In 2004 when my good friends Joe and Lorinda Valentine and I started thinking about what we could do to help raise the market value of Elite Longhorn Cattle we had no idea of the adventure that lay before us. The idea was not a new one, it simply came from reading old Longhorn magazines where we saw that Mr. Red McCombs ran a Longhorn cattle sale in a hotel ball room over 20 years ago, and everybody got all dressed up for the formal affair.
The Valentines and I called Mr. McCombs and asked him if we could use the name Legacy Sale and build upon his idea of 20 years earlier, and he told us to go for it and that he would support us. So we began planning and preparing for the 1st Legacy Sale to be held in March of 2005 in the Doral Hotel just north of Fort Worth.
The 1st key to success was to procure a set of 100 elite Longhorn cows so we set about contacting and visiting Longhorn breeders and convincing them to consign some of their very best cows to the Legacy Sale. Once that was accomplished is was just a matter of promoting the sale in order to get all of the buyers from all aspects of the Longhorn industry to attend. We knew in order to do this that we would have to run a first class sale, and to create an environment where everyone would have fun coming together and uniting for the good of of the Industry.
The rest is history, as the 2005 sale averaged $17,500 a head, with “Outspoken” being the high selling cow purchased by Bill and Judy Meridith. In 2006 we increased our average to $21,000 a head with the high selling lot being “Outback Beauty”, selling for a whopping $150,000, also purchased by Bill and Judy Meridith. That year we also sold Phenomenal Dorothy for $100,000 purchased by the Marquess/Mosser partnership. In 2007 the average dropped to $17,300 with Sabrina being the high selling lot, going for $82,000, also purchased by the Meridith’s. Then in 2008 the average increased as SDR Candy Cane sold for a record price of $170,000 purchased by the Meridith’s, and Royal Reputation sold for $150,000, purchased by Richard Carroll. These 4 sales events have been the highlight of my Longhorn career and it was a real pleasure and joy to have worked with the Valentines on the Legacy Sale.
The following year, the Valentines and I sold the Legacy Sale to the TLMA, simply because we lacked the needed energy and focus that it took to pull off such a successful sales event. We are real pleased with what the TLMA has done with the Legacy Sale. This past year, March 2011, the TLMA awarded the Valentines and me with a Legacy Founder Award. We were real honored and pleased to accept such recognition for our 4 years of building the Legacy Sale. I must say, that the Valentines deserve 90% of the credit for the success of the Legacy Sale, for they did most of the work and I was simply going along enjoying the ride.
The following is a list of the top 10 cows, what they brought and who bought them at the first 4 Legacy Sales. I would like to thank all of the buyers at previous Legacy Sales for doing your part in helping us keep the price up of our beloved Elite Longhorn cattle.
2005 Legacy
Sales total $1.8 Million - Sale average $17,500
|
Sold For |
Buyer |
Seller |
Outspoken
 |
$81,000 |
Meridith |
Hudson |
Tari's Treasure
 |
$52,000 |
Mountain Creek |
Loomis |
Snowy Maid
 |
$50,000 |
Mosser- Marquess Partnership |
Hudson |
Bonita Scott
 |
$46,000 |
Valentine |
Hudson |
585 Delta Queen
 |
$46,000 |
Gravett |
Marquess |
CK Dixie Nichole
 |
$42,500 |
Hudson |
Patti Marquess |
Full Credit
 |
$40,000 |
Hudson |
Mosser |
M Arrow Majestic Cameo
 |
$39,000 |
Hansen |
Marquess |
Phenomenal Lively Diego
 |
$35,000 |
Mosser-Marquess |
Hudson |
| S&L's Plum Perfect |
$33,000 |
HC Carter |
Mosser |
2006 Legacy
Sale total $2.6 Million - Sale average $21,000
|
Sold For |
Buyer |
Seller |
EOT Outback Beauty
 |
$150,000 |
Meridith |
Bowman |
Phenomenal Dorothy
 |
$100,000 |
Mosser-Marquess Partnership |
Allen |
Awesome Teardrop
 |
$80,000 |
Gravett |
Mountain Creek |
Overjoyed
 |
$62,500 |
Hudson |
Valentine |
| Hubbell's Shadow Kay |
$57,000 |
Meridith |
Hubbell |
KC Pizzazz
 |
$50,000 |
Robinson |
Bladen |
Silent H Carla
 |
$50,000 |
Graddy |
Hudson |
| Jo Ann |
$50,000 |
Robinson |
Whisper Crossing Ranch |
Co Pinta
 |
$49,000 |
Mosser |
Stockton |
Brush Country Queen
 |
$47,500 |
Valentine |
Loomis |
2007 Legacy
Sale total $2.3 Million - Sale average $17,338
| |
Sold For |
Buyer |
Seller |
Sabrina 115
 |
$82,000 |
Meridith |
Hudson |
Allens 83
 |
$64,000 |
Valentine |
McCombs |
TX Lucky Lady
 |
$59,000 |
Meridith |
Robinson |
EOT Outback Betsy
 |
$54,000 |
Valentine |
Bowman |
EOT Outback Barbie
 |
$50,000 |
Gennin |
O'Dell |
Phenomenal Tari
 |
$48,000 |
Allen |
El Coyote |
Awesome Emily
 |
$45,000 |
McCombs |
Mountain Creek |
Gunfire 368
 |
$40,000 |
Gravett |
Hudson |
Redman's Legacy
 |
$37,000 |
Gravett |
Gravett/Bowman |
RHF Upper Crust
 |
$36,000 |
Hovingh |
Hudson |
2008 Legacy
Sale total $2.1 million
| |
Sold For |
Buyer |
Seller |
SDR Candy Cane
 |
$170,000 |
Meridith |
Steffler |
Royal Reputation
 |
$150,000 |
Carroll |
Hudson |
EOT Outback Lezawe
 |
$68,000 |
Mitchell |
Bowman |
TC Pueblo Shadow
 |
$45,000 |
Mountain Creek |
Valentine |
JP Grand Unbluffed
 |
$41,000 |
Filip |
Valentine |
Wiregrass Lady Rose
 |
$38,000 |
Filip |
Hudson |
JH Classy Mia
 |
$31,000 |
Filip |
Hansen |
Starlight's Delight
 |
$30,000 |
Steffler |
Mountain Creek |
| Diamond C Fawn Notions |
$30,000 |
Valentine |
Gravett |
Slick's Little Star
 |
$30,000 |
Steffler |
Marquess |