Seedstock Plus South Missouri Bull Sale

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March 23, 2019

Joplin Regional Stockyards

Carthage, Missouri

Auctioneer: Jeremy Anstine

Reported by: John Burbank

59Balancer Bulls$3,948

23 Gelbvieh Bulls $3,944

82 Overall Bulls $3,946

18 Registered Open Heifers $1,286

68 Commercial Heifers $1,038

The well established Seedstock Plus South Missouri Bull Sale was another successful event with a good crowd of new and repeat customers purchasing an outstanding set of bulls backed by the most comprehensive data and customer service in the industry. Every bull selling had genomic-enhanced EPDs and 40% of the sale offering was feed efficiency tested. This year’s sale included registered and commercial open heifers selling at solid prices for the market conditions. There were 101 registered buyers of which 65 bought from 11 states. 

Top Selling Bulls Include:

Lot 478- SKF Dunn’s Destiny 056F from Sandy Knoll Farms sold to Dustin Cross of Arkansas for $9,100. 

This homozygous black, homozygous polled PB94 Gelbvieh posted top 1% WW, YW, MB, FPI and top 2% EPI.

Lot 471- TMMW Mr. Montana 262E from Mulroy Farms sold to Zimmerman Gelbvieh, Kansas, for $7,100. This homozygous black, homozygous polled PB94 Gelbvieh posted a 20 CE with a gain ratio of 112.

Lot 407- JJNR Mr. Arnold B13F from Nelson Ranch sold to Herman Schrock from Missouri, for $7,100. This homozygous black, homozygous polled Balancer with excellent depth and thickness is a spread bull calving ease to growth.

Lot 460- SKF Dunn’s Easy Journey 031F from Sandy Knoll Farms sold to Leachman Cattle Co. for $6,950. This black, homozygous polled PB88 Gelbvieh posted top 1% CE, BW, MB, FPI and a -3.44 RFI. 

Seedstock Plus Red Reward Bull & Heifer Sale

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March 9, 2019

Wheeler Livestock Auction

Osceola, Missouri

Auctioneer: Byron Wheeler

Reported by: John Burbank

39 Balancer® Bulls$2,842

16 Gelbvieh Bulls $3,481

55 Overall Bulls $3,028

16 Registered Open Heifers $1,680

46 Commercial Open Heifers $1,120

The second annual spring Seedstock Plus Red Reward Sale was impacted by winter weather blues on the part of the buyers. Sale averages were off on the bulls’ year over year, but the female market was steady. Giving customers the opportunity to evaluate and buy only red bulls and females was greatly appreciated by the attendees. The sale format is a testament to the enhanced customer service provided by Seedstock Plus to buyers of red genetics. All bulls are backed by the most comprehensive data and customer service in the industry and every bull selling had genomic-enhanced EPDs. There were 74 registered buyers of which 44 bought from 11 states. 

High Selling bull was Lot 318 from Duck River Gelbvieh selling to Chance Koppenhafer, Iowa, for $6,750. This PB 94 Gelbvieh bull, DRGF 732E, combines disposition, growth, and phenotype.

Top Selling Balancer bull was Lot 291 SKF Dunn’s Red Franklin 009F from Sandy Knoll Farm selling for $4,500 to Gary Baskin from Missouri. This bull posted a RFI score of -1.17 and a gain ratio of 117.

Seedstock Plus North Missouri Bull Sale

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February 23, 2019

Kingsville Livestock Market

Kingsville, Missouri

Auctioneer: Jeremy Anstine

Reported by: John Burbank

73 Balancer® Bulls$4,001

17 Gelbvieh Bulls $3,488

90 Overall Bulls $3,904

The well established Seedstock Plus North Missouri Bull Sale was another solid event with a good crowd of new and repeat customers purchasing an outstanding set of bulls backed by the most comprehensive data and customer service in the industry. Every bull selling had genomic-enhanced EPDs and 50% of the sale offering was feed efficiency tested. There were 73 registered buyers of which 46 bought from 12 states. 

Top selling bull Lot 63 sold to a local repeat commercial customer for $6,100. TMGC SB CLAY Optimus of Kara166E from Stuecken Brothers is homozygous black and homozygous polled Balancer bull and posted impressive growth EPDs, feed efficiency, and excellent phenotype.

Next high selling bull was homozygous black, homozygous polled Balancer Lot 48.This Rockin-U-Ranch bull, RUR Guardian 845E, sold to Burns Gelbvieh, Ohio for $5,800. A Destination son with top 1% for WW and YW.

The third high selling and the top for the purebred Gelbvieh bulls was Lot 131. Molroy Farms, TMMW Mr. Montana 229E sold for $5750 to Cockrell Hill Farms, Kansas. This homozygous black, homozygous polled Gelbvieh bull is a calving ease prospect with a 17 CE and posted a gain ratio of 148.

Seedstock Plus Arkansas Bull Sale

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March 2, 2019

Hope Livestock Market

Hope, Arkansas

Auctioneer: Lakin Oakley

Reported by: John Burbank

14 Gelbvieh Bulls $4,275

47 Balancer Bulls $3,801

8 Angus Bulls $3,606

69 Overall Bulls $3,875

The third annual Seedstock Plus Arkansas Bull Sale was held as a standalone sale for the first time as the Four State Classic Sale moved to an April date. A tremendous crowd was on hand to evaluate a solid set of range-ready bulls and resulted in the highest sale averages since the inception of the Seedstock Plus Arkansas Bull Sale. Bulls were developed at Rose Bud Feeders, LLC in Rose Bud, Arkansas, and are sold with most comprehensive data and customer service in the industry. Bulls sold at a rapid pace to new and repeat customers mostly in the four state area of Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana.

High selling bull was Lot 209, a herd bull prospect from Molroy Farms, selling for $8,250 and finding a new home at White Oak Farms, Missouri. This homozygous black, homozygous polled PB94 Gelbvieh is top 2% for CE, WW, YW, FPI and EPI. We will see more out of this Mr. Montana son in the future.

Second high bull and top selling Balancer was also a Molroy Farms bull. Lot 191 sold for $5,700 and was purchased by Bear Creek Ranch, Arkansas. An excellent phenotype combined with no holes EPD’s profile culminating into a tremendous individual.

Kittle Farms “Building a Legacy” Spring Sale

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May 11, 2019

Northeast Alabama Agri-Business Center

Rainsville, Alabama

Reported by: Dustin Kittle

Sale Averages

24 Gelbvieh and Balancer® Bulls $4,262.50

6 Heifer/Embryo Lots $5,266.67

On May 11, Kittle Farms had more than 500 guests in attendance at the “Building a Legacy” Sale in Rainsville, Alabama. The Lots sold to nine states, including Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, North Carolina, Kentucky, Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, and Texas.

The “Building a Legacy” Sale was dedicated to Johnny Kittle. With that in mind, Kittle Farms is thankful to all those who helped to make this Sale a success, especially our consignors to the 2019 sale, including French Farms, McMahan Cove Gelbvieh, H5 Cattle Company, and Dobson Ranch.

The high selling purebred Gelbvieh Bull in the sale was Lot 1, KTGF Southeastern F012, who sold to C-Cross Cattle Company, Biscoe, North Carolina, for $24,000. Southeastern is a homozygous black, homozygous polled purebred Gelbvieh who is a Final Frontier son and a natural calf out of Ditka C85’s prestigious donor dam. Southeastern is now the highest selling bull in the history of the Kittle Farms program. 

The high selling Balancer bull in the sale was Lot 2, MC Big Kat F1, consigned by McMahan Cove Gelbvieh, and purchased by Kittle Farms, Geraldine, Alabama, for $10,500.  Big Kat is a homozygous black, homozygous polled 75% Balancer, who is a grandson of the renowned Carolina Leverage and Miss Fortune U490.

Lot 18, KTGS Skyline F091 was the highest selling Gelford bull. Orry Lee, Atkins, Arkansas purchased Skyline for $3,250.  

The high selling heifer in the sale was half interest of Lot 30, KTGF Belle Meade F05 ET, who was purchased by Belle Meade Partners (French Farms, Black Oak Farms, Forrester Gelbvieh, and Ashley Posey) for $12,000.

Finally, the highest selling embryo lot was the Lot 31 flush of JKGF Miss Fortune C106.  This embryo flush was purchased by French Farms, Big Clifty, Kentucky, for $7,500.