Strong demand for Hereford and Angus bulls highlighted the Medicine Hat Bull Sale, where some of the best sale averages in a decade were posted.
Sixty-six Hereford bulls averaged $4,210 at the March 14-15 sale, up from $3,280 last year.
The Angus sale was equally strong, with 23 bulls averaging $4,335, up from $2,858 last year.
The grand champion Hereford was from the Bar Pipe Hereford Ranch at Okotoks, Alta. BP 101T Standard Dom Lad 63W was also tied for the high seller position at $12,500. Fenton Herefords of Irma, Alta., and Jonomn Herefords of Clyde, Alta., paid $12,500 for joint ownership.
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The other high seller came from Lilybrook Herefords of Claresholm, Alta. LBH 39T Sterling 138W sold for $12,500 to Misty Valley Farms of Maidstone, Sask., and Lawview Herefords of Cypress River, Man.
Lilybrook, owned by Andy and Margaret Schuepbach, also had the reserve Hereford bull and best string of bulls as voted by the sale consigners.
The Angus grand champion was from Fleming Stock Farms of Granum, Alta. It sold for $6,250 to Mike Day Chief of Standoff, Alta. Duncan and Cecilie Fleming also had the best pair of Angus bulls.
The high selling Angus and reserve grand was from Hawkeye Ranching, owned by Lief and Melissa Brost of Irvine, Alta. It fetched $6,500 from Loma Lanes Angus at Aden, Alta.
The volume buyer at the sale was Remount Grazing Co-operative of Bindloss, Alta.
