Top dollar bull: Nebraska bull sells for $900K, setting record for second highest selling Angus in history

Amy Hadachek
Feb 11, 2021
Feb 11, 2021 Updated Feb 15, 2021

Poss Deadwood — A year-old bull from Poss Angus Ranch in Scotia, Neb., sold for $900,000 at the ranch’s annual sale Feb. 5.
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It’s not every day that an Angus bull sells for $900,000, but Danny Poss was not surprised.

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Reporter Amy Hadachek is a two-time Emmy Award winning meteorologist and a storm chaser who earned her NWA and AMS Broadcast Meteorology Seals of Approval. She and her husband live on a diversified farm in Kansas. Reach her at amy.hadachek@midwestmessenger.com.