The Garry Ishee and Don Smith families, along with special guest consignors, Robert Fields, Ted Roberts, Joel Powell and Dickey Daniel, hosted their 2nd annual Stars & Stripes Sale in Raymond, Miss. With American flags flying and an enthusiastic crowd, a solid Brangus offering was presented and sold to buyers from six states.

Top Selling Females:

Lot 1 -- $10,000 (½ interest, no poss.) – Bred heifer, SVF D Bar D Ms Alice. Sire: Ali of Brinks 209J2. Consigned by D Bar D Brangus, Sumrall. Miss. Sold to Salacoa Valley Farms, Fairmount, Ga.

Lot 51 -- $6,000 – Open, D Bar D Ms Frances. Sire: Bar C Traveler 1G2. Consigned by D Bar D Brangus, Sumrall. Miss. Sold to Heather Waldrop, Jackson, Miss.

Top Selling Bulls:

Lot 4 -- $7,000 – CCC Newsmaker 192J6. Sire: News Maker of Brinks. Consigned by Don Smith Brangus, Columbia, Miss. Sold to Coldwater Cattle Co., Holly Springs, Miss. and 4C Brangus, New Boston, Texas.

Lot 5 -- $3,700 – G-5 Total Package 718L. Sire: Transformer of Brinks. Consigned by Dickey Daniel, College Station, Texas. Sold to George W. and Sharron S. Owens, Moss Point, Miss.

Eighty-one buyers from six states.

Volume Buyers: Joel Powell, Ovett, Miss. and Phil Ruff, Tupelo, Miss.

Auctioneer: Lakin Oakley, DeKalb, Texas.

Sale Manager: Maurer Sales Co., Bryan, Texas.

Sale Consultant: Gary Bruns, Floresville, Texas.