Nelson Livestock Company Heart of the Herd Female Reduction Sale
October 13, 2009
Wibaux, MT

No.  Category                   Average
102  Simmental Females  $1,544
48   Bred Angus Females  $1,265

Auctioneer:  Joe Goggins, MT
Sale Management:  Eberspacher Enterprises, Inc., MN, and Thomas Livestock Services, MT

High-Selling Lots:
$5,250 – Bred Female, “NLC R16 Rosanne,” s. by SRS Fortune 500, and sold to Denny Drake, Centerville, IA.
$3,750 – Bred Female, “NLC Teal T32,” s. by Connealy KC 5029, and sold to NLC Simmental Ranch, Wessington, SD.
$3,700 – Bred Female, “NLC Teagen T33,” s. by LCC Major League A502M, and sold to JC Simmentals, Clare, MI.
$3,500 – Bred Female, “NLC N85,” s. by BFCK Cherokee Cnyn 4912, and sold to Erica Kenner, Leeds, ND.
$3,100 – Bred Female, “NLC R72 Rosella,” s. by TNT On Target J94, and sold to J Bar J Ranch, Inc., Clare, MI.
$3,000 – Bred Female, “NLC Timandra T52,” s. by J Bar 7 Grand Canyon 2222, and sold to Erica Kenner, Leeds, ND.
$2,900 – Bred Female, “NLC N58,” s. by SRS Fortune 500, and sold to Kenner Ranch, Leeds, ND.
$2,750 – Bred Female, “NLC R57 Rilary,” s. by BF M218 Snake Eyes, and sold to M&J Ranch, McCanna, ND.

Volume Buyers:  Pocket Creek Ranch, Custer, MT – 31 Head, Emmons Ranch, Olive, MT – 17 Head, Charles Smith, Clinton, MO – 11 Head, Singleton Farms, Miles City, MT – 10 Head, Hess Arabians, Glendive, MT – 8 Head.

Comments:  The calendar indicated it was October but Mother Nature had the chill of winter in the air with strong north winds rolling through the Wibaux county side. Despite the wind chill, buyers sorted through a sound, functional set of females that comprised the heart of the Nelson herd.