Angus Production Sale 1
Penn State's 97th anniversary Angus Production Sale was held Nov. 7 at the Penn State University Beef and Sheep Center on the University Park campus. Approximately 80 lots of cattle were sold. Students in an undergraduate class in livestock merchandising participate in all aspects of the sale activities, including submitting advertisements, reviewing budgets, preparing the sale facility, meeting and interacting with buyers and guests, and providing feedback to help improve sales in the future.
Angus Production Sale 2
Jim Shipman, Sunbury, shades his eyes from an unusual hot November sun while viewing the Angus cattle in their holding pens.
Angus Production Sale 3
Wendall Landis, assistant herd manager at Penn State, goes over the order of Angus selection with his students. The students will drive the animals from the holding pens to the delivery area for auction. This year's students are from the Beef Cattle Merchandising Course taught by John Comerford and Robert Mikesell.
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Instructor Bob Mikesell and student Kate Tice get out of the way as they make sure the correct Angus cattle are in the proper holding pens.
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Chris Molinaro holds a young Angus before it enters the auction arena. It's during this time that other students give the animal a final inspection.
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A final cleaning, brushing and an application of show spray is applied by Dani Maines and Chris Molinaro before letting the young Angus enter the auction ring.
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Angus heifer Bad Betty enters the auction arena. Internet bids from Tennessee and Canada came in for the Angus herd.
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Aiding the auctioneer is Chuck Grove, the southeast regional manager of the Angus Association.
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Ranchers young and old were on hand to bid for the next addition to their herds.
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The note-taking on what was bid was as fast as the auctioneer could talk.
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The license plate on one car said it all.
Sunday, September 22, 2019
