GREAT INAUGURAL SALE
Inaugural Friends of Canadian Charolais Sale June 10, 2022 • Inglis, MB Auctioneer: Chris Poley Blockman: Andre Steppler Online & Timed Auction: DLMS 39 Lots Grossed $117,390 Four years from conception to reality was all worth it. To get the registered charity status, there were many hoops to go through, with much back and forth between the Canada Revenue Agency and other professionals to finally have it completed. Covid did slow the process down, but Craig Scott worked diligently to get it approved. Along with Craig, the initial board putting this together consisted of Tim Bullick, Andre Steppler, Kasey Phillips and Helge By. Everyone pitched in to gather a great selection of frozen genetics, service vouchers and products, from very generous sponsors. The sale was held in the loft of Garth and Darlene Jackson’s barn near Inglis, which has seen many barn dances and wedding dances over the years. The late spring, with
Foundation Sale
many people still seeding meant there was a lower attendance than anticipated, but those who came were treated to a great weekend hosted by Erin Jackson, of High Bluff Stock Farm, Inglis, and Michael Hunter, of Hunter Charolais, Roblin. Right from the herd tours Friday morning, to golf, or Inglis Elevator tour, to the CCA AGM, to boating and the Escape artist entertainment Saturday night, it was a very fun event. The feature lot in the sale was the pick of the Steppler Farms bred heifers, of Miami, with tickets $10 each. Combined advance ticket sales and auctioned tickets totalled 2,538 tickets sold. At the end of the live auction portion, a draw was made and the winner was O’Neill Livestock, Innisfail, AB, who graciously donated this back to be resold. At $17,500, Prairie Cove Charolais, Bashaw, AB, purchased this opportunity making this lot total $42,630. The second high selling lot in the sale was four packs of 5 doses each of Elder’s Houlio 4H semen for the 2023 breeding season from Elder Charolais, Coronach, SK. This totaled
Chris Poley, Andre Steppler and Evan Patriquin from DLMS called the sale
Michael Hunter host and president of the MB Charolais Association welcomed the crowd
A great buffet was served
The Quinton Blair band provided excellent quality music for the dance that followed
The 36 X 90 loft where the event was held
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$12,500 with HEJ Charolais, Innisfail, AB; Hunter Charolais, Roblin and Steppler Farms, Miami purchasing. The high selling semen per dose were the 2 doses of heifer sexed SCX Jehu 233E semen donated by McLeod Livestock, Rockyview County, AB, that sold for $2,500 each to Springside Farms, Airdrie, AB, and Alton Century Farms, Lucknow, ON. The high selling embryos were the pick of 3 embryos from Miss Prairie Cove 309A, from Prairie Cove Charolais. They were purchased at $1,000 each by Clearwater River, AB. The high selling lot in the timed auction, which started closing right after the live auction, were the 10 doses of DC/CRJ Tank E108 P, from Hunter Charolais and Wilgenbusch Charolais, Halbrite, SK, which brought a total of $8,250 with 5 selling to Turnbull Charolais, Pincher Creek, AB, and 5 to Highway 21 Group, Acme, AB. Jorja Beck, of Beck Farms, Milestone, SK, offered a unique CCYA Mentorship Package for the 2023 Conference and Show in Brandon. It sold for $2,300 to Wilgenbusch Charolais.
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