Beef Cattle Improvement Association

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Hinds Community College Sales Facility, Raymond, MS

The Mississippi Beef Cattle Improvement Association wrapped up its 4th Annual Spring Bull Sale on March 3, 2011 in conjunction with the Hinds Community College Bull Test Sale. The MBCIA Spring Sale featured 11 performance-backed bulls from breeders across the state. Thank you to all of the consignors and buyers for supporting the Spring 2011 Mississippi BCIA Bull Sale.

The top-selling lot was CWC No Doubt W926, a Charolais bull. CWC No Doubt W926 was consigned by Clear Water Cattle, LLC of Aberdeen, Mississippi and sold for $3,400 to Pattridge Farms of Batesville, Mississippi. Other breeders marketing bulls in the MBCIA sale included Harvey Farms, Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, and Thames Angus Farms. Sale receipts on eleven bulls totaled $24,750 for a sale average price of $2250.

The objective of the Mississippi BCIA Bull Sale program is to encourage production and identification of genetically superior bulls by purebred breeders and to encourage the purchase and use of these bulls by commercial producers. Bulls offered through this sale have passed a breeding soundness exam, met minimum growth and scrotal circumference requirements, and are backed with extensive performance information. The MBCIA Fall Bull Sale is held on the second Thursday in November, while the Spring Bull Sale is held in conjunction with the Hinds Community College Bull Test sale on the first Thursday in March.