75th Southeast Missouri All Breed Performance Tested Bull Sale – Oct. 24
ERIN LARIMORE
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO.
Thank you to all consigners and buyers! A short, but successful sale was recorded for the 75th Southeast Missouri All-Breed Performance Tested Bull Sale on October 24. Auctioneer Jack Lowderman herded 15 bulls through the ring in a mere 25 minutes bringing an average price of $4487.
The sale included 1 Simmental, 4 Charolais, and 10 Angus bulls. The top price bull was consigned by Rolling Fields Cattle Company, Potosi at $6500. Other consigners to the sale included Roger Eakins, Jackson; Abbott Charolais, Poplar Bluff; Birk Beef Cattle, Jackson; Matthew Brandt, Fults, IL; Turner Farms, Belgrade; and Triple V Farms, Perryville.
Buyers arrived as early as three hours prior to sale time to study EPD’s and assess visual appraisal. As there were only 15 bulls, buyers needed to be primed and ready to bid. Bulls ranged from 374 – 646 days of age and had an average yearling weight of 1294.5 pounds. Over half of these bulls were Show-Me-Select Qualified which places major emphasis on birth weight and calving ease EPD’s.
Producers have done an excellent job at consigning top quality bulls enabling buyers to find “right-fit” animals that will increase the quality of calves. Bulls must be in the top 50 Percentile for any 2 out of 5 EPD traits of calving ease or birth weight, weaning weight, yearling weight, milk and marbling. Bulls must also pass visual and soundness evaluation. More information on required performance and confirmation can be found at semobeef.com. If you have an interest in consigning bulls to the sale or have any other questions contact a livestock specialist or the sale manager:
Darrell Aufdenberg, Sale Manager 573-270-6755
Kendra Graham, Livestock Specialist (St. Francois County) 573-756-4539
Erin Larimore, Livestock Specialist (Cape Girardeau County) 573-243-3581
The next sale will be held March 27, 2015.
Sale Report:
Breed Number Average Price
Simmental 1 $5000
Charolais 4 $3375
Angus 10 $4880
Overall 15 $4487 ∆
ERIN LARIMORE: Livestock Specialist, University of Missouri