August 11, 2017
Bragg Creek, Alberta
Auctioneer: Ryan Dorran
Sale management: KK Seedstock Consultants
Reported by: Andy Rest, NALF regional manager
Averages*
21 – Lots – $8,536
Sale gross: $179,250
*Presented in Canadian dollars
$22,000 – One-half embryo interest – Lot 1, LAL Marilyn Monroe 42W, 2/5/2009, black, polled, purebred, sired by CLLL New Direction 394P, consigned by Boss Lake Genetics, Spruce Grove, Alberta, purchased by Riverstone Cattle, Olds, Alberta
$20,000 – Bull – Lot 23, RPY Paynes Cracker 17E, 1/20/2017, red, homozygous polled, purebred, sired by COLE Architect 08A, consigned by Payne Livestock, Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, one-half interest and full possession purchased by a partnership consisting of B Bar Cattle, Lucky Lake, Saskatchewan; Andrew Ranches, Youngstown, Alberta; and Red Oak Limousin, Australia.
$12,000 – 2018 heifer pick – Lot 2 – Pick of the 2018 natural born heifer calves, consigned by Highland Stock Farms, Bragg Creek, Alberta, purchased by Tubmill Creek Farms, New Florence, Penn.
$8,250 – Open heifer – Lot 5, RPY Paynes Echo 26E ET, 1/25/2017, red, homozygous polled, purebred, sired by COLE Architect 08A, consigned by Payne Livestock, Lloydminster, Alberta, purchased by the Arcon Cattle Company, Alliston, Ontario.
$8,000 – Bred heifer – Lot 14, Greenwood Miss PYN 25D, 2/1/2016, red, polled, purebred, sired by B Bar Cognac 1B, bred to Greenwood PLD Zepplin, consigned by Greenwood Limousin, Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, purchased by Ben Belanga, Omemee, Ontario.
Photo captions:
1039- Tim Matthews of Riverstone Cattle, Olds, Alberta, left, purchased the high selling lot at the Cattle Call Sale from Brittany and Kyle Boss, Boss Lake Genetics, Spruce Grove, Alberta.
1036- Two top consignors to the Cattle Call Sale were Laird Edwards of Edwards Limousin, Craik, Saskatchewan, left, and Rocky Payne of Payne Livestock, Lloydminster, Saskatchewan.
1031- Cattle Call Sale host Rob Matthews of Highland Stock Farms, left, is pictured with retired Limousin breeder Jim McBride of Goldenview Farms, Calgary, Alberta.
