Owen Sellman, McCreary, MB was elected president of the Manitoba Charolais Association at their Annual General Meeting August 10th at Hunter Charolais, Roblin. Full details to follow in the October issue of the Charolais Banner.
July 3, 2024 Cochrane, AB
……………………………..Gross Average
1 Bred Cow $85,000 $85,000
5 Bred Heifers 108,500 21,700
5 Heifer Calves 97,500 19,500
5 Flushes 44,500 8,900
9 Embryo Lots (38) 68,600 7,622 $1,805/embryo
2 Semen Lots (45) 7,876 3,938 $175/dose
27 Lots Gross $411,975 $15,258
High Selling Bred Cow
Lot 1, Pick of Elder Charolais, Coronach, SK entire Female Herd. Sold for $85,000 to Lindskov’s LT Ranch, Isabel, SD & Full Circle Charolais, Larkin, KS.
High Selling Bred Heifer
Lot 2, Pick of the Kay-R Land & Cattle, Waskatenau Bred Heifers. Sold for $40,000 to KFC Farms Ltd., Abbotsford, BC.
High Selling Heifer Calf
Lot 16, Pick of Springside Farms, Airdrie Heifer Calves. Sold for $31,000 to Landaker Charolais Farm, Brownvale.
High Selling Flush
Lot 10, CML Jewel 889F. Sold for $12,000 to Bar SK Cattle Company Ltd, Lloydminster. Consigned by McLeod Livestock, Cochrane.
High Selling Embryo Lot
Lot 9, SVY Historic 241K X SVY Starstruck 901G. 3 embryos sold for $14,250/$4,750 each to Elder Charolais. Consigned by Serhienko Cattle Co., Maymont, SK.
High Selling Semen Lot
Lot 22 B-F, 25 doses of Dogpatch Kahlua 94K from Footprint Farms, Esther. Sold for an average of $220/dose to Elder Charolais & Eureka Valley Charolais, Wainwright.
Hunter Charolais Bull Sale
April 4, 2024 Roblin, MB
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40 Yearling Bulls $336,000 $8,400
April 3, 2024 Moose Jaw, SK
…………………………………….Gross Average
43 Two-Year Old Bulls $287,750 $6,692
10 Yearling Bulls 54,250 5,425
53 Lots $342,000 $6,453
High Selling Two-Year Old Bull
Lot 84, Rosso Young Gun 5K, sired by Val-End Wellington 22H. Sold for $15,000 to Kevin Turner, Shamrock. Consigned by Rosso Charolais, Moose Jaw.
High Selling Yearling Bull
Lot 51, Whitecap Launch 228L, sired by OCR Fatboy J89. Sold for $8,500 to Dwayne Gebhart, Mankota. Consigned by White Cap Charolais, Moose Jaw.
April 1, 2024 Halbrite, SK
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76 Yearling Bulls $701,000 $9,224
High Selling Yearling Bulls
Lot 1, JWX Legend 903L, sired by Elder’s Jaguar 181J. Sold for $36,000 to Beechinor Bros. Charolais, Bentley, AB.
Lot 6, JWX Lunatic Party 123L, sired by Elder’s Jaguar 181J. Sold for $28,000 to Daines Cattle & O’Neill Livestock, Red Deer County, AB
April 1, 2024 Spiritwood, SK
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20 Two-Year Old Bulls $154,000 $7,700
13 Yearling Bulls 113,500 8,731
33 Lots $267,500 $8,106
High Selling Two-Year Old Bulls
Lot 61, CBF Power Pack 276K, sired by CBF Power Play 11H. Sold for $9,750. Consigned by Casbar Farms, Blaine Lake.
Lot 57, CBF Butter Fashion 218K, sired by CBF Old Fashioned 911G. Sold for $9,750.
High Selling Yearling Bull
Lot 52, CBF Cracker Jack 375L, sired by HRJ Jamestown 118J. Sold for $14,500 to Colin & Tina Baber, Balcarres.
March 30, 2024 Saskatoon, SK
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12 Two-Year Old Bulls $72,000 $6,000
High Selling Bull
Lot 6, TSS Crimson Tide 44K, sired by DYV Footprints Crimsontide 15G. Sold for $7,500. Consigned by June Rose Charolais, Simpson.
March 28, 2024 Coronach, SK
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52 1/3 Yearling Bulls $576,000 $11,006
High Selling Bull
Lot 1, Elder’s Lazaro 305L, sired by DC/CRJ Tank E108 P. Sold for $38,000 for 2/3 interest & full possession to Allison Acres Charolais, New Castle, KY.
March 28, 2024 La Riviere, MB
…………………………….Gross Average
37 Yearling Bulls $290,000 $7,838
High Selling Bull
Lot 18, C2 Lars 37L, sired by Sparrows Jensen 76H. Sold for $18,000 to North of 50 Charolais, McCreary, MB.
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