Outback Jack
Sold for $8,750

Lazy S-T Ranch Dispersal Sale a Big Success!

We watched several of the Labor Day Weekend Production Sales that were shown on the internet and we believe the Lazy S-T Ranch dispersal sale was the big winner. They had listed around 265 animals to be sold on Labor Day and we had seen their name listed as consignors at several other production sales this year. So we really expected the quality to be diluted and the prices low. Well, that was not what happened. They had outstanding quality throughout the sale and the prices were very impressive.

I considered watching the sale over the internet and possibly buy a few red/paint does when the prices tanked. I did not even come close to being able to buy any of the does we had selected. If you look at the pictures of the three bucks to the left, you will see the prices they went for. I only watched the sale through lot #90 out of 265 but the prices I saw were good and consistent.

Why do we think this sale was the big success of the Labor Day Weekend?

• The Lazy S-T Ranch is not a factory pumping out "Ennobled" animals.  They certainly have done well in the show ring but I did not hear any of the typical statements related to how many Ennobled animals were in a pedigree. Buyers seemed to be wanting to get the Lazy S-T color genetics into their herd because of the color but also because of the quality of the animals. Non-registered does that were bred to one of the dappled bucks were selling over $1,000.

• There were no National Grand Champion bucks or does but they were selling for prices as if they were.

• A large number of animals in a sale normally results in diluted prices because there are more animals than buyers. That did not seem to be the case at this sale. There seemed to be buyers from the East and West coast and every where in between.

• The Lazy S-T Ranch was known for their reds, paints, and dapples. The Boer industry grew up in the US labeling those type of animals as "Culls". Now they are bringing higher prices than many of the traditional colored Boers at other Production sales.

BON JOLI/LAZY S-T COPPERHEAD
Sold for $8,250

BON JOLI/LAZY S-T SIR SPOTSALOT
Sold for $9,500

2001 ABGA National Grand Champion Buck "NBBG" Renoir
ABGA Board would not allow Renoir to pass Visual Inspection for Ennoblement because of the red on the left leg.

10 years ago, NBBG Renoir was named the 2001 ABGA National Grand Champion Buck. The owners asked one of the judges at the National show to do a visual inspection of Renoir after winning the show. The judge passed Renoir on the visual inspection. Later, the ABGA board told the judge if he did not revoke the visual inspection, he would be removed from being an ABGA judge. He did revoke the visual inspection and stated Renoir failed it, which means the ABGA National Grand Champion Buck could not pass the minimum requirements of the ABGA standards. The reason for failing him was because he had a four inch patch of red on one of his legs and the standards did not allow for that much red on the body. You can now see how far the industry as come in accepting Boers of any color. The Lazy S-T Ranch was one of the early breeders that refused to accept  traditional colored Boers as the only ones of any value in a breeding program. And the rest is history......

Below are the stats on Renoir from the ABGA database. The individual Points in yellow are the 130 show points Renoir won. It shows the 130 points as Unassigned which means the points could not be used towards his Ennoblement. That can no longer happen in ABGA. He became ennobled through his kids points.

Regn. No.: 10022259   National Champion 2001 Reg. Status Registered Sex: Buck Tattoo: NBBG K95 Birth Date: 02/15/1998 Number in Birth: 1 Color: CORRECT Herdbook Section: Fullblood Points/Ennobled Points: Ennoblement:585/Unassgn:140 Individual Points: Unassgn:130 Progeny Points: Ennoblement:585/Unassgn:10