Limousin News & Notes   

Fund Raising Begins for Big Texas Shindig 2

The TLA will host the 2009 National Junior Heifer Show in Amarillo, Texas. To produce an event of this magnitude is quite an undertaking and will require in excess of $40,000. Fundraising officially began at the awards banquet with the auctioning of the sponsorship of the Grand and Reserve Grand Champion Heifer awards. Stowers Limousin of Bridgeport, Texas, purchased sponsorship of the Grand Champion for $3,000, and MS Cattle Co of Grandview, are sponsors of the Reserve Grand Champion heifer at $1,300. All sponsors will have their names listed on a special sponsors page that will be in the next six issues of the TLA News. If you would like to sponsor a class, division, bred-and-owned champions, Lim-Flex champions, or steer champions, contact Wayne Baber at (979) 324-445, Brad Davis at (325)647-7681, Vicki Brehm at (210) 771-3147, Brian Payne at (512) 423-1620 or Ben Reading at (832)512-5495.

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Consignments to the Heart of Texas Fall Sale in West, Texas, on October 18 must be received in the TLA office by September 1. Please send registration certificates along with any breeding information or footnotes. If you require assistance with photographs contact the TLA office by August 15.

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The 54th annual Texas A & M Beef Cattle Short Course will be held on the campus of Texas A & M University in College Station, Texas, August 4-6. The short course will feature 50 hours of training in 17 sessions pertinent to the beef cattle industry, live animal demonstrations, trade show and the world famous “Aggie” prime rib dinner.

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With the high costs involved with travel these days, all who take the time and expense to exhibit their cattle at stock shows across the state and country are to be commended. The Texas Limousin Association has a program to recognize those animals who acquired the most points at the West Texas Fair, South Plains Fair, East Texas State Fair, Fort Worth Stock Show, San Antonio Stock Show and the Houston Livestock Show. The owner and exhibitors of the top placing bull and heifer were recognized at the TJLA Awards banquet June 7 in Bryan, Texas.
The new point year will begin with the West Texas Fair in Abilene, Texas. Please refer to the Limousin Happenings on page 6 of this issue for specific dates.

Blair Davis of Brownwood, TX receives the TLA Show Bull of the Year award for DL Samuel, a 6/4/06 son of CLLL New Direction and DL Martha, co-owned with Reading Farms of Marlin, TX.

Ralph Hawkins (right),TLA executive secretary, presents Jim Counsil of Counsil Family Limousin, Madisonville, TX with the TLA Show Heifer of the Year Award for JCL Black Cap Effie, a 4/15/06 daughter of KRVN Naskar and Willows 9820N.

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Spring Sales Conclude on High Note

By all accounts the spring sale season was a very good one for TLA members. The Cowtown Classic in Fort Worth, the Solid Foundations Sale in Houston, and the Texas Best Sale in Decatur all posted significant improvements from the previous year’s sales. Favorable market conditions, along with quality consignments were contributing factors. Also to be commended are the sale managers and consultants who worked on the sales.

It is not too early to start preparing for fall sales. Recently completed sales prove that planning pays. Cattle in good flesh, properly presented with current pedigrees continue to receive a bonus. When you break the sale down, homozygous tests and the use of A.I. in the cattle sold paid dividends. The individual highs are listed in the sale reports. Here is a breakdown of the recent bull sales by the following categories:
Homozygous black, homozygous polled bulls averaged $2,700; homozygous black bulls averaged $2,200; homozygous polled, black bulls averaged $2,017; black and polled bulls averaged $2,014; and red bulls averaged $1,450. Females saw similar preferences for the black and polled traits.

The next TLA sale is the Heart of Texas Fall Sale in West, Texas on October 18. Watch for details in upcoming TLA News issues and start getting those cattle ready early.

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The Texas Limousin Association held its Solid Foundation Sale on March 8 at the Reliant Center in Houston, Texas. This annual event is held in conjunction with the Level II open Limousin show at the Houston Livestock Show. The offering included donors, embryos and Lone Star Shoot-Out heifers. The Shoot-Out heifers will be eligible to compete for $4,500 in prize money at the Texas Field Day on June 7 in Bryan, Texas.

$20,000-Top Selling Lot-Half interest in MAGS Rockress was purchased by Hayhook Limousin of Lexington, Oklahoma. The homozygous black Lim-Flex is a daughter of EXAR New Design 2997 and MAGS Lark that was consigned by Fuller Investments, Nashville, Tennessee.

$20,000-Top Selling Lot-Counsil Family Limousin of Madisonville, Texas teamed up with Massey Limousin London, Kentucky to purchase MAGS Terry-Lynn, a 3/4/07 homozygous black daughter of DHVO Deuce and HA Blackcap 1089. The 50% Lim-Flex was consigned by Moreno Limousin of Miami, Florida.

$10,000-Riverdale Ranch of West, Mississippi purchased LFL True Love 7005T, a 5/15/07 daughter of Basin Franchise P142 and LFL My Girl consigned by Lawrence Family Limousin, Anton, Texas.

$7,000-Top Selling Shoot Out Heifer was LFL Teddy Bear 7075T, a 5/5/07double homozygous daughter of KRVN Pacesetter and ALCM Night of the Fox consigned by Lawrence Family Limousin of Anton, Texas and purchased by Etherton Farms, Dawson, Illinois

½ Donor $20,000
1 Bred Heifer $6,000
11 Shoot-Out Heifers $44,150
3 Open Heifers $31,475
15.5 Lots Gross: $101,625 Avg: $6,556
37 Embryos Gross: $20,100 Avg: $543

Total Sale Gross $121,725
Auctioneer: Sonny Booth
Sale Management: R&R Marketing
Sale Consultant: American Cattle Services

Judy Bugher and Edna Manning of Hayhook Limousin, Lexington, OK, stand with auctioneer Sonny Booth and sale manager Randy Ratliff after a successful Houston sale. Hayhook purchased the top selling lot.		Jim Counsil of Counsil Family Limousin and Bruce Lawrence of Lawrence Family Limousin visit with auctioneer Sonny Booth and sale manager Randy Ratliff after the Solid Foundations sale in Houston. Counsil purchased a top selling lot and Lawrence consigned to top selling futurity heifer.

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Texas Best Grosses $164,425

The Texas Limousin Association held its annual Texas Best Sale on April 19 at the Decatur Livestock Market in Decatur, Texas. A good crowd was on hand to appraise the offering which included show heifer prospects that were entered in the ETLA Run for the Roses Futurity, bred cows, pairs and bulls recently off the TLA’s performance bull test at the North Central Texas College Beef Evaluation Center in Gainesville, Texas.

High Selling Lot-$4,000-Lawrence Family Limousin of Anton, Texas consigned LFL Tanya Tucker, a 9/26/07 daughter of KRVN Pacesetter. Drew Higgins of Dimmit, Texas purchased this top futurity entry.

High selling pair-$2,700-Brehm Farms of San Antonio, Texas consigned COJR Polled Keren, a 9/24/01 daughter of STBR Polled Stark. She sold with her 2/26/08 heifer calf by WULFS Ranger. Kristi Lynn Hinton of Victoria, Texas purchased the pair.

High selling bred heifers-$7,000-Stowers Limousin of Bridgeport, Texas consigned SSTO Sadie and SSTO Sangiovese, two 50% Lim-Flex heifers sired by JCL Lodestar and bred to EXLR Excellante. Magness Land & Cattle of Platteville, Colorado doubled their bid of $3,500 to take both.

High Selling Bull-$3,000-Brehm Farms of San Antonio, Texas consigned BREMS Black Hawk, a 10/17/06 homozygous black, homozygous polled son of DSUL Cruise Line purchased by 5 Point Limousin of Azle, Texas.

24 Run for the Roses Heifers avg. $2,090
18 Performance-Tested Bulls avg. $2,094
20 Pairs avg. $1,955
20 Bred Cows avg. $1,565
5 Open Heifers avg. $835

84 Lots Gross: $162,425    Avg: $1,867
Sale management: Texas Limousin Association
Sale consultant: American Cattle Services
Auctioneer: C.K. “Sonny” Booth

Mike Rawlings of Boyd, TX, the sale’s volume buyer looks over the offering of Futurity heifers at the Texas Best Sale in Decatur, TX.		Mike Yandell of Yandell Limousin, Wichita Falls, TX, visits with repeat buyer Scott Brister of 5 Point Limousin and Kim Moorman at the Texas Best Sale in Decatur, TX. 5 Point purchased the high selling bull and several females.
Bruce Lawrence of Lawrence Family Limousin of Anton, TX, along with his grandson Tucker Parkinson of Levelland, TX, and Scott Stowers of Stowers Limousin Bridgeport, TX, are all smiles after the Texas Best Sale. Both firms consigned top selling individuals.

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Several breeders from Texas with over thirty years of active membership in the North American Limousin Foundation were recognized at the TLA’ annual awards banquet. Frank Padilla director of member and commercial relations for NALF presented certificates to Speer’s Tri S Limousin, POPS Limousin, and Begert Limousin, Pictured left to right Wayne Baber, Alice Speer, Frank Padilla, Tim Speer, Betty Speer, Mike Speer, Lenton and Irene Speer, Bret Begert, and Brian Payne, in front is Lenton Speer’s great granddaughter, Kendall Speer.		Ray Krones of Strauss Veal and Lamb addresses members at the TLA annual membership meeting about a new opportunity for users of Limousin genetics to market their calves.
President Wayne Baber (far right) presents Lenton Speer (second from left) with the Lifetime Achievement award. Lenton is flanked by his sons Tim Speer (far left) and Mike Speer (third from left).		TLA President Wayne Baber presents Katelyn Smith of Stephenville, Texas, with the Outstanding Junior Member award.

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The Texas Limousin Association held its annual awards banquet and benefit auction at the Radisson Fort Worth South on January 26, 2008. A capacity crowd enjoyed a steak dinner and a night of fun and fellowship. President Wayne Baber presented Katelyn Smith of Stephenville, Texas with the Outstanding Junior Member award, Calvin and Jeanette Baker of Alvord, Texas were recognized as New Members of the Year (Calvin had knee replacement surgery and was unable to attend), and Lenton Speer received the Lifetime Achievement Award. Ten members of the Speer family were on hand and Lenton’s remarks recognizing the early pioneers of the TLA was a high point of the night.

The night concluded with Sonny Booth, Mark Smith and Ken Holloway managing the benefit auction which generated over $14,000 for the TLA. Thanks to all who contributed, bid on or purchased items, including Yandell Limousin, Kervin Cattle Co., Counsil Family Limousin, Magness Land & Cattle, Lawrence Family Limousin, Brehm Farms, Brehm, Havel & Co. CPA, Hicks Ranch, Baber Ranch, Tackett Limousin, Reading Farms, Judy Grohman, Linda Baber, McBee Limousin, 4K Limousin, Tom Miller, CMR Cattle, Badgett Limousin, Smith Family, Big Bend Trailers, Sullivan Ranch, Wild Catter Ranch, Perrin Limousin, P & D Ranches, Coyote Hills Ranch, Brady Ranch & Farm, Brandon Rogers, Brian Payne, Mike Speer, DeMar Farms, J & K Limousin, Davis Limousin, Judy Head, Begert Limousin and Hawkins Limousin.

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COWTOWN CLASSIC AVERAGES $5,304

The Texas Limousin Association held its annual Cowtown Classic Sale January 25 in conjunction with the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo. This marked the first year in many years for the sale to be held on the stock show grounds and it proved to be a great success.

Top selling lot at $21,500 was semen packages on the trifecta of flushmate brothers, DHVO Ace, Deuce and Trey. The sons of GPFF Blaque Rulon and Amy Jo DHAN are owned by Brady Ranch & Farm, Lawrence Family Limousin, Kervin Catttle Co., Lance Hall Cattle Co. and Magness Land and Cattle.

Top selling open heifer at $10,000 for half interest was TAVES Golden Rulon. The 3/5/07 homozygous polled daughter of GPFF Blaque Rulon was purchased by Deer Valley Farm, Fayateville, Tennessee and consigned by P & D Ranch of Grandview, Texas.

Top selling bred heifer at $9,000 was MAGS Paint Job 506P, a 1/20/04 homozygous black, double polled three quarter Lim-Flex daughter of JCL Baxter, bred to G A R Predestined and consigned by Magness Land & Cattle, Platteville, CO. She was purchased by Hayhook Limousin, Lexington, OK.

Top selling pair at $5,000 was LFL Ruthie, a 10/23/05 homozygous polled double black daughter of JCL Lodestar, she sold bred to KRVN Pacesetter and had a 9/27/07 heifer calf by KRVN Pacesetter at side. The Lawrence Family Limousin consignment was purchased by Linhart Limousin of Leon, IA.

Top Selling Herd Sire at $8,200 was LFL Sarg a 6/1/06 double homozygous son of GPFF Blaque Rulon. Kassidy Chapman of Spade, TX purchased the Lawrence Family consignment.

Auctioneer: C.K. “Sonny” Booth
Sale Management: Texas Limousin Association
Sale Consultants: American Cattle Services, R & R Marketing & Grassroots Genetics
 

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