PACIFIC INVITATIONAL ALL BREEDS FEMALE SALE—SEPT. 29TH
September 29, 2012 was an excellent day in Williams Lake, BC this year. The sun was shining and the 2nd Annual Pacific Invitational all Breeds Female Sale, lit up the BC Livestock CO-OP. The day started with a Jackpot Heifer Show at 11 AM. With Wayne Pincott adjudicating, there were 14 entries shown in 4 classes, and the entry from Pinnacle View Limousin, Pinnacle’s Zaphire 12Z, was chosen Champion and Nine Mile Ranch’s, Nine Mile Euthalla 5Z, was the Reserve Champion. The banners for this show were sponsored by Pinnacle View Limousin and Dane Ranch/Ellis Cattle Co.  The sale started at 4PM and we blew the doors off the sale ring. The breeds represented were Angus, Gelbvieh, Limousin and Simmental. Every female sold with a sale average of $2403.49. The heifer calves averaged $2367.22, bred heifers averaged $2562.50, and three prospect steers averaged $1933.33. High selling female was Poplar Meadows Tibbie 6’12 consigned by Tanya, Monty and Taylor Belsham and sold to Ellis Cattle Co./Dane Ranch for $4000. The high selling prospect steer, consigned by Cutting Edge Cattle Company, sold to Pinnacle View Limousin for $2650.  The sale started with the Champion Jackpot Heifer entry from Pinnacle View Limousin, Pinnacle’s Zaphire 12Z, who sold to Plains Limousin in Alberta for $3200. In total 8 entries were sold to out of province buyers, including the Reserve Champion Jackpot Heifer, one of the twin heifer calf entries from Nine Mile Ranch. Selling on choice, Nine Mile Euthalla 6Z was chosen by Blairs.Ag of Saskatchewan for $3200. Poplar Meadows Cassie 3Z consigned by Frank & Dianne Strimbold sold to Remitall Angus of Alberta for $2000 and Willow Dawn 2047 consigned by Willow Springs Black Angus also sold to Remitall Angus for $2900. The high selling Simmental, KRS Mesmerize, consigned by KRS Simmentals sold to Starwest Simmentals of Chilliwack for $3700. The high selling Gelbvieh was ARN Nymph 40Z from Raven Gelbvieh and sold for $3700 to Six Pack Ranch of Quesnel.  There was a good crowd on hand and the Auctioneers did an excellent job creating an exciting sale! They were assisted by Scott Bohrson of Bohrson Marketing Services who handled off site bids and did the block work. Another BIG thank you to Sight & Sound of Williams Lake, who donated the prize for the buyers draw, a Panasonic 42 inch flat screen TV. Congratulations to the winner, Gord Stewart of Smithers. The Angus heifer donated by Canyon Tree Farms of Fort St. James, and was won by Red Moon Angus of Vanderhoof.
Thanks again to all the consignors, bidders, buyers, committee members, sponsors, advertisers, sales staff and volunteers who helped make this sale such a success. We are looking forward to bigger and better things for next year.