The 2026 version of the Calves for a Cause sale raised funds for children’s hospital care and continues to be a destination for the industry at the Canadian Dairy Xpo.
The sale, held April 1, 2026, was the sixth edition of the sale. It was created by the Markus family, when Darryl and Sarah Markus’s son Brooks spent a lot of time in hospital due to a rare medical condition.
Brooks has not had to be in hospital for a year.
“That’s the first time in six years that I can say that,” said Darryl the morning after the sale. “He’s healthy and doing well. It’s been a long road.”
The Markus family continues to raise funds for the London Children’s Hospital Foundation.
Gross sales of live cattle at the sale raised about $383,000, with the online embyro and commercial cattle sales yet to come. The live sale included cows for the first time, not just heifers, and that added to the total. The average of the live show was $6,942 on 47 animals.
The top sellers were:
- Hilrose-I Altitude Red Annalee for $19,000 to Alphie Stoltzfus, from Pennsylvania
- Bud-Jon-Vail EC Citron for $17,000 to Mark-A-Valley, from Ontario
- Echo Glen Major Irene for $13,500 to Martin-View, from Ontario.
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