Average sale prices were up for all breeds at last week’s Regina Bull Sale, but particularly for Simmental and Charolais bulls.
Prices have been strong for both breeds this spring as producers look to add extra growth on their calves and earn more money, said sale secretary Candace By.
“Guys want more bang for their buck,” added Brian Barnett of City View Simmentals near Moose Jaw, Sask.
Les Johnston of Fillmore, Sask., paid $8,500 for Barnett’s City View Unbeaten, the breed grand champion and first bull into the ring March 16, pushing the breed average to $3,150, up from $2,622 last year.
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Barnett said the bull’s unique genetics contributed to the strong price. Barnett imported Unbeaten’s sire from Mississippi two years ago and it was the first offspring to sell.
Barnett said City View averaged $4,000 on seven bulls.
“That’s right on target,” he said, referring to what he expected after watching earlier sales.
Unbeaten’s price held up as the day’s strongest until the Angus sale, when Bar B Full Throttle 12U, consigned by Bryce’s Bar B Ranch at Arcola, Sask., sold to Lorpat Farms, also of Arcola, for $9,500. The seller retained a one-half semen interest in the year-old bull.
The Angus bulls averaged $2,969, compared to $2,775 in 2008.
The grand champion was Edwards Hannibal 52U from Edwards Angus at Craik, Sask.
In the Charolais sale, reserve grand champion Elder’s Diego 815U from Elder Charolais Farm at Coronach, Sask., topped the sale at $5,200. It sold to Prairie Sky Farms of Avonlea, Sask. Another bull, Elder’s Lopez 836U, was the grand champion.
The Charolais sale average was $3,541, up from $2,815 last year.
In the Hereford sale, OBF Valor 62N 3T from Old Burchill Farms at Alameda, Sask., was the grand champion and sold for $6,000 to Blaschuck Land and Cattle Co. at Chaplin, Sask.
The breed averaged $3,055, just $50 higher than last year.
Only five bulls sold in the Limousin sale for an average $2,670, up from the 2008 average of $2,225.
The top-selling lot was the grand champion HiWays Uplander 1U from Hi-Way Limousin at Bethune, Sask. It sold for $3,050 to Troy Haugen at Bengough, Sask.
In the Red Angus event, senior champion Red SMW Patent Pending 87T of Wagner Angus at Moose Jaw topped the sale at $5,600. Adam Dinwoodie of Gladmar, Sask., was the buyer.
The breed average was $3,100, compared to $2,976 a year ago.
Three Red Angus bulls were sold to a North Dakota buyer. One Simmental was also sold to that state.
Overall, the event saw 145 sales for a total price of $452,500 and an average of $3,121. Last year’s sale saw 146 bulls sell for $412,650 to average $2,826.
For the second consecutive year, Kuntz Farms at Balgonie, Sask., showed the supreme champion bull, a Red Angus. This year Red K F Set the Pace took the honours.
City View won the all-breed group of five class.
