– John F. Grimes, OSU Extension Beef Coordinator
The Ohio Cattlemen’s Association (OCA) held their third Replacement Female Sale on November 27 at the Muskingum Livestock Auction Company in Zanesville, Ohio. A large crowd was on hand to bid on 111 high quality females in the sale. The sale represented an excellent opportunity for cow-calf producers to add quality females with documented breeding and health records to their herds and potentially take advantage of the positive economic outlook for the beef industry.
Buyers had the opportunity to appraise 111 lots of bred heifers and bred cows. The sale included 88 lots of bred heifers that averaged $2,350 and 23 lots of bred cows that averaged $2,465. The 111 total lots grossed $263,475 for an overall average of $2,374. Prices ranged from $1,800 to $3,750. The females sold to buyers from Ohio and West Virginia. Col. Ron Kreis served as the auctioneer.
Smith Farm of Canal Winchester, OH consigned the top selling bred heifer at $3,750. The lot 94 female was a registered Mainetainer and sold to Barnhouse Farms of Blue Rock, OH. Smith Farm also consigned Lots 93 and 95 which were Simmental-Angus heifers that sold to Barnhouse Farms at $3,450 each. Karr Farms of Pomeroy, OH consigned the lots 42, 43, 44, and 45 females as the top selling bred cows. These four registered Red Angus females sold for $2,800 each to Elmer Rawson of Toronto, OH. Rolling Hills Farms of Belle Center, OH consigned lots 91 and 92 which were registered Simmental females that sold to Rose Koehler of Lancaster, OH at $2,700 each.
The sale truly was an excellent opportunity for both buyers and sellers to capitalize on today’s strong beef cattle market. Buyers were able to improve their herds by adding high quality females with known genetic and health backgrounds. Sellers were able to capitalize on strong prices for breeding cattle.
If you have any questions about the sale, contact John F. Grimes, OSU Extension Beef Coordinator at (740) 289-2071, Extension #242, or by e-mail at grimes.1@osu.edu. More information can be obtained by contacting the Ohio Cattlemen’s Association at (614) 873-6736 or at their web site located at www.ohiocattle.org .