SALE REPORT
NATIONAL BRAUNVIEH SPRING BULL SALE HELD APRIL 18TH

Lincoln, Neb. -- The Braunvieh Association of America (BAA) Spring National Braunvieh Influencer Bull Test Sale on April 8th was a success. This premier sale was held at the Green Springs Bull Test Center, Nevada, Mo., and the best 77 out of 144 performance-tested bulls sold to commercial and seedstock producers in 14 states. Bulls came with valuable traits and data. They were evaluated for typical performance traits and tested for feed efficiency using an academically proven system. A special offering of open, commercial, Braunvieh-Angus, “ready-to-breed” yearling females was also offered.

Sale Averages

It was a beautiful spring day in southwest Missouri, and buyers filled the Gobbler Roost Restaurant to buy performance and RFI-tested bulls via a live video auction near Green Springs Bull Test. The bidding was lively both onsite and over the phones as Col. Sonny Booth made his way through the offering. Overall, 51 bulls averaged $2,329. BeefBuilder (Black Angus X Braunvieh) bulls averaged $2,083, and open, commercial heifers averaged $825.

Sale Report

Lot 38, MHF Undaunted U820 ET, was the high selling bull in the sale. An MHF Renovation R575 ET son and out of Miss Premium Plus PFI P434, this polled purebred bull had the lightest birth weight (70 lbs.) in the sale. In addition, he presented great figures for REA and a negative RFI. He sold to Larry Baker, Cameron, S.C., for $6,700.

The next two high selling bulls sold for $4,000 each. Lot 7 was Mr. BOR 08691U, a polled purebred bull sired by MHF New Era N315. He performed well in all test categories and was purchased by Vista Genetics, D'Hanis, Texas. MHF Upload U817 ET, Lot 24, sold to JHL Ranch, Ashby, Neb. An MHF Synergy S627 son, he is out of the popular Miss Lifeline K0020 ET. He is a polled purebred bull that posted above average ADG, %IMF and REA.

Volume bull buyers were Gene Scivally, Amarillo, Texas, and Jimmy Jack Biffle, Muenster, Texas.

A large number of commercial Braunvieh-Angus open females consigned by Jimmy Jack Biffle, Muenster, Texas, were offered. Ridgefield Farms LLC, Brasstown, N.C., was the volume purchaser with 25 head.

Sale management was provided by BluePrint Marketing LLC, and Col. Sonny Booth auctioned sale. For more information about the next Braunvieh Influencer Bull Test Sale, visit braunviehbull.com.

Braunvieh cattle offer it all – a moderately framed cow with maternal ability and fertility for profit-minded producers; a live, well muscled calf with high growth, which is essential to all cattlemen's profit equations; and a feeder calf prone to good health that converts well and has grid value potential for progressive cattle feeders. Many benefits, from growth and carcass value of the Braunvieh-sired steers to the fertility and productivity of F1 daughters, are well documented in research. Braunvieh is one of the first breeds in North America to begin RFI testing and offering that data to bull buyers. A relatively new measure of feed efficiency, residual feed intake (RFI) is an individual record taken during long-term feeding trials that measures feed offered, feed refused and average daily gain. For more information call 402-466-3292 or visit www.braunvieh.org and www.braunviehbull.com.