REGINA, Sask. — Haroldson’s Polled Herefords is a consistent performer at Canadian Western Agribition, taking home a fair share of banners and accolades each year.
This year will be memorable because the farm, which is owned by Chad Wilson and his family at Wawota, Sask., sold a bull calf for $70,000 to Jack McAughey of Medonte Highland Polled Herefords of Orillia, Ont., and NCX Polled Herefords of Brosseau, Alta. The deal was for full possession and two-thirds interest.
This was the top sale of Agribition, which was held Nov. 21-26.
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“We knew there was lots of interest in him. He’s a kind of combination bull that puts a lot of good things together,” said Wilson.
“This guy is an outcross pedigree from a calving ease bull, but he still has the power.”
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The bull, named Haroldsons Totem 200Z 5D, is the son of American sire Churchill Red Bull 200Z, and the bidding was noisy and competitive at the Nov. 24 sale.
Born in February 2016, the bull was the result of a semen package that Wilson purchased last year.
“This calf is out of a first calf heifer, and the cow has turned out really good,” he said.
“She is going to be a donor female.”
They also sold a flush on that cow for $12,000 at the same sale to Ontario buyers. The cow originally came from Blairs.Ag.
The calf was named senior bull calf champion at the Nov. 25 Hereford show, and goes to Ontario early next year. It is likely to appear at the Royal Agriculture Winter Fair in Toronto.
The family has done well at past Agribitions.
In 2015, they won grand champion bull and for the sixth time this year they were named premier breeders and exhibitors.
The national Hereford sale offered 23 lots for a total $223,750 in sales and an average price of $9,728.
The high-selling bred heifer from Harvie Ranching sold for $33,000.
