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A. Sparrow Farms
ANOTHER TOP SALE A. Sparrow Farms Bull Sale
A.Sparrow Farms Bull Sale March 11, 2011 • Vanscoy, SK Gross Average
2 Two Year Old Bulls $6,600 $3,300 48 Yearling Bulls 233,000 4,854 50 Lots $239,600 $4,792
Auctioneer: Mike Fleury Sale Consultant: T Bar C Cattle Co.
Multitudes of repeat customers were back to select from the consistent offering put forth by the Sparrow families. Nine bulls sold to purebred breeders from Ontario to Alberta and into the U.S.A. while many of the good commercial producers were spending over $5,000 to get a Sparrow bull.
High Selling Yearling Bulls
Lot 18, SPARROWS PATRIOT 24X (Polled, 111 lb. BW, 822 lb. 205 DW, 54 WW EPD, 101 YW EPD, 1,495 lbs., 38 cm), sired by ABC Latoro 263G, out of a Sparrows Alliance 361L daughter. Sold for $19,000 to Reese Cattle Co., Didsbury, AB.
Lot 4, SPARROWS STANFORD 4X (Double Polled, 95 lb. BW, 889 lb. 205 DW, 1,496 lbs.), sired by Sparrows Eldorado 361L, out of a Sparrows Cerveza 106S daughter. Sold for $10,500 to White Heather Charolais, Crossfield, AB.
Lot 37, SPARROWS CALAMAR 47X (108 lb. BW, 809 lb. 205 DW, 54 WW EPD, 1,485 lbs., 37.5 cm) , sired by ABC Nuevo, out of a Sparrows Alliance daughter. Sold for $9,500 to White Lake Colony, Nobleford, AB.
Lot 48, SPARROW HAMPTON 70X (Double Polled, Red Factor, 882 lb. 205 DW, 23.6 Milk EPD, 1,435 lbs., 43 cm), sired by Sparrows Sanchez 715T, out of a Wawedash Eastwood 7L daughter. Sold for $6,750 to Wells Charolais, Conde, SD.
Lot 13, SPARROWS THORNTON 19X (98 lb. BW, 99 YW EPD, 1,416 lbs., 38 cm), sired by ABC Latoro 263G, out of a Sparrows Eldorado 361L daughter. Sold for $6,750 to Salty Lake Ranch, Watrous.
Lot 14, SPARROWS MAGNUM 21X (Polled, 87 lb. BW, -1.1 BW EPD, 1,387 lbs., 40 cm), sired by Sparrows Eldorado 361L, out of a Winn Mans Lanza 610S daughter. Sold for $6,600 to White Heather Charolais.
Lot 36, SPARROWS SELKIRK 53X (91 lb. BW, -.6 BW EPD, 49 WW EPD, 1,344 lbs., 36 cm), sired by ABC Nuevo, out of an ABC Latoro 263G daughter. Sold for $6,500 to Dustin Harty, Edam.
Lot 8, SPARROWS SULTAN 10X (Polled, -1.4 BW EPD, 20 Milk EPD, 1,502 lbs., 38 cm), sired by Winn Mans Lanza 610S, out of a Sparrows Alliance 513G daughter. Sold for $6,400 to Dudgeon-Snobelen Land & Cattle Co., Ripley, ON.
Lot 1, SPARROWS WESTFIELD 1X (Double Polled, 87 lb BW, -.5 BW EPD, 876 lb. 205 DW, 1,560 lbs., 38.5 cm), sired by Winn Mans Lanza 610S, out of a Sparrows Cerveza 106S daughter. Sold for $6,300 to Denise Boggust, Paynton.
Lot 29, SPARROWS MIDLAND 37X (108 lb. BW, 22.8 Milk EPD, 1,505 lbs., 39 cm), sired by ABC Latoro 263G, out of a Sparrows Cossack 11L daughter. Sold for $6,200 to White Lake Colony.
Barry & Simone Reese added the high seller to their good Alberta herd Rob Ross selected two for their White Heather operation
Jason & Nina Wells took at red factor bull to the U.S.A. Jerry Hofer of White Lake Colony purchased two high sellers Rick Klassen was a volume buyer again
Repeat buyers Denise Boggust & Steve Harty bought again