by
Molly Clubb
| Jul 25, 2017
This post is the third in a three-part series examining data gathered by
Hired Hand Live from Longhorn Consignment Sales YTD (12 Sales Total). This post focuses on the influence of internet bidding and broadcasting at sales, offered by Hired Hands' service:Hired Hand Live. Previous posts focused on the most popular sires and service sires as well as dam's.
Additional photos, charts and graphics can be found on our
Hired Hand Live Facebook Page:
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A portion of this data was also supplied to and published by the
Texas Longhorn Journal in their Herd Sire Edition, July 2017.
General Hired Hand Live influence stats:
- Lots sold on-line year to date: 130
- On-line average: $2,501.15
- Dollar value sold via Hired Hand Live: $235,149
- Average for AI bred female sold via Hired Hand Live: $1,400
- Compared to in-the-barn average: $6,958
The graph below illustrates the comparison of the internet average for AI Bred Females sold on-line compared to the "in-barn" average for AI Bred Females.
- Average for Naturally Serviced bred female sold via Hired Hand Live: $2,471
- Compared to in-the-barn average: $4,643
The graph below illustrates the comparison of the internet average for Naturally Serviced Females sold on-line compared to the "in-barn" average for Females bred the same way.
- Average for 3-in-1 packaged female sold via Hired Hand Live: $2,075
- Compared to in-the-barn average: $3,848
The graph below illustrates the comparison of the internet average for 3-in-1 Females sold on-line compared to the "in-barn" average for 3-in-1 packages.
- Average for female with heifer calf at side sold via Hired Hand Live: $2,073
- Compared to in-the-barn average: $5,755
The graph below illustrates the comparison of the internet average for Females with a heifer at side sold on-line compared to the "in-barn" average for the same group.
- Average for bred female sold via Hired Hand Live: $2,478
- Compared to in-the-barn average: $3,969
The graph below illustrates the comparison of the internet average for all bred Females sold on-line compared to the "in-barn" average for bred Females.
- Average for 80”+TTT females sold via Hired Hand Live: $6,500
- Compared to in-the-barn average: $48,726
The graph below illustrates the comparison of the internet average for 80+" TTT Females sold on-line compared to the "in-barn" average for females with the same measurements.
- Average for 70+” TTT females sold via Hired Hand Live: $3,143
- Compared to in-the-barn average: $6,006
The graph below illustrates the comparison of the internet average for 70"+ TTT Females sold on-line compared to the "in-barn" average for Females with the same measurements.
- Most popular type of lot sold on-line by value: Confirmed Bred
- High Value and Low Value for most popular lot listed above: $17,500 high; $1,000 low
- Most popular type of lot sold on-line by quantity: Naturally Serviced, TTT unknown, Confirmed Bred
Top 10 lots sold via Hired Hand Live, by value:
- Magic Hot Time EOT 016 $33,000.00
- LAZY J’S CALAMITY JANE $17,500.00
- WPR BUTTERMILK BISCUIT $10,000.00
- EV SHELBY’S TARI $9,000.00
- LC LADYLIKE $8,000.00
- Watson 821 $6,500.00
- HL AMAZON’S SUNDANCER $6,300.00
- M.C. GAYLE $5,700.00
- LL RIO XCITEMENT $5,500.00
- BLUE ANGEL 325/5 $5,300.00
The graph below illustrates the Top 10 lots sold through the internet/Hired Hand Live as sorted by value, highest to lowest.
Most popular Service Sires for consignments sold on-line, organized by quantity:
- Tumbling Dice SRC (7)
- TIE: High Caliber SRC (3), Atlas (3)
- All other Service Sires = 2 or less exposed or bred females
The graph below illustrates the most popular Service Sires as related to consignment females sold through the internet/Hired Hand Live, sorted by quantity, highest to lowest.
Most popular Sire for consignments sold on-line, organized by quantity:
- TIE: Sittin Bull (4), JP Rio Grande (4)
- TIE: Iron Hail (3), WF Blackjack (3)
- All other Sires = 2 daughters or less
The graph below illustrates the most popular Sires as related to consignment females sold through the internet/Hired Hand Live, sorted by quantity, highest to lowest.
Top 5 Service Sires for consignments sold on-line by value:
- BRR Brandy’s Tuff Boy 10/4 $17,500
- Helm Adidas 530 $8,000
- HL Tuff’s Sunrise $6.300
- Rio Tabasco EOT $6,000
- Lazy J’s Gunpoint $5,500
The graph below illustrates the most popular Service Sires as related to consignment females sold through the internet/Hired Hand Live, sorted by sale value, highest to lowest.
Top 5 Sires for consignments sold on-line by value:
- MAJESTIC ADMIRAL EOT 29/5 $33,000
- COWTOWN ST $17,500
- COWBOY CATCHIT CHEX $10,000
- TOMMIE EOT 15/11 $9,000
- CV COWBOY CASANOVA $8,000
The graph below illustrates the most popular Sires as related to consignment females sold through the internet/Hired Hand Live, sorted by sale value, highest to lowest.
Top 10 animals, listed in order by number of unique views prior to sale start. Sire has also been listed for reference:
- 367 3P Zombie Tuff sired by Cowboy Tuff Chex
- 345 D/O Sundance Princess sired by D/O Sundance
- 308 BCR Dixie Dew 513 sired by One Star Command
- 246 Hubbell’s Rio Victora 3 sired by JP Rio Grande
- 232 Sittinswitch sired by Swtich
- 231 WS Zharm sired by WS Amazon
- 195 Betty Zane sired by Drag Iron
- 184 Pacific Diamond Li’l sired by Santee Chex
- 179 LTL Rios Top Feathers sired by CV RIOS COLBY
- 178 Dragnet’s Cleo sired by Dragnet
The graph below illustrates the Top 10 most viewed animals according to Hired Hand Live. Views were taken prior to start of the sale and may have increased following the sale. These views are ONLY through Hired Hand Live and do not include the owners' website's unique views.
**These views do not include individual visits to the breeders website, the sale website, or social media. This is strictly the number of unique views on Hired Hand Live.
The following stats and charts include various internet influence data on the specific sales using Hired Hand Live YTD.
Texas Mid Year Blowout Sale, Texas
- 52 registered bidders
- 51% of registered bidders placed bids
- 27 lots sold online
- $41,400 in internet sales
- 19.5% of overall sale total value from internet
- 158 internet bids
- 22.75% of all bids came from internet
- 75.6% of items upbid by internet
- $118,000 contributed from internet up-bids (lots bid on but not won)
The graph above shows the relationship between the most viewed consignments via Hired Hand Live and the high selling lots.
Fey Ranch Sale & Social, Oregon
- 39 registered bidders
- 48.6% of registered bidders placed bids
- 15 lots sold online
- $31,950 in internet sales
- 31% of overall sale total value from internet
- 164 internet bids
- 26.9% of all bids came from internet
- 79.5% of items upbid by internet
- $71,550 contributed from internet up-bids (lots bid on but not won)
The graph above shows the relationship between the most viewed consignments via Hired Hand Live and the high selling lots.
Great Northern Classic, Wisconsin
- 36 Registered bidders
- 78.1% of registered bidders placed bids
- 5 lots sold online
- $12,700 in internet sales
- 21% of overall sale total value from internet
- 28 internet bids
- 13% of all bids came from internet
- 43.8% of items upbid by internet
- $22,050 contributed from internet up-bids (lots bid on but not won)
The graph above shows the relationship between the most viewed consignments via Hired Hand Live and the high selling lots.
Red River Longhorn Sale, Oklahoma
- 59 registered bidders
- 28.3% of registered bidders placed bids
- 29 lots sold online
- $40,000 in internet sales
- 17.9% of overall sale total value from internet
- 148 internet bids
- 26.5% of all bids came from internet
- 67.9% of items upbid by internet
- $105,050 contributed from internet up-bids (lots bid on but not won)
The graph above shows the relationship between the most viewed consignments via Hired Hand Live and the high selling lots.
Millennium Futurity Sale, Oklahoma
- 38 registered bidders
- 14.8% of registered bidders placed bids
- 6 lots sold online
- $18,650 in internet sales
- 13% of overall sale total value from internet
- 66 internet bids
- 18.5% of all bids came from internet
- 65% of items upbid by internet
- $52,700 contributed from internet up-bids (lots bid on but not won)
The graph above shows the relationship between the most viewed consignments via Hired Hand Live and the high selling lots.
Red McCombs Fiesta Sale, Texas (Friday & Saturday sale data combined except in chart)
- 62 registered bidders
- 32.1% of registered bidders placed bids
- 1 lot sold online
- $4,500 in internet sales
- .6% of overall sale total value from internet
- 106 internet bids
- 4.2% of all bids came from internet
- 48.5% of items upbid by internet
- $143,600 contributed from internet up-bids (lots bid on but not won)
The graph above shows the relationship between the most viewed consignments via Hired Hand Live and the high selling lots.
Cherry Blossom Sale, Virginia
- 41 registered bidders
- 23.7% of registered bidders placed bids
- 5 lots sold online
- $12,700 value from internet sales
- 7.3% of overall sale total value from internet
- 88 internet bids
- 13.8% of all bids came from internet
- 37.8% of items unbid by internet
- $50,300 contributed from internet up-bids (lots bid on but not won)
The graph above shows the relationship between the most viewed consignments via Hired Hand Live and the high selling lots.
Blue Ridge Sale, Texas
- 50 registered bidders
- 30.8% of registered bidders placed bids
- 19 lots sold online
- $50,800 in internet sales
- 27.9% of overall sale total value from internet
- 183 internet bids
- 15% of all bids came from internet
- 63.5% of items upbid by internet
- $97.850 contributed from internet up-bids (lots bid on but not won)
The graph above shows the relationship between the most viewed consignments via Hired Hand Live and the high selling lots.
Hudson Valentine Sale, Kentucky
- 79 registered bidders
- 34.8% of registered bidders placed bids
- 12 lots sold online
- $85,200 in internet sales
- 12% of overall sale total value from internet
- 278 internet bids
- 1.9% of all bids came from internet
- 84.4% of items upbid by internet
- $301,650 contributed from internet up-bids (lots bid on but not won)
The graph above shows the relationship between the most viewed consignments via Hired Hand Live and the high selling lots.
TLBGCA Cattle Barons Sale, Texas
- 57 registered bidders
- 12.5% of registered bidders placed bids
- 15 lots sold online
- $23,700 in internet sales
- 8.4% of overall sale total value from internet
- 148 internet bids
- 21.2% of all bids came from internet
- 63.5% of items upbid by internet
- $102,900 contributed from internet up-bids (lots bid on but not won)
The graph above shows the relationship between the most viewed consignments via Hired Hand Live and the high selling lots.
TLBAA Eddie Wood Cowtown Classic Sale, Texas
- 43 registered bidders
- 20% of registered bidders placed bids
- 6 lots sold online
- $19,300 in internet sales
- 7.2% of overall sale total value from internet
- 58 internet bids
- 11.8% of all bids came from internet
- 28.6% of items upbid by internet
- $60,050 contributed from internet up-bids (lots bid on but not won)
The graph above shows the relationship between the most viewed consignments via Hired Hand Live and the high selling lots.
The graph above shows a comparison of the sales YTD who have used Hired Hand Live and the # of Registered Bidders who signed up prior to the start of the sale.
The graph above shows a listing of all of the sales YTD utilizing Hired Hand Live and a comparison of the % of overall sales coming from the internet.
The graph above shows a listing of all of the sales YTD utilizing Hired Hand Live and a comparison of the number and influence of internet bids as recorded against total bids.
The graph above shows a listing of all of the sales YTD utilizing Hired Hand Live and how many dollars were added to the sale value due to internet up-bids. Internet up-bids are those bids accepted by the Auctioneer but where the person bidding via Hired Hand Live does not win the item, they just bump up the bidding amounts.
The graph above shows a listing of all of the sales YTD utilizing Hired Hand Live and a comparison of the overall # of internet bids accepted. 
The graph above shows a listing of all of the sales YTD utilizing Hired Hand Live and a comparison of the total $ amount sold on-line via Hired Hand Live. 
The graph above shows a listing of all of the sales YTD utilizing Hired Hand Live and a comparison of the total number of lots sold on-line via Hired Hand Live.
*Please note that this data is based off what was printed in the sale catalog and announced in the ring. It is not official data endorsed by the sale.