Welcome to our 10th annual bull sale! It is hard to believe that it’s been 10 years already, but even harder to believe we have been breeding Charolais cattle for 35 years. We have come a long way from buying our first 9 cows in the fall of 1989. It is also interesting looking back at the pictures of that time and admiring how far the breed has come. We have gone from tall, bigger boned bulls to smaller framed, big middled easier calving bulls that are highly sought after. The Charolais calves continue to be in high demand again this fall. It’s a great feeling to have back-to-back years of excellent calf prices and phenomenal cull cow and bull prices. I am sure some of you were able to sell your cull bull for close to what you paid for it. On top of all that, great news, as most of us enjoyed an excellent year of grass with a plentiful hay crop. There is a lot of optimism in the cattle industry and for good reason. It appears that we should be in line for another good year of prices next year with the cow numbers not growing yet.
This year’s group of bulls is as consistent as ever. As always, we have 2 completely different breeding groups for our yearling and 2-year-old programs. Yearling bulls are born from January to early March and the 2-year-old program calves from late April to early July. We have the variety you will be looking for, whether it’s a power bull or a heifer bull, we can fill your needs. If you are unable to attend or would prefer that we pick out a bull for you, Cody, Christopher or I would be more than willing to help out. Please don’t hesitate to contact one of us to discuss your needs.
Lastly, be sure to check out our “Win-Win” program. It’s always exciting to buy calves from our customers and have the opportunity to see how our genetics perform in the feedlot. It’s great to have customers show faith in our program by buying bulls yearly from us and be able to reward them by buying their calves back and showing faith in their program. We realize that selling directly to us is not an option that everyone prefers, so if you let us know when and where you are selling your calves, we will do our best to support you at your sale.
Thanks
Mark & Trish Lohues
George & Angela Lohues
Box 1094, Coaldale AB T1M 1M9
Mark (403) 634-2989
Email: lohuesmark@gmail.com
Herdsman: Christopher Lohues (403) 795-1343
COYOTE FLATS CHAROLAIS
Sale Information
Sale Day Phones
Mark Lohues.............................................(403) 634-2989
George Lohues..........................................(403) 634-2409
Christopher Lohues...................................(403) 795-1343
Insurance will be available for purchase on sale day.
Stockmen’s Insurance – Larry Toner...................(306) 834-7652
Video Sale
Sale Management
Jon Wright..................................................(306) 807-8424
Auctioneer
Dan Skeels..................................................(403) 783-1217
Ring Service
Grant Ellefson.............................................(403) 501-9707
Ryan Konynenbelt......................................(403) 892-6534
This sale is a video sale, and bulls will sell by video and will not enter a sale ring. We welcome you to view the bulls prior to sale day, or the day of the sale.
Semen Rights
Coyote Flats Charolais retains in-herd semen interest on all bulls sold in the sale.
Exchange Rate
For our American friends, the exchange rate will be announced on sale day at the start of the sale.
Semen Testing
All two-year old bulls will be semen tested prior to sale day. All yearling bulls will be semen tested by March 1st.
Wintering Program & Delivery Yearlings
All yearling bulls can be left at Coyote Flats Charolais until May 31st. After June 1st, a $3/day boarding fee will be applied until delivery/pickup. All yearling bulls that remain at Coyote Flats for wintering must be insured. Two-Year Olds
Bring your trailer on sale day, take your bull home and deduct $300 off purchase price OR choose one of the options below that works best for you:
1. We will deliver the bulls as soon as convenient for you after the sale
2. We winter the bull, deliver him when needed for $800, which is payable on sale day. Bulls that winter at Coyote Flats must be insured.
Terms & Conditions
Sale is conducted under the Canadian Charolais Association’s Code of Ethics.
Accommodations
Quality Inn & Suites, Lethbridge.......................(403) 331-6440
Holiday Inn Express, Lethbridge.......................(403) 942-5856
Super 8, Taber...................................................(403) 223-8181
Directions: 13 km east of Coaldale on Hwy 3, 10 km north on RR 19-0 and 1 km west or 23 km west of Taber on Hwy 3 and 10 km north on Range Road 19-0 and 1 km west. Watch for signs!
Canadian Charolais Association Breed Averages EPDS – September 2023
Coyote Flats
We believe in our bulls! We believe in supporting our bull customers, and the feeding ability that calves sired by our bulls have. That is why every bull sold in our sale comes with a bid on our customers calves in the fall.
The Win-Win Program was developed because we want to develop a partnership with our customers in the cattle business. A successful partnership must benefit both parties, and we believe that the Win-Win Program allows for successful partnerships to be developed.
You Win
• Excellent sale price: We pay top dollar for the calves that enter our feedlot. We can also offer to contract your calves during the summer months.
• Less stress: On the day you wean your calves, you already know your price and don’t have to worry about what price you are going to get, or what the weather is going to do. No worries about calves getting cut out because of a minor problem or off colour. We are also flexible on delivery times and dates.
• Less shrink: We have a government inspected scale at our facility. The calves are weighed on the truck and the shrink is determined on a sliding scale based on distance from our feedlot.
• No sales commission: All that you pay for is the brand inspection and the trucking to get your calves to our feedlot.
• Pride: You can come back to the feedlot and have a look at how your calves are doing and developing.
We Win
• Healthier calves: Calves are less stressed, therefor, they stay healthier.
• Performance: We get large groups of calves that packers are looking for and we know they will perform and yield among the best in the industry.
• Management: We can track performance of our different bloodlines from weaning to slaughter. We are also able to help with vaccination decisions so we can vaccinate the calves the same way when they arrive at the feedlot.
• Feedback: We can give you feedback on the performance and health of your calves.
First and foremost, we would like to welcome you to the 10th Annual Coyote Flats Charolais Bull Sale. To celebrate the 10th edition of their sale, Coyote Flats Charolais has put together their strongest, consistent, quality offering of Yearling and Two-Year Old Charolais bulls to date.
As we sit here writing this welcome letter for their 10th Annual Bull Sale, it leaves us feeling a bit nostalgic. We have been working with the Coyote Flats Charolais program for a decade now ourselves, and what a true honour it has been. From starting out as a herdsman for their Charolais cow herd, to progressing and working in the sales management aspect, it has been rewarding to see the development of their bull sale over the last 10 years. It feels like yesterday when the nerves of hosting their first bull sale on the farm was felt throughout the crew, as we took the leap and changed the way the bull pen was marketed. Congratulations to the Coyote Flats Charolais crew, through all the market highs and lows and uncertainties in the decisions that were made, we are celebrating 10, what an accomplishment!
To say that both the yearling and two-year old bull pens are exciting is a vast understatement! From the genetic outcross bulls offered, sired by LT Justified 1528 PLD and LT Renegade 0838 PLD ET, to the breed impacting sires Elder’s Vexour 8042F, HVA High Tide 83F and MAIN Highwood 60H, that have worked and continue to produce those performance, calving ease bulls, there is certainly something for every program in this offering. The quality of the pen is something that should not be overlooked. This program continues to progress forward, year after year, with the new genetics that they are bringing in, to offer that genetic diversity and keep things fresh for their repeat bull customers.
Please join us on sale day, in person to enjoy the company of fellow cattle producers and partake in the renowned Coyote Flats Charolais hospitality, or online through DLMS. Your support and interest in the bulls is always appreciated. If you cannot be in attendance online or in person, but wish to participate over the phone or by leaving a bid on your bull(s) of choice, please do not hesitate to contact Mark, Cody, Christopher, any of the sale staff or I listed in the catalogue. We would be happy to answer any questions you have about the bulls featured in the offering, or assist you in sourcing bulls that would work for your program. Buy with confidence, as the Coyote Flats Charolais program stands behind their product, so much so that they offer their Win-Win program to build those relationships in the industry and support their customers back.
Sincerely,
Jon & Sarah Wright
FROM CARGILL ANIMAL NUTRITION
Welcome to the 10th Annual Coyote Flats Charolais Bull Sale. Every year, we sit down with the Lohues family and discuss the nutrition program we are going to put forward for these bulls. The Lohues Family always insists on developing a bull in a safe and responsible manner in order to create an animal that will sustain his soundness for multiple breeding seasons. We have formulated a balanced ration that meets growth curve requirements necessary for proper breeding maturation, that allows for superior genetics to be passed on.
These bulls have been raised on a chelated mineral program that was designed to enhance immunity, semen quality and strong foot structure. Coyote Flats is committed to their customers through the feeder cattle buyback program, with a vested interest in raising a quality product for everyone involved. It’s very seldom that you run into a purebred operation that is as dedicated to the industry like Coyote Flats. If you have any questions around the rations don’t hesitate to call (403)-634-5590.
Trevor Moebis
CARGILL ANIMAL NUTRITION
Ruminant Specialist
Welcome Welcome
FROM CATTLE HEALTH MANAGEMENT
As a veterinarian with Cattle Health Management, I have been honoured to work with Coyote Flats Charolais for most of my 30-year career. This is a family-run organization comprised of wonderful people with a great deal of integrity to their customers, their neighbors and the entire beef industry. Mark is very conscientious about taking care of the details with respect to the health and nutrition of the cattle on the farm and those that are to be sold. Vaccinations are carried out in a timely manner to help prevent disease in the individual animals, as well as in the calves that are raised. All cows receive a 5-way (IBR, PI3, BRSV, BVD Type I & II) modified live virus vaccine pre-breeding to protect the fetus from infection with IBR or BVD. This program is started while the cows are still calves, so all mature cows have received at least 2 doses of the 5-way viral before first conception and then annually pre-breeding after that. When the calves are born, they are initially given an intranasal IBR, PI3, BRSV and an intranasal Mannheimia hemolytica and Pasteurella multocida for protection against respiratory illness. This is repeated at branding time to continue the protection provided by this product, as well as an 8-way Clostridial vaccine that also contains Histophilus somni. The calves are boosted with a 5-way viral and the 8-way Clostridial vaccine at weaning time and then the heifers are given the 5-way viral pre-breeding. This program provides maximum protection for the calves against respiratory disease and protects the fetus from BVD infection and abortion from these viruses.
The bull calves go through this vaccination program as well, and before leaving the farm they also receive Fusogard and the booster for protection against footrot during the breeding season.
Coyote Flats Charolais has a comprehensive herd health program and for most of their history, they have invited the Cattle Health Management to work closely with them in all aspects of their cattle operation. This involves everything from pregnancy diagnosis, breeding soundness evaluation of the bulls, and regular herd health visits for examinations of sick animals, and health training purposes. We are involved in the feedlot aspect of this farm and in the past, many of the calves that have been inducted into the feedlot have been purchased from producers that have sourced their bulls from Coyote Flats Charolais. This close working relationship has proven beneficial for the cow/calf producer as well as Coyote Flats Charolais. The Lohues family is always interested in developing more of these relationships with producers that are purchasing bulls. They would welcome any inquiries about providing calves for sale to the Coyote Flats Charolais feedlot, and vaccination and health protocols for the cows and calves from these herds.
It has been a privilege to work closely with Coyote Flats Charolais in all aspects of cattle health.
Sincerely,
Carl Dueck DVM
CFC 83F DURANGO 184J
ELDER’S LARIAT 29E
HIGH TIDE 83F
907G ARCHITECT 35K
ELDER’S VEXOUR 8042F
LT JUSTIFIED 1528 PLD
HVA
CFC
MAIN HIGHWOOD 60K
PH PERSONA 38D
LT RENEGADE 0838H PLD ET
PH BANNER 80C
MAIN HIGHWOOD 60H
Retaining 1/3 semen intrest
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RENEGADE 0838 PLD ET LT PATRIOT 4004 PLD
HCR SONYA 3034 PLD
CFC 307A DROP ZONE 92E BOB’S RUM CHATTA 71F
CFC 92E MISS CALLAHAN 12H
Tribute to Ben Stroeve
Shortly after our last bull sale, I lost my mentor in the Charolais breed. Ben passed away December 19th, 2023. Thankfully I was able to share with him our sale results from last year as it was our best sale to date. He was extremely happy for us, and you could see that he was also very proud. Not only was he my mentor, he was also my uncle and like a second father to me. I worked for Ben for a few years, and he is the reason we are in the Charolais breed. He gave George and I our start by selling us 9 cows in the fall of 1989. He was a fantastic teacher and role model, with a great attitude and always had a positive outlook on life. I truly miss his wonderful smile and his voice, and the way he greeted me on the phone or in person. It was a very enthusiastic “Hi Mark”! He was a person that always made time for the people around him. Without a doubt, his favourite thing about a bull sale or cattle show was pulling out a bottle of whiskey and having a drink with people. You didn’t have to talk about cattle, it could be about anything, he just really enjoyed getting to know people. He is greatly missed.
| CFC 64M | 1/28/2024 | Dehorned 13
907G ARCHITECT 35K
CFC 83E MISS RAPTOR 24G
| CFC 97M | 2/14/2024 | Polled 15
9712 KASSIA 19K
CFC 60H ENCORE 22M
MAIN HIGHWOOD 60H JSR ESTRADA 52E
MAIN LANZA HOMBRE 645D
ELDER’S VEXOUR 8042F
CFC 8042F WILLOW 90K
CFC 176F MISS WISHBONE 134H
MAIN HIGHWOOD 60H
JSR ESTRADA 52E MAIN LANZA HOMBRE 645D
PH PERSONNA 38D JOR MISS RAPTOR 46B
CFC 38D MAIDEN 49K
CFC 83F MISS SPLENDOR 155H HVA HIGH TIDE 83F CFC 53Z MISS BANNER 123E
CFC 52Z MISS NEXT GEN. 220E CFC POUND MAKER 52Z CFC NEXT GENERATION 60A
8042F
WCR COMMISSIONER 593 P
ELDER’S VEXOUR 8042F
ELDER’S BAR J DESIGN 125D
CFC 8042F BRIGADE 138L
ELDER’S VEXOUR 8042F WCR COMMISSIONER 593 P ELDER’S BAR J DESIGN 125D
CFC 176F FIREFLY 181J
HVA BIG DOG 176F CFC 53Z MISS PRIMECUT 164E
CFC 80C MISS POUND MAKER 188H PH BANNER 80C CFC 52Z MISS NEXT GEN. 122D
VEXOUR 8042F WCR COMMISSIONER 593 P ELDER’S BAR J DESIGN 125D
2 tickets to Calgary Flames hockey game + overnight hotel stay. Flames tickets donated by Coyote Flats Charolais. Hotel night stay donated by Bank of Nova Scotia.
TERMS: The terms of the sale are cash or cheque payable immediately after the sale. Settlement is in Canadian funds. The right of the property shall not pass until settlement is paid in full. All settlements must be made with the clerks of the sale before any cattle will be released. Current exchange rates will be announced on sale day.
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 prior to the sale, in a sufficient time frame.
DISPUTES: In case of disputes, bidding will be reopened between the parties involved. If no further bid is made, the buyer will be the person from whom the auctioneer accepted the last bid. The auctioneer’s decision in such matters will be final.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: All announcements made from the auction block on sale day will take precedence over the printed material. Errors discovered in the catalogue will be corrected from the auction stand at sale time and such correction will take precedence over printed material in the catalogue.
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.
IN-HERD SEMEN: Coyote Flats Charolais reserves the right to collect semen on any bull sold through the sale. Semen collection will be at seller’s expense and the buyer’s convenience.
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 that the bull is 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.
INSURANCE: Insurance will be available for purchase on sale day.
DELIVERY: Assistance will be given with making delivery arrangements 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.
ACCIDENTS: Although every precaution will be taken to protect the safety and comfort of buyers, neither Coyote Flats Charolais, the auctioneer, sale staff or Wright Livestock Marketing Services sale management assumes no responsibility in the matter and disclaims any liability, legal or otherwise, in the event of an accident or loss of property.
SALE MANAGER: Wright Livestock Marketing Services Ltd. is acting only as a medium between buyer and seller and is not responsible for any failure on the part of either party to live up to his/her obligations, or for any warranties, guarantees or representations, expressed or implied. Wright Livestock Marketing Services Ltd. does not assume any financial obligations to collect or enforce collection of any monies between parties. Wright Livestock Marketing Services Ltd. assumes no responsibility for any credit that is extended by the seller to the buyer. The buyer must look to the seller for the fulfillment of any/all guarantees and representations made. Any legal action that may, in exceptional circumstances/cases, be taken are solely between the buyer and the seller.
PICTURES: By attending the sale, you are granting permission for your picture to be used for promotional and advertising purposes relating to the sale, unless you notify the sellers/sale manager that you do not grant permission for your picture to be used.
