Seedstock Plus Bull and Female Sale
November 19, 2016
Kingsville Livestock
Kingsville, Missouri
Auctioneer: Jeremy Anstine
Reported by: John Burbank
26 Bulls $3619
48 Registered Pairs $2275
52 Commercial Pairs 2 to 6-year-olds $2226
20 Commercial Pairs 7 to 12-year-olds $1266
89 Spring Bred Cows $1657
228 Bred Heifers $1563
127 Fall Born Open Heifers $1135
21 Spring Born Open Heifers $ 846
Seedstock Plus conducts two sales a year to market customer cattle. This November sale provided a large offering of Gelbvieh and Balancer®-influenced females with the genetic tie to Seedstock Plus. Included in this sale was the dispersal of JKAR Gelbvieh, Heartland Farms spring calving herd and a herd reduction from Stuecken Brothers, along with consignments from many other customers. Sale highlight include BWF Brandywine Catalyst 521C selling to Nick Korn, Tennesse for $6,500. This homozygous black, homozygous polled Balancer bull has exceptional phenotype to go along with his outstanding EPDs and some of the best gain and RFI data ever posted. Top registered pairs sold for $3200 and top commercial pairs brought $2500. Hitting the high mark on spring bred cows was a group of commercial 3-year-olds at $1975. Top bred heifers were a group of red commercial heifers selling at $1700 and the top commercial fall open heifers sold at $1260.
A successful sale for the current market and a rewarding event for customers of Seedstock Plus.