Can ada’s Ol de st R e d An gu s Bu l l Sal e
MARCH 16 SATURDAY 1PM 2024
53RD
Annual Red Angus BULL SALE
SOUTHERN ALBERTA LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE FORT MACLEOD, ALBERTA
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WELCOME TO CANADA’S OLDEST CONTINUOUSLY RUNNING
Red Angus Bull Sale
Left to Right: Don, Linda, Jade, Steve.
We sincerely welcome you to the 53rd annual V8U Ranch Bull Sale! Our family has been focused on improving genetics for 62 years in anticipation of your arrival each year. We can’t thank you enough for the fact that you have chosen us, to join you as your herd bull provider as you work to improve the genetics on your operation. We work tirelessly to ensure that we provide you with the traits of the most financial relevance to help you achieve your breeding goals. The fall of 2023 was one for the history books from a cattle market perspective. Ranchers walked out the doors of sale barns with big smiles on their faces throughout the fall after marketing the year’s production. Although we are all hoping for an improvement towards consistent precipitation, the beef business is heading in the right direction for the foreseeable future. Cow herds and service sires have been culled aggressively which has left only the most productive contributors in each operation on the feed tab for the year ahead.
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With the continued contraction of the cow-herd across North America we are in a time where market conditions will cause the industry to consider expansion over the next couple of years. We can’t think of a better choice than Red Angus to facilitate this expansion. The Red AngusRanch Breed hasLtd beenRed good to both ourBull family and our customers. Red | V8U Angus Sale 2020 Angus females are in high demand with data available to prove that Red Angus females bring a premium over all other breeds. She is truly the queen of the range. You can also trust that Red Angus continues to be the calving ease specialist who will ensure calf viability during times of elevated price levels. The time is now to invest in the sire that will service your replacement heifers and bring you the daughters who will re-build the nations cow-herd in the coming years.
The Bulls that will be available in Fort Macleod on March 16 have been raised by a cow herd with over 60 years of selection. We feel that ours, is a herd that has been built on consistency with cattle that have been made with a type & kind that cannot be produced with only a few years in the business. The type & kind we produce takes decades. We maintain the balanced traits that have kept our operation successful. Our pedigrees are unique to our operation and have been successful in creating cattle with balanced traits that allow them to survive our tough environment as well as to produce for ourselves and our customers. We recognize the relevance of the cattle that we raise and don’t try to make them or represent them as something that they are not. On offer we feel we have a really nice uniform set of bulls in the pen. The bulls that will walk through the ring will have jumped through all the hoops which includes being evaluated and sorted at least 8 times between birth and the bull sale. You can be confident that the bulls available are from the top of those produced this year. They are healthy, sound, structurally correct, have not had their feet trimmed, and have fully passed a breeding soundness evaluation. They have all been sired by our walking herd bulls through natural service. You are buying a bull out of a sire who knows how to breed cows. Please consider this, your personal invitation to join us on Saturday March 16th at 1:00pm in Fort Macleod where the bulls will be sold live through the ring at the same location as they have annually since 1972. We look forward to seeing old friends and always enjoy how this business gives us the opportunity to meet new ones. Coffee & Donuts will be available in the morning with a complimentary lunch served prior to the sale. We are happy to help facilitate any means for you to participate in the sale in the event that you are unable to attend in person. Online bidding will be available through DLMS. Please feel free to contact either Jade, Steve or our trustworthy sale staff if you have any questions. We look forward to seeing you at the sale.
Jade, Steve, Don & Linda.
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53rd ANNUAL BULL SALE Saturday, March 16, 2024 | 1:00PM
PERFORMANCE LEGEND AOD.......... Age of Dam
205D.......... 205 Day Adj. Wt.
BW.......... Birth Weight
E.T. .......... Embryo Transplant
Southern Alberta Livestock Exchange Fort Macleod, Alberta
EXPLANATION OF EPD TERMS
V8U RANCH LTD. RED ANGUS
EPD = Expected Progeny Differences
Mountain View, AB Jade Mackenzie & Steve Brander- - - - - 403-653-2555 E-Mail - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - office@v8uranch.com Jade - Cell - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 403-394-5703 Steve - Cell - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 403-462-9972
They are another tool used to select a bull and are predictions on how each bull rates against his own contemporary group and the rest of the breed. EPD Averages for all Red Angus calves born in 2023 (these are the averages to compare the Red Angus bulls in this catalogue to):
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BW: +1.2 WW: +43 CE: +2.8 REA: +0.38 CWT: +26
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BW:
This value predicts the difference in avg. birth weight of a bull’s calves compared to breed averages.
WW:
Indicates the ability of a sire’s calves to grow from birth to weaning (expressed in pounds).
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YW:
Growth from birth to yearling (expressed in pounds)
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Milk:
A reflection of the milking ability of a bull’s daughters. It compares the difference in gain between birth to weaning of a bull’s daughter’s calves compared to the calves from daughters of other sires evaluated.
CE:
the average difference in ease with which a sire’s calves will be born when he is bred to first calf heifers.
REA:
Expressed in square inches, is a predictor of the difference in ribeye area of a sire’s progeny compared to progeny of other sires.
CWT:
Expressed in lbs, this EPD predicts differences in the average hot carcass weight in progeny.
SALE STAFF AUCTIONEER
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RINGMEN Justin Keeley- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 403-627-6534 Darren Shaw- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 403-892-4493 BUYER REPRESENTATIVES - S.A.L.E. Allan Lively- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 403-627-7776 Ryan Konynenbellt- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 403-892-6534
HERD HEALTH OUR ENTIRE HERD IS ON A STRICT HERD HEALTH PROGRAM WORKING WITH DR. CLAUDIA SCHLUETER AT THE FORT MACLEOD VET CLINIC. THE BULLS ARE ENROLLED IN THE SELECTVAC GOLD PLUS PROGRAM.
This includes the Dams of the bulls being vaccinated with Bovi-Shield Gold FP5 in the year that they were conceived. All calves are vaccinated at birth with Inforce 3 intranasal IBR BRSV PI3 Vaccine. At spring turnout they receive a booster of Inforce 3 along with One Shot BVD and Ultrabac 7 Somubac. At Weaning they were vaccinated with Bovi-Shield Gold One Shot and Ultrabac 7 Somubac. With this program they are guaranteed by Zoetis to be 100% BVD PI free.
DELIVERY The bulls will return back to the Ranch immediately following thesale. Take your bull home sale day and receive a $100/Bull discount. We offer free delivery on all bulls within 300km of the sale site at our convenience. For invoices totaling $15,000 or greater we will deliver to central locations up to 800km of the sale site at our convenience. Bulls will be delivered by May 1st. All bulls returning to the ranch do so at the risk of the purchaser. We encourage that insurance be purchased on any bulls returning to V8U Ranch. Insurance is available sale day.
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YW: +74 MARB: +0.23
MILK: +25 FAT: +0.003
MARB: A prediction of future progeny’s performance for carcass marbling scores. FAT:
Expressed in inches, predicts the comparative depth of back fat over the 12th rib in the average calf.
CE We have moved to a new calving ease rating. Three ratings Rating are used for the bulls calving ease expectations. We have high confidence for calving ease with bulls marked with three stars. Bulls marked with 1 star would be more suited for cows only.
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ACTUAL WEIGHTS Actual sale weights will be taken March 14 and posted along with scrotal measurements and sale order available in printed form and online on DLMS on sale day.
VIEWING The bulls can be viewed at the ranch ahead of the sale. Please call ahead if you plan to come to view the bulls. For directions to V8U Ranch contact Steve at 403-462-9972. The bulls will be transported to Fort Macleod on March 13. They can be viewed at S.A.L.E. in Fort Macleod from March 14 right up until sale time.
BREEDING SOUNDNESS EVALUATION. Every bull for sale on sale day will have been declared a satisfactory breeder by a licensed veterinarian through a breeding soundness evaluation. No bulls with a deferred result will be for sale.
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REFERENCESires A RED VGW Bourne 709 IMP 709E February 01 2017 #2024814
2024 EPDS
BW: -2
WW: 49
YW: 82
Milk: 32
RED 5L ADVANTAGE 3267-221Y RED 5L BOURNE 117-48A RED 5L ROXIE 854-117 RED VGW NAVIGATOR 010 RED VGW NAV-CAMILLE 1522 RED VGW RT-CAMILLE 0824 We have used Bourne now for 6 breeding seasons and he has become a bull who will leave a legacy. Bourne brings added fertility, calving ease, will darken hide colour, improve, foot quality, udder structure, & temperament. Through only natural service Bourne has generated revenue for us that few bulls have ever done. He has consistently been siring a uniform set of bulls who have a high probability of finding a place in the Bull sale. With his preference to sire bulls over heifers the daughters are limited, but are dark red easy fleshing females with nice udders and good feet. A Bourne Daughter raised our high selling bull in our 2023 sale. Bourne himself has a near perfect set of feet and such a pleasant disposition. He loads in and out of the trailer like an old broke saddle horse.
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RED BCC Cobra 7G BCC 7G January 08 2019 #2123937
2024 EPDS
BW: 2.3
WW: 43
YW: 80
Milk: 27
BCC BOLD 16B RED BCC GATOR 18E BCC BLACK MARTA 39C RED REDRICH AFTERSHOCK 238A RED BCC PRINCESS 57E RED BCC WATCH ME NOW 83W Cobra was the high selling bull at the 2020 Brandl Cattle Co. Bull Sale. His sons bring added presence and eye appeal. They have been well received in the last two sales. His daughters last year have proven themselves to be top producers on their first attempt. We are just calving his second set of daughters this year. We’ve also retained a dozen fancy Cobra sired heifers in the replacement pen. Progeny from this sire will be limited as he was injured early in the breeding season this past year. We don’t expect to get many more calves out of Cobra this calving season.
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RED JEWEL Merlin 133H JSM 133H February 10, 2020 #2176595
2024 EPDS
BW: 2
WW: 66
YW: 116
Milk: 23
RED WFL MERLIN 018A RED FRITZ MERLIN 421F RED FRITZ RACHEL 9024 RED BECKTON NEW ERA C249 J2 RED JEWEL MISS CLEOPATRA 13F RED JEWEL MISS CLEOPATRA 18D Merlin 133H is a Bull that we retained in 2021. He has proven himself as a performance sire with both WW & YW epd’s in the top 1%. His sons last year were sale toppers including the high selling bull to Lust Farms. He is quite docile and is dark hided.
REFERENCESires
RED COUNT Ridge Frontier
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XGB 4H January 30 2020 #2165019
2024 EPDS
BW: 0.8
WW: 48
YW: 79
RED REDRICH BUMPER CROP 336B RED SHILOH FRONTIER 20F RED SHILOH DELIGHTFUL 111D
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Milk: 20 2024 EPDS
Frontier is a good footed calving ease bull that we had used on our heifers for the first two seasons we owned him. To date his sons average 75lbs at birth yet still perform with a 102-weaning ratio. He proves that you can have calving ease yet still maintain above average performance. We have moved him up to be used on the mature cows moving forward and we are expecting to see big things to come out of this young herd sire. Last year we offered his first sons where they were quite popular and all sold near the top of the sale to Ranches who know how to find the good ones.
2024 EPDS
BW: 3.4
WW: 79
YW: 136
WW: 49
YW: 82
Milk: 32
YW: 80
Milk: 27
RED VGW NAVIGATOR 010 RED VGW NAV-CAMILLE 1522 RED VGW RT-CAMILLE 0824
B Ridge Anthem 79J E RED COUNT #2201288
BW: -2
RED 5L ADVANTAGE 3267-221Y RED 5L BOURNE 117-48A RED 5L ROXIE 854-117
RED TG REDMAN 112Z RED COUNT RIDGE HILADY 28F RED COUNT RIDGE HILADY 52C
XGB 79J February 16 2021
IMP 709E February 01 2017 #2024814
BCC 7G January 08 2019 #2123937
2024 EPDS
Milk: 28
RED BAR-E-L FRADO 209U RED RICHMOND ANTHEM SRD 17G RED PIRO MISSION STATMENT 130Y
BW: 2.3
WW: 43
BCC BOLD 16B RED BCC GATOR 18E BCC BLACK MARTA 39C RED REDRICH AFTERSHOCK 238A RED BCC PRINCESS 57E RED BCC WATCH ME NOW 83W
RED BAKERS RIDER PRIDE 100Z RED WRAZ EMMY 137E RED FRASER EMMY 144Y
Cobra was the high selling bull at the 2020 Brandl Cattle Co. Bull Sale. His sons bring added presence and eye appeal. They have been well received in the last two sales. His daughters last year have proven themselves to be top producers on their first attempt. We are just calving his Anthem is a new Bull that we purchased in 2022. We purchased Anthem secondtosetget of daughters this year. We’ve also retained a dozen fancy Cobra sired heifers in the some growth and frame size out of our more moderate females. With this beingpen. Progeny from this sire will be limited as he was injured early in the breeding replacement his first set of calves, he did not disappoint. He sired some of the most growthy, season this past year. We don’t expect to get many more calves out of Cobra this calving season. thick bodied calves in the pen. The sons are easy to find with added muscle shape and power. We are really happy with the first set of sons out of this young sire.
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JSm 133H March 7, 2017 #1963946
2024 EPDS
BW: 2
WW: 64
YW: 116
Milk: 24
RED FLYING K JULIAN 116Z RED RED-ROCK RAWHIDE 974C RED RED-ROCK DINA 974Y RED LPC EMPEROR 42H RED ROD JULIETTE 374T RED ROD RAMSAL 41R Merlin 133H is a Bull that we retained in 2021. He has proven himself as a performance sire with both WW & YW epd’s in the top 1%. His sons last year were sale toppers including the high selling bull to Lust Farms. He is quite docile and is dark hided.
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OUR Yearling Bulls 100L RED JEWEL FRONTIER 100L JSM 100L January 22 2023 #2338557
RED SHILOH FRONTIER 20F RED COUNT RIDGE FRONTIER 4H RED COUNT RIDGE HILADY 28F RED BCC COBRA 7G RED JEWEL MISS CRESTA 38J RED JEWEL CRESTA 1G PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 2 BW: 67 lbs. 205D: 734 lbs. Calving Ease: 2024 EPDS
BW: 1.7 58 % CE: 3 46 %
WW: 51 19 REA: 0.49 CWT: 23 21 61
YW: 90 16 MARB: 0.25 43
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MILK: 16 99 FAT: -0.053 1
A curve bender type of a bull here. Take note of his moderate BW along with his respectable WW out of a heifer. This is the type of results we have come to expect out of the Frontier Bull.
Thank You We appreciate all of the help and support we get from good friends & neighbors. We would like to thank the following individuals who help us through our busiest
101L RED JEWEL COBRA 101L
JSM 101L January 29 2023 #2338550
RED BCC GATOR 18E RED BCC COBRA 7G RED BCC PRINCESS 57E RED TROTTERS STRONGHOLD 156 JEWEL MISS CHEROKEE 5D BLACK JEWEL CHEROKEE 1Z PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 7 BW: 63 lbs. 205D: 621 lbs. Calving Ease:
times. Matt, Kerri, Bryn, & Mitch Nelson, Kole & Faith Neilson, Bart & Tate Young, BJ & Jody Scheirlinck & Family, Trevor & Paula Virostek & Family, Bill, Sasha, & Ryanna Elliott, Amber Mackenzie & Family, Dr. Claudia Schlueter with Fort Macleod Vet Clinic, Joe Mclean with Bullseye
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2024 EPDS
BW: 3.4 86 % CE: -1 75 %
WW: 48 28 REA: 0.46 CWT: 30 27 34
YW: 88 19 MARB: 0.36 20
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MILK: 22 76 FAT: 0.001 42
This bull has that nice deep dark red hide colour with lots of hair. He is smooth shouldered and long bodied. He was born a twin, so even though he has a moderate birth weight we don’t consider him as a heifer bull.
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JSM 102L | January 30 2023 | #2338445
PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 8 BW: 69 lbs. 205D: 584 lbs. Calving Ease:
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RED BCC COBRA 7G RED JEWEL COBRA 164J RED JEWEL MISS SEPTIMA 13G
2024 EPDS
BW: -2.8 4 CE: 15 1 %
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WW: 43 48 REA: 0.2 CWT: 21 89 68
YW: 77 41 MARB: 0.32 27
MILK: 29 9 FAT: 0.041 99
Here we have a super dark hided, heifer friendly bull with eye appeal. He is moderate in his body type with added thickness. He is out of a cow family with longevity over multiple generations. A good candidate to consider retaining some replacement females when you take a look at his milk epd.
RED JEWEL KING 108Z RED JEWEL MISS ATLAS 3C RED JEWEL MISS ATLAS 12T
103L RED MAC FRONTIER 103L
ZDM 103L January 30 2023 #2338463
RED SHILOH FRONTIER 20F RED COUNT RIDGE FRONTIER 4H RED COUNT RIDGE HILADY 28F RED VGW THUNDER 654 RED MAC MISS ROSEBUD 12J RED MAC MISS ROSEBUD 8D
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PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 2 BW: 72 lbs. 205D: 661 lbs. Calving Ease: BW: 0.9 WW: 48 YW: 84 MILK: 16 42 28 26 99 2024 % EPDS CE: 6 REA: 0.22 CWT: 16 MARB: 0.43 FAT: -0.007 25 87 83 12 26 % A smooth shouldered bull who is moderate in frame size. He is wide over his top with a nice coat of hair. The Rosebud cow family is generations deep at V8U.
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ZDM 104L January 31 2023 #2338509
RED 5L BOURNE 117-48A RED VGW BOURNE 709 RED VGW NAV-CAMILLE 1522 RED JEWEL MULBERRY 104W RED MAC MISS DREAMY 4A RED MAC DREAMY 10X
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PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 10 BW: 73 lbs. 205D: 725 lbs. Calving Ease: BW: -1.6 WW: 50 YW: 83 MILK: 30 9 22 28 5 2024 % EPDS CE: 10 REA: 0.37 CWT: 28 MARB: 0.44 FAT: -0.018 7 52 42 11 9 %
These are the type that we can count on out of the Bourne bull. This fancy son of a gun is heifer approved and still managed to post a 725lb ww. He is dark red, smooth fronted and offers extra depth of body. Use him to breed the heifers and keep all the daughters.
105L RED MAC MERLIN 105L
ZDM 105L February 01 2023 #2338481
RED FRITZ MERLIN 421F RED JEWEL MERLIN 133H RED JEWEL MISS CLEOPATRA 13F RED JEWEL NET WORTH 110Z RED MAC MISS ALLIANCE 43B RED MAC MISS ALLIANCE 40U PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 9 BW: 92 lbs. 205D: 726 lbs. Calving Ease: 2024 EPDS
BW: 3.9 91 % CE: 1 62 %
WW: 73 YW: 124 1 1 REA: 0.63 CWT: 64 MARB: 0.05 6 1 85
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MILK: 21 84 FAT: 0.008 59
We have been fond of this bull since he took his first breath last February. He is a big powerful son of the Merlin bull. He is larger framed with added length of body. He is extra hairy with a big square hip. He ranks at the top of the breed for both WW & YW Epd’s. His mother has been designated an Elite Dam by the Canadian Angus Assoc.
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RED JEWEL Bourne 106L
JSM 106L | February 02 2023 | #2342362
PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 12 BW: 74 lbs. 205D: 664 lbs. Calving Ease:
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RED 5L BOURNE 117-48A RED VGW BOURNE 709 RED VGW NAV-CAMILLE 1522 RED LAURON TANKER 33T RED JEWEL MISS PATHY 26Y RED JEWEL MISS PATHY 29S
2024 EPDS
BW: 0 27 CE: 8 14 %
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WW: 35 78 REA: -0.05 CWT: 0 100 100
YW: 51 92 MARB: 0.33 25
MILK: 23 66 FAT: 0.007 58
Heifer friendly without sacrificing performance. He is moderate in frame size with a dark red hide colour and a big thick topline. Take note of the age of his mother. With the longevity of both Bourne and 26Y you might want to plan on this bull sticking around your place for awhile.
Congratulations HUNTER! Congratulations to Hunter French with his purebred Red Angus 4H project raised by V8U Ranch. He was successful in achieving Reserve Grand Champion steer at the Willow Creek District 4H Achievement Day.
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ZDM 108L | February 03 2023 | #2338437
PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 3 BW: 79 lbs. 205D: 772 lbs. Calving Ease:
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RED RICHMOND ANTHEM SRD 17G RED COUNT RIDGE ANTHEM 79J RED WRAZ EMMY 137E RED FRITZ MERLIN 421F RED MAC MISS ROSEBUD 17H RED MAC MISS ROSEBUD 23F
2024 EPDS
BW: 2.1 65 CE: 3 46 %
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WW: 72 YW: 132 1 1 REA: 0.78 CWT: 68 MARB: 0.19 2 1 58
MILK: 32 2 FAT: -0.016 11
Big performer alert here. 108 has been jumping through hoops all year. He has a modest BW while being the gold medal winner in the pen for WW. Both his WW & YW epd rank in the top 1% of the breed. He is larger framed with added length of spine. He is dark red and hairy all over. He is soggy hided yet maintains a clean tidy front end. We are expecting big things out of his young mother. She raised a really nice bull that sold last year. His grandmother 23F has been designated as a Premier Dam, with two generations before her both reaching Elite status.
109L RED MAC FRONTIER 109L
ZDM 109L February 04 2023 #2338505
RED SHILOH FRONTIER 20F RED COUNT RIDGE FRONTIER 4H RED COUNT RIDGE HILADY 28F RED VGW THUNDER 654 RED MAC MISS ROSEBUD 80J RED MAC MISS ROSEBUD 29A
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PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 2 BW: 75 lbs. 205D: 753 lbs. Calving Ease: BW: 2.2 WW: 61 YW: 96 MILK: 22 67 4 9 76 2024 % EPDS CE: 3 REA: 0.41 CWT: 18 MARB: 0.27 FAT: -0.041 46 40 78 38 2 % This bull closely resembles his sire in structure and kind. He is long bodied, clean shouldered, and wide over his top. Delivered strong performance for a heifer’s first effort. Added longevity from the cow side of this pedigree.
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JSM 110L February 04 2023 #2338448
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RED 5L BOURNE 117-48A RED VGW BOURNE 709 RED VGW NAV-CAMILLE 1522 RED JEWEL KING 108Z RED JEWEL MISS SEPTIMA 37E RED JEWEL MISS SEPTIMA 13U PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 6 BW: 83 lbs. 205D: 578 lbs. Calving Ease: 2024 EPDS
BW: 2.3 69 % CE: 2 54 %
WW: 52 17 REA: 0.18 CWT: 37 92 14
YW: 92 13 MARB: 0.47 9
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MILK: 31 3 FAT: -0.017 10
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A dark red smoother made type of a bull. Here is another cow family that has stuck around. His mother is still in production with three generations before her all raising at least 10 calves. Pair this up with Bourne, and you can expect the daughters of this bull to be around for awhile.
111L RED MAC COBRA 111L
ZDM 111L February 05 2023 #2338425
RED BCC GATOR 18E RED BCC COBRA 7G RED BCC PRINCESS 57E RED 5L TRADIN RIGHT 9010-45A OSF MAF RED MAC MISS RULER 46D RED MAC MISS RULER 44B PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 7 BW: 85 lbs. 205D: 641 lbs. Calving Ease: 2024 EPDS
BW: 1.1 46 % CE: 5 32 %
WW: 53 14 REA: 0.33 CWT: 44 63 5
YW: 92 13 MARB: 0.27 38
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MILK: 26 30 FAT: 0.025 92
Here’s a thumper that will take a wide door on the stock trailer as he matures. With all of his muscle shape he still maintains the eye appeal that we can count on from the Cobra Sire. His mother 46D has been quite a good bull producer for us.
114L RED JEWEL COBRA 114L
JSM 114L February 05 2023 #2338523
RED BCC GATOR 18E RED BCC COBRA 7G RED BCC PRINCESS 57E RED GEIS MISSION 221’11 RED JEWEL MISS CHEROKEE 38D RED JEWEL MISS CHEROK 2Y
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PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 7 BW: 83 lbs. 205D: 617 lbs. Calving Ease: BW: 2.3 WW: 45 YW: 73 MILK: 19 69 39 51 95 2024 % EPDS CE: 3 REA: 0.4 CWT: 24 MARB: 0.13 FAT: 0.011 46 44 57 72 67 % Long bodied with a nice coat of hair and a straight Canadian pedigree
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JSM 115L | February 05 2023 | #2338495
PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 4 BW: 66 lbs. 205D: 619 lbs. Calving Ease:
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RED 5L BOURNE 117-48A RED VGW BOURNE 709 RED VGW NAV-CAMILLE 1522 RED BECKTON NEW ERA C249 J2 RED JEWEL MISS ATLAS 51G RED JEWEL MISS ATLAS 5E
2024 EPDS
BW: -2.3 5 CE: 14 1 %
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WW: 36 75 REA: 0.28 CWT: 5 76 98
YW: 62 76 MARB: 0.5 7
MILK: 24 54 FAT: 0.008 59
We like this heifer bull quite a bit. He is dark red hided with ample thickness yet still maintains an attractive skull shape and a smooth shoulder. Take note of the combination of his moderate BW along with his CE & BW Epd’s. We have a high degree of confidence in this bull as a calving ease specialist. Also take note of his Marbling EPD.
116L RED MAC BOURNE 116L
ZDM 116L February 06 2023 #2338480
RED 5L BOURNE 117-48A RED VGW BOURNE 709 RED VGW NAV-CAMILLE 1522 RED MEM PACKER 229W RED MAC MISS LEADING LADY 19A RED GEM MISS LEADING LADY 8T
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PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 10 BW: 84 lbs. 205D: 679 lbs. Calving Ease: BW: 0.4 WW: 57 YW: 91 MILK: 27 33 7 14 21 2024 % EPDS CE: 4 REA: 0.52 CWT: 19 MARB: 0.51 FAT: -0.034 39 16 74 6 3 % Another dark red hided bull with added thickness. He is smooth made with nice extension through his head and neck. He posted a respectable WW with a good set of WW & YW epds to go with it. Take note of his carcass epd’s. He ranks quite high for marbling with a large REA while keeping exterior Fat low. Should sire cattle with carcasses that grade while keeping Y3’s & Y4’s to a minimum.
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117L RED JEWEL ANTHEM 117L
JSM 117L February 07 2023 #2338521
RED RICHMOND ANTHEM SRD 17G RED COUNT RIDGE ANTHEM 79J RED WRAZ EMMY 137E RED RED-ROCK DESPERADO 883D RED JEWEL MISS CLEOPATRA 12F RED JEWEL MISS CLEOPATRA 25D PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 5 BW: 78 lbs. 205D: 604 lbs. Calving Ease: 2024 EPDS
BW: 2 64 % CE: 1 62 %
WW: 56 9 REA: 0.31 CWT: 30 68 34
YW: 90 16 MARB: 0.04 86
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MILK: 36 1 FAT: 0.008 59
A nice fronted, wider based kind of bull with added hair growth. These Anthem sons definitely have extra muscle expression. This bull offers a powerful set of WW & YW epd’s along with a really high milk number. He also has a straight Canadian pedigree.
118L RED MAC FRONTIER 118L
119L RED JEWEL BOURNE 119L
RED SHILOH FRONTIER 20F RED COUNT RIDGE FRONTIER 4H RED COUNT RIDGE HILADY 28F
RED 5L BOURNE 117-48A RED VGW BOURNE 709 RED VGW NAV-CAMILLE 1522
RED VGW THUNDER 654 RED MAC MISS ROSEBUD 54J RED MAC MISS ROSEBUD 55D
RED LAZY R C THOR 215Z RED JEWEL MISS SEPTIMA 45E RED JEWEL MISS SEPTIMA 38Z
ZDM 118L February 07 2023 #2338499
JSM 119L February 08 2023 #2338422
PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 2 BW: 71 lbs. 205D: 723 lbs. Calving Ease: 2024 EPDS
BW: 0.1 28 % CE: 7 19 %
WW: 50 22 REA: 0.47 CWT: 27 25 46
YW: 84 26 MARB: -0.22 100
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MILK: 22 76 FAT: -0.041 2
These Frontier sons keep proving that they can provide calving ease along with above average performance. This bull is super dark red with a wide top in a moderate frame size. He offers a nice tidy front end to ensure that he sires calves that come easy.
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PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 6 BW: 82 lbs. 205D: 615 lbs. Calving Ease: BW: 2.7 WW: 55 YW: 89 MILK: 24 76 10 17 54 2024 % EPDS CE: -2 REA: 0.16 CWT: 31 MARB: 0.25 FAT: 0.007 81 94 30 43 58 % This bull is dark red hided with a nice coat of hair. He is smooth overall with extra depth of body EPD’s rank high for WW & YW.
120L MAC FRONTIER 120L
ZDM 120L February 08 2023 #2338487
RED SHILOH FRONTIER 20F RED COUNT RIDGE FRONTIER 4H RED COUNT RIDGE HILADY 28F RED BCC COBRA 7G MAC MISS LEADING LADY 25J MAC LEADING LADY 7G PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 2 BW: 86 lbs. 205D: 772 lbs. Calving Ease: 2024 EPDS
BW: 4.7 96 % CE: 2 54 %
WW: 70 YW: 116 1 1 REA: 0.43 CWT: 51 MARB: 0.41 35 2 14
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MILK: 19 95 FAT: -0.031 3
Black hided red gene carrier- A big time performance candidate who brought in the heaviest weaning weight out of the first calf heifers. Has a strong set of WW & YW epd’s to support the fact that he should pass on his performance to his progeny. He is larger framed, and long bodied with a big square hip and a wide top. On Red hided cows he should sire about 50% red hided calves. On Black cows most of the calves should be black. This would be an outcross to almost all Black Angus pedigrees.
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RED JEWEL Cobra 121L JSM 121L | February 09 2023 | #2338540
PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 4 BW: 67 lbs. 205D: 602 lbs. Calving Ease:
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RED BCC GATOR 18E RED BCC COBRA 7G RED BCC PRINCESS 57E RED RED-ROCK DESPERADO 883D RED JEWEL MISS CHEROKEE 43G RED JEWEL MISS CHEROKEE 27X
2024 EPDS
BW: 0 27 CE: 8 14 %
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WW: 37 71 REA: 0.02 CWT: 8 99 96
YW: 65 70 MARB: 0.37 19
MILK: 24 54 FAT: 0.051 100
A heifer bull that should sire calves with added fleshing ability. He is thick topped, smooth shouldered with lots of hair and a straight Canadian pedigree.
122L RED MAC COBRA 122L
ZDM 122L February 09 2023 #2338440
RED BCC GATOR 18E RED BCC COBRA 7G RED BCC PRINCESS 57E RED SILVEIRAS MISSION NEXUS RED MAC MISS ROSEBUD 23F RED MAC MISS PEPPY 13N PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 5 BW: 88 lbs. 205D: 661 lbs. Calving Ease:
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2024 EPDS
BW: 1.2 48 % CE: 3 46 %
WW: 51 YW: 104 19 4 REA: 0.37 CWT: 55 MARB: 0.48 52 1 8
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MILK: 36 1 FAT: 0.018 83
Here’s a bull that might make the lumber squeak on your line chute due to his sheer thickness and muscle expression. His mother 23F has been designated as a Premier Dam with three generations of elite dams before her. This bull is a maternal brother to the dam of sale feature lot 108 in this year’s sale. This is a great candidate if you are looking for a sire to build a cow herd.
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125L RED JEWEL BOURNE 125L
JSM 125L February 11 2023 #2338547
RED 5L BOURNE 117-48A RED VGW BOURNE 709 RED VGW NAV-CAMILLE 1522 RED GEIS MISSION 221’11 RED JEWEL CLEOPATRA 7B RED JEWEL MISS CLEOPATRA 28Z
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PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 9 BW: 81 lbs. 205D: 665 lbs. Calving Ease: BW: 2.5 WW: 51 YW: 84 MILK: 32 73 19 26 2 2024 % EPDS CE: 2 REA: 0.22 CWT: 24 MARB: 0.24 FAT: -0.012 54 87 57 46 17 % This is a larger framed bull with added body length. His mother 7B has been a good bull producer for us.
126L
RED JEWEL Anthem 126L
JSM 126L | February 11 2023 | #2338508
PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 4 BW: 93 lbs. 205D: 674 lbs. Calving Ease: RED RICHMOND ANTHEM SRD 17G RED COUNT RIDGE ANTHEM 79J RED WRAZ EMMY 137E MAC UPSHOT 113B JEWEL MISS LANA 5G RED JEWEL MISS LANA 21Z
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2024 EPDS
BW: 4.3 94 CE: 0 69 %
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WW: 59 YW: 106 5 3 REA: 0.82 CWT: 51 MARB: 0 1 2 91
MILK: 24 54 FAT: -0.025 6
A larger framed power bull with added muscle expression. Will increase performance in your calves as well as put some hair on them. Take note of his WW & YW epd’s
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127L RED JEWEL MERLIN 127L
128L RED MAC ANTHEM 128L
JSM 127L February 11 2023 #2338458
ZDM 128L February 12 2023 #2338446
RED FRITZ MERLIN 421F RED JEWEL MERLIN 133H RED JEWEL MISS CLEOPATRA 13F
RED RICHMOND ANTHEM SRD 17G RED COUNT RIDGE ANTHEM 79J RED WRAZ EMMY 137E
RED ANDRAS NEW DIRECTION R240 RED JEWEL MISS RULER 11C RED JEWEL MISS RULER 24W
RED RED-ROCK DESPERADO 883D RED MAC MISS LEADING LADY 41H MAC LEADING LADY 1D
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PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 8 BW: 80 lbs. 205D: 647 lbs. Calving Ease: BW: 0.5 WW: 58 YW: 92 MILK: 22 35 6 13 76 2024 % EPDS CE: 0 REA: 0.18 CWT: 26 MARB: 0.49 FAT: 0.031 69 92 50 7 96 %
PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 3 BW: 77 lbs. 205D: 696 lbs. Calving Ease:
Another cherry red coloured Merlin son with added depth and a wide top. Take note of his WW, YW, & Marbling Epd’s.
This bull is a good example of the power and performance that Anthem has brought to the ranch. He is long bodied with extra capacity and dimension with a big square hip and a nice coat of hair. Should sire daughters that should produce quite a bit of milk.
130L RED JEWEL BOURNE 130L
131L RED JEWEL BOURNE 131L
JSM 130L February 13 2023 #2338515
2024 EPDS
BW: 1.9 61 % CE: -1 75 %
WW: 62 YW: 102 3 5 REA: 0.48 CWT: 49 MARB: 0.1 22 2 78
MILK: 36 1 FAT: 0.006 55
JSM 131L February 13 2023 #2338459
RED 5L BOURNE 117-48A RED VGW BOURNE 709 RED VGW NAV-CAMILLE 1522
RED 5L BOURNE 117-48A RED VGW BOURNE 709 RED VGW NAV-CAMILLE 1522
RED ROD JACKPOT 138R RED JEWEL MISS CHEROKEE 27X RED JEWEL DIVA 4N
RED TROTTERS STRONGHOLD 156 RED JEWEL MISS ATLAS 6C RED JEWEL PASSION 23P
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PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 13 BW: 75 lbs. 205D: 612 lbs. Calving Ease: BW: 1.9 WW: 54 YW: 97 MILK: 33 61 12 8 1 2024 % EPDS CE: -1 REA: 0.38 CWT: 42 MARB: 0.19 FAT: -0.019 75 49 7 58 9 %
PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 8 BW: 86 lbs. 205D: 622 lbs. Calving Ease: BW: 0.5 WW: 44 YW: 70 MILK: 32 35 43 58 2 2024 % EPDS CE: 4 REA: 0.27 CWT: 13 MARB: 0.3 FAT: -0.021 39 79 89 31 8 %
Here is a long-bodied bull with added depth and capacity in a moderate package. His mother 27X is still in production today at 14 years of age. She has raised quite a few bulls that have sold through the sale. With the combination of Bourne and 27X there is as much longevity and Fertility as any other bull in the offering. Take note of his Milk EPD. An excellent candidate to retain heifers out of.
A dark red, soggy hided kind of a bull with added thickness. Another good candidate if you are looking to retain some daughters. 6C has been a good low maintenance kind of cow. Daughters should really milk.
132L RED JEWEL FRONTIER 132L
133L RED MAC BOURNE 133L
JSM 132L February 13 2023 #2338438
ZDM 133L February 13 2023 #2338553
RED SHILOH FRONTIER 20F RED COUNT RIDGE FRONTIER 4H RED COUNT RIDGE HILADY 28F
RED 5L BOURNE 117-48A RED VGW BOURNE 709 RED VGW NAV-CAMILLE 1522
RED VGW THUNDER 654 RED JEWEL MISS CRESTA 72J RED JEWEL CRESTA 8E
RED 5L TRADIN RIGHT 9010-45A RED MAC MISS RULER 53E RED MAC MISS RULER 44B
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PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 2 BW: 76 lbs. 205D: 700 lbs. Calving Ease: BW: -1.7 WW: 36 YW: 67 MILK: 33 9 Ranch Ltd 75 Red Angus 65Bull Sale 2020 1 2024 % | V8U EPDS CE: 13 REA: 0.53 CWT: 11 MARB: 0.64 FAT: -0.034 2 14 92 2 3 %
PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 6 BW: 66 lbs. 205D: 575 lbs. Calving Ease: BW: -1.5 WW: 42 YW: 71 MILK: 36 10 52 55 1 2024 % EPDS CE: 12 REA: 0.13 CWT: 24 MARB: 0.27 FAT: -0.017 3 95 57 38 10 %
Heifer Bull deluxe here. He is dark red, long bodied with a big square hip and extra depth. His mother 72J is a direct daughter of our old Thunder Bull. Thunder sired our high selling bull to Right Cross Ranch at our 50th sale in 2021. The Thunder Bull was a tremendous foot improver. The Frontier Bull is also looking like he should sire some cattle with good foot quality.
Another calving ease heifer bull. He is smooth fronted with added depth and thickness over his top. His pedigree has an outstanding combination of Bourne & Tradin Right. These two sires have had a major influence on our cow-herd the last several years. Keep every single daughter out of this combination. A full brother of this bull sold in our 2020 sale to a repeat customer who knows how to find the good ones
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134L RED MAC MERLIN 134L
ZDM 134L February 14 2023 #2338500
RED FRITZ MERLIN 421F RED JEWEL MERLIN 133H RED JEWEL MISS CLEOPATRA 13F RED MAC TREND 18X RED MAC MISS ALLIANCE 39Z RED MAC MISS ALLIANCE 37X
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PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 11 BW: 72 lbs. 205D: 640 lbs. Calving Ease: BW: -0.6 WW: 40 YW: 67 MILK: 19 19 59 65 95 2024 % EPDS CE: 5 REA: 0.36 CWT: 13 MARB: 0.12 FAT: -0.003 32 55 89 74 35 %
Smooth fronted, long bodied and thick topped. 39Z is a cow that has been around for quite a a few years. She has raised some outstanding bulls that have sold in the sale to some customers who always pick from the from the top end.
135L RED JEWEL COBRA 135L
136L RED JEWEL MERLIN 136L
JSM 135L February 14 2023 #2338517
JSM 136L February 14 2023 #2338443
RED BCC GATOR 18E RED BCC COBRA 7G RED BCC PRINCESS 57E
RED FRITZ MERLIN 421F RED JEWEL MERLIN 133H RED JEWEL MISS CLEOPATRA 13F
MAC UPSHOT 113B JEWEL MISS SEPTIMA 37G RED JEWEL MISS SEPTIMA 25C
RED GEIS MISSION 221’11 RED JEWEL MISS RULER 27B RED JEWEL MISS RULER 39U
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PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 4 BW: 80 lbs. 205D: 613 lbs. Calving Ease: BW: 1.5 WW: 41 YW: 80 MILK: 32 54 55 34 2 2024 % EPDS CE: 4 REA: 0.35 CWT: 37 MARB: 0.15 FAT: -0.005 39 58 14 68 30 %
PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 9 BW: 76 lbs. 205D: 668 lbs. Calving Ease: BW: -0.9 WW: 47 YW: 78 MILK: 27 15 32 39 21 2024 % EPDS CE: 7 REA: 0.42 CWT: 27 MARB: 0.24 FAT: 0.026 19 38 46 46 92 %
This bull has added thickness and depth with a dark red hide colour. Take note of his milk epd
A bull that will sire calves that are born easy, but get up and grow. He is a little more moderate in frame size with that dark red colour.
137L MAC BOURNE 137L
ZDM 137L February 14 2023 #2338525
RED 5L BOURNE 117-48A RED VGW BOURNE 709 RED VGW NAV-CAMILLE 1522 MAC UPSHOT 118B MAC MISS ALLIANCE 9D RED MAC MISS ALLIANCE 39Z
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PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 7 BW: 73 lbs. 205D: 659 lbs. Calving Ease: BW: -0.6 WW: 47 YW: 83 MILK: 27 19 32 28 21 2024 % EPDS CE: 7 REA: 0.27 CWT: 33 MARB: 0.34 FAT: -0.002 19 79 25 23 36 % Black Hided Red Gene Carrier- A good candidate to maximize genetic improvement out of your freshest genetics. Breed him to your heifers and keep all the daughters. 9D is a really easy fleshing, heavy milking cow. Bourne will improve fertility and maintain fleshing ability. When used on red cows approximately 50% of the calves should be born red. When bred to black cows you may get a few red calves.
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JSM 138L | February 14 2023 | #2338528
PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 4 BW: 83 lbs. 205D: 669 lbs. Calving Ease:
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RED RICHMOND ANTHEM SRD 17G RED COUNT RIDGE ANTHEM 79J RED WRAZ EMMY 137E
2024 EPDS
BW: 2.2 67 CE: 1 62 %
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WW: 67 YW: 123 1 1 REA: 0.78 CWT: 51 MARB: 0.03 2 2 87
MILK: 33 1 FAT: -0.049 1
Here is a powerful son of a gun that we are quite high on. He offers added muscle shape, a big wide top and a big square hip. Breed leading EPD’s for WW & YW. This is a bull that will sire you some thumpers to run across the scale in the fall.
RED VGW BOURNE 709 RED JEWEL SPARKLES 2G RED JEWEL SPARKLES 9E
139L RED MAC COBRA 139L
142L RED JEWEL BOURNE 142L
RED BCC GATOR 18E RED BCC COBRA 7G RED BCC PRINCESS 57E
RED 5L BOURNE 117-48A RED VGW BOURNE 709 RED VGW NAV-CAMILLE 1522
RED 5L TRADIN RIGHT 9010-45A RED MAC LEADING LADY 12D MAC LEADING LADY 6B
RED ROD JACKPOT 138R RED JEWEL MISS CHRISTINA 70X RED J P D CHRISTINA 4R
ZDM 139L February 14 2023 #2338430
JSM 142L February 15 2023 #2338518
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PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 7 BW: 75 lbs. 205D: 579 lbs. Calving Ease: BW: 0.5 Ranch WW: YW: 64 22 | V8U Ltd31Red Angus Bull Sale MILK: 2020 35 88 72 76 2024 % EPDS CE: 7 REA: 0.07 CWT: 5 MARB: 0.33 FAT: 0.035 19 99 98 25 98 %
PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 13 BW: 78 lbs. 205D: 689 lbs. Calving Ease: BW: 2.2 WW: 48 YW: 80 MILK: 23 67 28 34 66 2024 % EPDS CE: 2 REA: 0.51 CWT: 23 MARB: 0.25 FAT: -0.037 54 17 61 43 2 %
This is a sharp fronted thick topped heifer bull that is moderate in frame size with depth & capacity. This bull brings outcross genetics to almost the entire red angus breed in Canada.
This bull was born a twin. We like this bull quite a bit. He is super dark red with added length. He offers depth with a ton of muscle shape. His mother 70X lived on the ranch for a long time. We just shipped her this fall at 13 years of age due to age alone.
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143L RED JEWEL BOURNE 143L
144L RED MAC FRONTIER 144L
JSM 143L February 16 2023 #2338533
ZDM 144L February 17 2023 #2338483
RED 5L BOURNE 117-48A RED VGW BOURNE 709 RED VGW NAV-CAMILLE 1522
RED SHILOH FRONTIER 20F RED COUNT RIDGE FRONTIER 4H RED COUNT RIDGE HILADY 28F
RED BECKTON NEW ERA C249 J2 RED JEWEL CHEROKEE 4G RED JEWEL CHEROKEE 34E
RED RED-ROCK DESPERADO 883D RED MAC MISS GOLDETTE 50J RED MAC MISS GOLDETTE 25E
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PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 4 BW: 74 lbs. 205D: 615 lbs. Calving Ease: BW: -0.8 WW: 36 YW: 60 MILK: 28 17 75 80 14 2024 % EPDS CE: 10 REA: 0.05 CWT: 13 MARB: 0.19 FAT: -0.035 7 99 89 58 2 %
PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 2 BW: 83 lbs. 205D: 690 lbs. Calving Ease: BW: 2 WW: 51 YW: 84 MILK: 28 64 19 26 14 2024 % EPDS CE: 0 REA: 0.78 CWT: 20 MARB: 0.43 FAT: -0.057 69 2 71 12 1 %
A fancy fronted type of a bull who is long bodied in a moderate package. A bull that can be used on the heifers for a few years as he won’t get too large and heavy to breed them as he ages. Another good candidate to help manage some frame size on some cow-herds if you feel that they are getting too large. We purchased the New Era Bull a few years back from Beckton Stock Farm in Wyoming to do this very thing.
This is another tidy fronted bull with a big square hip with lots of length. This bull has a straight Canadian pedigree.
146L RED MAC COBRA 146L
147L RED JEWEL MERLIN 147L
ZDM 146L February 17 2023 #2338470
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JSM 147L February 17 2023 #2338461
RED BCC GATOR 18E RED BCC COBRA 7G RED BCC PRINCESS 57E
RED FRITZ MERLIN 421F OSF RED JEWEL MERLIN 133H RED JEWEL MISS CLEOPATRA 13F
MAC UPSHOT 113B RED MAC MISS DREAMY 60G RED MAC MISS DREAMY 4A
RED TROTTERS STRONGHOLD 156 AMF CAF NHF OSF RED JEWEL MISS SEPTIMA 12C RED JEWEL MISS SEPTIMA 13U
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PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 4 BW: 79 lbs. 205D: 618 lbs. Calving Ease: BW: 0.9 WW: 50 YW: 89 MILK: 23 42 22 17 66 2024 % EPDS CE: 2 REA: 0.44 CWT: 42 MARB: 0.2 FAT: -0.018 54 32 7 56 9 %
PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 8 BW: 98 lbs. 205D: 639 lbs. Calving Ease: BW: 3.7 WW: 56 YW: 96 MILK: 24 89 9 9 54 2024 % EPDS CE: -8 REA: 0.19 CWT: 30 MARB: 0.3 FAT: 0.015 97 91 34 31 77 %
A bull that is clean through his front end with a great coat of hair and added length of body.
This is a thicker made type of a bull that has extra width over top of his quarter.
149L RED JEWEL ANTHEM 149L
150L RED MAC FRONTIER 150L
RED RICHMOND ANTHEM SRD 17G RED COUNT RIDGE ANTHEM 79J RED WRAZ EMMY 137E
RED SHILOH FRONTIER 20F RED COUNT RIDGE FRONTIER 4H RED COUNT RIDGE HILADY 28F
RED ANDRAS FUSION R236 AMF CAF NHF OSF MAF RED JEWEL MISS LANA 10F RED JEWEL MISS LANA 21Z
RED RED-ROCK DESPERADO 883D RED MAC MISS ROSEBUD 57J RED MAC MISS ROSEBUD 20D
JSM 149L February 19 2023 #2338432
ZDM 150L February 19 2023 #2338450
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PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 5 BW: 97 lbs. 205D: 608 lbs. Calving Ease: BW: 5.5 WW: 63 YW: 111 MILK: 29 98 3 2 9 2024 % EPDS CE: -4 REA: 0.4 CWT: 46 MARB: 0.18 FAT: 0.02 89 44 4 61 86 %
PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 2 BW: 82 lbs. 205D: 645 lbs. Calving Ease: BW: 2.8 WW: 45 YW: 83 MILK: 27 77 39 28 21 2024 % EPDS CE: -1 REA: 0.42 CWT: 19 MARB: 0.19 FAT: -0.02 75 38 74 58 8 %
A bull with added frame and muscle shape. He brings ample thickness over his top and his quarter. Would be one of the longest bulls in the sale. His mother was injured early in the summer so didn’t put in the finishing touches that we have come to expect from her. We would certainly use the epd value to evaluate this bull over his adjusted WW.
Long bodied & smooth shouldered. A nice first effort out of a heifer.
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151L RED JEWEL MERLIN 151L
152L RED JEWEL BOURNE 152L
RED FRITZ MERLIN 421F OSF RED JEWEL MERLIN 133H RED JEWEL MISS CLEOPATRA 13F
RED 5L BOURNE 117-48A OSF MAF RED VGW BOURNE 709 RED VGW NAV-CAMILLE 1522
RED JEWEL KING 108Z RED JEWEL MISS SEPTIMA 58F RED JEWEL MISS SEPTIMA 12Z
RED GEIS MISSION 221’11 RED JEWEL MISS LANA 54D RED JEWEL MISS LANA 15X
JSM 151L February 20 2023 #2338530
JSM 152L February 21 2023 #2338510
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PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 5 BW: 86 lbs. 205D: 611 lbs. Calving Ease: BW: 2.8 WW: 61 YW: 99 MILK: 31 77 4 6 3 2024 % EPDS CE: -2 REA: 0.58 CWT: 50 MARB: 0.1 FAT: -0.021 81 9 2 78 8 %
PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 7 BW: 77 lbs. 205D: 576 lbs. Calving Ease: BW: -0.6 WW: 39 YW: 71 MILK: 26 19 64 55 30 2024 % EPDS CE: 8 REA: 0.24 CWT: 8 MARB: 0.26 FAT: -0.022 14 83 96 41 7 %
Square hipped with added depth of body and a nice coat of hair. 58F raised a really nice bull that sold in the sale last year to an outfit who wants only the good ones.
Moderate in frame size with added muscle shape and eye appeal. Comes from a really good cow family. His mother 54D has previously raised three top end bulls. 15X was a favourite here on the ranch for quite a few years. Another good candidate to consider retaining replacements from.
154L RED MAC COBRA 154L
155L RED JEWEL ANTHEM 155L
RED BCC GATOR 18E RED BCC COBRA 7G RED BCC PRINCESS 57E
RED RICHMOND ANTHEM SRD 17G RED COUNT RIDGE ANTHEM 79J RED WRAZ EMMY 137E
RED SILVEIRAS MISSION NEXUS RED MAC ROSEBUD 14G RED MAC MISS PEPPY 13N
RED MAC STRONGHOLD 118C RED JEWEL MISS RULER 43H RED JEWEL MISS RULER 27B
ZDM 154L February 21 2023 #2338454
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JSM 155L February 22 2023 #2338493
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PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 4 BW: 76 lbs. 205D: 627 lbs. Calving Ease: BW: 0.9 WW: 40 YW: 63 MILK: 33 42 59 74 1 2024 % EPDS CE: 5 REA: 0.39 CWT: 22 MARB: 0.27 FAT: 0.021 32 47 65 38 87 %
PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 3 BW: 94 lbs. 205D: 742 lbs. Calving Ease: BW: 5.9 WW: 67 YW: 112 MILK: 25 99 1 2 42 2024 % EPDS CE: -11 REA: 0.42 CWT: 42 MARB: 0.46 FAT: 0.001 99 38 7 9 42 %
Here’s another heifer approved prospect with a moderate frame size. He is square through his top and hip with a nice hair coat. A full brother that was similar in type sold through the sale in 2022 and has done a good job on a set of heifers.
A larger framed bull with a nice coat of hair, added muscle shape and is deep barreled. Take note of his breed leading epd’s for WW & YW.
156L RED MAC ANTHEM 156L
157L RED JEWELMERLIN 157L
ZDM 156L February 22 2023 #2338452
JSM 157L February 22 2023 #2340330
RED RICHMOND ANTHEM SRD 17G RED COUNT RIDGE ANTHEM 79J RED WRAZ EMMY 137E
RED FRITZ MERLIN 421F RED JEWEL MERLIN 133H RED JEWEL MISS CLEOPATRA 13F
RED SOO LINE POWER EYE 161X RED MAC MISS ROSEBUD 5H RED MAC MISS PEPPY 13N
RED GEIS MISSION 221’11 RED JEWEL MISS BIRDIE 65D RED JEWEL MISS BIRDIE 8U
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PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 3 BW: 74 lbs. 205D: 665 lbs. Calving Ease: 1.6 RanchWW: 66 Red Angus YW: 115Bull SaleMILK: 20 |BW: V8U Ltd 2020 56 1 1 91 2024 % EPDS CE: 3 REA: 0.06 CWT: 37 MARB: 0.28 FAT: 0.009 46 99 14 36 62 %
PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 7 BW: 78 lbs. 205D: 586 lbs. Calving Ease: BW: -2.6 WW: 38 YW: 64 MILK: 26 4 68 72 30 2024 % EPDS CE: 11 REA: 0.2 CWT: 13 MARB: 0 FAT: 0.039 4 89 89 91 99 %
This bull is larger framed and wide over his top with lots of hair. Take note of his WW & YW epd’s. A bull that will sire a set of calves that will put big numbers on the scale when you sell them in the fall.
A dark red, thick topped, smooth shouldered bull here. His mother 65D raised our high selling bull in 2020.
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158L RED MAC BOURNE 158L
161L RED JEWEL FRONTIER 161L
ZDM 158L February 23 2023 #2338535
JSM 161L February 27 2023 #2338544
RED 5L BOURNE 117-48A RED VGW BOURNE 709 RED VGW NAV-CAMILLE 1522
RED SHILOH FRONTIER 20F RED COUNT RIDGE FRONTIER 4H RED COUNT RIDGE HILADY 28F
RED ANDRAS NEW DIRECTION R240 RED MAC MISS GOLDETTE 4D RED XO CROWFOOT GOLDETTE 0132X
RED RED-ROCK DESPERADO 883D RED JEWEL MISS CRESTA 37J RED JEWEL CRESTA 20B
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PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 7 BW: 92 lbs. 205D: 684 lbs. Calving Ease: BW: 0.9 WW: 48 YW: 76 MILK: 29 42 28 43 9 2024 % EPDS CE: 5 REA: 0.03 CWT: 19 MARB: 0.63 FAT: 0.026 32 99 74 2 92 %
PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 2 BW: 72 lbs. 205D: 749 lbs. Calving Ease: BW: 2.9 WW: 49 YW: 78 MILK: 17 79 25 39 98 2024 % EPDS CE: 1 REA: 0.2 CWT: 27 MARB: 0.39 FAT: -0.002 62 89 46 16 36 %
Long and deep with thickness over his top and through his quarter. Take special note of his Marbling epd. His mother 4D has a proven track record of raising bulls, having raised four bulls that have sold through the sale in prior years. These all sold near the top of the sale.
Extra deep with a dark red hair coat with a straight Canadian pedigree.
164L RED MAC BOURNE 164L
165L RED JEWEL COBRA 165L
ZDM 164L March 03 2023 #2338431
JSM 165L March 05 2023 #2338424
RED 5L BOURNE 117-48A RED VGW BOURNE 709 RED VGW NAV-CAMILLE 1522
RED BCC GATOR 18E RED BCC COBRA 7G RED BCC PRINCESS 57E
RED GEIS MISSION 221’11 RED MAC MISS ROSEBUD 20D RED MAC MISS ROSEBUD 27Y
RED RED-ROCK DESPERADO 883D RED JEWEL MISS LANA 9F RED JEWEL MISS LANA 54D
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PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 7 BW: 81 lbs. 205D: 615 lbs. Calving Ease: BW: -1.1 WW: 51 YW: 87 MILK: 23 14 19 21 66 2024 % EPDS CE: 7 REA: 0.37 CWT: 29 MARB: 0.29 FAT: -0.002 19 52 38 34 36 %
PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 5 BW: 75 lbs. 205D: 602 lbs. Calving Ease: BW: 2.2 WW: 45 YW: 81 MILK: 29 67 39 32 9 2024 % EPDS CE: 1 REA: 0.2 CWT: 38 MARB: 0.21 FAT: 0.019 62 89 12 53 84 %
Dark red with added muscle shape and thickness. He is smooth shouldered and attractive in his skull structure. Nice balanced epd profile bringing calving ease with added performance
A deep bodied bull with a dark red hide colour and a straight Canadian pedigree.
169L RED JEWEL MERLIN 169L
JSM 169L March 06 2023 #2338526
RED FRITZ MERLIN 421F RED JEWEL MERLIN 133H RED JEWEL MISS CLEOPATRA 13F RED CRIPPS TREND 701T RED JEWEL MISS COUNTESS 12Y RED HIPS COUNTESS 2N
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PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 12 BW: 89 lbs. 205D: 761 lbs. Calving Ease: BW: 2.5 WW: 59 YW: 98 MILK: 28 73 5 7 14 2024 % EPDS CE: -3 REA: 0.34 CWT: 40 MARB: 0.25 FAT: 0.033 86 61 9 43 97 % Dark red with a wide top and smooth in his makeup. Posted an Adj. WW near the top of the pen. Good solid WW & YW epd’s. His mother 12Y raised 11 calves in her career.
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170L RED JEWEL ANTHEM 170L
174L RED JEWEL BOURNE 174L
RED RICHMOND ANTHEM SRD 17G RED COUNT RIDGE ANTHEM 79J RED WRAZ EMMY 137E
RED 5L BOURNE 117-48A RED VGW BOURNE 709 RED VGW NAV-CAMILLE 1522
RED FRITZ MERLIN 421F RED JEWEL MISS CLEOPATRA 2H RED JEWEL MISS CLEOPATRA 12F
RED 5L TRADIN RIGHT 9010-45A RED JEWEL MISS PATHY 8F RED JEWEL MISS PATHY 26Y
JSM 170L March 08 2023 #2338498
JSM 174L March 12 2023 #2338428
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PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 3 BW: 63 lbs. 205D: 672 lbs. Calving Ease: BW: 0 WW: 59 YW: 97 MILK: 29 27 5 8 9 2024 % EPDS CE: 6 REA: 0.41 CWT: 35 MARB: 0.23 FAT: -0.008 25 40 20 49 24 %
PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 5 BW: 71 lbs. 205D: 588 lbs. Calving Ease: BW: -2.1 WW: 23 YW: 44 MILK: 35 6 98 97 1 2024 % EPDS CE: 12 REA: 0.3 CWT: 8 MARB: 0.49 FAT: -0.009 3 71 96 7 23 %
A true curve bender starting with a moderate 63lb BW and weaning off at 672lbs. These are the type of cattle that we strive to produce. Here is a bull with a really nice balanced epd profile. He is wide topped, deep bodied with added muscle and a nice coat of hair.
Another really neat genetic combination of the old Tradin Right bull and Bourne here. Should be able to use on the heifers for a few years without him getting too large. A good candidate to keep replacement females from. He is smooth shouldered and clean in his skull shape.
176L RED JEWEL COBRA 176L
177L RED JEWEL BOURNE 177L
JSM 176L March 15 2023 #2338464
JSM 177L March 15 2023 #2338529
RED BCC GATOR 18E RED BCC COBRA 7G RED BCC PRINCESS 57E
RED 5L BOURNE 117-48A RED VGW BOURNE 709 RED VGW NAV-CAMILLE 1522
RED ANDRAS FUSION R236 RED JEWEL SPARKLES 9E RED SHODEREE SPARKLES 32T
RED 5L TRADIN RIGHT 9010-45A RED JEWEL MISS BIRDIE 39F RED JEWEL MISS BIRDIE 34Z
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PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 6 BW: 90 lbs. 205D: 668 lbs. Calving Ease: BW: 3.4 WW: 50 YW: 84 MILK: 21 86 22 26 84 2024 % EPDS CE: 1 REA: 0.35 CWT: 29 MARB: 0.18 FAT: 0.032 62 58 38 61 96 %
PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 5 BW: 71 lbs. 205D: 698 lbs. Calving Ease: BW: -1.5 WW: 57 YW: 102 MILK: 29 10 7 5 9 2024 % EPDS CE: 10 REA: 0.28 CWT: 38 MARB: 0.05 FAT: -0.002 7 76 12 85 36 %
This bull is square and stout with added depth. Offers a good set of performance epd’s.
Another curve bender turning a 71lb BW into 698lb WW with a really nice balanced epd profile. Ranks top 10% or better for 5 of the traits posted. He is long, deep, and smooth fronted. The Bourne bull bred to the Tradin Right daughters has worked really well. Keep all the daughters here
179L RED JEWEL BOURNE 179L
JSM 179L March 17 2023 #2338447
RED SHILOH FRONTIER 20F RED COUNT RIDGE FRONTIER 4H RED COUNT RIDGE HILADY 28F RED RED-ROCK DESPERADO 883D RED JEWEL SEPTIMA 49J RED JEWEL MISS SEPTIMA 35U PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 2 BW: 73 lbs. 205D: 744 lbs. Calving Ease:
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BW: 1.8 60 % CE: 7 19 %
WW: 50 22 REA: 0.17 CWT: 16 93 83
YW: 86 22 MARB: 0.47 9
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MILK: 22 76 FAT: 0.001 42
Straight Canadian pedigree on this bull. Low BW with outstanding performance. Added dimension to his topline and carry’s his muscle down deep into his quarter. Has an excellent coat of hair. We are expecting big things from his young mother as his grandmother 35U was around for a long time, raising bulls selling at the top of the sale.
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GENOMICS TESTING EXPLAINED Costs have risen dramatically in the cow-calf industry over the last several years. A cow only has one chance each year to raise a calf. We utilize Genomic testing as a risk management tool. We ourselves have put great emphasis into EPD’s and have gone one step further by investing in Genomic testing in all our retained Bull and Heifer calves since 2015. This is an investment that we have made to improve the accuracy of the EPD’s within our herd. With Genomically enhanced EPD’s we can have much more confidence in what to expect from the progeny that a sire will produce. This also gives you as a buyer, more reliable information which in turn gives you more control and aids to reduce disappointment. With several generations of data collected, visual evaluation although still very important cannot be the only trait used to select one of the most important purchase decisions in a cow calf operation. We suspect that we are not alone in saying that we have at times invested in cattle that appeared to be superior, but just didn’t turn out as expected. With the use of Genomically Enhanced EPD’s disappointment is minimized. Normally when EPD’s are calculated, there is a calculation made based on the production of the sire and the dam. Although the resulting progeny share parentage these animals are not identical. If the sire and the dam were the same for two calves born in the same year the resulting EPD’s of those two calves would be identical until they begin to produce progeny of their own. With genomic testing we get predictions from the animal’s DNA which will either increase or decrease an EPD value based on the genetic makeup. This does not artificially improve the actual EPD value, but instead improves the accuracy. An animal that undergoes Genomic testing has as much potential to have their EPD’s negatively impacted as they do to have a positive response. We have had on multiple occasions where two full siblings could be as different as one being a calving ease sire with another being a cow bull with added performance. Genomically enhanced EPD’s help us identify these individuals before they sire any calves. Depending on the trait, the EPD value printed in our catalogue would have similar accuracy to each bull selling having sired approximately 20 calves before ever breeding a cow. This obviously doesn’t tell us the whole picture, but does certainly offer more confidence than a bull who has not undergone this testing. Cattle are purchased every day based on visual appraisal alone. Wouldn’t it be nice to have more information when selecting a pen of replacement heifer calves with data to show that they will milk, or have improved fertility over other individuals? It would also be ideal to purchase a pen of feeder cattle and have data to show that their performance, or grading potential is above average. Unfortunately, these are tools that are not readily available as a rule. We are extremely fortunate to have this resource available in the seedstock business and we feel it is to our advantage to utilize it ourselves and provide the information to you to help improve confidence in your purchase decisions. A big advantage of V8U Ranch incorporating Genomic testing is that parentage verification is included. Every bull available on sale day has been “Sire Verified”. Better yet, all bulls raised by cows who were born since 2015 have been “Parent Verified”. This means that they have been confirmed by DNA as being progeny of both the sire and the dam. This gives us confidence that the cattle that we raise and sell are exactly what we say they are. If you have any questions about EPD’s or Genomic testing please give Steve a call and he would be happy to answer your questions.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS TERMS - The terms of the sale are cash or cheque payable at par at Fort Macleod, Alta. The right of property shall not pass until settlement is made. All settlements must be made with the clerks of the sale before any cattle will be released. BIDS - Every animal entering the sale ring will be sold to the highest bidder A floor price will apply to each animal consigned. DISPUTES - In case of disputes, bidding will be reopened between the parties involved. If no further bid is made, the buyer will be the person from whom the auctioneer accepted the last bid. The auctioneer’s decision in such matters will be final. PURCHASER’S RISK - Each animal becomes the risk of the purchaser as soon as sold. ANNOUNCEMENTS - Errors discovered in the catalogue will be corrected by announcements from the Auction Stand at sale time and such corrections will take precedence over the printed matter in the catalogue. CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRY - A certificate of registry duly transferred will be furnished to the buyer for each animal after settlement is made. SHIPPING - Assistance will be given in making shipment after the sale, but no risk is assumed by the Fort Macleod Auction Market Ltd., or the seller. Expenses incurred are the responsibility of the purchaser. Purchasers are requested to furnish shipping instructions when making settlement. Any additional expenses are the responsibility of the buyer, including duty, brokerage fees, etc. BREEDER’S GUARANTEE - V8U Ranch Ltd. have done everything possible to assure you, the buyer, that every bull in this sale will be a breeder. A certified veterinarian will have semen tested and physically evaluated every bull. In the unlikely event of a dispute, regular terms & conditions standard with the Canadian Angus Association shall apply. RETAINED INTERESTS - Buyer receives full possession and one half semen interest in all bulls in the catalog. V8U Ranch Ltd. retains one half semen interest. If semen is marketed by the purchaser, V8U Ranch Ltd. receives one half royalty interest on gross semen sales, and the purchaser one half interest. The purchaser retains full possession, full pasture use rights, and full salvage value in these bulls. ACCIDENTS - Although every precaution will be taken to protect the safety and comfort of buyers, neither the sales manager, auctioneer nor any owner assumes any responsibility in this matter and disclaims any liability, legal or otherwise, in the event of accident or loss of property. LIABILITY - Southern Alberta Livestock Exchange are acting as agents only and assume no responsibility for representations made by the seller. Purchasers must look to the seller for fulfillment of all guarantees and representations made hereunder.
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