Gardiner Angus Ranch Early Bird Sale Results
Four Gardiner Angus Ranch auctions annually offer beef producers flexibility in buying registered bull and females and elite bred commercial females that fit their environments at a time it best fits their operations.
On Monday, Jan. 22, GAR sold a total of 474 head in 309 lots to 122 buyers from 22 states and Mexico in four hours. Two-hundred-forty-three bidders registered to bid in person and online. See complete sale results here.
The sale’s top two selling bulls, Lots 111 and 137, are sons of the breed-leading sire for marbling, GAR Transcendent and sold for $24,000 each. GAR repeat customer Dudley Brewer, Brewer Land & Cattle, Oakwood, Tex., purchased Lot 111, GAR Transcendent A242. Lot 137, GAR Transcendent 6032, sold to another longtime customer, Lyman Marion Ramsey, Grand Bay, AL.
Buyers in the seats purchased 72% of the cattle and 28% sold to online buyers.
Eighty bulls sold for $10,000 or more, including:
- 19 bulls sold from $14,000 to $24,000
- 11 bulls sold from $13,000 to $13,500
- 10 bulls sold from $12,000 to $12,500
- 16 bulls sold from $11,000 to $11,500
- 24 bulls sold from $10,000 to $10,500
Overall, 306 registered Angus bulls averaged $8,613, including 221 head of 17-month-old registered bulls at $8,287 and 85 head of 20-month-old registered bulls at $9,459.
One-hundred-sixty-eight bred commercial heifers averaged $2,653.
The sale grossed $3,081,200 on 474 head.
