Northeast Livestock Expo

MBPA held its Spring Feeder Calf Sale in conjunction with NELE and is pleased to announce the sale results. Sixteen Maine consignors entered 152 animals, most of which were calves or yearlings. New to the sale this year were a 3 year old registered Angus bull, a number of bred cows and some cows that sold with calves at their side. These provided bidders with opportunities to begin or expand a beef herd.
The highest bid on a per pound basis was for a calf from Larry Thornburg, which brought $1.29/lb. Lowest bid per pound was $0.67, with almost 65% of the calves and yearlings going for at least $0.90/lb. The high selling bred cow was consigned by Steve McGee, which sold for $725. The highest selling cow/calf pair brought $775 and was consigned by Simon Stoll, as was the bull, which sold for $1010.
To see a summary of the sale breakdown by pen, please go to the MBPA website. For questions about the Spring Feeder Calf Sale, or to consign to the Fall Feeder Calf Sale, please contact Peter Dusoe, Sale Manager.

19th MBPA Purebred Sale Results

The Northeast Livestock Expo was once again the site for the 19th Annual Maine Beef Producers’ Association Purebred Sale. Included in the sale this year were opportunities to help finance youth beef activities in the coming year. A semen sale raise $250 for the MBPA Youth Fund, which supports youth activities at the Northeast Livestock Expo, the NEGG Youth Event held each spring in Fryeburg and the Maine Beef Team to Eastern States. Semen or certificates for semen were donated by West Wind Farm from Winthrop, Maine; Windy Point Angus of Potsdam; New York, Genex Cooperative of Shawano, Wisconsin; and ABS Global from DeForest, Wisconsin.
Mary Street of Ledgerock Farm in Chelsea donated the proceeds from the sale of an Angus heifer calf to the Maine Jr. Angus Association. Ledgerock Miss Bloss B08, an October WB Bando offspring, sold for $1400 and was purchased by Norman Hunt of Hunt Farm of Jefferson, Maine. The Junior Association has been holding a number of fundraisers to help finance their trip to the Angus Junior Nationals later this year.
Angus, Belted Galloways, Herefords and Simmentals made up the twenty-four live lots, which sold for a sale average of $1410. Three Belted Galloway animals were sold in the sale and averaged $1600. Aldermere Farm’s Aldermere Tridare was the highest selling Beltie. Gregg Starr from Kansas was the purchaser for $2100.
Four Simmental lots averaged $1400. McGee Farms consignment MF Katie and her April heifer calf were bought for $1900. The buyer was Larry Young from Bowdoinham, Maine.
There were six Herefords in the sale, averaging $1310. Marc Hardy from Shamrock Cattle Company of Lohrville, Iowa, purchased the high selling lot for $1800. Mini Acres Darlington 05R and her April heifer calf sired by Lagrand Reload 80P were consigned by Mini Acres Farm.
The eleven Angus in the sale averaged $1455. McGee Farm also had the highest selling Angus animal. Lucy P220 of Whitestone and her March Gar Pinnacle heifer calf sold for $1900. Lupo Realty of Medford, New York, was the buyer.
For more information on this year’s sale, or to learn about participating next year, as a consigner or bidder, contact Sale Manager Ed Carter, 207-737-2872 or Miniacres1@myfairpoint.net.