A
Brief History Of
Manchester Livestock Auction,
Inc.
10 acres of land at the southwest edge of Manchester was
purchased in 1982 from Les and Martha Fink. Many of the local
people would refer to the land as the Verle & Marie McDowell Farm
just northeast of the junction of Highways 20 and 13. Les and
Martha Fink purchased the farm from the McDowells in 1979. The
original shareholders and owners of Manchester Livestock Auction,
Inc. were Wesley Waterhouse of Central City, Iowa (Marvin's father),
Marvin Waterhouse, Dean State, and Bill Havertape (all of
Manchester, Iowa). Construction commenced in the middle of a corn
field in late April of 1983 with the first auction being held in
November 1983. David Waterhouse (Marvin's son) Bill Havertape, and
Marvin Waterhouse are now the shareholders and owners of Manchester
Livestock Auction, Inc.
In looking back, we
remember the early 1980's being described as the worst economic time
for agriculture since The Great Depression of the 1930's.
Land prices in the mid to late 1970's ranged from $2,000.00 to
$3,750.00 per acre. By the early 1980's these same farms were
selling for $750.00 to $1,250.00 per acre. Interest rates were at
all time highs (the first money borrowed by Manchester Livestock
Auction, Inc. was @ 18%). It was during this time I can vividly
remember a local auto dealer telling me that he hadn't figured up a
new pickup for anyone in over 90 days! Needless to say, a great
many people thought the construction of a livestock auction to be
crazy. "There have been two previous sale barns in Manchester and
neither of them worked" was commonly being said. On the positive
side, it was during this time that businesses were eager for
business and a dollar would really stretch. Within a couple of
years after opening, the cost of raw materials would have been 10%
to 20% higher than it was in 1983.
Being a "local" business, we wanted to do our business
"local" when at all possible. The main building was ordered
from Chief Industries in Nebraska, but the materials for the inside
detail work plus the pen areas were obtained locally. Following is
a list of all those involved in the initial construction:
Walt O'Connor Construction
of Central City, Iowa
Eastern Iowa Drainage
of Manchester, Iowa
Kuhlman Construction
of Colesburg, Iowa
Reliable Sign Company
(Bill Uptegraph) of Manchester, Iowa
Elk Ready Mix of
Manchester, Iowa
Great Plains Supply
Company of Manchester, Iowa
Larson Construction of
Independence, Iowa
Badger State Scale of
LaCrosse, Wisconsin
Graybill Plumbing & Heating
of Manchester, Iowa
Ogden Well Drilling of
Manchester, Iowa
Rick Caspers Lumber of
Anamosa, Iowa
Fred Iben Excavating
of Monticello, Iowa
Al Lubben Welding of
Manchester, Iowa
Native Veneer
of
Anamosa, Iowa
C & D Construction
(Dick Clemen) of Manchester, Iowa
Kenneth Wickman of
Ryan, Iowa
Custom Precast
of
Cascade, Iowa
Guetzko Construction
of Manchester, Iowa
Bruce Anderson Welding
of Manchester, Iowa
Farm Fleet of
Manchester, Iowa
Ron Gienapp Electric
of Manchester, Iowa
Cashway of Manchester,
Iowa
Tri-County Electric of
Shell Rock, Iowa
Three Rivers FS of
Manchester, Iowa
L J Scherrman of
Farley, Iowa
Lynch Roofing of
Manchester, Iowa
Model Paint of
Manchester, Iowa
Service Equipment Company
of Manchester, Iowa
Don Stickle & Sons of
Anamosa, Iowa
Iowa Electric of
Manchester, Iowa
Steffen Builders of
Manchester, Iowa
Harbaugh Wood of
Manchester, Iowa
Monaghan Electric of
Manchester, Iowa
Jacques Floor Covering
of Dyersville, Iowa
Waterloo Fire Extinguisher
of Waterloo, Iowa
D C Phones of Greeley,
Iowa
Elmer Kehrli of
Manchester, Iowa
Baumgartner Gate of
Manchester, Iowa
Don & Walt's Plumbing and
Heating of Manchester, Iowa
Palmer Hardware of
Manchester, Iowa
True Value Hardware of
Manchester, Iowa.
All of these businesses and individuals are special to
us. But none are more special than Francis Keenan
and Dan Putz of Manchester, Iowa. Francis was a
seasoned carpenter and Dan was well on his way to learning the
carpentry business. These two, along with some extra help,
"finished" the offices, hallways, restaurant, sale arena, loading
docks, and pen area. Starting in early May of 1983 and working
right up until our Open House in November 1983, Francis and Dan were
here 5, and sometimes 6 and 7 days a week. I couldn't say enough
good things about them ....... it was our good fortune to have them
"ramrod" the construction side by side with Dean State.
Our Open House was held
in November 1983 and we estimated 1500 people passed through the
doors to view the new facility. The first auction to be held
(Thursday November 17, 1983) was a Dairy Dispersal of 114 Holsteins
cows and heifers for Rickels Brothers of Monmouth, Iowa. The
schedule of those early years was to have a swine and sheep auction
on Mondays; a cattle auction on Tuesdays; and a Dairy Sale on the
4th Friday each month. The first swine & sheep auction was held
Monday November 21, 1983. The first cattle auction was held Tuesday
November 22, 1983. The employees were: Kenny Andrews of
Manchester, Iowa; Kathy Dolan of Manchester, Iowa; Jim Funk of
Edgewood, Iowa; Dale Gericke of Central City, Iowa; John Goebel of
Masonville, Iowa; Richie Hutchinson of Greeley, Iowa; Bernard Langel
of Manchester, Iowa; Dave LeClere of Coggon, Iowa; Orvie McCright of
Coggon, Iowa; George Rans of Manchester, Iowa; Wayne Sauerbry of
Greeley, Iowa; Carol State of Manchester, Iowa; Marvel Swanson of
Coggon, Iowa; Penelope Tisl of Masonville, Iowa; Wayne Thompson of
Hopkinton, Iowa; Leon Wickman of Ryan, Iowa.
The struggles of those
early years were much like the struggles of any new business, except
with the added intensity of the economy. By mid 1985 the ag economy
began to rebound and by the late 1980's things were pretty much back
to normal. During this time, the ideas of Manchester Livestock
Auction, Inc were continually promoted and by the late 1980's we
could see we were gaining in public acceptance and revenue.
When construction was
first completed, we thought we had made the facility larger than
needed so we could expand into unused portions. Oops! Since 1983,
we've put on 8 additions of yards, loading areas, veterinary work
areas, etc. and have sold 1877 head of fed cattle at one auction;
671 head of dairy cattle at another auction.
Manchester Livestock Auction
was sold to
Nafcor, Inc. (NFO Livestock)
effective October 1, 2020
|
Biggest Bull |
3240 lbs |
Steve Nagel |
Monticello, IA |
3/31/09 |
|
Biggest Cow |
2495 lbs |
Don Pfab |
Central City, IA |
4/14/09 |
|
Biggest Steer |
3010 lbs |
Shuchmann Livestock |
Strawberry Point, IA |
4/22/03 |
|
Biggest Boar |
1025 lbs |
Dale & Mary Rueber |
Westgate, IA |
5/24/94 |
|
Biggest Sow |
960 lbs |
Clete Christianson |
Elgin |
11/18/97 |
1993 was the "high water
mark" for fed cattle. At our auction on March 23, 1993, Dan
Gearhart of Dundee topped the fed steers @ $90.00 and on that same
day Art & Germaine Helle topped the fed heifers @ $88.85. The same
day, Brian Suckow of Oelwein topped the fed Holstein steers @
$81.75. The highest selling cow we've ever sold (June 22nd 1993)
was $65.00 for Earl Wilbur of West Union.
September 9th, 2003. New Price Records: Fed Steers
$94.75 Bill Kester of Walker; Fed Heifers $93.50 Randy Helgerson of
Elgin also $93.50 Clarence Joyce of Walker. Fed Holstein $89.75
Cass Way Farms of Anamosa.
September 16th, 2003. A record smashing sale. New Price Records:
Fed Steers $95.25 Steve Nagel of Monticello; Fed Heifers $94.85 Carl
Wegmann of Edgewood. Most overnight delivered fed cattle @ 1777
head. Most fed cattle in one sale @ 1877 head. Most bulls ever
sold @ 50 head. Total headcount @ 2131 head. Largest dollar sale @
$2,200,000.00 +
September 23, 2003 ......... the highest price ever fed
Holstein steers $90.00 sold by John Goedken of Earlville
September 30, 2003 .......... the highest price ever fed steer
$97.25 Randy Andrews of Indpendence; the highest price ever fed
heifer $96.50 Larry & Pat Bockenstedt of Earlville; the highest
price ever fed Holstein steer $92.00 Gene Olinger of Strawberry
Point.
October 7, 2003 ......... the highest price ever fed steers $102.00
Lloyd & Don Stohr of Hazleton; the highest price ever fed heifers
$100.00 Zauche Cattle Company of Peosta; the highest price ever fed
Holstein steer $96.75 Louis & Helen Rowell of Edgewood.
October 14, 2003 .......... the highest price ever fed steer $123.25
Wayne Vorwald of Farley; the highest price ever fed heifers $121.00
Ron Nelson of Aurora also $121.00 Zauche Cattle Company of Peosta;
the highest price ever fed Holstein steer $118.25 Dave Fortman of
Worthington. The highest price ever butcher cows $66.50 sold by Ron
Nelson of Aurora also $66.50 sold by Jan Esch of Strawberry Point.
New price record June 22, 2004, Ron Nelson of Aurora on a 1475 lb
cow @ $68.25.
New price record on July 13, 2004, Delbert Wilson of Rowley on a
2240 lb bull @ $79.75.
New price record on Tuesday July 27, 2004, Stickle Bull Rental on a
1825 lb bull @ $80.75.
New price record on August 3, 2004, Neal Krieg of Elgin on a 1795 lb
black cow @ $70.00
New price record March 15, 2005 the highest price bull ever sold
from Dahling Farms @ Strawberry Point weighing 2150 lbs @ $81.25
Tie for highest price ever butcher cow March 29, 2005 ..... Vernon
Cherne of Guttenberg $70.00 on a 1635 lb cow.
New price record March 29, 2005 ....... Lee Crock of Mechanicsville
$82.00 on a 2345 lb slaughter bull.
New price record April 5, 2005 ....... Sloan Farms of Alburnett
$70.50 on a 1485 lb butcher cow.
New price record May 3, 2005 ........ Bob & Bill Recker of Hopkinton
$71.00 on a 1380 lb butcher cow.
New price record May 10, 2005 ...... Tom & John Wessel of Garber
$71.50 on a 1740 lb butcher cow.
New price record July 8, 2008 ........ Jeff Sylvester of Strawberry
Point $72.25 on a 1500 lb butcher cow.
New price record July 22, 2008 ...... Mike Flitsch of Central City
$74.00 on a 1515 lb butcher cow.
New price record July 29, 2008 ...... Wendell & Neva Erpelding
$83.10 on a 1730 lb slaughter bull.
New price record May 11, 2010 ..... Bull Top $85.25 Dahling Farms of
Strawberry Point.
New price record January 18, 2011 ....
Cow Top $76.00 Dan Tegeler (1650 lbs)
New price record January 25, 2011 .... Cow Top $77.50 Don Pfab (1760
lbs) and Bill Thomsen (4 @ 1496 lbs)
New price record February 1, 2011 ... Cow Top $79.50 Orr Stock Farms
(1750 lbs)
New price record February 8, 2011 ... Bull Top $88.50 Dan Kohl (2030
lbs)
New price record February 15, 2011 ... Bull Top $95.00 Kent Lange
(1980 lbs)
New price record February 15, 2011 ... Cow Top $82.00 Pineview Farms
(3 hd 1547 lbs)
New price record March 15, 2011 ..... Fed Steer $124.50 Kent Schmitz
of Jesup (1 head 1520 lbs)
New record price March 22, 2011 ..... Slaughter bull $96.00 Dick
Bockenstedt of Greeley (1 head 2035 lbs)
New record price March 22, 2011 ..... Butcher cow $84.00 Steve Nagel
of Monticello (1 head 1845 lbs)
New record price March 29, 2011 ..... Butcher cow $86.00 Sean Hauser
of Manchester (1 head 1525 lbs)
Tied record price March 29, 2011 ..... Slaughter bull $96.00 Alan
Kirby of Strawberry Point (1 head 1840 lbs)
New record price March 29, 2011 ..... Fed Heifer $122.00 Richard
Goedken of Dundee (1 head 1255 lbs)
Tied record price March 29, 2011 ..... Fed Heifer $122.00 Chris
Goedken of Lamont (1 head 1300 lbs)
New record price April 5, 2011 ..... Fed Steers $132.00 Roman
Bertling of Worthington (7 head 1417 lbs)
New record price April 5, 2011 ..... Fed Heifers $131.00 Don Pfab of
Central City (9 head 1297 lbs)
New record price April 5, 2011 ..... Fed Holsteins $120.00 Randy
McAllister of Earlville (2 head 1315 lbs)
New record price April 5, 2011 ..... Butcher cow $87.00 Chris Eibey
of Manchester (3 head 1668 lbs)
New record price April 5, 2011 ..... Slaughter bull $100.00 Chris
Curtis of Aurora (1 head 2110 lbs)
Tied record price April 12, 2011 .... Fed Heifers Terry Folkers of
Central City (5 head 1310 lbs)
Tied record price April 12, 2011 .... Slaughter bull $100.00 George
VandeVorde of Aurora (1 head 1730 lbs)
New record price April 26, 2011 .... Butcher cow $87.50 Brian
Hodgson of Dubuque (1 head 1410 lbs)
New record price May 3, 2011 ..... Slaughter bull $102.00 Martin
Krogmann of Dundee (1 head 1910 lbs)
Tied record price May 24, 2011 .... Butcher cow $87.50 Larry Schmidt
of Walker (1 head 1910 lbs)
New record price June 14, 2011 .... Butcher cow $88.25 Chris Eibey
of Manchester (1 head 1780 lbs)
New record price November 29, 2011 .... Fed heifers $132.50 Lloyd
Lorenzen of Center Junction (2 head 1538 lbs)
New record price November 29, 2011 .... Fed Holsteins $120.25 Chuck
& Lois Tempus of Aurora (3 head 1435 lbs)
New record price December 20, 2011 .... Fed Holsteins $122.00 Kevin
Pitz of New Vienna (6 head 1460 lbs)
Tied record price December 27, 2011 .... Fed Holsteins $122.00
Kluesner Brothers of Farley (4 head 1489 lbs)
Tied record price December 27, 2011 .... Fed Steers Blackford Farms
of Marion (13 head 1504 lbs)
Tied record price December 27, 2011 .... Fed Steers Sandy Rolwes of
Dubuque (10 head 1369 lbs)
Tied record price January 31, 2012 .... Fed Holsteins $122.00 Wayne
Westhoff of Dyersville (6 head 1458 lbs)
Tied record price January 31, 2012 .... Fed Holsteins $122.00 Ron &
Ken Boyer of Hawkeye (5 head 1512 lbs)
Tied record price February 14, 2012 .... Fed Holsteins $122.00 Brian
Bagge of Worthington (1 head 1350 lbs)
New record price February 21, 2012 .... Butcher cow $89.00 Jerry
Holtz of Strawberry Point (1 head 1280 lbs)
New record price February 28, 2012 .... Fed Holsteins $123.00 Dale
Zuck of Jesup (4 head 1455 lbs)
New record price March 6, 2012 .... Fed Holsteins $123.50 Marvin
Hoffmann of Epworth (1 head 1575 lbs)
New record price March 6, 2012 .... Butcher cow $91.50 Alexa &
Brooke Holtz of Strawberry Point (1 head 1405 lbs)
New record price March 13, 2012 .... Butcher cow $95.00 BG&K of
Fairbank (3 head 1552 lbs)
New record price April 24, 2012 .... Slaughter Bull $103.00 Brad
Price Of Alburnett (1 head 2165 lbs)
New record price May 8, 2012 .... Butcher cow $95.50 Ploessl
Brothers of Holy Cross (1 head 1185 lbs)
New record price May 22, 2012 .... Slaughter Bull $114.00 Vernon
Hoffman Trust of Independence (1 head 1925 lbs)
New record price May 22, 2012 .... Fed Holsteins $124.00 Kevin
Zalaznik of Epworth (5 head 1569 lbs)
New record price December 11, 2012 .... Fed Steers $134.50 sold by
Walter & Brad Clauson of Strawberry Point 5 head 1442 lbs
New record price January 8, 2013 .... Fed Steers $136.00 Brian &
Glen Hodgson of Dubuque 1 head 1495 lbs
New record price January 8, 2013 .... Fed Heifers $135.50 Dennis
Knipper of Greeley 9 head 1371 lbs also $135.50 Pete Rieniets of Monticello 10 head 1367 lbs
New record price January 22, 2013 .... Fed Holsteins $125.50 sold by
Dan Schuster of Delhi (1 head 1210 lbs)
New record price August 20, 2013 .... Butcher cow $100.00 Laura
Muldoon from Coggon (1 head 1500 lbs)
Tied all time high price. Tuesday October 29th, 2013 Fed Heifer Top
$135.50 sold by Gentz Farms, Inc. of Colesburg. 3 head 1441 lbs
New record price Tuesday November 5, 2013 .... Fed Steers $136.10
Dean Klosterman of Manchester 2 head 1453 lbs also $136.10 Dale
Leslein of Durango 3 head 1391 lbs
New record price Tuesday November 5, 2013 ... Fed Heifers $136.10
Dale Leslein of Durango 3 head 1392 lbs
New record price Tuesday November 26, 2013 ... Fed Steers $137.00
John Hargrafen of Hopkinton on 4 head 1490 lbs
New record price Tuesday November 26th, 2013 ... Fed Heifers $136.50
Ed & Darwin Koutny of Springville also $136.50 Dave Phillip of
Greeley.
Tied record price Tuesday December 3, 2013 .... Fed Heifer $136.50
Jason Hunziker of Independence 1 head 1355 lbs
Tied record price Tuesday December 10, 2013 .... Fed Heifer $136.50
Ken and Ron Boyer of Hawkeye 9 head 1231 lbs
New record price Tuesday December 17th, 2013 .... Fed Steers $137.85
Tumey Brothers of Hopkinton 6 head 1385 lbs
New record price Tuesday December 17th, 2013 .... Fed Heifers
$137.75 Tumey Brothers of Hopinton 13 head 1315 lbs
New record price Tuesday January 7th, 2014 .... Fed Steers $142.00
Kevin Boyer & Clifford Franklin of Hawkeye 11 head 1409 lbs also
$142.00 Eric Anderson of Waterloo 1 head 1565 lbs
New record price Tuesday January 7th, 2014 .... Fed Heifers $141.75
Kevin Boyer & Clilfford Franklin of Hawkeye 8 head 1327 lbs
New record price Tuesday January 7th, 2014 .... Fed Holsteins
$128.75 Duane Hogan of Delhi 3 head 1483 lbs
New record price Tuesday January 14th, 2014 .... Fed Steers $144.00
Terry Folkers of Central City 4 head 1455 lb
New record price Tuesday January 14th, 2014 .... Fed Heifers $142.60
Clarence Joyce & Dennis Mills of Walker on 6 head 1413 lbs
New record price Tuesday January 14th, 2014 .... Fed Holsteins
$129.50 Randy McAllister of Earlville on 3 head 1432 lbs
New record price Tuesday January 21st, 2014 .... Fed Steers $146.85
Brian Hodgson of Dubuque on 3 head 1425 lbs
New record price Tuesday January 21st, 2014 .... Fed Heifers $147.00
Steve Schuchmann of Arlington on 1 head 1505 lbs
New record price Tuesday January 21st, 2014 .... Fed Holsteins
$136.50 Randy McAllister of Earlville on 5 head 1376 lbs
New record price Tuesday February 4, 2014 .... Fed Steers $149.35
Pete Rieniets of Monticello on 11 head 1467 lbs
New record price Tuesday February 4, 2014 .... Fed Heifers Wayne &
Marvin Manternach of Monticello on 1 head 1410 lbs
New record price Tuesday February 4, 2014 .... Fed Holsteins $139.50
Don Thole of Arlington on 8 head 1462 lbs
New record price Tuesday February 4, 2014 .... Slaughter Bull
$115.00 Lakehurst Farms of Delhi on 1 head 2155 lbs
New record price Tuesday February 11, 2014 .... Fed Steers $150.00
Nick & Joe Lattner of Epworth on 1 head 1450 lbs
New record price Tuesday February 11, 2014 .... Butcher cow $100.50
Scott Conrad of Delhi on 1 head 1880 lbs
New record price Tuesday February 25, 2014 .... Fed Steers $151.00
Terry Folkers of Central City on 2 head weighng 1405 lbs
New record price Tuesday March 4, 2014 .... Fed Steers $158.00 Rick
Thurn of Edgewood on 2 head 1488 lbs
also Kevin Torkelson of Elgin on 1 head 1505 lbs
New record price Tuesday March 4, 2014 .... Fed Heifers $155.50 Rick
Thurn of Edgewood on 4 head 1408 lbs
New record price Tuesday March 4, 2014 .... Fed Holstein Steers
$140.00 John Goedken of Earlville 1 head 1570 lbs
New record price Tuesday March 4, 2014 .... Butcher Cow $102.00 Josh
Rahe of Greeley 1 head 1680 lbs
New record price Tuesday March 4, 2014 .... Slaughter Bull $117.00
Delbert Wilson of Rowley 1 head 1900 lbs
Tied all time record price Tuesday March 11, 2014 .... Fed Heifers
$155.50 Mike & Marlene Reth of Manchester 6 head 1302 lbs
All time record price Tuesday March 18, 2014 .... Fed Heifers
$157.60 Jerry & Al Krogmann of Manchester 4 head 1375 lbs
New record price Tuesday March 18, 2014 .... Fed Holstein Steers
$141.00 Mark & Sandy Steffen of Ryan 10 head 1485 lbs also
$141.00 Merlin Demmer of Dyersville 9 head 1478 lbs
New record price Tuesday March 18, 2014 .... Butcher Cow $110.00
Mike & Andrea Ries of Independence 1 head 1495 lbs also
$110.00 Chad Beitz of Hopkinton 1 head 1540 lbs
New record price Tuesday March 25, 2014 .... Fed Steers $159.00
Nicole Goedken of Lamont on 1 head weighing 1350 lbs
New record price Tuesday March 25, 2014 .... Fed Heifers $159.00 Don
Thole of Arlington on 1 head 1375 lbs
New record price Tuesday March 25, 2014 .... Fed Holsteins $145.00
Bob Kane of Coggon on 1 head 1545 lbs
New record price Tuesday March 25, 2014 .... Butcher Cow $116.00 Tom
Britt of Ryan on 1 head 1210 lbs
New record price Tuesday March 25, 2014 .... Slaughter Bull $124.00
Eric Soukup of Rowley 1 head 2115 lbs
New record price Tuesday April 1, 2014 .... Slaughter Bull $131.00
George Vande Vorde of Aurora 1 head 2235 lbs
New record price Tuesday April 8, 2014 .... Fed Holsteins $146.00
Ben & Dick Quint of Ryan 1 head 1365 lbs
New record price Tuesday April 15, 2014 .... Fed Steers $160.50 John
Noe of Brandon on 1 head 1470 lbs
Tied record price Tuesday April 22, 2014 .... Fed Steers $160.50 Tom
Schechtman of Earlville 1 head 1480 lbs
New record price Tuesday May 6, 2014 .... Slaughter Bull $132.00
Blackford Farms of Marion 1 head 2225 lbs
New record price Tuesday May 13, 2014 .... Fed Holsteins $147.00
Silent Partner Farms of Dyersville 1 head 1420 lbs
Tied for record price Tuesday June 3, 2014 .... Butcher Cow $116.00
Brian & Lavern Wolff of Aplington 1 head 1450 lbs & 1 head 1320 lbs
Tied for record price Tuesday June 3, 2014 .... Butcher Cow $116.00
Jay Swenka of Fayette 1 head 1170 lbs
New record price Tuesday June 17, 2014 .... Butcher Cow $121.00 Dave
Anderegg of Guttenberg 1 head 1380 lbs
New record price Tuesday June 17, 2014 .... Slaughter bull $134.00
Richard & Andy Sperfslage of Winthrop 1 head 1905 lbs
New record price Tuesday July 1, 2014 .... Butcher Cow $124.00 Dave
Hardin of Manchester 1 head 1395 lbs
New record price Tuesday July 8, 2014 .... Fed Steers $167.35 John
Bagge of Indpendence 6 head 1458 lbs
New record price Tuesday July 8, 2014 .... Fed Heifers $165.00 Jeff
Fischels of Indpendence 1 head 1345 lbs
New record price Tuesday July 8, 2014 .... Fed Heifers $165.00 Ben
Reck of Winthrop 1 head 1275 lbs
New record price Tuesday July 8, 2014 .... Fed Holsteins $152.00
Dave Ludwig of Worthington 2 head 1563 lb
New record price Friday July 11, 2014 .... Butcher Cow $125.50
Dennis Burgess of Cascade 1 head 1380 lb
New record price Tuesday July 15, 2014 .... Slaughter bull $140.00
Robert Sieck of Center Point 1 head 1950 lb
New record price Tuesday July 22, 2014 .... Slaughter bull $142.00
Walt Wessel of Greeley 1 head 2060 lb
New record price Tuesday July 22, 2014 .... Fed Holsteins $153.50
Joe Kluesner of New Vienna 1 head 1425 lb
New record price Tuesday July 29, 2014 .... Fed Heifers $167.35 D &
K Cattle of Winthrop 10 head 1340 lbs
New record price Tuesday July 29, 2014 .... Fed Holsteins $156.75
Richard Kluesner of Greeley 10 head 1611 lbs
New record price Tuesday July 29, 2014 .... Fed Holsteins $156.75
CassWay Farms of Anamosa 8 head 1575 lbs
New record price Tuesday July 29, 2014 .... Butcher Cow $131.00
Smokey Hill Top Ranch of Brandon 1 head 1300 lbs
New record price Tuesday July 29, 2014 .... Butcher Cow $131.00
Shirley Davis of Olin 1 head 1390 lbs
New record price Tuesday July 29, 2014 .... Slaughter bull $145.00
Jonas Hershberger of Edgewood 1 head 2045 lbs
New record price Tuesday August 5, 2014 .... Fed Steers $168.85 Tom
Schechtman of Earlville 4 head 1455 lbs
New record price Tuesday August 5, 2014 .... Fed Heifers $168.75 Tom
Schechtman of Earlville 1 head 1375 lbs
New record price Tuesday August 5, 2014 .... Fed Holsteins $158.50
Tim Walz of Elkader 1 head 1395 lbs
New record price Tuesday August 12, 2014 .... Butcher Cow $133.00
Richard and Andy Sperfslage of Winthrop 1 hd 1070 lb
New record price Tuesday August 26, 2014 .... Slaughter bull $146.00
Delbert Wilson of Rowley 1 head 2105 lbs
New record price Tuesday October 21, 2014 .... Fed Steers $170.50
Ron Druecker of Elkader on 1 head 1355 lbs
New record price Tuesday October 21, 2014 .... Fed Heifers $169.75
Carl and Hilda Machula of Marion on 4 head 1344 lbs
New record price Tuesday October 21, 2014 .... Fed Holsteins $159.85
Alex Gibbs of Elgin on 6 head 1462 lbs
New record price Tuesday October 28, 2014 .... Fed Steers $172.00
Arlen Nuehring of Monona on 1 head 1520 lbs
New record price Tuesday October 28, 2014 .... Fed Heifers $171.60
Justin Rix of Olin on 8 head 1301 lbs
New record price Tuesday October 28, 2014 .... Fed Holsteins $163.75
Sun Valley Farms of Manchester on 1 head 1615 lbs
New record price Tuesday November 4, 2014 .... Fed Steers $172.75
Pete Rieniets of Monticello on 9 head 1545 lbs
New record price Tuesday November 4, 2014 .... Fed Heifers $173.00
Pete Rieniets of Monticello on 9 head 1412 lbs
New record price Tuesday November 11, 2014 .... Fed Steers $174.75
John Hargrafen of Hopkinton on 4 head 1559 lbs
New record price Tuesday November 11, 2014 .... Fed Heifers $174.60
Joe McIntosh of Winthrop on 11 head 1417 lbs
New record price Tuesday November 25, 2014 .... Fed Steers $175.25
Nick and Matt Lattner of Epworth on 2 head 1465 lbs
New record price Tuesday November 25, 2014 .... Fed Heifers $175.25
Nick
and Matt Lattner of Epworth on 2 head 1465 lbs
New record price Tuesday May 5, 2015 .... Slaughter Bull $147.00 Blackford Farms of Marion on 1 head 1940 lbs
The "highest lows" for cattle were in
1985. On July 30th Alvin Frey of Strawberry Point topped the fed
steers @ $49.50 and on that same day Louis & Helen Rowell of
Edgewood topped the fed heifers @ $47.75. On July 30, 1985 Dick and
Joann Downer of Aurora topped the fed Holstein steers @ $45.75
....... just one week earlier, Jim Hoeger of Earlville topped the
fed Holstein steers @ the same price of $45.75.
The highest selling sows were
established on November 19, 1996 when Bob, Marge, & Kenny Schaul of
Masonville sold 2 head weighing 622 pounds @ $62.50. Almost exactly
two years later (November 17, 1998), Merlyn Havertape of Manchester
sold 4 head weighing 536 pounds @ $17.35.
We could probably write a book about the experiences we've
had and the people we've met. Over these years we've met and became
well acquainted with literally thousands of the best people you
could ever know. We've always considered Manchester Livestock
Auction, Inc. as a "great big family" and that includes employees
and customers. We've seen some go from rags to riches; we've seen
some go from riches to rags; we've experienced births and deaths;
and we've become good friends of people that we would not have met
if not for Manchester Livestock Auction, Inc. For that, we are
certain we're better people and we thank everyone who has been a
part of our efforts.