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Attend our Friday Auctions for Cattle and smaller livestock sales beginning at 9:00 am with Household and miscellaneous items sold indoors. Hogs, sheep and goats sell at 10:30 am. Cattle at 11:00 am.

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It felt like summer came to an abrubt end and fall came overnite temp wise. 4 degrees cent. and felt like a fall day. Cooler weather prevailed for the last sale of August. One of the largest crowds at Valley Auction for many years attended the sale. The new enterance into the property has been a challenge for some, but the entire change of Hwy 97A will prove safer and easier for all travellers. There were 509 head of livestock sold through the ring and this sale was 3 times bigger than past sales at this time of year. Prices were very strong with big demand on all classes of cattle. Alf Huston from Chase set the pace on calves, His 445 lb. s/c traded to 138.25 his 576 lb. s/c traded to 124.75 and Alfs 488 lb. h/cs sold to 112.50 Duanne Miliakens light s/c at 361 lbs. sold to 144.00 and his 432 lb. b/c to 131.00. Big Yearlings made up the majority of the sale and big prices did encourage all consignors. Walter Soroka 17 head of 853 lb. steers sold for 108.00 and 10 big steers at 968lbs. traded to 103.00 Walters 722 lbs. steers topped at 113.75 Eldon Talbot of Chase 750lbs. heifers traded to 108.25 and 14 head of his 689 lb. heifers sold to 108.25 Jess Schweb of the Salmon River 816 lb. steers sold to 109.00 5 head of 698 lb. steers traded to 116.00 and Jesse's 730 lb. heifers traded to 102.00 Gill Deleurme's 911 lb. heifers sold for 94.75 and his 877 lb heifers traded to 100.25 Heinz Gierga 875 lb. steers traded to 107.00 Brent Deacon's 16 head of 879 lb. steers traded to 104.75 Duane Schweb's 648 lb. steers sold to 116.00 his 796 lb steers traded to 105.25 Duannes light s/c at 430lbs. traded to 124.00 Mike Ritchie of Kelowna 792 lb. steers traded to 109.00 and his 871 lb. steers sold for 107.00 Dennis Overend 10 head of 965 lb. steers sold to 103.75 Eric Olsen of Salmon Arm 929 lb. steers traded to 104.50 George Nakashima 928 lb. steers traded for 94.75 and his 826 lb. steers sold to 99.25 Norwegian Cattle Co. of Midway 439 lb. h/c sold to 119.50 and their 386 lb. h/c sold to 126.50 and the 334 lb. h/c to 130.50. Jeannie Mercer of Chase 603 lb. s/c traded to 113.00 and her 528 h/c also traded to 113.00 Herbert Mehl 753 lb. steers sold to 109.50 Dr. Doug Williams 841 lb. steers traded to 106.75 and his 872 lb. steers traded to 104.50 The cow trade was fully steady with Jake Bosshardt's 1298 lb. cow selling to 61.00 and one of his 1836 lb. cow trading to 57.50 Lincoln Blaines good cows at 1429 lbs. sold for 56.00 Barrington Ranches good beef cows at 1412 lbs. traded to 56.75 ,29 of Barrington Ranches cows weighing 1407lbs. sold for 54.75 Keith Altwasser's char cow at 1260lb sold to 59.00 Cowboy Forestry 1286 lb. Cows sold to 64.50 Joe Huewer's 1538 lb. cows traded to the top of the market at 60.25 These are just a few of the many consignors and the prices are a good guide for everyone to see the value of the auction marketing. On a rising market the greatest price discovery is still proven over and over again to be the auction method of marketing. Consignors you will not be dissapointed with this fall. I do believe the market has turned and optimism and excitement will prevail. We at Valley Auction have 1200 head already consigned for the next sale on Friday Sept 10. There will be a regular sale everyweek on Friday for the rest of the year after Sept 10. Thank You to all the consignor and buyers, The future looks very positive for the fall run.

Donald J. Raffan

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