Friedens, PA (May 9, 2005). ErReR Hill Farms, a division of Riggs Industries, Inc., hosted its sixth annual Performance Tested Angus Bull and Commercial Female Sale on April 30, 2005 in Lincoln Township. Voytus Angus, Indiana, PA was the winning bidder on the farm's lead bull, EHF New Frontier E153 206. ErReR Hill Farms will retain half interest in the bull. Despite some rainy conditions, more than 125 Angus breeders from as far as away as Georgia attended the sale.
The auction, one of its only type in Somerset County, PA, featured performance tested Angus bulls, cows, and commercial bred females from one of the oldest ongoing Angus operations in the Keystone State. The sale was auctioneered by Reed Luce and by the end of the afternoon, 39 bulls, 23 heifers, and 8 cows and calves had been sold. The next event at the farm will be the fifth annual Production Sale to be held on November 12, 2005.
ErReR Hill Farms currently has 17 bulls leased to AI stud cooperatives. It was also home to Bushwacker, the 5th most used Angus bull in 2004. The farm is owned and operated by Mr. Sidney W. Riggs whose registered and accredited Angus herd of cattle currently consists of approximately 25 bulls, 150 cows, and 156 replacement heifers.
Fast approaching half a century as an Angus breeder, Sidney Riggs has also enjoyed the challenges of breeding ostriches, llamas, and miniature horses in addition to his Angus herd. For more information on ErReR Hill Farms, please contact Bob Hay, 422 Riggs Road, Somerset, PA, 15501, (814) 443-1691, (800) 262-6578, email skh@lseci.com or visit the farm's web site at www.errer.com.
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