The 115th Calgary Bull Sale kicked off yesterday with a people’s choice heifer show and sale.
Ten pens of commercial heifers were on display with the grand champion going to Wes Garrett of Landis, Sask. The pen of five straight-bred Hereford heifers sold for $2,200 each to Clark Nixdorff of MN Herefords at Airdrie, Alta.
The reserve champion pen was a group of black baldie heifers from SS Cattle Company Inc owned by Sheldon Archibald of Irma, Alta. They sold to Pete Knight of Strathmore, Alta. for $2,300 each. Knight bought four pens, making him the volume buyer.
The top selling pen of the evening came from Bushfield Farms of Airdrie. The pen of Hereford-Angus cross female fetched $2,650, selling to Meridian Cattle Co. of Cayley, Alta.
This year about 100 Herefords were entered into this long running sale.
The grand champion bull was the entry of MJT Cattle Co. of Edgerton, Alta. The reserve came from JoNomn Herefords of Clyde, Alta.
The sale continues today with a Hereford bull sale followed by a ranch horse sale.
