The 34th Annual Minnesota State Simmental Sale was held during what meteorologists are calling a history making blizzard. The Midwest was socked with ice which turned back to rain with lightening and thunder before the record level of snow hit. The consignors and members of the MSA are second to none when it comes to fellowship and banning together- the sale went on and the cell phones were illuminated! Cattle sold into states from North Dakota to Georgia with a strong number of repeat buyers of MN, Iowa & WI.

High Selling Honors:
	Lot #1     Pick of the 2007 Calf Crop      $10,000 Consignor: Grass-Lunning Simmentals & Golly Farms Buyer: Pine Ridge Farms, Valdosta, GA
	Lot #50     Triple C Famous Girl S49K      $5,100 JBS Renown P552 x Triple C Go Girl K34G – Open Consignor: Triple C Farms Buyer: Buena Vista Simmentals, Old Field, WV
	Lot #30     CJ Scarlet 46S     $5,000 SRS J914 Preferred Beef x VPF Tanesha – Open Consignor: Jass Simmentals Buyer: Randy Anderson, Starbuck, MN
B&K’s Bertha’s Black Ambition 20K	Lot #2     Pick of the 2007 First Calf Heifer Crop    $4,800 Consignor: Brant Farms Buyer: S&A Cattle Company, Marshall, MN
	Lot #14      Learns Paula R502     $4,500 TNT Cruzer K265 x RF Preferred Ruby K34 Bred to Hooks Shear Force 38K Consignor: Learn’s Simmental Buyer: Rydeen Farms, Clearbrook, MN
	Lot #51      RCC Stargazer S163L     $4,100 RCC Redemption N177 x PCC Power Star L163 – Open Consignor: Redalen Cattle Company Buyer: Jay Hennessy, Berthold, ND
	Lot #37     HSF/RF Diva S618     $4,000 Cott-GFI Fullback 0038N x RF Neva – Open Consignor: Hecksel Simmental Farm & Rydeen Farms Buyer: Rydeen Farms, Clearbrook, MN
Triple C Invasion R47K	Lot #3     Embryos of Hooks Patti 3P     $3,500 Triple C Invasion R47K x Hooks Patti 3P – 3 Embryos Consignor: Hook Farms Buyer: Sargeant Farms, Forest Lake, MN
	Lot #18     HSF Josie L28 R42     $3,100 WAR Nitro x HSF Josie 755G L28 Bred to GWS Ebonys Trademark 6N Consignor: Hecksel Simmental Farm Buyer: Boehland Cattle Company, White Bear Lake, MN
	Lot #10     HSF Trina R16     $2,800 GFI Magnum K52 x RIV Black Destina 844H Bred to GWS Ebonys Trademark 6N Consignor: Hecksel Simmental Farm Buyer: SKKJ Cattle Company, Viroqua, WI
	Lot #9     Sterlings Jill 9R      $2,700 Imprint 1H x PSF Black Jill 89Y Bred to Nichols Legacy G151 Consignor: Sterling Cattle Company Buyer: Broken Acres Cattle Company, Swea City, IA	Black Beauties" print donated by Bonnie Mohr was sold for $3600 by 32 Simmental members. This print and the money raised will go to our MJSA member Mary Virnig for her medical fund.
	Lot #17      ZF Roxy 520R     $2,600 FR Rezult x GFI Miss Big bang M307 Bred to Triple C Invasion R47K Consignor: Zimmer Family Buyer: Kyle Branham, Glenwood City, WI	Minnesota Junior Simmental members receiving a jacket for winning their county fairs with Simmentals
	Lot #19      EKHCC Chelsea 506R     $2,400 Westfall Crossfire 639L x EKHCC Britney Bred to EKHCC Dream Come True 511 Consignor: Ed Kaehler’s Homedale Cattle Company Buyer: Doug Bell, Minneapolis, MN

Sale averages:
2 Elite pick lots @ $7400
3 embryo lots @ $2717
23 Bred Simmental females @ $2144
25 Open Simmental Heifers @ $1930
10 Simmental bulls @ $1825
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63 lots of Simmental Genetics averaged $2202

Auctioneer: Col. Al Conover, IA
Sale Management: Eberspacher Enterprises, Inc., MN