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Solid bull sale kicks off 2019 Illinois Beef Expo

Phyllis Coulter
Mar 2, 2019
Mar 2, 2019 Updated Mar 4, 2019

Illinois Performance Tested Bull crowd — A good crowd turned out for the annual Illinois Performance Tested Bull sale at the Illinois Beef Expo on Feb. 21 in Springfield.
Photo by Phyllis Coulter

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Doug Turner, who was the chairman of the Illinois Beef Expo for 31 years, now retired from that duty, said he was a little worried about how the 51st Illinois Performance Tested Bull Sale would turn out on Feb. 21.

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