The Beaver County Stockyards Podcast is a conversation about the people and stories behind one of the largest sale barns in the country. Hosted from Beaver, Oklahoma, each episode sits down with ranchers, buyers, and the people who keep the yard running to talk about the cattle business, life in the Panhandle, and what it means for a handshake to still be a contract.
Looking for market reports and price trends? Those live on our YouTube channel — this podcast is where you hear the stories behind the sale.
Beaver County Stockyards serves ranchers and buyers across Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arkansas. Cow & Bull sales every Monday at 10 AM, Calf & Yearling sales every Tuesday at 7 AM.
Learn more: beaverstockyards.com
#12 Kirk Stierwalt & Felipe Bicalho - FerAppease, Show Cattle Secrets & 50 Years in the Business
Kirk Stierwalt, a 39-year show cattle legend and Purina’s first cattle ambassador, joins Felipe Bicalho, son of Rodrigo Bicalho, founder of Fera Diagnostics, at Beaver County Stockyards in Beaver, OK. Together, they break down FerAppease: how it cuts cortisol, boosts conception rates by up to 10%, and drove 95% choice/prime versus 88% in a feedlot trial.
Host Jeff Slatten also gets Kirk’s full story—from clipping bulls at the National Western as a college freshman to running 300 cows on 4,000 acres, and seeing two kids win Denver on the same day.
Market Reports: https://www.beaverstockyards.com/market-reports
Auction Schedule: https://www.beaverstockyards.com/auction-schedule
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📍 506 W. Main St, Beaver, OK | 📞 (580) 625-3051
Cow & Bull Sale every Monday at 8 AM | Calf & Yearling Sale every Tuesday at 8 AM
“Where a handshake is still a contract.”
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12 Oct 2026
#011 Lee Haygood & Cody Mathews - The Hereford Breed's Comeback and the Ranches Driving It
Layne Konkel sits down with Lee Haygood of Indian Mound Ranch and sixth-gen rancher Cody Mathews of King Ranch to break down the Hereford breed’s 40-year comeback - from platinum EPD programs to forage-efficient genetics and the bred heifer rebuilding challenge facing the Southern Plains.
5 Oct 2026
#010 Dr. Derrell Peel - What the Cattle Market Is Actually Doing
OSU livestock economist Dr. Derrell Peel joins Jeff Slatten and Layne Konkel to break down cattle on feed numbers, beef imports, stocker margins, cow herd age, MCOOL, beef-on-dairy, and why the highest prices in the cattle market are still ahead.
Market Reports: https://www.beaverstockyards.com/market-reports
BeaverStockyards.com: https://www.beaverstockyards.com
Beaver County Stockyards is an Oklahoma Panhandle sale barn serving ranchers and buyers across Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arkansas. Cow & Bull Sale every Monday at 8 AM. Calf & Yearling Sale every Tuesday at 8 AM. Where a handshake is still a contract.
Subscribe for weekly market updates, sale recaps, and straight talk from the Southern Plains cattle market.
28 Sept 2026
#009 Matt Parsons - Building a Cattle Operation, a Restaurant, and a Legacy From Scratch
Host Dane Drake sits down with Matt Parsons of Sun Cattle Company, a first-generation rancher who started with 10 heifers at 36, built a cattle-to-table onion burger restaurant in Oklahoma City, sells mules out of Wyoming, and still shows up at the Beaver County Stockyards to market his Braford cows when drought calls for it. One of the more honest conversations about what it actually takes to build a cattle operation from zero.
21 Sept 2026
#008 Stanley J. Barby Part 2 - The Ranch That Shaped the Oklahoma Panhandle
Cattle market reports and more at https://www.beaverstockyards.com
Host Dane Drake continues his conversation with Stanley J. Barby - covering screwworm country, 20,000 yearlings, three helicopter crashes in the sand hills, winning the Oklahoma Ranch Rodeo six times, and life as Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association president during the Hog War.
Beaver County Stockyards has served ranchers across Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arkansas for generations. Monday Cows & Bulls at 8 AM, Tuesday Calves & Yearlings at 6 AM. Where a handshake is still a contract.
Subscribe so you never miss a conversation from the heart of the Oklahoma Panhandle.
14 Sept 2026
#007 Dane Konkel - Dead for 14 Minutes and Still Ranching
Host Dane Drake talks with Dane Konkel, rancher, former Beaver County Stockyards co-owner, and Lane Konkel’s dad, about a lifetime in cattle and sheep, buying the Beaver sale barn in 2002, and surviving 14 minutes of clinical death.
7 Sept 2026
#006 Casey Donahew - From Algebra Teacher to 24-Year Independent Music Legend
Market Reports: https://www.beaverstockyards.com/market-reports | Main Site: https://www.beaverstockyards.com
Texas red dirt legend Casey Donahew joins host Jeff Slatten to talk 24 years as an independent artist, building a music business from scratch with his wife, raising kids on the road, real estate investing, and why authenticity matters when you’re writing cowboy songs.
Beaver County Stockyards is a weekly livestock auction in Beaver, OK serving ranchers across Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arkansas. Cows & Bulls sell every Monday at 8 AM; Calves & Yearlings sell every Tuesday at 6 AM.
Subscribe so you never miss a conversation from the stockyards.
2 Sept 2026
SPECIAL EPISODE Corbitt Wall - The Man Behind Feeder Flash & How Beaver Put Itself on the Map
Feeder Flash host Corbitt Wall traces four generations of cattle trading roots — from his grandfather’s Clayton, NM sale barn to 18 years inside USDA Market News — and tells the story of how a random Saturday stop at Beaver County Stockyards changed both operations forever.
31 Aug 2026
#005 Earl Livingston - From Farm Equipment Hall of Famer to Ranching 500 Head of Cattle
Farm Equipment Dealer Hall of Fame inductee Earl Livingston joins Layne Konkel to talk building a service-first machinery empire, transitioning to a 400-head Angus operation, and why a four-hour drive to Beaver County Stockyards was worth every mile.
24 Aug 2026
#004 Stanley J. Barby - No Man's Land, Dalton Gang Hideouts, and Building a Ranch from Nothing
Host Dane Drake sits down with Stanley J. Barby to trace the Barby Ranch from a German immigrant grandfather who survived a wildfire and near-starvation on the Kansas plains, to a 13-year-old who rode south alone and started building what became a sprawling Oklahoma Panhandle cattle operation - No Man’s Land, Dalton Gang hideouts, Hereford cowherd, dust pneumonia, oil and gas leases, and all.
Beaver County Stockyards is a weekly livestock auction in Beaver, OK, serving ranchers and buyers across Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arkansas. Cows & Bulls sell every Monday at 10 AM. Calves & Yearlings sell every Tuesday at 7 AM. ”Where a handshake is still a contract.”
Subscribe so you never miss a sale recap, market report, or conversation like this one.
17 Aug 2026
#003 Congressman Frank Lucas - Farm Bills, Screwworms, and Fighting for the Panhandle
Congressman Frank Lucas joins host Rodney Albert at Beaver County Stockyards to break down the 2026 Farm Bill, the New World screwworm crisis, wildfire disaster relief, and what cattle producers across Oklahoma and the Southern Plains should be watching right now.
10 Aug 2026
#002 Chris Ward - Catching Cattle Thieves Across the Texas-Oklahoma Line
Host Dane Drake sits down with TSCRA Special Ranger Chris Ward - a former Texas Highway Patrol sergeant turned cattle theft investigator - to talk range crime, border stories, and the Ponzi scheme that put 80,000+ head of cattle on paper.
3 Aug 2026
#001 Governor Kevin Stitt - From Sale Barn Hamburgers to State’s Rights & the Future of Oklahoma Ag
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt joins host Rodney Albert at the Beaver County Stockyards in Beaver, OK for the very first episode of the BCS podcast — recorded live after a packed Eggs & Issues community event. They dig into drought relief funding, value-added agriculture, the push to eliminate Oklahoma’s income tax, rural school retention, and why a new packing facility in Oklahoma could change the game for cattle ranchers across the Southern Plains.
https://www.beaverstockyards.com
506 W. Main St, Beaver, OK | (580) 625-3051
Cows & Bulls sell every Monday at 10 AM. Calves & Yearlings sell every Tuesday at 7 AM.
”Where a handshake is still a contract.”
#Ranch #Livestock #Cattle #Oklahoma #LivestockAuction #SaleBarn #CattleMarket #Farm
30 Jul 2026
Welcome to the Beaver County Stockyards Podcast
Beaver County Stockyards in Beaver, OK is launching a weekly podcast featuring interviews with governors, cattlemen, old cowboys, and the people who carry the history of the Oklahoma Panhandle.
New episodes will drop every Monday. The first interview features a candid conversation with Governor Kevin Stitt (OK). BCS holds Monday Cows & Bulls sales at 10 AM and Tuesday Calves & Yearlings sales at 7 AM. Whether you’re tuning in for the podcast or stopping by the sale barn, we’re glad you’re here. Subscribe so you never miss a new episode, and follow us on social media!
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