SALE SUMMARIES

from May 2022 Brangus Journal

by International Brangus Breeders Association

CATTLEFAX TRENDS

SALESummaries

HIGH DEMAND AND WIDESPREAD APPRECIATION FOR 2ND ANNUAL CDP SPRING BULL OFFERING

109 Coming 2-Year-Old Brangus and Ultrablack Bulls grossed $615,500 to average $5,647 41 Yearling Brangus and Ultrablack Bulls grossed $239,450 to average $5,840 150 Total Brangus and Ultrablack Bulls grossed $854,950 to average $5,700

On a brisk day with storms threatening, 64 buyers from 10 US States and Mexico were on hand to compete for the high quality and consistent bull offering from Cavender, Draggin M and Partners. (CDP) The buyers on hand were treated to a Customer Appreciation steak dinner and social the evening before and an invaluable presentation by Michael Hurla detailing the advantages of Brangus cattle in the feedlot and their role as a Grow Yard in preparing the steers to compete.

The days high selling bull at $17,500 was Lot 30, CB Masterpiece 468H80. This big growth calving ease prospect was consigned by Cavender Brangus, Jacksonville, TX and purchased by Four Winds Ranch, Canton, Texas.

The second high selling bull at $15,000 was Lot 25, CB Trail Boss 60H41. ½ interest and full possession in this big bodied bull was purchased by Draggin M Ranch, Eldorado AR. He was consigned by Cavender Brangus. $13,500 was the bid price for the third high seller, Lot 117, CB Prime Cut 7139J2. This easy fleshing son of Prime Cut went to Jackson Family Brangus, Waco Texas and was consigned by Cavender Brangus.

Lot 27, CB Masterpiece 468H81 was the next high seller at $13,000. He is another deep made and powerful Masterpiece son and a full brother to the day’s high seller. He also went to Four Winds Ranch.

Lot 1, the lead off bull in a very deep offering was the next high selling bull on the day. DMR Cash Flow 1302H2 is a big topped heavy muscled son of Cash Flow and fetched a bid price of $12,500 as he sold to Bill Austin, Menard, TX. He was consigned by Draggin M Ranch.

GENEPLUS @ SUHN CATTLE CO - EUREKA, KS | MARCH 22, 2022

An enthusiastic crowd full of repeat customers and new faces gathered at Suhn Cattle Company on a cold and wet Tuesday to appraise and acquire a set of Brangus and Ultrablack bulls stacked with phenotype and data built to withstand multiple environments and market situations. Evaluated by top registered and commercial cattlemen from across the country, bulls sold to 16 states and Mexico, ranging from South Carolina to South Dakota to Oregon. In total, 151 bulls were offered to average $5220. A sale annually noted for producing breed leading A.I. sires, highlights were as follows.

Lot 64, Suhn’s Signal 53J2, from Suhn Cattle Company was a moderate framed, massive hipped, big topped, deep sided son of Signal and backed by one of the top young dams in the breed. When the hammer dropped the market commanded $50,000 from Genesis Ranch, Columbus, TX for full interest and full possession.

Lot 68, Suhn’s Octane 53J9, from Suhn Cattle Company was built on maternal excellence and possessed extra extension and dimension, stemming from one of the phenotypic queens in Eureka in 53D2. With a hotly contested race, Chimney Rock Cattle Company, Concord, AR owned the herd sire

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(continued from page 25) at the end of the day at $30,000 for full interest and full possession.

Lot 44, Suhn’s Fenco Relevant 30J4, raised by Suhn Cattle Company stacked elite growth and carcass in a calving ease package, with a sheath design that satisfies the greater marketplace. Smooth and stout, he was acquired by Fenco Farms, Floral City, FL at $28,000 for 2/3 interest and full possession.

Lot 77, LM MCC Churchill 75J11, from Lake Majestik Farms was a curve bending individual with as much birth to yearling spread as is found anywhere in the breed, and doing so in a complete and eye appealing package. His form, function and phenotype was appreciated by Mt. Carmel Cattle Company, Birmingham, AL as he selected the herd sire at $25,000 for 2/3 interest and full possession.

Lot 56, Vorel Masterpiece 40J2, from Vorel Farms combined carcass merit and eye appeal into an extra dimensional package and was found by several outstanding cattlemen, finally being selected by Jackson’s Double J Brangus, Gentry, AR at $18,000 for full interest and full possession.

The next offering of GENEPLUS genetics at auction will be November 4-5th at Chimney Rock Cattle Company where the partners will present 100 Elite Registered Females, 160 Brangus and Ultrablack bulls and 350 commercial Brangus females. For more information or to view private treaty offerings visit www. GENEPLUSBrangus.com.

GENEPLUS ELITE EMBRYO AUCTION HOSTED ONLINE BY DVAUCTION

An ELITE offering of embryos and semen was offered by the GENEPLUS partners and cooperators April 5, 2022 on DVAuction.com in an online only bidding format. Matings from the front end of the GENEPLUS donor battery and sires that are fresh, relevant and hard to find were presented with excellent demand through the event with 27 lots selling to 12 states. All in all, 80 embryos averaged $450/embryo while 30 units of semen averaged $275/unit.

Highlights of the embryo offering included 5 embryos sired by the now deceased, $64,000 QVF Valour and out of one of the top young donors in the CRC program in the Trail Boss daughter 21244G5. Elite growth and carcass built into this lot from Chimney Rock Cattle Company commanded $800/embryo from 3G Cattle Dongola, IL. Closely following were 5 more embryos from Chimney Rock Cattle Co, this time sired by CB Wrangler and out of the crowd favorite Guardian daughter, 1528B. Considered by many as one of the top Ultrablack females in the breed, these UB2 embryos landed with Giffin Brangus at $700/embryo.

The semen sale was on fire, as semen not readily available on the open market was offered from Business Line, Signal and Three D in 5-2 unit packages each. Leading the way on the semen offering was Signal with his semen commanding $400-425/unit, landing in the hands of breeders in Florida, Louisiana and Arkansas.

THANK YOU!

It is with our deepest heartfelt gratitude that we thank each and every one of our customers for their unwavering support at our March 22nd sale in Eureka, KS. With cattle literally traveling from coast-to-coast, and a number of them staying in the Midwest, it is evident that the Brangus footprint is growing. The demand for GENEPLUS genetics, that fit today and tomorrow’s markets, is ever increasing. 151 bulls were offered to average $5220