SALE REPORT
HOOD-RICHMAN FARMS HOSTS ANGUS SALE

SALE SUMMARY                                                                       Average 107 Females . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$166,800               $1,559   12 Bulls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$  18,200              $1,517 119 Lots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$185,000              $1,555

October 9, 2004
Cullman, Ala.

Top Pair:

Lot 115 -- $2,725 � Three Trees Pride 8108. A 9-25-88 daughter of Leachman Explorer, sold with a 9-26-04 heifer calf by Macedon True Commitment. Sold to Mark Clark, Decatur, Ala. Consigned by Woodward Farms, Hartselle, Ala.

2nd High Pair:

Lot 54 -- $2,700 � Twin Valley Barbara 4901. A 10-29-01 daughter of Twin Valley Ambush 6159, bred to Homestead Top Traveler 201, sold for $1,700 to Joe and Deloma Walters Ragland, Ala. Her 5-3-04 heifer calf by Bon View New Design 878, sold for $1,000 to Adam Amos, Boaz, Ala.

Top Bred Female:

Lot 64 -- $2,450 � Twin Valley Lucy 1161. A 3-1-01 daughter of Twin Valley Precision E161. Sold to Bobby Redmon, Taft, Tenn. Consigned by Woodward Farms, Hartselle, Ala.

2nd High Bred Female:

Lot 63 -- $2,100 � Twin Valley Pamela 5010. A 11-24-00 daughter of Twin Valley Precision E161, bred to Perry Power Design. Sold to H.H. Meyers, Harrisonburg, La. Consigned by Woodward Farms, Hartselle, Ala.

Top Bred Heifer:

Lot 105 -- $1,750 � Woodward TV Barbara 148. A 12-26-02 daughter of Twin Valley Decision 3987, bred to Homestead Top Traveler 201. Sold to Joe and Deloma Walters, Ragland, Ala. Consigned by Woodward Farms, Hartselle, Ala.

Top Bull:

Lot 1 -- $2,000 � McBee Tacker 1661. A 1-15-01 son of Car Tracker 904, sold to John Perkins, Danville, Ala. Consigned by Hood-Richman Farms, Winchester, Tenn.

2nd High Bull:

Lot 119 -- $1,875 � HRCC Easy Neutron 58-0863. A 9-15-03 son of SA Neutron 377, sold to Jimmy McCrary, Stevenson, Ala. Consigned by Hood-Richman Farms, Winchester, Tenn.

This was a very uniform, well conditioned set of cattle, even though they were from three different farms. Many new Angus breeders were on hand to start their programs. The cows with fall calves or very close to calving in strongest demand. The set of young, well conditioned bulls from the Hood-Richman Farms were in strong demand.

Volume Buyer: Joe and Deloma Walters, Ragland, Ala.

Auctioneer: Jarvene Shackelford, Ripley, Miss.

Sale Manager: American Livestock Brokers, Ripley, Miss.