From the Field
A Denver To Remember
By Andy Rest, NALF regional manager
The 2018 Limousin activities
at the National Western Stock
Show are history and I left the
Mile-High City feeling good
about the many Limousin
activities that took place.
Kicking things off on a very
positive note was the Magness
Land & Cattle Elite Female Sale
on Saturday night as a large
crowd took advantage of the
opportunity to add quality
heifers to their programs.
The next evening was the
National Sale and I felt it was
the strongest set of cattle and
genetics offered in the last few
years. Having the sale in the
more intimate setting of the
National Western Club was
great. The enthusiastic bidding
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and strong prices reflected the
quality being offered for sale. known Cattlemen To Cattlemen
RFD television show for $8,500.
It was very gratifying to see
the large turnout at the NALF
Banquet and the Genetics
on Ice Auction that benefits
the North American Junior
Limousin Association and All-
American Futurity, there truly
was something for everybody.
A special thanks to the Settje
Family of Lonely Valley Limousin
and LV Bar Ranch for donating
the pick of the 2017 spring
born heifer calves from their
Kansas operation. A special
highlight of the auction was
Symens Brothers of Amherst,
SD purchasing a 30 second
commercial spot on the well- The National Western junior
and open shows featured
impressive depth of quality.
An unfortunate loss of electric
power pushed the junior
show’s start back several hours
and with both shows being
held back to back, the delay
made for a long day for the
exhibitors. While it would be
nice to see a few more numbers
in each show, both judges
commented time and time
again on the extreme quality
to be found in class after class.
Like many Limousin enthusiasts
the pen and carload show
in Denver is always a very
special day for me. This year
was no exception as the