Just under 1100 head of cattle were sold through the ring in Vanderhoof on Friday. There was a fair run of calves and yearlings as well as almost 450 cows and bulls. Doug and Cindy Brophy had some outstanding Blk calves to start off the day, the 437 lb s/c reached 413.00 and 380 lb s/c were 430.00, the h/c at 380 lbs saw 400.00 and cows at 1537 lbs hit 148.00 and another sort at 1383 lbs marked 147.00. 6S Family Farm from Houston featured 1053 lb Tan Heiferettes for 167.50. Ron and Lois Crosby sold powerful Simm s/c at 573 lbs for 350.00, fancy h/c at 513 lbs shot up to 329.00, 1010 lb hfs made it to 257.00 and 1520 lb cows topped the market at 150.00. Dieleman Ranch Ltd. sold 488 lb blk s/c for 395.00 Heart Lake Ranch had 960 lb strs ring the bell at 300.00 and 795 lb hfrs that returned 290.00. Jeff and Lisa Holland saw their Red Angus s/c that weighed 604 lbs force 335.00 and the 528 lb s/c hit 360.00, the h/c at 570 lbs made it to 318.00 and h/c at 460 lbs were 350.00. Stanislaw Kocaj had Red s/c at 410 lbs reach 420.00 and h/c that weighed 450 lbs that settled at 350.00, while some hfrs at 880 lbs soared to 280.00. Perry and Liz Legebokoff had Blk s/c at 529 lbs catch 360.00 and the 387 lb s/c did not stop till 432.50, the h/c at 400 lbs stopped at 362.50. Matt Megli had the feature group of yearlings today, his hfrs, not exposed to bulls weighing 884 lbs powered to 286.00 and 46 head that pressed the scales down at 817 lbs streaked to 299.00. Lance Muehlen was in with 845 lb strs that returned 316.00 and strs at 748 lbs were 332.00. Mountain View Ranch sold 680 lb s/c for 330.00. RWR Contracting sold 506 lb s/c for 342.50 and 483 lb h/c were 350.00 and some h/c at 412 lbs made it to 375.00. Seida’s Dairy from Prince George with top Red strs at 915 lbs bringing 300.00 and 725 lb strs returning 327.00 and hfrs at 876 lbs powering to 281.00 rounded out the yearling offering. Joel St. John sold 480 lb Blk s/c for 380.00 and 409 lb s/c hit 425.00, h/c at 413 lbs made it to 351.00 and some young cows at 1075 lbs hit 154.00. Jon and Brenda Ziler had fancy Blk s/c at 482 lbs return 390.00 and h/c at 387 lbs fetched 395.00. Wynonia Clawson had her Blk s/c at 480 lbs reach 400.00. Jason Beier sold 1498 lb cows for 149.50 and TMT Enterprises had a sort of Blk cows at 1567 lbs bring 149.00. Bushwise Timber had a RWF bull at 1940 lbs hit 169.00 and Bill Evans had a Red bull at 2075 lbs reach 169.00, while Coyote Cattle Co. topped the bull market today with a 2115 lb bull at 169.50. Thanks to the buyers and contributors, as well as the crew and staff! Next sale in Vanderhoof is September 8, call now to book your calves in for the fall sales.