Iowa Royal Online Shorthorn Sale

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Iowa Royal Shorthorn Sale

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2 Purebred Bulls...........$ 4,100..................$ 2,050 1 ShorthornPlus Bull ...$ 3,025..................$ 3,025 1 Bred Heifer................$ 3,000..................$ 3,000 15 Purebred Heifers.....$ 27,050................$ 1,803 2 ShorthornPlus Heifers.$ 4,500..................$ 2,250 27 Live Lots ............... $ 41,675...............$ 1,985 2 Embryo Pkgs.............$ 2,710..................$ 1,355 2 Semen Pkgs...............$ 745.....................$ 373 Sale Gross $45,130 27 Junior Donation Lots $3,725

Monday, February 15, 2021 Iowa Beef Expo, Des Moines, Iowa Sale Hosted Online: SmartAuctions Online Sales

Sale Management: Vaughn Farms by: Mat and Jalane Vaughn

The 2021 Iowa Royal took a hybrid form with live viewing at the Iowa Beef Expo where bidders and buyers gathered to evaluate the line up of cattle. Bidding took place on SmartAuctions in a standard online sale format, with a racehorse style close.

In collaboration with the Iowa Junior Shorthorn Association 27 donation lots, including lots donated by breeders and banner sponsorship for the 2021 Iowa Shorthorn Field Day. The revenue generated from these lots will be utilized for junior activities including the Shorthorn Junior Nationals held in Des Moines, Iowa in 2023. $3,025 – Lot 4 – ShorthornPlus Bull – DRM Schmidty 007. An all black ¾ blood shorthorn plus bull, a March 2020 son of MAV Bellringer and out of DRM Sweet Beauty 703. This bull created a buzz with his added muscle, foot, and bone. Backed by incredible cow families within the Mitchell Family Shorthorns made this bull a crowd favorite. Bull offered by Mitchell Family Shorthorns and purchased by Larry Carstens of Osmond, Nebraska. $2,200 – Lot 1 – Purebred Shorthorn Bull – AF VF Limelight 051 ET. A stylish redneck roan, March 2020 son sired by JSF Marquis 127X and out of AF RJA Carrie Jane 804. A favorite around the barn, Limelight is above average in terms of structural integrity, hair, and look from the side. Voted by consignors as the breed representative for the Iowa Beef Expo Supreme Bull Show. Offered by Vaughn Farms and purchased by Home Sweet Home Shorthorns of New Carlisle, Ohio. $3,150 – Lot 20 – Purebred Shorthorn Heifer – QK MayBe Hot Outside 2004. Big time show heifer prospect, a May 2020 daughter of Free K-Kim Hot Commodity and out of QK Elegant Diamond 1804. This young female is packed with future in the show ring and beyond. Selected by consignors to represent the shorthorn breed in the Iowa Beef Expo Supreme Heifer Show. Show families got excited about this females’ center dimension, length of front, and great hair. Offered by Quad K Shorthorns and purchased by Kason Appel of Ottumwa, Iowa. $2,500 – Lot 27 – ShorthornPlus Heifer – CMA Sharona XTX. Extra productive female, April 2020 daughter of BF Capitolist 701 and out of O-Dale Texas’s Pride 0345. This female combines the show ring appeal of her dam with an extra productive look from the side of her sire. This heifer reads to be an easy doing and versatile in her use as a cow. Offered CMA Cattle and purchased by Acorn Acres of Adair, Iowa. =