Gateway Simmental “Ladies Only” Sale
November 5, 2009
Lewistown, MT

No.  Category                          Average
36    Bred Simmental Females  $2,701
14    Open Simmental Females  2,154
50    Simmental Females          $2,548

Auctioneer:  Jim Birdwell, OK
Sale Management:  Eberspacher Enterprises, Inc., MN

High-Selling Lots:
$5,750 – Bred Female, “GW Miss Lucky Charm 144N,” s. by GW Lucky Charm 665K, and sold to Wamburra Cattle Company, Australia.
$5,000 – Bred Female, “GW Miss Retail 0756R,” s. by G A R Retail Product, and sold to TransPacific Genetics, Arapahoe, NE, and Fresh Water Creek, Victoria, Australia.
$4,750 – Bred Female, “GW Miss Predestined 599U,” s. by G A R Predestined, and sold to J Bar J Ranch, Inc., Clare, MI.
$4,250 – Bred Female, “GW Miss Lucky One 502R,” s. by GW Lucky One 686K, and sold to Willis Simmentals, Marietta, OK.
$4,000 – Bred Female, “GW Miss Lucky Buck 370N,” s. by Lchman Lucky Buck 7049C, and sold to JBB Simmentals, Monroe, NC.
$4,000 – Open Female, “GW Miss Prem Beef 080W,” s. by GW Premium Beef 021TS, and sold to Willis Simmentals, Marietta, OK.
$3,700 – Bred Female, “GW Miss Predestined 644U,” s. by G A R Predestined, and sold to J Bar J Ranch, Inc., Clare, MI.
$3,500 – Bred Female, “GW Miss Blue Moon 792R,” s. by RAB-EGL Blue Moon 4407M, and sold to J Bar J Ranch, Inc., Clare, MI.
$3,500 – Bred Female, “GW Miss Predestined 973TS,” s. by G A R Predestined, and sold to Willis Simmentals, Marietta, OK.
$3,000 – Bred Female, “GW Miss Fortune 416P,” s. by SRS Fortune 500, and sold to Tuell Cattle, Eckley, CO.
$3,000 – Bred Female, “GW Miss Emblazon 154N,” s. by O C C Emblazon 854E, and sold to Dr. Mike Pay, Fort Collins, CO.

Comments:  Under the warm Montana sunshine and balmy temperatures, the Ladies of the sale were ready for travel across the US and Australia. As the combines rolled in the Heartland, buyers were online with Superior Livestock via RFD-TV or bouncing off the satellites with their cell phones.