2016 Red Deer Simmental Bull Sale Report

APLX Waylon 8C- our co-high seller selected by Eagle Ridge / Danny & Loretta Blain

2016 Red Deer Simmental Bull Sale Report

A gorgeous week-end with sunny skies formed an appropriate prelude to the 2016 Edition of Transcon’s Red Deer Simmental Bull Sale on Monday March 21^st, where a very strong set of Simmental Genetics were presented to an enthusiastic group of commercial and purebred cattlemen.

The excellent selection of quality bulls from both purebred and traditional Simmental breeders led the sale to maintain the strong results achieved in 2015.  62 bulls sold with an average of $6 859, an increase of $100 over last year.

Sale highlights included another great lead-off string from Starwest Farms, who provided the high seller with lot 31 Starwest Pol Combine, an impressive heavyweight that combined their top Fleckvieh and purebred genetics.   For the second consecutive year, the renowned JNR program brought 4 of the top bulls to town – averaging a very consistent $12,625.  On the purebred side, new consigners Red Top Livestock also had a very exciting debut – their top two bulls averaged $16,000, and they had a very impressive overall line-up.

The Applecross bulls continued to be well received.  Some highlights are as follows:

• Our high-sellers on the day were two WowEffect sons, as both APLX Warner 5C and APLX Waylon 8C were selected for $8,000. Waylon is now at work in the legendary Eagle Ridge herd, under the close eye of Danny and Loretta Blain.  Warner is headed north to Kaitlyn Matters and 4 Matt Simmentals at Vermillion
• Gordon Leslie ‘swept the page’ and purchased all three of our more moderate calving ease bulls that were lots 68-70. APLX Phoenix, APLX Reno and APLX Cairo will all be making their home near Leslieville, AB.
• In total, 7 of our bulls found homes within 30 minutes of Applecross, so we look forward to being able to keep a close eye on their progeny.

We would like to thank all the bidders and cattlemen who took the time to inquire and inspect the bulls we had on offer.    With our larger numbers this year, we experienced a tremendous amount of interest – both in visiting with us on-farm prior to the sale and then through the pens on sale week-end itself.   We felt our bull string really showcased our breeding philosophy, so it is very gratifying to see their acceptance in the industry.

Once again we also thank Transcon for all of the work that they do working the phones and managing the sale.  Jay Good and his team always put on a first class, professional event that we are proud to take part in.

With bull sale season wrapped up, our attention turns to breeding season, and our never-ending quest to provide new, better and different genetics to share with the industry.