Felton’s annual sale a huge success

Morgan Rose
Feb 24, 2021
Feb 24, 2021 Updated Feb 26, 2021

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Buyers checking out the bulls prior to the sale.

Jim Felton welcomes everyone to the 48th annual sale. Spike, the ranch’s old lead steer, stands guard.

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Morgan Rose

SPRINGDALE, Mont. – Like most Montana agriculturalists, Jim Felton was enjoying the mild winter the state had been experiencing. However, the other shoe had to drop at some point, and when it did, it was “Katie, bar the door.” A Polar Vortex swept its way across Montana the second week in February, bringing with it extreme cold and dangerous traveling conditions.

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