SALE REPORT
FLECKVIEH FEDERATION SHOWCASE III SALE HELD OCTOBER 22ND IN ALABAMA

SALE SUMMARY                                                                       Average   1 Bull . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $    5,000           $5,000   1 Bred Cow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$    2,300           $2,300   3 Pair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$    8,500           $2,833 29 Bred Heifers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $  88,650           $3,057 11 Open Females . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$  53,600           $4,873   1 Preg Recips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $    6,600           $6,600 11 Embryo Packages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $  47,300           $4,300/embryo   7 Semen Packages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$  53,970           $7,710   3 Flushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$  16,400           $5,467 67 Lots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$282,320           $4,214

October 22, 2005
Huntsville, Ala.

The third annual Fullblood Simmental Fleckvieh Federation sale was filled with enthusiasm and excitement as some of the premier breeders from the U.S., Canada and Brazil consigned some of the most sought after and proven genetics available. Every category of genetics sold created a very strong demand as the crowd of over 300 people were very active on all of the lots. The Showcase is truly becoming an international event having bids from Mexico, Columbia and Panama with genetic lots selling to Canada, Brazil, Texas, Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi, Ohio, Florida, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Wisconsin, Oregon, Nebraska, North Dakota, Iowa, Georgia, Tennessee, West Virginia and Washington.

High Selling Lots:

$10,000 -- Open Heifer -- SS Prissy (BHR Three Sixes L666E) consigned by Snell's Fleckvieh Simmentals, Snellville, Ga. sold to Casa Branca, Brazil.

$10,000 -- Open Heifer -- SS Pleasant (BHR Three Sixes L666E) consigned by Snell's Fleckvieh Simmentals, Snellville, Ga., sold to Agro Zurita, Brazil.

$9,600 -- 6 Embryos/$1,600 (BHR Draco) consigned by Agro Zurita, San Paulo Brazil, sold to Granger Farms, Madison, Ala.

$6,200 -- Flush -- Jerico's Dorothy Jane 1D x MFL Universe, consigned by Anchor D Ranch, Rimbey, Alberta Canada, sold to Buzzard Hollow Ranch, Granbury, Texas and Little Creek Farm, Starkville, Miss.

$6,000 -- Canadian Semen Rights -- JRR Raffles (Eisenherz) consigned by the Raffles Syndicate, sold to Lewis Farms, Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada and Vaughn Gibbons, Stevensville, Ontario, Canada.

$11,750 -- Semen Package (50 units) (Dora Lee Native Son – sired by Canadian Neff) consigned by Anchor D Ranch, Rimbey, Alberta, Canada, sold to Roberts Vet Service, Wis.; Dale Murray, Manitoba; Stone Simmentals, Alberta; Three Child Farms, Mo.; Little Creek Farm, Miss.

$5,000 -- Herdsire -- KFFC Park Levi (Flec Levi Niner) consigned by Keith Franck Fleckvieh Cattle, Winthrop, Iowa, sold to H&K Simmental, Steeleville, Ill.

$5,500 -- US Semen Rights (Double Bar D Make M Polled) (Grinalta's Gridiron) consigned by Double Bar D Farms, Grenfell, SK, Canada, sold to Professional Livestock, Ephrata Wis.; Dollars Diamond D Ranch, Russellville Ark.; Indian Valley Ranch, Dover Ark.

Volume Buyers: Little Creek Farms, Starkville, Miss.; Indian Creek Cattle Co, Huntsville, Ala.; Indian Valley Ranch, Dover, Ark.; Snell Fleckvieh Simmentals, Snellville, Ga.

Auctioneer: Dan Skeels, Rimbey, Alberta Canada.     

Co-Sale Managers: Schwake Cattle Services, LaRue, Texas and Bouchard Livestock International, Crossfield, Alberta Canada.