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Cattlemen’s Congress

Tentative 2026 Livestock Schedule

 

SBSA – Super Barn Sale Arena

              OGEC – OG&E Coliseum                           PER – Performance Arena

 

Daily Livestock Arrival: Gates Open 8am, Gates Close 7pm

THURSDAY, JANUARY 1

12:00 pm     Gates Open for Breeding Cattle Arrival

7:00 pm      Gates Close for Breeding Cattle Arrival

 

FRIDAY, JANUARY 2

8:00 am       Gates Open for Breeding Cattle Arrival

7:00 pm       Gates Close for Breeding Cattle Arrival

 

SATURDAY, JANUARY 3

8:00 am       Gates Open for Breeding Cattle Arrival

5:00 pm       Braunvieh Meeting and Sale to Follow – SBSA

7:00 pm       Gates Close for Breeding Cattle Arrival

 

SUNDAY, JANUARY 4

8:00 am       Gates Open for Breeding Cattle Arrival

9:00 am       Charolais Pen Show – PER Arena

10:00 am     Gelbvieh & Balancer Junior Female Show –  OGEC Ring 1

10:00 am     Texas Longhorn Halter Open Show (Females, Minis, Bulls, Trophy Steers, followed by the Junior Show – OGEC Ring 2

10:30 am     Miniature Hereford Junior Show, Junior Prospect Steers & Junior Market Steers, Junior Showmanship – PER Arena

1:00 pm       Charolais Junior Percentage Show – followed by Junior Purebred Show – OGEC 

3:00 pm      Gelbvieh Futurity Show – PER Arena

3:30 pm      Braunvieh Junior Show – OGEC

6:00 pm      National Limousin Sale and Genetics on Ice Auction & Banquet – Embassy Suites

7:00 pm      Gates Close for Breeding Cattle Arrival

 

MONDAY, JANUARY 5

8:00 am       Gates Open for Breeding Cattle Arrival 

8:00 am       Belted Galloway Show – OGEC Ring 1

8:00 am       ROE Class A Open Charolais Heifer & Bull Show – OGEC Ring 2

9:30 am       Braunvieh Open Show – OGEC

10:00 am     NALF Annual Business & Membership Meeting – Cattlemen’s Bar

12:00 pm     National Gelbvieh Pen Show – PER Arena

1:00 pm       Aberdeen Junior and Open Show – OGEC

1:00 pm       Miniature Hereford Open Show – OGEC

3:00 pm       National Black Hereford Junior Show – OGEC

5:00 pm       Congressional National Gelbvieh & Balancer  Sale – SBSA

7:00 pm       Gates Close for Breeding Cattle Arrival

 

TUESDAY, JANUARY 6

8:00 am       Gates Open for Breeding Cattle Arrival

8:00 am       Limousin/Lim-Flex Junior Heifer Show – OGEC Ring 1

8:00 am       National Gelbvieh & Balancer Bull Show followed by Open Gelbvieh Female Show – OGEC Ring 2

1:00 pm       Regional Red Angus Junior Show – OGEC

2:00 pm       National Limousin/Lim-Flex Bull Pen Show – PER Arena

2:00 pm       National Black Hereford Open Show – OGEC

3:30 pm       Highland Jr. Show followed by the Open Show – OGEC

4:00 pm       Bases Loaded Sale – Heritage Place

5:30 pm       American Speckle Park Association Sale – SBSA 

7:00 pm       Gates Close for Breeding Cattle Arrival

 

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7

8:00 am       Gates Open for Breeding Cattle Arrival

8:00 am       Junior Hereford Breeding Heifer Show – OGEC Ring 1

8:00 am       National Limousin Open Show – OGEC Ring 2

9:00 am       National Red Angus Heifer & Bull Pen Show – PER Arena 

1:00 pm       Stockyards City Reds Sale – SBSA          

1:00 pm       Super ROV Angus Cow/Calf Pair Show followed by the Angus Bull Show – OGEC

3:00 pm      Speckle Park Junior Show followed by the Open Show – OGEC 

3:30 pm       The Essentials Genetics Sale by Premium Beef Genetics – Cattlemen’s Bar

3:00 pm      “Denim & Diamonds” Sale Cattle Display – SBSA

5:00 pm      “Denim & Diamonds” Sale – SBSA

7:00 pm       Gates Close for Breeding Cattle Arrival

 

THURSDAY, JANUARY 8

8:00 am       Gates Open for Breeding Cattle Arrival

9:00 am       Junior Angus Breeding Heifer Show – OGEC Ring 1

9:00 am       Red Angus Open Bull Show followed by Open Female Show – OGEC Ring 2

9:00 am      Herd Sire Display Opens 

11:00 am     National Hereford Heifer & Bull Pen Show – PER Arena

11:00 am     Certified Hereford Beef® Cattlemen Luncheon – PER Arena

1:00 pm      Cattlemen’s Congress Commercial Female Sale – SBSA

2:00 pm      Maine Anjou Sale Cattle Evaluation – PER Arena

3:30 pm      Cattlemen’s Congress Female Sale Awards & Social – Cattlemen’s Bar

4:00 pm     Angus at the Congress Sale – SBSA

6:00 pm     The Smart Auction at the Congress – Cattlemen’s Bar

7:00 pm     Gates Close for Breeding Cattle Arrival

 

FRIDAY, JANUARY 9

8:00 am       Gates Open for Breeding Cattle Arrival      

8:00 am       National Hereford Bull Show – OGEC Ring 1

8:00 am       Shorthorn & ShorthornPlus Junior Breeding Heifer Show – OGEC Ring 2

8:30 am       Super ROV Angus Heifer & Bull Pen & Carload Show – PER Arena

9:00 am      Herd Sire Display Opens

11:00 am     Chianina Cattle & Cocktails Sale Preview – Cattlemen’s Bar

12:00 pm    Maine-Angus Junior & Open Female Show followed by MaineTainer Junior & Open Female Show- OGEC

12:30 pm     National Angus Bull Sale Preview – SBSA

2:00 pm      British White Junior Show followed by Open Show – OGEC

2:00 pm      National Angus Bull Sale – SBSA

2:00 pm      Shorthorn E.D.G.E Show – PER Arena

3:45 pm      Angus Foundation Event (Doors Open) – Cattlemen’s Bar

4:00 pm     National Hereford Sale Cattle Display – SBSA

5:00 pm     Angus Foundation Event – Cattlemen’s Bar

6:00 pm     National Hereford Sale – SBSA

6:30 pm     20th Annual Embryos on Snow- Expo Hall

7:00 pm     Gates Close for Breeding Cattle Arrival

 

SATURDAY, JANUARY 10

8:00 am     Gates Open for Breeding Cattle Arrival

9:00 am     Super ROV Angus Open Female Show – OGEC Ring 1

8:00 am     National Hereford Open Female Show – OGEC Ring 2   

9:00 am     Herd Sire Display Opens

10:00 am   National Maine-Anjou/Mainetainer Pen Show – PER Arena Maine-Anjou Females, MaineTainer Bulls, Maine-Anjou Bulls

11:00 am     Shorthorn Pen Show – PER Arena

12:00 pm    –C- The Difference National Chianina Sale – SBSA

2:00 pm      Gathering of the Gals – Cattlemen’s Bar

2:00 pm     “Bright Lights” Maine-Anjou Bull/Female Sale – SBSA

5:30 pm      The Maine Exchange (following the Maine-Anjou Bull Sale) – Cattlemen’s Bar

5:30 pm      “The Summit” National Shorthorn Sale – SBSA

7:00 pm      Gates Close for Breeding Cattle Arrival

 

SUNDAY, JANUARY 11

8:00 am       Gates Open for Breeding Cattle Arrival

8:00 am       Fullblood Females, Maine-Anjou Bulls, Maine Angus Bulls, MaineTainer Bulls, Fullblood Bulls,  Junior
Maine-Anjou Females, Open Maine-Anjou Females.– OGEC Ring 1

8:00 am       Super National ShorthornPlus Bulls & Females followed by Shorthorn Purebred Bulls &  Female Show
– OGEC Ring 2

9:00 am     National Salers Pen Show – PER Arena

9:00 am     Herd Sire Display Opens

1:00 pm     National Salers Sale – SBSA

2:00 pm    Junior Chiangus Females, All-American Point Open Chiangus Females, Chiangus & Chianina Bulls, and
Junior Chi-Composite Females – OGEC

2:00 pm    Wagyu Junior and Open Show – OGEC

3:30 pm     Salers Social in Cattlemen’s Bar

4:00 pm     Bricktown National Simmental Sale – SBSA

7:00 pm     Gates Close for Breeding Cattle Arrival

 

MONDAY, JANUARY 12

8:00 am       Gates Open for Breeding Cattle Arrival

8:00 am       Collegiate Livestock Judging Contest – PER Arena

8:00 am       Fullblood Simmental Junior Show followed by the Open Show followed by the Simbrah Open Show followed by the
Simbrah Junior Show and  Junior Percentage Simmental, Junior Simmental Breeding Heifer Show – OGEC Ring 1

8:00 am      All-American Point Junior Chianina Heifers, Open Chianina Heifers – OGEC Ring 2

11:00 am     National Salers Junior and Open Show – OGEC Ring 2

2:00 pm      Braford Junior and F1 Show followed by the Open Show – OGEC Ring 1

7:00 pm      Gates Close for Breeding Cattle Arrival

 

TUESDAY, JANUARY 13

8:00 am      Collegiate Livestock Judging Contest Awards Banquet – Champion Convention Center

8:00 am      Percentage Open Simmental Females & Bulls followed by Open Purebred Bulls & Female Shows – OGEC Ring 1

8:00 am      Brahman Junior Show – OGEC Ring 2

11:00 am     Beefmaster Junior Show – PER Arena  OGEC Ring 2

11:00 am     Brangus Junior Breeding Heifer Show – OGEC Ring 1

2:00 pm      Santa Gertrudis Junior Show – Per Arena – OGEC Ring 2

5:00 pm      Supreme Drive: Jr. Female, Open Female, Open Bull – OGEC

 

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14

8:00 am       Santa Gertrudis Open Show – OGEC Ring 1

8:00 am        Beefmaster Open Bull Show followed by Open Female Show– OGEC Ring 2

11:00 am       IBBA Western National Brangus Open Show – OGEC Ring 1

11:00 am       Brahman Open Show – OGEC Ring 2

5:00 pm       American Supreme Drive: Junior Female, Open Female, Open Bull – OGEC