5th Annual Blue Ridge Consignment

March 13-14, 2018 |  Llano, TX

Sale Host: John Marshall, Blue Ridge Ranch

View the sale catalog here


Hired Hand customers Phil Norwood, r3 hilltop ranch and Joe Sedlacek, Lazy J Longhorns with Hired Hands' Brittney Klein.


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. 

2018 5th Annual Blue Ridge Friday Consignment Results:

  • ALL 32 out of 32 lots sold for an unofficial total of $57,425 and unofficial average of $1,794.53.
  • There were 0 scratches and 0 POs. 
  • Top 10 lots average: $2,970
  • Top 25 lots overall average: $2,036
  • Internet average: $1,070

2018 5th Annual Blue Ridge Saturday Consignment Results:

  • 62 of 73 lots sold for an unofficial total of $105,475 and unofficial average of $1,701.21
  • There were 4 scratches and 7 POs. 
  • Top 10 lots average: $3,475
  • Top 25 lots overall average: $2,632
  • Internet average: $1,570

2018 5th Annual Blue Ridge Combined Consignment Results:

  • 94 of 105 lots sold for an unofficial total of $162,900 and unofficial average of $1,732.98
  • There were 4 scratches and 7 POs. 
  • With this being the 5th sale of the year to be included in our Hired Hand Live Trends & Averages series, the 2018 annual average to date is: $4,735.98.
  • Top 10 lots average: $3,985
  • Top 25 lots overall average: $3,074
  • Internet average: $1,451 (see our full report on internet trends here)

Cash Cow Data:

  • There were 0 Cash Cows (over $10,000) that sold

Other Interesting Sale Averages*: 

  • Natural Service females: $1,732
  • AI’d females: Insufficient Data
  • ET average: Insufficient Data 
  • 0-2 year olds: $1,711 (40 head)
  • 0-2YO with up to 59" TTT:  $1,804
  • 0-2YO with 60+” TTT: Insufficient Data
  • 3-5 year olds: $1,565 (28 head)
  • 3-5YO with 60-69” TTT: $2,112
  • 3-5YO with 70-79” TTT: $2,087
  • 3-5YO with 80+” TTT: Insufficient Data
  • 6-10 year olds: $2,003 (23 head)
  • 6-10 YO with 70-79” TTT: $2,430
  • 6-10 YO with 80+” TTT: Insufficient Data
  • 10+ YO: $1,516 (3 head)
  • 80+" TTT Cow Average: Insufficient Data
  • 80+” TTT & AI’d: Insufficient Data
  • 70-79” TTT Cow Average: $2,190
  • 70-79” TTT & AI’d: Insufficient Data
  • 60-69.99" TTT: $1,996
  • 50-59.99" TTT: $1,780
  • 40-49.99" TTT: $1,337
  • Unknown measurements: There were 55 lots that sold without a measurement being announced. That average was $1,672
  • 3-in-1: $1,975
  • 3-in-1 (heifer): Insufficient Data
  • 3-in-1 (bull): Insufficient Data
  • Heifer at side: Insufficient data
  • Bull at side: $1,318
  • Confirmed bred, no calf at side: $1,625
  • Exposed: $1,676
  • Open and/or Unexposed: $2,672
  • Bred & Branded: $1,806
  • Bought: $1,681
  • Millennium Futurity Eligible: 12 out of 105 were recorded as Millennium Futurity Eligible. That average was $1,872

MALES:

Popular Sires*:

These are averages for Sires with at least 2 offspring selling. Their offspring's averages are listed below starting with the highest average.

These are the top 10 sires based on single female offspring value, no minimum # of offspring selling and not based on averages:

  1. DILLON

  2. WS JAMAKIZM

  3. RR VARGUS

  4. CONCEALED WEAPON

  5. COWBOY UP CHEX

  6. CV COWBOY CASANOVA

  7. MACKENZIE

  8. RESPECT ME

  9. DRAG IRON

  10. TEJAS METEORITE

Popular Maternal Grand Sires*:

These are averages for Maternal Sires with at least 2 offspring selling. Their offspring's averages are listed below starting with the highest average.

  • M.C. SUPER REX $4,600

  • MADE BY EMPEROR $2,475

  • JP RIO GRANDE $2,316

  • WS JAMAKIZM $1,940

  • PHENOMENON $1,675

  • CV COWBOY CASANOVA $1,487

  • SAM CHEX 708 $1,425

  • BBR RAWHIDE $1,062

  • AMR MISTER BILL 606/4 $962

  • RO RANGER'S WHIZ KIDD $900

  • M ARROW WOW $750

These are the top 10 Maternal Grand sires based on female offspring value, no minimum # of offspring selling and not based on averages:

  1. M.C. SUPER REX

  2. APACHE

  3. T C RESPECT THE CASH

  4. JP RIO GRANDE

  5. PPF GUN MAKER

  6. RHF PISTOL PETE

  7. WS JAMAKIZM

  8. MADE BY EMPEROR

  9. WATSON 83

  10. POSTMAN

 

Popular Service Sires*:

These are averages for Service Sires with at least 2 females exposed/bred to them selling. The females sale averages are listed below starting with the highest average.

  • RR ESCONDIDO RED $2,633

  • M ARROW MIX-MASTER $2,500

  • RZ JOSEY WALES & RZ WALKIN TALL $2,475

  • BR TEMPTING FATE & BR MR. RIGHT $2,275

  • BR MR. RIGHT $1,950

  • COLOSSAL PAT $1,800

  • RJL TWENTY ONE GUNS $1,650

  • PEARL SNAP BCB $1,616

  • HL BULL DOZER $1,525

  • BRR RIVER GRANDE $1,500

  • JP MARDI GRAS & COWBOY SEMPER $1,450

  • LUCKENBACH TEXA $1,300

  • RO PHOENIX'S STAR RISING $1,083

  • WBAR GOLDEN RULE & WBAR ITSMISTERCHEX 2U $1,075

  • INTREPID STAR $1,037

  • RM AUSSIE COWBOY $933

  • CV CALL OF DUTY $750

These are the top 10 service sires based on female offspring value, no minimum # of offspring selling and not based on averages: 

  1. HUBBELLS RIO 007

  2. RR ESCONDIDO RED

  3. BR TEMPTING FATE & BR MR. RIGHT

  4. RZ JOSEY WALES & RZ WALKIN TALL

  5. TCC HOUDINI

  6. LUCCHESE STAR

  7. M ARROW MIX-MASTER

  8. SR MICHELOB 508

  9. LODESTAR & WS ARCHITECT

  10. BR MR. RIGHT

FEMALES: 

Popular Dams*:

These are averages for Dams with at least 2 grand offspring selling. Their offspring's averages are listed below starting with the highest average.

These are the top 10 Dams based on single female offspring value, no minimum # of offspring selling and not based on averages:

  1. REX'S PENNY

  2. TP BLOOD RED

  3. KDK CASH'S CUPCAKE

  4. SDR RIOS CUBA

  5. PPF MIMOSA

  6. JBM BECCA II

  7.  RHF PISTOL PACKIN KATIE

  8. RJF SUPER REFLECTION TAG R20

  9. RED RAMONA

  10. SNOWY MAID

Popular Maternal Grand Dams*:

These are averages for Maternal Grand Dams with at least 2 grand offspring selling. Their grand offsprings averages are listed below starting with the highest average.

  • RRR MISS BECCA 307 $2,075

  • M ARROW COCOA 3 CF32 $750

These are the top 10 Maternal Grand Dams based on female grand offspring value, no minimum # of grand offspring selling and not based on averages:

  1. LTL PRETTY PENNY

  2. MR WILMA

  3. SHR WAYLON'S HAVANA

  4. CUBA LIBRE

  5. GF SCARLET

  6. RRR MISS BECCA 307

  7. RHF KATIE BELLE

  8. REFLEC BAR

  9. RAMONA

  10. GF SNOWY RIVER

* 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.