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MORE BULLS THAN DOLLARSSouris Valley Bull SaleSouris Valley Breeders Bull SaleApril 5, 2011 • Melita, MBGross Average3 Two Year Old Bulls $7,800 $2,60013 Yearling Bulls 33,700 2,59316 Lots $41,500 $2,594Auctioneer: Ward CutlerFive area Charolais breeders andfour Hereford breeders again teamedup for this sale. A quality offering waspresented with good buyingthroughout and not enough buyers totake all the bulls. These breeders haveturned out some top bulls in the pastand it is unfortunate that more peopledon’t go looking here.High Selling Two Year Old BullLot 16, ERIXON'S ALPHA 74W(Polled/s Red Factor, 89 lb. BW, -.2BW EPD, 2,125 lbs., 48 cm), sired byGDSF Red King 39M, out of a S$Montana Silver daughter. Sold for$3,000 to Marvin Goforth, Pierson.Consigned by Erixon Charolais, Lyleton.High Selling Yearling BullsLot 15, ERIXON'S THUNDER 49X(Polled/s, Red Factor, 88 lb. BW, 22.9Milk EPD, 1,490 lbs., 41 cm), sired byG. Bros Tempo 67T, out of a GDSF RedKing 39M daugher. Sold for $3,500 toRamsey & Halls Cattle Co., Sinclair.Consigned by Erixon Charolais.Lot 28, LTK MAGNUM 27X (Polled,98 lb. BW, -1.7 BW EPD, 29.9 MilkEPD, 13 year old dam, 1,460 lbs., 38.5cm), sired by SVS Nobleman 25N, outof an LTK Unlimited Cody 21Adaughter. Sold for $3,500 to Garth &Barb Elliot, Pipestone. Consigned byLTK Cattle Co., Tilston.Lot 10, ERIXON'S ERNIE 16X(Polled, Red Factor, -2.9 BW EPD, 840lb. WW, 1,575 lbs., 40 cm), sired by G.Bros Tempo 67T, out of a GDSF RedKing daughter. Sold for $3,000 toSALE TOPS AT $25,500S.E. Sask. Bull SaleGarth & Barb Elliot purchased threeincluding a high sellerDavid Halls & Bonnie Ramsey teamed up on ahigh sellerTerry Colemans, Carnduff, SK.Consigned by Erixon Charolais.South East Sask. Breeders 37th AnnualBull SaleApril 9, 2011 • Langbank, SKGross Average23 1/2 Yearling Bulls $91,700 $3,902Auctioneer: Don ObergSale Manager: By LivestockThree area breeders brought out astrong set of bulls for this 37th Annualsale. The quality ran deep with goodinterest in the front end bulls butsome good buying was donethroughout. Square D Herefords soldseven two year old bulls to average$2,614 and six open commercialheifers to average $1,350.High Selling Yearling BullsLot 26, G. BROS ULTIMATE 918X(Homozygous Polled, 94 lb. BW, 1.8BW EPD, 1,600 lbs., 42 cm), sired byJMB Dateline 754T, out of a 4-GDuramax 260R daughter. Sold for$25,500 for 3/4 interest to CedarleaFarms, Hodgeville; Horseshoe ECharolais, Kenaston & Charla MooreFarms, Redvers. Consigned byGilliland Bros. Charolais, Carievale.Lot 9, MCTAVISH ENDEAVOR 63X(3rd Gen. Polled, 101 lb. bW, 888 lb.205 DW, 97 YW EPD, 1,630 lbs., 40.5cm), sired by Gilliland Diago 7R, outof a McTavish Silverado 74Hdaughter. Sold for $6,200 to ShawnSzafron, Moosomin. Consigned byMcTavish Charolais, Moososmin.Lot 7, MCTAVISH ADVANTAGE4X (108 lb. BW, 812 lb. 205 DW, 96 YWEPD, 1,585 lbs., 40 cm), sired byGilliland Diago 7R, out of a JDDMNight Life 728G daughter. Sold for$4,900 to Harvey McDougal, Moosomin.Consigned by McTavish Charolais.Lot 32, ROCKING HEART POWER11X (Double Polled, 860 lb. WW, 105YW EPD, 1,510 lbs., 41 cm), sired bySVY Pilgrim Pld 655S, out of an LTRio Blanco 1234 P daughter. Sold for$4,100 to Vikse Family Farm, Donalda,AB. Consigned by Gilliland Bros.Charolais.Lot 13, MCTAVISH CUTTINGEDGE 10X (3rd Gen. Pld, Red Factor,834 lb. 205 DW, 1,430 lbs., 39 cm),Repeat customer HarveyMcDougal purchasedanother topselling bullShawn Szafron selectedthe secondhigh selling bullGarner & Lori Deobald teamed up with BrockEvans & Jordan Moore on Ultimatesired by Rolling D Design 730T, out ofa Diamond R Red Knight 10Ndaughter. Sold for $3,600 to Mike &Cindy West, Langbank. Consigned byMcTavish Charolais.46 Charolais Banner • May 2011