2015 bull sale catalogue

RISING 2 YEAR OLD RED ANGUS BULLS ONLY THE TOP 40% OF OUR BULLS SELL!

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**NEW FOR 2015** “PICK OF THE PEN” ONLINE BULL SALE

Bull Viewing

**At the Farm**

Sat. Feb. 14, Tue. Feb. 17,

& Fri. Feb. 20

From 1-4pm MST

Online Auction

Begins Fri. Feb. 20

@ 5pm MST

Closes Sun. Feb. 22 @ 9pm MST

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Welcome to the 7th edition of our annual Bull Sale Catalogue and the 1st edition of our “Pick of the Pen” Bull Sale. What can a person say about the cattle market this past fall? I think several words are applicable like WOW, UNBELIEVABLE, and IT’S ABOUT TIME! To everyone who hung onto the cow’s tail long enough, give yourselves a pat on the back because you have persevered through historically tough times and are now reaping the rewards. Will markets stay this high indefinitely? Probably not, but only a few years ago $1000 calves seemed like a pipe dream and it now looks as if that could be our new basement price! These certainly are exciting times to be a Canadian Beef Producer. We have ten 2 year old bulls representing the top 40% of our 2013 born bull calves for sale. These animals have met our strict “no excuse” culling program. We cull for conformation, temperament, and performance. In the past we’ve described our bulls as being raised on a high roughage diet. Through conversations with fellow producers, I feel we need to make the distinction that not only are our bulls raised on a high roughage diet, they are raised on long stem hay and pail fed their grain/concentrates. This diet allows our bulls to grow more naturally creating a bull with longevity, few health issues, and a quiet disposition. Fat looks good, wins shows, and hides a lot of imperfections, but seldom is it functional. You will find our bulls to be in good body condition and very athletic as they walk pastures all year round. Please note we have a different format for our sale this year as compared to years past. This year we are having a “Pick Of The Pen” online auction for all the 2013 born bulls listed for sale in this catalogue. Please read the Online Auction, Online Bidding, as well as the Terms/Conditions sections in our catalogue for an explanation of how the new sale format will work. Thank you for your interest and support of our program!

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2014 Born Bull Calves

BW WW YW MILK TM CE MCE

-0.6 +49 +75 +16 +41 +2.7 +4.6

BW—Actual Birth Weight AWW—Adj. 205d. Weight WI—Weaning Index AOD—Age of Dam at Calving

Average Red EPDs for all calves born in 2014

Indicates 3 generations of Canadian pedigrees


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Since we began our Purebred herd back in 2007, we have sold by private treaty. Although we have been pleased with the results, one of the more difficult issues we have encountered with private treaty sales is deciding who gets first pick from our bull pen. After much consideration, consulta-tion, and many sleepless nights we have decided to host an online auction.

This is not a decision that we take lightly, as we appreciate the support of our customers from years past and look forward to continuing those relationships into the future. In fact not much will change as you can still expect high quality functional bulls with excellent customer service.

Our goal with this sale format is to make every bull available to all of our customers, whether they be longstanding or simply discovering our program for the first time.

Three afternoons have been set aside for bull viewing. Drop in Feb. 14, 17, & 20 from 1-4pm at the farm. The bulls will be penned for easy viewing and we will be available to answer any questions you may have. If you are unable to visit on any of these days, give us a call and we will find a time that works best for you to come and view the bulls.

Online bidding will begin at 5:00pm Friday February 20, 2015 and close out on Sunday February 22, 2015 at 9:00pm

MST (Alberta Time). You can view the auction at www.32auctions.com/pickofthepen2015.

AUCTION PARTICIPATION

If you are uncomfortable or unable to participate in our online auction please contact us as you may leave a sealed proxy bid with us (Lust Farms). Please be assured that we will not disclose any of the information we collect to anyone outside of Lust Farms.

We will create an online account for you (eg. Customer 1), enter your bid(s) as per the instructions you leave on our Proxy Bid form, and monitor your account on your behalf. All sealed proxy bids received by Lust Farms will be opened and entered at the start of the sale (5:00 pm MST February 20, 2015) in the order in which they were received.


SIXM 245Y Reg. #1634753 March 1, 2011

We tried to purchase Infiniti’s sire back in 2010, but fell short. Luckily Infiniti came along with a very similar profile to that of his father. When combined with the fact that he has a moderate BW and a rate of gain near the top of what Six Mile had to offer, it made him an obvious choice. His dam is another phenotypic gem as she was part of Six Mile’s show string. Bull Calves avg. 91 lbs BW—644 lbs WW Heifer calves avg. 86 lbs BW—613 lbs WW

RED Six Mile INFINITI 245Y

Red Six Mile Park Ave. 392P

Red Six Mile Duchess 739S Red Six Mile Duchess 183N

Red Towaw Indeed 104H

Red Six Mile Integrity 691W Red Six Mile Marta 138T

BW WW YW MILK TM MCE BW AWW WI AOD CE

+2.3 +75 +109 +11 +49 +4.2 86 840 109 5 +0.3

Red CR Heavy 100L

Red Six Mile Lassie 377P Red Silverview Lassie 307C

PFFR Shaq 607

Red Badlands Net Worth 23U Red Badlands Medora 440

SIXM 296Y Reg. #1640699 March 7, 2011

Havoc is an ET bull that we had our eye on. His sire is known for leaving structurally correct cattle with good performance, and Six Mile describes his dam as “having a stunning phenotype with picture perfect udder structure”. We are excited to see what our first heifers out of Havoc will do for our program as they have their first calves this coming spring! Bull Calves avg. 87 lbs BW—607 lbs WW Heifer calves avg. 86 lbs BW—601 lbs WW

RED Six Mile HAVOC 296Y


+0.9 +59 +90 +18 +48 +5.8 89 715 100 7 -2.8

PFFR Shaq 607

Red Badlands Net Worth 23U Red Badlands Medora 406

Red Towaw Indeed 104H

Red Six Mile Lassie 377P Red Silverview Lassie 307C

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LFA 284A Reg. #1733392 March 27, 2013

Atlas is a very stout made thick bull with excellent structure and a very sound foot under him. His dam is a cow that we absolutely love. The maple leaf in his pedigree indicates 3 generations of Canadian genetics and just to give him that something a little extra, his WW & YW EPDs are in the top 3% & TM is in the top 20% of Red Angus bulls in Canada. Definite Herd Sire Prospect!

RED LFA ATLAS 284A


+1.0 +68 +107 +12 +46 +7.6 87 631 104 3 -0.1

Red Six Mile Integrity 691W

Red Six Mile Infiniti 245Y Red Six Mile Duchess 739S

Red Fine Line Mulberry 26P

Red Piro Dana 003X Red Piro Dana 411P

Lot 1

LFA 303A Reg. #1733405 April 10, 2013

RED LFA ALLEY 303A


-2.1 +50 +75 +14 +39 +4.5 70 574 96 3 +3.8

Red Badlands Net Worth 23U

Red Six Mile Havoc 296Y Red Six Mile Lassie 377P

Red Crowfoot 6100S

Red LFA Perfection 134X Red L4 Perfection 651R

Lot 2

Alley hands down is our best two way bull prospect. His EPDs combined with his modest 70lbs BW makes us believe he will be a light BW easy calving bull for use on your larger heifers. I believe his best quality though is his phenotype. He is smooth through his neck and shoulders for easy calving, but has the length of body and depth in his flank to use as a herd sire on your mature cows!


Ramira 8T was an in dam purchase going back to the original set of cows we bought from L4 Ranches. Abel is simply a solid bull that will do a good job without the extremes. He is missing part of his tail due to it getting stepped on as a yearling. Luckily that won’t affect his progeny!

LFA 291A Reg. #1733397 April 3, 2013

Red BJR Rambler 5162

Red LFA Ramira 8T Red L4 Pearl 538R




+0.3 +50 +79 +18 +43 +5.2 89 600 100 6 -0.1

RED LFA ABEL 291A Lot 3

This is the only 103W son in our sale this year. For those of you familiar with last year’s sale bulls you already know 103W is a home raised, large scrotaled, performance sire that can hold his own against any bull out there! We have several half brothers in the yearling pen for next year’s sale as well as a few 3 year olds we retained for in herd use.

LFA 297A Reg. #1733402 April 7, 2013


+0.9 +61 +97 +10 +40 +2.2 85 575 93 4 +1.2

RED LFA ADLER 297A

Red Crowfoot 6100S

Red LFA Norse Prince 103W Red L4 Pearl 568R

Red Eagle Acres Empire 16E

Red LFA Delila 86W Red L4 Delila 533R

Lot 4

Argo is a bull that shows good performance and whose dam is phenotypically beautiful. Combine her structure with that of Havoc and I think Argo is a herd bull I would look to retain heifers out of. His WW EPD is in the top 10% & TM is in the top 25% of Red Angus bulls in Canada.

LFA 299A Reg. #1733406 April 10, 2013


+1.5 +61 +88 +14 +45 +2.1 94 680 112 6 -2.7

RED LFA ARGO 299A



Red Fabulous Front Line 315N

Red TG Julia 225T Red L4 Julia 110M

Lot 5


LFA 311A Reg. #1733414 April 13, 2013

Amigo is the third consecutive bull calf out of our only Sakic daughter 942W. Amigo was a standout as a calf and weaned off with an incredible 726 pound weaning weight, making him our highest gaining calf for 2013. Unfortunately, we lost 942W this past year making this your last chance to own a direct son from this great cow!

RED LFA AMIGO 311A

Red Six Mile Sakic 832S

Red Piro Marta 942W Red Piro Marta 410P


+2.2 +66 +97 +16 +48 +7.7 100 726 119 4 -3.0



Lot 6

LFA 303A Reg. #1733405 April 10, 2013

Alley is our best heifer bull prospect. He has a 70lbs BW, a –2.5 BW EPD, and a +5.0 CE EPD. He is also nicely built through his neck and shoulders for calving ease.

RED LFA ALLEY 303A

Red Crowfoot 6100S

Red LFA Perfection 134X Red L4 Perfection 651R




-2.5 +52 +76 +13 +39 +5.0 70 574 96 3 +5.0

LFA 323A Reg. #1733426 April 18, 2013

Pictured is Atticus’ half brother LFA 222Z. 222Z is out of the same dam as Atticus and a bull we retained for in herd use. If you believe your herd sire should come out of a great cow, Lass 81T fits the bill. An Elite dam, she has had 6 calves index 106 at weaning and her bull calves index 119 as yearlings. Atticus’ WW, YW, & TM EPDs are in the top 2%, 5% and 10% respectively of all bulls in Canada. Herd Sire Prospect!

RED LFA ATTICUS 323A


+2.0 +70 +103 +13 +48 +4.3 98 694 114 6 +0.4

Red CR Heavy 100L

Red TG Lass 81T Red TG Patriot Lass 45H



Lot 7


Admiral’s dam is one of the original Pound Maker cows we purchased from L4, and what a cow she has been. She just does not miss, consistently raising calves that rise to the top. She is also the dam of our Norse Prince 103W bull! Admiral’s moderate BW combined with above average weaning and yearling weights makes him a definite herd sire prospect.

LFA 305A Reg. #1733408 April 11, 2013

Red Geis Pound Maker 22’96

Red L4 Pearl 568R Red L4 Ruth 103H




+0.8 +64 +99 +17 +49 +3.9 85 704 118 8 +1.7

RED LFA ADMIRAL 305A Lot 9

Alibi is a bull I’d recommend for use on larger heifers. He was a mere 77lbs at birth and has a BW EPD of –2.6 and a CE EPD of +6.2. He is a smaller framed bull that won’t outgrow your heifer pen giving you years of service.

LFA 312A Reg. #1733416 April 14, 2013


-2.6 +51 +75 +20 +45 +8.2 77 603 100 6 +6.2

RED LFA ALIBI 312A



Red CR Heavy 100L

Red TG Iona 160T Red TG Iona 24N

Lot 10

LFA 301A Reg. #1733404 April 10, 2013

Red TG Showtime 53L

Red LFA Shona 10T Red TG Echeta 44R




+3.0 +73 +116 +13 +50 +7.6 98 649 105 6 +0.6

RED LFA ACKLEY 301A Lot 8

If you buy bulls based on EPDs Ackley is a bull to consider. His WW & YW EPDs are both in the top 1% of all Red Angus Bulls in Canada! His TM is in the top 7% and a number we don’t post but you can find on the CAA website is his Carcass Weight EPD which is also in the top 1%. Just imagine what your steers will weigh come fall! Future Herd Sire.


SEMEN TESTING/PHYSICAL INSPECTION

All of the sale bulls will be palpated, measured, and inspected by a certified vet after Feb. 1, 2015, making them eligible for insurance purposes. Semen testing will be done by a certified vet prior to the bull(s) leaving Lust Farms sometime after March 15, 2015. If the bull(s) in question fails to pass a semen evaluation conducted while in our possession, Lust Farms will give a full refund of the amount collected back to the purchaser, no more.

WINTERING

All bulls staying at Lust Farms will be wintered at no charge until May 1, 2015. Any animals remaining after this date must have prior arrangements made and may be charged a boarding fee. Bulls become the purchaser’s risk once sold. We strongly encourage each bull purchased be insured. In the event that, while in Lust Farms possession, a bull(s) suffers an injury which affects his breeding ability Lust Farms will refund the insurance premium back to the purchaser, no more. If the bull(s) is not insured the purchaser assumes sole responsibility for the loss.

DELIVERY

Receive a $50 rebate for each bull picked up from the farm no later than May 1, 2015, or receive free delivery within a 100 km radius of Medicine Hat, AB. Delivery will begin after April 1, 2015 at our earliest convenience. Please contact us to make arrangements if you are beyond the 100Km radius and do not intend to pick your purchase(s) up at the farm.

PAYMENT

All bids are in CDN $ and settlements shall be made in CDN $. Once notified by Lust

Farms of your winning bid(s), cheques are to be made payable to Lust Farms and must be received by March 8, 2015. Cheques are to be mailed to:

Lust Farms, 11405 Rge. Rd. 42, Cypress County, AB, T1B 0K6. If payment is not received by March 8, 2015 the sale agreement for the animal(s) in question will be considered null and void, and the animal(s) shall remain the sole property of Lust Farms with no reimbursement of any kind to the purchaser.

REGISTERED LOTS

Registration papers will be transferred to the buyer within 60 days once payment has been received and cleared. All cattle sell under the terms and conditions of the Canadian Angus Association’s Breeder’s Guarantee.

GENERAL

Any amendments to the sale terms/conditions must be made in writing by Lust Farms and listed on the bill of sale. Any sale lots not receiving a bid will be for sale by private treaty after March 1, 2015. Lust Farms reserves the right to cancel or postpone the auction, or remove specific sale lots without notice if we deem such action as necessary.

In an effort to keep things as similar to a private treaty sale as possible, Lust Farms reserves the right to reject any and all bids. No sale will be

considered final until both the buyer and seller have mutually agreed to the terms, conditions, and price of the sale.


REGISTERING FOR A BIDDER ACCOUNT

In order to place bids online, you must first create an account on the auction web site:

www.32auctions.com/pickofthepen2015 In order to maintain the integrity of this auction, we require bidders get pre-approved prior to bidding. You may contact us by phone #403-527-0545 or e-mail [email protected] for approval. Please note that this process is not instantaneous so be sure to allow yourself plenty of time to register and receive bidder approval. Registered bidders must be at least 18 years of age to participate and all sale terms/conditions must be reviewed and agreed upon prior to creating a bidder account.

PLACING BIDS

All bids are to be made in good faith. Please review the sale information to your satisfaction prior to placing a bid on any sale lot. Once the auction begins (February 20 @ 5:00 pm MST) you will have the opportunity to enter your bid as an exact bid or a proxy bid. After a bid is placed, you will be asked to confirm your bid again before proceeding. Please ensure that your bid amount is correct and placed on the proper sale lot. Bids cannot be reversed once they are entered.

PROXY BIDS

A proxy bid is the maximum amount you are willing to pay for a bull. The auction website will automatically bid on your behalf up to your maximum bid amount. Your proxy bid is completely confidential and will not be revealed to the public and can not be viewed by anyone other than you.

EXTENDED BIDDING

Extended bidding is extra time added to the original end time of the auction. The auction will keep extending if any item gets a bid in the final three minutes for a maximum of 30 minutes. This means the online auction is set to close @ 9:00 pm MST, but will not extend beyond 9:30 pm MST.

ONLINE BIDDING

Bidding is done in minimum $100 increments. Beware that you may be outbid minutes before the auction closes and due to computer/system limitations you may not have the opportunity to enter another bid. Due to the same limitations, you may not receive notifica-tion of being outbid in a timely fashion. Therefore, we recommend you frequently refresh your auction page. This will help you stay fully informed of the auction’s status. We also recommend using the proxy bid option, as the auction website will continue bidding for you even if your ability to monitor the auction personally is limited. In the event of a tie, the earlier bid will be considered the winning bid.

We’d like to give a special thanks to every-one at HTK Iron Works for getting our corral panels for the bull viewing built and delivered on such short notice. Good Job! Burdett, AB (403)502-4007


Bull Viewing

**At the farm**

Feb. 14, 2015 1-4 pm Feb. 17, 2015 1-4 pm Feb. 20, 2015 1-4 pm

Online Auction

Begins Feb. 20 @ 5pm MST Closes Feb. 22 @ 9pm MST

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2015 bull sale catalogue