The rain and mud did not stop the crowd from attending in person and online for H2O’s Cattle 1st Annual Laser Focused Production Sale. The sale took place Oct. 30 at the farm near Walkerton, Ind. Buyers and bidders came from 23 states and Canada. Guest consignors included K-LER Cattle Co., J&AE Livestock, Purdue Beef Unit, Knapp Family Simmentals, Double Image Cattle, Mitchem Simmentals, Schafer Ridge and Brookland Farm. The auctioneer was Col. Jered Shipman, of Texas.

The offering consisted of fancy spring and fall born open heifers, elite donors, bred females, cow/calf pairs and herd bull prospects along with proven embryos and semen packages.

Fifty-six live lots averaged $4,400. Also sold were five genetic lots that averaged $3,400, and three semen lots that averaged $1,150.

In addition, two donors averaged $21,275; 30 Open Heifers averaged $4,460; five Fall Open Heifers averaged $1,740; six cow/calf pairs averaged $3,835; 11 Bred Females averaged $2,300; and two bulls averaged $4,550.

The Hardesty Family also raised $11,000 for a family of a dear friend that lost her life too soon. The hospitality was second to none and the consignors look forward to working with all the buyers to watch their genetics excel in their herd.

Lot 1

$10,000 ½ Interest ($20,000 Valuation)

W/C Miss Werning 4770B – Donor 

W/C Loaded Up 1119Y x KS Miss Sequoia Y770

Breeder: H2O’s Farm & Meimer Farms

Buyer: Meimer Farms, Mt. Gilead, Ohio

Lot 5

$10,750

H2OS Miss Fort Angel J14 – Open Heifer

W/C Fort Knox 609F x W/C Miss Angel 2870Z

Breeder: H2O’s Farm

Buyer: Kolt King, Columbia, Ky.

Lot 2

$5,000 ½ Interest ($10,000 Valuation)

HILB First Peek D496B – Donor

W/C Executive Order 8543B x HS/BRKC Sneak A Peek

Breeder: H2O’s Farm

Buyer: Simply Superior Farm, Sault Ste Marie, Mich.

Lot 4A

$9,500

J-AE/H2OS Doublestep J409 – Open Heifer

W/C Double Down 5014E x Shawnee Miss 1D

Breeder: J&AE Livestock & H2O’s Farm

Buyer: Kendall Raaf, Rockport, Ind.

Lot 1A

$8,250

H2OS Mr. Order J37 - Bull

W/C Executive Order 8543B x W/C Miss Werning 4770B

Breeder: H2O’s Farm

Buyer: Meimer Farms, Mt. Gilead, Ohio

Lot 10

$7,700

H2OS Miss Profiting Serena J42 – Open Heifer

Profit x HF Serena

Breeder: H2O’s Farm

Buyer: Blake Kessler, LaPorte, Ind.

Lot 63

$7,500

H2OS Hercules H44 - Bull

W/C Relentless 32C x Miss Werning 956W

Breeder: H2O’s Farm

Buyer: M/S Stavick Simmental, Veblen, S.D.

Lot 1D

$2,300/Egg ($6,900 Valuation)

Reverse Sort Heifer Embryos

W/C Bet On Red 481H X W/C Miss Werning 4770B

Breeder: H2O’s Farm

Buyer: Clear Water Simmentals, Milan, Ind.

Lot 27

$6,500

KLER Dollys Legend 029J – Open Heifer

Rocking P Legendary C918 x GW Miss GPRD 028X

Breeder: H2O’s Farm & K-LER Cattle

Buyer: Top Hat Farms, Deweyville, Utah

Lot 44

$1,800/Egg ($5,400 Valuation)

Non-Sorted Embryos

KCC1 Countertime 872H x HILB Seeing Is Believing

Breeder: H2O’s Farm

Buyer: Tucker Cattle Co, Pleasant Dale, Neb.

Lot 25

$5,000

KLER Dollys Lady 038J – Open Heifer

VCL Foresight x K-LER Dolly’s Lady 810F

Breeder: K-LER Cattle

Buyer: Lilly Brown, Exeter, Maine

Lot 35

$5,000

Images Banking On Beauty J100

W/C Bankroll 811D x Bramlets Beautiful Y100

Breeder: Double Image Cattle

Buyer: White Wing Simmentals, Huntington, Ark.