June 15, 2023 Dakota Dunes, SK
……………………………..Gross Average
7 Picks $153,000 $21,857
2 Flushes 31,500 15,750
1 Pregnant Recip 7,000 7,000
11 Embryo Lots (34) 51,350 4,668
9 Semen Lots (120) 28,000 3,111
30 Lots $269,950 $8,998
High Selling Pick
Lot 4, Pick of Pro-Char Charolais Red Factor Females. Sold for $47,500 to Highway 21 Group, Acme, AB & Quicksilver Charolais, Newdegate, WA. Consigned by Pro-Char Charolais, Glenevis, AB.
High Selling Flush
Lot 8, Pick of the Wilgenbusch Charolais Herd Flush. Sold for $16,500 to Hunter Charolais, Roblin, MB. Consigned by Wilgenbusch Charolais, Halbrite.
High Selling Pregnant Recip
Lot 11A, SVY Mayfield 30H X Casbar Miss Michelle 404B pregnant recipient. Sold for $7,000 to Cay’s Cattle, Kinistino. Consigned by Casbar Farms, Blaine Lake.
High Selling Embryo Lot
Lot 12, CCC WC Redemption 7143 Pld ET X Brche Berkly Ann 8507 Pld ET. 3 embryos sold for $7,800 to Wilgenbusch Charolais. Consigned by Cay’s Cattle.
High Selling Semen Lot
Lot 22, LT Ransom 8644 sold 10 doses for $600/dose to Lakeview Ranch, Marwayne, AB & W2 Farms, Leroy. Consigned by Hunter Charolais, Roblin, MB.
Dale Weinbender, Canora was elected president of the Saskatchewan Charolais Association Board of Directors at the Annual General Meeting held June 15th at Dakota Dunes. 1st Vice-President remains Justin Cay, Kinistino while Scott Sunderland, Saint Front was elected 2nd Vice-President. Complete information will be in the August issue of the Charolais Banner.
Gerald Lewis, passed away suddenly on June 8, 2023 at Heritage Acres at the age of 84. Gerald is survived by his loving wife Marlene, his six children: Geralyn and Ken Nichols, Joan and Stephen Paddison, Murray and Laura Lewis, Sheldon and Larissa Lewis, Shauna and John Botwood and Rosanne and Stuart Shiell.
Kelly Howe, Moose Jaw, SK was elected Chairman of the Friends of Canadian Charolais Foundation board of directors at their Annual General Meeting held June 11th in Innisfail, AB. Keith Black, Foresters Falls, ON was elected Vice-Chairman; Jeralyn Rasmussen, Innisfail, Secretary-Treasurer and Helge By, Regina, SK President. Newly elected to the board were Dennis Serhienko, Maymont, SK; Dwein Trask, Saskatoon, SK; Mike Elder, Coronach, SK & Mark Frost, Kingsey Falls, QC.
Shawn Airey, Rivers, MB was elected President of the Canadian Charolais Association at their Annual General Meeting held June 11th, 2023 in Innisfail, AB. Ryan Nesbitt, Nestleton, ON moved to 1st Vice-President; Josh Taylor, Dunsford, ON is 2nd Vice-President and Kasey Phillips, Waskatenau went to Past-President. Rounding out the board of directors are Jeff Cavers, LaRiviere, MB; Rod McLeod, Rockyview County; Josh Redden, Windsor, NS; Darwin Rosso, Moose Jaw, SK; Armand Roy, St-Bernard Lacolle, QC; Travis Foot, Esther with Craig Scott being the General Manager. Complete details will be in the August Charolais Banner.
