May 14, 2024

Illinois Performance Tested Bull Sale results

By AgriNews Staff
Travis Meteer discusses key components of a grazing system at All Grass Farms near Dundee, Illinois. Those attending the Regenerative Grazing School learned about a variety of topics including forage species, weed management, fencing systems and watering methods.

Meteer (AgriNews photo/Martha Blum)

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Performance Tested Bull Sale at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield Feb. 22 averaged $4,966 on 43 lots.

“This sale continues to be one of the best sources for total performance genetics in the Midwest,” said Travis Meteer, Illinois Extension beef specialist and IPT sale manager. “During the past 56 years, the sale has sold 4,997 bulls valued at over $9.8 million.”

The IPT Bull Sale is a multi-breed sale and offers both older age-advantaged bulls and yearlings. Meteer said the high selling bull was a yearling Angus bull, selling for $8,500. The bull, Kramer Farms Viroqua 2256, was sold by Keith and Brady Kramer, Farina, Illinois, to Crosby Farms, Roachdale, Indiana. His half-brother, Kramer Farms Viroqua 2247, was the second high seller to Bauer Enterprises, Bingham, Illinois.

The high-selling senior Simmental bull consigned by Bob Fitzpatrick, Milan, Illinois was sold for $8,250 to William Dulle, Montreal, Missouri.

The high-selling senior Angus bull was consigned by Joe Curtin Cattle Company, Stonington, Illinois, and sold for $8,100. The high-selling yearling Simmental bull was consigned by Rincker Simmentals, Shelbyville, Illinois, and sold for $7,000.

The University of Illinois Extension, University of Illinois Department of Animal Sciences and consigning breeders sponsored the sale. Providing industry support were Axiota, Vita-Ferm, ABS, Zoetis, Dearwester Grain, Illinois Angus Association and Illinois Simmental Association , 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 the site are the individual bull prices from the 2024 sale and the numbers and averages from the previous sales.

Seedstock breeders interested in consigning to the 2025 IPT Bull Sale should contact Travis 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 Nov. 15, 2024, for the 2025 sale.

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