SALE REPORT
SPRING IN THE EAST FLECKVIEH/SIMMENTAL SALE AVERAGES $3,104
SALE SUMMARY
Average
4 Bulls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . $ 7,325 $1,831
4 Cow/Calf Pairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$12,400 $3,100
7 Bred Heifers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$15,650 $2,235
3 Open Females . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 7,500 $2,500
2 Lots Embryos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 709
per embryo
1 Semen Lot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,500
21 Lots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .$65,175 $3,104 |
April 30, 2005
Calhoun, Ga.
The first Spring in the East Sale was viewed as very successful with several new local buyers along with phone bids on most of the live lots. Consignors from nine states and Canada had a very high quality offering of cattle and selective embryos along with a large rare semen lot. There were many states involved in the bidding with sales to Georgia, Alabama, New York, Texas, Arkansas, Kansas, South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia.
Top-Selling Lots:
Lot 12-12A -- $3,700 – Pair. PKC Mayme (Sire-MRLN Rogar) Hfr calf by BHR Three Sixes. Consignor: PKC Simmental Farm, Berea Ky. Buyer: Baconfield Farms, Collins, Ga.
Lot 13 -- $3,600 -- Bred Heifer. JE Monet J25N (Sire-Panzer). Consignor: Mitchell Lake Ranch, Franklin Texas. Buyer: Moore Farms, Huntsville Ala.
Lot 5 -- $5,850 -- 6 Full South African Embryos (Bolagi X BHR Lissandre). Consignor: Buzzard Hollow Ranch, Granbury Texas. Buyer: Granger Farms, Madison, Ala.
Lot 8-8A -- $3,250 – Pair. Little Creek Mandy 271M (Sire-Takar) Bull calf by BHR Vanderbilt. Consignor: Little Creek Farms, Starkville Miss. Buyer: Indian Creek Cattle Co., Huntsville Ala.
Lot 20 -- $3,000 -- Open Heifer. ICC J Ban (Sire-BHR Three Sixes). Consignor: Indian Creek Cattle Co., Huntsville Ala. Buyer: Baconfield Farms, Collins, Ga.
Lot 15 -- $2,800 -- Bred Heifer. MF Kalgery 23N (Sire-Bar 5 Kalgery). Consignor: Moore Farms, Huntsville Ala. Buyer: Indian Valley Ranch, Dover, Ark.
Lot 7A -- $2,700 -- Heifer calf. (Sire: DDD Broadway) sire by BHR Vanderbilt. Consignor: Phillips Farms, Adairsville Ga. Buyer: Dollar's Diamond D Ranch, Russellville Ark.
Lot 9-9A -- $2,750 – Pair. JEJ04N (Sire-Great Guns Ferdinand) Heifer calf by JE Eli J60M. Consignor: Mitchell Lake Ranch, Franklin Texas. Buyer: Indian Valley Ranch, Dover, Ark.
Volume Buyers: Baconfield Farms, Collins, Ga.; Granger Cattle Company, Madison, Ala.; Indian Valley Ranch, Dover, Ark.; and Indian Creek Cattle Company, Huntsville, Ala.
Auctioneer: Dan Skeels, Rimbey, Alberta Canada.
Sale Manager: Schwake Cattle Company, LaRue Texas.
