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It’s The Ranch It Up Radio Show! Join Jeff Tigger Erhardt, Rebecca Wanner AKA BEC and their crew as they hear where the good horses are coming up for sale in the South.  Plus updates on the fire relief effort for Oklahoma & Kansas producers, the latest news, market reports, the ranch channel sales calendar and lots more all wrapped into this brand new episode of The Ranch It Up Radio Show. Be sure to subscribe on your favorite podcasting app or on the Ranch It Up Radio Show YouTube Channel.

Horses For Sale: Alabama Select Horse Sale

Get ready for one of the Southeast’s top equine events — the Alabama Select Horse Sale returns March 13–14, 2026 at Garrett Coliseum in Montgomery, Alabama. Horse enthusiasts, breeders, buyers, and consignors alike are invited to take part in this premier two-day sale experience.

Bringing together horse lovers from across the region, the event blends the energy of live, in-person bidding with the convenience of online participation. It’s an excellent opportunity to connect, network, and experience a full slate of quality consignments and competitive bidding. Whether you’re marketing a horse or searching for your next standout prospect, this is an event worth attending.

The Alabama Select Horse Sale has quickly earned a reputation as one of the Southeast’s most anticipated marketplaces. Featuring horses of various breeds, ages, and disciplines — including performance horses, pleasure horses, promising prospects, and broodmares — it offers serious buyers and sellers a trusted platform for equine transactions in 2026.

Can’t attend in person? Online bidding is available through Horse Auctions USA at bid.horseauctionsusa.com, allowing buyers nationwide to participate in real time and ensuring broad access to top-tier equine opportunities.

Fire Relief Efforts for Oklahoma & Kansas Ranchers

The Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Foundation has established a relief fund to help cattle producers who have been affected by the recent wildfires in  Oklahoma. The fire relief fund at the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Foundation will distribute 100% of received funds to impacted cattle producers.  

On the Kansas Livestock Association’s home page you can find where to make cash donations or to help with hay and trucking donations.  

Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association:  Click HERE

Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Foundation Fire Relief Fund: Click Here

Kansas Livestock Association: Click HERE

Beef Cattle News Chinese Market Imperative For Beef Exports

The loss of access to China for more than nine months cost U.S. beef exporters nearly $1.1 billion last year, according to the U.S. Meat Export Federation.

China withdrew export registrations in early March 2025 from most U.S. meat facilities, after the Trump administration slapped a series of tariffs on Chinese goods. The licenses were reissued within days for poultry and pork facilities but have remained expired for nearly all beef processors and exporters.

Compared to 2024, beef exports by volume were down 12% last year to less than 1.14 million metric tons. The global export decline was nearly 150,000 metric tons, while the loss of volume to China was about 120,000 metric tons. Amid record global beef prices for much of last year, U.S. exports of beef were down 11% by value to $9.33 billion dollars, equivalent to the drop in sales to mainland China.

A truce announced at the end of October in the trade war called for China to drop non-tariff barriers to U.S. goods, but the beef export registration issue remains. The U.S. Supreme Court ruling invalidated President Donald Trump’s claim of unlimited e