Sales
Lonely Valley 27th Annual“ Keepin Kind” Bull Sale
February 24, 2018 Creston, Neb. Auctioneer: Bruce Brooks Sale management: R & R Marketing Sale consultants: MC Marketing Management and Grassroots Consulting Reported by: Andy Rest, NALF regional manager Averages 66 Limousin & Lim-Flex bulls........$ 3,425 16 Angus bulls.............................$ 3,134 Sale Gross....................................... $ 276,200 $ 8,750- Lot 3, LVLS Equinox 811E, 1 / 31 / 2017, Lim-Flex, homozygous black, homozygous polled, sired by LSTO Best Effort 4833B, purchased by Mark Bauman, Ponca, Neb. $ 7,500- Lot 17, LVLS Stabilizer 731E, 1 / 3 / 2017, Lim-Flex, homozygous black, homozygous polled, sired by MAGS Zodiac, purchased by Mark Bauman, Ponca, Neb. $ 6,500- Lot 5, LVLS Equalizer 059E, 1 / 6 / 2017, Lim-Flex, homozygous black, homozygous polled, sired by LSTO Best Effort 4833B, purchased by Stoll Limousin, Crowheart, Wyo. $ 5,000- Lot 14, LVLS Elvis 668E, 1 / 8 / 2017, Lim-Flex, homozygous black, homozygous polled, sired by MAGS Zodiac, purchased by Pat Gross, Pine Bluff, Wyo. I
Mark, left, Brandon, center, and Doug Bauman, Ponca, Neb., bought the two high selling bulls at the Lonely Valley Sale.
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Buying several bulls at the Lonely Valley Sale was Bernard Bunn, Scribner, Neb.
Nebraska Cattleman’ s Classic Limousin Sale
February 22, 2018 Kearney, Neb. Auctioneer: Bruce Brooks Livestock representatives: Ty Gillum, Plainville Livestock; Greg Carey, Russell Livestock LLC; Dean and Bev Summerbell; Craig Talkington, Special Assignment Reported by: Nathan Smith, NALF regional manager Averages 12 Bulls.......................................$ 4,183 2 Open heifers...........................$ 2,850 Sale Gross......................................... $ 55,900 $ 8,000- Bull- Lot 11, Hunt Ethan 153E, 3 / 8 / 2017, Lim-Flex, black, polled, sired by Wulfs Stimulus 2009z, offered by Hunt Limousin, Oxford, Neb., purchased by Jeremy Vanboening, Blue Hills, Neb. $ 7,250- Bull- Lot 2, Wulfs Desmond G261D, 8 / 10 / 2016, purebred, black, polled, sired by Wulfs Yankee K687Y, offered by Wulfs Cattle, Morris, Minn., purchased by Hunt Limousin, Oxford, Neb. $ 6,250- Bull- Lot 8, Hunt Encompass 74E, 2 / 21 / 2017, Lim-Flex, black, polled, sired by Wulfs Stimulus 2009z, offered by Hunt Limousin, Oxford, Neb., purchased by Johnson Enterprises, Elsie, Neb. $ 3,000- Heifer- Lot 13, Braw MS Belt 7223E, 3 / 9 / 2017, Lim-Flex, black, polled, sired by LFLC Big Country 759B, offered by Bullis Creek Ranch, Wood Lake, Neb., purchased by Wulf Cattle, Morris, Minn. I
Jeremy VanBoening of Blue Hill, Neb., purchased the high selling bull; HUNT’ s Ethan 153E.
Marjean and Max Schultz, Oxford, Neb., bought the reserve champion bull; OLIM Equalizer 793E.
Kevin Ochsner calls the Nebraska Limousin Association benefit auction the night before the Classic helping to raise funds for Junior programs.
Schuppe Farms 28th Annual Bull Sale
March 3, 2018 Sterling, Colo. Averages 35 Yearling Lim-Flex bulls............$ 3,535 15 Yearling Lim-Flex heifers.........$ 1,326 Sale Gross....................................... $ 143,650 $ 7,000- Lot 23, ELMW Eagle 69E, 2 / 12 / 2017, Lim-Flex, homozygous polled, heterozygous black, sired by MAGS Eagle, purchased by Hager Cattle Company, Karlsruhe, N. D. I