HIGHLIGHTS IN THE 2023 SALE
The Brawner family hosted their 23rd annual production sale at the ranch south of Wood Lake , NE . A modest crowd was on hand to bid on a great set of coming 2-year-old Red Angus and Limousin / LimFlex bulls . The month prior to the sale several large blizzards had passed through the area with the most recent just days before sale time . This kept a large number of buyers at home shoveling snow and trying to get cows fed and chores done . This year ’ s sale highlighted the sons of Fritz Monument 618G , a senior herdsire at Bullis Creek . The buyers approved and bid on these new genetics with 10 Monument son ’ s averaging $ 5,925 .
Averages : 31 - Red Angus coming 2-year-old bulls - $ 4,660 29 - Limousin / LimFlex coming 2-year-old bulls - $ 4,000 60 - head of coming 2-year-old bulls - $ 4,341
Red Angus highlights
BCRR Monumental 130J was purchased by Todd and Kim Larabee and Troy and Michelle Sage of Sparks , NE for $ 7500 .
BCRR Wood Lake 110J- a son of Fritz Monument sold on a bid of $ 7000 going to past buyer and longtime friends Eric and Shannon Ravenscroft – Ravenscroft Red Angus of Nenzel , NE .
BCRR Monument 108J- sold to past buyers Richard and Laura Cockroft of Salina , KS for $ 6000 .
BCRR Monument 161J- Went to Gordon Cattle Co of Chinook , MT for $ 6000 . They have purchased females from Bullis Creek in the past through the Prestigious NILE sale in Billings , MT .
Gordon Cattle Company Chinook , MT was the volume Red Angus buyer taking home 5 head and longtime buyer Troy and Michelle Sage of Spark , NE took home 4 head .
Limousin / LimFlex highlights
BRAW Flat Top 1208J sold to Cottonwood and Pine Ranch of Wood Lake , NE on a bid of $ 6500 . They purchased last year ’ s high selling lot also and we wish them good luck and extend a huge thank you !
BRAW Genuis 1252J sold to long time neighbor and buyer Lazy Trails Angus ranch John and Sheila Wheeler of Wood Lake , NE for $ 5000 .
BRAW Monument 1205J sold on a bid of $ 5000 to Kyle and Austin Schmale of Carroll , NE . Schmale ’ s have purchased bulls in prior years .
BRAW Eagle 1282J went to repeat buyer Richard and Laura Cockroft of Salina , KS for $ 4000 .
Taylor Farms of Phillipsburg , KS was the sale ’ s volume Limousin buyer with 11 head . Schmale ’ s of Carroll , NE took home 3 head .
“ GENERATIONS OF PREDICTABILITY ” BULL SALE • MONDAY , JANUARY 22
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