ROAD WARRIOR
Well-known member
High selling bull was lot 43 for $12000.00, high selling female was lot 37 at $9000.00. RW
ROAD WARRIOR said:..... The top 5 open heifers were $9000, $8750, $8250, $6250 and $5200. Top 5 bulls were - $12000, $3500, $3250, $3000 and $3000. There was one animal that had suspect animals in it's pedigree that had not recieved test results at sale time, All of the others were either tested or out of clean tested parentage and had papers in hand. RW
Maybe you should join the association and get on the committee if you feel so strongly that they should make all of these changes and enforce them. RWShow Heifer said:You stated all animals were tested or out of clean tested pedigrees. That is not true. The RAA requires testing if just the first 2 generations HAVE A CONFIRMED CARRIER. How do you know if they are a carrier if you DO NOT TEST THEM?
I thought you mentioned a sale committee to shift the consignments. Your right, they say they already have one, and rules to boot, but like every other committe you have those that do not have a backbone, nor kahuna's to follow their own rules.
Personally, I would like to see bulls gain at least 3.25, and have a min scrotal of 34. I would like heifers to have at least a 2.25. I also would like to see every single animal be DNA'd for defects, or be out of (and verified) tested parents. None of that "assumed clean because of the pedigree" crap. Every animal should also have registration papers IN HAND. Again, none of that "its coming" stuff. It wasn't an issue this year, but I would also like to see them follow the breed standards for white.
And from what I saw, they might as well throw away the frame score stick. It was obviously not accurate.
Oh well, the sale came and went, and I am sure, for most, soon forgotten. For those others.... well, maybe not so soon.
justintime said:I stopped in and watched part of the Red Angus sale. I saw the $12,000 bull sell, as well as a few others on each side of it. Wish I had known who some of you were so I could have said " hi". I just got home about an hour ago. Great roads home, wasn't going down. I think I saw more vehicles of all kinds on their sides and roofs that in all my life prior to this trip. I counted the vehicles on their side and upside down, and didn't bother counting those that had stayed upright, and in 120 miles west of Des Moines there were 83 vehicles that rolled.
The pleasure was all mine! Always ready to talk cows! RWjbw said:I walked up to first person I saw in the Red Angus aisle and asked where I could find Stu, that man pointed him out to me. It was a pleasure getting to talk to you RW, thanks for your time.
justintime said:So you were the guy who wouldn't take my bid! I was waving with both arms trying to bid $12,500 and you wouldn't even take it!!!
M Bar said:Well that's a news flash, a ringman who "sneaks" one out. Bet you didn't see anyone bidding.............Sorry Stu, that was too easy to poke fun of you.