Montana Angus Female Bonanza Sale Report

Sale report for the Montana Angus Female Bonanza XI Bred Heifer and Cow Sale held at the Public Auction Yards, Billings, MT on October 27, 2014

Very good demand for this offering of high quality, uniform, commercial Angus bred heifers and young cows.  A house full of buyers on the seats, tuning in through the video, or logged in on the internet to bid on these large strings of females either AI-bred to Angus herdsires or natural serviced to own-sons of Angus herdsires.  The cows and heifers were in range ready flesh condition, not overconditioned.  The AI bred heifers were synchronized and ultrasound checked to calve in tight groups, anywhere from just 1 day to 15 days.  The natural service heifers were bred and checked to calve for just 30 days.  A few groups of the young cows were AI Bred to calve for 2 days with most natural serviced for 30 days, just a couple lots that were exposed for a 45-60 day calving group.  Many of the heifers were sorted for the sex of the calf, a few groups of the cows were sorted that way.  All prices are per head.

Bred Heifers:  Medium and Large 1-2 AI Bred for Feb 5 – Feb 22 calving carrying bull calves 945-1100 lbs 2975.00-3200.00, couple lots 3,300.00- 3,375.00, few 2825.00-2900.00; carrying heifer calves for Feb 5-Mar 8 calving 981 lbs 2,825.00-3,150.00, one lot at 3,250.00.  Natural Service bred and carrying either sex for Feb 16-Mar 22 2625.00-2950.00; for April 1-30 2500.00- 2750.00; for May 1-30 calving 912-964 lbs 2850.00-2900.00.