SALE REPORT
MARTIN FARM'S OPEN HOUSE SALE AVERAGES $3,000
September 27, 2014
Lyles, Tenn.
A large crowd was on hand September 27th in Lyles, Tennessee for Martin Farms' Open House at the Farm. Fifty-three lots of cattle and genetics sold into eight states including Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Virginia, New York, and South Dakota.
On September 26th, eleven finalists gathered for interviews, and three youth were awarded the William Kenneth Ambrose Memorial Heifer Scholarship provided by Martin Farms, Slate Farms & Cattle Co., and Waters Edge Farm. Collin Stanley of College Grove selected Lot 44, Miss WEF Bubbles sired by Gibbs 1084Y Tux & Tails; Aaron Lay of Madisonville selected Lot 5, MF Upsy Daisy sired by SS Upscale X25; and Lindsey Parsley selected Lot 43, SFCC Gloria sired by CLO Bull 18SY. In addition to the $1,500 scholarships to help purchase cattle, winners also received 500 pounds of feed courtesy of Performance Feeds, and semen on the bull of their choice from the donors' sire battery.
Scholarship alternates received vouchers worth $422 each to spend at the Open House Sale on Saturday. Funds for the vouchers were raised from an online semen and embryo auction hosted by Livestock360.com and supported by auction donors: Accelerated Genetics/Barry Ellis; Genex; Select Sires; ABS Global; Cattlemen's Choice Genetics; and Patricia McDougal AI Service, in addition to Martin Farms, Slate Farms, and Waters Edge Farm. Farm Credit Mid America and Mix 30 Liquid Feeds also provided cash donations, and Jane Ambrose-Herron State Farm Insurance sponsored a delicious meal of beef brisket following the presentation of awards.
High-Selling Lots
$6,200 � Pair, MF Monique, sired by Mo Better, bull calf by Hook's Yellowstone; sold to Hill Top Simmental, Hudson, S.D.
$5,200 � Open heifer, MF/WEF Sweet Vidalia, sired by Upgrade; consigned by Waters Edge Farm, Franklin; sold to Hill Top Simmental, S.D.
$4,500 � Bull, Mr WEF Hot Pursuit, sired by PRS Blazin Hot; consigned by Water's Edge Farm; sold to Hill Top Simmental, S.D.
$4,250 � Bred Cow, MF Wholesome, sired by MF Beefer Dice, bred to CCR Sure Nuff; sold to Laurel Hill Cattle Co., Paris.
$4,200 � Pick of the ET Calves by MF Vanilla Bean and NB Dreamboat Anne; consigned by 48 Creek Livestock, Rush, N.Y. and Waynesboro, Tenn.; sold to Seymour Simmental Ranch, Allardt.
$4,000 � Open Heifer, MF Upsy Daisy sired by SS Upscale; sold to Aaron Lay, Madisonville.
$4,000 � Open Heifer, MF Buttermilk sired by SSF Predistined U221; sold to Hayden Campbell, Roseland, Va.
$4,000 � Bull, MF Brass Tacks sired by GW Paramount; sold to Henke Family Farms, Princeton, Mo.
$3,900 � Bred Heifer, Rhodes Wendy Z57 sired by PRS Blazin Hot, bred to Traxs Velocity; consigned by Wall Bros. Farm, Dickson; sold to Hill Top Simmental, S.D.
$2,800 � Two half interests in the right to flush MF Vanilla Bean; sold to Water's Edge Farm, Franklin and 48 Creek Livestock, Rush, N.Y. and Lawrenceburg, Tenn.
