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