Around 60 people from at least eight different states attended the pre-sale meeting in Valentine, Nebraska, to hear Kit Pharo speak. Kit reports that it was extremely refreshing to be around so many cow-calf producers with a positive attitude, who are excited and optimistic about the future. Kit will also be speaking at the Ohio and Colorado pre-sale meetings.
We had 49 registered bidders at the sale – from six different states. There were 39 people using our Stay-At-Home options – from 12 different states, as well as Australia..
The preliminary results are in: a total of 83 bulls sold for an average price of $5900; the 47 Angus and Red Angus bulls sold for an average price of $6800; five private treaty bulls immediately after the sale for an average price of $4000.