Macholan Angus Summer Tour

Host Scott Beck visits Macholan Angus in Linwood, Nebraska, for an in-depth herd tour with Keaton Macholan. Recorded on August 6th under ideal overcast conditions, the episode covers the operation's impressive cattle program heading into their 7th annual bull sale — held the first Tuesday in March at the Columbus Sales Pavilion in Columbus, Nebraska.

Scott and Keaton walk through the entire herd and highlight what's shaping up to be perhaps the best set of bulls Macholan Angus has ever raised. Out of nearly 60 head, only five weighed under 700 pounds — a standout result given the drought conditions earlier in the year.

Key topics include:

• Home-raised sires stealing the show: Marathon and Summit, both bred at Macholan Angus, are producing calves that rival or exceed the AI-sired groups. Scott and Keaton discuss several standout Marathon and Summit bull calves and heifers, including a thick, deep Marathon calf out of a young second calver.
• Tetons: A sire used on heifers that threw heavy, growthy, easy-calving bull calves with great commercial appeal, along with feminine, wedge-shaped females.
• Significant: A bull whose calves were highlights of last year's sale, with another tremendous bull calf out of the 1803 donor cow this year. Significant females are being retained.
• Iceman: A Foxhoven-bred cleanup bull whose heifer calves are turning heads.
• Cow families: Discussion of standout donors including Lady No Doubt, Marathon's mother (a third calver already being flushed), and Hollywood daughters raising exceptional calves on limited resources.
• The "miracle heifer": Keaton shares the story of a Marathon heifer calf that survived 28 hours alone in a January blizzard — no frozen ears, no mother — found by his wife in the corn field. She's now a beautiful heifer and is staying put.
• Breeding plans for the coming year: Keaton reveals the sires he's using for next year's calf crop, including a heavy emphasis on homegrown sires (Marathon, Summit) alongside outside AI sires like Foxhoven's Stamina, SAV Gravity, Eternity, and his own lot 1 and lot 14 bulls from the previous sale.

The episode wraps with a round of Fast Money — a Family Feud-style game where Keaton answers five questions and puts up one of the highest scores in the show's history.

Listeners can reach Macholan Angus at 402-615-2824, online at muckelonangus.com, or on Facebook and Instagram. Herd visits are welcome.