Friday’s Angus sale averaged $14,000 at Agribition

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Published: November 30, 2015

REGINA — The final sale at Canadian Western Agribition ended the show on a high note when the Power and Perfection Angus sale posted an average of  $14,062 on 30 lots of live cattle and genetic offerings.

Open heifers drew the greatest interest at the sale held Nov. 27.

Wiwa Creek of Rush Lake, Sask., sold a black heifer for $34,000 to Breed Creek at Mankota, Sask.

Remitall Farms of Olds, Alta., sold its reserve grand champion female for $32,000 to Lewis Farms of Spruce Grove, Alta.

Complete Agribition coverage is here

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A flush on the grand champion black Angus female, Bar E-L Erica 7A, was offered by owners Blairswest Land and Cattle of Drake Sask.  It sold for $15,000.

A red open female from Rainbow Red Angus of Cherhill, Alta., sold for $30,000 to Topline Angus of Illinois.

Hamilton Farms of Cochrane, Alta., offered two young females, which sold for $26,000 and $21,000, respectively.  Both went to Michigan.

Earlier in the day, the Limousin Solid Gold sale averaged $8,150.

The top seller was a half interest, full possession in a 2015 black bull from Paynes Livestock at Lloydminster. The final bid was $17,500. Hi-Way Limousin of Bethune, Sask., was the successful buyer.

All sale results are unofficial at this time.

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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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