KAMLOOPS—MARCH 10TH & RRTS CHAROLAIS VALLEY BULL SALE

Kamloops was alive with action Tuesday as 600 head of cattle hit the sale ring along with one incredible Charolais Bull Sale for RRTS Charolais.Bob & Barb Harrison set the trend on the butcher trade early in the sale with 2215 lb bulls to 165.00. Mitchell Cattle Co. added to the action putting 2460 lb bulls in the ring at 168.50. Wayne & Jill Hughes from Lumby built the fire under our butcher trade with 1635 lb butcher cows at 137.00. The Benedict Ranch with butcher bulls marking 167.00. Keith & Carrie Bostock with top yielding 1625 lb butcher cows at 136.75. The Bar M Ranch, Trace DeBoer was the trend setter for the calf trade. His 606 lb black angus steers marked 300.00, his pen of 541 lb s/c’s set the pace at 325.00, their 487 lb s/cs marked 345.00. 21 head of his 500 lb h/c’s topped 319.00. Terry Inskip showcased a beautiful pen of 490 lb hereford and hereford, red angus cross h/c’s that raced to 307.75, the 437 lb h/c’s marked 328.00. Philip Ranch’s 740 lb steers rolled to 252.25, the 665 lb s/c’s hit 287.00. Coldstream Ranch’s 511 lb s/c’s topped 342.00. Keith & Penny Prigmore of Celista showcased their 860 lb steers at 234.00, their powerful 726 lb angus steers hit 255.25, their 848 lb heifers brought 212.00. The Benedict Ranch showcased a pen of 606 lb fancy h/c’s, they traded to 285.00, their 533 lb h/c’s marked 309.00. The Fennell Ranch today saw their 850 lb steers top 224.00, a ring full of their 500 lb angus cross s/c’s marking 338.00. 19 head of their 389 lb fancy h/c’s reached 362.50. Brian & Sidsel Gunderson saw their steers mark 296.00, their 728 lb steers hit 253.25. Princeton Stock Ranch, with some fancy h/c’s weighing 639 lbs hit 263.00 and their 581 lb h/c’s marked 279.00.

The RRTS Charolais Purebred Bull Sale was a huge success with a first class group of bulls meeting a capacity crowd bidding strong for these excellent herd sires. Giddings Brothers from Telkwa selected RRTS 51B for $6800.00. The Douglas Lake Cattle Co., a volume buyer selected RRTS 74B for $6600.00.The Squaw Valley Ranch picked RRTS 46B for $6300.00.Marvin Tonn of Kelowna chose RRTS 73B for $6300.00.Dave Allingham from Kelowna picked RRTS 67B for $6200.00 and Isaac Marten from Dunster purchased RRTS 41B for $6250.00.The Coldstream Ranch, Bud & Kathy Gottfriedson were also volume buyers. Thank you to all our bidders and buyers for one exciting Sale!