Lawrence Haylock, Bar H Charolais, Grenfell, SK passed away suddenly on February 8th. At 82 years of age he started their Charolais herd over 40 years ago that is now carried on by his son Kevin and family. Funeral service will be Saturday, March 29th, 2:00 p.m., United Church, Grenfell.
February 8, 2025 Edgerton, AB
………………………………….. Gross Average
30 Two-Year Old Bulls $316,500 $10,500
5 Yearling Bulls 42,000 8,400
35 Lots $358,500 $10,243
High Selling Two-Year Old Bull
Lot 365, MJT Moreno 365L, sired by Sparrows Moreno 153J. Sold for $19,000 to Sunderland Hog Farms Inc., Paradise Valley.
February 7, 2025 Rimbey, AB
………………………………. Gross Average
1 Two-Year Old Bull $8,000 $8000
47 Yearling Bulls 423,500 9,011
48 Lots $432,500 $8,990
High Selling Yearling Bull
Lot 132, Bob’s Meat Machine 33M, sired by Tri-N Go North 2411H. Sold for $16,000 to Koehli Farms, Strome.
February 1, 2025 Lloydminster, AB
………………………………… Gross Average
46 Two-Year Old Bulls $438,242 $9,527
25 Yearling Bulls 205,750 8,230
71 Lots $643,992 $9,070
Indy Fowler, Prairie Cove Charolais, Bashaw with Miss Prairie Cove 417M, a WCR Bold Move 168P daughter was selected as Champion Open Female, Champion Junior Purebred Female and Supreme Female at the Heartlands Cattlemen’s Classic held January 31st through February 2nd, 2025 in Stettler, AB.
SOS Matrix Pld 955M a February 22nd son of SOS Apex Pld 139F was selected as Grand Champion Single Bull as well as Grand Champion Pair of Bulls alongside SOS W2 Memphis Pld 127M a February 18th son of Turnbull’s Duty-Free 358D. Exhibited by Springside Cattle Co., Airdrie. The judges for the show were Casey Wilkie, Big Valley, Stefon Beechinor, Bentley, Todd Bygrove, Lloydminster and Evan Patriquin, Thorhild.
January 31, 2025 Cutknife, SK
………………………………….. Gross Average
29 Two-Year Old Bulls $264,500 $9,121
High Selling Bull
Lot 966L, Wirstuk 966L, sired by LAE Homegrown 28H. Sold for $15,500.
January 31, 2025 Rimbey, AB
…………………………… Gross Average
4 Mature Bulls $47,500 $11,875
5 Two-Year Old Bulls 48,250 9,650
6 Bred Heifers 32,000 5,333
50 Bred Cows 299,500 5,990
65 Lots $427,250 $6,573
High Selling Bull
Lot 1, Southside Exotic 11H, sired by Southside Exotic 3C. Sold for $13,500.
High Selling Bred Cow
Lot 17, Southside Miss Mister 2K, sired by Mister PP, bred to Southside Exotic 11H. Sold for $9,000.
January 25, 2025 Lloydminster, SK
………………………………………Gross Average
43 Two-Year Old Bulls $433,250 $10,075
Average up $1,790
Conrad Wilgenbusch formerly of Halbrite, SK and living in Sherwood Park, AB passed away Jan. 20th after a battle with cancer. As positive of personality that you would find, he studied to become a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and then with more studies and apprendicing in Texas, became a qualified and highly regarded Equine Surgeon. Funeral service will be 10:00 am, Saturday, February 15th at the Heartland Alliance Church in Sherwood Park.
December 31, 2024 Montreal, QC
DLMS Farm Gate Timed Auction
…………….Gross Average
2 Picks $66,500 $33,250
1 Flush $5,750 $5,750
3 Lots $72,250 $24,083
6 Embryo Lots $62,650 $1,205/embryo
1 Semen Lot $9,875 $395/straw
High Selling Picks
Lot 257, Pick of the 2024 calved out Bred Heifers from Wilgenbusch Charolais. Sold for $36,500. Consigned by Wilgenbusch Charolais, Halbrite, SK.
Lot 256, Pick of the Elder Charolais 2025 Heifer Calves. Sold for $30,000 to KFC Farms Ltd, Abbottsford, BC. Consigned by Elder Charolais, Coronach, SK.
High Selling Embryos
Lot 259A, 3 embryos by SVY Historic 241K x SVY Starstruck 110J. Sold for $2,600/embryo. Consigned by Serhienko Cattle Co, Maymont,SK
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