Registered and commercial cattlemen alike proved their faith in the Lyons Ranch program at the Superior Genetics Sale held Monday, March 1, at the ranch south of Manhattan, Kansas.

The Lyons family: Jan and Frank and their daughters Debbie and husband Duane Blythe and Amy and her husband Karl Langvardt and their families, sold 156 total lots to another big crowd. It was the 16th sale of performance tested bulls and breeding heifers, held annually on the first Monday in March.

“It’s great to see that our cattle are working for people and they believe in our program,” said Jan Lyons, ranch owner and current NCBA president. “With so many things going on in the industry, the bottom line is still dealing honestly with people and helping them to succeed in their goals.”

The high selling bull, lot 7, Lyons RockN D 3134, a January son of RockN D Ambush 1531, sold for $5000 to Chippewa Valley Angus Farm, Rittman, Ohio. David Fayman, Lawrence, Kansas, purchased lot 101, Lyons Hi Prime 3715, a son of Summitcrest High Prime OH29, for $4700. Don Hogue, Topeka, Kansas, selected a full brother, lot 102, Lyons Hi Prime 3729 and lot 75, Lyons 1407 New Design, a son of Bon View New Design 1407 for $4500. Fayman also purchased lot 76, Blythes 1407 New Design 3431, for $4000.

The 111 yearling Angus bulls averaged $2630.

Volume bull buyers were Harris Ranch, Coalinga, California; Rolling Hills Ranch, Salina, Kansas; and Wagstaff Ranch, Eskridge, Kansas, all repeat customers.

There was a lot of attention and praise for the females in the Lyons Ranch sale this year. HW Cattle Company, Leonardville, Kansas, selected five of the top Angus heifers, including lot 134, Lyons Rose 3701, for $5000, a January daughter of SAF Fame and a maternal granddaughter of Lyons Right Time 5044. Jordyn Herman, Hill City, Kansas, purchased a full sister, lot 135, for $4500.

Scott Ranch, Depew, Oklahoma, puchased 18 heifers to help start their Angus herd. John Bales, Mustcotah, Kansas, Kip Meseke, Alma, Kansas, and Prince Black Angus, Preston, Missouri, were other volume female buyers.

45 open yearling heifers averaged $1328.