535 Camp Cooley Brangus Bulls Average Nearly $4,000 During Annual Sale

For Immediate Release
November 18, 2005

Franklin, TX -In a repeat of Friday's record-breaking performance cattlemen from across America tipped their hats to the strength of Camp Cooley genetics by generating another exceptionally strong sale.

Registered and commercial cattlemen alike participated in an extremely active sale of 535 Brangus bulls. Over 500 registered buyers from twenty two states and Mexico, were anxious to buy registered Brangus bulls from the premier seedstock producer of the breed.

A deep line-up of herd sires drove up the sale's strong average but the sale barn was packed with progressive commercial cattlemen purchasing rancher bulls ranging in price from $1,500 to $5,000.

Mirroring Thursday's female sale Mike Weathers and Chimney Rock Brangus again selected the high selling lots of the day. During the Brangus bull sale Mike Weathers, Columbus, Texas, bought the high selling bull. The proven herd sire and ever popular, Brinks Bright Side 607L11 commanded an impressive final bid of $45,000. Weathers purchased one-half interest and full possession in this young sire who has forged ahead as one of the preeminent young herd sires in the breed.

After purchasing his mother as the high selling lot in the female sale the evening before, Bill Davis of Chimney Rock Brangus, Concord, Arkansas, returned to pay $44,000 to own Lot 105, Newt of Brinks 302P16. This balanced calving ease specialist, sired by the popular Lead Gun, was a crowd favorite throughout the sale.

296 coming two-year old bulls started off the sale strong to average $4,087.

Leading off the fall yearlings was the bull who generated the most barn talk as the bull in the sale to watch. Rowdy of Brinks 535P59 topped the yearling offering with a final bid of $35,000 from Dr. Robert Vineyard and John Holland who teamed up to purchase one-half interest and full possession. Sired by the popular Blackhawk of Brinks and out of the dam of Ditka of Brinks, Rowdy boasts EPD's in the Top 1% of the breed for WW, YW and TM.

Don Rodges, North Forty Ranch, of Gunter, Texas, selected the $27,000, Morgan of Brinks as the second high selling yearling Brangus bull. This Lead Gun son scanned an impressive 16.3 inch ribeye and gained over four pounds per day on test. Morgan's dam, Miss Brinks Transformer 795H, sold on Thursday for $40,000 to Mike Weathers.

For further information regarding this press release please contact:

Cheramie Viator
Camp Cooley Ranch®
(979) 828-3968