Frankie":zmvsk8po said:
Avalon":zmvsk8po said:
Dont be surprised if they caught a bunch of them. About two days before the sale I recieved an email (as a texas angus breeder) in which Mr. Birkel stated that "rumors were flying around" that they were getting out of the cattle business. I wonder why - he so much as stated they were a month or two ago. Anyhow he wanted to re-assure his fellow breeders that Camp Coley is "not" getting out of the cattle business. I'm confused, we'll just have to hide behind the door and watch future developements. I guess anybody can have a dispersal then get back in later.
Mr. Berkel has said from the beginning that they were NOT getting out of the purebred business and that he hoped the cooperators would stay with him. He's said they have embryos that they will start over with. The only question in my mind is whether they'll come back with all three breeds.
Just check the CCR website and apparently the Chars sold as well. Here are sale results:
Camp Cooley Ranch hosts an extremely successful Charolais Dispersal Sale
Franklin, TX - An impressive crowd gathered in east-central Texas last Thursday to witness the dispersal of one of the most tightly guarded Charolais herds in Texas. 503 Charolais lots were offered for sale, including proven donors who had sent embryos all over the world, proven herd-sires, and the leading genetics offered by the calves on the side of both young and mature cows.
171 Spring Pairs averaged $2,766
28 Spring Exposed Cows averaged $1,778.57
62 Fall Bred Heifer Calf Pairs averaged $3,100
88 Fall Bred Cows averaged $2,298.30
90 Exposed Heifers averaged $1,548.89
64 Fall Heifer Calves averaged $1,298.44
3 Herd Sires averaged $3,916.67
The high selling female of the day was lot 800, Link Ms Erma Up 157 P ET, a LC-Ace Prime Up 9119PET daughter with a B/T Smart Choice M207 ET heifer calf at side who sold for $11,000. The second high selling female was lot 899, Ms CCR Imprsv 3472L6 PET, a JWK Impressive D040 ET daughter who sold for $9,000. Both of these lots were purchased by Kerry Reed of Seminole, OK.
The third high selling female was lot 635, Ms Cooley S D 1107M87 ET, a WCR Sir Duke 17J ET P daughter with a RC Charlie 0327 bull calf at side who sold for $8,750 to John Downs of Marianna, FL.
The high volume buyer of the day was Rafael Ortega of Laguna Ranch in Houston, TX, who purchased 72 head.
B/T Smart Choice M207 ET daughters averaged $2,098.25 on 57 head, CCR Jackpot 1410K5 PET daughters averaged $2,367.65 on 51 head, Cooley Wooden 1107N2 daughters averaged $2,220 on 10 head, and RC Charlie 0327 daughters averaged $1870.65 on 46 head.
