SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Performance Tested Bull Sale was the lead-off event of the 2020 Illinois Beef Expo at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield. The sale averaged $4,206 on 37 lots.
“This sale continues to be one of the best sources for total performance genetics in the Midwest,” said Travis Meteer, IPT sale manager. “During the past 52 years, the sale has sold 4,825 bulls valued at over $8.9 million.”
There were three breeds represented in the 2020 sale: Angus, Simmental, and Polled Hereford.
Meteer said the highest indexing Angus bull was the top seller, selling for $12,500. The bull, MG Patriot 14G, was sold by Murphy’s Genetics LLP, Illiopolis, to Grimmius Cattle Co., Hamford, California.
The second high selling bull was a Simmental bull consigned by Rincker Simmentals, Shelbyville. The bull sold for $7,000 to Wildberry Farms, Scales Mound.
Keith and Brady Kramer of Kramer Farms, Farina, consigned an Angus yearling bull that was the third high selling bull at $6,500 to Chris Bruns, Carthage. The high selling Hereford bull left the ring at a price of $4,500. The bull was consigned by Rabideau Polled Herefords, Clifton.
The University of Illinois Extension, U of I Department of Animal Sciences and consigning breeders sponsored the sale. Also, Vita-Ferm, ABS, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Zoetis 50K, Illinois Angus Association and Illinois Simmental Association provided industry support, Meteer said.
Producers interested in viewing a breakdown of all the prices can visit the IPT Bull Sale website at www.IPTBullSale.com. Also included on this site are the individual bull prices from the 2020 sale and the numbers and averages from the previous sales.
Seedstock breeders interested in consigning to the 2020 IPT Bull Sale should contact Meteer at 217-430-7030 or wmeteer2@illinois.edu to request a copy of the rules and regulation and nomination form. Nominations need to be made by Dec.15 for next year's sale.