On November 4, 1958 after a purebred
Hereford sale there was a meeting to attempt to organize a
Beef Breeders Association Sale. The Southern Alberta
Purebred Beef Breeders Association was formed that day. The
President was Harry Dacre and the Secretary was R.O.
Jussila. The first sale was held on Wednesday, November 4,
1959. The sale consisted of 2 Angus Bulls and 105 Hereford
Bulls. The first consigners were C.N. Anderson, Gordon
Herman, CJ Hodgson, J.W. Hutchison, R.O. Jussila, A.
Jussila, Vilho Matson, E.C. Stryker, Theo Strzelczyk, Joe
Strzelczyk, Laurence Waldbauer, J. Wenskus, and Ed
Yarshenko.
The sale was held in the fall until 1961 when it was changed
to May 25, 1961. The sale has been held in the spring since,
but is now held in mid March. The sale has always been held
at the Medicine Hat Stampede grounds. There has been a few
different breeds selling at the bull sale, but the main two
breeds have always been Black Angus and Polled and Horned
Hereford.
The first show held in conjunction with the sale was held
in 1962 and at that time the show was held in the morning
before the sale. In 1982 the show was changed to the evening
before the sale and this continues today.
The sponsors and advertisers of the sale have always played
a big part in the success of the sale. The Royal Bank of
Canada has sponsored the Grand Champion Hereford since the
start of the show from 1962-2011. The Medicine Hat Feeding
Co. has placed an ad in the catalogue since 1959. The
support of these businesses continues to make the Medicine
Hat Bull Sale one of the best.
The sale now consists of Breeders in the Southern Alta
Hereford Club & the Southern Alberta Angus Club. As well
we have taken in invited guests from outside the area to
enhance the numbers and ensure a good selection of bulls for
all the buyers. The Medicine Hat Bull Sale is now one of the
top consignment sales in Canada
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