83RD ANNUAL RED BLUFF BULL SALE
Jan. 27, Red Bluff, CA
259 Total bulls $6,147
9 Balancer 6,778
18 Hereford 6,722
158 Angus 6,620
20 Sim-Angus 6,325
2 Maine-Anjou 6,125
1 Gelbvieh 5,000
9 Red Angus 4,722
5 Simmental 4,700
6 Polled Hereford 4,500
31 Charolais 4,108
Auctioneers: Rick Machado, Trent Stewart, Max Olvera and Eric Duarte
A sale entrenched with history, the Red Bluff Bull Sale continues to defy the odds with one of their most successful events ever. We saw record highs and extreme demand for this year’s consignment of bulls.
Overall, this sale increased the average by nearly $1,100 per bull over last year. To see this average remain at its level is an enormous success. The quality of front-end bulls was as good as I’ve seen for years attending the event. Hats off to all the consignors and breeders for building and bringing such a versatile seedstock product to the record-setting week.
The consignors of the Red Bluff Bull Sale have remained consistent for many years. A core group of cattlemen and cattlewomen bring bulls each year that buyers have come to know and expect their superb quality. Commercial ranchers around California, Oregon, Idaho, Arizona and Nevada gather for the sale and many cattlemen purchase their year’s bull battery at this sale.
In an age where consignment sales are known to struggle, this sale continues to bring uniform quality, pedigrees and consistency so these ranchers can assemble a group of bulls that add value to their calf crops. These bulls truly do come with a committee of ranchers’ approval commonly known as “The Red Bluff Standard.”
The bulls are sifted and graded stringently throughout the week. There is a sifting committee studying soundness, structure and overall quality. If the bull doesn’t meet their expectations, the bull is immediately sifted before it ever has the chance to reach the grading committee. Once the bull passes the sifting process, it continues to the show ring where it is judged in classes with its contemporaries and the classes are given a number grade. This number is then used in the selling order. Keeping the quality at a high level has helped build the reputation a Red Bluff bull carries and has driven the success of this sale.
Congratulations to all the consignors, especially longtime Red Bluff consignor Kudlac Herefords for consigning, yet again, the Supreme Champion Bull, who was an outstanding Hereford herd bull, and The England Ranch for consigning the Reserve Supreme Champion bull, who was a high-preforming, balanced data fall yearling Angus bull with standout phenotype.
Bull Sifting Committee: Mac McGiffin, Red Bluff, CA; Matt Owens, Red Bluff, CA; and Bryan Owens, Red Bluff, CA.
Bull Grading Committee: Mark Bidwell, Hat Creek, CA; Lane Russ, Ferndale, CA; and Sam Shaw, Caldwell, ID.
TOPS:
PK Cascade 22K20, 3/15/22 Hereford; from Kudlac Herefords, OR, to Whitney McCord, Junction City, OR, $16,500.
JMA Heritage 3174-1995, 9/8/22 Angus; from Jackson Mountain Angus, NV, to Shufelberger Ranches, Redding, CA, $14,000.
OAK RIDGE Instrumental, 10/1/22 Angus from Oak Ridge Angus, CA, to W Dart Ranch, Cottonwood, AZ, $13,000.
ER LM Monumental 286, 9/2/22 Angus from The England Ranch, OR, to Dayton Stafford, Prineville, OR, $11,000.
CHEX Gunslinger 205, 1/26/22 SimAngus; from Check X Ranch, OR, to Richard Micke, Terra Bella, CA, $10,500.
PK Cascade 22K06, 2/3/22 Hereford from Kudlac Herefords, OR, to Hays Ranch, Red Bluff, CA, $9,750. — JARED PATTERSON
