2011 GENETRUST at Suhn Cattle Company Bull Sale
March 22, 2011
121 Brangus Bulls $4100
26 Angus Bulls $3760
9 Ultrablack Bulls $4639
156 Brangus, Ultrablack & Angus Bulls $4074
A blustery day with moderate temps greeted buyers on Tuesday, March 22 and enthusiastic cattlemen packed the Suhn Cattle Company sales facility for the 18th Annual Suhn Cattle Company Bull Sale. This marked the second year that this event was held under the GENETRUST banner—a marketing alliance Suhn Cattle Co. entered into along with nine other progressive breeders from throughout the US. Satisfaction with the product presented was confirmed with predominately repeat buyers on the seats.
Highlighting this year’s sale offering was Lot 36, TJM Coronado 535X, a truly top end EPD package with performance to back it up and sired by perhaps the most consistent sire of the Brangus breed, CB Hombre 561T3. He was purchased by the partnership of John Milam, Draggin’ M Ranch, El Dorado, AR and Todd Garrett, Garrett Brangus, Midlothian, TX for $25,000. David and Nadia Wood, Double W Ranch, Houston, TX purchased Lot 1, Suhn’s Affirmed 30T, a proven herd sire with phenomenal data and EPDs for $9,000. Lot 34 Oaks Escalante 1302X2 a deep, thick, structurally sound son of Hill of Brinks 30S63 was purchased by Watson 3 Ranch in Garrison, TX for $8750. Suhn’s LTD 919W23, sired by LTD of Brinks 415T28, was impressive with his exceptional eye appeal and EPD rankings in the top 20% or better in four traits. He commanded a selling price of $7,500 from Duane Hahn, Platte Valley Brangus, Columbus, NE.
The enthusiasm for the Ultrablack bulls was again strong this year. Lot 10, a grandson of the super calving ease sire, Newt of Brinks 302P16, and whose dam was a Connealy Lead On daughter. He was purchased by Troy & Cindy Lemay, Lemay Cattle Co.; Winfield, KS for $7000. Lot 11, WAT Lead Gun 404W3. brought $5750 from Kristen Kastner, College Station, TX combining the bloodlines of Lead Gun and Bon View New Design 878 with 6 traits in the top 10% of the breed. Another Ultrablack, Lot 35, Holcomb’s Trademark 1417X5 a deep ribbed son of “BT” was purchased by Cavender Ranches, Jacksonville, TX for $5500.
Headlining the Angus offering was Lot 151, Valley View Protégé 0237, an incomparable son of the immortal sire GAR-EGL Protégé—purchased by Kates Angus Farm, Rosamond, IL and Betzolb Farms, Nokomis, IL for $10,000. Deep, long, structurally correct, good footed with overall depth of rib and stoutness. Brian Hind, Madison, KS purchased lot 146 a son of Connealy Network, Valley View Network 9218 for $5000.
Comments from new and repeat customers were most favorable with many noting the overall phenotypical and genotypical consistency and uniformity of the bulls.
Bulls sold into twelve states from this offering. Volume buyers included Danny Wright, Hinton, OK and his ranch manager PeeWee Brookshire; Frosty Tipton, Winnemucca, NV; and Trent McKnight, Throckmorton, TX.