KISBEY - The 13th annual Right Cross Ranch bull sale was held on April 5, on the farm of Jim and Sarah Anderson northwest of Kisbey.
Jim and Sarah were both raised on farms and now own their first-generation ranch.
They are selective about their herd. The cows must be easy calvers, have good udders and great feed, but they must also have good disposition as all these things factor into the calf.
When purchasing a bull to add to their herd, they must have a solid foundation, depth, muscle, good feet and a realistic birth weight.
The birth weight of calves is especially important when breeding heifers for the first time. A smaller calf is much easier on a first-time calver.
They offered 40 bulls, ages one and two, from their herd. While the bulls are growing up, they are housed together, and little fighting is caused in the herd.
Each bull comes through the sales barn with Chris Poley from T Bar C Cattle Co. as the auctioneer from Saskatoon.
Before the sale began, a luncheon was provided by Weir’s Catering. It is at this time that potential buyers can go out to the pens and check on the bulls.
Within an hour, all 40 bulls were sold, with the highest bull selling for $9,000. The average sale price was $6,618.
The week prior, on March 29, the 20th annual Wilson/Lees Value Added Bull Sale was also held at the Right Cross Ranch.
Glenlees Farm, Blair Athol Polled Herefords, C and T Cattle Co. and Haroldson’s Polled Herefords brought 57 bulls in total to be auctioned off.
These farmers are from the Arcola and Wawota areas and have been producing quality stock for generations.
Each producer will go through their herd and select the best to keep as bulls, and these are the ones offered for sale.
This sale averaged $9,466 with the top seller being Glenlees 69H Fuel 12L, sold to Dorbay and Stonewood Grange for $37,500.
Chris Lees, owner of C and T Cattle Co., was pleased with the sale.
Now that calving season has begun for these farmers, the task at hand will be to select the next group of bulls and heifers that will be available at the sales in the next years.
They are thankful to have so many repeat customers and welcome the new ones.
