SALE REPORT
MARKET STRONG FOR GAR-INFLUENCED FEMALES AT PROFIT PROVEN SALE

SALE SUMMARY                                                                      Average   34 Fall Pairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,943 222 2-4 Yr. Old Bred Cows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,497 139 5-6 Yr. Old Bred Cows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,406 903 Bred Heifers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,287 290 Open Heifers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$  819 1,588 Total Lots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,992,865              $1,255

 

November 28, 1005
Pratt, Kansas

A cold, blustery day didn't hamper the enthusiasm of a barn full of beef producers that came to purchase Gardiner-influenced Angus females. The Pratt Livestock Auction was once again the location for the Profit Proven Group's 4th Annual GAR-Influenced Commercial Angus Replacement Female Sale.

All cattle sold as source and age verified through the American Angus Association's AngusSourceSM program or the newly launched Guaranteed Gardiner Genetics program, which adds GAR genetic verification to the process. The entire offering sold bred to GAR sires or sons of GAR sires. The majority of the 2005 bred female offering was AId and the increase in the averages of those categories reflected the strong demand.

The offering was appraised by 39 buyers from 7 states.

The 2005 Profit Proven Group represents Gardiner customers from 12 large commercial ranching operations. The ranches represent diverse “gate to plate” beef operations that share common goals of producing quality beef that fits into today's value-added marketing systems. One of the nation's first to incorporate source and age verification tags, the Profit Proven Group continues to explore marketing opportunities that add value to GAR-influenced genetics up the food chain. As an added feature of the 2005 sale, the Profit Proven Group offered a calf buy-back program for any interested buyers.

The sale offering was comprised from the following ranches: Giles Ranch Co., Bucklin, Kansas; Merrill Ranch, Wilmore, Kansas; Mule Creek Ranch, Wilmore, Kansas; Irsik Ranch, Ingalls, Kansas; XIT Ranch, Plains, Kansas; McCloy Ranch, Morse, Texas; JO Cattle Co., Springer, N.M.; McCarty Land & Cattle, Ashland, Kansas; K-Ranch, Garden City, Kansas; Bravo Cattle Co., Amarillo, Texas; Schooler Farms, Logan, Kansas; Snake Creek Ranch, Ashland, Kansas.