Montana Northern Premier Sale

Montana's Northern Premier Sale had its beginning in 1999 when Kelly McCracken (KelMcC Angus) and Marvin Cross (Top Notch Angus) decided to combine their resources and market their bulls at silent auction. The sale was known as the KelMcC Plus sale and was held at the KelMcC Angus Ranch, west of Turner, Montana. The silent auction format continued until 2005. In 2006 Kelly and Marvin changed the format of the sale to a live auction and moved the sale location to Bear Paw Livestock in Chinook. In 2006 Peterson Grain and Cattle, Boyum Angus and Whistling Winds Angus approached Kelly and Marvin with the possibility of joining the sale. The demand for bulls in North Central Montana was good and the decision was made to have one sale, with the idea that more numbers would draw buyers from further away and to also attract volume buyers. This sale

became known as Montana's Northern Premier Sale. The goal of the breeders was to sell only the best. With five breeders involved it was easier to keep the sale numbers up and allow everyone to cull their poorer bulls. Boyum Angus dropped out after the 2010 sale, in order to pursue a larger farming operation but the remaining four breeders have continued with the sale. They all have the same goal "Producing Good Honest Cattle". The numbers have continued to grow as the demand for their bulls has grown. The bulls are fed at Peterson Grain and Cattle north of Havre, Montana. They are fed a high roughage diet and expected to gain 3.00-3.25 pounds per day. We invite you to visit the feedlot at any time to look at the bulls or call any of the owners to visit about the bulls.