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Agribition power and perfection sale

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Published: November 29, 2014

REGINA, Sask. – A black Angus bull that wowed the crowds at Northlands Farmfair in Edmonton and Canadian Western Agribition sold for $62,000 at the Power and Perfection Angus sale held Nov. 28.

Remitall Prospector 110Z was supreme bull at Farmfair and grand champion at Agribition. Bred by Gary and Richard Latimer of Remitall Farms, Olds, Alta., Clint Smith of Breed Creek  Angus, Mankota, Sask. was the successful bidder after some fierce bidding for the two year old.

The top selling bull of the Power and Perfection sale held during Canadian Western #Agribition2014 Nov. 28 was from Remitall Farms, Olds, Alta. It sold for $62,000 to Breed Creek Angus, Mankota, Sask.
The top selling bull of the Power and Perfection sale held during Canadian Western #Agribition2014 Nov. 28 was from Remitall Farms, Olds, Alta. It sold for $62,000 to Breed Creek Angus, Mankota, Sask. | Barbara Duckworth photo

Next up for bids was a black youngster from Wiwa Creek Angus, Rush Lake, Sask. Named Wiwa Creek Monarch 13’13, Cecil and Brenda Mantei of Estevan, Sask. paid $21,000 for this bull born in 2013.

This yearling bull from Wiwa Creek Angus, Rush Lake, Sask. sold for $21,000 to Cecil and Brenda Mantei, Estevan, Sask. at the Power and Perfection Sale held during Canadian Western #Agribition2014 in Regina Nov. 28.
This yearling bull from Wiwa Creek Angus, Rush Lake, Sask. sold for $21,000 to Cecil and Brenda Mantei, Estevan, Sask. at the Power and Perfection Sale held during Canadian Western #Agribition2014 in Regina Nov. 28. | Barbara Duckworth photo

A strong offering of females was also sold. A red heifer born in January of this year sold for $26,000 to Rolling Hills Simmental and Angus of Belle Center, Ohio. Named Red Rainbow Lark 2B, it was consigned by Rainbow Red Angus, Cherhill, Alta.

A black heifer also born in January sold for $20,000 to a syndicate including Canadian Donors, Deeg Simmental, Strathmore, Alta., Reay’s Unlimited, Durham, Ont., and  Rust Mountainview Ranch, Mercer, North Dakota. It was the entry of Jennifer Jones’s Ponderosa Ranch, Lloydminster.

The unofficial results were 31 lots sold for a total of $362,550 to average $11,695.

About the author

Barbara Duckworth

Barbara Duckworth

Barbara Duckworth has covered many livestock shows and conferences across the continent since 1988. Duckworth had graduated from Lethbridge College’s journalism program in 1974, later earning a degree in communications from the University of Calgary. Duckworth won many awards from the Canadian Farm Writers Association, American Agricultural Editors Association, the North American Agricultural Journalists and the International Agriculture Journalists Association.

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