SALE REPORT
SALACOA VALLEY FARM'S SALE HELD MARCH 24TH

March 24, 2016
Fairmont, Ga.

Balmy spring weather and multidimensional cattle were on hand for the Salacoa Valley Farm Customer Appreciation Sale. Fifty-three buyers from 13 states gathered in Fairmont, Georgia for good cattle, good food and great fellowship to appraise 151 total lots from 12 consignors, cooperators and friends of the program plus bulls from Salacoa Valley. The female sale was hot all morning as buyers purchased a variety of classes of herd improving and proven females. The bull sale was outstanding and steady as ranchers from across the country filled their bull needs with quality product.

The day's high selling female, at $16,000 was lot 3B, the heifer calf choice offered by Clover Ranch, Marietta, Ga. 5K Cowbelle Ranch, Pontotoc, Miss., paid the bid price to choose between two full sisters out of the $30,000, 803U21 donor and a daughter of the $50,000 803M cow, and sired by New Vision of Salacoa 209Y2.

The second high selling female lot was the right to flush Lot 7, 101 MS Csonka 302W3 to the bull of the buyers choice. She is the only full sister to Legacy 302A4, and out of the $50,000, 302L9 donor and her sibs generated over $180,000 at Cooley. The flush guaranteeing six embryos, was consigned by Lake Majestik Farms, Flat Rock, Ala., and purchased for $14,000 by Circle E Brangus, Soddy Daisy, Tenn.

Draggin M Ranch, El Dorado, Ark., paid $11,500 to own another choice heifer Lot 2C, Clvr MS Three D 535C4. She is sired by one of the hottest young sires in the breed, Three D and out of a Hombre daughter, and boasted a 1161 LBS adj 365 day weight. She was consigned by Clover Ranch.

Circle E Brangus also purchased the day's fourth high selling lot as the gave $9,500 to own Lot 62, MS Lake Majestik CB HM 803C4, a full sister to the $84,000 herd sire, Passport. She was consigned by Lake Majestik.

The day's top selling bull was Lot 100 at $12,500. Lightening Ridge Brangus, Purcellville, Va., paid the bid price to own Salacoa Csonka 99B18, one of three full brothers leading off the bull sale out of the $10,000 SVF Cadence 99 W063 female that topped last fall's sale. He is sired by multiple trait leader, Csonka and records nine EPD traits in the breed's top 30 percent or greater. He was owned by Salacoa Valley Farm.

The second high selling bull was Lot 103, CLVR Csonka 468B. One half interest and full possession in this powerhouse herd sire prospect sold for $10,000 to Calyx Star Ranch, Shuqualak, Miss. This Csonka son recorded seven EPD traits in the breed's top 30 percent and was owned by Clover Ranch.

Lowell Dollar Farms, Bainbridge, Ga., purchased the third high selling bull as he gave $9,000 for Lot 183, CLVR Lead Gun 535B4. This calving ease and carcass king ranks in the breed's top 15 percent for both BW and IMF EPDs. He was owned by Clover Ranch.

Hardee Farms, Chiefland, Fla., purchased the days fourth high selling bull as he gave $ 8,750 to own Lot 152 Salacoa Stonewall 533B2. This prospect boasts eight EPD traits in the breed's top 30 percent or greater led by top 10 percent BW and four percent Milk EPDs.