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Red Angus heifer tops Beef Expo sales

j.deyoung
Feb 20, 2019
Feb 20, 2019 Updated Feb 22, 2019

The wife/husband team of Bree and Weston Brandt, of Corning, Iowa, show Angus heifers at the Iowa Beef Expo Feb. 13.
Photo by Jeff DeYoung

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DES MOINES — Zach Wangen admits to being surprised as the price went up on the Red Angus heifer he brought to the Iowa Beef Expo this year.

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