From AgWeb:
Angus Bull Smashes World Record Price Selling for $1.51 Million
Another world record has been set by Schaff Angus Valley with a bull produced on the ranch named America selling for a record setting $1.51 million.
At Schaff Angus Valley’s annual production sale hosted at the ranch near Saint Anthony, N.D. on Feb. 9, 2019, had SAV America 8018 setting the tone for the auction. The Lot #1 bull of the sale commanded a number of bids during its six minutes in the sale ring before the final gavel sounded. The last bid was made by Herbster Angus Farms of Fall City, Neb., at an amount of $1.51 million. A round of applause was given by the crowd in attendance as America left the ring.
Last year, Schaff Angus Valley had a bull, SAV Elation 7899, sell for a then world record of $800,000. America was just $90,000 short of doubling that amount.
A pair of videos shared by Western Ag Reporter’s Will Bollum on Facebook and Twitter showed how the record setting sale came together in the last minutes....MORE
