Auction road trip

Donna has never been to the Missoula Livestock auction and was interested in attending some day.  She wanted to go on a road trip in her newer car.  Today the auction was having rancher appreciation day with multiple $50 drawings for sellers and buyers. And they were serving a free meal at lunch.  My collarbone is still healing and I needed a reason to not work.  So let's go to Missoula.

The bulls and dry cows were sold before lunch.  The cow/calf pairs and feeders were sold after lunch.

At the auction were two guys (Lonnie and Tim) Donna knew so we sat with them over lunch and talked.  They each had cattle, brought an empty stock trailer, and between the two of them bought 7 feeder cattle.  Lonnie even bought a large white heifer that both Donna and I admired.  If I had room in my pasture for another heifer I would have bid on her.

But, no, I did not buy any cattle.  I didn't win any of the $50 prizes.

We were at the auction from 11:30 am to 3 pm.

Cow/calf pair being auctioned.

Then we made the two hour trip back home.