The first major bull sale of the season turned out to be a barn burner when the Creech family of Lloydminster sold 320 bulls in five hours.
The MC Quantock bull sale is the largest private breeder bull sale in Canada.
This year seven different lines of bulls were offered to a record crowd of 1,300 cattle producers.
In addition to purebred Hereford, Charolais, Red and Black Angus, ranch owners Mac and Pat Creech offered composite bulls that earned just as much as the traditional purebreds.
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The Horned Herefords averaged $2,389 with the high seller going for $4,100.
The Black Angus earned an average of $3,000 on two year olds while the yearlings averaged $2,445. The high seller went for $4,600.
The Red Angus were divided into fall, summer and yearling bulls. The fall Angus averaged $3,367, the summer yearlings were $3,247 and the yearlings were $2,629.
Charolais yearlings and two year olds were also offered. The two year olds averaged $3,122 and the yearlings averaged $2,601.
Super Guppies, a Red Angus-Gelbvieh cross, averaged $2,291.
A Red Angus-Simmental hybrid cross called Super Baldies averaged $3,078.
A Black Baldies line of Black Angus and Simmental crosses averaged $2,779.
In addition, 70 purebred Red Angus females were offered to average $1,957.
