Georgia Limousin Association History |

Association History
The first field day was held at Deer Acres, Monroe, in 1997. The next field day was held at Rocking E Limousin, Edison, hosted by the Arlen Eubanks Family in 1979. The field day has been an annual even since, with the exception of 1991 when the national show was held in Georgia. In 1984, at Woodhaven Plantation, a heifer show was added to the field day activities.

Georgia took charge of organizing the first Regional Junior National Heifer Show in June 1984 in Nashville, Tennessee. The following year, it was held at Cane Ridge Farm in Paris, Kentucky, and since it has been held in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

A club calf show and sale was organized and held in Ashburn in 1998, 1989 and 1990.
The first female sale was held in 1978 at the experiment station in Tifton, Georgia. The top-selling female was consigned by John Spivey, CMC, and sold to R.E. Youngblood. Scott Wilson was the sale manager, and C.K. "Sonny" Booth was the auctioneer.

The first annual graded bull sale was held in Tifton in December 1981 with Scott Wilson managing the sale.

SELBA was organized in 1972 and had its first sale in Ocala, Florida, in March 1973. Jimmy Tinsley was elected to serve as the first president, and John Spivey was elected vice president.

In 1991, Georgia hosted the National Junior Show and Congress and the All American Futurity in Perry, Georgia.

Carroll T. and Patsie Cannon have been the sale manager and auctioneer for Limousin sales for many years. Carroll had been involved with the Livestock Breeders Journal prior to working for the International Limousin Journal in January 1979.

At the 1987 Georgia State Junior Steer Show in Athens, division winners in the ring being considered for the grand and reserve champion were all Limousin.

Georiga Limousin Association Past Presidents Bob Williams, 1975 John Spivey, 1977 R.E. Youngblood, 1980 Bob Dwyer, 1981 Andy Miller, 1983 Dennis Mangham, 1985 Tom Grapner, 1987 Louie Perry, 1989 Curt Knighton, 1992 David Wallace, 1993 Wes Ehlers, 1994 Andy Page, 1995 Randall Parmer, 1997 Clay Allen, 1999 Paul Bourff, 2000 Josh White, 2003
North American Limousin Foundation Directors from Georgia John Spivey Tom Grapner Louie Perry Bob Williams John Williams Jimmy Tinsley
National Junior Directors from Georgia Tim Eubanks Jonathan Perry Lynn Youngblood Phil Page
Limousin Queens from Georgia Lori Youngblood (the first queen) Laura Perry Andrea Miller Jennifer Anderson Stacy Rehberg Glynnis Glass Stacey Scarborough Merri Miller Sonya Kimsey Lynn Youngblood (also national queen)

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