Photo Courtesy of Travis Meteer
The 2023 Illinois Performance Tested Bull Sale averaged $4,440 on 49 lots, the second highest average in the history of the sale.
The top selling bull was a yearling Angus consigned by Keith and Brady Kramer of Farina and sold to Thomas Laue of Shumway for $8,250. The high selling senior Angus bull was purchased for $7,500 and consigned by Seagraves Angus of Mulberry Grove.
Pleasant Street Farms in Ohio, Illinois purchased the high selling senior Simmental bull from Bob Fitzpatrick of Milan for $8,000. The high selling yearling Simmental was consigned by Fox Creek Cattle of Newton and sold for $6,000.