Bar S Ranch Inc., Paradise, Kansas, won reserve grand champion pen of three heifers at the 2024 National Western Stock Show's Angus Pen and Carload Show, Jan. 13, in Denver, Colorado. The April 2023 heifers posted an average weight of 870 pounds and are sired by Sitz Barricade 632F. The trio earlier won late calf champion. Adam Sawyer, Bassett, Nebraska; Doug Stevenson, Laurel, Montana; and John Toledo, Visalia, Calififornia, evaluated the two carloads and 22 pens. (Photo courtesy of Legacy Livestock Imaging.)

Angus genetics showcased at 2024 National Western Angus Pen and Carload Show

Cows graze a field in northeast Wyoming. (Photo courtesy of University of Wyoming Extension.)

Back to my roots

2024 Grand Champion Steer: Exhibited by Croix Reimann, sold for $185,000 to Ames Construction Company. (Photo courtesy of National Western Stock Show.)

National Western buyers came out in support of the future ag leaders

Panoramic farmland with white barn. (Courtesy photo.)

Join me in celebrating life

Cattle (Journal stock photo.)

Denver, OKC sites for top-flight livestock

American Angus Association recognizes Cole Atkinson of Conley Cattle as the 2024 Angus Herdsman of the Year, which is selected through a peer-voting process. (Photo courtesy of Angus Communications.)

Atkinson named 2024 Angus Herdsman of the Year

Silverado Ranch Texas longhorn herd at Stock Show Parade. (Courtesy photo.)

It’s stock show time in Denver

National Western Stock Show. (Courtesy of NWSS.)

The 118th National Western Stock Show kicks off Jan. 6