KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A standing room only crowd filled the Super Barn Sale Arena for the Hereford Night in OKC National Hereford Sale held in Oklahoma City during the second annual Cattlemen’s Congress, Jan. 7. After the final strike of auctioneer Cody Lowderman’s gavel, the sale grossed $801,750. The excitement from breeders and buyers was a true testament to where the Hereford breed is progressively headed moving forward.
Topping the sale was the high selling bull Lot 17, C GKB Guardian 1015 ET, consigned by Colyer Herefords, Bruneau, Idaho.; GKB Cattle, Waxahachie, Texas; and Iron Lake Ranch, Athens, Texas. This popular lot commanded $100,000 for ¼ revenue share and $190,000 in semen packages with a gross lot total of $290,000. Ward Ranch, Edmond, Okla., and Schrammel Cattle Co., Orlando, Okla., purchased the revenue share opportunity on this bull. The Guardian Group were the semen package buyers.
With the Hereford Youth Foundation of America (HYFA) in mind, T/R Cattle Company, Glencoe, Okla., consigned Lot 27 T/R Miss Shelby J43 ET a daughter of UPS Sensation 2296 ET and high selling heifer of the Hereford Night in OKC. GKB Cattle purchased this sought after lot for $60,000 with half of the proceeds being donated to HYFA.
Dry Creek Farm, Pell City, Ala., consigned Lot 16 the high selling pick. The pick of flush sisters were out of Innisfail WHR X651/723 4013 ET sired by Spearhead B143 Hadley G16. Barnes Herefords, Cedartown, Ga., purchased this lot for $25,000.
Fifty one semen packages grossed $247,500 with an average of $48,853 per package; 4.5 bulls grossed $131,500 with an average of $29,222. The 11.5 females sold grossed $156,750 with an average of $13,360. The picks from prominent herds across the country always create a buzz with buyers. The 5.5 picks grossed $115,500 with an average of $21,000.
“We would like to extend a big thank you to the consignors who brought elite genetics to the national Hereford Night sale in OKC,” says Joe Rickabaugh, AHA director of field management and seedstock marketing. “The sale gross and averages prove the consignors bring sought after offerings year after year proving the strong demand for the Hereford breed. We greatly appreciate the buyers and sale attendees who continue to support this event.”
–American Hereford Association
