2026 National Gelbvieh & Balancer® Show & Sale 

Cattlemen’s Congress, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

AGA National Show

Entry Details 

Cattle:  

  • Entries Open – November 1, 2025
  • Breeding Cattle Entries Due – November 25, 2025
  • Junior Breeding Heifer Ownership Deadline – December 1, 2025
  • Breeding Cattle Late Entry/Substitution Deadline – December 5, 2025

2026 Cattlemen’s Congress

Schedule

Move-In Schedule

Health Requirements

Show Rules

Stalling and Maps

Show Programs

Junior Show Pen Show National Bull & Female Show

AGA National Sale

Monday, January 5, 2026 @ 5 pm

AGA members interested in consigning animals or genetics to the 2026 Gelbvieh and Balancer® National Sale should contact Matt Sims, sale manager, at (405) 641-6081 or matt@mcsauction.com, Tom Strahm, AGA commercial marketing director, at (785) 547-7999 or tom@gelbvieh.org, or Wess Anglin, AGA commercial marketing specialist, at (662) 292-4582 or wess@gelbvieh.org, for more information. The National Sale will be held during Cattlemen’s Congress on Monday, January 5.

NOTE: DNA for all national sale entries was due on October 1. If you would like to consign anything to the national sale that does not have DNA on file or ordered by October 1, you must contact Wayde Pickinpaugh, AGA DNA services coordinator, at wayde@gelbvieh.org or by calling the AGA office at 303-465-2333.

The AGA National Sale rules can be found here.

AGA National Sale Nomination Form

Approved Judges List

Females and bulls eligible for the Gelbvieh division must present exactly seventy-five percent (75.0%) to one hundred percent (100%) Gelbvieh on their current American Gelbvieh Association registration certificate to remain eligible for exhibition within the Gelbvieh show(s). Entries presenting less than exactly seventy-five percent (75.0%) that also do not qualify for the Balancer trademark will not be eligible for exhibition. Such percentages are strictly in reference to cattle qualified to exhibit in the Gelbvieh division and not to be confused with AGA breed registration designations.

To qualify for the Balancer® Show all cattle must meet the American Gelbvieh Association’s Balancer trademark rules for registration as a Balancer. Any Gelbvieh female or bull that meets or exceeds exactly seventy-five percent (75.0%) Gelbvieh or more that also qualifies for the Balancer® trademark may choose to show as Gelbvieh or Balancer at the time of entry. Such animals may only show in one division. No changes can be made after entry deadline.