December 15, 2018
Chenault Agricultural Center, Mt. Sterling, Ky.
Sale management: MC Marketing Management and R&R Marketing
Sale consultants: Mark Smith, Grassroots Genetics and Bill Helton, Helton Consulting
Auctioneer: C.K. “Sonny” Booth, Okla.
Averages
37 – Elite spring bred females – $2,030
18 – Lim-Flex & Limousin fall pairs – $1,878
4 – Select open heifers – $1,363
5 – Limousin & Lim-Flex bulls – $1,940
15 – Premium embryos – $383
Sale Gross – $130,300
$5,000 – Bred Heifer – Lot 1, SKLS 388E, 3/23/2017, 55% Lim-Flex, black, homozygous polled, sired byTMCK Hydraulic 17Y, bred to MAGS Aviator, consigned by Logan Hills Cattle Co., West Harrison, Ind., purchased by KLS Farms, Chatham, La.
$4,100 – Bred Heifer – Lot 2, SKLS 2996E, 2/22/2017, 37% Lim-Flex, double Black, homozygous polled, sired by KCF Bennet Absolute, bred to KRVN Naskar, consigned by Logan Hills Cattle Co., West Harrison, Ind., purchased by Ludwig Limousin, Hartford City, Ind.
$3,700 – Bred Heifer – Lot 19, RTTB Pure Personal 707E, 3/26/2017, Purebred, black, polled, sired by WULFS Compliant K687C, bred to WULFS Dash for Cash, consigned by Pleasant Home Cattle Co., Creston, Ohio, purchased by Wulf Cattle, Morris, Minn.
$3,000 – Bred Female – Lot 33, JEPS Jezabel 05Z, 2/19/2012, 50% Lim-Flex, homozygous black, polled, sired by MAGS Wazowski, bred to J Bar J Delegate 621D, consigned by Circle L Limousin & Land Co., Burbank, Ohio, purchased by James Ramsey, Richmond, Ohio.
Photo Captions:
(Stirn)- Andy Stirn, center, of West Harrison, Ind., discusses Limousin genetics with top selling lot consignors Larry Smith, right, and Scott Minges, left, of Logan Hills Cattle Co.
(Crum)- Russell Crum of Crum Farms, Cynthia, Ky., left, buyer of four lots, converses with fellow Eastern Select Sale purchasers Josh Van Horn, Van Horn Limousin, Malta, Ohio, center, who purchased a pair and consigner/buyer, Ben Petre, BVC Farms, Mt. Perry, Ohio.
