We are finally done buying bulls. We wound up needing fewer than originally planned as the moisture situation has slowed our growth plans. The last one was an angus sire we bought yesterday at the Fertile Valley sale. A king out of a Bando x Bandolier cow. For those who care.
CE 12 BW -0.1 WW 46 YW 78 Milk 23 MCE 9
His actual performance was
B 63, W 744, Y 1270, S 37cm, REA 14.1, IMF 2.8, Fat 0.3, Yield 62.4
He has very good feet and legs, moderate frame and looks like a bull to my eye.
The people we bought the bull from had a rough week, as they had to cancel the Friday sale and reschedule for monday due to the storm (see Dylan's pics) and their mom passed on Saturday. I think the $3400 average was very nice for them. They live, eat and breathe commercial cattle.