Feist Gelbvieh 30th Annual Bull Sale

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March 12, 2018

Bowman Auction Market, Bowman, North Dakota

Scott Weishaar, Auctioneer

Sale Averages:

14 Balancer® Bulls                 $4,243

9 Purebred Gelbvieh Bulls      $3,722

A small crowd of predominately long-time customers from three states attended the sale.

Topping the sale was Balancer EH3, selling to the first-time customer Zimmerman Gelbvieh of Dawson, North Dakota for $8,750. EH3 is a calving ease bull sired by Lee’s Turning Point; he is homozygous black bull with EPD numbers in the top 5 percent of the breed.

Long-time customer, Lex Burghduff, of Ludlow, South Dakota, purchased Balancer E49 for $7,250, a Lee’s Ten X son. He is a homozygous black bull with explosive growth and high marbling numbers. Burghduff also took home E34 and E27 for $4,000 each.

Gerald Burghduff, of Camp Crook, South Dakota, purchased two purebred, red bulls sired by PHG Candy Man. Lot E16 sold for $4,250 and Lot E42 sold for $4,000.

Volume buyer was long-time buyer, Jim Bingaman, of Prairie City, South Dakota. He purchased five high performance, red purebred bulls.

Thorstenson’s Lazy TV Ranch 37th Annual Bull Sale

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March 3, 2018

At the Ranch, Selby, South Dakota

Owners: Vaughn and Wendy Thorstenson , Brian and DeDee Begeman

Auctioneers: Seth Weishaar, Lynn Weishaar

 

Averages:

12      Gelbvieh Bulls            $4,979

120      Balancer® Bulls         $4,508

38      Angus Bulls                $4,979

170     Bulls                            $4,630

 

A sunny spring day greeted the crowd attending the Thorstenson’s  Lazy TV Ranch 37th Annual Bull Sale held March 3, at the ranch west of Selby, South Dakota.  Buyers from nine states kept the bidding active both live and via the Internet.

Topping the sale offering at $14,000 was lead-off Angus Lot 176 selling to longtime customer Larry Thompson of Glenham, South Dakota. Sired by Schiefelbein iBull, he posted a 122 WW index and a 125 YW index along with above average feed efficiency.

Leo Gauderman, Glenfield, North Dakota, claimed Lot 121 sired by Bieber Hard Drive Y120 and also a maternal brother to Lazy TV Big Bud for $10,000. The red Balancer indexed 135 for IMF and was also well above average for feed efficiency.

Another longtime customer, Richard Jore of Watford City, North Dakota, chose the next two red Balancers including Lot 125 at $10,000 and Lot 123 at $9,500. Both of these bulls were also sired by Hard Drive and posted performance indexes well above average.

Dale Gasho Ranch from Beach, North Dakota, selected the high-selling black Balancer in Lot 4 sired by DBRG Twister 451B at $9,000. Lot 4’s performance EPDs rank in the top 5 percent of the Balancer breed and he is also homozygous polled.

Gasho also chose Lot 11, another black Balancer sired by Twister for $8,750. Lot 11 indexed 117 for weaning weight.

Dean Grosz, Olivet, South Dakota, had the final bid of $8,750 on Angus Lot 182. Sired by VAR Discovery 2240 and out of a first-calf heifer, he posted a 120 WW index and a 116 YW index.

Volume buyer Merle Hicks of Martin, South Dakota, chose Lot 127, another Hard Drive-sired red Balancer, for $8,250.

Gustin’s Diamond D Annual Production Sale

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February 15, 2018

Mandan, North Dakota

Auctioneer: Jay Elfeldt

 

Sale Averages

76.5 Bulls                             $4,662

20 Bred Heifers                 $2,295

There was a nice crowd on hand on February 15, a cold, snowy day, to bid and buy at the Gustin’s Diamond D Gelbvieh Annual Production Sale.  The sale was consistent throughout and especially strong on the red purebreds and Balancers.

High selling bull for the day was Lot 56, CMR Protégé 121E ET.  A son of the DDGR Nobleman sire and the DDGR Mandy 32S cow, he was a deep bodied, square hipped, red purebred bull that posted a yearling weight of 1452 and a gain ratio of 121.  Lazy TV Ranch, Selby, South Dakota, and Rippe Gelbvieh of Hubbell, Nebraska, paid $13,000 for ½ possession and ½ semen interest in this herd sire prospect.

Lost River Livestock, Clearbrook, Minnesota, paid $15,500 to own Lot 28, DDGR Coach 57E.  He was a BNC At Ease A357 son that has a calving ease EPD in the top 10 percent and every other EPD in the top 35 percent of the breed.  This red, homozygous polled, purebred had a 40.7 yearling scrotal measurement, 78-pound birthweight and yearling weight of 1338.

Handel Farms, of Menno, South Dakota, purchased Lot 33, DDGR Emulation 71E, a black, purebred son of DDGR Innovation 120C and a KKC Nobility daughter, at $10,000.  A soft made, moderate framed bull with plenty of muscle, the Emulation bull had a 72-pound birthweight and a 1377-pound yearling weight.

Brentt and Todd Eslinger of Elgin, North Dakota, customers for over 20 years, took home three bulls, including Lot 37, DDGR Confidence 80E, for $8,000.  A red Balancer, he was another BNC At Ease A357 son, and combines a CED EPD of 12 with a weaning ratio of 108 and a yearling ratio of 109.

Lot 38, DDGR 84E, a homo black, homo polled, purebred son of DDGR Kingpin 159C sold to Ceroll Gelbvieh, Sisseton, South Dakota, for $7,500.  This wide topped, deep bodied prospect weaned off of his 3-year-old dam at 785 pounds without creep and was a standout all summer.

Another bull going at $7,500 was Lot 80, DDGR Integrity 203E. This stout, homo black, Balancer son of the CKS Mr Dream C11 sire, was one of the youngest bulls in the sale and posted a weaning weight of 825 and the highest yearling weight in the sale at 1516.  He sold to John Reiter of Ellsworth, Minnesota.

High selling female honors went to Lot 95, DDGR Belle 141D, a purebred red female that sold to Jordan Jensen of Powers Lake, ND.  She sold for $3,000, was sired by the RHGF 11Z bull, and safe to the Schuler Rebel Red Angus sire.

29th Annual Taubenheim Gelbvieh Production Sale

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February 5, 2018
Amherst, Nebraska
Auctioneer: Tracy Harl
Reported by Justin Taubenheim

Sale Averages:
89 Gelbvieh and Balancer® Bulls     $5,059
39 Bred Heifers                                 $2,325
19 Open Heifers                                $1,250

Taubenheim Gelbvieh, Amherst, Nebraska, held their 29th annual production sale February 5, 2018 at the ranch. A cold, but sunny day brought out many customers from seven states to evaluate the powerful set of herd sires and attractive group of females.

Top Selling Bulls:

TAU Mr. Outright 15E ET, is a 3/8 Gelbvieh homozygous black and homozygous polled son of TAU Outright 162A. This performance and carcass stud offers a 1450 lb. Yearling Weight, 17.48 REA, and a 44 cm scrotal. After catching the eye of many cattlemen, Mr. Outright found a new home with Eric Schipporeit for $16,000.

TAU Mr. Payweight 141E ET, a homozygous black herd sire was purchased by Bruce Sprangler. 141E is a soggy middled, powerfully constructed son of Payweight 1682, and out of an impressive donor female. After active bidding TAU Mr. Payweight 141E ET sold for $9,500.

TAU Mr. Resource 102E was the next high selling lot at $8,500. 102E is a homozygous black and homozygous polled son of SAV Resource. 102E demanded a lot of attention for his mass and stoutness. 102E made a lot of friends on sale day and when the auctioneer said, “sold” he found a home with Swanson Cattle Company of Atlanta, Nebraska, at $8,500.

TAU Mr. Payweight 163E, is an easy fleshing and stout featured homozygous black son of Payweight 1682. 163E was marked by many for his carcass merit, skeletal quality and muscle shape and when the bidding was over he found a new home with Bruce Sprangler for $8,250.

TAU Mr. Payweight 124E ET, another homozygous black son of Payweight 1682, and out of our magnificent Rainbow donor cow. 124E caught the attention of many great cattlemen, but when bidding ceased long time customers, the Dannehl family from Bertrand, Nebraska, took him home for $8,000.

Volume Buyer: Don MacLennan, Colorado, bought 10 bulls

Top Selling Bred Females:
Sheri Mohr of Texas bought multiple bred heifers:
TAU Ms. Consensus 6060D for $3,000
TAU Ms. Consensus 664D ET for $2,700
TAU Ms. In Focus 6064D for $2,700

Top Selling Open Heifer

Kale Taubenheim bought the top-selling open heifer, TAU Ms. 101C 7054E for $1,900.
Levi Farr bought the second high selling open heifer, TAU Ms. Prosperity 7073E for $1,700.