American Angus Registrations


Roger McCraw



The American Angus Association is the largest beef registry in the U.S. With the recent merger of the American Hereford Association and the American Polled Hereford Association, the combined group will move into second place in number of animals registered during the past year. Even so, there still were almost twice as many Angus animals registered as Herefords, to give a relative perspective to first and second place.

Nationally, Angus breeders registered 224,710 head during their last fiscal year. This number represented the ninth consecutive year of growth in number of registrations. The top 10 states for Angus registrations, according to Angus Topics, are:

1)Montana23,679 head
2)Nebraska17,458
3)Missouri16,441
4)Texas12,364
5)South Dakota11,095
6)Iowa11,076
7)Kansas10,996
8)Oklahoma9,511
9)North Dakota8,658
10)Virginia8,132

The top 10 herds in North Carolina for number of Angus cattle registered, according to the N.C. Angus Association Newsletter, are:

1)Teague Ranch, Graham121 Hd
2)Pack Power Farms, Kinston91
3)Springfield Angus Farm, Louisburg86
4)Wakelon Angus Farms, Zebulon75
5)Mason Howell, Seaboard61
6)Billy Fussell, Rose Hill60
7)Stamey Farms, Statesville53
8)Yadkin River Angus Farms, Clemmons53
9)Sen. Bo Thomas, Hendersonville48
10)Bruce Shankle, Polkton47

These ten farms registered a total of 695 head of Angus cattle.


Animal Husbandry Newsletter January/February 1996
Published by North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
Distributed in furtherance of the Acts of Congress of May 8 and June 30, 1914. Employment and program opportunities are offered to all people regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. North Carolina State University, North Carolina A&T State University, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and local governments cooperating.
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