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Females bred to top sires including Soo Line Best Interest 2142, Bar D K Ally 22'12, and S A V Final Answer 0035

Saturday December 20, 2014 Heartland Livestock - Yorkton, SK

12:00 Noon

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On Offer:• 85 Cow-Calf Pairs • 2 Herd Sires • 25 Long Yearling Bulls • Semen

2014 calves sired by Mytty In Focus, S Chisum 0206, Soo Line Best Interest 2142,

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Soo Line Best Interest 2142 He Sells!



Late Fall 2014 - Table of Contents

As In Every Issue29 The Real World

56 Under The Gavel

62 Rates & Subscriptions

63 The Final Word

Cover Photography By Kim Harder

Features26 Meet The Fall Judges

32 Take The Survey

Shows20 Olds Fall Clasic

38 44th Central Ontario Angus Preview Show

50 Barrie Fair

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Box 85, Simpson, SK S0G 4M0 Rob Garner: 306-836-2035

Cell: 306-946-7946 [email protected] www.nordallimousin.com

For Sale This Fall By Private Treaty Groups of

Black & Red Angus Bred Heifers

Simm X Red Angus Heifers Bred Red Angus

Nordal limousiN & aNgus Bull sale

February 19, 2015SaSkatoon, Sk

Selling 70 riSing two year old bullS



Langenburg, SK. Can S0A 2A0306.743.2840

Robin, Michelle and John Hogberg

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Visitors welcome!

40 miles east of Yorkton,9 miles south of Langenburg

Annual Bull SaleMarch 25, 2015

At The Farm

Bar-H Cora 30A by Titlest

Titlest...His progeny continue to perform and impress us as time goes on. The up and coming brood matrons that are part of his sire group are exactly that... broody. The low birth, above average performance group of sale bulls are coming off grass soft and fleshy. As a seed stock producer, commercial cattlemen have asked us for the very traits that Titlest is offering through his offspring. Join us on March 25 as we present 2 year old bulls sired by Titlest, Balancer, Bruin and Done Deal.

Bar-H SBS Velocity 62B by Titlest Feature Yearling March 25th


70 head of Red and Black Angus

Fancy HeiFer calF SHow ProSPectS & PowerFul Bred HeiFerS10% Junior incentive on all 2014 SHow HeiFerS

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HBH Pride Lady 308AS: S A V FINAL ANSWER 0035

D: GREENBUSH PRIDE LADY 39YBW: 2.0 WW: 59 YW: 101 MM: 24 TM: 54

Selling Choice of Maternal Sisters

HBH Pride Lady 417BS: EXAR GRIT 1025B

D: GREENBUSH PRIDE LADY 39YBW: 3.2 WW: 56 YW: 106 MM: 26 TM: 54

Selling Choice of Maternal Sisters

S: Vision Unanimous DS: TC Foreman

HBH Karama 409BS: WAF ZORZAL 321U

D: BROOKMORE KARAMA 126XBW: 1.5 WW: 43 YW: 66 M: 10 TM: 31

Watch for these ladies in the upcoming 26th Annual Keystone Klassic Sale

Saturday, December 6, 2014 Brandon, Manitoba

Manager: Barb AireyBox 922, Rivers, MB, R0K 1X0P: (204) 566-2134C: (204) [email protected]

Watch for Bakari and his penmates in the Spring Cattleman’s Connection

Bull SaleMarch 6, 2015 Brandon, Manitoba

HBH Bakari 418B


These breed Leading ladies Are Klassic Bound

Keystone Klassic

Saturday, December 6, 2014 1:00 pm - Keystone Center

Brandon, MB

Greenbush Anne 40AS: S A V Bismarck 5682

DS: S A V Net Worth 4200A.I Bred to Sandpoint J Edgar Hoover 2019

Greenbush Georgina 38AS: Sitz Upward 307R

DS: Young Dale Max 11FA.I Bred to Cole Creek Ridge

Greenbush Georgina 13AS: S A V Final Answer

DS: H A R B Windy 702Natural Exposure to HBH Anchor 303A

Greenbush Georgina 18AS: S A V Bismarck 5682

DS: S A V Net Worth 4200 A.I Bred to Cole Creek Ridge


S7R Ruth 38A Sire: Exar Upshot • Bred to S Titlest 1145

S7R Downtown 702A Sire: A A R Ten X 7008 • Bred to S Titlest 1145

S7R Duchess 24A Sire: Connealy Imprint 8317 Bred to S Titlest 1145

S7R Laura 2B Sire: Apex Windy 078

Selling in the Power and Perfection Sale November 28, 2014

Regina, SK

Selling in the Masterpiece Sale November 26, 2014

Regina, SK

Selling in the Keystone Klassic Sale December 6, 2014

Brandon, MB







Brooking Primrose 4020Motive 9016 x Flag Primrose 10540

Brooking Angus Ranch - Justin and Tawnie MorrisonBox 813 :: Radville, SK :: S0C 2G0

306-536-4590 :: [email protected], text or email

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28 Lots Sell11 open heifers15 bred heifers2 embryo lots

sale hosted by

Lot 5

Brooking Donna 4072Motive 9016 x Limestone Donna X732

Bar-E-L Tibbie 173BRock Solid 983 x Bar-E-L Tibbie 3Y

Lot 7

Lot 11

Brooking Annie K 390Best Interest 0136 x Annie K 9165

Bred to Motive 9016

Brooking Missy Gal 310Motive 9016 x Missy Gal 90568

Bred to Titlest

Brooking Clova Pride 360A A R Ten X x Clova PrideY136

Bred to Koupal Advance

Lot 12 Lot 19

Brooking Beauty 4067Resource 1441 x Beauty 6R

Brooking Lady 4052Prosecutor 222 x Soo Line Lady 8058

Lot 3

Lot 6

Lot 2

Brooking Beauty 4061Resource 1441 x Beauty 6R

Lot 1

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Monday December 8th, 2014 Nilsson Brothers, Vermilion, AB

• Selling 400 Red Angus heifers calving date March 20 - May 1• Selling 150 Simm/Angus heifers calving date February 15 - March 15 • Featuring our 2nd Annual Bull Sale selling 40 head of 2 year old virgin bulls

2nd Annual Bull Sale

Monday December 8th, 2014

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You Be The Judge Fall Bull & Heifer Sale

YCLC Countess 333A sold to Burnside Farms and Get-a-Long Farms for $6,100.00

Donation Heifer: Red YCLC Lana 549B sold to Lucky 7 Cattle Co for $3,400.00

Thank You to Rafter SJ Ranch for purchasing Red YCLC Irene 323A for $5,300.00


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White Cap Ms Kat 59A

Red Howe Ms Envious 78A

White Cap Ms Harmony 44A

Red Howe Ms Rose 31AToday’s Angus Advantage 19

October 4, 2014 Olds, AB Judge: Gregg Stewart. Washington, Kansas Black Angus Division

FEMALESHEIFER CALFSplit 11. Boss Cattle, Stony Plain, AB with Boss Miss Motive 422 by Soo Line Motive 90162. Diamond T Cattle Co., Olds, AB with Diamond T Cassie 1439 by Wiwa Creek Rush Lake 71’12Split 21. Lone Star Angus, Sylvan Lake, AB with Lone Star Belle 1B by Will Role Model2. Freeway Angus, Acme, AB with Arda Beauty 8B by Wiwa Creek Rush Lake 71’12Split 31. Diamond T Cattle Co., Olds, AB with Diamond T Lassie 1412-HRVSTR by S A V Harvestor 03382. Lorenz Angus, Red Deer County, AB with Lorenz Caroline 17B by HF Prowler 43U

CHAMpIon HEIFER CALFBoss Cattle, Stony Plain, AB with Boss Miss Motive 422 by Soo Line Motive 9016

RESERvE CHAMpIon HEIFER CALFDiamond T Cattle Co., Olds, AB with Diamond T Lassie 1412-HRVSTR by S A V Harvestor 0338

YEARLInG HEIFER1. Northline Angus, Ardrossan, AB with Northline Sunshine 77A by Hoover Dam2. Remitall Farms Inc., Olds, AB with Remitall F Tibbie 37A by S A V 707 Rito 9969

CHAMpIon junIoR FEMALE And RESERvE GRAnd CHAMpIon FEMALENorthline Angus, Ardrossan, AB with Northline Sunshine 77A by Hoover Dam

RESERvE CHAMpIon junIoR FEMALERemitall Farms Inc., Olds, AB with Remitall F Tibbie 37A by S A V 707 Rito 9969

TWo YEAR oLd CoW/CALF pAIR1. Northline Angus, Ardrossan, AB with Northline Saving Grace 76Z by Young Dale Double T 106P

2. Lorenz Angus, Red Deer County, AB with Lorenz Caroline 1Z by FV Pioneer 83X MATuRE CoW CoW/CALF pAIR1. Remitall Farms Inc., Olds, AB with Remitall F Marlene 8W by Remitall H Rachis 21R 2. Lone Star Angus, Sylvan Lake, AB with Lone Star Miss Emulous 3Y by Lone Star Willy 4W

CHAMpIon SEnIoR FEMALE And GRAnd CHAMpIon FEMALENorthline Angus, Ardrossan, AB with Northline Saving Grace 76Z by Young Dale Double T 106P

RESERvE CHAMpIon SEnIoR FEMALERemitall Farms Inc., Olds, AB with Remitall F Marlene 8W by Remitall H Rachis 21R

BuLLSBuLL CALFSplit 11. Boss Cattle, Stony Plain, AB with Boss Motive 404 by Soo Line Motive 9016 2. Diamond T Cattle Co., Olds, AB with Diamond T Samcro 1445 by Wiwa Creek Rush Lake 71’12 Split 21. Avelyn Angus, Leduc, AB with Avelyn Afterdark 707’14 by Connealy Consensus 72292. Avelyn Angus, Leduc, AB with Avelyn High Cal 472’14 by Young Dale XCaliber 32X

CHAMpIon BuLL CALFBoss Cattle, Stony Plain, AB with Boss Motive 404 by Soo Line Motive 9016

RESERvE CHAMpIon BuLL CALFDiamond T Cattle Co., Olds, AB with Diamond T Samcro 1445 by Wiwa Creek Rush Lake 71’12

YEARLInG BuLL1. Justamere Farms, Lloydminster, SK with Justamere 1422 Cash In 461A by Exar Classen 1422B2. Ter-Ron Farms, Forestburg, AB with K Adams Apollo 3A by Ter-Ron Park Place 18Y

CHAMpIon junIoR BuLL And GRAnd CHAMpIon BuLLJustamere Farms, Lloydminster, SK with Justamere 1422 Cash In 461A by Exar Classen 1422B

RESERvE CHAMpIon junIoR BuLLTer-Ron Farms, Forestburg, AB with K Adams Apollo 3A by Ter-Ron Park Place 18Y

TWo YEAR oLd BuLL1. Remitall Farms Inc., Olds, AB with Remitall F Prospector 110Z by S A V Prodigy 81012. Lilac Lane Farm, Innisfail, AB with Lilac Lane SAVC Ferrari 2Z’12 by S A V Camaro 9272

CHAMpIon SEnIoR BuLL And RESERvE GRAnd CHAMpIon BuLLRemitall Farms Inc., Olds, AB with Remitall F Prospector 110Z by S A V Prodigy 8101

RESERvE CHAMpIon SEnIoR BuLLLilac Lane Farm, Innisfail, AB with Lilac Lane SAVC Ferrari 2Z’12 by S A V Camaro 9272

pREMIER ExHIBIToR And pREMIER BREEdERDiamond T Cattle Co., Olds, AB


October 4, 2014 Olds, AB Judge: Gregg Stewart. Washington, Kansas Red Angus Division

FEMALES HEIFER CALF Split 11. Lazy MC Angus, Bassano, AB with Red Lazy MC Miss 121B by Red Lazy MC Eye Spy 64Y2. Wildman Livestock, Sangudo, AB with Red Wildman Rebello 409B by Red Jensen Sky 611XSplit 21. Shiloh Cattle Company, Craigmyle, AB with Red Shiloh Best Get Loaded 14B by Red Viske Fully Loaded 29Y2. Redrcih Farms, Forestburg, AB with Red Redrich Maggie 198B by Red Wilbar Longitude 646YSplit 31. Lucky 7 Cattle Co., Sedgewick, AB with Red Lucky 7 Duchess 10B by Red Ter-Ron Wicked 53Y2. Howe Family Farm, Moose Jaw, SK with Red Howe Ms Creston 7B by Red XO Crowfoot Shine 235ZSplit 41. Rainbow Red Angus, Cherhill, AB with Red Rainbow Lark 2B by Red SSS Endorse 639X2. Lucky 7 Cattle Co., Sedgewick, AB with Red Lucky 7 Lady 12B by Red Ter-Ron Wicked 53Y

CHAMpIon HEIFER CALFShiloh Cattle Company, Craigmyle, AB with Red Shiloh Best Get Loaded 14B by Red Viske Fully Loaded 29Y

RESREvE CHAMpIon HEIFER CALFRainbow Red Angus, Cherhill, AB with Red Rainbow Lark 2B by Red SSS Endorse 639X

YEARLInG HEIFER Split 11. Towaw Cattle Company, Sangudo, AB with Red Towaw Sybil 489A by Red Towaw Orazi Calidad 130Y2. Shiloh Cattle Company, Craigmyle, AB with Red Shiloh All Loaded Up 59A by Red Vikse Fully Loaded 29YSplit 21. Ter-Ron Farms, Forestburg, AB with Red Ter-Ron Alyssa 42A by Red Ter-Ron Wicked 53Y 2. Cinder Angus, Barrhead, AB with Red Cinder Cheta 93A by Red Lone Stone Pursuit 81W

CHAMpIon junIoR FEMALETowaw Cattle Company, Sangudo, AB with Red Towaw Sybil 489A by Red Towaw Orazi Calidad 130Y

RESERvE CHAMpIon junIoR FEMALETer-Ron Farms, Forestburg, AB with Red Ter-Ron Alyssa 42A by Red Ter-Ron Wicked 53Y

TWo YEAR oLd CoW/CALF pAIR1. Ter-Ron Farms, Forestburg, AB with Red K Adams Zaria 091Z by Red Ter-Ron Real Deal 01W2. Lazy MC Angus, Bassano, AB with Red Lazy MC Firefly 36Z by Red Lazy MC Lookout 153X

CHAMpIon SEnIoR FEMALE And GRAnd CHAMpIon FEMALETer-Ron Farms, Forestburg, AB with Red K Adams Zaria 091Z by Red Ter-Ron Real Deal 01W

RESERvE CHAMpIon SEnIoR FEMALE And RESERvE GRAnd CHAMpIon FEMALELazy MC Angus, Bassano, AB with Red Lazy MC Firefly 36Z by Red Lazy MC Lookout 153X

BuLLS BuLL CALF Split 11. Ter-Ron Farms, Forestburg, AB with Red Ter-Ron Tex 175B by Red U-2 Big League 544R

2. Wildman Livestock, Sangudo, AB with Red Wildman Super Duty 426B by Red Jensen Sky 611XSplit 21. Lazy MC Angus, Bassano, AB with Red Lazy MC Benelli 102B by Red NCJ Lazy MC Venom 34Z2. Shiloh Cattle Company, Craigmyle, AB with Red Shiloh Buzz Bout Loaded 9B by Red Vikse Fully Loaded 29Y Split 31. Ter-Ron Farms, Forestburg, AB with Red Ter-Ron Bazinga 13B by Ter-Ron Park Place 18Y2. River Rock Angus, Red Deer County, AB with Red River Rock Fat Tony 462B by Red Northline Fat Tony 605U

CHAMpIon BuLL CALFLazy MC Angus, Bassano, AB with Red Lazy MC Benelli 102B by Red NCJ Lazy MC Venom 34Z

RESERvE CHAMpIon BuLL CALFShiloh Cattle Company, Craigmyle, AB with Red Shiloh Buzz Bout Loaded 9B by Red Vikse Fully Loaded 29Y

YEARLInG BuLL1. Lazy MC Angus, Bassano, AB with Red WPRA Legacy A314 by Red Lazy MC Eye Spy 64Y 2. Redrich Farms, Forestburg, AB with Red Redrich Aftershock 238A by Red Wilbar Longitude 646Y

CHAMpIon junIoR BuLL And GRAnd CHAMpIon BuLLLazy MC Angus, Bassano, AB with Red WPRA Legacy A314 by Red Lazy MC Eye Spy 64Y

RESERvE CHAMpIon junIoR BuLLRedrich Farms, Forestburg, AB with Red Redrich Aftershock 238A by Red Wilbar Longitude 646Y


TWo YEAR oLd BuLL1. Lazy MC Angus, Bassano, AB with Red NCJ Lazy MC Venom 34Z by Red Lazy MC Cowboy Cut 26U2. Cinder Angus, Barrhead, AB with Red Lone Stone Revolver 138Z by Red Clay Colt 21X

CHAMpIon SEnIoR BuLL And RESERvE GRAnd CHAMpIon BuLLLazy MC Angus, Bassano, AB with Red NCJ Lazy MC Venom 34Z by Red Lazy MC Cowboy Cut 26U

RESERvE CHAMpIon SEnIoR BuLLCinder Angus, Barrhead, AB with Red Lone Stone Revolver 138Z by Red Clay Colt 21X

pREMIER ExHIBIToRLazy MC Angus, Bassano, AB

pREMIER BREEdERTer-Ron Farms, Forestburg, AB

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NOT TAKEN FOR GRANTEDShorty had barely shut the truck off, when he

noticed his wife crossing the yard to meet him. Shorty knew something was up.

“Hey Shorty….Dave just called, he asked if we could help him show this weekend.”

Shorty paused. “What?”

“Dave wants us to help show….”

“That would be pardon,” interrupted Shorty, “he wants us to show what?”

“His cattle…. at the fair.”

Shorty was clearly not as excited about that answer as was his wife.

“What did ya tell him?”

“I told him we would. It will be fun huh?”

Shorty nodded. Shorty hated cattle shows, he hated goin’ to ‘em, he hated watchin’ them and most of all he hated to participate in them. Nothin’ good ever came out of a cattle show.

Shorty was a graduate of the local 4-H club and he had even worked for a purebred guy for a while after he got out of school, but he realized the only reason he had stuck with 4-H was the girls; it sure enough wasn’t love of the show ring.

His wife, on the hand, had shown horses as a young lady and loved the whole competition thing. She and Dave’s wife were pretty close and she was really excited about the whole show.

The fair was a big deal for the local community. Pretty much everyone showed up, not so much to watch the stock show anymore, but more so for the beer garden, both the night before and then again on the night of the show.

By the time Shorty and his wife showed up, Dave and his wife had the heifers washed and tied in the stall. Shorty tried to look interested in the six heifers before him, “Six!” he thought, “What the hell was he thinking?”

“Shorty !!! You ready for the show ring?” Dave looked excited, either that or a little drunk, Shorty was never sure with him.

“ Oh I ain’t showin’ ” Shorty tried to sound like he meant it, but he had a feeling this was not going to end well.

“Well…” started Dave, “We got three heifers in the first split, and three in the next one. I figure that you, me and the Missus will show and your wife and Sparkie will get the others ready.”

Shorty looked at Dave in disbelief. “Sparkie?” Sparkie was a neighbour kid, actually he was twenty-something. Shorty meant “kid” in the most demeaning way; he was dumber than a post.

“What?” Dave said. “How hard can it be?”

That is how Shorty found himself in the show ring with some half broke, bitchy heifer calf, trying to keep an eye on the show and another on the world’s dumbest kid as he instructed Shorty’s wife on the finer points of cattle fitting.

And that is how Shorty noticed a sudden flurry of activity in the stalls while the judge demonstrated his ability to talk on a mic. The activity in the stalls was getting more and more intense as the class began to leave the ring. Sparkie was busy spraying something on one of the heifers while Shorty’s wife stared in disbelief.

Show Time


Grant Rolston was born and raised in ranching country near Penticton, British Columbia. After graduating school, he worked on a purebred Hereford ranch, then assumed a position at Western Breeders Artificial Insemination Unit. In 1980, he left the livestock scene and joined the Edmonton Police Department, where he received his formal training in photography, working for the IDENT unit (crime scene investigation). After a decade, he returned to the industry, purchasing a herd of purebred Angus cattle but both Grant and his wife, Lauralee, worked off the ranch to make a living. He chose livestock photography and is now Canada’s premier livestock photographer of beef cattle. Grant and Lauralee travel throughout nine provinces in Canada for on farm photography, in addition to all major livestock shows, including the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto, the Canadian Western Agribition, and all major national Junior shows in the summer months. Grant and Lauralee Rolston reside in Vulcan, Alberta. With four decades of experience, Grant shares things that are “Not Taken for Granted.”

As Shorty got nearer to the stall, be began to notice some rather strange discoloration on the heifers side. Sparkie was working on the same heifer, but on her other side. He was spraying and cussing, cussing and spraying, sweat trickling from Sparkie’s forehead onto a dirty tee shirt.

“Everything alright?” asked Shorty.

“No” replied the love of his life.

Shorty moved to the other side of the heifer, the one that Sparkie was frantically working on. That side had a similar pattern on her side, a few streaks of white on an otherwise red hide.

“What the hell?” asked Shorty.

“I told her to put some Final Bloom on the heifer” shouted Sparkie as he continued to work. “She painted the frickin’ heifer……on two sides!!”

Shorty looked over at his wife. Actually Sparkie could have used some of the shade of red that now covered her face.

“I didn’t read the can.”

“Yeah….no shit.” Shorty looked over at his wife, as she stared at her handy work. “So …how do you explain doin’ both sides?”

“I thought it was like a foam, like a foam stuff that you combed in!”

Sparkie poked his head up over the heifers back, reached into his hip pocket and pulled out a red comb….well it was mostly red, except for the row of gleaming white teeth.

“She used Dave’s new comb to comb it in….” Sparkie’s voice trailed off in disgust. “ She did both sides!!”

And so it was that Shorty ended up showing a slightly discolored Hereford heifer in the second split. The judge spent a little extra time looking at the strange mix of color on Shorty’s heifer, then looked to Shorty like he would have a logical explanation for the fancy paint job.

“I got nothing” said Shorty, as he nodded towards his wife, who was standing by herself, while Sparkie worked on the heifers, post show, all by himself.

The judge smiled and looked at Sparkie. “Say no more. Sparkie was in my 4-H club,” he said, “he is dumber than a stump.”

Shorty knew he should have corrected the man. In fact he almost did, but he didn’t have to live with Sparkie and he was pretty sure that both he and his wife would never see a show ring again.

“Rock on Sparkie….rock on.”


2014 Canadian Western Agribition Black Angus Judge Jay Holmes

Jay Holmes was introduced to the Hereford breed in 1969 when his father, John, purchased his first

purebred for a 4-H project from Burns Polled Herefords, Wynyard, Saskatchewan. After high school

and the years following, Jay prepared, groomed and exhibited cattle at major shows throughout

Canada and the USA.

Jay showed cattle at the first Canadian Western Agribition and rarely missed any through to the mid

nineties. In 2004, HF 4L Beyond 36N was selected Supreme Champion Bull over all breeds at the RBC

Supreme. Bred and owned by Jay Holmes, HF 4L Beyond 36N was the first Polled Hereford bull to win

the honor and went on to sire many other Agribition champions.

Jay has judged many shows including Edmonton’s Farm Fair International,

Prince Albert’s Summer Beef Show, the Regina Bull Sale, Old Home Week,

Charlottetown, PEI and Canadian Western Agribition.

Holmes Farm consists of two and a half sections of crop land and a cow herd

of ninety Polled Herefords.

When Jay is not busy farming, he is very active in senior hockey; playing,

then coaching and managing for over twenty years.

Jay and Sheila reside in Semans, Saskatchewan.

2014 Stockade Roundup Judge Marlin LeBlanc Marlin LeBlanc, together with his wife Lucille, operates R Plus Simmentals in Estevan, Saskatchewan.They are partners in the family farm with his father, Ross, and his brother, Jason. They run about 450 purebred Red and Black Simmental cows. R Plus Simmentals is one of the founders of the red and black Simmental cattle, as they started breeding

them in 1990. They host an annual bull sale with their 15th sale scheduled for March 8, 2015 at their ranch.

Marlin was born and raised in the Estevan area and worked many years as a sorter, buyer and livestock inspector at auction markets. In his earlier days, he also showed cattle at many shows in North America as well as clipped cattle of all breeds for sales and shows.


2014 Farm Fair International Black Angus Judges Ryley and Jill Mader Ryley and Jill, along with his parents, Randy and Ronda, own Mader Ranches as a family run purebred cattle operation, located just 10 minutes west of Carstairs, Alberta. Their focus is on raising functional cattle with easy fleshing ability and natural muscle expression, while always sourcing for herd improvement through new genetics and a hard culling system. They run an extensive A.I. and embryo program, utilized to create uniformity and quality. Mader Ranches sell females, embryos and semen privately and through fall consignment sales, retaining their bulls until late February when they host their own bull sale at the ranch, selling approximately 90 bulls and a handful of select females.

While Ryley, Jill and their children Stella and Hawkin, work together running the daily operation and business, their focus is on Simmental genetics and so are very active in the Association, shows and sales. They thrive on the companionship and camaraderie in the cattle industry and are extremely excited about the optimism for what is yet to come. They invite you over, when in their area, for a visit or a tour! “We welcome anybody from anywhere that likes to talk cattle as much as we do”!

2014 Farm Fair International Red Angus Judge Mick Trefiak

Mick Trefiak is a second generation purebred breeder born into the Hereford breed.

Mick, along with his wife Debbie, children Kurt, Kristi and their families own and

operate MJT Cattle Co. Ltd. at Edgerton, Alberta. They run both Hereford and

Angus cattle on three thousand acres used for pasture, silage, hay and a small

amount of grain. The family livelihood has been dependant on what the cows could

produce.

Mick admits he has been very fortunate to have built his life around the purebred

livestock business and to have the privilege of providing a bull market for his

customers. They have concentrated on fertility and a moderate, productive frame

size for their cow herd.

On December 4, 2012, the entire bred cow herd was dispersed with the ranch retaining all the heifer calves.

These heifers are the seed stock for the change they made in downsizing and keeping the genetics which they

focused on for so many years.

The twentieth annual and final “MJT Back to the Basics” bull sale was held in February, 2014, where 120

Hereford and Angus bulls were offered, along with some commercial bred and open heifers.

In 1991, Mick and Debbie Trefiak were awarded the prestigious Outstanding Young Farmers of Alberta

Award. They have exhibited cattle at many major shows throughout Canada and many times at the National

Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado. The Trefiaks have sold live cattle, semen and embryos across

Canada, the United States and worldwide including England, Finland, Russia, New Zealand, China, Sweden,

Denmark and Australia.

Mick’s plan for the future is to calve 200 females in May and maintain a few purebreds to market a handful

of bulls privately and continue with a good commercial herd. For Mick and Debbie, it is important to retain

family roots in the cattle industry and enjoy the life it provides.Today’s Angus Advantage 27


By: Chris Poley

Million dollar calf cheques… who would have ever thought two or three years ago that sale barns would have been cutting million dollar cheques to ranchers for the calves they sell in one day. Any operation coming to town with over six hundred calves this fall has the potential to take home one of these cheques. Now I know this is by no way like winning the lottery; to run a beef cow herd in excess of six hundred cows, it takes a huge land base, a lot of infrastructure and a large bull battery. Realizing it’s not all profit but there is more profit in the cow calf business today than there has been for more years than anyone cares to count and profit is not a swear word. Producers need it; they have all lost equity since 2003 and many are aging and wanting to soon retire or pass the family operation on to the next generation and both take cash. I have heard people say it’s too high and can’t stay this way or people will stop buying our product. I’m here to tell you, it’s not too high, the producers have to be able to make money or the next generation will go do something else that they can make money at. People will still buy beef at even higher retail prices; you ask why? Because they like it! In today’s society, people spend money on things they enjoy; look all around you, come to the city and look at the vehicles people are driving; the boats and campers they are pulling; the wine they are buying to drink with their steak and the list goes on and on. My point to all this is the food they buy in the store is still one of the smallest tickets they purchase all year long.

The beef business always has been big business but in the last year it has become really big business. These million dollar cheques have to be written by the sale barn and ultimately by the feeder. Which is all fine because even though the first cost on feeder cattle is higher, their profit potential has also risen; it just takes a lot more operating capitol. The big feedlot operators have gone from needing millions of dollars in their operating loans to hundreds of millions. The whole system is big business and takes huge operating dollars as the producer wants to go home from the sale barn with that big cheque written from the market; the market in turn invoices the order buyers, who legally have seventy two hours before they need to pay the market. The order buyer invoices the feeder who is the end buyer and most times, he is not cutting a cheque for the calves until they are off the truck and passed inspection. This all takes a lot of capital and a good relationship with your banker; when I started in the auction business, I was twenty two years old, green as grass, and bought a sale barn. I did not have big capitol, but had huge determination and a banker who liked that determination…not so sure that would be enough today.

The two most asked questions right now are, what are bred

cows worth and how long will this market stay high? Both are tough to answer; on the bred cow side, I would say the good ones with reputation are going to cost a lot and they should because under current market conditions, they can make you a bunch. The plainer ones, the kill market being so high will take care of them and that’s exactly where they need to go. How long will today’s market conditions last; a decade, maybe more! Beef is a commodity; commodity prices are dictated by supply and demand; beef supplies are at their lowest levels in more than half a century. The population continues to grow; this means demand will stay high and there is no quick fix way to increase supply. Gestation of a beef cow takes just over nine months; it takes another twelve months after birth before a heifer is ready to breed; she will still need nine months gestation to have her first calf; no scientists are going change that, still cannot hatch beef calves. That first calf will take twelve to twenty months after that before it is ready to enter the retail supply. That means it takes up to four years from the time you make a breeding decision to expand your herd till any result hits the retail market place and remember only half the calves born are female and in today’s market, how many of you are planning to keep all your heifer calves? How many are planning to keep half your heifer calves? How many are planning to keep none of your heifer calves and take the cash instead? Again there is no easy way to answer the question; how long the market will stay at today’s levels? The only easy thing to predict is that it will take a long time to increase production.

For you purebred breeders, remember to cull your bull pen harder than ever; take the easy money out of the bottom half of that bull pen. I recently helped a friend sort his bull pen; the ones we deemed not strong enough to make sale bulls went to town as bull calves; yes intact bulls and cleared him over eighteen hundred dollars in his pocket. What would you have to sell that bull for at the end of your sale to realize the same net dollars in your pocket? Next spring bull sales will be strong, very strong on the good bulls but nobody will be looking for just cow fresheners. Cow numbers will be down again, so you will not need more bulls; however, you will gross more dollars on less bulls.


OLDS, ALBERTA— Though the share of AAA-grade beef has increased over the past twenty years, Canadian consumers are still looking for more of the best.“Beef consumption is definitely on a steady decline, but there has been a spike in demand for better quality. Consumers may be eating less beef, but they are spending more money on it,” James Bradbury, Director of Market Development for Canada Beef, told participants of last summer’s Carcass 101 workshop in Olds, AB.

“There’s been a demand shift: even though retail beef prices are rising, consumers continue to buy the product,” said Bradbury. “Everybody wants the best – AAA or Prime – and they’re willing to pay for it. That’s a good thing for premium brands like Certified Angus Beef ® (CAB®),” he added.

Marbling is the most important indicator of beef quality, and a key specification for CAB; 75 to 80 percent of Angus-type cattle evaluated for the brand in Canada fall short and nearly all of those cattle lack sufficient marbling.

Dr. Phil Bass, corporate meat scientist for the brand speaking at that same workshop, compared marbling in beef to butter on a baked potato.

“Without butter, that potato is boring. But add a chunk of butter and spread it around—Mmmm—then you’ve got something,” he said. “Marbling is like butter: the more you have, the more palatable the meat will be. That’s why CAB accepts only carcasses

falling into the upper two-thirds of the AAA grade or higher.”And Canadian consumers agree. Sales of the U.S.-based but also locally produced brand have been steadily growing in Canada, setting records each year since 2007.

“The success of CAB and other branded beef programs has meant less other high-quality beef available to retailers,” said Bradbury. “That’s why many grocers label their beef as AA or higher.”

“Costco offers AAA beef, and Prime in some stores,” he added. “Costco buys almost all of the Prime beef in Canada. High-end steak houses willing to pay higher amounts are the only other customers who can get Prime.”

Still, the market wants more. In the last year, Bass said later, Toronto-based St. Helen’s Meat Packers has begun packing and selling CAB brand Prime.

“To commit to a new sort in the grading cooler and change over to a new label on a fabrication line says a lot,” Bass explained. “That’s consumer demand reaching into the beef supply chain.” Nationwide Canadian restaurant chain JOEY upgraded its sirloin menu feature to CAB Prime last May and reports brisk sales.Such growing demand can mean more revenue for cattle producers using Angus genetics, “if they take advantage of the marbling genetics available within the breed,” Bass said. Premiums for CAB-qualifying carcasses in Canada have been $3 to $4/cwt or about $30 per head. In the U.S., CAB grid premiums have been twice that at times, and Prime premiums double that again.

Of the 43 million pounds CAB licensed partners sold in Canada in 2013, most was produced domestically but almost half, 20.5 million pounds, was imported from the U.S. With a greater focus on marbling, Canadians can supply more of that high-quality beef and earn the market premiums for doing so.

Adjusting seasonality could create another opportunity for Canadian producers to increase margins, according to Bradbury.“Today, our industry does not follow the consumer. In Canada, we produce most of our highly marbled carcasses in the winter months. Grocers, restaurants and shoppers want to have AAA steaks for the summer BBQ season, but this is when supply of high-quality beef is lowest,” he said.

Carcass size is another area of disconnect in the beef business.“Since 1975, carcass size has been increasing by an average of 7 pounds per year,” Bradbury pointed out. “Food service customers don’t want a giant steak. In the past, retailers and food service would pay more for a smaller ribeye and discount large ones. They can’t do this now because all carcasses are big.”

Dr. Phil Brass

James Bradbury


Story by Trish Henderson

“Cattle producers sell by the pound, but restaurants and food service sell by the ounce,” Bass concurred. “We need consistent carcass size for our consumers to have a consistent eating experience, and that’s why CAB added ribeye dimension criteria (10 to 16 square inches) to its specifications in 2007.”

In addition, Bradbury advocated for a beef industry shift of focus to consumers and sharing the story of beef production.“We need to stop talking about the price of beef and start talking about value,” he advised. “Canadian consumers are becoming much more aware of where their foods come from. They want to make sure that it’s healthy and safe and made from good ingredients. People want to know more about what they’re eating.”

Bradbury compared today’s beef industry to the wine sector of the 1970s.

“Back then consumers would look at the wine menu in a restaurant and say, ‘Hmm, do I want the red or the white?’ Today, we know what country a wine comes from, the viticulture practices behind it, and roughly what it will taste like based on those things. We understand how it was produced, so we’re willing to pay $50 a bottle for it in a restaurant. But that same restaurant sells steaks for $50, and what story do they tell about beef?”

It takes both beef and wine at least three years to get to a restaurant table, Bradbury pointed out. But unlike the wine sector, the beef industry has not seized the opportunity to tell consumers about the care that went into producing it.He acknowledged the exception in the brand owned by 30,000 Angus producers that regularly links its ranchers across North America with chefs, retailers and restaurateurs.

“This is where CAB has done an awesome job. They’ve taken a brand, given it meaning, and put it next to a steak. The customer looks at that brand and thinks, ‘I’m paying good money for that beef.’ They may not know all of the features that go along with the CAB product, but they believe that the brand is about quality,” he said.

“As [beef ] marketers, we need to do a better job of understanding our customers and how to talk to them. And people want to know who the farmers are,” Bradbury added.Canada Beef is doing its part to promote Canadian beef and increase carcass values. Efforts include sharing photos or stories of Canadian beef producers in retail flyers or grocery store meat case displays, ideation sessions with chefs and food service personnel to show different cuts of beef, and creating value-added products. The new Canada Beef Centre of Excellence, opening in Calgary this winter, will help further these efforts.CAB educates consumers and all segments of the beef industry through its world-class Education & Culinary Center in Wooster, Ohio. Bass said, “We are educators and we help chefs, retail operators, meat cutters and academics understand what it takes to raise beef to this level that will not only help the meat handling end but also drive demand for the cattle.”

Canada Beef works with CAB on projects of mutual interest, such as growing demand for beef in Canada by highlighting the opportunities inherent in quality that can be produced in Canada as well as in the U.S.


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1. How many years have you been breeding and raising purebred cattle? _________ Seven years or less _________ Seven to fourteen years _________ Fifteen years or greater

2. What region of Canada do you have your livestock located? _________ Maritimes _________ Quebec _________ Ontario _________ Prairie Provinces _________ British Columbia 3. What breeds of purebred cattle do you raise? _________ Angus _________ Charolais _________ Holstein _________ Hereford _________ Gelbvieh _________ Limousin _________ Speckle Park _________ Shorthorn _________ Simmental _________ Others please state __________________________


4. What are the average land values on which you operate your operation? _________ Under $500.00 per acre _________ $500.00 to $1000.00 per acre _________ Over $1000.00 per acre 5. How many breeding females do you maintain annually? _________ Under 25 females _________ 25 to 100 females _________ 100 to 300 females _________ Over 300 females

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HEIFER CALFSplit 11. Kemp Brothers, Blackstock, ON with Kemp Brothers Freedom 90B by Kemp Brother’s Yankee 13Y2. Kemp Brothers, Blackstock, ON with Kemp Brothers Freedom 70B by Kemp Brother’s Yankee 13YSplit 21. Ron & Linda Bryant, Woodville, ON with Brantnors Flora 12B by Gambles Hot Rod2. RK Syndicate, Moorefield, ON with Reidholm Daisy 217B by DAJS Shockwave 612Split 31. Paul & Karley Sinclair, Fergus, ON with Clair Lane Queen 1407 by PVF Windfall SCC 90052. Paul & Karley Sinclair, Fergus, ON with Clair Lane Ellie 1406 by Boyd New Day 8005Split 41. Locust Grove/Hasson Cattle Co., Milton, ON with Locust Grove Eline Erica 16B by HF Kodiak 5R2. DSMR Stock Farm, Wingham, ON with DSMR Royal Lady 107B by Southland Thriller 83XSplit 51. Scott MacDonald, Puslinch, ON with Scomac Flora 105B by Bellstar Stanley Cup 1Z2. Ron & Nancy Cochrane, Thornton, ON with Willowside Windfall 1B by PVF Windfall SCC 9005

Champion Heifer Calf, RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION FEMALE AND VOS VEGAS JACKPOTLocust Grove/Hasson Cattle Co., Milton, ON with Locust Grove Eline Erica 16B by HF Kodiak 5R

RESERVE Champion Heifer CalfRon & Linda Bryant, Woodville, ON with Brantnors Flora 12B by Gambles Hot Rod

Junior Yearling Heifer1. Vos Vegas Farms, Plainfield, ON with Vos Vegas Queen of Hearts 30A by Dameron First Impression2. Ron & Linda Bryant, Woodville, ON with Tullamore Mayflower 76A by Young Dale Grandeur 110W

SENIOR YEARLING HeiferSplit 11. Vos Vegas Farms, Plainfield, ON with Vos Vegas Favorite Jewel 21A by Triara Windsor 368W2. Gilchrist Farms, Lucknow, ON with GF Evening Tinge 81A by Leachman Saugahatchee 3000CSplit 21. Ron & Linda Bryant, Woodville, ON with Brantnor Daisy 18A by Brantnor Predominent 10W2. William Jackson, Caledon East, ON with HLC 1220 Eclipse 276A by JL Warden 1220Split 31. Walkerbrae Farms, Guelph, ON with Walkerbrae Tibbie 120A by HF Kodiak 5R2. Walkerbrae Farms, Guelph, ON with HF Rosie 61A by HF Rebel 53YSplit 41. William Jackson, Caledon East, ON with Tullamore Luscious 5A by Young Dale Grandeur 110W2. Ron & Linda Bryant, Woodville, ON with Brantnor Annie by Brantnor Predominent 10W

44th Central Ontario Angus Preview ShowSunday, September 14, 2014

Judge: Jay Clutter, Wapakoneta, Ohio, USA


CHAMPION JUNIOR, GRAND CHAMPION FEMALE & VOS VEGAS BAILEY MEMORIALVos Vegas Farms, Plainfield, ON with Vos Vegas Queen of Hearts 30A by Dameron First Impression

RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR FEMALEWilliam Jackson, Caledon East, ON with Tullamore Luscious 5A by Young Dale Grandeur 110W

TWO YEAR OLD COW/CALF PAIR1. Steve & Amanda Hammell, Dobbinton, ON with Hammell 879S Kim 4Z by S A V Bismarck 5682 with her heifer calf Hammell 4Z Kim 7B by Connealy Consensus 72292. Vos Vegas Farms, Plainfield, ON with Vos Vegas Dixie Erica 5Z by Justamere 406S Panamajack 336U with her bull calf Vos Vegas Jackpot 8B by Soo Line Motive 9016

MATURE COW/CALF PAIR1. Brian & Tammi Ribey, Paisley, ON with Tambri Blackbird 8W by Ankonian Werner Wild Fire 96 with her heifer calf Tambri Blackbird 5B by Connealy Consensus 72292. Lorri & Darryl Chalmers, Shanty Bay, ON with JPD Middlebrook Lass 11W by Buffalos Conclusive BN46 with her bull calf JPD Rocket Man 9B by Will Role Model

CHAMPION SENIOR FEMALESteve & Amanda Hammell, Dobbinton, ON with Hammell 879S Kim 4Z by S A V Bismarck 5682 with her heifer calf Hammell 4Z Kim 7B by Connealy Consensus 7229

RESERVE CHAMPION SENIOR FEMALEBrian & Tammi Ribey, Paisley, ON with Tambri Blackbird 8W by Ankonian Werner Wild Fire 96 with her heifer calf Tambri Blackbird 5B by Connealy Consensus 7229

BULL CALF Split 11. Worth-Mor Cattle, Campbellford, ON with Worth-Mor Banshee 21B by Sankeys Justified 1012. DSMR Stock Farm, Wingham, ON with DSMR Lil Big Man by PVF Outtasight 2121Split 21. Allison Nesbitt, Dunrobin, ON with ADA Bandit 20B by S A V Brilliance 80772. Whiskey Lane Livestock, Indian River, ON with Whiskey Lane Bailey 22B by Vision Unanimous 1418Split 3 1. RK Syndicate, Moorefield, ON with Reidholm Harvey 104B by S A V Harvestor 03382. Whiskey Lane Livestock, Indian River, ON with Whiskey Lane Big Bang 5B by PVF Windfall SCC 9005

CHAMPION BULL CALFRK Syndicate, Moorefield, ON with Reidholm Harvey 104B by S A V Harvestor 0338

RESERVE CHAMPION BULL CALF Worth-Mor Cattle, Campbellford, ON with Worth-Mor Banshee 21B by Sankeys Justified 101

SENIOR YEARLING BULL1. Kemp Brothers, Blackstock, ON with Kemp Brothers Brilliance 30A by S A V Brilliance 80072. Melmac Angus, Melbourne, ON with Melmac Tornado 15A by S A V Pioneer 7301


Congratulations Vos Vegas Angus

On winning the Ross Bailey Memorial Award of Excellence and Grand Champion Female Brampton Preview Gold Show with

Vos Vegas Queen of Hearts 30A

Eline Erica named Supreme Angus Erin Fall Fair

And then donating the Vos Vegas Jackpot to runner up

Reserve Grand Champion

Locust Grove Eline Erica 16B

CHAMPION JUNIOR BULLKemp Brothers, Blackstock, ON with Kemp Brothers Brilliance 30A by S A V Brilliance 8007

RESERVE CHAMPION JUNIOR BULLMelmac Angus, Melbourne, ON with Melmac Tornado 15A by S A V Pioneer 7301

CHAMPION SENIOR, GRAND CHAMPION BULL AND VOS VEGAS BAILEY MEMORIAL & JACKPOTRon & Linda Bryant, Woodville, ON with Brantnor Regal 10Z by Gambles Hot Rod

RESERVE CHAMPION SENIOR AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION BULLBrad Gilchrist, Lucknow, ON with Xcel Esker Northern Light 101Z by Northern Improvement 4480 GF

BREEDERS HERD Ron & Linda Bryant, Woodville, ON

GET OF SIREKemp Brothers, Blackstock, ON

PROGENY OF DAMWorth-Mor Cattle, Campbellford, ON


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All of us in the cattle and other livestock businesses rely on vaccines as a form of biosecurity on our farms and ranches. The principle of raising immunity against the diseases we will or are likely to encounter is a very good one but many other factors come into play. This article will hopefully explain what other management decisions and procedures we can use to help improve the effectiveness of our vaccination program. Vaccines can never be 100% protective but they will always help lessen the degree of infection or the percentage that contract the disease. This article will focus on primarily calfhood vaccinations but the same theories can be applied to other age groups and other species. Whenever we maximize vaccine protection we ultimately reduce sick cattle and treatment costs use of antibiotics and chronics are reduced. We reduce the morbidity and mortality from the diseases we vaccinate for. In Canada the vaccines have to undergo rigorous testing for safety and efficacy as well as duration of immunity. Giving any vaccine from any company there is always the possibility (although rare) of an allergic reaction so always have epinephrine on hand when vaccinating your herd. There may be a genetic or heritable component to allergic animals so when allergic reactions occur they often involve several animals. The immune systems of your livestock must be functioning at peak performance in order for a protective response to occur. Several things affect the immune system. Those in our management control are things like stress in the form of housing (crowding), nutrition (animals with a poor body condition will not mount an immune response. An often-neglected problem of parasitism (either internal or external parasites) greatly taxes the immune system. Internal parasites greatly tax the immune system in the form of the animal trying to mount an immune response to get rid of the parasites. By making sure your livestock are close to parasite free greatly enhances the protection from vaccines. Cattle that have high levels of coccidiosis or cryptosporidiosis also tax the immune system and by deforming cattle you will often find that indirectly these two protozoa that primarily affect young calves can be reduced as well. Anytime a clinical or subclinical (hidden) disease is present the response to vaccines will be lower. Animals cannot develop protection if they are dealing with another ailment. For all the immune pathways to function mineral and vitamin status must be good as well. Weather conditions although they cannot be controlled it is best to avoid vaccinating in inclement weather. For one thing it is harder to handle the vaccines properly and swellings and abscessation are much more frequent after vaccinating in rain snow or very dusty conditions.

Vaccine Efficacy (Effectiveness) By Roy Lewis DVM

Ideally if we could time vaccinations two to four weeks before the maximum exposure to a disease that would be ideal so do the best you can with the management system you have. When the herd is gathered, weather conditions, manpower and combining the best times for several vaccines all will ideally determine when to vaccinate. As we learn more and more about genetics there are specific genetic markers that make cattle more or less susceptible to the different disease conditions and in the future this will help us select cattle that develop better protection to disease. The heritable component of resistance to parasites is also quite high and as mentioned keeping parasite levels low enhances the immune response when you vaccinate. In spite of doing all the things mentioned previously you could still get overwhelming exposure to infective organisms and still get disease. Vaccinating is again not a 100 percent guarantee. The clostridials are the closest to complete protection and it is rare we as veterinarians ever hear of cattle vaccinated with clostridials developing blackleg for instance. Cattle as we all know are very susceptible to respiratory disease and in one large study in the US comparing two broad spectrum (viral as well as bacterial causes of pneumonia) vaccines on ultra high-risk recently weaned calves they still needed to treat upwards of 20% of the calves for respiratory disease. The reasons for this are multiple. Timing was not ideal as calves were vaccinated as they entered a feedlot and not two to four weeks before. Calves had just been weaned and transported so stress was at a high level plus these calves had very high exposure to disease. They were co-mingled from multiple sites and numerous farms. Often recently acquired calves take a few days to really get on feed meaning their nutrition is also compromised. We also often know nothing about their parasite status or genetic predisposition to disease making it not surprising for the need to still treat 20 % of the calves. In order to best maximize your economic return to vaccination work with your veterinarian to develop a specific vaccination protocol for the different classes of livestock. Have the protocol written down but review it yearly as vaccines change and disease status may change. Transportation to or from new geographic areas may necessitate other vaccines being used. Your veterinarian will choose reputable manufacturers of vaccines together with the right disease combinations to best suite your purebred or commercial cattle operation. By using the principle of maximizing resistance and minimizing exposure you can optimize the protection your vaccine protocol will give.




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Barrie FairBlue Water Angus Club - August 24, 2014Judge: Mr. Peter Stubbs, Caledonia, ON

HEIFER CALVESSplit 11. Ron & Linda Bryant, Woodville, ON with Brantnors Delia 10B by DAJS Shockwave 6122. Tom & Judy McDonald, Milton, ON with Locust Grove Eline Erica 16B by HF Kodiak 5R

Split 21. Brian & Tammi Ribey, Paisley, ON with Tambri Blackbird 2B by Connealy Consensus 72292. Tom & Judy McDonald, Milton, ON with Locust Grove Tibbie 1B by SAV Camaro 9272

CHAMPION HEIFER CALF Brian & Tammi Ribey, Paisley, ON with Tambri Blackbird 2B by Connealy Consensus 7229

RESERVE CHAMPION HEIFER CALF Ron & Linda Bryant, Woodville, ON with Brantnors Delia 10B by DAJS Shockwave 612

YEARLING HEIFERSJunior1. Ron & Linda Bryant, Woodville, ON with Tullamore Mayflower 76A by Young Dale Grandeur 110W2. Tom & Judy McDonald, Milton, ON with LLB Beauty 94A by HF Full Focus 127Y

SeniorSplit 11. Bill Jackson, Caledon, ON with LLB Grace 60A by Sitz Upward 93092. Gold Bar Livestock, Victoria Harbour, ON with Sheidaghan Belle 10A by SAV Final Answer 0035

Split 21. Bill Jackson, Caledon, ON with Tullamore Luscious 5A by Young Dale Grandeur 110W2. Ron Cochrane, Thornton, ON with Locust Grove Marion 12A by SAV Net Worth 4200

Split 31. Ron & Linda Bryant, Woodville, ON with Brantnor Annie 1A by Brantnor Predominant 10W2. Lori & Darryl Chalmers, Oro Medonte, ON with JPD Blackcap 6A by SAV Pioneer 7301

JUNIOR CHAMPION AND GRAND CHAMPION FEMALERon & Linda Bryant, Woodville, ON with Brantnor Annie 1A by Brantnor Predominant 10W

RESERVE JUNIOR CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION FEMALEBill Jackson, Caledon, ON with LLB Grace 60A by Sitz Upward 9309

TWO YEAR OLD COW/CALF PAIRS1. Bill Jackson, Caledon, ON with Maple Line Rosebud 74Z by JL Objective 9059 with her bull calf, Tullamore Baloo 66B by SCC Baloo 60Y2. Patchell Livestock, Hanover, ON with Red BBP Cracker 5Z by Red Ter-Ron Fully Loaded 540R with her bull calf, Red Patchell’s Cracker Jack by Red Lazy MC CC Detour 2W

MATURE COW/CALF PAIRS1. Lori & Darryl Chalmers, Oro Medonte, ON with JPD Middlebrook Lass 11W by Buffalos Conclusive BN46 with her bull calf, JPD Rocket Man 9B by WILL Role Model2. Brian & Tammi Ribey, Paisley, ON with Tambri Blackbird 8W by Ankonian Werner Wild Fire 96 with her heifer calf, Tambri Blackbird 5B by Connealy Consensus 7229

CHAMPION SENIOR FEMALE Lori & Darryl Chalmers, Oro Medonte, ON with JPD Middlebrook Lass 11W by Buffalos Conclusive BN46 with her bull calf, JPD Rocket Man 9B by WILL Role Model

RESERVE CHAMPION SENIOR FEMALE Brian & Tammi Ribey, Paisley, ON with Tambri Blackbird 8W by Ankonian Werner Wild Fire 96 with her heifer calf, Tambri Blackbird 5B by Connealy Consensus 7229

BULL CALVES 1. Gold Bar Livestock, Victoria Harbour, ON with Gold-Bar Roadhouse 101B by SAV 004 Density 4336 2. Ron & Linda Bryant, Woodville, ON with Brantnors Bentley 6B by Dameron First Impression

CHAMPION BULL CALFGold Bar Livestock, Victoria Harbour, ON with Gold-Bar Roadhouse 101B by SAV 004 Density 4336

RESERVE CHAMPION BULL CALFRon & Linda Bryant, Woodville, ON with Brantnors Bentley 6B by Dameron First Impression


YEARLING BULLS1. Lori & Darryl Chalmers, Oro Medonte, ON with JPD Renound Model 20A by WILL Role Model 2. Matthew Buschbeck, Markdale, ON with Gold-Bar BDL Anarchy 131A by Belvin Tres Marias Patron 205

JUNIOR CHAMPION AND RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION BULLLori & Darryl Chalmers, Oro Medonte, ON with JPD Renound Model 20A by WILL Role Model

RESERVE JUNIOR CHAMPION BULLMatthew Buschbeck, Markdale, ON with Gold-Bar BDL Anarchy 131A by Belvin Tres Marias Patron 205

TWO YEAR OLD BULLS1. Ron & Linda Bryant, Woodville, ON with Brantnor Regal 10Z by Gambles Hot Rod2. Patchell Livestock, Hanover, ON with Red BBP Solo Cup 6Z by Red Ter-Ron Fully Loaded 540R

SENIOR CHAMPION AND GRAND CHAMPION BULLRon & Linda Bryant, Woodville, ON with Brantnor Regal 10Z by Gambles Hot Rod

RESERVE SENIOR CHAMPION BULLPatchell Livestock, Hanover, ON with Red BBP Solo Cup 6Z by Red Ter-Ron Fully Loaded 540R

BREEDER’S HERDBrantnor Angus, Ron & Linda Bryant, Woodville, ON

GET OF SIRE:Patchell Livestock, Hanover, ON

PREMIER BREEDER & PREMIER EXHIBITORBrantnor Angus, Ron & Linda Bryant, Woodville, ON

David & Carol GrayMarsden, SK, S0M 1P0

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Z-Bar Angus Ltd.

We have a good selection of yearling bulls and also some 2 year olds! Feel free to stop for a visit anytime and

have a look at the cows or go to our website to view some of the cows, bulls

and calves.

We would like to thank everyone who purchased bulls and heifers from us this year, your business is greatly appreciated.

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All bulls this year will be sold off the farm by Private Treaty.

Exportable Semen packages available on Sealin Creek Eric 5Y

We recently purchased a group of red cows & heifers from the Crowfoot sale, as well as some

red heifers at the Northern Select sale, so we will also have a small offering of red bulls.

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Gilchrist Farms & Friends “In It To Win It” Sale

October 11, 2014Lucknow, ON

Auctioneer: Chris PoleySale Management: T Bar C Cattle Co.

Sale Results28 Bred Heifers Averaged ............$4,514.2913 Heifer Calves Averaged ...........$4,361.542 Bull Calves Averaged $5,100.007 Cow/Heifer Calf Pairs Averaged ...........$9,200.004 Cow/Bull Calf Pairs Averaged ...........$6,900.006 Bred Cows Averaged ...........$3,983.33

60 Live Lots Grossed $302,650.00 and Averaged $5,044.17

16 Units Semen Averaged $217.003 Embryos Averaged $450.00

Total Sale Grossed $307,480.00

Eastern Extravaganza SaleOctober 4, 2014

Lindsay, ON Auctioneer: Chris Poley

Sales Management: Castlerock Marketing

Sale Results19 Heifer Calves Averaged $3,279.0027 Bred Heifers Averaged $4,074.007 Bred Cows Averaged $3,450.003 Cow/Calf Pairs Averaged $6,000.00 2 Bull Calves Averaged $3,750.00 High Selling Heifer CalfLot 26- J Star Lady Sandy 120B, sired by SAV Bullion 0474 was purchased by Kyle Martin, Tweed, ON for $12,000.00

High Selling Bred HeiferLot 1- Worth Mor Shakura 2A, sired by SAV Bismarck was purchased by Adam Schierman, Innisfail, ON for $8,000.00 Lot 11- Curraghdale Lucy 22A, sired by B/R New Frontier 095 was purchased by LCL Angus, Coronation, AB for $5,250.00 High Selling Bred CowLot 37- Leela Dawn 18Z, sired by BC Eagle Eye 110-7 was purchased by Locust Grove Angus, Milton, ON for $4,000.00 High Selling Cow/Calf PairLot 61- Gillco Pride 8Y, sired by Limestone Darkhorse U322 was purchased by A.S Galton Farms, Uxbridge, ON for $5,000.00

Lot 61A- Gillco Pride 3B, sired by SAV Net Worth 4200 sold to Worth Mor Cattle Co., Campbellford, ON for $3,000.00 High Selling Bull CalfLot 2- Worth Mor Blackjack 1B, sired by PVF Windfall SCC 9005, was purchased by Dudgeon Livestock, Dobbinton, ON for $5,200.00

Autumn TraditionOctober 5, 2014Maple Line FarmBlackstock, ON

Auctioneer: Chris PoleySale Management: T Bar C Cattle Co.

Sale Results1 Heifer Calf Averaged $4,000.0032 Bred Heifers Averaged $2,789.067 Cow/Heifer Calf Pairs Averaged $5,971.435 Cows Averaged $2,570.004 Cow/Bull Calf Pairs Averaged $3,425.003 Bull Calves Averaged $2,533.33

53 Lots Grossed $169,200.00 and Averaged $3,192.00

High Selling Heifer Calf Lot 42 - Brantnors Delia 10B sired by DAJS Shockwave 612 was purchased by Henria Holsteins Inc., Conn, ON for $4,000.00

High Selling Bred Heifer Lot 46 - Southview Burgess 2Z sired by S Chisum 6175 was purchased by LLB Angus, Lee & Laura Brown, Erskine, AB for $4,100.00

High Selling Cows Lot 54 - Ridgewood Myrtle 02W sired by Plainview Sudden Impact D27 was purchased by Westwind Farms, Bill Staples, Omemee, ON for $2,800.00

Lot 55 - Ridgewood Easter Pride sired by Plainview Sudden Impact D27 was purchased by Westwind Farms, Bill Staples, Omemee, ON for $2,800.00

High Selling Bull Calf Lot 53 - Southview Bismarck 4B sired by S A V Bismarck 5682 was purchased by Windy Meadows Farm, Minden, ON for $3,100.00

High Selling Cow/Calf Pair Lot 45 and Lot 45A - Oak Manor Mardi 51Y sired by Sitz Dash 10277 was purchased by Pedersen Livestock, Kurt & Becky Pedersen, Edgerton, AB for $4,500.00 and her bull calf Southview Camaro 3B sired by S A V Camaro 9272 was purchased by Springwater Farm, Ken Pearcy, Bracebridge, ON for $5,100.00


High Selling Bred HeiferLot 30 - PFLC Bardetta 4A sired by S A V First Class 0207 was purchased by Premier Livestock, Milverton, ON and Hasson Livestock, Guelph, ON for $18,000.00

High Selling Heifer CalfLot 34 - PFLC Ellen 170B sired by S A V Net Worth 4200 was purchased by Hasson Livestock, Guelph, ON and Premier Livestock, Milverton, ON for $12,000.00

High Selling Bull CalfLot 6 - GF Raising Standards 79B sired by PVF Windfall SCC 9005 was purchased by Ramrod Cattle Co., Medora, MB for $6,900.00

High Selling Cow/ Heifer Calf pairLot 31 & 31A - PFLC Scarlet 85X sired by S A V Final Answer was purchased by Johnson Livestock, Peebles, SK and her heifer calf PFLC Blackbird Scarlet 185B sired by PVF All Payday 729 was purchased by Rice Lake Angus, Hastings, ON for $11,750.00

High Selling Cow/ Bull Calf PairLot 8 & 8A - GF Rita’s Bismarck 66X sired by S A V Bismarck 5682 was purchased by Marlene Stocker, Marwayne, AB and her bull calf GF Teachers Pet 66B sired by Connealy Consensus 7229 was purchased by William Goetz, Mildmay, ON for $8,100.00

Blue Water Sale October 18th, 2014

Hanover, ON Auctioneer: Todd Wright

Sales Management: Castlerock Marketing

Sale Results10 Heifer Calves Averaged $3,285.0018 Bred Heifers Averaged $3,164.007 Cow/Calf Pairs Averaged $6,435.007 Bred Cows Averaged $2,992.00

42 Lots Grossed $158,500.00 AndAveraged $3,772.00

High Selling Heifer Calf Lot 10- Hammell 695S Ramona 5B, sired by Southland Thriller 83X was purchased by Walkerbrae Farms for $5,100.00

Lot 4- Glen Islay Miss Middlebrook 02B, sired by Glen Islay Bardolier 10Z was purchased by Ann Lamont for $5,100.00High Selling Bred Heifer Lot 17- North Perth Trojan Erica 309 sired by SAV Iron Mountain 8066 was purchased by JJ Deslip for $5,250.00

High Selling Cow/Calf Pair Lot 32- Six Mile Fernetta 349Y sired by SAV Preference was purchased by Sandy Ridge Farm, for $10,000.00

Lot 32A- Gibson 7024 Bada Bing 114B sired by BC Lookout 7024 was purchased by Curragdale Cattle High Selling Cow Lot 43- Glen Islay Lady Ann 17Y, sired by Bonnie Chance Bardolene 10A, was purchased by Cairnlee Acres for $3,600.00

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Advertisers Index20/20 Angus 42 Abacus Angus 52Alameda Agencies Ltd. 58Alta Genetics 58Anderson Cattle Co. 47Arda Farms 52Arm River Red Angus 42Arntzen Angus 52Arway Angus 48Atlasta Angus 52 Bar CR Angus 42Bar DK Angus 2, 42Bar-E-L Angus IFCBar-H Land & Cattle Co. 7Beverly Hills Angus 42BJ Cattle Co. 52Black Ridge Angus Farm 42Blairs.Ag Cattle Company BCBlast Angus 58Bootis Black Angus 47Border Butte Angus 52Bova-Tech Ltd. 58Bow Valley Genetics 58Breed Creek Angus Ranch 42Brendale Acres 48Brooking Angus Ranch 17Brookmore Angus 47Bryces Bar B Ranch 42Burnett, Bryce 42BuyAgro.com 28 Cadillac Stock Farms 48Canadian Farm Insurance Corp. 58Canadian Red Angus Promotion Society 58Chapman Cattle Company 52Circle 7 Angus 42Clair Lane Stock Farm 48Clegg Angus 52Crescent Creek Angus 42Cudlobe Angus 16 D & K Black Angus 48Davis-Rairdan Embryo Transplants Ltd. 58Dayora Farm 48Deer Range Red Angus 42Deer River Ranching 52Delar Cattle & Quarter Horses 52Delorme Livestock 42Diamond T Cattle Co. 52Direct Livestock Marketing Services 2DJ Cattle Co. 47DKF Red Angus 42Dolittle Angus 42Double “F” Cattle Co./Parkvista Hereford Farm 42Double Bar D Farms 42DWAJO Angus 52

Early Sunset Ranch 1Eastondale Angus 42Edwards Livestock 58EKW Red Angus 43Emmatt Creek Red Angus 43Everblack Angus 52 Ferme Wilgor Farms 58Flewelling Cattle Services 58Forsyth Ranch Ltd. 43 GBS Angus Farm 43GBT Angus 43Genex Co-operative, Inc. 14Gerlei Angus 43Get-A-Long Stock Farm 52Gilchrist Farms 48Glen Gabel Angus 43Glen Islay Angus 48Glesbar Cattle Co. 52Graham Red Angus 48Grant Rolston Photography Ltd. 58Greenbush Angus 10, 47 Halcyon Angus Farm 43Hamco Cattle Co. 47Hamilton Farms 52Harprey Angus Farms 48Hartford Bros. 48Harvest Angus 22Hasson Cattle Co. 40HBH Farms Inc. 9Hi Low Angus 43High Tree Cattle 43Hollinger Land and Cattle 43Howe Family Farm 19 Ivanhoe Angus 43 J & S Cattle 43Johnston/Fertile Valley 61JPD Farms 49Justamere Farms Ltd. 43 KBJ Round Farms 53KC Cattle Co. 43Kembar Farms 47Kenray Ranch 43Kueber Farms 53Kuntz Farms 43 Lazy MC Angus 53Lazy S Ranch Inc. 53LCI Doenz Ranches 15Leela Farms 49Lewis Farms Ltd. 13, 53LLB Angus 53Locust Grove Angus 40, 49


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Lone Stone Farms 53Lucky 7 Cattle Co. 53 M & J Farms 47Macks Red Angus 49Macnab Angus 44Maple Ridge Acres 44Mar Mac Farms 47Marin Cattle Presentation 59McGowan Farms 53McMillen Ranching Ltd. 44Meadow Ridge Ent. Ltd. 44Merit Insurance Brokers 59Midnight Fire Cattle Company 44Miller-Wilson Angus 53Minburn Angus 53MJT Cattle Co. Ltd. 53Moose Creek Red Angus 44 Nordal Limousin & Angus 5, 44Northern View Angus 44Nu-Horizon Angus 44 Ockerman Angus 53O’Grady Steel 59Ole Farms 53 Paradise Farms 49Pasquia Red Angus 44Peak Dot Ranch Ltd. 44Poley, Chris 59Poplar Meadows Angus 58Pugh Farms 53 Red Rock Red Angus 53Redrich Farms 53ReMax Blue Chip Realty, Marcel DeCorby 59ReMax Central Alberta, Greg Cripps 59Remitall Farms IBCRemitall West 54Right Cross Ranch 44Ring Creek Farms Ltd. 54Rivercrest Angus Ranch 54RNR Flicek Red Angus 44Rolling Acres Farms 58

Royal Angus 44RSL Red Angus 44 Sandy Bar Ranch 44Schaff Angus Valley 12, 58Section 7 Ranch 11, 44Shiloh Cattle Company 54Six Mile Ranch Ltd. 3Skinner Farms 45Skyebrook Angus 45Spring Creek Simmentals/Red Rose Angus 45Spruce Ridge Red Angus 47Spruce Ridge Stock Farms 47Spruce View Angus Ranch 54Standard Hill Livestock 6Steen Agencies 59Stock, Mark 59Stockmens Insurance 59Stromsmoe Black Angus and Herefords 54Sunny Grove Angus 45 T Bar C Cattle Company 2, 8, 23T Bar K Ranch 45Tambri Farms 49Ter-Ron Farms 54Today’s Publishing 55Triple L Angus 45TSN Livestock 47Tullamore Farms 49Twin Heritage Farms 45Tyler Harris Photography 59 Upper Glen Angus 49 Vikse Family Farm 54 Walkerbrae Farms 49Wilbar Farms 45Willowside Farm 49WRAZ Red Angus 45 Y Coulee Land & Cattle Co. 18, 45 Z-Bar Angus Ltd. 45, 51


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“What a year!”

Folks in the cattle business can wear their cowboy hats proudly, while those in grain production scramble to find markets for their feed and low grade product. The record prices paid for stockers shows hope for feedlot profits, as the Canadian dollar trends downward, along with the steep drop in the price of corn. For those of us who have been in the cattle business all our lives…we have never seen prices at this level.

Skeptics as the question, “How long will it last or what economic or political disaster could stop this aggressive cattle market?” The answer is simple…markets are driven by supply and demand. As I have been a commodity trader, my trades are based on technical data (charts). For those curious, look at the monthly trading chart for both feeder and fat cattle; they are the most bullish charts in the meat sector of the industry. In the past year and a half or so the retail market has challenged the consumer, as most counter prices have risen considerably without consumer resistance. A major retailer recently announced that they will have to import beef from the USA and offshore to supply quality cuts for their customers.

The record prices are influencing a lot of money into the agricultural sector and producer pockets. Consider how large a line of credit order buyers and auction marts need to carry all these prices. This poses a simple question, “What direction will you choose, increase your numbers for more marketing power or get out?” For those who want to increase their herd size, bank analysts (now that cattle are high) consider cattle valuable assets, once again. The next time you see your banker, ask what he now values your purchases of the past three years at 700 to 800 dollars.

Young breeders and their children may have the opportunity to purchase breeding stock from established breeders or producers willing to offer terms; hence, assisting their own tax position. For those in the autumn of their life that survived BSE, politicians and bankers, the decision to liquidate your livestock assets is not foolish. At these prices, you will be financially rewarded for the loyalty and tenacity of your enduring years in the livestock industry. There is a pitfall…the tax man. The last thing a cowboy needs to do is sell his life’s work and the government taking over half of your coffers in tax.

For many of us, going to see an accountant is about as much fun as seeing a dentist but it’s a necessary task! One question lingers in everyone’s queries; they ask, “How long will this rebuilding process last?” The restocking of the North American cow herd has not yet begun because at these prices, there is less risk to feed a heifer than to breed a heifer and since gestation is still a little over 280 days, growth from the onset will be very slow. I see older, established producers who have no children at home and have labor problems quitting, while others with youth and family expanding.

A myth has been handed down by prior auctioneers and ringmen that “moves in the purebred market are usually two years behind the commercial market.” Therefore, for those who believe in myths…the cattle you purchased and add to your program this fall, shall be more affordable than in 2015.

The Final Word


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November2-9 Farmfair International - Alberta Angus Gold Show, Edmonton, AB4-9 Farmfair International, Edmonton, AB6-8 Manitoba Livestock Expo, Brandon, MB7 MAA Fall Gold Show7-11 Redrich Farms Roll Out The Red Females Online Sale7-16 The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, Toronto, ON7 Farmfair’s Headliner All Breeds Sale, Edmonton, AB7 Royal Elite All Breed Sale, Toronto, ON 15 Northern Select Black & Red Angus Sale, Camrose, AB16-17 Brooking Angus Ranch Open Book Invitational - Chapter 2, Radville, SK 18 Acadia Colony Bull Sale, Oyen, AB20 Doenz Ranches Ltd. 41st Annual Production Sale at the Ranch, Warner, AB21 Westgold Farms Production Sale, Vermilion, AB 24-29 Canadian Western Agribition, Regina, SK26 The Masterpeice Sale, Regina, SK28 4th Annual Power & Perfection Sale, Regina, SK

December1-3 Kenray Ranch Online Sale1-4 3rd Annual Pugh Farms Online Production Sale2 Camrose Country Classic, Camrose, AB3 Six Mile & Guests Commercial Bred Heifer Sale, Swift Current, SK4 Pugh Farms Online Production Sale, Edgerton, AB4 Lewis Farms Leading Ladies Female Sale, Spruce Grove, AB4 Peak Dot Ranch Fall Bull and Female Sale, Wood Mountain, SK5 Highland Sale XX, Olds, AB6 Manitoba Keystone Klassic Sale, Brandon, MB6 Spring Creek Simmental Female Sale, Virden, MB8 Y Coulee “You Be The Judge” Fall Bull & Heifer Sale, Vermilion, AB10 Double Bar D & Guests Premiere Female Sale, Grenfell, SK10 Cudlobe Bull Sale, Stavely, AB12 Touch of Class Sale, Saskatoon, SK13 Westway Female Sale, Olds, AB13 Atlasta Angus 9th Annual Bull & Seriously Black Select Female Sale, Sylvan Lake, AB17 Howe Family Female Sale, Moose Jaw, SK20 Bar DK Angus Complete Dispersal, Yorkton, SK20 Angus Collection Sale, Olds, AB31 New Years Resolution Frozen Genetic Sale: Volume III, Red Deer, AB

January 20151 Today’s Angus Advantage Winter “Herd Sire” Issue Deadline31 Lazy S Ranch Bull Sale, Mayerthorpe, AB31 MC Quantock “Canada’s Bulls” Sale, Lloydminster, AB

February 7 Hill 70 Quantock Ranch “Barn Burnin Bull Sale”, Lloydminster, AB14 Schaff Angus Valley 111th Angus Production Sale, Mandan, ND 19 Nordal Limousin and Angus Bull Sale, Saskatoon

March 6 Spring Cattleman’s Connection Bull Sale, Brandon, MB7 Ward’s Red Angus & Guests 7th Annual Bull Sale, Saskatoon, SK 12 Bar-E-L Bull & Elite Female Sale, Stettler, AB 16 Remitall Farms Bull & Select Female Sale, Olds, AB25 Bar-H Annual Bull and Female Sale, Langenburg, Saskatchewan31 Early Sunset Ranch “Only the Good Ones Sell” Annual Production Sale, Edam, SK

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