Bull Test Station
 

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Lakeland College Performance Bull Test Station 2009-10
Lakeland College's bull test station has officially operated since 1984. It is both a practical laboratory for students and a service to farmers. The slide show below shows some of the activity from the 2010 Bull Test Sale in late March.



  • Contributors (2009-2010 list)
  • Oct 6 Bull Test Weights (start of test) (bull weights)
  • Nov 2 Bull Test Weights (bull weights)
  • Dec 2 Bull Test Weights (bull weights)
  • Jan 5 Bull Test Weights (bull weights)
  • Feb 2 Bull Test Weights (bull weights)
  • Feb 25 Bull Test Weights (final weights) (bull weights)
    • History of the Jonathan Fox Facility
    Our bull test centre was established in 1980 as experiment. Its popularity with producers was immediately evident and resulted in the building the Jonathan Fox facility in 1984. Fox is an alumni who is known worldwide for his Justemere Herefords.
    Schedule
  • Entry rules - contract Lakeland College Farm Office - 780 853 8559 for details
  • All registered bulls arrive at the test station in late September
  • Monthly results will be posted to follow the bulls progress
  • Open House - March 13, 2010 1 pm
  • Lakeland College Performance Bull Test Sale March 27, 2010 1 pm
    • 2010 Performance Bull Sale 1 pm Sat. March 27
    The Lakeland College Annual Bull Sale will be Saturday, March 27 at Lakeland College Riding Arena. 
    More directions are in the     sale catalogue.

    Bid live online--watch, listen and bid just like you were there.
    Go to www.dlms.ca to register as a bidder.
    2010 Results
    The 26th Annual Bull Sale was held Saturday, March 27. Of the 55 bulls eligible for the sale, 49 bulls went through the sales ring.

    The top selling bull was a Hereford bull that sold for $5,300.

    Attendance was good with more than 400 buyers on hand from across Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

    The total gross of the 49 lots was $129,500 with an overall average of $2,642. The breakdown of the sale was:
    • 2 Shorthorns - average $2,625
    • 3 Speckle Parks - average $2,117
    • 7 Herefords - average $3,107
    • 7 Simmentals - average $2,478
    • 5 Charolais - average $2,330
    • 10 Red Angus - average $2,570
    • 15 Black Angus - average $2,743
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