Show Bull sale to continue another year J Early arly this spring Joseph Austin Area Livestock Specialist Utah State University Extension visited with local purebred breeders several expressed the desire to establish a local bull sale POSSIBILITIES of the sale was discussed In the meeting and the decision was made to give one a try The group elected a Board of Directors consisting of Lynn Winterton Leo Brady Floyd Massey Melvin Bingham and Clark Lusty The board put together the bull sale held November 9 at atthe atthe atthe the Vernal Livestock Auction At a meeting held November 9 two more Board members were elected one ne to replace Clark Lusty serving 1 year term and one to bring the Board up to six members Those elected were Gary Jesson and Kenneth Hartle At the November 19 Board meeting the producers met to consider the fate of the Uintah Basin All Breed Bull Sale In reviewing the results of the sale held November 9 it was reported that the 40 bulls offered offered of of- for sale averaged The top ten bulls averaged Melvin Bingham of Neola topped the sale with an Angus bull purchased by Tony Smith Talmage for a bid of Gary Jesson of Altamont consigned the next highest selling bull a Polled Hereford which sold for to Orson Johnson Deep Creek The third highest selling bull was a Horned Hereford sold by Kenneth Hartle La Lapoint point and purchased by Lyle Oman of Mountain Home AFTER HEARING the report and a brief discussion by those present it was felt U this s project should be continued forat forat for forat at least another year Pros and cons of a fall and spring sale was discussed Many buyers want to buy bulls in the spring but the producers felt that top quality bulls would be gone by then One of the objectives of the Uintah Basin All Breed Bull Sale is to offer the best quality of bulls produced in the Basin There ar are are many breeders who have cattle that will compete with m most st breeders in Utah and adjoining states thus it was decided to continue with the fall sale on November 9 1977 at th the Vernal Verna Li M u 4 |