1st Annual Great Northern Longhorn Classic Sale

June 2-3, 2017 | Montello, WI

Sale Host: Dan Huntington, Mike Thiel, Dave Belgrien

Great Northern Longhorn Classic Sale Hosts: Dave Belgrien, Dan Huntington, and Mike Thiel.

The data below was gathered by Hired Hand Live. We share these trends and averages for our customers and breeders in the Longhorn Industry who could better their programs by analyzing it as it best suites them. We welcome your feedback or additional data requests. This data is not officially endorsed by the sale.

Great Northern Longhorn Classic Sale Results:

• All 30 lots sold for a total of $60,600 with a $1,954 Average
• Top 5 lots average: $4,300
• Top 10 lots average: $3,140

Hired Hand Live Internet Bidding Influence on the Great Northern Longhorn Classic Sale

• 5 lots sold on Hired Hand Live for a total of $12,700 for an average of $2,540
• On-line buyers included: Neil & Deborah Glasgow, Sand Creek Ranch; Scott Pace, Pace Cattle Co.; John Yeates; Monte & Melissa Bierschank, MonMel Longhorns; and Ken Webb
• Cattle at the consignment sale in Wisconsin sold to buyers from Utah, Nebraska and Texas
• 12% of all bids came from Hired Hand Live
• 15.6% of winning bids and 21% of total sale value came from Hired Hand Live
• 43.8% of items were up-bid by Hired Hand Live

Other Interesting Sale Averages*:

• 0-2 year olds: $1,873
• 3-5 year olds: $1,987.50

Popular Sires*:

These were 2 sires with at least 2 offspring selling. Their offsprings averages are listed below starting with the highest average.

• Shrek Chex $1,150
• Clear Suspect $900

These are the top 5 sires based on offspring value, no minimum # of offspring selling and not based on averages:

1. HL Lincoln
2. JP Rio Grande 
3. Cowboy Catchit Chex 
4. Fox Chex 
5. Chisolm 4 

Popular Maternal Grand Sires*:

These were no Maternal Grand Sires with more than one Grand Daughter selling to calculate averages. 

These are the top 5 Maternal Grand sires based on offspring value, no minimum # of offspring selling and not based on averages:

1. Moore Toro 
2. El Presidente 824 
3. Rio Blanco Chex 
4. Boomeriffic
5. JP Rio Grande 

Popular Service Sires*:

These were the top 5 Service Sires by value of their averages with at least 2 Grand Daughters selling. Averages are shown below starting with the highest. 

• Gladiator $3,700
• PCC Rim Rock $1,766
• Iron Hide $1,700
• Annex Free $1,600
• HL Lincoln $1,233

These are the top 5 service sires based on offspring value, no minimum # of offspring selling and not based on averages:

1. Lazy J’s Gunpoint
2. Flash 14/22
3. PCC Rim Rock
4. Rio Romo (JP Rio Grande Son per catalog)
5. HL Tuff’s Sunrise

* Please note that this data is based off what was printed in the sale catalog and announced in the ring. It is not official data endorsed by the sale.