The Canadian Western Agribitionkicked off at the Evraz Place in Regina, SK on November 21st. In its 39th edition, Agribition extended its hours to an 8 day event with a larger trade show, additional entertainment, increased livestock entries and several impressive livestock sales.

Semex was extremely proud to be a part of Agribition and enjoyed meeting with producers, speaking with other industry representatives, and seeing the strength of Semex genetics in the barns, at the sales and in the show ring.

Show Highlights for Semex Genetics Included:Black Angus Show

Black Angus Intermediate Calf Reserve ChampionPHP Miss Diana 93WSired by S A V Wall Street 7091Exhibited by Poley Hall PartnershipBlack Angus Intermediate Calf Reserve ChampionCottage Creek “Rush” 902WSired by BC Lookout 7024Exhibited by Cottage Creek AngusBlack Angus Senior Calf Reserve ChampionMVF Dateline 36WSired by MVF VRD Dateline 913PExhibited by Mountain View Farms

Red AngusRed Angus Senior Yearling Heifer Champion Red Lazy MC Miss 1USired by Red Lazy MC Gridiron 66SExhibited by Lazy MC Angus

SimmentalPurebred Simmental Female Born January to May 2009 – 1st in Split 4McIntosh Breathtaker 21WSired by Ankonian Red Caesar Exhibited by McIntosh Livestock

HerefordHereford Senior Heifer Calf ChampionWLL Wish 4WSired by WLB Global 72M 50SExhibited by River Valley Polled HerefordsHereford Senior Reserve Champion BullWLL Thumbs Up 5TSired by FORC 29F Boomer 18LExhibited by Whiskey Lane Livestock

CharolaisCharolais Junior Reserve Champion BullJSR Usher 32USired by SVY Freedom PLD 307NExhibited by Saunders CharolaisCharolais Senior Champion BullGerrard Montezuma 6TSired by SVY Freedom PLD 307NExhibited by Gerrard Cattle Company Inc.

GelbviehGelbvieh Senior Champion FemaleDavidson Peterbilt 7NSired by JRI PeterbiltCalf at Side: FIR River Miss Pete 7W sired by RID R Collateral 2RExhibited by Fir River Livestock

ShorthornPurebred Shorthorn Bull Born 2007 – 3rd

LCCC QS Proud Augustus 707Exhibited by Braebank Livestock

For complete show results click here.

During the 8 day event, Agribition hosted ten purebred sales that brought in lots of interest. Some of the sales highlights include a Charolais bull calf that brough in $67,500 for half interest, a Red Angus bull in $26,000, a Black Angus bull calf brought in $25,000 for two-thirds interested, a Hereford bull went for $16,250 for half interested and a Simmental bull sold for $20,000.

Sale Gross AverageAngus Sale $361,900.00 $4,761.84Solid Gold Limousin Sale $217,850.00 $7,027.422009 Simmental Sale $201,850.00 $6,407.942009 Charolais Sale $155,450.00 $8,882.86Elite Shorthorn Sale $98,950.00 $2,301.16National Hereford Sale $98,750.00 $3,872.55Gelbvieh Sale $43,000.00 $2,866.67National Saler’s Sale $41,300.00 $1,877.27

For complete sale results click here.