First annual Deep South Brahman Association Sale garners interest

The first annual Deep South Brahman Association (DSBA) registered Brahman and F-1 sale was held Saturday, May 5 in Hattiesburg, Miss. at the Southeast Mississippi Livestock Auction.  Registered Brahman bulls and females as well as Certified and Golden Certified F-1 females were among the sale line-up. This first-ever sale drew a large following on sale day. The 72 registered Brahman cattle that were consigned to the sale averaged $2,476.38 per head.  

Included in the registered Brahman group were 26 haltered Brahman heifers and bulls. The high selling lot was out of this set, a haltered female earning consignor Valley B Enterprises of Cleveland, Tenn. $9,250. She was purchased by Dyess Farms of Carson, Miss. Twelve head of haltered registered Brahman heifers averaged $3,300 and 14 haltered registered Brahman bulls averaged $2,200. Five registered Brahman pairs averaged $2,600, 12 registered Brahman bred females averaged $2,700 and 29 open registered Brahman females averaged $2,100.

Unique to this sale, 8 lots of semen were donated to Deep South Junior Brahman Association (DSJBA). Each semen buyer received five straws high quality registered Brahman semen to use in their own herds. Through this benefit, the DSJBA earned $1,900.