Sales
$ 3,100- Bred Heifer- Lot 36, LFLC Dakota Belle 174D, 4 / 15 / 2016, purebred, double black, polled, sired by RUNL Walking Tall 252W, bred to LFLC Deadwood 602U, purchased by David Craft, Shell Lake, Wis. I
Casey Fanta, right, of Wulf Cattle, purchased the high selling bull at the Ludens Family Limousin sale and is pictured with Gordy Ludens after the sale.
Gene Melichar, left, Tabor, S. D. and Richard Fatt, Hamill, S. D. both bought bulls at the Ludens Family Limousin sale.
Jim Thomas and Noelle Harding, Flandreau, S. D., bought a top bull for their operation.
186 | JUNE / JULY 2018
Magness Land & Cattle“ Western Slope” Bull Sale
April 9, 2018 Loma, Colo. Auctioneer: C. K.“ Sonny” Booth Sale management: MC Marketing Management Sale consultant: Grassroots Consulting Reported by: Andy Rest, NALF regional manager Averages 66 Limousin and Lim-Flex bulls...$ 2,992 Sale Gross...................................... $ 197,470
$ 6,500- Lot 101, MAGS 280D, 3 / 10 / 2016, Lim-Flex, red, homozygous polled, sired by Silveiras Mission Nexus 1378, purchased by Wulf Cattle, Morris, Minn.
$ 5,100- Lot 112, MAGS 452D, 9 / 17 / 2016, Lim-Flex, homozygous black, homozygous polled, sired by EF Xcessive Force, purchased by Spitz and Sons, Canute, Okla.
$ 4,800- Lot 163, MAGS 618E, 3 / 7 / 2017, Lim-Flex, homozygous black, homozygous polled, sired by TMCK Apollo 010A, purchased by the XYZ Ranch, Nucla, Colo.
$ 4,100- Lot 119, MAGS 661E, 1 / 15 / 2017, Lim-Flex, homozygous black, homozygous polled, sired by MAGS Aviator, purchased by the Peak Ranch, Kremmling, Colo.
$ 4,000- Lot 116, MAGS 609E, 2 / 17 / 2017, Lim-Flex, red, homozygous polled, sired by TMCK Hydraulic 17Y, purchased by Dwayne Koch, Otis, Colo. I
Lee Spann, Gunnison, Colo., purchased three Magness bulls for his operation.
Nevada Smith, left, XZY Ranch, Nucla, Colo., purchased a top herd bull for his operation and is pictured with Magness herdsman,
Austin Gottschalk, after the sale.
Ohio Valley Limousin
Association Sale
May 5, 2018 Mineral Wells, W. V. Auctioneer: Col. John Spiker Livestock representatives: Rocky Peck, Special Assignment; John Bob Spiker; Special Assignment Sale consultants: Bill Helton Reported by: Nate Smith, NALF regional manager Averages 16 Purebred & Lim-Flex bulls.......$ 2,085
4 Elite Purebred & Lim-Flex pairs........................$ 1,775
19 Bred heifers...........................$ 1,940 25 Open heifers..........................$ 1,480 64 Live lots average....................$ 1,790 2 Genetic lots total.......................$ 690
$ 3,900- Lot 3, PLIF Dr Pepper 131D, 3 / 10 / 2016, 78 % Limousin, sired by TMCK PLIF Mr Bojangles, consigned by Pryor Limousin, purchased by Clyde Compher, Scio, Ohio.