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SALE UP $900Horseshoe E Bull SaleHorseshoe E Charolais Bull SaleMarch 12, 2011 • Moose Jaw, SKGross Average8 Two Year Old Bulls $35,600 $4,45040 1/3 Yearling Bulls 169,800 4,21048 1/3 Lots $205,400 $4,250Auctioneer: Chris PoleyA good active bidding crowd filledJohnstone Auction Mart to purchasefrom this long time program. Eightbulls sold to breeders from Ontario toAlberta with commercial producersfrom across the province purchasingthe rest.High Selling Two Year Old BullLot 45, LAE WASHINGTON 950W(3rd Gen. Polled/s, 95 lb. BW, 1,930lbs., 44 cm), sired by SparrowsSanchez 715T, out of a SparrowsEldorado 361L daughter. Sold for$6,000 to Sydney Smailes, Orkney.High Selling Yearling BullsLot 23, LAE X-CEPTIONAL 46X(3rd Gen. Polled, .3 BW EPD, 92 YWEPD, 1,390 lbs., 38 cm), sired bySparrows Eldorado 361L, out of anHTA Platinum 676S daughter. Sold for$9,500 for 2/3 interest to RossoCharolais, Moose Jaw & Wood RiverCharolais, McCord.Lot 5, LAE X-TREME BLUE 12X(3rd Gen. Polled, 86 lb. BW, 818 lb. 205DW, 1,510 lbs.), sired by LT Bluegrass4017 P, out of a Sparrows Eldorado361L daughter. Sold for $8,200 toRoger Lanoie selected two for theirpurebred operationDudgeon-Snobelen Land & Cattle,Ripley, ON.Lot 17, LAE X-PLOSIVE 29X (3rdGen. Polled, 81 YW EPD, 25.3 MilkEPD, 1,595 lbs., 39 cm), sired bySparrows Sanchez 715T, out of anMNE Exclusive 17E daughter. Sold for$8,000 for 2/3 interest to BorderlandCattle Co., Rockglen.Lot 8, LAE X-ACT-O-MUNDO 18X(Double Polled, .3 BW EPD, 1,540 lbs.,39 cm), sired by Sparrows Sanchez715T, out of a Sparrows Eldorado361L daughter. Sold for $6,500 toLanoie Bros. Charolais, St. Victor.Lot 2, LAE X-TRA BLUE 6X (Polled,88 lb. BW, -1.8 BW EPD, 1,440 lbs., 40cm), sired by LT Bluegrass 4017 P, outof an HTA Platinum 676S daughter.Sold for $6,000 to R Bar Charolais,Weldon.Lot 12, MNE X-CALIBUR 2X(Polled, 848 lb. 205 DW, 1,615 lbs., 36cm), sired by Sparrows Eldorado361L, out of an M6 Grid Maker 104 PDavid Esmondpurchased threebulls for $14,300Sydney Smaillesbought the two highselling two year oldbullsMurray Blake & Darwin Rosso teamed up onthe high selling bullLes & Sandra Eremenko bought three bullsfor their Maple Creek operationET daughter. Sold for $5,200 to DavidEsmond, Eyebrow.OBITUARYDon Domespassed awayFebruary 11th, 7months and 11days after beingdiagnosed withlung cancer. He is survived by hiswife Barbara; son John (Monica);daughters Michelle (Adrian) Bomok;Stacey (Travis) Kolenosky; fourgrandchildren and his parents Georgeand Martha Domes.Don was a great outdoorsman wholoved farming and hunting andfishing. Their home has many trophyhorns he had enjoyed getting with hischildren. They started in the Charolaisbusiness in 1986 and with his familyDonald Domes1951 – 2011were very active showing and sellingin the 1990s. A female they raised JDBTeardrop 13C was BOSS Show Femaleof the Year in 1996. They weremembers and marketed cattle throughthe Hub Breeders group and theNorth West Bull Sale in Lloydminster.Don always had a smile and alaugh that made him a joy to know.30 Charolais Banner • May 2011