On
the second Saturday of every June, Brahmans take over in Carolina Country at the
Carolinas Brahman Association (CBA) annual sale, the oldest and longest running
sale in the Brahman breed that was started 32 years ago by J. Lewis Patterson
of Concord N.C. This year was no exception. Perfect weather welcomed consignors
and buyers to Clemson University’s T. Ed Garrison Ag Center. A steak dinner welcomed
attendees on Friday night, which hosted more than 100 guests.
Philip
Gilstrap, the CBA president, served as the event’s auctioneer on Saturday. He
reported more than 150 buyers in attendance from six states: Virginia, Tennessee,
North and South Carolina, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida and Georgia.
The
sale’s high selling lot was a JDH Liberty daughter and heifer calf that fetched
$5,600 and was consigned by B & P Brahmans of Alabama. This pair went home
to Sunset, Louisiana’s Choctaw Cattle Co. The second high seller was a show
heifer from Moreno Ranches and was purchased by Candler Cattle Co of
Okeechobee, Fla. The high selling bull was consigned by IS Ranch of Florida and
was sold to York, S.C. for $3,000.
The
overall sale reports were very positive confirming a sale average of $2,800. Haltered
heifers averaged $4,000, cow calf pairs returned an average of $3,800, bulls averaged
$2,800 and F-1 cattle returned an average of $1,800. More than 150 people
attended this annual event. The CBA would like to send thanks to all who
attended, all who bid and all who bought theses magnificent animals.
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