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MOUNT AYR LIVESTOCK SALE BARN
Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, October 19, 1939
Plans are being formulated for the erection of a large, completely modern sale barn on what is known as the Sada DOWLING acreage just west of Rose Hill Cemetery. The site has been purchased by Glen DIZON (sic, should be DIXON), F.B. MALORY (sic, should be MALOY) and Floyd MILLER, cattle feeders and stockmen, who will operate community sales each Tuesday as soon as the building is completed.
Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, November 30, 1939
The first community sale, under management of Glen DIXON, F.B. MALOY and Floyd S. MILLER, will be held December 5, in the new, modern sales pavilion in Mount Ayr. Sales will be held Tuesday of each week.
Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, December 07, 1939
At the opening sale held Tuesday at the Mount Ayr Livestock Market, under the management of Floyd S. MILLER, Glen DIXON and F.B. MALOY, more than 700 head of livestock were sold, the gross receipts amounting to $15,000, according to the records of Carson WILLIAMS, who served as clerk. More than 500 cars and trucks were parked on or near the sale barn grounds by mid-afternoon when the sale was in progress.
Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, March 06, 1941
The communty sale held Tuesday in Mount Ayr was the largest ever held. It was even larger than the initial sale held December 5, 1939, when the consignments included high grade cattle and the volume of business transacted amounted to more than $15,000. The Mount Ayr Livestock Market was established in December 1939, under the management of F. B. Maloy, Glen Dixon and Floyd S. Miller, the latter of whom recently sold his interest to Mr. Dixon and Mr. Maloy.
Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, August of 2016
Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, October 31, 1957
The Mount Ayr Livestock Market, owned and operated for five years by LeGrande MILLER, was sold this week to Alvin TULL of Tingley. Possession will be given Friday, Nov. 1.
Mount Ayr Record-News
Ringgold Progress Edition
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa, 1980
Submission by Mike Avitt, May of 2012
Submission by Sharon R. Becker, August of 2012
Submission by Sharon R. Becker, December of 2012
Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, June 22, 2009
New owner at Mount Ayr Livestock Market
After 28 years, the Mount Ayr Livestock Market has a new owner. Rob CURLEY, Jr. of Greensboro, MD bought and took over the
management of the sale barn June 15. CURLEY has 27 years experience auctioneering and is a certified personal property
appraiser. "I thought moving to Iowa was a great opportunity to continue what Steve TAYLOR has already done with Mount
Ayr Livestock Market," stated CURLEY. CURLEY is going to continue horse sales the first Wednesday of the month and
sheep and goat sales the second Wednesday of the month. By fall, he would like to add cattle sales to the calendar.
CURLEY also took over ownership of the Sale Barn Cafe last week. The cafe will also remain the same. "We will still be
open Monday through Saturday and late on sale nights," added CURLEY. Steve TAYLOR bought the sale barn in the summer of
1978 and later went to auctioneering school in order to auction his own sales at the barn.
Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, September of 2012
Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
MOUNT AYR LIVESTOCK CLOSES
The end of an era came this week when the Mount Ayr Livestock and Sale Barn Cafe property was sold to Farmers Cooperative
Co., a neighboring business. The Sale Barn Cafe closed Saturday, May 12, and the last sheep and goat sale was held Wednesday,
May 23. Owner Rob CURLEY had owned the business in Mount Ayr since the summer of 2006.
Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, May of 2010; updated May of 2012
Photograph courtesy of Mike Avitt, taken August of 2007
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