Intense demand and high-caliber performance genetics pushed the 2021 Illinois Performance Tested Bull Sale to its second-highest average in 53 years, with 34 lots of Angus, Simmental, and Polled Hereford bulls averaging $4,396. The sale was managed by University of Illinois commercial ag educator Travis Meteer.
The sale was last Thursday at the Lowderman Auction Facility near Macomb. The top-selling bull went for $9,100.