Cates Farms sale

Anyone going to Cates sale? I'll get there Friday afternoon.

Some really good cattle as always . Couple of really good plus heifers. Bull calf is really good. Some real nice breds.

How did 15a and 39a look??? What did they bring??

How about 10b?  A buddy asked.

Red hot sale. Grossed like $1.15 mil. Avg'd $13,500 on 75 individual animals.
1a-75k Clayton Boyert
1b-8k
1c-50k Simon Farms
1d-18k Cole Clanton
1e-86k Malinda Taylor
1f-15k
2-6k
2a-10k
3-9k
3a-1050 x4
3b-950 x 3
4-6500
4a-13k
5a-13k
5b-29,500 Nikki Nichols
5c-48k Rick Lawrence
5d-20k Hank Levine
6-6250
7-4750
8-35k Patrick Foley
9-40k Cole Wisman
10a-20k Caney Valley
10b-10k
11-15k
12-10k
12a-1050 x 4
13-4750
14-36,500
15-14,500
15a-39k Xavier Ferris
15b-3500
15c-800 x 4
16-3750
17-8k
18-9k
19-18k Miller Smith
20-5250
20a-6400
21-3800
22-out
22a-985 x 3
23-8750
24-10k
25-6500
25a-500 x 4
25b-700 x 4
25c-450 x 4
26-4500
26a-5k
27-10k
27a-7k
28-21k
28a-5k
29-15,500 Tom Dyer
30a-out
30b-8k
31-4k
32-3250
33-7k
33a-2k
34-5k
34a-3400
35-5250
35a-8750
36-5750
36a-4250
37a-60k Chloe and Seth Martin
37b-10k
38a-8700
38b-out
38c-700 x 3
39-3500
39a-5500
40-3500
40a-3500
41-4500
41a-3750
42-7750 sold w/42a
43-5k
44-5500
45-4k
46-3250

I bought 7,13,&16 and a share in the bull(14) for Springlake. I bought the 38c eggs.

15a - really nice heifer I thought. Thought she was easily the best non Et hfr. We ran on her dam for a while.
39a - not a bad heifer. Just didn't have the power that the other calves did but she shouldn't. She was by a calving ease bull out of a 1st calf hfr. Make a nice cow.
10b - nice heifer. I think the May calves got overlooked a little just because of their age.

Thanks for the info Doc! <rock>

Thanks for the info!! Like the 16 cow. Should click well with Cloud 9....

Wow!  That's an awesome sale result!

What lots have the most power for commercial utility?

I sure like their red bulls sonic and twilight.

knabe said:

What lots have the most power for commercial utility?

I sure like their red bulls sonic and twilight.

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I think that lots 17 and 43 could make some commercial animals. I really like 17 when I saw her in person and was contending bidder on her to WHR Shorthorns. The 43 cow was a tank of a beef cow, just 7 yrs old and didn't really want to go there. I think the 16 cow that we bought could take you down a couple of different paths.
I saw the Twilight bull on Friday and was really impressed. We have a Feb. Twilight bull calf out of a full sister to the lot #39 cow that I really like. He is deep sided , moderate framed, good testicles and some good muscle expression without looking like a body builder. Also he was out of a 1st calf hfr and he was fairly light bwt. I would have to check, but I think like 83 lbs.