Month: June 2025

Elliot Englot with his heifer CKE Kassidy 23M were Reserve Champion Female @ Kennedy 4-H Jackpot.

Elise Howe with her Grand Champion steer at the Moose Jaw 4-H Regional show. Her Charolais x steer weighed 1560lbs and sold for $6.10/lb to the Moose Jaw Animal Clinic & JMC Mechanical, Moose Jaw. Judges for the show were Jon & Kaleen Lock, Macklin.

The Saskatchewan Charolais Association Board of Directors held their 62nd Annual General Meeting on June 13th at the Dakota Dunes Casino. Dale Weinbender, Canora, SK is staying on as president, 1st Vice-President remains Justin Cay, Kinistino and Scott Sunderland, Saint Front continues as 2nd Vice-President. Sarah Hordos retains her job as Secretary-Treasurer. Michelle Bomok and Emily Schick were newly elected to the board of directors. Complete information will be in the August issue of the Charolais Banner.

Friday June 13, 2025 Saskatoon, SK
………………………………… Gross   Average
1 Bred Cow                 $32,500    $32,500
2 Bred Heifer Picks    $59,500    $29,750
1 Pick                            $13,000    $13,000
2 Heifer Calf Picks      $23,500    $11,750
3 Flushes                      $42,500    $14,167
2 Pregnant Recips      $23,000     $11,500
5 Embryo Lots (28)      $43,600    $8,720   ($1,557/embryo)
5 Semen Lots (110)      $36,125    $7,225   ($328/dose)
21 Lots                          $271,225   $12,915

High Selling Bred Cow
Lot 1, WC Ms Remix 9250 P, sired by WCR Remix 606 ETP. Sold for $32,500 to Brent Charolais, Alton, KS, Caprock Cattle Co, Hecla SD, and Prairie Cove Charolais, Bashaw, AB.  Consigned by Highway 21 Feeders Acme, AB and JMAR Genetics, Appomattox, VA.

High Selling Bred Heifer
Lot 2, Pick of the Elder Charolais Bred Heifers sired by Sparrows Pascal 239K. Sold for $41,000 to CN Charolais. Consigned by Elder Charolais, Coronach, SK.

High Selling Pick
Lot 4, Pick of the W2 Farms ET Calves by PCC 342L and WWWW 322L. Sold for $13,000 to Wilgenbusch Charolais, Halbrite, SK. Consigned by W2 Farms, LeRoy, SK.

High Selling Heifer Calf
Lot 6, Pick of the Scott Stock Farm Heifer Calves. Sold for $13,000 to Wilgenbusch Charolais, Halbrite, SK. Consigned by Scott Stock Farm, Crossfield, AB.

High Selling Pregnant Recip
Lt 10, Pregnant Recipient cow serviced to Elders Lincoln 307L x BRCHE Berkly Ann 8507 PLD ET. Sold for $13,000 to Elder Charolais, Coronach, SK. Consigned by Cays Cattle, Kinistino, SK.

High Selling Embryo Lot
Lot 12, WR Relief J4606 x KAYR Lainey 502C. 5 embryos sold for $3,000/embryo to Cays Cattle, Kinistino, SK. Consigned by Kay-R Charolais, Waskatenau, AB.

High Selling Semen Lot
Lot 20, Keys Powermax 57G, Sold for $500/straw to W2 Farms, LeRoy, SK. Consigned by Balamore Farms, Great Village, NS.

Friends of the Canadian Charolais Association had their Annual General Meeting June 13th in Quebec City, QC. Kelly Howe, Moose Jaw, SK was re-elected Chairman; Mark Frost, Kingsey Falls, QC was elected Vice-Chairman; Jeralyn Rasmussen, Innisfail, AB Secretary-Treasurer and Keith Black, Foresters Falls, ON, President. The rest of the board are Mike Elder, Coronach, SK; Dwein Trask, Saskatoon, SK and Donna Courchesne, Shawville, QC. Following the CCA Presidents Dinner the 4th Annual FCCF Fundraising Auction was a great success with 27 lots raising over $36,000. See the August Charolais Banner for more information.

Ryan Nesbitt, Nestleton, ON was elected President of the Canadian Charolais Association at their Annual General Meeting held June 13th, 2025 in Quebec City, QC. Josh Taylor, Dunsford, ON was elected as 1st Vice-President; Dennis Serhienko, Maymont, SK 2nd Vice-President and Shawn Airey, Rivers, MB continues as Past-President. Rounding out the board of directors are Rod McLeod, Rockyview County, AB; Josh Redden, Windsor, NS; Darwin Rosso, Moose Jaw, SK; Armand Roy, St-Bernard Lacolle, QC; Michael Hunter, Roblin, MB; Travis Foot, Esther, AB and Kyle O’Neill, Red Deer County, AB with Craig Scott being the General Manager. Complete details will be in the August Charolais Banner.

Indy Fowler, Bashaw, AB won Grand Champion Open Female at the May 24th Josephburg (AB) Ag Society Classic with Miss Prairie Cove 417M, a WCR Bold Move 168 P daughter. The show was judged by Reese & Jill Wildman.