Sales
Magness Land & Cattle Elite Female Sale
January 6, 2018 Denver, Colo. Auctioneer: C. K.“ Sonny” Booth Sale management: MC Marketing Management Sale consultants: American Cattle Services and Grassroots Consulting Reported by: Andy Rest, NALF regional manager Averages 13 Bred heifers............................$ 5,308 11 Open heifers...........................$ 5,620 24 Lots........................................$ 5,468 Sale Gross....................................... $ 131,250 $ 13,500- Open Heifer- Lot 14, MAGS Evey 525E, 1 / 13 / 2017, Lim- Flex, black, homozygous polled, sired by MAGS Aviator, purchased by Carley Kolterman, York, Neb. $ 10,000- Bred Heifer- Lot 2, MAGS Dominant Deva, 2 / 14 / 2016, Lim-Flex, homozygous black, homozygous polled, sired by MAGS Eagle, bred to PBRS Bunk House, purchased by Linhart Limousin, Leon, Iowa. $ 8,750- Open Heifer- Lot 21, MAGS Electric Dreams, 3 / 12 / 2017, Lim-Flex, double black, homozygous polled, sired by MAGS Abracadabra, purchased by Spriggs Cattle, Afton, Okla. $ 8,000- Open Heifer- Lot 15, MAGS Enigma 2521 ET, 2 / 16 / 2017, Lim-Flex, homozygous black, homozygous polled, sired by MAGS Zodiac, purchased by Steve Knudson, Denver, Colo. $ 7,500- Bred Heifer- Lot 11, MAGS Danessa 248D, 2 / 12 / 2016, Lim-Flex, homozygous black, homozygous polled, sired by TMCK Alfalfa 35X, bred to PBRS Bunk House 48B, purchased by Stowers Limousin, Bridgeport, Texas. I
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Jason Gaston, left, of Stowers Limousin, Bridgeport, Texas, purchased a top bred heifer at the Magness Elite Female Sale and is pictured with owner, Gary Magness, center, and sale manager, Kiley McKinna.
A volume buyer at the Magness Elite Female Sale was Mike Smith, far right, Buff Beef, Elgin, Ore. He is pictured with Magness Land & Cattle principals, Kurt Johansen, far left, John Pence, Chelsea Magness and Gary Magness.
Charles Linhart, far right, Linhart Limousin, Leon, Iowa, was another volume buyer at the Magness Land & Cattle Elite Female Sale.
2018 National Limousin Sale
January 7, 2018 Denver, Colorado Auctioneer: C. K.“ Sonny” Booth Sale management: North American Limousin Foundation Sale consultants: American Cattle Services, Grassroots Consulting, MC Marketing Management and R & R Marketing
Averages: 1 Semen lot............................. $ 15,000 2 Picks of the herd.................... $ 11,125 2 Donor cow...............................$ 7,500 1 Bred heifer..............................$ 4,500 6 Open heifer.............................$ 5,583 3 Flushes................................. $ 10,750 48 Embryos.....................................$ 781 26 Total lots.................................$ 5,327 Sale Gross....................................... $ 138,525 $ 13,000- Pick of 14- Lot 2, One of 14 Lim-Flex Heifers, Red, offered by Wulf Cattle, Morris Minn., purchased by Linhart Limousin, Leon, Iowa. $ 10,000- Open Donor- Lot 5, RVF Classy 688C, 1 / 16 / 2015, Lim-Flex, homozygous black, homozygous polled, sired by Dameron C-5 American Classic, purchased by Owen Cattle Company, Hornbeak, Tenn. $ 9,250- Pick of Bred Heifers- Lot 3, One of 70 elite bred heifers, offered by Linhart Limousin, Leon Iowa, purchased by Graven Land & Cattle, Lebanon, Mo. $ 7,500- Open Heifer- Lot 8, ELCX Emery 066E, 1 / 15 / 2017, Lim-Flex, black, double polled, sired by RLBH Air Force One, purchased by White Valley Ranch, Adair, Okla. $ 5,750- Open Heifer- Lot 9, LFL Ester 7015E, 2 / 14 / 2017, Lim-Flex, homozygous black, double polled, sired by MAGS Aviator, purchased by Colten Barton, Jarrell, Texas. $ 5,750- Open Heifer- Lot 12, LFL Extravagant 7036E ET, 5 / 2 / 2017, Purebred, homozygous black, homozygous polled, sired by MAGS Aviator, purchased by Vance Reynolds, Hondo, Texas. $ 1,050- Embryos- Lot 24, SJSL Data Bank 6124D ET, Lim-Flex, homozygous black, homozygous polled, out of the great MAGS American Beauty, purchased by Tubmill Creek, New Florence, Penn. $ 1,050- Embryos- Lot 22, TASF Believe 854B, embryos, Lim-Flex,