SALE REPORT
LARGE CROWD GATHERS FOR SALACOA VALLEY FEMALE SALE

SALE SUMMARY                                                                      Average 1 Flush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,500 1 3/4 Blood Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,000 28 Spring Pairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,504 16 Spring Bred Heifers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,963 14 Fall Bred Heifers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,779 10 3-n-1’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,080 4 Fall Bred Cows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,250

June 12, 2010
Fairmount, Ga.

A large crowd gathered on a beautiful Georgia afternoon for Salacoa Valley Farms Brangus female sale. Sevety-four lots of Brangus females averaged $2,469, selling to six states.

The top selling female was Lot 23, Center 68 MS 287/5 334N26, a 3/4 blood donor female and her Red Brangus ET heifer calf. Indian Hills Brangus, Cranfills Gap, Texas, and Page Weiss, Kilgore, Texas teamed to pay $11,000 to own this proven V8 Brahman bred pair.

The next high seller was Lot 1, a pick of the herd flush that sold to Clover Ranch, Marietta, Ga. They paid $10,000 to Flush MS 38 Center Ranch 535J8. She is a Super Star daughter tracing back to the famed 535W3 cow.

Corlay Cattle Company, Huntsville, Texas, paid $9,500 to own a second pick of the herd flush, choosing SVF MS 535M31. This proven Brightside bred female is a daughter of the previous flush choice, 535J8.

Lot 5, SVF MS 23P36 and her TCB Catawba Warrior R532 heifer calf was the high spring selling pair as Quail Creek Brangus, Steele, Ala., paid $5,000 to own the possible 3N1. She is a daughter of Special Addition and goes back to the famed 23 cow family.

Lingg Brangus, Grand Saline, Texas, paid $4,300 to own SVF High Prime 23U140, the top selling fall bred heifer. She is a high growth, big REA granddaughter of Salacoa Pine Lass 23D2 and sold safe to TCB Catawba Warrior R532.

Roadruck Brangus, Albertville, Ala., paid $4,000 each to own the two top selling spring bred heifers. Lot 75, SVF 23S86 35W190 was the biggest YW heifer in the sale and is sired by SVF MR Cadence 23S86 and was bred to TCB Catawba Warrior R532. Lot 68, SVF Cadence 535W058 was a balanced trait female sired by Cadence and she sold safe to SVF MR Cadence 23S86.

Sale Management: American Marketing Services.

Auctioneer: Tommy Barnes