For the second year in a row, the high-selling pen at the Canadian Western Agribition commercial cattle sale went from the same seller to the same buyer.
The difference this year was a substantial decrease in price, reflecting the current cattle market.
Last year, Palmer Charolais of Bladworth, Sask., paid $5,000 each for a pen of five bred heifers from Mebs Ranch at Broadview, Sask.
This year, the price was $3,950 each.
Overall, the 2016 sale averaged $2,184.38 on 200 bred heifers and $1,384.75 on 80 open replacements. Last year, bred heifers averaged $3,424.29, while opens were $2,066.
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In the show, the grand champion pen of bred heifers was a pen of 10, bred to Angus, from Murray Westman at Vermilion, Alta. The reserve banner went to Rockin Lazy M Ranch of Moose Jaw, Sask., for a pen of five bred to Black Angus.
The open replacement heifer winners were pens from Blairswest Land and Cattle at Drake, Sask., and Jackson Family Farm of Humboldt, Sask.
In the Bull Pen Alley show, the supreme champion pen was an Angus entry from Double F Cattle Co. of Parkside, Sask.
Breed winners were Cedarlea Farms of Hodgeville, Sask., (Charolais); McCoy Cattle Co., Milestone, Sask., (Hereford grand); LV Farms Ltd., Midale, Sask., (Hereford reserve); JP Cattle Co., McAuley, Man. (Simmental grand); McIntosh Livestock, Maymont, Sask., (Simmental reserve); Anderson Cattle Co., Swan River, Man., (reserve Angus).
