February 14, 2018
Des Moines, Iowa
Auctioneer: C.K. “Sonny” Booth
Sale consultant: MC Marketing Management
Reported by: Andy Rest, NALF regional manager
Averages
6 – Open heifers – $2,391
20 – Bulls – $3,257
Sale Gross – $79,485
$10,500 – Bull – Lot 2, Leishmans Poppins 669D, 4/13/2016, Lim-Flex, homozygous black, homozygous polled, sired by Leishmans Chisum 364A, consigned by Leishman Limousin, Blair, Neb., purchased by Stoll Limousin, Pavilion, Wyo.
$5,250 – Bull – Lot 6, CJSL Draft Pick 6520D, 9/27/2016, Lim-Flex, homozygous black, homozygous polled, sired by ADLL AXL 3007A, consigned by Deb Vorthmann, Silver City, Iowa, purchased by Jerry Bulman, Dorchester, Iowa.
$4,500 – Bull – Lot 4, KTBO Dude 51D, 9/8/2016, purebred, black, homozygous polled, sired by Wulfs Big Timer 2004B, consigned by Kaitlyn Boyer, Weldon, Iowa, purchased by Mark Nutter, Thedford, Neb.
$4,250 – Bull – Lot 11, RMKR Extra Effort 708E, 2/27/2017, purebred, homozygous black, homozygous polled, sired by COLE Architect 08A, consigned by Bosch Farms, Indianola, Iowa, purchased by Joe Campbell, Eagleville, Mo.
$4,100 – Bull- Lot 14, KTBO Eldorado 21E, 3/2/2017, purebred, red, homozygous polled, sired by Wulfs Big Timer 2004B, consigned by Kaitlyn Boyer, Weldon, Iowa, purchased by Faidley Farms, Colfax, Iowa.
$2,900 – High selling heifer – Lot 22, VL Embellish 715E, 2/11/2017, 75% Limousin, black, homozygous polled, consigned by Vorthmann Limousin, Treynor, Iowa, purchased by Matt Plummer, Bronson, Iowa.
Photo Captions:
(Buyers)- Two long time Limousin enthusiasts that purchased bulls at the Iowa Beef Expo were Don Faidley, left, Colfax, Iowa and Mark Nutter, Thedford, Neb.
(Leishmans Poppins 669D)- The high selling bull at the Iowa Beef Expo was Leishmans Poppins 669D, 4/13/2016, Lim-Flex, homozygous black, homozygous polled, sired by Leishmans Chisum 364A, consigned by Leishman Limousin, Blair, Neb., purchased by Stoll Limousin, Pavilion, Wy. for $10,500.
(VL Embellish 715E)- The high selling heifer at the Iowa Beef Expo was VL Embellish 715E, 2/11/2017, 75% Limousin, black, homozygous polled, consigned by Vorthmann Limousin, Treynor, Iowa, purchased by Matt Plummer, Bronson, Iowa for $2,900.
