Ben and Ruth Price, Reading, Ks. were inducted into the Kansas Limousin Breeders "Hall of Fame", Saturday, August 20^th, 2005. The Price family have been longtime Limousin breeders and one of the founders of the North American Limousin Foundation.

The history of Ben and Ruth Price goes back to May 17, 1968 when they attended the second meeting of a group of excited Limousin enthusiasts in Denver, CO. and formed a new organization known as NALF. Ben was elected to a one-year term on the NALF Board of Directors. Ruth served two terms on the NALF Board of Directors from 1977-1982. She is the only woman to date that has served on this board. The partnership of Price/McCoy holds the NALF number 12.

Ben and Ruth, with the help of their children Brian, Bruce and Cynthia and the late H.A. McCoy, partner, held the first Limousin production sale in Kansas. Ben and Ruth, along with their family, were instrumental in the foundation of the Kansas Limousin Breeders Association. Ruth served for several years as the president of the association.

The Price family attended farm shows, 4-H fairs; state fairs, livestock conventions and events, and promoted the youth sho0wing Limousin steers and heifers. They traveled to many other state’s cattle functions, and always made it to the National Western Stock Show, Denver, CO.

Prairie Chief became the primary herd sire at Price Limousin. He was on display at the first Kansas Field day at the Finger Ranch. Prairie Chief is in the background of most cattle in Kansas and other surrounding states.

Ben and Ruth Price have been pioneers of the Limousin Breed and have enjoyed the excitement of the beginning of Limousin cattle in the United States.