NIER Lady 1L with her twin bull calves NIER Payday 8P and NIER Pay Check 9P (RUSS Jesse James 45J) won Champion Exotic Senior Female, Grand Champion Exotic Female and Supreme Champion Female at the Dawson Creek Exhibition. This pair is now qualified for Supreme at the Canadian Western Agribition.
John Chomiak passed away Thursday July 30th. John & his wife Cathie operated Chomiak Charolais near Mundare, AB. John took great pride in his herd and was a strong Charolais enthusiast. A Celebration of Life for John will be held Saturday August 22nd at 1:00 pm at Park Place Funeral Home, 51 Broadway Blvd, Sherwood Park, AB.
Eric Doran, Tweed was elected President of the Ontario Charolais Association at their Annual General Meeting held July 18th in Carp. Ryan Briggs, Oro-Medonte was elected as the 1st Vice-President and Wyatt Burgomaster, Peterborough as the 2nd Vice-President. Ashley Baker, Hastings remains as the Secretary-Treasurer. See the August Charolais Banner for more information.
Payton Caldwell, Weyburn, SK was re-elected President of the 2026-2027 Canadian Charolais Youth Association Board of Directors. Out going members from the board are Abigail Tilleman and Darren McCord. Pictured l-r Logan Saunders, Markdale, ON; Braden Scott, Olds, AB; Madisyn Robertson, Neepawa, MB, Secretary; Payton Caldwell, Weyburn, SK, President; Indy Fowler, Bashaw, AB, Social Media; Ashley Ernewein, Chepston, ON, Treasurer; Fischer Cavers, La Riviere, MB; Missing Morgan Debenham, Kennedy, SK, Vice-President.
Paige Nesbitt, Nestleton won the Junior Grand Aggregate at the CCYA Conference and Show, July 15th-18th in Carp, ON. Reserve Junior winner was Sophie Taylor, Dunsford.
Anna Nesbitt, Nestleton won Intermediate Grand Aggregate with Brooklyn Cramp, Hillsdale winning Reserve Grand Aggregate.
Payton Caldwell, Weyburn, SK was Senior Grand Aggregate Champion with Aleah Steacy, Lansdowne winning Reserve Grand.
Over the past few months Westin Fahey, Big Valley, AB has had more Junior Show Success with is Steer “Ferrari”, winning Champion Charolais Steer at the CRY Jr Steer & Heifer Show April 18th in Stettler, AB and he also won Grand Champion Steer at the Perdue, SK Jr Steer & Heifer Show and the July 7th Boarder City Showdown Steer & Heifer Show, Lloydminster, SK. He won Reserve Champion Over All Steer at the Cody Sibbald Legacy Classic, Beechy, SK the May 23rd Josephburg Jr Steer Show and the Mayerthorpe (AB) Jr Steer & Heifer Show and finished 3rd overall at the Calgary Stampede.
July 20, 2026 DLMS Timed Online
29 Lots Grossed $26,710
High Selling Lots
Lot 2, $2,500 Miss Prairie Cove Charolais Female Credit, donated by Prairie Cove Charolais, Bashaw, AB. Sold for $2,400 to Cedarlea Farms, Hodgeville, SK.
Lot 1, $2,500 Steppler Farms Sale Credit donated by Steppler Farms, Miami, MB. Sold for $2,100 to Valley Charolais, Shawville, QC.
Dallas Coughlin (ON) had Champion Bull Calf at the 2026 Canadian Charolais Youth Association Conference and Show, July 18th in Carp, ON with Cornerview Pilot 13P by RBM Keystone H41. Open Gate Pops 41P, sired by Trezegoal exhibited by Lily Bouffard (QC) was selected as the Reserve Champion Bull Calf. 
Judge Aaron Grant, Olds (AB) then chose MISS Prairie Cove 568N by WC Milestone 5223 P exhibited by Emily Honey (ON) as his Grand Champion Female. CRG Got It Goin’On 27N by PCC Bourban 118J exhibited by Samantha Hamilton (ON) won Reserve Grand Champion honours. 
Roy McLean won Grand Champion Market Steer at the Gladys, AB 4H Beef Show and sale May 27th at the High River Ag Society. Roy’s Charolais cross steer Jose weighed 1635 lbs with an average rate of gain of 3.75 lbs a day. Jose was purchased by Ward Tire, High River, AB.
Friends of the Canadian Charolais Association had their Annual General Meeting June 19th in Truro, NS. Kelly Howe, Moose Jaw, SK was re-elected Chairman; Donna Courchesne, Shawville, QC was elected President; Keith Black, Foresters Falls, ON Vice-Chairman and Jeralyn Rasmussen, Innisfail, AB was elected Secretary-Treasurer. The rest of the board are Mark Frost, Kingsey Falls, QC; Dwein Trask, Saskatoon, SK and Nancy Milton, Cornwall, PEI. See the August Charolais Banner for more information. 
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