Aubrey Fraser’s 1290 lb Charcross steer Harv won Grand Champion Steer out of the 29 steers exhibited at the May 31 Knee Hill Valley 4H show and sale. He was purchased by Steelhaus Technologies Inc., Calgary for $5.75/lb. Harv’s full sister Phoebe was also selected Reserve Champion Heifer by judge Rod McLeod.
Jolee Shand of the Cremona 4-H Beef Club had Grand Champion Steer at the May 23 Carstairs and District 4-H show. Harley weighed 1,503 lb and sold for $2.83/lb to Westview Co-op. The 36 steer show was judged by Rod Morrison and Cole Giles.
Lexi Wirsta won Champion Overall Female at the Elk Point 4-H show with her yearling heifer. Zack Germain won Champion Two-Year Old with his Charolais pair. The May 22 show was judged by Toby Noble, Lloydminster.
Gracie Parsons had Grand Champion Steer out of 16 with her Charcross steer at the Nebraska 4H show May 31, Lacombe. The steer weighed 1,520lb and sold for $3.30/lb to VJV Auction Co Ltd., Ponoka and Rope & Tye Mechanical, Lacombe. The judge was Robbie Chomik.
Anna Lundgren of Vulcan won Grand Champion Steer at the May 26th/27th Vulcan and District 4H show. The Charcross steer weighed 1,588lb and sold for $3.00/lb to Midstream Equipment, High River. Judges for the 41 steer show were Kevin and Kaitlyn Bolduc.
When your area 4-H clubs have their shows if Charolais or Charcross animals are champions we would like to share that online and in the Fall Connection. We would like a hi-resolution picture along with the members name and town, the date and club or regional name and who the judge was. If it is a steer we would also like the weight and selling price to go with it. See the example below from the Holden show. Good luck to all the 4-H members.
The May Charolais Banner is now online and includes the Bull Sale Summary which shows a great spring with the average of all bulls selling in sales in Canada up $760 over last year and 241 more bulls selling. Check it out.
Taylor Chomik won the Holden (AB) 4-H Beef Club Show Grand Champion Steer with George. At the April 24th show of 16 steers judged by Darryl Snider he weighed 1,498 lb and sold for $3.75/lb rail weight to D2 Electric, Camrose and R&C Yuha Farms, Rosalind.
Emma Chomik won Reserve Grand Champion Steer at the Holden 4-H Beef Club Achievement Day. Her steer Dave weighed in at 1,524 and sold for $3.75/lb rail weight.
At this time of year we get calls for bulls to cover injured or failed semen tested herdsires. Today looking for a breeder quality two-year old or mature bull for the middle of May. Drop me an email with information if you have one. Strong maternal traits desired. Thanks, Helge charolaisbanner@gmail.com
The Charolais Banner (ISSN 024-1767) is the longest running European beef breed magazine in Canada and the official publication of the Canadian Charolais Association. We publish five printed issues each year and run a digital community, both working in tandem to keep our readers connected and effective in their operations through up-to-date news and producer resources specifically tailored for the Charolais breed.
