2010 GENETRUST at Cavender's Neches River Ranch Bull Sale
GENETRUST SALE AT CAVENDER'S NECHES RIVER RANCH PROVES THE DEPTH AND STRENGTH OF THE GT PROGRAM
DECEMBER 4, 2010
81 Coming Two Year Old Bulls $3636
49 Yearling Brangus Bulls $3030
229 Commercial Bred and Open Heifers $1140
200 Commercial Pairs $1361
A packed house of enthusiastic buyers enjoyed perfect weather for the GENETRUST at Cavender’s Neches River Ranch Annual Brangus Bull and Commercial Female Sale, Jacksonville, TX. Buyers’ comments were that this was the most consistent, uniform, highest quality set of Brangus bulls this sale has ever offered.
The high selling bull of the day was Lot 2, GR Swift 209W3 and was the selection of Roy Schoenig, Schoenig Land & Cattle, Locust Grove , TX at $20,000 for ½ interest and possession. This outstanding son of Lambert of Brinks, bred by Genesis Ranch, Mike Weathers, Columbus, TX tabulates outstanding EPDs’ for IMF, REA and growth while still maintaining a BWEPD that is below breed average.
The second high seller was Lot 3, WW Cherokee 535W36 and was purchased by Salacoa Valley Ranch, Fairmont, GA for $8,000. This impressive son of Singletary bred by Double W, David and Nada Wood, Houston, TX is out of the great herd sire producing matron 535R14 and posted a strong EPD profile that ranked him in the top 10% or better in the breed for seven traits.
Ray Johnston, Montgomery, AL added two Cavender Brangus bred herd sire prospects to his bull battery with a high maternal son of Next Step in Lot 26 at $6500 CB Next Step 222W a yearling son of Affirmed Lot 133, CB Affirmed 767W10, for $6250.
Eighty-one coming two year old Brangus bulls grossed $294,550 to average $3,636. Forty-nine yearling Brangus bulls grossed $148,450 to average $3,030.
Volume bull buyers for the day were Stan Thompson, Talco, TX, Trent McKnight, Throckmorton, TX, Jason Jones, Brandon, MS, and Wat Johnson, Montgomery, AL.
Topping the commercial female sale was a tremendous pen of ten Braford females with Brangus sired calves at side. They commanded a bid of $1685 from Robin Liles, Tatum, TX. They were followed closely by a pen of Brangus pairs going to Danny Wright, Hinton, OK at $1600. They were also one of the volume female buyers of the day along with Jimmy Acker, Greensboro, AL. Both ranches put together an outstanding set of pairs, and bred and open heifers.
Two hundred twenty-nine commercial bred and open heifers grossed $261,130 to average $1140. Two hundred commercial pairs grossed $272,200 to average $1361.