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CAVENDER-DRAGGIN’ M & PARTNERS FEMALE SALE JACKSONVILLE, TEXAS | APRIL 24, 2021 Lots Gross Average
10 Registered 3-N-1’s $77,550 $7,755 13 Registered Bred Heifers $44,050 $3,388 54 Registered Open Heifers $209,500 $3,879 2 Pregnant Recips $13,000 $6,500 5 Registered Spring Pairs $18,000 $3,600 84 Total Registered Females $362,100 $4,311 64 Commercial Fall Breds $129,750 $2,027 117 Commercial Open Heifers $150,050 $1,282 234 Commercial Spring Pairs $608,500 $2,600 415 Total Commercial Females $888,300 $2,140 499 Total Lots $1,250,400 $2,505
QUAIL VALLEY FARMS ELITE INVITATIONAL BRANGUS FEMALE SALE ONEONTA, ALABAMA | JUNE 12, 2021 Lots Gross Average
3 Brangus Fall Pairs/3-N-1’s $70,000 $23,333 33 Exposed Brangus Heifers $488,250 $14,795 3 Brangus Spring Pairs $28,500 $9,500 9 Fall Bred Brangus Heifers $58,750 $6,528 5 Open Brangus Heifers $20,250 $4,050 53 Brangus Lots $665,750 $12,561
The Quail Valley Elite Invitational Sale followed an outstanding event the previous evening in the Mature Cow Herd Dispersal. One-hundred and forty-three enthusiastic buyers were on hand from 13 states and the excitement in the crowd was electric in anticipation of the high-quality offering that came together from breed leading Brangus operations across the United Sates. The combination of pleasant weather, outstanding hospitality and setting and quality cattle resulted in an outstanding sale.
Tuna Rosa Ranch, Gonzales, Texas took home the high selling female when they paid $80,000 to own Lot 165A, T3 MS Big Town 23H. She was consigned by T3 Brangus, Purvis, Mississippi.
Wiley Ranch, new Brangus breeders from Deville, Louisiana purchased the second high selling lot in the Elite sale when they paid $50,000 to own Lot 161B, QVF MS Big Town 30H8, a daughter of the $65,000, 30D donor. She was consigned by sale host Quail Valley Farms, Oneonta, Alabama.
The third high selling lot for the day, at $44,000 was a 3-N-1. Lot 144, MB MS Atlanta 129D94, sold to Tuna Rosa Ranch for $40,000. Her powerful heifer calf at side, Lot 144A, JM MS 918E4 Main Event 129H18, sold for $4,000 to Ralph Stroope, Campbell, Texas. This lot was consigned by JM Cattle Co., Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
Lot 161A, QVF MS Broadway 30H3, was the next high selling lot at $30,000. She was consigned by Quail Valley and purchased by RBR Brangus, Ashville, Alabama.
Pennridge Ranch, Paige, Texas also purchased a lot for $30,000 when they paid the bid price for Lot 162B, QVF MS Big Town 30H9. She is a full sister to the top selling lot and consigned by the host, Quail Valley.
Lot 184, Briggs Empire 392H, was the next high seller at $22,000. She was consigned by Briggs Ranches, Victoria, Texas and Harris Riverbend Farms, Cleburne, Texas. She was purchased by a partnership of Herndon Farms, Lyons, Georgia and T3 Brangus.
Lot 164 A & B, CFC Miss Big Lake 23H and CFC Miss Big Lake 23H3 were the next high selling lot as one-half embryo interest in each brought $20,000 for a total of $40,000. The purchase was made by a partnership of Fenco Farms, Floral City, Florida and The Oaks Farm, Grantville, Georgia.
QUAIL VALLEY FARMS MATURE COW HERD DISPERSAL ONEONTA, ALABAMA | JUNE 11, 2021 Lots Gross Average
14 Spring Brangus Pairs $133,250 $9,518 8 Fall Brangus Pairs/3-N-1’s $60,500 $7,563 3 Spring Bred or Open $19,500 $6,500 Brangus Donors 5 Fall Bred Brangus Cows $17,750 $3,550 30 Total Brangus Lots $231,000 $7,700
Registered buyers representing 143 ranching enterprises from 13 states converged on Oneonta, Alabama for the Quail Valley Mature Cow Herd Dispersal held in conjunction with the third annual Quail Valley Elite Invitational Sale in early June. The crowd was welcomed by mild temperatures, cooling showers and exceptional hospitality by their hosts at Quail Valley Farms. The sale was late Friday afternoon and featured all the 5-year-old females and older.
Kicking off the sale was Lot 54, MS Salacoa Big Town 535D25 and her twin bull calves at side. This powerful donor sold to Tuna Rosa Ranch, Gonzales, Texas for $45,000. Wiley Ranch, Deville, Louisiana purchased the next high selling lot when they paid $25,000 for the choice of fall ET heifer calves featuring some powerful matings from the Quail Valley donor battery.
Phillips Ranch, Daytona Beach, Florida paid $23,000 to own the next high seller, Lot 59, T3 MS Csonka 541B21. This donor pair averaged 10 embryos per collection.
RBR Brangus, Ashville, Alabama paid $20,000 to own Lot 53, MS Salacoa Big Town 535D21and her good bull calf at side. She is a full sister to the $45,000 high selling Lot 54 female in the sale.
The next high selling mature cow from Quail Valley was Lot 71 and 71A, a fall 3-N-1. Williams Ranching Co, Floresville, Texas paid $10,000 for MS Salacoa Legacy 468D41 and Cavender Ranches, Jacksonville, Texas paid $7,000 for her good heifer calf at side, QVF MS Never Surrender 468H4.
The next high selling lot was also a 3-N-1for $16,500. Cold Creek Ranch, Butler, Georgia paid $9,500 for Lot 72A, QVF MS N Surrender 535H13, the good heifer calf at side. Fenco Farms, Floral City, Florida paid $7,000 to own the dam, MS Salacoa Landau 535B9.