Auctioneer: Stetson Clontz
Sale Managed by James Danekas & Associates, Inc.

6 Full Blood Open Heifers Avg. $6,525
10 Bulls Avg. $3,015
4 Pregnancies Avg. $2,100
1 Flush Avg. $1,300
20 Embryos Avg. $512.50
80 Units of Semen Avg. $150

TOPS:
• CHR Ms Itozuru Doi 370, 7-18-08 by Itozuru Doi; Crescent Harbor Ranch, Oak Harbor, WA; $9,500 to Artisan Cattle, Ocala, Fl.

• CHR Ms Itozuru Doi 349, 6-6-08 by Itozuru Doi; Crescent Harbor Ranch, Oak Harbor, WA; $9,500 to Artisan Cattle, Ocala, Fl.

• 40 Units of semen (5 Units each from 8 leading sires); Crescent Harbor Ranch, Oak Harbor, WA; $9,300 to Waldeck Farms, Basalt, CO.

• Umenaru 31U, 11-26-08 by WSI Umenaru; Janell & Jim Henscel, Roberts, MT; $7,600 to Nakota Land & Cattle Co, Redmond, OR and Double Eagle Ranch, Terrebonne, OR.

• KYW Ms Hiyaritoshita, 1-19-09 by CHR Kitaguni 07K; KY Wagyu, Boring Or; $5,000 to Artisan Cattle, Ocala, FL.

• CHR Ms Sanjirou 3, 10-16-08 by Sanjirou; Crescent Harbor Ranch, Oak Harbor, WA; $4,600 to Jason Niewinski, Taylorville, IL.

• LMR Itozurudoi 818T, 12-31-07 by Itozuru Doi; Lone Mountain Ranch, Golden, NM; $4,500 to Mark Smith, Tumwater, WA.


Waygu breeders and enthusiast from across the United States as well as Argentina, Australia, Canada, Germany, and Japan gathered in Reno, NV for the 2009 AWA Convention and National Sale. The sale offering was small in quantity, but long on quality. A large sale crowd saw the offering sell to eight states and Canada. Volume buyer honors went to Artisan Cattle, Ocala, Fl. Indeed a very successful sale for this up and coming breed.