SALE REPORT
FIRST AUBURN UNIVERSITY/NABEC COMBINATION BULL SALE HELD

SALE SUMMARY                                                                       Average 36 Angus Bulls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,679   1 Beefmaster Bull . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,150 13 Charolais Bulls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,115   4 Chiangus Bulls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,613   3 Hereford Bulls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,233   5 Simmental Composite Bulls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,160 12 Simmental Bulls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,317 23 Replacement Heifers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,076

 

Cullman, Ala., Dec. 10, 2005—The Cullman Stockyards played host to a pioneering event in Alabama beef cattle history on December 10. At this location, the Auburn University Bull Test (AUBT) and the North Alabama Bull Evaluation Center (NABEC) partnered for the first time to showcase 74 superior, performance animals.

Thirty-two consignors from around Alabama put six breeds of cattle including Angus, Beefmaster, Charolais, Chiangus, Hereford, and Simmental/Simmental Composite on the auction block. Bulls featured at the sale were tested at either the North Alabama or Auburn facilities for feed efficiency, average daily gain, weight per day of age, as well as breeding and structural soundness.

Prior to the sale, Dr. Lisa Kriese-Anderson, AUBT manager, and Gerry Thompson, NABEC Test manager, presented certificates for top performing bulls from each of the partner programs. Recipients of top bull honors from the Auburn test were: Oak Bowery Farms of Opelika for Angus; Biggitty Farm of Montgomery and J & B Owens Farm of Greenville for Beefmaster; Tennessee River Music, Inc. of Fort Payne for Hereford; Simmentals of Alabama of Sardis for Simmental Composite; and, Baggett Farms of Repton for Simmental.

Recipients receiving top bull honors from the North Alabama test were: Lawler Angus of Opelika for Angus; T &B Charolais of Clanton for Charloais; Circle E Farms of Hope Hull for Chiangus; Chandler Farms of Maplesville for Simmental Composite; and, Triple M Farms of Brent for Simmental.

The sale featured 36 Angus bulls, which out of all the breeds at the sale included the overall top-priced bull. The bull, cosigned by Oak Bowery Farms of Opelika, was purchased by Meeks Farm of Cullman for $6,150. The average price per animal was $2,679.

Only one Beefmaster bull was sold at the combined sale. The bull sold for $2,150.

The sale's second largest breed group, 13 Charolais bulls, averaged $2,115.

Four Chiangus bulls were auctioned at the sale. The animals averaged $1,613.

The three Hereford bulls sold averaged $1,233 each, while the five Simmental Composite bulls auctioned averaged $2,160.

The 12 Simmental bulls sold at Cullman averaged a price of $2,317 per animal.

A select group of 23 replacement heifers was also sold. Each heifer averaged $1,076. J.B. Turner of J.B. Turner Farms in Harvest received top priced replacement heifer honors when Billy and Amelia Smith of Prairie Bluff Cattle Company of Faunsdale purchased an animal from him for $1,435.

The first Auburn University Bull Test and North Alabama Bull Evaluation Center, according to Lisa Kriese-Anderson was a success.

“We thought that by combining our bulls, we could bring in more buyers and increase sale prices,” said Kriese-Anderson. “And it did.”

Gerry Thompson added, "The producers involved in both evaluation programs really stepped up to the plate and consigned a great set of bulls. The quality of the bulls offered in the combined sale presented a great opportunity for cattle producers wanting to increase the genetics within their herds."

The Alabama BCIA is a non-profit organization seeking to promote, educate and facilitate the use of performance testing, record keeping and marketing opportunities to improve the Alabama cattle industry. BCIA is composed of persons, firms, partnerships, and corporations in the State of Alabama who are engaged in the production and marketing of purebred and commercial beef cattle. Formed in 1964, BCIA cooperates with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System (ACES) of Auburn University under a formal agreement and is guided under a 20 member board consisting of producers, industry leaders, research personnel and extension professionals.