedlot nutrition - Marketing 250 bulls/year - Showing nationally and internationally - Experience with the 44 Farms Prime Pursuits Walmart partnership - Going from 19% prime with Angus to 55% prime with one cross to Akaushi - Selling 50 - 75 steers/year direct to consumer - Selling Merida for $37,000 and her sister for $38,000 to top American Akaushi Association convention sales - The importance of consigning your best, taking a quality photo, and making direct personal contact with potential buyers To hire Tim as a consultant for your herd, reach out to him at 979-830-3808. Tim's website: https://akaushiservices.com/ Subscribe at gotanycows.com to get an email each time we release a podcast or open an auction. Join the Got Any Cows Podcast group on Facebook to suggest topics for upcoming episodes.

Send us Fan Mail What is in the August 2026 auction at Christensen Genetics? Seth Christensen of Christensen Genetics takes us through: Updated ranch happenings - Lot 1: a Kaedemaru daughter by a Judo son from the Naomi maternal line, confirmed pregnant with a Red Galaxy heifer calf - Lot 9: IVF aspiration on a Hiromitsu x Big Al x Dai 9 Kobai donor - Lot 8: IVF aspiration on a Master Chef x Big Al x Shigemaru x Tamamaru x Akiko donor - Lot 2: a breeding age son of the $500,000 JC Rueshaw 75 out of the $300,000 CGX MarblingX 919G, who is a full brother to the $2300/straw Atreides who weaned at 732 lbs and has another full brother harvested to prove carcass quality - Lot 20: The initial release of PhD, the homozygous polled outcross calving ease bull with carcass proof and female sexed semen available - Lot 3: The polled Akaushi bull that brings all of the good of Akaushi with none of the horns - thick, stout, impressive, dog gentle, and a maternal brother to PhD - Lot 4: An AWA fullblood Kaedemaru grandson via the $7500/straw Umemaru out of a daughter of the $300,000 919 - Lots 5 and 6: Commerce sons with Angus breed leading growth and maternal quality - Lot 10: Rueshaw x CGX Hitomi 1270Z embryos with immense outcross value - Lot 11: Umemaru embryos from a direct daughter of the $104,000 D18 - Lot 12: Master Chef embryos out of a Rueshaw daughter from the Naomi maternal line - Lot 22: Heavy Duty semen: fresh picture, gentle, homozygous polled, 738 lb WW, $100k dam, $200k granddam, both scan Prime+ 37 semen lots give a HUGE selection Auction closes Wednesday, August 26 at 6 PM MT at cgauction.givesmart.com Subscribe at gotanycows.com to get emails each time a podcast is published or auction is opened.  Join the Got Any Cows Podcast group on Facebook to suggest topics for upcoming episodes.

Send us Fan Mail How do you gather and interpret data to breed better Akaushi? Aaron Harris of Mistvale Akaushi takes us through: - His background in data analytics and artificial intelligence - His experience showing cattle in dairy and beef breeds - Opportunities to show Akaushi at the Wagyu Zenkyo, West TX State Fair, Cattlemen's Congress and Dixie National - His role chairing the research and improvement committee for the Akaushi Association - The importance of investing the time to gather the data - Building a beef program to floor the value of your cattle and gather data - The unintended consequences of breeding for too much marbling - His favorite bulls to flush to: Hiromitsu, Joe, and Rhubarb - Identifying animals superior to the original imports to breed forward - Making candles, potato chips, and donuts from Akaushi Wagyu tallow - Using Akaushi genetics as a hedge against a weak cattle market - The great heat tolerance, feet, maternal value and longevity of Akaushi Subscribe at christensengenetics.com to get an email each time we release a podcast or open an auction.   Visit the Got Any Cows Podcast group on Facebook to suggest topics for upcoming episodes.

Send us Fan Mail What is available at Christensen Genetics in July 2026? The nearest living descendant of the original import Himawari in the AWAThe full sister to the dam of a $160k Charolais bullA full brother to the next generation polled Akaushi stud, Heavy DutyAn aspiration on a high marbling polled Akaushi donor that just made 19 embryosAn IVF aspiration on a direct daughter of Kaedemaru 001DA single unit of the Grand Champion Branded Beef Challenge bull, SummittSemen on the mellowest of our 2024 fullblood Red Wagyu bullsSubscribe at gotanycows.com to receive an email each time a podcast is released or auction is opened. Join the Got Any Cows Podcast group on Facebook to suggest topics for upcoming episodes.

Send us Fan Mail What does it take to win the American Akaushi Association Branded Beef Challenge? What updates were there from the Board of Directors of the American Akaushi Association at this year's convention? Andrew Pryor of Sixteen Peaks Cattle Company answers these questions for us, as well as: Who selected the winner of the branded beef contest and howSeth meeting Marie Wood at the awards banquetThe genetics and feed behind the competition winning beefThe American Akaushi Association moving to the Helical platformGenomics and their ability to accelerate genetic changeDNA being the gold standard vs coat color for registration purposesRotational grazing and virtual fenceBe sure to subscribe at gotanycows.com to get emails each time a podcast is released or auction is opened.   Join the Got Any Cows Podcast group on Facebook to suggest topics for upcoming episodes.

Send us Fan Mail What does a half beef from a full brother to an AI stud look like on the cutting table? Tad Seamons of Tad's End of the Road Custom Cuts takes us through the beef from a full brother to Spectrum and Atreides, where we learn about: The high marbling characteristic of Akaushi Wagyu beef The opportunity to get beef from Tad or genetics from Seth How even a lower end cut from an Akaushi can outdo a higher end cut from other breeds How exposure to oxygen changes the color of steaks Choosing between T-bone/porterhouse or New York and tenderloin cuts Different cook methods for different cuts How richer Akaushi beef can go further when feeding your family Tad's favorite cut: the flat iron Cooking with tallow 100% DNA verified Akaushi Wagyu genetics make animals worth feeding out Tad's endorsement of Akaushi Wagyu Be sure to subscribe at gotanycows.com to receive an email each time a podcast is released or auction is opened. Join the Got Any Cows Podcast group on Facebook to suggest topics for upcoming episodes. Follow Tad's End of the Road Custom Cuts on Facebook to buy Akaushi Wagyu beef. Visit cgauction.givesmart.com to purchase Akaushi Wagyu genetics in our next auction.

Send us Fan Mail What cattle are out on pasture at Christensen Genetics in summer of 2026? Drive with us out through the animals to see: How a quality start to your herd can multiply over time An easy calving, high gaining Angus cow carrying an AI sired heifer calf An AWA registered Rueshaw and Kaedemaru granddaughter  A breeding age bull with unique pedigree, calving ease, growth, and longevity A docile, fast gaining, heavy muscled, high marbling polled Akaushi bull calf A Commerce x Ripper bull calf from a granddam that weaned 13 calves at 107 An AWA registered Big Al x Rueshaw x Shigemaru x Akiko steer An IVF aspiration on the closest living descendant of Hitomi in the AWA database Be sure to subscribe at gotanycows.com to receive emails when podcasts are released and auctions are opened. Join the Got Any Cows Podcast group on Facebook to suggest topics for upcoming episodes. Join us on June 24 at 6 PM MT at cgauction.givesmart.com for the close of our June auction at Christensen Genetics.

Send us Fan Mail What is Wagyu beef? Evan Carter of the Meat Dudes sits down with Seth to talk about: The difference between Red and Black WagyuWhy Seth breeds AkaushiThe Wagyu beef map being developed by the Meat DudesLeaning into what makes the beef from your ranch uniqueHealth benefits of Akaushi Wagyu beefSous vide cookingConvenient AND delicious AND healthy Akaushi beefThe importance of traceabilitySeth's preferred cutsThe opportunity for more people to get into raising cattleFollow The Meat Dudes podcast on themeatdudes.com, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube. Follow the Got Any Cows podcast on gotanycows.com, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube. Join the Got Any Cows Podcast group on Facebook to suggest topics for upcoming episodes.

Send us Fan Mail What do buying a cow bred to Maestro, aspirating a Kunisakae donor to Heavy Duty, leasing Spectrum for 2 years, and steering more Akaushi bull calves have in common? They are all viable strategies for improving the quality of YOUR herd. In this episode, you'll learn about: - Why you should be using polled Akaushi bulls on your cows - Analysis of the Akaushi bull market - Why more Akaushi bulls should be steers - Why a 2 year lease on an AI stud bull is the best option for a small herd - Heavy Duty - the best bull produced to date in the Christensen Genetics program - The rare and valuable genetics of Maestro, a Master Chef x Kaedemaru bull - Using carcass ultrasound to identify animals with off-the-charts marbling - The importance of DOCILITY in Akaushi cattle - Making great beef from great cows with the Akaushi breed - What an IVF aspiration is and how to use it - Japanese imports Kunisakae and Dai 10 Mitsumaru - The value of adding hybrid vigor or heterosis to your herd - What is the difference between the different Akaushi breed registries? Be sure to subscribe at gotanycows.com to get emails each time a podcast is released or auction is opened. View and bid on this auction at cgauction.givesmart.com, closing May 27 at 6 PM MT. Join the Got Any Cows Podcast group on Facebook to suggest topics for upcoming episodes.

Send us Fan Mail How do you get the greatest quality eating experience out of feeding an Akaushi? Tad Seamons of Tad's End of the Road Custom Butcher shop has a lifetime of experience in feeding and processing beef, and shares with us: - Why he feeds Akaushi cattle - Feeding oat hay plus corn, barley, and beet shreds - The relationship between amount of time on feed and amount of marbling in the carcass - Importance of quality feed and an appropriate weight at harvest - Balancing getting well marbled steaks with leaner ground beef - Why he prefers to dry age his carcasses for 14 - 21 days before processing - Cutting steaks vs roasts vs burgers - Packaging beef in plastic and paper rather than vacuum seal - Why flat iron is his favorite cut of beef - Cooking in a sous vide vs cast iron on the stove Be sure to subscribe at gotanycows.com to get emails each time a podcast is released, and join the Got Any Cows Podcast group on Facebook to suggest topics for upcoming episodes.

Send us Fan Mail What will you see if you watch the video of this podcast at gotanycows.com? The 577 donor: dam of Heavy Duty, whose semen will be available for the first time April 29, and 4435M, a full sister to Heavy Duty who sells in the April 29 auctionThe 19273 donor: our highest marbling outcross polled purebred Akaushi donor, whose embryos sired by Guapo sell as lot 15 in our April 29 auctionThe 3370 donor: Polled purebred JC Rueshaw 75 donor and dam of a Guapo heifer pregnancy selling as lot 10 in our April 29 auctionDirect daughters of Rueshaw, Umemaru, and Master Chef that sell in our April 29 auction as lots 5, 6, and 7CG Blackcap 1051: a full sister in blood to S A V Resource 1441 who sells in our April 29 auctionCG Growth 3335: our #1 $Maternal cow at 117 who sells in our April 29 auctionLucy 20084: top 1% weaning weight and yearling weight female backed by Isabel Y69 and Lucy 178E whose IVF aspiration sells as lot 14 in our April 29 auctionBe sure to SUBSCRIBE at gotanycows.com to get an email when our April 29 auction catalog is released! Join the Got Any Cows Podcast group on Facebook to suggest topics for future episodes.