Husby Cutting Horses Complete Dispersal, held September 26 in Weatherford, Tex., presented a short but stout catalog of 34 horses, plus a 2013 embryo by High Brow Cat and a lifetime breeding to Smooth As A Cat. The sale grossed $928,300, with an average of $42,025 on the top 20 lots, and an overall average of $25,786 on all 36 lots, which included five weanlings.
“It was a good sale and Georgia Husby was pleased with the results,” said Ben Emison of Western Bloodstock, the auction company that managed and produced the event.
The sale topper at $220,000 was Blue One Time. The 5-year-old stallion, by One Time Pepto and out of top show mare and producer Quintan Blue, has earned $212,265 with trainer Clint Allen, who demonstrated him on cattle as he sold to Victor Cattle Company.
Three-year-olds Pepto Smoothy and Overdrive each brought $72,000, the sale’s second-highest price. Pepto Smoothy, a Peptoboonsmal daughter from the female line of leading producer Autumn Boon, was purchased by Center Ranch, Centerville, Tex. Overdrive, a gelded son of Hydrive Cat and three-quarter brother to Clearcut Cat $102,730 and Cat Zahir $41,857, was purchased by Dub and Christy Leeth, Cleburne, Tex.
Eleven-year-old Classy Dualin, by Dualin Jewels, was the high-selling broodmare at $55,000 from Doug Pritchett, Terrell, Tex. The double-bred Lenas Jewel Bars mare sold with an embryo by High Brow Cat and also with one by Hydrive Cat.
Never Reylinquish, a 7-year-old Dual Rey daughter and earner of $78,551, sold for $50,000 to Alvin Fults, Amarillo, Tex., owner of prominent young sire Metallic Cat. A full sister to Neverey $140,594, Never Reylinquish sold with two embryos – one by Smooth As A Cat and one by Hydrive Cat.
Three-year-old South Paws, by High Brow Cat and in training with Clint Allen, sold for $50,000 to Christopher Robinson, Argyle, Tex. Out of Calie Del Rey, by Dual Rey, South Paws is half-sister to Hay Maker $255,000, NCHA Limited Open Futurity Champion.
Who Dat Cat, at $44,000, was the high-selling 2-year-old colt of the sale. The High Brow Cat son out of Never Reylinquish, by Dual Rey, and in training with Gerald Alexander, brought $44,000 from Brad Benson, Monmouth, NJ.
The next sale on Western Bloodstock’s agenda is the Marvine Ranch Sale in Weatheford, on Saturday, October 20, with a demonstration of horses on Friday, October 19. Marvine Ranch’s catalog includes Quintan Blue, dam of Blue One Time, as well as other top show horses, producers and 2012 NCHA Futurity entrants trained by Roger Wagner. For catalogs and further information: www.westernbloodstock.com.