DENVER, Colo. — The Angus Foundation in the United States has received a big cash injection of $175,000 following the sale of a heifer during an American Angus Association sponsored bull sale at the National Western Stock Show in Denver.
Herbster Angus Farms of Falls City, Nebraska, is a longtime booster of the not-for-profit organization, established in 1980 to support education, youth scholarships and research for the Angus business.
Charles and Judy Herbster purchased the donation heifer in 2013 when they paid $110,000, and last year they bid $120,000.
The heifer, named 44 Ruby 3839, was contributed by 44 Farms, owned by Bob McClaren and family at Cameron, Texas. The family has a major branded beef program and raises registered Angus cattle in central Texas.
The Angus Foundation, the not-for-profit arm of the American Angus Association contributed more than $200,000 in scholarships in 2014 as well as provided large funds for research into genomics and beef cow efficiency. Since it formed it has raised more than $1.7 million.
At the bull sale held yesterday, 42 lots were offered.
The top seller went to a syndicate for $120,000 for a two-thirds semen interest and half possession. The bull born in 2012 came from Silveira Bros. at Firebaugh, California. Named Silveiras First Reaction 2510, it has won numerous championships across the United States, including supreme bull awards over all breeds.
