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If you're new here, this is one of our Monday Mini episodes, short, data-focused recaps of the most recent public Texas Longhorn consignment sale. Our regular, full-length episodes dive into ranch stories, breeding insights, and interviews. So be sure to explore those as well.

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If you're wanting to learn more about pricing and trends in the Texas Longhorn market, you'll want to tune in to today's episode. I'm Jamie. And I'm Molly, and we're the owners of Hired Hand Software and Hired Hand Live. Each Monday, we break down the numbers from the past weekend sale, online and in-person averages, high sellers, bidding trends, and what the data tells us about the current Longhorn market.

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Let's take a quick look at what happened this weekend. In today's Monday Mini, we're recapping the 2026 Shawnee Showdown and Sale from November 6th in Salina, Texas, breaking down the most viewed animals, top sellers both online and in person, and overall activity on hiredhandlive.com.

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And before we dig in, a quick note that From the Pasture now has new dedicated social accounts on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok, separate from our Hired Hand Live and Hired Hand website pages. So be sure to follow along there so you don't miss anything we're sharing.

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The Shawnee Showdown and Sale delivered strong engagement both in the ring and online, and the data tells the story from sale averages to total views and activity on hiredhandlive.com.

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There were 47 lots that sold total in this last weekend's sale. The unofficial total was $423,450, while the unofficial average was just over $9,000 with the internet only average of $4,395.

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As the 22nd sale of the year to be included in our Hired Hand Live Trends and Averages series, the year-to-date average now sits at $8,201 with an internet only average of $6,030.

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There were almost 20,000 total views of the consignments online with 59 registered internet bidders.

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The most viewed lot after the sale was lot number nine, NACC Benelli, consigned by New Age Cattle Company, with right around 650 hits.

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Now that we've covered the overall stats, let's spotlight the top five in-person sales from the Shawnee Showdown and sale. These consignments drew attention and left Texas with excited new owners.

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The fifth highest selling lot to an in-person buyer was number nine, NACC Benelli, consigned by New Age Cattle Company, selling for $18,000 to Norse Ridge Ranch.

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The fourth highest selling lot to an in-person buyer was lot 15, NACC Indian Money, consigned by New Age Cattle Company, selling for $24,000.

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The third highest selling lot to an in-person buyer was lot number 11, GF Sundance Sylvia, consigned by Glen Denning Farms, selling for $26,000 to Hudson Longhorns.

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And the second highest selling lot to an in-person buyer was a tie between lot four, GF Native Texan, consigned by Glen Dennings, and lot seven, GF Cool Fisted, also consigned by Glenn Dennings. Lot four sold for $36,000 to Hutchinson's Longhorns. And the same with lot seven also sold for $36,000, selling to the Murray Oswald Partnership.

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And the highest selling lot to an in-person buyer for this sale was lot 1B, GF Lottie K Win, consigned by Glen Denning Farms, selling for $75,000 to the McIntyre Farms.

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After the in-person highlights, let's shift to online bidding. We'd like to thank the sale host of the Shawnee Showdown and Sale for trusting Hired Hand Live to connect buyers from across the country. Here are the top five animals sold through internet bidding.

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The fifth highest selling lot sold to an online bidder was number 31, GF Forever, a lady, consigned by Glen Denning Farms, and she sold for $4,250 to Star Creek Ranch.

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And the fourth highest selling lot to an online buyer was also a tie. Both of these lots sold for $5,500 to Star Creek Ranch. The lots were lot 28, SLL High Standard, consigned by Stellar Longhorns. And the other lot was lot 33, Rustic Cowgirl, consigned by New Age Cattle Company.

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The third highest selling lot on Hired Hand Live was lot number 41, SLL Unica's Full House, consigned by Stiller Longhorns, selling for $6,000 to AS Landing Cattle Company.

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The second high-selling lot to an online buyer was also a tie. It was lot 23, GF Rawhide Ronda, consigned by Glen Denning Farms, selling to Jose Cardoso, and lot 24, GF Sweet Pickens, consigned by Glen Denning Farms, selling to Blaine Kaler. And both of these lots sold for $6,500.

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Highest selling lots on Hired Hand Live also saw a tie. The tie was between lot number 19, GF Bullseye Annie, consigned by Glen Denning Farms, selling to Blaine Kaler, and lot number 25, GF Like a Lot Win, consigned by Glen Denning Farms, selling to Travis Johnson. Each of these lots sold for $8,000. Thank you to all of the internet bidders and buyers. With the top online sales covered, let's look at the impact of internet bidding. Hired Hand Live connected buyers and sellers from wherever they were, and the numbers from the Shawnee showdown show just how strong that reach was.

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There was almost $88,000 value added through internet bidding with 20 lots selling online to 10 different online buyers. With this sale taking place in Salina, Texas, our furthest internet buyer was located in Brazil, roughly 5,000 miles away from where the sale was held.

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If you're following the National Longhorn for Charity rankings this year, we have an update from the past weekend Shawnee Showdown for Charity and the NLFR Head to Head Championship.

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The head to head champions, we'll start with those first. The Heifer was 1886 Mermaid Mary Ann, entered by the Elite Partners. And the Bull was SSL Benelli, entered by the Benelli Legacy Partners.

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For the points champions, uh the point champion heifer was DW Noble Sky, entered by Dreamwood Farms and Lloyd Esh. And the point champion bull was also SSL Benelli, entered by the Benelli Legacy Partners.

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Looking ahead, our next stop with Hired Hand Live is the Barnett Southern Land and Cattle Sale. We'll be releasing a pre-sale podcast on Tuesday, November 17th, featuring the sale hosts and everything you need to know before sale day.

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And that wraps up our Shawnee Showdown recap. Thanks for tuning in and be sure to subscribe so you don't miss upcoming sales, stats, and stories on From the Pasture with Hired Hand. Until next time, whether you're hauling down the highway or bidding online, travel safe, enjoy the memories made each weekend, and we'll see you at the next one.