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2003 Kimm Production Results

Annual Production Sale 2002

KIMM SUFFOLKS PRODUCTION SALE RESULTS

Bob Kimm and family held their fourteenth Annual Production Sale on Saturday evening, May 4^th at their home farm near Dysart, Iowa.  Jerry Lehmann, Lake Ozark, Missouri served as auctioneer.  A complimentary lamb brat supper was served prior to the start of the 6:30 PM sale, held in their sale facility constructed last year.  Guest consignors included Terry Chapman, Monticello, IA; Mike Christensen, Stuart, IA; Rich Rourke, Iowa City, IA; and Rob and Christy Zelinsky, Parkersburg, IA.  One hundred and fourteen buyer numbers from sixteen states were represented. 

Forty-eight registered Suffolk ram lambs were very well received with an average of $735, well over $100 above last year.  The top five ram lambs sold respectively to Jim Jensen, UT, Ron Alves, CA, Rex Galloway, UT, Ken Holstein, NE, and Scott and Nikki Royer, IN.  Three registered Hampshire ram lambs sold for an average of $567.  Four purebred Suffolk yearling rams averaged $1,250, with the top yearling going to Scott Olsen, UT.  Eighty-five percent of the rams sold carried RR at Codon 171.  The first twenty rams through the ring were sold into thirteen different states.

Forty-nine registered Suffolk ewe lambs averaged $329, which was down by over $100 from the past two years’ production sales.  The top five females sold respectively to Tom Burke, MO, Tom & Michael Greiner, IA, Doug Edler, IA, Ron Alves, CA, and Dave & Pat Dittbrenner, WI.  The volume Suffolk female buyers were Jerry Johnson and Willis Hunt, NE.  Twelve purebred Hampshire ewe lambs were well received, bringing an average of $296.  Wade Hamil, Gene Rudin, and Foster Club Lambs were the volume buyers of the Hamp ewe lambs, all staying in Iowa.  Twenty ewe lambs from the guest consignors averaged $258, with the top two lambs consigned by Mike Christensen, selling to Jerry Johnson, NE.

Eight yearling Suffolks and nine aged Suffolk ewes were sold for an average of $300.  The volume buyers for the yearling and aged females were Don Counsell, IA, Bob Fox, IN, and Kirkwood Community College, IA.  Six yearling Hampshire ewes were also purchased by West Branch Farms, IA.

This is a registered flock and all sheep sold carry as accurate of a pedigree as possible.  The flock emphasizes Suffolks with strong maternal and production traits.  The flock has been enrolled in the National Sheep Improvement Program (NSIP) since 1983, and enrolled into the Voluntary Scrapie Certification program during the Fall of 2001.  The flock has been monitored for the spider gene through testing.  Sheep offered for sale carry at least one “R” factor at Codon 171.  The past five years all lambs sold have been scanned for REA and 12^th fib fat measurements.  It truly is a flock with “BALANCED” genetics in a structurally sound package, striving for Suffolk breed character and freedom from black fiber.  Bob still has a large selection of later born ram lambs for sale.  Their 2003 production sale is scheduled for 6:30 PM, Saturday, May 3^rd. 

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