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THE CREAM RISES TO THE
TOP
PREFERRED BREEDS SALE S-1 FEATURES YEARLING BRINGING $285,000
By
Glory Ann Kurtz
Dec. 8, 2011
Eventually, the cream comes to the top – and that happened
today during Session 1 of the Preferred Breeders Sale. But it
was a long day of 200 consignments which was marred by the power
in the sale arena and a whole segment of Fort Worth going out
after only six horses had gone through the arena. At least a half
hour later, the sale started again and when it was over, the sale
had grossed $4,608,700 for a $23,044 average and $14,000 median
(without RNAs (Reserves not Achieved) or pass-outs announced or
recorded at the time of this article.
With five horses having $100,000
or over bids, the top 10 horses included four broodmares and six
yearlings. A yearling was the high seller with a $280,000 final
bid. After the bidding was over, it was announced that Tapt Cat,
a daughter of High Brow Cat out of the $285,000 money-earning
mare Tapt Twice, consigned by the Baldwin’s Waco Bend Ranch
had sold to a syndicate which included the Baldwins.
The second high seller, at $220,000
was ARC Catty Dual, a 2004 chestnut mare by Dual Pep out of Cat
Mist by High Brow Cat. Consigned by AK Cutting Horses, the mare
sold to the Center Ranch, Centerville, Texas, with three embryos
by One Time Pepto, Smooth As A Cat and High Brow Cat (with no
return) and a 2012 breeding to Metallic Cat.
The third high seller, at $185,000
was a sorrel yearling filly by High Brow Cat out of Miss Stylish
Pepto by Peptoboonsmal, consigned by Glenn and Debbie Drake. A
full yearling brother to the filly also sold as the next horse
in the sale, for $54,000.
The fourth high seller brought $140,000. Dually Lil Pep, a 1999
chestnut daughter of Dual Pep out of Missie Leo Lena by Doc O’Lena
was consigned by the Banawien Ranch. The mare sold bred to Metallic
Cat, with an embryo by Smooth As A Cat. Also, bringing $100,000
was Lil Jackson Cat, a yearling daughter of High Brow Cat out
of Money Talks Smart by Smart Mate, consigned by the RC Ranch.
The Preferred Breeders Sale continues Friday at 4 p.m. with Session
2.
Prior to the Preferred
Breeder Sale, S1, breedings to 13 top stallions were auctioned
off with the proceeds going to Horsemen For Christ Ministries.
The stallions included: Autumn Acre, $700; Bet Hesa Cat, $2,800;
Cat Ichi, $1,300; Cats Merada, $2,200; High Brow CD, 6,500; Im
Countin Checks, $1,400; Its Just About Me, $500; Metallic Cat,
$7,000; Palo Duro Cat, $500; Sophisticated Catt, $2,200; Spots
Hot, $3,200; Third Cutting, $4,700 and WR This Cats Smart, $3,500.
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BUYERS PART WITH THEIR
MONEY DURING NCHA FUTURITY 2-YEAR-OLD SALE
By
Glory Ann Kurtz
Dec. 6, 2011
There were lots of deep pockets during the NCHA Futurity 2-Year-Old
Sale held Tuesday, Dec. 6 in the Watt Arena. With the snow and
rain gone, top riders and pedigrees on the agenda, and seats full
of eager buyers, 119 consignments grossed $2,442,400 for a $20,524
Average and $10,500 Median.
According to prices announced
at the sale, the highest-selling horse, bringing $330,000, was
High Brow Jackson, a beautiful red roan stallion by High Brow
Cat out of Money Talks Smart by Smart Mate, consigned by Gaddy
Performance Horses and shown by Hayden Upton. The second high
seller at $90,000, was Above Smart Lil Lena, a daughter of Smart
Little Lena out of A Cat Above by High Brow Cat, owned by Jo Goertz.
Three horses brought $70,000 and six horses sold for $50,000 or
more.
However, those figures
may all be adjusted downward tomorrow as several tickets did not
go out on several of the horses. The following results were announced
during the sale and are unofficial Full results should be posted
tomorrow with the pass-outs or “reserves not achieved.”
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KEENELAND NOVEMBER BREEDING
STOCK SALE TOPS 2010 BY DOUBLE DIGITS
BROODMARES, RACING MARES
AND WEANLING FILLIES TOP THE CHARTS
Nov.
18, 2011
Two major dispersals helped the Keeneland November Breeding Stock
Sale reach record-setting numbers during the sale which concluded
on Thursday, Nov. 17. The 11 days of sales saw the number of horses
cataloged and offered being down, and the total sales up, as was
the average and median – by double digits! With the percent
“not sold” also being down, this presents a highly
successful scenario.
However, the larger story is
that high-quality broodmares, race mares that are broodmare prospects
and weanlings selling well above 2010 figures. According to Eric
Mitchell in an interesting article on bloodhorse.com,
these outstanding sale results show that buyers are confident
about the future of the industry and could mean that the Thoroughbred
sale industry has seen the bottom of the market and shows signs
of “rising off the floor.” The two top-notch dispersals
included the estate of Edward P Evans’ Spring Hill Farm
and Prince Saud bin Khaled’s Chanteclair Farm.
The number of sale horses offered
was down 15.7 percent to 3,185 from 3,780 and the number sold
was down 12.8 percent from 2010’s 2,929 to 2,554. Also,
the percent “not sold” was down to 19.8 percent from
2010’s 22.5 percent, which are all very positive figures.
Spiraling up with very positive numbers were total sales of $208,511,200,
up 41.5 percent from 2010’s $147,392,900.
Also, the $81,641 average was
62.2 percent above 2010’s $50,322 and the median of $24,000
was up 41.2 percent from 2010’s $17,000. (median is halfway
between the highest- and lowest-selling horse). The Keeneland
November sale crossed the $200 million barrier for only the tenth
time in its 68-year-history.
But possibly the best news was
in the female category, with the 23 horses selling for over seven
figures being mares or fillies! The highest brought $8.5 million.
Those 23 mares and fillies brought a total of $54,100,000, for
a $2,352,174 average and $2 million average. The seven highest-selling
weanlings were all fillies, with the highest bringing $2.6 million.
Geoffrey Russell, Keeneland’s
director of sales, said a mouthful in Thoroughbred Times Today,
following the sale: “Everybody strives to buy quality and
as we found out (at) this sale, quality costs a lot of money.”
Hopefully the cutting sales held
six days, Dec. 5-10, during the upcoming NCHA Futurity sales will
be the next to show improvements in all categories. With fewer
consignments from 2010 (67 less with 923), if the quality is there,
higher numbers should prevail.
TRIANGLE OCTOBER SALE
SHOWS $10,010 AVERAGE ON TOP 10 HORSES AND $8,160 AVERAGE ON TOP
20
Nov.
9, 2011
The
Triangle October Sale high seller, at $25,000, was Style O Lizzy,
a 2004 sorrel daughter of Lizzys Gotta Player that was consigned
by Browne’s Bar XL Ranch, Wilburton, Okla., and purchased
by Terri Brown, Nocona, Texas.
On Oct. 7-8, Triangle Sales,
Shawnee, Okla., held their 32nd Annual Fall Consignment Sale with
the top 10 horses averaging $10,010 and the top 20 averaging $8,160.
Hollywoods
Watchn Me, a 2006 stallion by Jewel Dun It, brought $11,500.
The high seller, at $25,000,
was Style O Lizzy, a 2004 sorrel daughter of Lizzys Gotta Player
that was consigned by Browne’s Bar XL Ranch, Wilburton,
Okla., and purchased by Terri Brown, Nocona, Texas. Bringing $11,500
was Hollywoods Watchn Me, a 2006 brown stallion sired by Jewel
Dun It, consigned by Glen Shade, Hartford, S.D., and purchased
by Dan Twombly, Baynard, Neb.
Headin
To Boston sold to Jordan Lisenbey, Nogales, Ariz., for $8,700.
Headin To Boston, a 2006 sorrel
daughter of Cats Headliner, consigned by Browne’s Bar XL
Ranch, sold to Jordan Lisenbey, Nogales, Ariz., for $8,700. Two
horses brought $8,500, including PRF Lot Of Gun, a 2005 gray daughter
of Playgun consigned by the McDaniel Ranch, Ardmore, Okla., selling
to Erwin Kranawetter, Jackson, Mo., and Slenas Lil Pepto, a 2006
red roan mare by Sweet Lil Pepto, consigned by Blue DeBord, Claude,
Texas, and purchased by Maurice Monias, Alberta, Canada.
Frosty Starlight, a 2006 bay
roan, overo gelding by Sting N Starlight was consigned by Double
S Ranch, Scroggins, Texas, and purchased by Ken Williams, Afton,
Texas, for $8,400. Dry golden Gun, a 2006 buckskin gelding by
PG Golden Gun, was consigned by Dick Munsell, Woodward, Okla.,
and purchased by Ryon Simon, Cannon Falls, Minn., for $7,700.
Two horses brought $7,500, including Graica Girl, a 2007 buckskin
mare by Quigley Dun It, consigned by Chad Green, Roanoke, Ill.,
and purchased by Alejandro Alvarez Malo, Chula Vista, Calif.,
and Bobs Chica Lena, a 2007 sorrel daughter of Brigadier Bob consigned
by J Bar P Ranch, Weatherford, Texas, purchased by Vittorio Rabboni,
Italy. BN A Clipsote Mate, a 2000 gelding by Smart Mate, consigned
by the J Bar P Ranch sold to Maurice Monias, Alberta, Canada,
for $6,800.
The next sale managed by Triangle
Sales will be the 2nd Annual Triangle Select Performance Sale,
scheduled for Friday, Dec. 2 at the Heritage Place in Oklahoma
City. The sale will be held during the NRHA reining Futurity at
the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds, with the Heritage Place facility
being just around the corner from the Futurity. There will be
a $5,000 Select Sale bonus. Go to the website at http://www.trihorse.com
for consignment forms and incentive program details.
NEWS FROM THE SALE ARENA
By
Glory Ann Kurtz
Oct. 24, 2011
The Marketplace At Ardmore Sale features 217 head on Nov. 5, 9
a.m. at Ardmore, Okla., and Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall sale wraps
up major yearling sales this week with 1,046 yearlings cataloged.
MARKETPLACE
AT ARDMORE SALE:
A total of 217 head will be offered at the Marketplace at Ardmore
Sale, scheduled for Nov. 5 at 9 a.m. in Ardmore, Okla. the sale
will include reining-bred 2-year-olds in training. Demonstrations
will take place Nov. 4. Upcoming Marketplace sales include Jan.
7, 2012 and March 31, 2012, with consignments opening Dec. 15.
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FASIG-TIPTON
FALL YEARLING SALE WRAPS UP MAJOR YEARLING SALES
Most of the yearling Thoroughbred sales have been strong this
fall and sellers are hoping that will roll over into the 2-year-old
market. but one major yearlin sale - the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky
fall yearling sale runs Monday, Oct. 24-26.
According to Bayne Welker
Jr., Fasig-Tipton's vice president of sales, in an article in
Thoroughbred Times Today, the 1,046 yearlings is a drop from 2010's
1,168, following the national average, but the quality of horses
offered is climbing. "October is probably one of the best
times of the year to sell a horse (yearlings) in the fact that
it's had as much time as you're going to be able to get it to
mature and grow out." If those words are true, will the yearling
sales at the NCHA Futurity be good?
UPCOMING SALES:
Oct. 29 - Brown Farms Dispersal
Sale. Westmoreland Expo Center, Westmoreland, TN. 80 head cutting
and foundation-bred Quarter Horses. Contact Professional Auction
Services 800-240-7900 - www.professionalauction.com.
Nov. 5 - Marketplace At Ardmore
Sale, Hardy Murphy Coliseum, Reining 2-year-olds in training.
Demonstrations Nov. 4, Sale at 9 a.m., Saturday Nov. 5. Susie
Reed's 32 Cattle Company; www.themarketplaceatardmore.com.
Nov. 10-12 - Head Quarters Sale.
Tri-State Fairgrounds, Amarillo, Texas. Demonstrations Nov. 10
- horses sell Nov. 11-12. Held during WRCA World Championship
Ranch Rodeo. www.westernbloodstock.com.
Nov. 17-18 - AQHA World Show
Sale in Oklahoma City, Okla. 800-240-7900 or www.professionalauction.com.
Nov. 18-19 - Clovis Winter Horse
Sale in clovis, N.M. Demonstration Nov. 18 at 4 p.m. 575-762-4422
or go to www.clovislivestock.com.
Nov. 26 - Billings LIvestock
Holiday special Catalog Sale featuring Performance Horses. Billings,
Mont. www.billingslivestock.com.
Nov. 25-27 - East Texas Fall
Spectacular Ranch Gelding Competition & Sale at Lufkin, Texas.
George Henderson Expo Center. Havard Sales. www.havardhorsesales.com.
Dec. 1-3 - NRHA Futurity Sale
at Oklahoma City, Okla., held during NRHA Futurity. 419-565-3837
or go to www.nrha.com.
Dec. 2 - Triangle Sales 2nd
Annual Select Peformance Horse Sale. Heritage Place, Oklahoma
City, Okla. www.trihorse.com.
Dec. 5-10 - 8 NCHA Futurity
Sales held during NCHA Futurity in Fort Worth, Texas, Western
Bloodstock, www.westernbloodstock.com.
2012
Jan. 13-15 - Triangle winter Classic Sale. Expo Center, Shawnee,
Okla. Jan. 14 will be NSCHA Select Futurity Sale offering futurity
prospects by NSCHA-enrolled stallions for 2012 NSCHA Futurity.www.trihorse.com.
Jan. 28 - Augusta Futurity Sale
held with Augusta Cutting Futurity. Sale Manager: Ben Emison Sale
Co. 817-304-0599.
Feb. 4 - 56th Annual Select
Breeders Quarter Horse Sale held in John Justin Arena during Fort
Worth Stock Show, Fort Worth, Texas. Segraves & Associates.
www.ddsegraves.com.
Feb. 18 - San Antonio Select
Sale held during San Antonio Stock Show, Auction Sale Arena, AT&T
Center. Starts at 11 a.m. Segraves & Associates. www.ddsegraves.com.
Feb. 19 - San Antonio Ranch
Gelding Stakes & Sale(America's Premier Gelding Sale) held
during San Antonio Stock Show. Competition at 7 a.m., sale follows.
Segraves & Associates. www.ddsegraves.com.
NEWS FROM THE SALE ARENA
Oct.
13, 2011
NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Sales Show Strong Gains; Eight NCHA
Futurity Sales scheduled for Dec. 5-10; Thoroughbred Sale posts
double-digit gains; ranch geldings to compete at Texas Fall Spectacular
Ranch Gelding Sale and upcoming sales calendar.
NRCHA
SNAFFLE BIT FUTURITY SALES SHOW STRONG GAINS OVER LAST YEAR
The National Reined Cow Horse Association Snaffle Bit Futurity
Sales, presented by Markel Insurance Company, were held Sept.
29-Oct. 1 at the Reno Livestock Events Center in Reno, Nev.
NRCHA Sale Committee Chairman
Sandy Collier reported the final numbers to the NRCHA Board of
Directors during the Oct. 11 Board Meeting, saying that overall,
the sales showed strong gains over the previous year.Gross sales
were $1,694,750, and that was 2 percent higher than 2010 at $1,164,750,
with 43 fewer horses.
Overall, the average sale price
of $9,363 was up 17.5 percent from $7,965, and the median price
rose 42.5 percent to $5,700 from $4,000 in 2010.
The high over-all seller, Honey
Bees, sold in the Select 2-Year-Old Sale, commanding a price of
$125,000. The mare, consigned by Eric Dunn and purchased by Debbie
Branch, is by Peptoboonsmal and out of Savannah Hickory, and is
a full-sister to last year's high seller Savannahboonsmal.
Thursday,
Sept. 29
The NRCHA Classic Yearling Broodmare
Sale
Gross sales: $193,850 increased 130 percent over $84,250.
Average Sale price: $3,728 (52 horses), increased 24 percent from
$3,008 in 2010
2011 horses consigned: 61 entries, up 90 percent from 32 entries
in 2010.
High Selling Horse: $13,500, Hip No. 34, TF Docs Lucky Linda (AQHA)
1999 mare (Doc's Hickory x My Lucky Linda) She sold with a colt
by WR THIS CATS SMART and with 2012 re-breed.
Consignor: Melissa Perry, Calif. Buyer: Erin Ellison, Calif.
Friday
Sept.30
NRCHA Select Yearling & Broodmare
Sale
Gross Sales: $503,200 in 2011 compared to $503,100.
Average sale price: jumped 59 percent to $8,986 (56 head) from
$5,652.
2011 horses consigned: 67 was 32 percent smaller than 2010 with
120.
High Selling Horse: $39,000, Hip #121, Very Red Remedy (AQHA)
2010 mare by Very Smart Remedy and out of Flo N Blue Boon, NRCHA
Futurity Open Bridle Champion Mare.
Consignor: Gardiner Quarter Horses, Kan., Buyer: Sheri Jamieson,
Calif.
Saturday,
Oct. 1
NRCHA Select 2 Year-Old Sale
Average sale price: $16,045 (42 head) was 34 percent over the
2010 sale at $11,998.
Gross sales: $673,900 were 20 percent lower than 2010 at $839,900.
2011 horses consigned: 64 compared to 90 in 2010, down 29 percent.
High Selling horse: $125,000, Hip #140, Honey Bees, a 2009 mare
(Peptoboonsmal x Savannah Hickory, dam of NRCHA Futurity Champion,
Reymanator) Full sister to last year's High Seller, Savannah Boonsmal.
Consignor: Brad Lund, agent for Eric Dunn, Kan., Buyer: Debbie
Branch, Okla.
NRCHA
Performance Horse Sale
Average sale price: down 5 percent to $10,219 (32 head)
from $10,795 in 2010
Sale gross: Up 40 percent to $332,300 from $237,500 last year.
2011 horses consigned: 45 compared to 36 in 2010, up 25 percent.
High Selling horse: $45,000, Hip #197, Hip Addams, a 2003 gelding
by Hickorys Indian Pep that has earned $86,924 in his NRCHA show
career.
Consignor: Richard and Cheryl Winters, Calif., Buyer: Lenn Morris,
AL.
The sale was managed by Professional
Auction Services, Merryville, VA. For more information go to http://www.professionalauction.com.
EIGHT
NCHA FUTURITY SALES SCHEDULED FOR DEC. 5-10
Eight Futurity Sales, held by Western Bloodstock, will be held
during the NCHA Futurity in Fort Worth, Texas. The sales are scheduled
for Dec. 5-10, with two sales being held Dec. 6 and Dec. 7.
The tentative schedule is as
follows:
Monday night, Dec. 5: NCHA Futurity
Trained Cutters Sale (EF $600, Repurchase $200, cattle
Chg $115);
Tuesday Dec. 6, Western Bloodstock
Producers Sale - session 1 (EF $600, Repurchase $200) and
that night, the NCHA Futurity 2-Year-Old
Sale (must be nominated to 2012 NCHA Futurity) (EF $1,500,
Repurchase $500, cattle chg $115);
Wednesday, Dec. 7, NCHA Futurity
Prospect Sale (2 year olds m ust be nominated to 2012 NCHA
Futurity) (EF $900, Repurchase $300, Cattle $115) and that evening
the Preferred Breeders Sale, Session
1 (EF $1,500, Repurchase $500);
Thursday, Dec. 8, Western Bloodstock
Producers Sale, Session 2 (EF $900, Repurchase $300);
Friday night Dec. 9, Preferred
Breeders Sale, Session 2 (EF $1,500, Repurchase $500) and
Saturday, Dec. 10, NCHA Futurity Seasoned Cutting Horse Sale (EF
$1,500, Repurchase $500, Cattle $115).
The nomination deadline is Oct.
25. All sales also carry an 8 percent commission charge. For nomination
forms go to www.westernbloodstock.com or call (817) 594-9210.
THOROUGHBRED
SALE POSTS DOUBLE-DIGIT GAINS IN TOTAL SALES & AVERAGE
If the Thoroughbred sales that have been held recently are any
reflection of what the upcoming NCHA Futurity Sales will be like,
they should be shockingly good. At the recently completed Barretts
October yearling Sale, held Oct. 11-12 at Pomona, Calif., 154
yearlings (down from 160 last year) sold for $2,599,700 up 15
percent from 2010's $2,260,400. The average was up a whopping
19.5 percent ($16,881 from $14,128 and the median was up 8.3 percent
($9,750 from $9,000. Two colts sold for $100,000. The only disappointment
seemed to be the 30.3 percent buy-back rate, up from last year's
19.2 percent.
RANCH
GELDINGS TO COMPETE FOR $6,500, HORSE TRAILER, SADDLE & BUCKLES
AT EAST TEXAS FALL SPECTACULAR RANCH GELDING COMPETITION &
MIXED SALE NOV. 25-26
Just a reminder about East Texas Fall Spectacular Ranch Gelding
Competition and Mixed sale to be held on Nov. 25-26 in Lufkin,
Texas. There will be some of the finest ranch geldings in the
country competing for $6,500 in cash, a one-year lease on a new
horse trailer sponsored by Longhorn Trailer Sales of Mt. Pleasant,
Texas, trophy saddle sponsored by Sulphur River Saddlery of Hagansport,
Texas, trophy buckles and more.
The competition geldings will
be selling as well as a fantastic group of others on Friday night
following the competition. On Saturday there will be a free full
breakfast at 7:30 a.m. and the Premiere Mixed sale will follow
at 9 a.m. The consignment deadline is Oct. 15. If you have horses
to consign you can go to http://www.havardsales.comand it will
take you to their web site. If you have questions you can call
the office at (337) 494-1333.
UPCOMING
SALES:
Oct. 14 - Slate River Ranch Production
Sale at Slate River Ranch in Weatherford, Texas. 7:30 continental
breakfast, 11 lunch provided catered by Reata Restaurant, Fort
worth, 1 p.m. sale starts. Selling 37 head. Go to http://www.slateriverranch.com
for list of consignments.
Oct.
22-23 Billings Livestock Fall Special Catalog Sale, Billings,
Mont. www.billingslivestock.com.
Nov.
5 - Marketplace At Ardmore Sale, Hardy Murphy Coliseum,
Reining 2-year-olds in training. Demonstrations Nov. 4, Sale at
9 a.m., Saturday Nov. 5. Susie Reed's 32 Cattle Company; www.themarketplaceatardmore.com.
Nov.
10-12 - Head Quarters Sale. Tri-State Fairgrounds, Amarillo,
Texas. Demonstrations Nov. 10 - horses sell Nov. 11-12. Held during
WRCA World Championship Ranch Rodeo. www.westernbloodstock.com.
Nov.
26 - Billings LIvestock Holiday special Catalog Sale featuring
Performance Horses. Billings, Mont. www.billingslivestock.com.
Nov.
25-27 - East Texas Fall Spectacular Ranch Gelding Competition
& Sale at Lufkin, Texas. George Henderson Expo Center.
Havard Sales. www.havardhorsesales.com.
Dec.
2 - Triangle Sales 2nd Annual Select Peformance Horse Sale.
Heritage Place, Oklahoma City, Okla. www.trihorse.com.
Dec.
5-10 - 8 NCHA Futurity Sales held during NCHA Futurity
in Fort Worth, Texas, Western Bloodstock, www.westernbloodstock.com.
2012
Jan. 13-15 - Triangle winter Classic Sale. Expo Center,
Shawnee, Okla. Jan. 14 will be NSCHA Select Futurity Sale offering
futurity prospects by NSCHA-enrolled stallions for 2012 NSCHA
Futurity.www.trihorse.com.
Feb.
4 - 56th Annual Select Breeders Quarter Horse Sale held
in John Justin Arena during Fort Worth Stock Show, Fort Worth,
Texas. Segraves & Associates. www.ddsegraves.com.
Feb.
18 - San Antonio Select Sale held during San Antonio Stock
Show, Auction Sale Arena, AT&T Center. Starts at 11 a.m. Segraves
& Associates. www.ddsegraves.com.
Feb.
19 - San Antonio Ranch Gelding Stakes & Sale(America's
Premier Gelding Sale) held during San Antonio Stock Show. Competition
at 7 a.m., sale follows. Segraves & Associates. www.ddsegraves.com.
KEENELAND YEARLING SALES
ENDS WITH 20 PERCENT RISE IN MEDIAN
Sept.
28, 2011
Even though there were 500 fewers horses than last year offered
during the 13-day Keeneland September Yearling sale, the event
closed with a 12.7 percent incease in total sales ($223,487,800),
18.1 percent increase in the average ($76,511) and a whopping
20 percent increase ($30,000) in the median. The increase is signaling
a much-eeded positive economic indicator for the Thoroughbred
industry, which hopefully, could roll over to the cutting industry's
NCHA Futurity sales this fall.
A total of 2,921 horses sold
from the 3,688 offered, with 20.8 percent not changing hands.
This is down from the 26.7 percent that didn't change hands in
2010. According to an article in Thoroughbred
Times Today, Geoffrey Russell, Keeneland's director fo
sales said, "There are some real positives in the industry
right now: anticipation of higher prices in New York due to the
new gaming revenue, lucrative tax incentives for buying yearlings
and lower production costs. The market is reflecting that optimism."
Six yearlings sold for $1-million
or more, including the sale topper during the opening session,
a stud colt by A. P. Indy out of Malka by Deputy Minister, consigned
by Hill 'n' Dale Sales Agency, agent), which brought $1.4 million
from a syndicate which included Robert S. "Shel" Evans,
John and Jerry Amerman and other investors. The second high seller
went for $1.350,000.
Cutting horse sales will have
two of those positives: the lucrative tax incentives for buying
yearlings and lower production costs (including breeding fees);
however, the new gaming revenue will not be there as slot machines
at race tracks did not pass during the election in Texas during
2011. However, the industry is getting ready for a bigger fight
for the machines, which will split revenues among several horse
organizations, including the NCHA, if the slot machines are voted
in during the next election, which will take place in two years.
On another note, the Fasig-Tipton
has cataloged 1,007 yearlings for its Kentucky fall yearling sale
that will be conducted over three sessions from Oct. 24-26 in
Lexington.
KEENELAND, THE WORLD’S
LARGEST AND MOST IMPORTANT THOUGHBRED SALE, STARTS OUT WITH MODEST
GAINS OVER 2010
Sept.
13, 2011
The Keeneland September Thoroughbred Yearling Sale, held Sept.
11-24 in Lexington, Ky., which includes 11.1 percent fewer yearlings
than the same sale in 2010, has started out with “modest”
gains over 2010, with industry participants watching carefully,
hopeful for a continued bounce-back from low points in 2009.
The industry’s largest
and most important sale, started out with two evening sessions
which grossed 2.9 percent higher than 2010 at $45,600,000 and
the average growing 1.3 percent to $353,488. However, the best
part was the median which advanced 5.3 percent to $300,000 –
which, according to Thoroughbred Times, equaled the record for
the select sessions, which have been part of the September sale
since 1989. Also, a filly topped the second session, becoming
the most expensive filly sold so far during the auction, bringing
$1 million.
In addition, the number of horses
that were sold rose from the select sessions’ all-time low
of 127 in 2010 to 129. However, the buy-back rate also increased
- from 31.4 to 32.5 percent.
But the complete story won’t
be told until the sale, which will continue for the next 10 days
(there is no sale on Sept. 16), ends on Sept. 24. Expectations
are high since there have been positive signs at the yearling
sales held in Kentucky, New York and Florida so far this year.
However, with the number of horses in the 2011 sale, the question
may be if there are enough well-heeled buyers to continue the
upward trend. This year’s 4,319 cataloged horses in 13 sessions,
is the smallest since the 4,294 cataloged in 12 sessions in 2003.
The hope is that a provision
in the 2010 tax law, signed by President Obama on Dec. 17, 2010,
that makes 2011 the only year in which the entire cost of horses
purchased can be written off , will induce buyers to spend money
on yearlings. The tax benefits include several provisions that
can significantly lower taxes for Thoroughbred owners and breeders.
Bonus depreciation has increased to 100 percent for eligible horses
and farm equipment put into service after Sept. 8, 2010 and before
Jan. 1, 2012, meaning the entire cost of eligible horses and equipment
can be written off. The rate will go down to 50 percent for eligible
horses in 2012.
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TRIANGLE AUGUST SALE SHOWS
AVERAGE UP FROM 2010
Aug.
22, 2011
The
high-selling horse of the August Triangle Sale was Lil Hick Wil,
a gelding by Peppys Lil Wil, consigned by Linda Donaghe, Piedmont,
Okla., through agent Steve Colclasure, Cushing, Okla., selling
to Morris Monias of Canada for $15,000.
With the outside temperature
being 114 degrees in Shawnee, Okla., 258 horses passing through
the Triangle Sales ring on Aug. 6 for a $2,644 average, up from
the August sale in 2010. Top buyers came from all over the United
States, with 83 percent being completed sales.
The high-selling horse was Lil
Hick Wil, a 2001 sorrel gelding by Peppys Lil Wil, consigned by
Linda Donaghe, Piedmont, Okla., and through agent Steve Colclasure,
Cushing, Okla., sold to Morris Monias of Canada, for $15,000.
The second high seller, at $11,200,
was Hickorys Indian Bell, a 2005 black mare by Hickorys Indian
Pep, consigned by Leroy and Donna Hoffman, Mt. Vernon, Mo., purchased
by Barry and Linda Howton, Eddyville, Ky
Royal Aristocrat, a 2000 red
roan mare by Smart Aristocrat consigned by Kenneth Rodgers, Paragould,
Ark., was purchased for $10,600 by Mary West, Conroe, Texas. Also,
buyer Thomas Bruch, Quitman, Texas, purchased DJ Melody, a 2002
chestnut mare by Dual Jazz, also consigned by Rodgers, for $10,400.
Other top sellers included Jae
Bar Jewelrs Son, a 2000 sorrel gelding by Lenas Jewel Bars consigned
by Mike Wilkins, with Jim Wilkins, Geneva, Neb., as agent, purchased
by the Bermuda Ranch, Hennepin, Okla., for $10,000. Also bringing
$10,000 was Doc Lena Boon, a 2006 sorrel gelding by Duals Blue
Boon consigned by Michael McCall, El Reno, Okla., purchased by
Joe Simon, Webster, Minn.
The next sale will be the 32nd
annual Fall Sale on Oct. 7-8, 2011. Consignments are now open.
Go to www.trihorse.com or call (405) 275-2196 or 405-273-2818
or fax (405) 273-8959.
ALL THOSE GOOD GELDINGS
SELL AT BILLINGS LIVESTOCK
COMMISSION'S MID-SUMMER SPECIAL CATALOG SALE
Press
Release
Aug.10, 2010
Professional grade geldings were the stars of the show and oh,
how they shined at Billings Livestock Commission’s “Mid-Summer
Special Catalog” Sale July 23-24. Buyers held their feet
to the gas on the geldings as 381 head of cataloged horses were
offered - 285 of them geldings - and the top two sale horses,
both geldings - brought $12,000 a piece. Strong summertime sale
averages include the top ten at $9,230; top 20 brought $7,737;
top 50 averaged $5,622, with the top 100 coming in at $4,102.
Offering a big selection
of horses - 780 in all - every kind , color, and class, all in
one place, and all in one weekend, buyers from New York state
to California headed to the Big Sky for a weekend chuck full of
horses, ponies, and mules. Leading the pack were two geldings
offered by the Double K Ranch, McCook, NE, and included Hip 31
“Sonnys Fine Chex” a 2003 AQHA palomino by Chexs Gold
Fritz and out of a Sonny Dee Bar mare and Hip 83 “Quarter
Osage” a 2005 AQHA Blue Roan x Last Canal and out of a Blue
Boy Hancock-bred dam.
Both geldings came gentle,
ranch ridden, and handsome, with Hip 31 purchased by Mike Chipko,
Topanga, CA and Hip 83 heading north with Grant Little and Rayel
Robinson, Thorsby, Alberta, Canada. The top five horses averaged
$10,680.
Just call them “made-to-order”
Hips 173/173X “Duke and Daisy” a 6- and 7-year old
gray pony team, were broke to ride and drive and had been in parades,
grand entries, sleigh rides, and been all over town. Shown and
offered by Kelly Horses, Midway, UT, the unique pair - complete
with their special sized harness - sold to Drew and Judy Hutchinson,
Alladin, Wyo.
In the cutting session,
Zeph Schultz, Coalville, Utah, offered an extra nice mare, Hip
145 “Lil Miss Missfit” a 2008 AQHA bay by Pepto Taz
and out of Miss Cuttin Wood. Pretty, ready-to-show, and flashy
on a cow, the mare showed extremely well in the previews and sold
for $8,400 to Belinda Zundel, Portage, UT.
BLS is proud to be “Pony
Central” offering ponies of all sizes and levels including
Hip 109 “Peanut” a 2003 Grade Sorrel gelding offered
by Shelly Brodkorb, Vigirl, S.D. The pint sized fellow brought
$1,100 and sold to Elvera Neuhardt, Miles City, Mont.
Good mules like good horses
get attention and Hip 432 “John” a 2005 Dun John Mule
offered by Clancy and Ida McNabb, Cody, Wyo., was gentle, stayed
gentle, ranch ridden, and would pack and drive, too. Marvin Freid,
Bismarck, N.D. bought the hard-to-find-kind for $7,400.
Loose horses gained some
speed over June prices, and in the prospect division the top five
averaged $1,375, top ten at $1,230, top 20 at $1,040, top 50 at
$517, and the top 100 averaged $456.
Billings Livestock’s
next sale event includes the annual “August Catalog Sale”,
and “Montana Miniature and Pony Sale” Aug. 27-28.
A UBRC barrel race with $300 added - open to all barrel racers
- will kick off the weekend’s activities on Friday afternoon
Aug. 26 in the BLS Arena. Sale horses are encouraged to compete
and enter with a $100 bonus awarded to the sale horse clocking
the fastest time. To enter, consign or request a catalog, contact
Bill or Jann Parker, BLS Horse Sale Managers at 406-245-4151 or
see it all at www.billingslivestock.com
NRCHA SNAFFLE BIT FUTURITY
SALES ENTRIES DUE JULY 15
July
9, 2011
Entries to the annual Snaffle Bit Futurity Sales, held during
the NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity in Reno, Nev., Sept. 19-Oct. 2,
are due by July 15. The sale, produced by Professional Auction
Services, Inc., will include the NCHA Classic Yearling and Broodmare
Sale, held at 1 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 29; The NRCHA Selection
Yearling and Broodmare Sale held at 4 p.m., Friday, Sept.30; the
Select 2-Year-Old Sale held at 3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 1, and the
NRCHA Performance Horse Sale held following the 2-Year-Old Sale
on Saturday, Oct. 1.
Consignment fee for the Classic
Yearling and Broodmare Sale, held in the Pavilion Arena
of the Livestock Events Center, is $450, which includes the stall
fee. If the horses sells, a commission fee of 9 percent of the
selling price will be due. There will also be a $15 brand inspection
fee. A $250 flat fee will be charged for buy backs, which is in
addition to the consignment fee. All fees will be deducted from
the sale proceeds if the horse sells, or they must be paid at
the sale. There is also a $250 optional fee for the NRCHA Stakes
Eligible yearlings.
Consignment fee for the Select
Yearling and Broodmare Sale, held in the Main Arena, is
$650, including the stall fee, plus a 9 percentcommission and
$15 brand inspection fee. Buy backs will be a $650 flat fee in
addition to the consignment fee.
The Select
2-Year-Old Sale consignment fee is $750 plus a 9 percent
commission and $15 brand inspection fee. The buy-back fee is $750.
The sale will be held in the Main Arena and consignment fee includes
stall fee and fee to work cattle while selling.
There is a $650 consingment fee
for the Performance Horse Sale,
held in the Main Arena, which includes a stall fee and fee to
work cattle while selling, plus a 9 percent commission and $15
brand inspection fee. Horses bought back must pay a $650 flat
fee in addition to the consignment fee. Bridle horses should provide
a video of reined work and cow work.
Finalists in the 2011 NRCHA Snaffle
Bit Futurity in any division may enter the Performance Horse Sale
at the Futurity and a finalist supplement session will be held
immediately before the Performance Horse Sale. This sale is open
to performance horses 2 years old and older and they will work
cattle as they sell.
Bridle horses will be required
to demonstrate a reined work pattern using romal reins in the
Preview held Sept. 30 at 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. in the covered
arena. They will be previewed on cattle at approximately 11:30
a.m., Oct. 1 and a cattle charge will apply.
Radiographs are strongly recommended
for yearlings, 2-year-olds and performance horses to be in the
sale. They should be made within 30 days of the sale and turned
in to the sale office. They will be maintained by the sale veterinarian
at the sale for viewing by appointment.
All sale horses must have a signed
consignment form (faxed or mailed), the original registration
papers, a signed transfer and a completed disclosure form. Also
they must have a current Coggins within six months of the sale
and a health certificate dated within 30 days of the sale. For
bred mares, a signed breeders certificate or letter from the breeder
saying that the mare was bred to the stallion indicated is required,
as well as four photos - one from each side, front and back. All
sellers must be NRCHA members in good standing.
Sale entries will be selected
by the Sale Committee based on performance, conformation and quality
in photos (at least 4 photos with horse standing, showing front,
back and a profile of both sides of the horse). Priority will
be given to NRCHA Stakes Eligible entries. If entries are sifted
from 2011 Select Yearling and Broodmare Sale, sale management
can move the entry to the Classic Yearling and Broodmare Sale.
There will be a $5,000-added
Yearling Sale purse for the NRCHA Stakes-eligible yearlings that
actually sell in the 2011 Select or Classic Yearling and Broodmare
Sales. A $250 fee pays the yearling up for the Yearling Sale Purse
and may be paid by the consignor or the buyer. The payment must
be made by Oct. 2, 2011. Added money, plus fees, will be paid
to the highest-advancing eligible 3-year-old in the 2013 NRcHA
Open Futurity preliminaries.
According to sale management,
early entries show consigned yearlings by High Brow Cat, Dual
Rey, One Time Pepto, CD Olena, Hes Wright On and other top sires.
Also, several proven show horses have been entered in the Performance
Horse Sale.
Carol Rose Quarter Horses has
donated four breedings to be awarded in a drawing from the buyers
of each of the four sale. There will be two breedings from each
of her stallions: Shiners Lena Doc and A Shiner Named Sioux. The
drawing will take place at the end of the sale and the buyer must
be present. The drawing is for a non-transferable breeding fee
only and any farm fees, vet fees, semen shipping fees must be
paid by the winner.
Also, each consignor will receive
a $100 gift certificate for products from San Juan Ranch Animal
Health, a division of Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc. Also, buyers
of San Juan Ranch horses at the sales will receive a $100 gift
certificate.
Commentary on sale horses will
be made by Ted Robinson, Benny Guitron, Pete Bowling and Robert
Chown.
For additional information, call
(800) 240-7900 or e-mail snafflebit@professionalauction.com. Or
you can click on the following links for consignment forms and
information on each of the sales.
This year's NRCHA Snaffle Bit
Futurity will have over $432,000 in added money with a total payout
of over $1.1 million. There will be a featured Cinch Intermediate
Open with $70,000 in added money and $30,000 guaranteed to the
champion. New this year will be a Level 1 Limited Open class for
riders who have not won more than $7,500 in LAE competition. It
is a stand-alone class with a separate draw and intended to let
entry-level Open riders compete with lower entry fees against
riders of similar experience.
Click
for Classic Yearling & Broodmare Sale>>
Click
for Select Yearling & Broodmare Sale>>
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for 2-Year-Old Sale>>
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for Performance Horse Sale>>
HIGH-SELLING HORSE AT TRIANGLE
SPRING CLASSIC SALE BRINGS $14,000
June
30, 2011
Shawnee, Okla.|
Gritty Little Badger, a 2002 palomino stallion by Peppys Lil Will
topped the 388 horses that passed through the sale ring during
the Triangle 32nd Annual Spring Consignment Sale held May 6-7,
2011 at Shawnee, Okla. Consigned by Mike Cason, Tolar, Texas by
agents J. R. and Ann Taylor, also of Tolar, the stallion brought
a final bid of $14,000 from Jerry Ann Dickson, Canadian, Texas.
The overall sale average was $2,920.
The second high-selling horse,
Black Hawk Down, a 2000 black stallion sired by Mr Peponita Flo,
brought $13,000 from buyers Vernon and Jean Gawlik, Cache, Okla.
He was consigned by Dennis Frascht, Alva, Okla.
According to sale management,
the top 100 horses averaged $5,371, the top 50, $7,001 and the
top 20, $9,310. Horses 3-5 years of age averaged best, with 136
Quarter Horses and Paints averaging $3,312. A total of 158 horses
6 & Over averaged $3,098; 2-year-olds averaged $2,138 for
67 head and 27 yearlings averaged $1,857.
Stallions fared the best with
61 Quarter Horse and Paint stallions averaging $3,548; followed
by 151 geldings averaging $3,071 and 176 mares averaging $2,575.
Geldings were most popular in Paints, with 15 averaging $2,204.
Eleven were 6 & over and averaged $2,516. Twenty-three Paint
mares averaged $1,681 and nine Paint stallions averaged $1,180.
The highest average of $6,657
were the 11 Quarter Horse stallions age 6 & over - aided by
the two high sellers. Ten Quarter Horse stallions from 3-5 years
of age averaged $6,638. Fifty-three Quarter Horses geldings, from
3-5 years of age, averaged $3,323, while 76 Quarter Horse geldings
that were over 6 years old averaged $3,083. Sixty-five mares from
3-5 years of age averaged $2,999. Forty-four mares, 6 & over,
averaged $2,795.
The Triangle Mid-Summer Consignment
Sale is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011, with consignments
opening on May 5. There are no pass-out fees, cutting and roping
cattle are available and videos that are provided will be shown
as horses sell. For more information contact Cindy Bowling Garner
(405) 275-2196 or (405) 273-2818. Fax (405) 273-8959. The Triangle
Sales Website is www.trihorse.com.
ARC SHOTGUN BRINGS $27,000
AT FEBRUARY TRIANGLE MID-WINTER SALE
March
31, 2011
ARC
Shotgun was the high-selling horse at the Triangle Mid-Winter
Consignment Sale held Feb. 25-26 in Shawnee, Okla., bringing $27,000.
ARC Shotgun, a 2006 stallion
sired by Playgun, was the high-selling horse at the Triangle Mid-Winter
Consignment Sale held Feb. 25-26 in Shawnee, Okla. Consigned by
Bobby Lewis Quarter Horses, Overbrook, Okla., Johnny and Michele
McGriff, Quinn. S.D, paid $27,000 for the stallion..
Shining
Major brought $17,200, from Dan Twombly, Baynard, Neb., making
the Shining Spark stallion the second high-selling horse.
The second high seller was also
a stallion: Shining Major, a 2007 palomino son of Shining Spark
consigned by Diane Beckman, Gainesville, Texas. Dan Twombly, Baynard,
Neb., purchased the stallion for $17,200.
According to sale management,
the averages were up once again at the Mid-Winter Classic Consignment
Sale. A total of 344 horses went under the gavel, with 82 percent
of the sales being completed. The top 20 averaged $11,384, the
top 40, $8,451, Top 60, $7,363, Top 80, $6,483 and the top 100
$5,902. The overall average was $3,492.
Upcoming sales include: May 6-7,
2011, 32nd Annual Spring Consignment Sale, consignments open Feb.
6; Aug. 5-6, 2011, Mid-Summer Consignment Sale, consignments open
May 5; Oct. 7-8, 2011, 32nd Annual Fall Consignment Sale, consignments
open June 2, and Dec. 2011, Select Performance Sale, Heritage
Place - Oklahoma City, Okla., during the NRHA Futurity.
Click on the Triangle Sales
ad on the main page of Allaboutcutting.com and sign up to win
a Stanley Allen custom-made saddle.
LITTLE POLO JOE TOPS BILLINGS
LIVESTOCK SALE
Courtesy Billings
Livestock Co.
March 4, 2011
Little
Polo Joe, a 1999 AQHA sorrel stallion by Grays Starlight and out
of Little Missy Lena by Smart Little Lena was the weekend’s
top sale horse selling for $36,000. With $126,854 in earnings,
the pretty stallion was offered by Burke Sullivant, Gainesville,
TX and purchased by Linda Collins, Olathe, Colo.
Three full days of horse
sales at Billings Livestock’s “February Special Catalog
Sale” Feb. 25-27 saw a good and glowing market where the
top five rang the bell with a $20,000 average ticket price. They
included a $124,000 money earning son of Grays Starlight, a solid-as-solid-gets
head horse, an NRCHA World Champion, and two money earning daughters
of High Brow Cat.
Quality was King - from
promising prospects to arena-ready campaigners, purple pedigreed
mares to stand-out stallions, the weekend was a one-stop-shop
that welcomed 659 head of horses and nearly 700 registered buyers.
Sale averages are comparable or better than one year ago and actually
higher on the top 50 head by nearly a $1,000 bill. Top 10 averaged
$15,150, top 20 brought $11,645, top 50 at $8,126, and the top
100 brought $5,798.
Pretty, polished, and
ready-to-go, Little Polo Joe, selling as Hip 327, a 1999 AQHA
sorrel stallion sired by Grays Starlight and out of Little Missy
Lena by Smart Little Lena came with $126,854 in earnings and 40
AQHA points. Truly a showstopper, the stunning stallion showed
outstanding in the preview and sold sound to show and breed. Offered
and ridden by Burke Sullivant, Gainesville, Texas, the special
stallion was purchased by Linda Collins, Olathe, Colo., for a
final bid of $36,000.
Billings Livestock was
proud to offer three head consigned by the No. 1 NRCHA Lifetime
Leading Owner and No. 1 NRCHA Lifetime Leading Non Pro Rider,
Anne Reynolds, King Hill, Idaho, including Hip 346, Cash Us McClain,
a 1997 AQHA sorrel stallion sired by Nu Cash and out of the famous
mare Nancy McLain. The $50,000 NRCHA money-earning stallion was
purchased by Don Harrington, Dillon, Mont., for $17,000.
Oh so pretty - Hip 284,
Susies Kitty, a 2005 AQHA bay mare sired by High Brow Cat - Equi-Stats
No. 1 Leading cutting sire, NCHA-AQHA leading Cutting Sire for
seven consecutive years, and the sire of offspring with earnings
exceeding $43 million, and out of the Little Peppy daughter Glo
Bonita Peppy, brought $12,500. Shown by Steve Colclasure and consigned
by Tim Dunn, the NCHA money-earning mare sold to Tom Atwood, Orland,
Calif.
He bred him, raised him, and
still owns his mother, and Harvey Lewis, Livingston, Mont., offered
Hip 345 “MJ Dunit” a 2005 AQHA buckskin gelding by
Hollywood Dun It and out of Catty N Classy x Taris Catalyst. The
one-owner gelding with NRHA earnings including wins at Energy
City Open, Big Sky Reining Open Reserve Champ, and Yellowstone
Slide Novice Horse Open Champion was shown by J.R. Winter, sold
for $10,000 and moved to New York with Lauren and Cynthia Pfifer.
Hip 277 “NutinButTheTailLites”
a 2005 AQHA sorrel gelding sired by King Of The Lanes and out
of Famous Irish Cream x Dash Ta Fame was the weekend’s top-selling
barrel horse. Offered by Jill Miller, Lewistown, Mont., the talented
gelding brought $10,500 and sold to Tony Langdon, Aubrey, Texas.
Possibly the biggest news of
the weekend was in the loose horse pen where loose horses brought
more per head than they have in three years - 50 cents per pound
on a processing horse. A total of 191 head were offered loose
with the top 100 - over half of the horses offered as is, where
is, how is - averaging $606.50 per head. That compares with $408
on the top 100 just one month ago and $518 per head one year ago.
Loose averages include the top five at $1,365, top ten brought
$1,162, top 20 at $947, top 50 averaged $738 and top 100 at $606.50.
Billings Livestock’s next
sale event will be the “Spring Special Catalog Sale”
March 26-27and will feature the annual “Outfitters, Guest,
Dude Ranch and Trail Horse” offering in addition to a special
session of “Roans Only”. All classes of horses will
sell, in addition to a big selection of mules. An indoor preview
of the barrel horses, cutters, saddle horses, and rope horses
is scheduled for Friday, March 25 at 1 p.m.
For more information, to consign
or request a catalog, contact Bill and Jann Parker, Billings Livestock
Commission Horse Sales at 406-245-4151 or see it all at www.billingslivestock.com
BILLINGS LIVESTOCK JANUARY
SALE: GOOD, BETTER AND BEST
Feb. 3, 2011
The 2011 horse sale season took off in positive
fashion at Billings Livestock’s “Winter Special Catalog
Sale” and annual “Cabin Fever Tack Sale” held
Jan. 22. One big day of horses, tack, and more horses saw 363
head of horses offered in addition to two sale sessions of used
and collectible tack items.
Horse after horse, the market held solid and steady, from first
horse to last, the top 50 horses averaged just under $2,000 per
head. The weekend’s selection was headlined by LeRoy Bieber’s
dispersion of 48 head of horses, including AQHA point earners,
extra-nice ranch, riding, and using geldings, mares, and young
stock. The top five averaged $3,380 - every horse a Bieber consignment.
The Leola, S.D., rancher and
breeder had the day’s top-selling horse - Hip 65 “Biebers
Oak Lite” a 2003 AQHA palomino gelding sired by TC Rebel
Cody out of Docs Golden Oak x Doc’s Oak. A finished reiner
that had been shown in “everything” at local shows
by kids, the pretty gelding was started on barrels, and had also
been used elk hunting. Ed Burge, Medical Lake, WA purchased the
all-around, one-owner gelding for $3,900.
4K Livestock, Jackson, Minn.,
offered Hip 56 “First Buckwheat” a 2004 AQHA sorrel
Gelding by Adams First Dancer out of First Down Dash and out of
a Special Effort granddaughter. The big, upstanding gelding had
been used on the ranch calving and sorting and came smart and
sensible, and moved to Meridian, Idaho, with Quint Whitman for
$3,000.
On the tack side, the “Cabin
Fever Tack Sale” saw a 1920’s horsehair hitched ,
Deer Lodge, Mont., prison-made, headstall fetch $2,600. Selling
in excellent condition, the multi-colored, complete headstall
and reins sold to a Montana collector.
Sale averages on the horses include the top five at $3,380; top
10 averaged $3,100, top 20 at $2,670 and the top 100 at $1,494.
Loose horses saw a bump in value over November prices as the top
loose horse of the day brought $1,200 and the top five averaged
$10,35; top 10 $883; top 20 at $709, top 50 at $572 and the top
100 averaged $408.
Billings Livestock’s “February Catalog Sale”
will feature an expanded three-day sale format February 25-26-27.
The sale weekend is highlighted by a special, limited session
of “Sons and Daughters” of Champions and Money Earners
in addition to the NFR Session. All classes of horses will sell.
A preview of the rope horses,
cutting horses, barrel horses, and saddle horses is set for Friday,
February 25 at 11 a.m. at the Horse Palace Arena. Rope horses,
calf horses, and cutting horses will all preview on cattle. Catalogs
will be available on-line Thursday, Feb. 17 with hard copy catalogs
mailed on Friday, Feb. 18. See it all at www.billingslivestock.com
SMART LITTLE CLAY BRINGS $25,000
TO TOP FIRST JANUARY MARKETPLACE SALE
Ardmore,
Okla. - Jan. 11, 2011
The
second high seller at the Marketplace at Ardmore Sale was Mist
Smart, a daughter of Boonlight Dancer out of Little Mist Smart,
consigned by Sue and Lou Stevens and purchased by Charlotte Voglel
for $20,000.
The Marketplace at Ardmore, a
consignment auction for performance horses, held its first sale
of the year on January 8, at the Hardy Murphy Coliseum in Ardmore,
Okla.
The Top seller at $25,000 was Smart Little Clay, a 2006 Smart
Little Lena mare shown at the 2009 NCHA Futurity, and other major
aged events, consigned by Johnnycake Ranch and purchased by Larry
Stacy. Sue and Lou Stevens consigned the second highest seller,
Mist Smart, NCHA earner of $19,450 by Boonlight Dancer and out
of Little Mist Smart, purchased by Charlotte Voglel for $20,000.
Pepto
Smart Freckles, consigned by WASA Ranch Horses was purchased by
Herbert Leach for $19,000. He is shown with Bobby Lewis in the
saddle.
Other top sellers were Pepto
Smart Freckles, an AQHA ROM and NCHA money earner consigned by
WASA Ranch Horses and purchased by Herbert Leach for $19,000.
NCHA earner of $11,788, Coontail Cougar, consigned by Brad Wilson
was purchased by Jimmy Farris for $18,000.
When asked to comment on why
a January sale was added to the Marketplace schedule this year,
sale manager Susie Reed commented, “Ardmore has always been
a good venue for selling performance horses in the spring and
fall, and we just felt like the timing was right to add a January
sale,” she continues, “our goal was to attract more
finished show horses, and we found there was a big demand for
them. The top 10 head averaged $15,520.”
Coontail
Cougar, consigned by Brad Wilso,n was purchased by Jimmy Farris
for $18,000.
Of the 114 head that went through
the sale ring, 80% sold for an overall average of $4,200.
The next Marketplace at Ardmore
Sale is scheduled for March 26, 2011 at the Hardy urphy Coliseum
and Reed says, “We are really encouraged by the direction
our sales are taking. Not only did we see that the seasoned show
horses sold well, so did good broke geldings, and we have already
started getting calls from consignors wanting to get in our March
sale.”
For more information, contact Susie Reed,
580-276-4830, cell 580-490-1103, or visit the website: www.themarketplaceatardmore.com
NCHA FUTURITY 2-YEAR-OLD SALE
FEATURES $14,579 AVERAGE, $7,600 MEDIAN
AVERAGE DOWN $2,618;
MEDIAN DOWN $900 FROM 2009 2-YEAR-OLD SALE
Article
and photos by Glory Ann Kurtz
Fort Worth, Texas – Jan. 2, 2010
Tate
Bennett shown leading Jewel Bars Cat, a stallion by High Brow
Cat, the high-selling horse out of the arena after receiving a
final bid of $110,000 from Center Ranch.
. Although the numbers from sales
held during the NCHA Futurity were up 8 percent from 2009, (according
to sale managers Western Bloodstock), the market for 2-year-olds
in the NCHA Futurity 2-Year-Old Sale, held Wednesday, Dec. 8 in
the Watt arena, was not as strong as it was last year. The number
of horses consigned and sold was each down by nine from last year,
the average was down $2,618 and the median $900. Also, the high
seller last year brought a $125,000 final bid while this year’s
high-seller brought $110,000. But a couple of young stallions,
experiencing the first year their offspring could compete in the
NCHA Futurity, and two young pinhookers stole this year’s
show of 2-year-olds.
FIRST-YEAR
STALLIONS:
One Time Pepto and Dual Smart Rey, were in the top eight on the
stallion list for both yearlings and 2-year-olds sold, ranked
by average. One Time Pepto’s offspring not only topped the
2010 NCHA Open and Non-Pro Futurity, but his offspring earned
the most money in the Futurity - $575,925. That figure even topped
the industry’s leading sire High Brow Cat, whose offspring
earned a total of $464,869. One Time Pepto’s offspring were
right behind High Brow Cat in the average of 2-year-olds selling,
with 10 of 16 consignments sired by Jeff Matthews’ stallion
averaging $32,460 for a $23,500 median. (High Brow Cat’s
2-year-olds averaged $36,933 on nine head for a $12,000 median.
In the yearling sales, 16 of One Time Pepto’s 25 consignments
averaged $22,438 for a $20,000 median.
Dual Smart Rey, who was the second
leading stallion for yearlings sold, was the sixth leading sire
for 2-year-olds sold with 4 of 6 consignments averaging $15,500
for a $19,250 median. His yearlings saw two sell for a $45,750
average. The young stallion owned by Don Horton’s Strawn
Valley Ranch, also saw his first offspring eligible to show in
the NCHA Futurity take home $89,385.
The two outstanding young pinhookers,
who purchased prospects as yearlings and sold them as 2-year-olds
in the NCHA Futurity sales were Tate Bennett, 27, Hereford, Texas.
Tate owned, trained and sold the high-selling horse of the 2-Year-Old
Sale, Jewel Bars Cat, a young stallion by High Brow Cat out of
Sprats Dualin Jewel by Lenas Jewel Bars, who was purchased by
the Center Ranch, Centerville, Texas, for $110,000. He also owned,
trained and sold the fifth high-selling horse, James Boond, a
red roan stallion by Peptoboonsmal out of Stylish Amanda by Docs
Stylish Oak, which brought a $65,000 final bid and Dual Spice,
a daughter of Dual Pep out of Spicy O Lena by Doc O’Lena
for $35,000. His three consignments sold for a total of $210,000,
averaging $70,000.
Justin
Cunningham, Bethalto, Ill., riding Four Or Five Times, a stallion
by One Time Pepto. Justin sold the stallion for $90,000.
Justin Cunningham, 30, Bethalto,
Ill., owned, trained and sold three consignments, including the
third high-selling horse, Four Or Five Times, a stallion by One
Time Pepto out of Lovely Lynnie O Lena by Doc O’Lena for
$90,000; One Fabulous Time, a blue roan stallion by One Time Pepto
out of Cat Mist by High Brow Cat for $50,000 and Hicka Rey, a
red roan stallion by Dual Rey out of Hicka Boonboon by Peptoboonsmal
for $43,000. His three consignments totaled $183,000 for a $61,000
average. Buyer’s names were not released by Western Bloodstock.
A feature story on the two pinhookers follows this article.
Look
The Look, a daughter of High Brow Cat, consigned by the Estate
of Kenneth Jackson and demonstrated by Eddie Howard, was the third
high-selling horse of the 2-Year-Old Sale, bringing a $105,000
final bid.
The second high-selling horse
was Look The Look, a daughter of High Brow Cat out of Dual Lookin
Pep by Dual Pep, bringing a $105,000 final bid. Consigned by the
Estate of Kenneth Jackson, the mare was shown on cattle by Eddie
Howard. The fourth high seller, Cat Above One Time, was a daughter
of One Time Pepto out of A Cat Above by High Brow Cat owned by
Jo Goertz. Gerald Alexander rode the mare to a final bid of $70,000.
Each of the 156 consignments
in the sale paid a $900 Entry Fee plus a $115 cattle charge for
three head of cattle. The 108 consignments that sold also had
to pay an 8 percent commission. If the horse did not sell, a $900
repurchase fee had to be paid.
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FULL BROTHER TO HIGH BROW CD TOPS
WESTERN BLOODSTOCK INVITATIONAL YEARLING SALE
HIGH BROW CAT TOPS SIRES OF YEARLINGS
WITH 18 AVERAGING $47,000 FOR $39,500 MEDIAN
By
Glory Ann Kurtz
Dec. 19, 2010 – Fort Worth, Texas
Sweet
Little Cats, a son of High Brow Cat topped the Western Bloodstock
Invitational Yearling Sale, bringing a $120,000 final bid.
Even though the Western Bloodstock
Invitational Yearling Sale was held on Tuesday evening, Dec. 7,
the same time as the 20th Annual Goodnight Gala featuring Reba
McEntire, the John Justin Sale Arena was filled to capacity, with
standing-room only.
Many feared the “big money”
was at the Gala; however, prices held their own compared to 2009.
This year 77 of 112 consignments sold for over $2.3 million, averaging
$30,182 for a $24,000 median. Those figures compare to 2009 when
70 of 94 consignments sold for just over $2 million, for a $29,460
average and $25,000 median. Sixty-nine percent sold this year,
compared to 74 percent in 2009.
It was announced prior to the
sale that the horses in the sale had dams whose produce averaged
$347,000.
While the highest-announced seller
at $145,000 was Nsync, a beautiful blue roan stallion sired by
Smooth As A Cat out of Autumn Boon by Dual Pep, consigned by Karen
Freeman, Clarksville, Tenn., it was later learned by posted results
that the stallion had not changed hands. Also, Athleta, a full
sister to Nsync, was also passed out by owner Tommy Manion, Aubrey,
Texas, at $92,000. The embryo-transferred siblings were offered
one behind the other during the sale.
Sweet Little Cats, a chestnut
son of High Brow Cat out of Sweet Little CD by CD Olena, took
the top spot, selling for $120,000. Consigned by long-time quality
horse owners, Bob Wendel, Bastrop, Texas, and James Eakin, Hondo,
Texas, the full brother to the young stallion High Brow CD commanded
a $120,000 final bid. High Brow CD, the 2007 NCHA Futurity Champion
and 2008 Horse Of The Year, has over $542,101 in lifetime earnings.
No buyers’ names were posted by Western Bloodstock Sale
Company.
Shes
Uh Secret, a daughter of Peptoboonsmal was the second high-selling
horse at the Invitational Yearling Sale, bringing a final bid
of $93,000.
The second high-selling yearling
was Shes Uh Secret, a chestnut filly by Peptoboonsmal out of Shes
Pretty Smooth by Wheeling Peppy – the dam of Tommy Manion’s
stallion Smooth As A Cat – the leading siring son of High
Brow Cat with over $501,874 in lifetime earnings. Smooth As A
Cat is the first Horse of the Year that has also sired a Horse
of the Year. The filly, bringing a $93,000 bid, was also consigned
by Manion.
Two horses brought the third
high price of $80,000, including Antebellum Cat, another son of
High Brow Cat out of Cappuccino And Pasta by CD Olena, consigned
by Chad Bushaw’s Crown Ranch, Weatherford, Texas, and Reyz
Me Twice, a daughter of Dual Smart Rey out of Tapt Twice by Dual
Pep, consigned by Phil and Mary Ann Rapp, Weatherford, Texas.
Antebellum Cat’s dam, Cappuccino
And Pasta is the great mare that Bushaw rode to $155,522 in Open
and Non-Pro earnings, and then went on to have six money-earning
offspring of $41,385, including Mocha Capucino, $221,967 and Frappuccino
N Pasta, $105,472. Reyz Me Twice is a daughter of the great Tapt
Twice, Equi-Stat’s No. 2 leading producer of 2009, with
earnings of $285,226 and seven offspring earning $528,444. Her
main money-earning offspring is Don’t Look Twice, a daughter
of High Brow Cat, who finished the year just behind the Horse
of the Year.
Reyz Me Twice is sired by the
new sire, Dual Smart Rey, the earner of $330,437 and NCHA Open
Super Stakes Champion, whose first colts are hitting the cutting
arena. Dual Smart Rey is sired by Dual Rey and out of The Smart
Look, a daughter of Smart Little Lena, who was the 2009 Equi-Stat
No. 6 all-Time Leading Cutting Producer. Her other offspring include
the stallions WR This Cats Smart ($236,514), One Smart Lookin
Cat ($226,310) and Smart Lookin Hi Brow ($216,395). Dual Smart
Rey is owned by Don Horton’s Strawn Valley Ranch, Strawn,
Texas.
THE
SIRES:
High Brow Cat topped the sire list, with 18 of his 22 consignments
(82%), averaging $47,000 for a $39,500 median. Eleven of his offspring
selling were colts, averaging $43,630 while his eight fillies
averaged $52,286.
Dual Smart Rey was second in
the average with only two offspring – both fillies –
averaging $45,750 (no median can be determined with only two selling).
The third leading sire in the average was Peptoboonsmal, with
seven of his 12 consignments netting $253,000 for a $36,143 average
and $30,000 median. A colt sired by him brought $11,000 while
his six fillies averaged $40,333.
The sale company gave a New Sire
Spotlight award, to the sire whose yearling offspring sold for
the most money during all of the Futurity Sales. A “new
sire” was considered a sire whose first offspring were showing
in the 2010 NCHA Futurity. Six of the 16 sires on the top sires
list were considered “new sires.” Dual Smart Rey topped
the “new sires” list from the Yearling Sale, followed
by High Brow CD, One Time Pepto, Autumn Acre, Im Countin Checks
and Hydrive Cat. High Brow CD won the New Sire Spotlight award
for all of the Futurity sales.
The sire with the most consignments
was One Time Pepto, with 25 (16 or 64 percent changed hands).
Many would-be buyers probably had buyer’s remorse following
the Futurity Finals when One Time Pepto sired both the Open and
Non-Pro Futurity Champions. The beautiful red-roan son of Peptoboonsmal
is owned by Matthews Cutting Horses, Weatherford, Texas. He was
followed by High Brow Cat with 22 consignments (18 or 82 percent
changed hands). Peptoboonsmal had 12 consignments, with 7 or 58
percent changing hands while Dual Rey had 10, with six or 60 percent
selling.
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SMART LITTLE LENA CLONES
TOP NCHA WORLD FINALS; SALE AVERAGE $5,292
By
Glory Ann Kurtz
Dec. 5, 2010 - Fort Worth, Texas
A
cloned Smart Little Lena was the high seller of the World Finals
Sale held Saturday, Dec. 4 at the John Justin Arena during the
NCHA Futurity. The beautiful 4-year-old stallion brought a $28,000
final bid.
With the Smart Little Lena Clone
Syndicate deciding to sell the four Smart Little Lena clones during
the World Finals Sale held Saturday, Dec. 4, at the John Justin
arena, the first clone brought $28,000 – the highest price
of the 195 horses cataloged in the sale. Jack Waggoner, the owner
of High Brow Cat, signed the ticket for the beautiful 4-year-old
stallion. An excited Jill Freeman, the wife of Bill Freeman, Smart
Little Lena’s trainer who is now deceased, was with Waggoner.
The second high seller at $27,000
was also a Smart Little Lena clone, and it was announced from
the podium that the purchased was a telephone bid. The other two
clones were announced as unsuitable for breeding during a vet
exam a few days prior to the sale. One sold for $3,000 while the
other brought $2,400. A fifth clone had died earlier from complications
of a cancerous tumor.
According to the experts, genetics
material contributed by a cloneof a male horse is identical to
the original, as the mitochondrial DNA is not passed on in the
breeding process. This means an offspring of a mart Little Lena
clone carries the exact same genetic material as an offspring
of the original Smart Little Lena; however, the foals sired by
the clones cannot be registered by the American Quarter Horse
Association.. To date, 5,697 money-earning foals have so far won
over $67 million. He is also a leading broodmare sire.
According to sale prices announced
from the podium at the sale, which had 195 horses cataloged, grossed
$984,400 on the 186 head that went through the ring for a $5,292.48
average. No sale results were posted outside the sale office or
on the Internet as of this posting.
Sixteen horses brought $10,000
or more and 13 brought $1,000 – with some of them not obtaining
a bid on the upset $1,000 level – and others bringing $1,000.
Costs for the sale included a $450 entry fee, an 8 percent commission,
a repurchase fee of $450 and a cattle charge for those shown on
cattle of $115 for three head.
The sale crowd was small
with possibly half the seats being occupied during the sale and
fewer toward the end, which could have been caused by the $5 parking
fee charged by the city, which could have discouraged spectators.
Also another change from prior sales was that it was not webcast,
which left computer users at home voicing their displeasure –
since that was not announced beforehand.
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SECOND SESSION OF PREFERRED
BREEDERS SALE SEES MANION HORSES AVERAGE $46,725 AND ALL HORSES
AVERAGE $28,284;
HIGH SELLER WAS AUTUM
KITTY, A YEARLING HIGH BROW CAT FILLY, CONSIGNED BY THE MANION
RANCH, BRINGING $220,000
By
Glory Ann Kurtz
Dec. 11, 2011
The second session of the Preferred Breeders Sale, held Dec. 9
in the John Justin Sale arena during the NCHA Futurity, posted
the highest average of any of the sales to date. With 146 consignments,
including 20 from the Manion Ranch, which averaged a whopping
$46,725, selling from the high-selling horse at $220,000 down
to $5,000. However, these figures include the horses that did
not sell. When all the sale results are posted by Western Bloodstock,
I will be doing full results, excluding passouts, and charts on
all the horses that went through the sale arenas.
The high selling horse was Autumn
Kitty, a yearling daughter of High Brow Cat out of Autumn Boon,
the great Dual Pep mare owned by Karen Freeman, that has been
a big part of Manion’s successful breeding program. It was
announced during the sale, that the high-selling horse went to
a buyer in San Diego, Calif.
It was interesting that half
of the top 10 horses were consigned by Manion; however, one, Icing
On The Cake, a yearling red roan daughter of High Brow Cat out
of Autumn Boon, going through the ring for $92,000 did not reach
Manion’s reserve. The second high-selling horse was Ruffian
Cat, a weanling daughter of Metallic Cat out of Bet Yer Blue Boons
by Freckles Playboy, consigned by Lindy Burch’s Oxbow Ranch,
and selling to the Alvin Fults, the owner of Metallic Cat, for
$149,000.
The third high seller and the
high-selling broodmare was Reylena Moon, a 6-year-old daughter
of Dual Rey out of Carolena Moon by Peptoboonsmal, consigned by
Chad Bushaw, as agent. The earner of $116,913 sold for $140,000,
with two embryos: High Brow CD and Metallic Cat for 2012 babies.
The last horse selling for over
$100,000 was Justasassycat, a yearling daughter of High Brow Cat
out of Autumn Boon that was consigned by the Manion Ranch and
brought a final bid of $115,000.
The Manion horses also included
Catzanova, a beautiful blue-roan yearling daughter of Smooth As
A Cat out of Autumn Boon owned by Karen Freeman. Bringing $69,000,
it was announced that the mare was going to Brazil.
The sale finished up the New
Sire Spotlight, which included a special offering of select yearlings
ad weanlings by prominent show stallions whose only get are 3
years old and under. Eligible sires included Autumn Acre, Cats
Quixote Jack, Halreycious, High Bobcat, High Brow CD, Hydrive
Cat, Metallic Cat, Palo Duro Cat, Sophisticated Catt and Woody
Be Tuff.
Alvin Fult’s Metallic Cat
won the award for the Highest Averaging Get of Sire (with a average
of $30,000) and the Highest-Selling Filly, Ruffian Cat, consigned
by the Oxbow Ranch and selling to Fults for $149,000. High Brow
CD had the high-selling colt: High Steppen CD, a yearling son
of High Brow CD out of Remedy For Sweets by Grays Starlight, consigned
by the Hill Ranches and selling to the Center Ranch, Centerville,
Texas.
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TODAY WAS YOUR DAY
IF YOU WANTED TO BUY A TOP-BRED HORSE FOR THE FUTURE
By
Glory Ann Kurtz
Dec. 7, 2011
For those of you that couldn’t afford to buy a well-bred
horse to get into the cutting horse business, today was your day.
A variety of 156 yearlings and bred mares sold in the WB Producers
Sale – Session 2, held in the Justin Arena during the NCHA
Futurity in Fort Worth, Texas. They grossed $875,000 for a $5,609
average and $4,500 median, which was unheard of for the pedigrees
in the sale catalog.
The high-selling horse, bringing
a $27,000 final bid, was a yearling daughter of Dual Smart Rey
out of My Other Toys A Car by Smart Lena Boon, consigned by Phil
and Mary Ann Rapp. The second high seller, at $20,000, was split
between a broodmare and a yearling: Filled With Desire, a 2002
gray daughter of Playgun out of Genuine Desire by Genuine Doc,
bred to Halreycious and consigned by the Lazy H Ranch and Rubys
CD, a yearling son of High Brow CD out of Playboys Ruby by Freckles
Playboy, consigned by the Waco Bend Ranch.
From there, the babies and broodmares
sold from $19,000 down to seven horses that brought the minimum
$1,000 bid and five horses were excused from the arena when they
did not receive a $1,000 bid.
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NCHA FUTURITY SALES OFF
TO A SLOW START
By
Glory Ann Kurtz
Dec. 6, 2011
The first day of NCHA Futurity Sales, which included the NCHA
Futurity Cutters/Prospects Sale and the WB Producers Sale-Session
1 held on Dec. 5 in the Watt arena, started the week of sales
off slow. Whether it was the economy, the fact that it was the
first sale of the week, or the weather, which included several
inches of rain and even snow in some parts of the Dallas/Fort
Worth area, a half-filled Watt arena were hard to squeeze money
out of.
With 97 consignments going through
the ring in the NCHA Futurity Cutters Prospects Sale, sale prices
announced during the sale added up to a $775,150 gross, a $7,991
average and a $6,000 median (halfway between the highest- and
lowest-selling horse. The high-selling horse was Way Too Cool,
a 2-year-old daughter of Dual Smart Rey out of Cool The Engines
by Smart Little Lena, consigned by Phil and Mary Ann Rapp, Weatherford,
Texas, and shown by Phil on cattle.
The second high seller, at $30,000
was Catazan, a chestnut gelding by High Brow Cat out of Smart
Little Dainty by Smart Little Lena, consigned by the Wrigley Ranches,
Weatherford, Texas. Prices ranged from the $57,500 down to $1,100
and were the prices announced during the sale and not confirmed
by Western Bloodstock, and without any pass-outs or “no
sales” marked.
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for results>>
The Western Bloodstock Producers
Sale – Session 1, saw 42 consignments grossing $142,000
for a $3,381 average and a $2,400 median. Most of the horses in
this session were yearlings, with the high-seller and high-selling
yearling at $18,500 being Reysmal, a yearling son of Dual Rey
out of Sheza Boonsmal by Peptoboonsmal, consigned by the Southern
Cattle Co. The second high seller, at $14,500 was CT Sweet Rey,
a son of Dual Rey out of Cats Remedy by High Brow Cat, consigned
by Cox Trinity Equine LLC, selling for $14,500. Prices ranged
from the $18,500 down a hard-to-get $1,000.
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MARKETPLACE AT ARDMORE
SALE AVERAGES $13,900 FOR TOP 10 HORSES SOLD
By
Glory Ann Kurtz
Nov. 9, 2011 – Ardmore, Okla.
Denim
And Curls, a 7-year-old blue roan mare sired by Pretty Boy Boon,
a son of Peptoboonsmal, out of Lenas Glamour Doll by Lena My Way
brought the highest bid of $30,000. Consigned by Sunny White of
Fair Fax Station, Va., the earner of $46,154 in NCHA earnings,
sold to Cynthia Harr, Grafton, W.V.
The Marketplace At Ardmore Sale,
held Nov. 5 at the Hardy Murphy Coliseum in Ardmore, Okla., saw
217 consigned horses sell under the gavels of Steve Friskup and
Don Green. When the gavel had been pounded the final time, Denim
And Curls, a 7-year-old blue roan mare sired by Pretty Boy Boon,
a son of Peptoboonsmal, out of Lenas Glamour Doll by Lena My Way
brought the highest bid of $30,000. Consigned by Sunny White of
Fair Fax Station, Va., the earner of $46,154 in NCHA earnings,
sold to Cynthia Harr, Grafton, W.V., through her trainer Roy Bauer.
Pretty Boy Boon, the sire of Denim And Curls, is the earner of
$19,999, siring 18 performers earning over $113,740.
Stylish
Red Feather, consigned by Chris Cox, Mineral Wells, Texas. Stylish
Red Feather, a beautiful 2005 bay daughter of High Brow Cat out
of Stylish Pepper by Docs Stylish Oak, that is a trained cutting
horse, was shown on cattle by cutting trainer Chris Johnsrud and
spun like a top in the smaller sale arena, bringing an $18,000
final bid.
According to sale manager Susie
Reed of Thirty Two Cattle Co., the top 10 horses averaged $13,900,
the top 20 averaged $9,750, with the lowest-selling horse in the
top 10 being $8,800 and the lowest-selling horse in the top 20
being $5,500. The overall average was $3,732 with 75 percent selling.
“Well bred, pretty and
well-trained horses are selling as good as ever,” said Reed
following the sale. “It’s just those middle-of-the-road
horses, or those with holes in them, that are having problems
bringing a good price.”
Easy
In The Black, a 2-year-old coal black daughter of Easy Otie Whiz
by Topsail Whiz out of Dunit Lika Juice by Smart Like Juice, brought
a final bid of $12,000.
Her statement proves very true
in the industry as a whole, as the well-bred Thoroughbred horses
with race or produce records are bringing top prices, with averages
and medians going up by double or triple digits over 2010.
A cutting horse and reining-bred
horse with top handles on them included Stylish Red Feather and
Easy In The Black, both consigned by Chris Cox, Mineral Wells,
Texas. Stylish Red Feather, a beautiful 2005 bay daughter of High
Brow Cat out of Stylish Pepper by Docs Stylish Oak, that is a
trained cutting horse, was shown on cattle by cutting trainer
Chris Johnsrud and spun like a top in the smaller sale arena,
bringing an $18,000 final bid.
Easy In The Black, a 2-year-old
coal black daughter of Easy Otie Whiz (with $243,441 in lifetime
earnings) by Topsail Whiz out of Dunit Lika Juice, an NRHA money
earner, by Smart Like Juice, is a top NRHA Futurity prospect enrolled
in both the NRBC and NRHA Futurity/Derby programs. Her spinning
in the small sale arena brought a final bid of $12,000.
Another outstanding horse selling
was Katnapper, a 3-year-old sorrel stallion shown on cattle, sired
by the industry’s leading sire, High Brow Cat, out of Travs
Smart Kit by Kit Dual. Consigned by Richard Carney, the stallion
brought a $12,500 final bid and is headed to Venezuela.
The next Marketplace Sale will
take place on Jan. 7, with the deadline for consignments being
Dec. 1. Catalog fees are $250, there are no “no sale or
pass-out” fees, an 8 percent commission on horses selling
and a $50 cattle charge. Consignment forms are available at http://www.themarketplaceatardmore.com.
Or you can call Reed at 580-276-4830, cell at 580-490-1103 or
e-mail her at polo@ardmore.com. Fax number is 580-276-4281.
STOCK RISING
Nov.
3, 2011 - Billings, Mont
Hauled
to high school rodeos and educated on the ranch,LH Decathalon
Tivio, a 2005 AQHA buckskin gelding by CM Sugarfrost Tivio showed
extremely well heading and heeling. Well on his way to being a
solid rope horse, the good gelding brought $8,000 and was consigned
by Echeta Performance Horses, LLC, Gillette, Wyo.
It was all the way around and all the way through - in all classes,
all divisions and all kinds - a stronger horse market prevailed
at Billings Livestock Commission’s “Fall Special Catalog
Sale” Oct. 29-30. With a high of $3,400 on a weanling stud
colt, $8,000 on a rope horse prospect and $7,800 on a take-you-to-the
pay-window rodeo pony a motivated and energetic buyer base came
to Billings, Mont.
Statistics tell the story
- the top five averaged $7,660, top 10 $6,760; and the top 20
deep at $5,500 - with 949 total horses offered and 65 no-sales.
The weekend’s top sale honors were split between Hip 116
- an honest rope horse prospect - and Hip 185 - a finished reiner
with NRHA earnings - both horses commanded a final bid of $8,000
each..
Echeta Performance Horses, LLC,
Gillette, WY offered Hip 116 “LH Decathalon Tivio”
a 2005 AQHA buckskin gelding by CM Sugarfrost Tivio and out of
a Friendly Fritz/Docs Decathalon granddaughter. The attractive
gelding showed better than good in both the heading and heeling
during the sale previews, had been hauled to some high school
rodeos, and came with an outside education as a ranch horse -
gathering, doctoring, and branding.
With $5,000 in NRHA earnings,
Hip 185 “Dual Rey Olena Play” a 2005 AQHA sorrel mare
by Dual Rey and out of Little Nurse Lena x Doc O’Lena previewed
flawlessly. Offered by Sharon Gelhaus, Wilsall, Mont., the ready-to-go-show
mare sold to Sandy Corriveau, Eckville, Alberta, Canada.
Her name fit her perfectly and
oh, what a pony - Hip 146 “Fancy” a 1998 grade buckskin
mare had raised three boys in the arena earning them buckles,
confidence, and all-around titles. The hard-to-find-kind, “Fancy”
was offered by Bille Schaff, Worden, Mont., and sold for $7,800
to Curt Ackerman, Crawford, Neb.
Full of substance and
extra-pretty, too - Hip 150 “Irish Serendipity” a
2005 AQHA bay Mare x Paddys Irish Whiskey was out of Kempe Doc
x Doc’s Hickory was consigned by Tony Wilson, Greenville,
Texas. Selling in foal to Banjo Whiz, the mare brought $7,000
and sold to Valley Sian, Worden, Mont.
Hip 184 “Whizs Painted
Gun” a 2007 APHA sorrel tobiano gelding by Colonels Smokingun
was the first “Gunner” to be offered at Billings Livestock
Sales. Owned and trained by Matt Wilson, Las Animas, Colo., the
finished reiner had been used all summer on the ranch moving cattle
and came gentle and friendly. The unique gelding brought $7,500.
Loose horses saw a bump in value
over September figures as the top five averaged $930, top 10 brought
$770, top 20 averaged $658, top 50 came in at $509 and the top
100 averaged $405.
Billings Livestock’s
next sale event is the “Holiday Special Catalog Sale”
featuring performance horses - set for Saturday of Thanksgiving
weekend, Nov. 26. The weekend will offer an indoor, climate-controlled
preview for all horses on Friday, Nov. 25 at the HorsePalace Arena.
All classes of horses will sell, including finished horses and
prospects for ranch, roping, arena, cutting, or recreation. Cattle
will be available to show the cow horses and rope horses.
To consign or reserve your
catalog, contact Bill and Jann Parker, Horse Sale Managers, at
406-245-4151 or see it all at www.billingslivestock.com
SMOOTH
ASA ZEE TOPS SLATE RIVER SALE AT $230,000
SALE
FEATURED 36 HEAD AVERAGING $17,522 FOR A $4,000 MEDIAN
By Glory Ann Kurtz
Oct. 21, 2011
Smooth
Asa Zee Was the high-selling horse at the Slate River Ranch Sale,
bringing $230,000.
High Brow Cat is the industry’s
leading sire and that rolled over into the highest prices paid
for horses during the Slate River Ranch Production Sale, held
at the ranch in Weatherford, Texas on Friday, Oct. 14. The high-selling
horse was a grandson of High Brow Cat, while the second, third
and fourth high sellers were sired by him.
Smooth Asa Zee, a 2005 gelding
with $252,339 in lifetime earnings, sired by Smooth As A Cat,
sired by High Brow Cat, out of Zee Dualy by Dual Pep. The gelding
brought a $230,000 final bid, topping the sale. The second, third
and fourth high sellers were all sired by High Brow Cat.
By
the end of the day, 36 head had netted $630,800 for a $17,522
average and $4,000 median. The sale was managed by Western Bloodstock
and no buyers were announced or published.
The gelding, shown by Slate River
trainer John Mitchell, is the second high money earner sired by
Smooth As A Cat, who has earnings of $474,325 and offspring earning
over $5.35 million. Zee Dualy has lifetime earnings of $201,900
and is the dam of three other NCHA money earners: Shimmerz, $30,841;
Little Blue Zee, $30,576 and Smart Zee Lena, $5,747.
The second high-selling horse
in the sale was Play Brow Cat, a 2-year-old stallion by High Brow
Cat out of Play Miss by Playgun. Looking good on cattle, the young
stallion saw the gavel drop at $150,000. Play Miss has lifetime
earnings of $180,165.
Spin N Cats, a 3-year-old daughter
of High Brow Cat out of Spin N Roses by Australia’s leading
sire Docs Spinifex, was the third high seller, bringing a $32,000
final bid. The chestnut mare in training with Clint Allen, is
eligible for the 2011 NCHA Futurity and has winning in her genes.
Spin N Roses has NCHA earnings of $19,002 and is the dam of six
money earners with NCHA earnings of $203,257. On top of that list
is Cat N A Hat, a 2003 stallion by High Brow Cat – and a
full brother to Play Brow Cat, with earnings of $114,407.
Play Brow, a 2-year-old bay stallion
that is a full brother to Play Brow Cat, also being sired by High
Brow Cat and out of Play Miss by Playgun, brought a $28,000 final
bid. Another High Brow Cat offspring, Fatty Cat, a 2007 mare,
brought $16,000.
RANKED
BY AGE:
Most of the horses selling were 2-year-olds, with 23 netting $286,600
for a $12,461 average.. Those figures included the three stallions
that netted $182,000 for a $60,667 average. Those figures include
the second high seller, Play Brow Cat, for $150,000. Seven mares
netted $46,400 for a $6,629 average. Also, 13 geldings netted
$58,200 for a $4,477 average.
Six 3-year-olds netted $65,700
for a $10,950. Two fillies netted $35,700 for a $17,850 average
and four geldings netted $30,000 for a $7,500 average.
The highest average came from
the two aged geldings: Smooth Asa Zee, who brought $230,000 and
Aristo Twister, a 2004 gelding by Smart Aristocrat out of Sheza
Jazzy Player by Freckles Playboy, with $58,719 – who sold
for $10,500. They netted $240,500 for a $120,250 average. Five
mares sold for $38,000, averaging $7,600.
RANKED
BY SIRE:
Seventeen, or almost half of all the horses selling, were sired
by the young Slate River Ranch sire Mr Boonsmal to You. The red
roan 10-year-old son of Peptoboonsmal is out of Quick Playgirl
($30,496) by Freckles Playboy. With $30,451 in lifetime earnings,
he was a 2004 NCHA Futurity finalist and even though only a few
offspring are old enough to how, they have already won in excess
of $60,000. His highest-selling offspring at the sale, Aristocrat
Boon, a 2-year-old daughter out of a Smart Aristocrat mare, brought
$20,000.
The second highest number of
consignments, with six, were sired by another Slate River Ranch
sire, That Sly Cat, a 1997 son of High Brow Cat out of That Smarts
(offspring earnings of $1,122,450), by Smart Little Lena. That
Sly Cat earned $104,893 in lifetime earnings, including being
Non-Pro finals and an Open finalist in the 2000 NHA Futurity.
His get have won over $12 million and include Catmas ($126,273),
Fancy Lookin Cat ($102,345) and Sly Tabasco ($93,092).
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here for prices high to low>>
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here for breakdown by age>>
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C’MON LET'S GO ROPING
TOP
FIVE ROPE HORSES AVERAGE $8,750 AT BILLINGS SALE
Billings, Mont. - Oct. 10, 2011
With emphasis on rope horses - from ready-to-rodeo rides to prospects,
a super-sized selection of horses headlined Billings Livestock
Commission’s “Cow Country Classic Catalog Sale”
and regular monthly horse sale Sept. 23-25. The September sale
at BLS celebrated 77 years as “Montana’s Pioneer Market”
and offered an expanded three day sale format that saw 1,203 head
of horses come to town with sellers from 15 states and two Canadian
provinces.
Saturday’s offering included
a special “Retirement” offering from Jim and Dena
Bower, Worland, Wyo., home of Lowry Star Jr. A total of 57 head
from their foundation program were offered.
Rope horses laid it out there
Friday afternoon where 126 teams - all aboard sale horses - competed
in a two-go-around and finals format “Sale Horse Jackpot“.
Winning the roping, taking home Gordy Alderson Trophy Bits, and
nailing three steers with a total time of 22.15, Hip 425 “WR
Mr Smokecloud,” offered by Turner Performance Horses and
ridden by Chad Turner combined forces with Hip 508 “Safari
High” on the heel end.
The snappy little heel horse
- a 2004 AQHA Red dun gelding by Sportin High Brow and out of
a Little Safari Badger daughter was consigned by I.W. Ward, Crawford,
Texas, and roped on in the jackpot by Sid Sporer, Cody, Wyo. He
also came complete with NCHA earnings and had won three saddles
and a trailer so far this year and Debra Loendorf, Kersey, Colo.,
purchased the quality gelding for $8,500. “Rope Horses”
claimed 13 positions in the BLS Top 20 Sellers listing - bearing
an average ticket price of $6,886.
Rope, run barrels, or just ride
around on a nice horse, Hip 362 “Hickory Tally” a
2004 AQHA palomino gelding offered by Ferlin Darnell, Pueblo,
CO was the real deal. The attractive head/heel horse combo showed
outstanding in the previews and jackpot and brought $13,500, making
him the weekend’s top sale horse.
JHG Land and Livestock, Palo
Cedro, Calif., offered eight head of cowbred horses including
Hip 344 “ Bugs Merada” a 2003 AQHA sorrel gelding
by Meradas Money Talks and out of Lucky Baylite by Grays Starlight.
An extra-nice ranch and using
horse that came double-gentle, “Bugs” had been used
extensively as a turn-back horse and used at rodeos, ropings,
and as a bridle horse. The honest gelding brought $7,200 and sold
to Morris Monias, LacLa Biche, Alberta, Canada.
Montana’s working class
gelding market continued it’s stonghold as buyers came to
gather “all business” geldings. Top five geldings
averaged $8,840. Hip 325 “Pryors Buckett” a 2004 AQHA
buckskin mare consigned by Lexy Burgduff Villegas, Casper, Wyo.,
was a finished barrel horse by Pryors First Prize out of Dash
For Perks. The good little mare brought $6,750 and sold to Donna
Rankin, Dillon, Mont.
Sale averages include the top
five selling horses at $10,600, top 10 brought $8,795; top 20
at $7,072; top 50 averaged $5,168, while the top 100 brought $3,907.
Motivated by supply and demand, the loose market saw the top five
bring $1,134; top ten at $964; tp 20 borught $791; top 50 averaged
$571; and the top 100 brought $428.
Billings Livestock’s “Fall Special Catalog Sale”
is set for Oct. 29-30 with two, big days of horse sales. An indoor,
climate and ground controlled preview for the barrel horses, cutters,
saddle and ride horses, calf horses, and team roping horses is
set for 3 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 28 at the HorsePalace Arena, exit
437 on I-90. The complete catalog will be available on-line Thursday,
Oct. 20 at www.billingslivestock.com or reserve your's now by
calling 406-245-4151
PERFORMANCE
TESTED
TOP FIVE HORSES AVERAGE
$11,260 AT BILLINGS AUGUST SALE
Sept. 18, 2011
He's
the business! Hip 186 "Okey Dokey Partner" a 2001 AQHA
Bay gelding x Okey Dokey Dale was offered by Mike Grewell and
Jon Ottun and brought $26,000.
From the ranch to the arena
and all stops in between, experience paid dividends at Billings
Livestock Commission’s “August Catalog Sale”
Aug. 27-28.
Performance horses - with a push on barrel and speed-bred horses
- flavored the weekend’s offering where the top-five selling
horses averaged $11,260 and proved that experience matters - the
average age of a top-five seller was 10 years plus - and included
two 7-year-olds, a 15-year-old, a 14 -year-old, and a 10-year-old.
A full sale weekend saw 903 head of horses come and go over the
two days selling across the map with 243 people actually purchasing
horses. with addresses in 14 states and Canada.
Leading the charge was Hip 186 “Okey Dokey Partner”
a 2001 AQHA Bay gelding x Okey Dokey Dale and out of Teresas Partner
x Extra Easy, the big-time, money-winning gelding, “Okey”
had set four arena records barrel racing in addition to accumulating
cash on the track as a 3-year-old. Wearing the E2 brand, the professional-level
gelding was consigned by Mike Grewell, Joliet, Mont., and Jon
Ottun, Ballantine, Mont., and sold to agent Central Texas Livestock,
Garland, Texas, for $26,000.
C.R. Bohleen Cattle Co., Wilsall, Mont., offered Hip 158 “Divas
Devil Do” a 2004 AQHA Bay mare x Raren To Dash and out of
a New Design daughter. Futuritied, derbied, and ridden at rodeos
by Cally Goyins, Helena, Mont., the good mare had seen the pay
window many times, and came paid into the Five State Maturity
and the King Arena Maturity for 2011. Codi Smith, Bozeman, Mont.,
purchased the ride to the winners circle for $9,500.
Cowan Select Horses, Havre, Mont., offered three head of horses
that were raised and trained on the ranch including Hip 227 “Roostin
Houston” a 2005 AQHA Sorrel gelding x Hey Houston and out
of a Gallo Del Cielo daughter, “Cherroo.” Cashing
checks as a 3-year-old in the reined cowhorse events, the handsome
gelding had seen extensive ranch and mountain use, would hold
a rope, and ride where you point him. He brought $5,900 and sold
to Candace Burch Sterling, Moore, Mont.
Sale averages include the top five at $11,260; top 10 at $8,460,
top 20 brought $6,155; top 50 averaged $4,149; and the top 100
came in at $2,979. Loose horses saw a slight up-tick over July
figures as 421 head offered. The top five averaging $1,042, top
10 at $817; top 20 brought $678; top 50 averaged $547 and the
top 100 brought $471.
Expanded to three days, Billings Livestock’s annual “Cow
Country Classic” catalog sale is next on the BLS Sale agenda
Sept. 23-25. The big, fall sale event will headline “Rope
Horses” and host a special 77th anniversary celebration
for Billings Livestock Commission. Team roping jackpot on sale
horses is set for Friday, Sept. 23. See it all at www.billingslivestock.com
or contact Bill and Jann Parker, BLS Horse Sale Managers at 406-245-4151.
NEW INCENTIVE UNVEILED FOR
2ND ANNUAL TRIANGLE SELECT PERFORMANCE SALE
Sept
8, 2011
Triangle Sales has announced an all new incentive program for
participants in the 2nd Annual Select Performance Sale to be held
Dec. 2, 2011 at Heritage Place in Oklahoma City during the NRHA
Futurity. Triangle is adding $5,000 in bonus money to be awarded
to horses sold through the sale.
Horses earning the most verifiable
money in NRHA events during 2012 will be eligible for the added
bonus. The money will be equally divided between the Open and
Non-Pro divisions with $2,500 awarded to the highest total money
earner in each division.Horses selling through the sale will be
certified to compete in the program throughout their show career.
The money will be awarded annually to the horses earning the most
money in each calendar year. Accumulated earnings are eligible
on a year by year basis. Horses consigned to the sale are not
required to be paid up in the NRHA Futurity & Derby Nomination
Program.
Again, this year the sale will
feature a performance demonstration and presale party. Consignment
forms can be downloaded from the internet at http://www.Trihorse.com
or obtained by contacting Triangle Sales, 43207 Benson Park Rd,
Shawnee, OK 74801. 405/275-2196 or 273-2818. Fax 405/273-8959.
Also, don't forget the
Triangle Sale scheduled for Oct. 7-8 at their Shawnee, Okla.,
location. The Saturday session is closed and they will finish
up taking consignments for the Friday session this week.
WHAT YOU MIGHT EXPECT TO FIND
IF YOU ARE YOU PLANNING ON ATTENDING A HORSE SALE IN THE NEXT
FEW MONTHS
By
Glory Ann Kurtz
Aug. 29, 2011
With several sales coming up in the next few months, horse buyers
and breeders are on edge, wondering how the prices will go. Many
have horses they want to sell, and are debating which sale to
put them in. That depends on what your horse’s pedigree
is, its age, if it’s trained and if so, what it has won.
Also, if you have a horse that doesn’t have a top pedigree
or isn’t broke, you should probably consider the distance
of the sale. You don’t want to put any more money into a
horse that doesn’t have a chance to fetch a good price.
The golden rule when consigning a horse to a sale is that you
want to have the best horse in the sale. Horse traders make a
living buying sub-par horses at a top sale and taking them to
a sub-par sale, where they are the top horses and top the sale
with the highest prices.
By all indications, the racehorse
sale industry is doing well. In fact, according to the web site
www.surebetracingnews.com, at the recent New Mexico-bred Quarter
Horse Sale held at Ruidoso Downs, N.M., yearling Quarter Horse
sale prices were up a stunning 33.7 percent over 2010 figures.
The average per horse rose to $9,207 this year from $6,886 last
year.
Also, at the Ocala Breeders’
Sales August Yearling Sale held Aug. 25, 522 of the 689 offered
yearlings sold for a $16,935 average (up 15.1 percent from 2010’s
$14,716), while the median was $10,250 (up a whopping 28.1 percent
from last year’s $8,000). Part of the secret may have been
the fact that fewer horses went through the sale ring (down 15.5
percent, with 815 offered in 2010 compared to 689 in 2011). Of
course, the number sold was also down: 522 to 610 in 2010, down
14.4 percent. On the good side, the number that also went down
was the percentage of horses not sold: 24.2 percent this year,
compared to 25.2 percent in 2010.
In fact, according to John P.
Sparkman, in his “Industry Insights” in the e-newsletter
Thoroughbred Times Today, in all North American yearling sales
held this year, the average and median were up or even with 2010
and the percent not sold was down. Overall, the average was up
9.4% to $67,501 while the Median stayed the same at $20,000. Then
number offered and sold and total sales were all down this year.
And there’s also some good
news for you prospective buyers. The Aug. 29 issue of Thoroughbred
Times Today, there was a chart of the Fasig-Tipton Summer Yearling
SaleS covering the years 2000-2009. Horses were categorized by
the amount of money they sold for: $300,000 to $399,999, $100,000
to $299,999; $50,000 to $99,999; $25,000 to $49,999; $10,000 to
$24,999 and $0 to $9,999.
It was interesting to note that
the most horses (1,748) sold in the $0 to $9,999 range, with an
average price of $3,744 and median of $3,200. Those cheaper horses
went on to win an average of $17,755 – the second lowest
average of the divisions – but substantially more than they
cost. The lowest average money won was with the one horse in the
highest division ($300,000 to $399,999). That one horse, selling
for $330,000, won a total of only $8,502.
The 15 horses selling from $100,000
to $299,999 sold for an average of $124,467 and a median of $130,000
– and went on the win an average of $84,401 each. The 93
horses that sold from $50,000 to $99,999 averaged $64,452 for
a $60,000 median. They went on to win $46,631. The 213 horses
that sold from $25,000 to $49,999 sold for an average of $33,563
and a median of $32,000. They went on to win an average of $44,729
each. A total of 517 sold from $10,000 to $24,999, for an average
selling price of $15,024 and a median of $15,000. They earned
an average of $42,470 each. You may have figured it out by now,
but it’s evident that the horses selling for the most money,
didn’t earn what they cost. And the lower-priced horses
won more money than they cost.
So whether you have horses to
sell, or some you want to buy, there are quite a few interesting
sales coming up. The East Texas Fall Consignment Sale in Lufkin,
Texas, will be held Sept. 2-3 (go to havardhorsesales.com for
a sale catalog); the Pat Fitzgerald Dispersal Sale, featuring
134 head, will be held Saturday, Sept. 27 at the EE Ranches in
Whitesboro, Texas (troystewartranch@gmail.com); the Billings Livestock
Commission Cow Country Classic Catalog Sale, featuring the Fall
Rope Horse Sale, will be held Sept. 23-25 in Billings, Mont. (billingslivestockauction.com);
the Return to the Remuda Sale hosted at Pitchfork Ranch at East
Dickens, Texas on Sept. 23-24, (cg@6666ranch.com); NRCHA Snaffle
Bit Futurity Sales at Reno, Nev., Sept. 28-Oct. 1 (www.professionalauctio.com);
the 32nd Annual Fall Triangle Sale will be held Oct. 7-8 in Shawnee,
Okla. (www.trihorse.com); The Perkins Ranch Sale at Tyler, Texas,
Oct. 8; The Slate River Ranch sale, featuring 37 head, will be
held Oct. 14 at their ranch in Weatherford, Texas; the Marketplace
Sale in Ardmore, Okla., will be held Nov. 5 and the NCHA Futurity
Sales will be held in December.
NCHA SUMMER SALE ENCOURAGING
DESPITE DEFYING LOGIC
MAYBE SALE COMPANIES
SHOULD THINK “LESS IS MORE”
By
Glory Ann Kurtz
Aug. 12, 2011
Little
Baby Sister, a daughter of Dual Pep out of San Jo Pat by San Jo
Lena, consigned by the Bar H Ranche was the high-seller during
the NCHA Summer Sales, bringing $230,000 from Tim Dewey, Cimarron,
Kan. The 16-year-old mare had a filly at side by Third Cutting
and sold with embryos by Metallic Cat and High Brow Cat.
Photo by Kurtz
Throughout the years, the cutting
horse sales have followed the Thoroughbred sales as far as the
movement of prices up and down. With the same economy striking
the Thoroughbred sales as is knocking down prices in the cutting
horse sale market, one would logically expect the cutting sales
to follow the same path as the Thoroughbred sales, which have
been increasing this year in both the average and the median.
However, for whatever reason, the cutting sales don’t seem
to act as logically as the Thoroughbred sales.
The first two Thoroughbred yearling
sales of 2011, the Fasig Tipton Kentucky July sale of selected
yearlings and the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sale of selected yearlings
improved in both the average (up 11.5 percent) and the median
(up 5.9 percent) compared to the same two sales last year. However,
the 2011 NCHA Summer Sale, held July 29-30, during the NCHA Summer
Spectacular, decreased considerably in both the average (down
23.8 percent) and the median (down 12.4 percent). What happened?
Some of the difference between
the Thoroughbred sales direction and the cutting horse sales’
direction may be that the cutting sales had more of a variety
of aged horses, but I believe that what mostly happened was the
change in the number of horses consigned to the cutting sales.
The cutting horse sales consignments were up 53.79 percent from
last year, while the Thoroughbred industry has figured out that
“Less is More,” with their number of cataloged horses
going down 24 percent from last year.
This was dramatically pointed
out in an Aug. 12, 2011 industry insights article by John P. Sparkman
in the Thoroughbred Times Today
that with the falling economy, which has led to shrinking foal
crops, they should limit the number of horses in their sales.
The number of cataloged Thoroughbred horses went down 24 percent,
the number offered went down 22.2 percent and the number sold
went down 18.6 percent. Total sales were down 9.2 percent.
As a contrast, in the NCHA Summer
Sale, the number of horses consigned was up 135 horses or 53.79
percent from the same sale in 2010 and the net was up $1,066,050
or 44.5 percent. However, the percentage of horses selling was
high, with 229 of the 251 head (91 percent) that actually went
through the ring selling. This compares with the 84 percent that
sold a year ago at this same sale. However, the brightest spot
of the whole sale was the fact that broodmares sold the best –
showing the buyers’ faith in the near future of the industry.
Click
here for horses by Lot No.>>
THE
NCHA SUMMER SALES:
Bar H Dispersal Sale
By looking at the catalog of 251 consignments, the Bar H Ranche
Dispersal, held Friday, July 29, with 50 catalogued and 49 consignments
going through the sale ring, looked like the gem – and as
it turned out it did top the average with $13,494. I had predicted
that this would be the best sale – but I was only half right,
as in the median, that sale was last with a median of $5,500.
Median is halfway between the
highest- and lowest-selling horses and is generally accepted in
the Thoroughbred industry as the way to rate how horses sell due
to the fact that average can be manipulated or just be lopsided
considerably by one or a few more high-priced horses. And that’s
exactly what happened at the Bar H Dispersal, with the top selling
horse, Little Baby Sister, bringing a $230,000 final bid from
Tim Dewey, Cimarron, Kan., and the second- and third-high sellers
sliding dramatically to $30,000. The lowest-priced horse went
for $1,200. If you average in the $230,000 horse, it raises the
entire average to an unreal figure.
Little Baby Sister was a 1995
daughter of Dual Pep out of San Jo Pat by San Jo Lena, with offspring
earning $1,041,548, including Sister CD, by CD Olena, earner of
$828,939. She had a filly by her side by Third cutting and sold
with an embryo by Metallic Cat (with return) and High Brow Cat
(with no return).
Other factors hurting the prices
of the Bar H horses, included the fact that Smokin Dually, one
of the top broodmares with earnings of $254,038 and foals earning
over $311,380, had an edema on her stomach and was pulled from
the sale. She was to sell with an embryo by High Brow Cat. Also,
all of the 2-year-olds were not broke and all of the 3- year-olds
only had six months of training with Paul Hansma during their
2-year-old year. Also there were a couple of well-bred yearlings
with only one testicle down at sale time.
The sale did; however, make the
Bar H Ranche’s Dual Pep the No. 1 stallion in net sales,
with 20 of 21 consigned, bringing a net amount of $488,900. He
ranked fifth in the median at $28,000. CD Olena ranked fifth in
the net with all 21 of his offspring netting $117,400 for a $5,000
median, ranking 18th. (see linked charts of sires) Also, the Bar
H Ranche ended up being the largest consignor with 49 of their
consignments netting $661,200, averaging $13,494 for a $13,494
median (ranking 12th). Emphasizing the importance of the Bar H
Ranche Dispersal, following that portion of the sale held in the
John Justin sale arena, approximately half of the crowd left.
Part
I – Lots 1051-1108
With 52 of the 56 horses that came into the sale arena changing
hands, Part II of the sale netted $596,900 and the second highest
average of $11,479. However, those 52 lots had the highest median
- $7,350. The highest-selling horse in that section was Chatty
Lil Kitty, a 2005 daughter of High Brow Cat out of SR Instant
Jazz by SR Instant Choice with earnings of $77,181. She had a
colt at her side by Dual R Smokin and was bred back to the Dual
Rey stallion with $287,519 in lifetime earnings. Consigned by
Grant Setnicka’s GS Cutting Horses LLC, Grandview, Texas,
the mare brought a final bid of $56,000. Since buyers are no longer
provided by Western Bloodstock, the sale company, it is not known
who bought the mare.
Setnick’s GS Cutting Horses
LLC, was the second high seller of horses with all 20 consignments
selling, netting $226,500 for an $11,325 average. He was 11th
in the Median with $6,750.
The second high seller, at $33,000
was Dual Reys Catalac, a yearling colt by Dual Rey out of Kitty
Catalac by High Brow Cat, consigned by Sunrise Ranch, LLC, Bentonville,
Ark.
Part II – 2001-2150
Part II, held Saturday, July 30, was held in the Watt arena, with
trained horses being able to work cattle as they sold. With 146
horses actually going through the ring, 128 actually found new
owners. They netted $1,134,850 for the third highest average of
$8,866 and second highest median of $6,350.
The highest-selling horse of
the Saturday sale was Miss Rey Hickory, a 2003 daughter of Dual
Rey out of Miss Dry Hickory by Doc’s Hickory, that had earnings
of $77,561 and was still sound to show. She had a colt at her
side by High Brow Cat and sold with an embryo by High Brow CD.
Consigned by the K & C Ranch, the mare brought a final bid
of $98,000.
The second high seller was Spoonfuls
Supercat, a yearling red roan colt by Hes A Peptospoonful out
of Highbrow Supercat ($366,230 in lifetime earnings and an NCHA
Open Futurity Champion) by High Brow Cat. Consigned by the breeder
Paul W. Dean, Claremore, Okla., the beautiful colt brought a $37,500
final bid. Also, Abbigail Grace, a yearling sorrel daughter of
High Brow CD out of Ride A Merada by Freckles Merada, consigned
by Bernie Kirkland, Weatherford, Texas, received a $37,000 final
bid.
A hit of the Saturday sale was
Dox Olena Lady, a 2002 daughter of Miss N Cash out of TNT Chic
Olena Lady by Smart Chic Olena, that had $67,681 in lifetime earningts
and 68 youth points. The NCHA Junior Youth Co-World Champion,
consigned by Terry and Catherine Pigg, Collinsville, Ala., the
mare was shown on cattle by Brett Davis, and during most of her
run was shown without a bridle. She had the audience whistling
and screaming, and had a final selling price of $26,000.
An outstanding event during the
Saturday sale was a yearling bay filly by Halreycious out of Travs
Smart Buy by Travalena that was consigned by Eddie Longley’s
Crystal Creek Ranch, Weatherford, Texas. The mare’s sale
price didn’t make news, as it brought a $7,000 final bid.
But Longley donated all the proceeds
to the J. B. McLamb fund. McLamb, an NCHA Hall of Fame Rider and
Zane Schulte Award winner from Stephenville, Texas, had complications
from double-knee replacement surgery earlier this year. He is
going to have to have further surgery and treatment for the infection
and will be unable to work for several months and a fund has been
set up for him. Send donations to the Jasper B. McLamb Benefit
Account, Town and Country Bank, PO Box 1157, Stephenville, TX
76401.
Also, during the Saturday sale,
it lasted later than 3 p.m. when the Non-Pro Derby Finals started
and again, a majority of the crowd trickled out of the Watt Arena,
leaving a hey-day for the traders.
HIGH
SELLERS:
Showing the faith that buyers have in the future of the cutting
horse market, four of the top 10 selling horses were broodmares,
including the top three high sellers, five were yearlings and
one a money-earning cutting horse. As we previously mentioned,
the high-selling horse was a broodmare, bringing $230,000, was
Little Baby Sister, a 1995 daughter of Dual Pep, who was the dam
of Sister CD, winner of $828,939. The mare sold with a filly by
Third Cutting at her side and two embryos – one by Metallic
Cat (with return) and the other by High Brow Cat (no return).
Second was Miss Rey Hickory, a Dual Rey daughter with a High Brow
Cat colt at h er side and an embryo by High Brow CD bringing $98,000.
Third was Chatty Lil Kitty, a daughter of High Brow Cat with a
colt at her side and bred back to Dual R Smokin, bringing $56,000.
The fourth high-selling horse
was the high-selling yearling - Spoonfuls Supercat, a yearling
red roan stallion by Hes A Petospoonful out of NCHA Futurity Champion
Highbrow Supercat by High Brow Cat, selling for $37,500; 5) Abbigail
Grace, a yearling filly by High Brow CD out of Ride A Merada by
Freckles Merada, sold for $37,000 and 6) Dual Reys Catalac, another
yearling colt by Dual Rey out of Kitty Catalac by High Brow Cat,
brought $33,000 and 6) Dual Reys Ticket, a yearling filly by Dual
Rey out of Etickets Cat by High Brow Cat, brought $31,000.
Four horses sold for $30,000,
taking the seventh through 10th places and included Shes A Smokin
Dually, a yearling filly by Third Cutting out of Smokin Dually
by Dual Pep; Tornados First Mate, a 2000 daughter of Smart Mate
out of Hickorys Tornado Rio by Doc’s Hickory, with an embryo
by CD Olena and Hollys Pepto Lena, a 2005 daughter of Peptoboonsmal
out of Holly Cee Lena by Doc O Lena, the earner of $8,838 –
making her the high-selling trained cutting horse.
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HORSES
SOLD RANKED BY AGE:
With horses 7 years of age and broodmares topping the list of
average for horses sold, things are looking up. With broodmares
averaging $16,845 for an $8,200 median and horses 7 & over
including mostly broodmares averaging $17,254 for a $6,200 median,
buyers must have confidence that the colts are going to be worth
more in the future – meaning they believe that horse prices
will go up in the next few years. In the past, educated buyers
have been a good barometer of the future market of the industry.
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Horses 6 years old, where five
of the 14 sold were broodmares, also did well, finishing second
in the average and median with $14,371 in the average and $8,250
in the median. Five year olds, including two broodmares, topped
the median at $8,350 and finished sixth in the average for $7,975.
Four year olds were third in both categories averaging $10,310
and $8,000 in the median.
Three year olds finished last
in both the average and the median – with 32 averaging $6,052
for a $4,750 median. But that’s understandable at this time
of the year, with the buyer thinking if they were NCHA Futurity
material, the owners would not be selling them. As usual, there
were some good buys in this category, as they were mostly well
started on cattle and while they may not be competitive enough
for the NCHA Futurity could be in the running at some of the later
and smaller futurities.
It wasn’t long ago when
2-year olds were the top sellers; however, they were soon usurped
by yearlings, with buyers evidently thinking the 2-year-olds were
mostly culls – as they finished seventh in both categories,
with 21 averaging $6,586 for a $5,000 median. But at this sale,
weanlings did the best, finishing fourth in both categories, with
six averaging $9,783 for a $7,100 median.
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SIRES:
The leading sire of the sale, as far as net sales were concerned,
was Dual Pep, with 20 of his 21 consignments netting $488,900;
second was Dual Rey, with eight of eight consignments netting
$272,000; 3) was High Brow Cat, with nine of his 11 consignments
netting $134,600; 4) was CD Olena with 21 of his 21 consignments
netting $117,400; 5) Hes A Peptospoonful, with 14 of 14 netting
$108,900; 6) Cats Merada with 8 of 9 netting $74,200; 7) Smooth
As A Cat with six of eight consignments netting $66,400; 8) High
Brow CD with his three consignments selling for $61,200; 9) Doc’s
Hickory with 3 of 3 netting $56,000, and 10) Smart Little Lena
with six of six netting $47,950.
In the median it was Dual Rey,
No. 1, with a median of $28,000; No. 2 was Doc’s Hickory,
$20,000; No. 3 High Brow CD, $18,000; No. 4 Dual Pep, $15,500;
No. 5 High Brow Cat, $10,000; No. 6 Peptoboonsmal $9,000; No.
7 Smart Little Lena, $8,850; No. 8 Cats Merada, $8,600; No. 9
Halreycious, $8,500 and No. 10 Smooth As A Cat, $8,450.
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SELLERS:
As mentioned previously, the highest seller in net sales was Bar
H Ranche with all 49 of their horses going through the ring netting
$661,200 and GS Cutting Horses LLC was second with 20 consignments
selling for $226,500. Third was the Sunrise Ranch LLC with nine
consignments netting $126,500, 4) David and Stacie McDavid with
eight of their 10 consignments netting $100,700; 5) James Eakin
with 10 consignments netting $91,200; 6) Rodrock Ranch with five
netting $53,700; 7) Banawien Ranch, three netting $49,500; 8)
Magic Cross Ranch, four netting $36,400; 9) Mama’s Ranch
LLC, four netting $30,800 and 10) Jane Jones Estate, 4 netting
$26,500.
In the median, the Banawien Ranch
was first with $19,000; 2) John and Hope Mitchell, $12,500; 3)
David/Stacie McDavid, $10,000; 4/5 Mama’s Ranch LLC and
Wrigley Ranches, each with $9,500; 6) Magic Cross, $9,250; 7)
Sunrise Ranch, $9,000; 8) Rodrock Ranch, $8,000; 9) Jane Jones
Estate, $7,750 and 10) James Eakin, $6,800.
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These July NCHA Summer Sales
were both encouraging but could they have been much better if
the sale company had adhered to the “Less is More”
consignment theory?
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