A sale average of $3,720 on 99 animals drew one of the largest crowds in recent memory to the Pride of the Prairies bull sale in Lloydminster March 4.
Simmentals dominated the sale in numbers, with 41 on offer that fetched an average $4,433. The high seller was a Simmental consigned by SAJ Simmentals of Edam, Sask., which sold for $11,250.
The 23 Black Angus bulls averaged $3,309, and the 19 Charolais averaged $3,374.
Six Limousins and six polled Herefords averaged $3,033 and $3,617, respectively. Four Red Angus were offered, with a sale average of $2,575, while the lone horned Hereford sold for $5,400.
Fewer bulls were on offer this year compared to 2012, when 146 animals were brought to town and averaged $3,903, which was more than this year’s average.
This year’s sale was the 94th annual bull sale in Lloydminster. It is organized by the Lloydminster Agricultural Exhibition Association.
