Standing Room Only at 21st Annual Cattleman’s Connection Bull Sale
137 Yearling and fall yearling Angus Bulls averaged $4750 14 Registered Angus yearling heifers averaged $1761 30 commercial Angus yearling heifers averaged $1417
12 – 2 yr old JBB/AL Hereford Bulls averaged $3762 8– Fall yearling JBB/AL Hereford Bulls averaged $3150 20 – Spring yearling JBB/AL Hereford bulls averaged $3518 21 – Spring yearling JBB/AL Hereford Heifers averaged $1674.
Art and Stacy Butler of Spring Cove Ranch and John and Bev Bryan & James & Dawn Anderson of JBB/AL Herefords welcomed a standing room only crowd to their 21st Annual Cattleman’s Connection Bull Sale on Monday, March 12th at Spring Cove Ranch in Bliss, Idaho. Angus and Hereford bulls and females sold to progressive ranchers in Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming, Nebraska, Mississippi, Georgia and Durango, Mexico. Spring Cove Ranch celebrated their 93rd year in the Angus business and JBB/AL Herefords celebrated their 43nd year. The commitment that these programs have made to producing functional bulls for commercial cattlemen was recognized and rewarded.
John Bryan, JBB-AL Herfords
The high selling Angus bulls were: Lot 10, Spring TL Payload 1029 a 1-9-2011 son of SLL Overload T18 out of a B/R New Design 323 dam selling to Steele Land and Livestock of Anita, Iowa for $10,000. Lot 93, Spring Cove TL New Worth 1021, a 1-14-11 son of SAV Net Worth 4200 out of a Kahn Broadband RA 94L dam selling to Lane Smith Farms, Purvis, Mississippi for $10,000. Lot 154 Spring Cove TL Answer 0067, a 10-18-2010 son of Connealy Answer 59A out of a Hyline Right Time 338 dam selling to 333 Ranches, Jim Boyer, Elko, Nevada for $10,000. Lot 26 Spring Cove Emblazon SB 1901, a 1-22-2011 son of CCA Emblazon 702 out of a Stevensons CE Deluxe 1914 dam selling to Rabbit Creek Ranch, Joe & John Key, Elko, Nevada for $9500. Lot 64 Spring Cove TL Aberdeen 1016, a 1-4-2011 son of TC Aberdeen 759 out of a Mytty in Focus dam selling to Foss Angus Ranch of Terrebonne, Oregon for $9500. Lot 53 Spring Cove TL New Day 1045, a 2-4-2011 son of B/R New Day out of a B/R Ambush 28 dam selling
to P Lazy J Livestock, Pete Scott, Elko, Nevada for $9000. Lot 80 Spring Cove Warrior 1960 a 1-30-2011 son of Varsity V Warrior out of a Spring Cove Just In Time 925 dam selling to Rabbit Creek Ranch, Joe & John Key, Elko, NV. for $8000. Lot 79 Spring Cove Warrior 1942, a 1-28-2011 son of Varsity V Warrior out of a Spring Cove OnTime 100B dam selling to Sheridan Ranch, Cordell Sheridan, Almo, ID for $8000. Lot 7 Spring Cove TL WideLoad 1001, a 1-28-2011 son of SLL Overload T18 out of a EXAR New Look 2971 dam selling to Morgan Ranches, David & Ann Rutan of Jordan Valley Oregon for $7750. Volume Angus bull buyers were 333 Ranch, Elko, NV, Craig & Jean Spratling, Deeth, NV, & Phillips Ranch, Jeff Phillips, Baker City, Oregon, and Rabbit Creek Ranch, Joe & John Key, Elko, NV. High Selling Angus heifer was Lot 160 Spring Cove Star 109 a 1-30-2011 daughter of SLL Overload T18 out of a “Prime Design “ dam selling to Ken Koehn of Buhl, Idaho for $2400.
High selling Hereford bulls were: Lot 226, ALSK Rib Eye 110, a 1-10-2011 son of “Rib Eye” out of a KJ SPH Revolution 872 G bred dam selling to Dan L. Forsea & Sons, Richland, WA. for $6750. Lot 228, JBB 3027 Domino 115, a 1-14-2011 son of UPS Domino 3027 out of a F-R 552 Lad 20P dam selling to Dan L Forsea & Sons, Richland, WA for $6250 Lot 233, JBB/AL R294 Domino 127, a 1-17-2011 son of KCF Bennett 9126J R294 out of a EFBEEF Schular Proficient N93 dam selling to Dan L Forsea & Sons, Richland, Washington for $6000 Lot 203, AL Prince 024, a 1-22-2010 son of JWR 024P Sara’s Prince 153T out of a /S Endurance 2233 dam
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selling to Alan Oppio, Gooding, Idaho for $5000. Lot 212, ALJA Chips A Hoy 072 a 3-7-2010 son of JWR 024P Saras Prince 153T out of a /S Cowboy Logic 4668 dam selling to Macon Cattle, Marty Bennett, Gooding, Idaho for $4250. High Selling Hereford heifer was Lot 253, JBB Princess 162, a 2-15-2011 daughter of JWR 024P Sara’s Prince 153T out of a CJH Harland 408 bred dam selling to Barry Herefords, Madras, Oregon for $2100. Volume Hereford Bull Buyer was Diamond A Livestock, Gooding, Idaho and volume Hereford Buyer was Maxine Haumont, Buhl, Idaho.
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