Corner Post Package Generates $18,750 for Limousin Juniors

The National Limousin Sale, Jan. 14 in Denver, Colo., began with the second Corner Post Genetics Package. Counsil Family Limousin, Madisonville, Texas, donated the headline female, CFLX Cheerleader 002T. The Jan. 9, 2007, daughter of Carrousels Peak Power is a maternal half sibling to multitrait leader JCL Lodestar 27L.

A 24-member syndicate of North American Limousin Junior Association (NALJA) supporters bought the package up front for $12,000 then donated it back to the juniors. Rancho Espuela Cattle Co., Fort Davis, Texas, came out on top of the second round of bidding at $3,750 and elected to donate the package back again. Lawrence Family Limousin, Anton, Texas, won the final bidding, purchasing the female and her attendant products and services for $3,000.

In addition to the headline female, the package included free registrations for all of her natural calves; a farm sign; one in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycle and a genetic preservation package from Trans Ova Genetics, Sioux Center, Iowa; and the first $5,000 worth of insurance for the first year from Grassroots Insurance Associates, Ankeny, Iowa.

Once it reaches a suitable principal, NALJA’s Corner Post Fund will facilitate additional activities and scholarships for Limousin juniors.

The original syndicate members follow:

• High Point Ranch, Marysville, Calif.;
• Magness Land and Cattle, Platteville, Colo.;
• Etherton Farms, Dawson, Ill.;
• Sennett Cattle Co., Waynetown, Ind.;
• Schilling Limousin, Edson, Kan.;
• Sugar Bush Limousin, Allen, Mich.;
• Wulf Limousin Farms, Morris, Minn.;
• Lonely Valley Limousin, Creston, Neb., and Rancho Espuela Cattle Co., Fort Davis, Texas;
• American Cattle Services, Chattanooga, Okla.;
• Sonny and Mary Booth, Miami, Okla.;
• P Bar S Ranch, Sand Springs, Okla.;
• Canadian Valley Ranch, Seminole, Okla.;
• Express Ranches, Yukon, Okla.;
• Heart Felt Farms, Gettysburg, Pa.;
• Tubmill Creek Farms, New Florence, Pa.;
• Deer Valley Farm, Fayetteville, Tenn.;
• R&R Marketing Co., Franklin, Tenn.;
• Lawrence Family Limousin, Anton, Texas;
• Davis Limousin Ranch, Brownwood, Texas;
• T Bar J Limousin Ranch, Pottsboro, Texas;
• Brady Ranch and Farm, Wilson, Texas; Evelynton Plantation, Charles City, Va.;
• KK Seedstock Consultants, Richmond, Va.; and
• JB Ranch, Lynden, Wash.

The North American Limousin Foundation (www.nalf.org), headquartered in Centennial, Colo., provides programs and services – including genetic evaluation of 5,000 active sires – to nearly 4,000 members and their commercial customers. The Limousin breed and its Lim‑Flex® hybrid lead the beef industry in muscle-growth efficiency and ideally complement British breeds.

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