Lot 33, MSAR Chinook 3055, was the high selling bull of the day for $18,000, finding it’s new home at JHL Ranch, Ashby, Nebraska. Lot 33, is moderate framed, deep and thick, sired by home raised, MSAR Chinook 9569. He is a heifer bull deluxe with a CED of +11, a Birth EPD of -0.3, and Wean of +46, a Yearling of +77, with Milk of +22 and CEM of +12. He had an actual birth weight of 75 pounds and a Wean Ratio of 110 and a Yearling Ratio of 106. The grandsire is CAR Chinnook 786, with the maternal side having Papa Forte 1921 and Sitz Value 7097 in the pedigree.

Repeat customer, Brandon Bruha, Ord, Nebraska, purchased Lot 72, MSAR Bextor 3006, for $15,000. This well made, eye appealing, thick bull had EPD’s of +3 for CED, +2.4 for Birth, +44 for Weaning, +76 for Yearling, and +8 for CED, and +23 for Milk. He had an actual birth weight of 87 pounds and a Wean Ratio of 109 and a Yearling Ratio of 104. His maternal side is the Dora line, with Emblazon and Sitz Traveler 6802 in the pedigree.

Lot 59, JJA Game Day 3043, was raised by Joel and Bethany (Sitz) Johnston, Thedford, Nebraska, and selling for $15,000 to repeat customer Joseph Higgins, Naper, Nebraska. He was another deep bull, sired by GDAR Game Day 449, with CTR Rito 5503 as his Maternal Grandsire. This bull’s EPD’s were +9 for CED, -0.2 for Birth, +46 for Weaning Weight, +82 for Yearling Weight, + 9 for CEM, and a +23 for Milk. His actual birth weight was 83 pounds and he had a Wean Ratio of 107 and a Yearling Ratio of 109.

Bob Gentry, Hyannis, Nebraska was the volume buyer.

It was a snappy sale with Mike Baxter, Ainsworth as the auctioneer.