Taubenheim Gelbvieh Sale Report
Auctioneer: Tracy Harl
Reported by Justin Taubenheim
104 Gelbvieh and Balancer Bulls: $6,190
46 Bred Heifers: $2,390
Taubenheim Gelbvieh, Amherst, Nebraska, held their 33rd annual production sale on February 6, 2023, at the ranch. The sunny February day brought out a great group of customers and the crew sold bulls to eight different states and Canada.
Top Selling Bulls
Lot 69, TAU Oz 77K ET, is a homozygous black, homozygous polled son of Connealy Emerald. He is a high-growth bull with an 826-pound weaning weight for a ratio of 113 with an extra shot of frame. He found a new home in Hubbell, Nebraska, to Rippe Gelbvieh. He sold for $19,000.
Lot 39, TAU Limit Lock 20K ET, is a homozygous black, homozygous polled son of Deer Valley Growth Fund. He is a sound-structured bull with a tremendous pedigree backed by an 847-pound weaning weight. His EPDs are second to none, when the gavel dropped, he went to Callaway, Nebraska, with Bruce Spangler selling for $13,520.
Lot 96, TAU Mr. Big Valley 144K, is a homozygous black bull out of Connealy Big Valley with a lot of length and an 842-pound weaning weight and ratio of 115. He will be roaming pastures in Callaway, Nebraska, as well for Bruce Spangler, he sold for $11,500.
Lot 35, TAU Mr. Stellar 19K is a homozygous black bull out of Sitz Stellar 726D, packed full of red meat with a big hip and wide top. He will be making the trip to Sumner, Nebraska. Todd Ibach purchased him for $10,500.
Lot 34, TAU Mr. Growth Fund 12K ET, is a homozygous black and homozygous polled son of Deer Valley Growth Fund. He is from a tremendous cow family; he has a ton of muscle and rib shape and is the easy-keeping kind with an 813-pound weaning weight. He will be making his home in St. Francis, Kansas, with Raile Gelbvieh. He sold for $10,000.
Bred Females
Lot 124 was the top-selling female, topping the sale at $3,200. She will be making her home in Grover, Colorado, with Clay and Sydney Kinnison.
The next three females topped the sale at $2,800. Lot 121 will be making her home in Amherst, Nebraska, with Joel Korth. Lot 126 and Lot 138 will be making their homes in Sumner, Nebraska, with Todd Ibach.