Pride of the Prairies | Fifty-two bulls sold for an average price of $3,731 earlier this month
Fifty-two bulls sold for an average of $3,731 at the Pride of the Prairies bull show and sale in Lloydminster March 2-3.
The average was $10 higher than last year’s sale, which had 99 bulls on offer.
The high seller was a Black Angus, Grant Lodge Upward 18A, consigned by Grant Lodge Farms of Edam, Sask., which sold for $8,200 to Sheidaghan Anghus of Maple Creek, Sask.
The 10 Black Angus on offer sold for an average of $4,420, which was the highest average among seven breeds at the sale.
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Other averages were as follows, with number sold in brackets: Charolais (nine), $3,933; Red Angus (four), $3,650; Simmental (three), $3,533; Limousin (three), $3,233; Polled Hereford (two), $4,150; and Horned Hereford (one), $3,200.
The rest of the animals comprised the pen sale.
Charolais topped it with an average $3,788, followed by Polled Herefords ($3,278), Black Angus ($3,050) and Maine Anjou ($2,100).
- Champion heifer: exhibited by Jennifer Jones of Lloydminster Reserve: Wacey Townsend of Sylvan Lake, Alta.
- Champion steer: Nolan Blair of Drake, Sask.
- Reserve: Jon Fox of Lloydminster
- Champion heifer: Jennifer Jones Reserve: Hi-Way Limousin of Lloydminster
- Champion steer: Jon Fox
- Reserve: Austin Campbell of Derwent, Alta.
- Charolais grand champion: exhibited by Ray and Beatrice Paschke of Love, Sask. Reserve: the Paschkes
- Horned Hereford grand champion: exhibited by SS Cattle Co. of Irma, Alta. There was no reserve champion.
- Polled Hereford: exhibited by NCX Polled Herefords of Brosseau, Alta. Reserve: SS Cattle Co.
- Limousin grand champion: exhibited by Payne Livestock, Lloydminster, Sask. Reserve: Payne Livestock
- Black Angus grand champion: exhibited by Grant Lodge Farms, Edam, Sask. Reserve: Grant Lodge
- Red Angus grand champion: exhibited by Dave and Erica Ockerman of Dewberry, Alta. Reserve: Jock Ockerman of Dewberry
- Simmental grand champion: exhibited by John Grant of Edam, Sask. Reserve: Fern Creek Simmentals of Pincher Creek, Alta.
