2009 Hoover Angus Farm Production Sale |
Hoover Angus Farm’s 19th Annual, 81st Anniversary Sale was held Tuesday, February 3, 2009 at the Creston Livestock Auction in Creston, IA. Over 200 bidders in attendance gave Hoover Angus Farm a record-breaking sale and the top selling bull in the farm’s 81-year history. 186 lots grossed $563,900 to average $3032. Ninety-one bulls averaged $4241. Six two year-old bulls averaged $4600, 27 fall bulls averaged $3885, and 58 yearling bulls averaged $4369. The top averaging sire group was the CC&7 bulls—nineteen CC&7 sons averaged $7187 and sold to 6 states. Sixty-four spring bred heifers averaged $1965, 22 fall bred heifers averaged $1689, and 9 open heifers averaged $1678. Top bull: Lot 1, “Hoover Dam” (previously named H&K CC&7 G18) sold 2/3 interest for $47,500 to Sioux Pass Angus of Lodge Grass, MT; Idland Cattle Co. of Circle, MT; Basin Angus of Hobson, MT; Stevenson Diamond Dot of Hobson, MT; Gary Wall of Baxter, IA; and AJC Angus of Baxter, IA. He is a 1-25-08 son of SydGen CC&7. Second top bull: Lot 2, H&K CC&7 G56 sold 2/3 interest for $10,000 to Hawleys Gen X Angus of Arcadia, NE. He is a 2-6-08 son of SydGen CC&7. Third top bull: Lot 13, H&K CC&7 G16 sold 2/3 interest for $7500 to T Bone Angus of Brunswick, NE. He is a 1-24-08 son of SydGen CC&7. Fourth top bull: Lot 79, H&K Friction F460 sold 2/3 interest for $6250 to Double K Ranch of Afton, IA. He is an 8-8-07 son of TC Friction 5130. Fifth top bull: Lot 7, H&K CC&7 G4 sold 2/3 interest for $6000 to Nathan Palm of Estelline, SD. He is a 1-12-08 son of SydGen CC&7. Top bred heifer: Lot 139, Blkcp Empress Ellston F283 sold for $3500 to Bill Hargrafen, Muscatine, IA. She is a 3-5-07 daughter of Woodhill Statesman 54K-90N bred to SydGen CC&7. Second top bred heifer: Lot 110, Blackbird of Ellston F200, sold for $3300 to Bill Hargrafen, Muscatine, IA. She is a 2-23-07 daughter of TC Friction 5130 bred to SydGen CC&7. Top Open Heifer: Lot 190, Pride of Ellston G167, sold for $2500 to Garold & Bev Hitchcock of Stuart, NE. She is a 2-19-08 daughter of SydGen CC&7. Volume buyers: Mike Carlson, Atlantic, IA; Hawleys Gen X Angus, Arcadia, NE; and Mark Groth, Garwin, IA. Auctioneers: Craig Conover, Mapleton, IA and Dustin Carter, Ward, SD |
