TSLN Rep: Curt Westland Date of Sale: 02/12/2024 Location: Kimball Livestock Exchange Auctioneer: Justin Tupper Averages:51 Yearling Bulls $6,416 The Benda family had an outstanding day for their annual bull sale. This is the beginning.
Visit the Ness ranch most any spring or summer evening after chores and you are bound to find siblings Swayze, 16, Shayda, 14, and Synch, 12, in the middle of roping practice.
“We rope a dummy every night and have contests to see who can rope better. Whoever loses has to do dishes,” explains 14-year-old Shayda.
Whether it’s rodeo, 4-H, fixing fence or working cattle, the Ness family enjoys the time they spend together on their family’s ranch, explains mom, Sasha. “It’s a good place to raise kids because there’s always something to do. Probably more than they would like some days. Always chores to do, cattle to work or move and horses to ride. It keeps them busy and out of trouble.”
9 hd Angus Bulls $4,222
10 hd Yearling Open Heifers $1,300
4 hd Elite Open Heifers $5,500
1 Heifer Pair $2,100
Lot 44 was the top selling individual for $10,000 to Craig Covey from Hamill, SD
Lot 1 sold to Robert Reich, Hamilton, TX for $7,250
Lot 2, a Fortress son, brought $6,000 to Jerry Campbell, Tuttle, OK
Lot 40 by Absolute Advantage & out of a Resource dam $6,000 to Jeff Brown, Scranton, ND
Lot 35 an Absolute Advantage son brought $5,500 from Brian Moore, Artesian, SD
It was a beautiful day for the 53rd DeJong Ranch Golden Plus Sale. A tremendous set of bulls and females were offered to the public, from a family that is second to none. Miles and Kim and their entire family strive for some of the best genetics to add pounds, improve carcass cutability and increase fertility rates, all to increase their customers’ profitability.