Holden Herefords

[Justin]

i watched the first 15-20 bulls sell and it looks like they are on track to have a SAV type average. :shock:

 

[Anonymous]

i watched the first 15-20 bulls sell and it looks like they are on track to have a SAV type average. :shock:

No $270,000 bull yet-- but lots of $15,000- $20,000+ ones :wink:

 

[cleland]

I saw the final 10 or so and they all sold for 3000+

 

[Doug Thorson]

7 bulls brought under $4000.

I wish I could sell bulls for what their heifer calves brought.

 

[Justin]

7 bulls brought under $4000.

I wish I could sell bulls for what their heifer calves brought.

what did they bring?

 

[Doug Thorson]

I didn't average them but $2250 bottom and $4500 top with almost all of them over $3000.

 

[Larrry]

I heard over a 6,000 average

 

[Doug Thorson]

Holden's averaged $7324, Cooper's averaged $8595.

I bought the Cooper 034 bull.

 

[Justin]

Holden's averaged $7324, Cooper's averaged $8595.

I bought the Cooper 034 bull.

so, did you get one of the "cheap" ones? :wink:

 

[Doug Thorson]

Thanks to Ned Jr I got the bull I wanted and he brought under the average. I mentioned at Gordon Jamison's sale the 2 bulls out of 3113 and he said he thought that one or both would go for under the average due to the older genetics. Turned out both did.

The genetics may be older than what a lot of Cooper buyers were after, but I think they fit the bill perfectly for me. Mark flushed the mother of his best cow to 3113 which might be the best cowmaker in the breed. In his 3 generation pedigree there are 5 Dams of Distinction out of 7 cows. He should leave me with a bunch of great daughters and I don't think selling the bulls out of him will be very tough.