Following the conclusion of the National Limousin contest, **Interlim** genetic service began preparing the auction ring for its sale at the **Livestock Summit**. This event is a traditional gathering for French organizations that specialize in Limousin cattle breeding, which already organizes four sales annually for its breeding stock. In the ring, a dozen rows of chairs face Gilles Lequeux, the commercial manager at **Interlim**, who checks the screen on his computer. Some buyers are participating online, while others are present in the stands. At exactly 7 p.m., the auction begins. The process is straightforward: a starting bid, with each subsequent bid increasing by 100 euros, and approximately forty seconds to make an offer. Sixteen Limousin cattle—ten heifers of the year or to be bred and six bulls between eighteen months and three years—were put up for sale on Wednesday evening in the **Zénith d'Auvergne**, all sourced from the best herds in France, each from the top bloodlines of the breed. The same morning as the auction, one lot was removed from the sale (lot 12), a "magnificent heifer, but unfortunately she was frightened here in the ring yesterday. Therefore, we did not want to take any risks," stated the auctioneer of the day. The event began with the heifer **Apiote** (Haute-Vienne), with a starting bid of 3,300 euros. Soon, the bidding accelerated. A few minutes later, the heifer was purchased by a buyer from Luxembourg for 6,900 euros. The serious business began quickly with the 4th and 5th lots put up for sale. First was the bull **Amidon** (87), priced at 5,000 euros, and after a fierce bidding war, it was sold to Portugal for 26,100 euros. The room became engaged in the auction, reacting to the bids and applauding the sale. But the best was yet to come with **Actif**, a young bull from the **EARL Hérisson** (Sarthe), which immediately set the counters spinning from its starting price of 5,000 euros. Everyone was involved in the bidding, with both a person in the room and an online bidder contributing. Just in time for Gilles Lequeux to highlight this young bull "of mixed type, very complete, fine bone structure, with good length and a well-opened pelvis," the 20,000 euro threshold was crossed, then the 25,000 euro mark. The lineage was decisive for the final price, with a final bid of 28,100 euros and the bull heading to the Netherlands. The key words emphasized the sector (Limousin, breed, herds, bloodlines), the event (auction, sale, auctioneer, **Zénith d'Auvergne**), the actors (**Interlim**, Gilles Lequeux, breeders/**EARL**), and the international destinations (Luxembourg, Portugal, Netherlands), which attest to the breed's global reach. The next sale is scheduled in 15 days. The catalogue is currently being prepared and is available on **Interlim** genetic service. Details of the auction: **Apiote**, to **EARL Roulière Olivier** (Haute-Vienne), 6,900 euros heading to Luxembourg. **Vulmette**, to **Gaec de l'Espoir** (Cantal), 10,000 euros (Poland). **Armel**, to **EARL Clermontel** (Creuse), 8,400 euros (Netherlands). **Amidon**, to **Gaec Robert Frères** (Haute-Vienne), 26,100 euros (Portugal). **Actif**, to **EARL Hérisson** (Haute-Vienne), 28,100 euros (Netherlands). **Allure**, to **Gaec Manaud-Giroux** (Haute-Vienne), 15,000 euros (Portugal). **Alouette**, to **Christophe Rouchès** (Aveyron), 8,600 euros (Luxembourg). **Sauveur**, to **Gaec Dublanc** (Haute-Vienne) and **Gaec Thibaud** (Haute-Vienne), 15,300 euros (Greece). **Achillée**, to **Gaec Lamoure** (Cantal), 7,100 euros (Poland). **Archive**, to **Gaec de la Martinière** (Maine-et-Loire), 5,100 euros (Portugal). **Ugolin**, to **Gaec Jenty** (Corrèze), 20,300 euros (Gaec Benoit, Indre). **Vadrouille**, to **Gaec Aucomte père et fils** (Haute-Vienne), 6,200 euros (Éric Julien, Rhône). **Aglae**, to **Gaec Murat** (Cantal), 9,200 euros (Poland). **Andalouse**, to **EARL Nanot** (Haute-Vienne), 6,400 euros (Poland). **Verdun**, to **Philippe Deshoulières** (Haute-Vienne), 15,000 euros (Portugal). **Thanos**, to **Gaec Dessalas** (Charente), 20,000 euros (EARL Les Hauts de Ligoure, Haute-Vienne).