Top Lot:
Lot 25 -- $2,550 – H & J MS Traveler 231. A 11-2-96 daughter of Moores Traveler 23-4 1306 bred to Rito 8E8. Sold for $1,500 to Joe Magee, Mendenhall, Miss. Her 10-21-99 heifer calf by RR Traveler 5204 sold for $1,050 to Joe Magee. Consigned by H & J and Sons Angus, Pass Christian, Miss.
Second High Lot:
Lot 36 -- $2,500 – GP Miss Traveler 610. A 1-6-96 daughter of GDAR Traveler 71 bred to GDAR SVF Traveler 234 D. Sold for $1,600 to James and Delores Townsend, Union, Miss. Her 8-11-99 heifer calf by Waldeck EE Right Time sold for $900 to Howard Reeves, Brookhaven, Miss. Consigned by Holly ridge Farms, Baldwyn, Miss.
Third High Lot:
Lot 11 -- $2,375 – TPC Miss Black Pride 135D. A 10-19-95 daughter of RR Chevis 3432 bred to B/R New Design 036 sold for $1,375 to Charles Gravois, Vacherie, La. Her 9-15-99 heifer calf by Rito 9M9 of 2036 Scotch Cap sold for $1,000 to Charles Gravois. Consigned by BSL Angus, Gulfport, Miss.
Top Bred Heifer:
Lot 54 -- $2,250 – Shady Brook Miss Wix 432H. A 10-10-98 daughter of GDAR Rainmaker 340 bred to GDAR SVF Traveler 234D. Sold to Fieldhouse Farms, Norwood Angus, Middleton, Tenn. Consigned by Golden J Farm, Tupelo, Miss.
Top Open Heifer:
Lot 47 -- $1,500 – Clower Oscar 1483. A 9-5-99 daughter of RR Scotch Cap 1483 out of a dam of GDAR Oscar 711 sold to Rachel McAdams, Spearsville, La. Consigned by Clower Farms, Raymond, Miss.
This is one of the most uniform set of cattle ever consigned to this sale. The cattle were all in excellent condition and many carry the service of top performance A.I. Angus Sires. One of the highlights of this sale was the donation of the heifer, Fawn Grove Blackcap E129, donated by Fawn Grove Angus, Tupelo, Miss. to help finance the 2001 Eastern Regional Angus Heifer Show to be held at the Ag-Center in Tupleo, Miss. She sold for $3,100 first time to a group of Angus breeders and enthusiasts and then this group donated her back to the Junior Association and the second time she sold for $2,000 to Lena Farms, Sam and Sharon Brown of Lena, Miss. Carson Farms, Russell and Patsy Carson of Independence, Miss. donated five straws on their bull, SF 6807 Traveler 7060 to go with the heifer.
Volume Buyer: Howard Reeves, Brookhaven, Miss.
Auctioneer: Jarvene Shackleford, Ripley, Miss.
Sale Manager: American Livestock Brokers, Ripley, Miss.