In the winners’ circle at Saskatoon Fall fair

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Published: November 26, 2009

Eight breeds of cattle were shown at the Saskatoon Fall Fair Nov. 11-14.

The fair has been a trademark of central and northern Saskatchewan’s fall season for more than 40 years.

Attendance and entry numbers were down overall from previous years, in part because of a late harvest. There were 230 purebred and 120 commercial animals entered.

Female: Quinn Hamilton and Duralta Farms of Innisfail, Alta.

Bull: Wilbar Farms of Dundurn, Sask.

Female: Peters Simmentals of Perdue, Sask. Reserve: Sunny Valley Simmentals of Hanley, Sask.

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Bull: McIntosh Livestock at Maymont, Sask. Reserve: Erixon Simm-entals of Clavet, Sask.

Female: Belvin Angus of Innisfail. Reserve: Chance Jackson of Sedley, Sask.

Bull: Wilbar Farms of Dundurn. Reserve: Bar CR Angus of Saskatoon.

Premier breeder and exhibitor: Double F Cattle Co. of Parkside, Sask.

Female: Wheeler’s Stock Farm of Saskatoon. Reserve: Wrights Red Angus of Melfort, Sask.

Bull: Wilbar Farms of Dundurn. Reserve: Wheeler’s Stock Farm.

Premier breeder: Wheeler’s Stock Farm. Exhibitor: Blair’s Ag Cattle Co. of Lanigan.

Female: Bell M Farms of Englefeld, Sask. Reserve: Bender Shorthorns of Neudorf, Sask.

Bull: Bender Shorthorns. Reserve: Bender Shorthorns.

Female and reserve: Carpenter’s Cattle Co. of Hanley. Bull and reserve: Stoneyview Limousin of Saskatoon.

Female: McAvoy Charolais of Arlee, Sask. Reserve: Wright Livestock/JVJ of Melfort, Sask.

Bull: Parkvista Hereford of Parkside, Sask. Reserve: Wright Livestock/JVJ.

Champion: Sunny Valley Simm-entals of Hanley. Reserve: Blairs Ag Cattle Co. of Lanigan.

Pens of bred heifers averaged $1,362.50 per head; pens of three feeder heifers averaged 83 cents per pound, $1,785 per pen.

Pens of three steer calves averaged 93 cents per lb. and $2,037.42 per pen. Pens of five steer calves averaged 97 cents per lb., $3,846.42 per pen.

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