Hunter Charolais 12th Annual Bull Sale 2023

HUNTER CHAROLAIS

12TH ANNUAL BULL SALE

45 Charolais Yearling Bulls

Most are Polled • Some Red Factor

THURSDAY APRIL 6TH, 2023, 1:30 PM dsT AT THE FARM, ROBLIN, MB 1/2 m W, 1/4 m S of Roblin, MB (South of the Ford Dealership)

We would like to Welcome you to our 12th Annual Sale this year!

On behalf of the family, I would like to welcome you to our 12th annual bull sale. If you are a past or present customer or reading our catalog for the first time we would like to thank you for your interest and support of our program.

Doug bought his first Charolais cow in 1976 with Reg Robertson and they formed R&H Cattle Co. Our roots run deep in this breed with Hunter Charolais being formed when Doug and Marianne got married. We were very proud this past summer at the Canadian Charolais Association AGM when Hunter Charolais was recognized with a forty year member award.

The bulls are on a whole herd health program and they are fed balanced TMR ration to develop them. We work with Doug Allison from Cargill on our rations. We feed these bulls to develop them to their potential and to guarantee longevity. Our breeding philosophy has remained the same for the last 40 years. We strive to produce bulls that are long made easy fleshing individuals that are structurally sound with depth of body and natural thickness. We love cattle that are free moving and know how to travel or as I like to say are “thrifty”. We are continually trying to increase the performance of our cattle without sacrificing calving ease or vigour at birth.

The Charolais premium is a real thing - we see it every fall with tan calves commanding top dollar in auction marts across the country. There is nothing more identifiable than a Charcross calf. Now is the time to try and get every pound out of your calf crop. We are without a doubt in an upswing in the market with the cowherd shrinking, calves are going to command top dollar this fall.

The bulls are available anytime for viewing before the sale. If you are unable to make the sale, we are more than happy to assist you making your purchase. Please contact us, or our very qualified sales staff, to help you assess the bulls and to make an optimal selection to achieve the goals for your operation. Your bids will be handled in a confidential and professional matter. We still absolutely encourage you to come and appraise the bulls yourself and to have a visit with us. The sale is also being broadcast using DLMS for those of you that wish to bid online. The bulls will all be videoed and these videos will be available by the middle of March.

Lastly there are a lot people that help us make this operation and sale run all year round, we’d like to extend our gratitude to them.

The Hunters

Welcome to the 12th Annual Hunter Charolais Bull Sale. This video sale in their heated facility is very comfortable and the hospitality is excellent. For over 40 years, this family has been producing Charolais bulls for the industry. With the long list of repeat customers that have been very loyal to the program, you know their product has worked. This is a family operation that is committed to agriculture and the cattle business and will work hard to make sure you are happy with the bulls you are buying. Along with their purebred herd, they have commercial cows, so they understand what works in that segment of the industry as well. Once again, this year’s offering covers a wide range of needs, from bulls that could work on your heifers, to bulls with more performance to give you the added pay weight putting you in the top sort come sale time. There is a wide range of pedigrees including some top ones from bulls they have raised, sold and retained semen to use in the program.

Have a look at the catalogue and videos online and then make the drive to Roblin to meet the family, see the bulls and view the program. I am sure you will not be disappointed.

If you can’t make it sale day, give any us or the family a call, or watch it live and bid online at www.DLMS.ca.

If Candace or I can be of any assistance before the sale or on sale day, please don’t hesitate to give us a call. We would be happy to find you bulls that are right for your program.

Sincerely,

Helge & Candace By By Livestock

Hunter Charolais

HUNTER CHAROLAIS 12TH ANNUAL BULL SALE

43 Charolais Yearling Bulls • Most are Polled • Some Red Factor

THURSDAY APRIL 6TH, 2023, 1:30 PM dsT AT THE FARM, ROBLIN, MB

1/2 m W, 1/4 m S of Roblin, MB (South of the Ford Dealership)

SALE DAY PHONES

Doug Hunter ---------------------

Michael Hunter --------------------

Jim Hunter ----------------------

Helge By ------------------------

Candace By ----------------------

Danny Skeels, Auctioneer -------------

Craig Flewelling, Ringman -------------

Mark Stock, Ringman ----------------

Harvey Exner, Commercial Consultant -----

VIEW THE OFFERING

204-937-7737

204-247-0301

204-937-0219

306-536-4261

306-536-3374

403-783-1217

403-556-0515

403-357-8104

306-621-5486

The bulls will be available for viewing any time prior to the sale.

VIDEO SALE

Please plan to come early and view the bulls in their pens as they will be sold by video and will not be going through the auction ring.

ABSENTEE BUYING

We certainly hope you can attend our sale, but if it doesn’t work that way, please give us or one of the staff a call. We will help you find a bull to fit your program.

DELIVERY

Free Delivery-Bring your trailer sale day and get $75 off your total purchase.

Late Delivery-Free board for bulls until May 1st, $3/day after. All bulls being left in the care of Hunter Charolais must be insured! We assume no responsibility for bulls left here without insurance. We do our best to keep them safe.

SEMEN TESTS

All bulls will be semen tested prior to sale time. Scrotal measurements will be available sale day.

HEALTH STATUS

Bulls are done as calves with Pfizer Gold - BoviGold 5FP, One Shot, Ultrabac/Somnugen before going to pasture. They were boostered in the fall with the same vaccines and reboostered this spring with BoviGold 5FP and Ultrachoice 8. They have also been given an endectocide twice since fall. The bulls have been vaccinated against footrot with Fusoguard. They have been done twice this spring but do require a booster before breeding season (especially if they are not used until later in the year).

CREDIT CARD PURCHASES

Payment by Visa or Mastercard will be available. A 4% surcharge will be applied.

INSURANCE

Insurance will be available sale day, provided by Keystone Livestock Services.

Lois McCrae, 204-728-3058 or cell, 204-573-5192.

ACCOMMODATIONS

Harvest Moon, Roblin---------------- 204-937-3700

ONLINE BIDDING

For help using DLMS, please contact

Tech Support: --------- 780-732-4384

Mark Shologan: -------- 780-699-5082

CANADIAN CHAROLAIS ASSOCIATION JANUARY 2023 BREED AVERAGE EPD

Hunter Charolais reserves the right to in-herd semen use on any bull sold in the sale, at Hunter Charolais expense and the buyer’s convenience.

View videos of the bulls online at www.huntercharolais.com

SALE MANAGER

124 Shannon Road

Regina, SK S4S 5B1 • 306-584-7937

Helge By 306-536-4261

Candace By 306-536-3374

By Livestock

charolaisbanner@gmail.com

www.bylivestock.com

Hunter Charolais

Box 569, Roblin, MB, R0L 1P0

Doug & Marianne Hunter

T 204-937-2531 C 204-937-7737

huntchar@mymts.net

Jimmy Hunter 204-937-0219

Michael & Candace Hunter 204-247-0301

@HunterCharolais Hunter Charolais

www.huntercharolais.com

Kristi & Steve Michaleski

A Charolais family operation for over 40 years.

Lot 1

HC KICK-OFF 295K

ELDER’S BLACKJACK 788B HC

HIGH COUNTRY 2H SOS SUGAR LAND 126R CEDARDALE ZEAL 125Z HC

Ref Sire

2H

High Country was 2021 sale’s lot one bull and sold to Greg & Logan Ells at Stornoway. We sure loved him then for his mass, thickness and hair. He has passed all of those traits onto his sons. It is very easy to pick out the High Country progeny in the pen, easy doing, loads of mass and tons of hair. His progeny all have quiet dispositions and are a pleasure to work with. His damn, the Sugarland 126R cow has established one of the most productive cow families on the farm.

Homo Polled

HC

Lot 8

HC KINGSMAN 288K

Polled

ELDER’S BLACKJACK 788B

HC HIGH COUNTRY 2H

SOS SUGAR LAND 126R

MXS CRAFTSMAN 910W

HC LUCILLE 607D

HC LUCILLE 4128B

823

Being long made, smooth through his front end and square hipped, it is hard not to notice Kingsman every day when I’m in the pen. He is heavy haired and has that awesome disposition that all the High Country’s have. His mother is front pasture female with an awesome udder that seems to work with whatever we mate her too. He has a user friendly birthweight at just 87 lb and a big 205 day weight at 823. I believe that Kingsman has limitless applications for any breeding program.

Parkway Co-op Agro

Box 729, Highway 83 North Roblin, MB R0L 1P0

James Herman, Agro Manager

Office 204-937-6413 Cell 204-207-0154

Dwayne Brook, Agro Sales Manager

Office 204-937-6402 Cell 204-937-0615

Kiana Sajtos, Agronomist

Office 204-937-6402 Cell 204-899-1212 www.parkwayco-op.crs

Lot

HC KENWORTH 242K

One of my absolute favourite parts of Kenworth and Knockout is their no miss dam. HC Georgina 7106E is arguably one of the best cows on the farm that checks all of the boxes. 1. Outstanding conformation and foot structure. Check. 2. Flawless udder design. Check. 3. Phenotypically attractive and appealing. Check. The year we started flushing 7106, her mother at 6 yrs of age, and the grandmother at 12 yrs old, they were all in the same pasture and I thought it spoke volumes to the longevity that I believe is built into this female. Kenworth is through and through a performance bull. You will put a lot kilometers onto a truck this spring to find a bull as long made and massive in his design as Kenworth is. He maintains a smooth front end, is deep made with a huge belly. He is in the top 3% of the breed for WW and YW. We intend to pull semen on Kenworth and use him in our own program. Retaining 1/3 Interest in HC Kenworth 242K

Lot

HC KNOCKOUT 2105K

Ref Sire

LT RANSOM 8644

We brought Ransom in to breed heifers and to a select few cows. He is consistently siring calves that are deep made with extra dimension and rib shape with impressive hip muscling. They have great breed character and have masculine made heads that command attention as soon as you walk into the bull pen. The dispositions on the Ransom sired cattle are excellent with them being extremely mellow and easy to work with. He is in the top 4% of the breed for BW and in the top 20% of the breed on his WW and YW respectfully. Ransom’s dam is a beautifully constructed cow with a gorgeous udder. We had a handful of daughters enter into production this year and are extremely happy with the udder quality and mothering qualities they possess.

HC

HC KEROSENE 224K Lot 12 Polled

Lot

HC KEEPER 241K

You’ve got to appreciate how stout, square made and correct Kevlar is made. He has had that masculine “herd bull” look since he was a baby calf. This fella can go and head into any heifer pen around the country side and calve like a dream plus add pounds in the fall time. Heifer Approved

Lot 15 4th Gen Pld

HC KEYSTONE 273K

Keystone’s dam is a full sister to High Country. The Blackjack females have been some of the solid producing females around the farm for a few years. If you want to add some hip, length of body and pounds into your calf crop next year without giving up calving ease, Keystone is a definite candidate for you.

HC

297K Lot

We bought a semen pack in the SVY Trust 6H bull in the fall on 2020 after he had commanded 123,000 dollars at the Superstar Sale. We admired him for the performance he displayed and being backed with arguably the most famous cow family in the Canadian Charolais cow herd, the Starstrucks. His progeny have awesome hair-coats, are mellow dispositioned and are displaying excellent testicular development. With limited semen available the first year, we don’t have a volume of his sons in the sale. Watch for more next year.

Kraken is without a doubt one of the nicest fronted, smoothest made bulls in the sale. You love him in his front third and how soft made and how boldly sprung he gets in his rib cage with plenty of depth of body and mass. He is square hipped and gets out and travels soundly. His dam is an extremely long made feminine cow that has a perfect udder.

Dam SVY 409B

Lot

The mother of Kobra is without a doubt our herdsman Travis’s favourite cow on the farm. She is a very moderate tanky made female that sure knows how to produce and get the job done. She weaned a heck of a calf for being as moderate as she is with Kobra coming in at just under a 800 lb ADJ WW. If you want to add some stretch and power into your next calf crop, have a look at Kobra. Long made, smooth fronted, nice headed, Kobra is an awesome option for any operation.

Ref Sire

LT INTERNATIONAL 9355 PLD

International is fast becoming one of the mainstays here at the farm. He is doing so many things right — adding soundness, foot quality, depth of body and spring of rib to his offspring. International himself is an appealing herd sire with a masculine head and balanced build. International is a pleasure to watch in motion being just so sound and free moving. We try to be extremely critical on the way our cattle travel here at the farm and International is without a doubt a step in the right direction in that aspect. We didn’t get him super early his first breeding season and because of that only had one daughter entered into production this year and we wish we had another 50 just like her – beautifully uddered and an awesome mother. His sons will calve well and put pounds into their calves.

Knoxville might be as close as a replica to his sire as we have produced this year. He is free moving, masculine made and just that “cowboy’ type of bull. His dam is one of the most consistent producing females around the farm. She has one of our top calves for this coming year, she is a sound made fault free cow.

HC KANSAS 255K

There is a lot of consistency in this cow family with the grandmother also having a feature bull in the sale as Lot 8. I think without a doubt that Kansas is the longest sided bull in the entire offering. He can sure get out and travel and is extremely sound made. He’s got a user friendly BW and exploded up to a 853 lb ADJ WW.

Ref Sire

DC/CRJ TANK E108 P

Tank was a bull Mr. Wilgenbush and I found when we jumped into the truck in the spring of 2018 and went touring looking for bulls in Montana. We brought him into the herdbull battery as an outcross power and performance bull. He stuck out in a group of 600+ bulls, with his exceptional depth of body rib shape and in general how easy doing he was. What we weren’t expecting was how awesome his calving ease would be and how he would shorten the gestation on cows. We use him very successfully on heifers and he consistently shortens the gestation on cows a week. The vigour of his calves at birth is second to none here at the farm. His EPD spread is impressive to say the least being in the top 2% of the breed for BW, top 30% of the breed for WW and 15% of the breed for YW. His daughters are entering into production and they are ideal in their mothering ability and how their udders are constructed. We think that Tank is siring cattle that are right for the times with their unique blend of calving ease and performance.

Kruz is genetically stacked to be heifer bull supreme being a Tank out of a Ledger cow here, it isn’t getting much more predictable. His mother did a super job on him just as a two-year old and she stems from our super consistent Sugarland cow family that produced High Country. He is without a doubt more than ‘just’ a heifer bull. He is deep bodied, wide based and has an ideal head.

Lot 28

HC KASH 2130K

Lot

HC KNIGHT 216K Lot

Ref Sire

HTA ROCKET 894F

Rocket is one of our walking herd sires here at the farm. He has an abundance of muscle and shape of body that we admired a lot in him when we decided to add him to our program. He is sound footed and great headed. There is longevity build into this guy from his dam’s side where she produced to 15 years of age at HTA Charolais. Rocket is a maternal brother to the HTA Astroid bull that has been doing such an awesome job for the HTA crew. Without a doubt this year’s set of sons is his best set yet.

Lot 37

HC KINGDOM 2151K

Easy doing, mellow disposition and a pile of performance is what comes to mind when I get thinking about Kingdom. This guy is just so solidly built and without a doubt has the ability to help elevate your weaning weights for years to come. He is in the top 25% of the breed for BW, top 15% for WW, top 10% for YW, and top 25% for the M number also. If numbers are your thing this is your bull, not just a good numbered bull he flat good period.

Ref Sire

JWX DOWNTOWN 7C

If you are familiar with our program you will know the Downtown bull without a doubt. I’ve been writing the same footnote on this guy for the past 6 years and it sure hasn’t changed yet. He makes them deep bodied, 2nd to none on dispositions and he adds hair all day long. The Downtown cattle have stood the test of time on their structure and foot quality. We didn’t use him in the AI program last year moving onto other genetics so this may be your last opportunity to add a Downtown from our program.

Lot 41

HC KITCHNER 2126K

Polled

You just find this bull every day when you are out in the pen. Thick curly hair coat, big bellied easy doing and just so long made. He is good footed and free moving. If you’re looking to add some hair and make your steer calves easy doing and loose hided, I think Kitchener is the bull for you.

Ref Sire

DCR MR DUAL-THREAT D112

Dual-Threat has been a mainstay here for a lot of years both walking and in the AI program. His calving ease/ vigour at birth are awesome and once they get growing they sure don’t look back. His sons have always been long made and ‘Thrifty’. We have a lot of his daughters in production, they milk hard and consistently out produce themselves.

Ref Sire

JWX HARD BALL 955H

Hardball’s dam was a major selling point when we purchased Hardball in the spring of 2021. She has been a stable of the Wilgenbusch program for years and been highly consistent producing high seller’s year in and year out. Hardball a long smooth made individual that adds hair and performance to his offspring.

LOT 43 HC KIRBY 231K

Thank You

To everyone that attended and bid at our 2022 sale, with a special thanks to these buyers:

Ferme Louber, QC

Wilgenbusch Charolais

Turnbull Charolais, AB

Caul Charolais, ON

CK Stock Farms

Logan Els, SK

Kevin & Lynne Wenzel

TD Saquet Farms Ltd.

Jason Nash

Valley’s End Charolais, SK

Ross McCall, ON

Terry & Kyle Cherneski

Rudy Friesen

Highland Feeders Ltd., AB

Zurba Farms

Harper Creek Charolais

Terry Bartel

Hans Keller

Les Danyluik, SK

Craig Pihach, SK

Brian & David Senderewich

Carman Bauereiss

Shirt-Tail Creek Beef & Seed Ltd.

Kreutner Farms Ltd.

Ryan & ELizabeth Rowan

Doug & Bradley Cranwell

Dwayne & Devon Burback, SK

Matthew Bauer

Momotiuk Farms

CF Livestock

Genik Farms

Colby James

Randy Bartel

Hunter Charolais

TERMS & CONDITIONS

TERMS: The terms of the sale are cash or cheque payable immediately after the sale in Canadian funds. All settlements must be made with the sale clerks before cattle will be released. The right of property will not pass until final payment is made.

BIDDING: Each animal will sell to the highest bidder. Bidders unable to attend the sale may phone their bids and instructions to the sale manager, auctioneer or special representatives. Bids must be received in sufficient time prior to the sale.

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 is final.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Announcements made from the auction block will take precedence over printed matter in the catalogue. Buyers are cautioned to pay close attention to announcements.

PURCHASER’S RISK: Each animal becomes the risk of the purchaser as soon as sold. Animals will be cared for at the purchaser’s risk for a reasonable length of time. All animals left with the seller must be insured.

CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION: Each animal will carry papers issued by the Canadian Charolais Association. A certificate of registry duly transferred will be furnished to the buyer after payment has been made.

DELIVERY: Assistance will be given in making delivery after the sale. The purchaser agrees shipping arrangements will be at the convenience of the seller, but will be as soon as practical after the sale, at the buyer’s risk.

BREEDER GUARANTEE: Should any bull fourteen months of age or over, fail to prove a breeder after being used on cows known to be breeders, the matter shall be reported in writing to the seller within six months following the date of purchase or six months after the bull has reached fourteen months of age. The seller has the right and privilege of six months to prove the bull a breeder. No guarantee is given that semen collected from the bull will freeze.

EXCEPTION GUARANTEE: In the case where the animal is subjected to any hormonal or surgical reproductive techniques after the sale, this guarantee shall be null and void. The seller is not responsible for damage caused by foreign bodies after the animal has been sold or for sickness not apparent at sale time. In no event shall the seller be responsible for more than the purchase price.

ACCIDENTS: Although every precaution will be taken to protect the safety and comfort of buyers, neither the sale manager, auctioneer, or sellers assume any responsibility and disclaim any liability, legal or otherwise, in the event of accident or loss of property.

SALE MANAGER: By Livestock is only acting as a medium between the buyer and seller and is not responsible for failure on the part of either party to live up to their obligations; or for the truth of any warrantees or representations, expressed or implied. By Livestock assumes no obligation to enforce or collect monies between parties. By Livestock assumes no responsibility for any credit extended by the seller to the buyer. Any legal action taken in exceptional cases must be between the buyer and the seller. The buyer must look to the seller for fulfilment of all guarantees and representations.

INSURANCE: Insurance will be available sale day.

PICTURES: By attending the sale you are granting permission for your picture to be used for promotional and advertising purposes relating to the sale.

PLEASE JOIN US IN SUPPORTING THE MJCA!

The Manitoba Junior Charolais Association is working towards their financial goal to host the Canadian Charolais Youth Association Conference & Show in Brandon this summer.

The following items will be auctioned off at the beginning of the sale, with all proceeds going directly to the MJCA.

Lot 44

1 bag of Dekalb forage corn

Lot 45

1 jug of Laudis herbicide

Lot 46

One dozen of Marianne’s famous homemade frozen hamburgers

Lot 47

One dozen of Marianne’s famous homemade frozen hamburgers

Hunter Charolais

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR RETIREMENT MARIANNE! PICTURED WITH PAST AND PRESENT EMPLOYEES.

HUNTER CHAROLAIS

12TH ANNUAL BULL SALE

THURSDAY APRIL 6TH, 2023, 1:30 PM dsT AT THE FARM, ROBLIN, MB

124 Shannon Road

Regina, SK S4S 5B1