Lyons Ranch Celebrates 20th Annual Sale
Sale Report - March 3rd, 2008

The Twentieth Annual Lyons Ranch Superior Genetics Sale brought out many repeat buyers and some new faces, despite it being a cold and blustery day. The registered Angus sale, held on Monday, March 3, at the ranch south of Manhattan, Kansas, was hosted by Jan and Frank Lyons and their daughter and son-in-law, Amy and Karl Langvardt and their sons Tanner and Trey.

The 81 fall and spring yearling Angus bulls ranged from $1500 to $13,000, with an average of $3828.

The sale topper was lot 1, Lyons Emblazon 6126. Two-thirds interest and full possession sold for $13,000 to Select Sires Inc., Plain City, Ohio.

Two-thirds interest and full possession of Lot 22, Lyons H6 6119, sold to Accelerated Genetics, Baraboo, Wisconsin, for $5750.

Three bulls brought $5000: Two-thirds interest and full possession of Lot 69, Lyons Future Direction 7016, sold to Karla Novotny, Luray, Kansas. Stuecken Brothers, Freeburg, Missouri, took home Lot 29, Lyons Design 6109; and Lot 10, Lyons New Frontier 6128, was purchased by Tom Hudgins, McEwen, Tennessee.

Volume bull buyers were Wagstaff Ranch, Eskridge, Kansas; Dan File, Beloit, Kansas; and Steven and Dawn Rohrer, Hope, Kansas.

The top open heifer of the day was a daughter of TC Freedom 104. Lot 92, Lyons Pride 7010, was purchased by Trent, Kyler and Macey Langvardt, Chapman, Kansas, for $2300.

View video of the bulls online, click here.

View the 2008 Sale Catalog online, click here.

UPDATES:

• 2008 Spring Bull Ultrasound Updates, click here (XLS file)
• 2008 Heifer Updates, click here (XLS file)
• 2008 Fall Bull Updates, click here (XLS file)

For reports from previous sales, click on the date below: