Certified Ontario Beef Bull Sale & Female Sale - Dec. 10, 2005

COB II was well attended and prices reflecting the opening of the Japan-USA border this week. Bar 5 & Marywood Bull Sale and COB Commercial Female Sale was well attended. Click here for sale catalogue. Click here for Ferme Godbout

Bull Sale – Bulls sold to commercial producers from across Ontario, and repeat customers. Female Sale – Over 125 commercial females, straight bred and cross bred Simmental, Fleckvieh, Angus, and Red Angus were well received by the producers. Thanks to all for attendance and participation.

Category # Ave Range
Bulls 21 2159 1550-3800
Heifers 41 805 510-1100
Breds 41 1376 1050-1600
Shortbred 14 1064 925-1170
Cows 27 1092 775-1775


Simon, Pierre, Jean-Guy & Denis during the Bull Sale - Jean-Guy purchased two Bar5 SA bulls.


Larry Smith of Birchlawn Red Angus in the front row,while Matthew & Andreas Buschbeck keep score, Andreas pourchased a number on order for Bar 5 custoemrs, inclusing the front end cross calves from Bar 5 for Trevor Brichcroft of New Liskeard.


Apres Sale Supper - wine, lobster and good company back in Markdale Saturday night!!


Shiraz in the hot tub - back at Bar 5 !!! Sat night !!! Jean-Guy ran out to the snow !!! Ophta !!!


At Walter's Falls, just 4 kms from Bar 5, falling over the Niagara Escarpment.


Blue Mountain Ski Resort - Collingwood; we meet Santa in the village at the base of the ski hill.......Pierre we need some wine!!


Yes, a great weekend !!


A local gal is overcome by the French Wine steward!!!


More Beaujalais !!!

 


Don Ceasar & Geaorge McCaul during the sale.


Packed house at Carsons Auction Barn for COB II


Pierre Menard, Wine Steward - malbec, pinot noir & shiraz were his choices for the supper.


Simon, our photog in a self portrait.


Denis, Simon, Jean-Guy, Andreas & Pierre going thru the cows.


Walter's Falls - Dec.11, 2005.


Lunch at the base of the hill- a toast to a great weekend and great friends!!


Midland is a Presicion 1680 line bull, Simon is ok with that!!


Denis at the bottom of Blue Mountain, Merry Christmas !! E Jeouxieu Noel