61ST DOUGLAS BULL & FEMALE SALE Annual
SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 2025 • 1:00PM CST
at the station DOUGLAS, MB
UPHILL
CONTACTS
KARSIN - 204-870-0329
- 204-856-6568
- 204-365-7155
- 204-871-0939
ROSS - 204-441-1418
INSURANCE
Guild Insurance Group will be on site to offer insurance on all purchases.
BOARD
A fee of $6 per head per day will be charged for animals remaining at the Test Station one week from sale day.
US BUYERS
Our sales are conducted in Canadian funds. The U.S. exchange rate will be available at the settlement desk. Upon successful purchase of an animal, the consignors will assist with the necessary documentation, health exams, brokerage and U.S. custom charges necessary to export your animal to the U.S. An additional fee of $300.00 U.S. per animal will be charged for this service, and is due at time of settlement. Transportation is not included in this amount.
2024-2025 Test
raffle heifer Proceeds Donated To Up-Coming Projects At The Station
Miss
Pick Six Miss 410M
As first time consignors to the bull test we knew when they asked for a heifer for the raffle we had to take one from the very top of our keeper pen. 410 is the kind of female we want to build cow families around. Big topped, big hipped and sound as can be with added look. Her simm/angus dam is a perfect uddered 7 year old cow that has put one at the top of the pen consistently for years.
This one can go anyway you want. Make high percentage Maines, show steers or heifers or just elite commercial cattle. The possibilities are truly endless.
DONATION HEIFER PROCEDURE
The final bid in each round will denote the amount of that bidder’s donation.
Example: Round 1 - Final bid is $300.00 to Ryan Smith, Ryan’s donation is $300.00. Round 2 - Final bid is $250.00 to Tom Jones, Tom’s donation is $250.00. Round 3 - The female is re-auctioned on a downward scale until no further bids are received at the low of $10.00.
Each $10 purchased (donated) represents one chance in the final draw. (Ryan Smith has 30 chances, Tom Jones has 25 chances and so on down the scale to the final $10.00 donation worth one chance each.)
One ticket for every $10.00 bearing the contributor’s name will be put in the draw barrel. At the end of the sale, one ticket will be drawn with that person winning the heifer.
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welcome from the station president
On behalf of the board of Directors I would like to welcome everyone to the 61’st Annual Douglas Bull and Female Development Center Sale.
I’m Jeremy Pilkey and this is my first term as President. Alongside my wife Kerry we operate a mixed cow herd consisting of about 60 purebred black angus and 45 commercial angus/ shorthorn cross cows alongside Riding Mountain National Park.
Continuing with what’s new you may have noticed our name has been changed to the Douglas Bull and Female Development Center. As a board we felt it was important we focus on raising quality, long lasting genetics more so than a test station. With the success of our hand fed heifer pen last year this feature has returned. They are doing extremely well. This year we have also added a pen of hand fed bulls. I encourage you to stop by and give your opinion. I feel they look great!
I would personally like to thank all our reliable, hardworking consigners who keep bringing us top genetics to showcase year after year. My goal is to work alongside our board of directors and consignors where we can create a strong development center for our cattle.
Not to be left out we are proud of our new young and upcoming cattle producers who are not taking a backseat to anyone when it comes to quality breeding stock!
I would like to thank Cam and his right hand woman Tracy for everything they do to keep the Center running smoothly! In closing, please feel free to reach out to myself or any other board member with any questions you may have. Cam is always happy to have a visit and give a tour of the cattle, so stop in anytime!
Jeremy Pilkey Station President
to our SALE day sponsors Thank You
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WELCOME from the station manager
Welcome to the Douglas Bull & Female Development Centers 61st Annual Sale!
This last year has been a whirlwind in the beef cattle industry! Record breaking prices have placed our producers in a position where they are getting paid for the hard work and sacrifice put into their operations. Our consignors have yet again brought us their best and we are excited about the group of bulls and heifers on offer this year. No matter the breed, the quality runs deep. After the success of our hand fed heifer program last year we brought in a hand fed bull program . These bulls have been developed in a more commercial type setting, challenging their genetics and feed efficiency. We encourage you to take a good look at these bulls and let us know what you think.
We welcomed many new consignors to our sale this year, with several being under 25 years old. The future of the industry sure looks bright when you walk our pens and see the quality that they have brought to our sale. Our consignors are truly a great bunch to work with. Ready and willing to help out when needed on weigh days, picturing or proof reading the catalogue.
Thank you!
We have something for everyone at this year’s sale! The chance to win a heifer, purchase semen lots and bid on yearling & 2 year old bulls along with yearling heifers representing six breeds. The Carberry 4-H Club will be with us to serve beef on a bun lunch and of course our ever favorite homemade pies! We look forward to seeing you sale day and as always, feel free to stop in and evaluate the bulls and heifers prior to sale day. We love talking cattle and visiting with our fellow cattleman!
See you Sale Day!
Cam & TracyWood (& Dixie) Station Manager
PHOTO CREDIT: JILLYBEAN PHOTOGRAPHY
YEARLING BULLS Self Fed
Gilcroft Farms - Ron & Keith Gilbert Demorestville, ON | 613-813-4399
Gilcroft Myles 2M
COCA COLA 1A
MARIEHAMN TAIPON 53H
MARIEHAMN MISS SHANIA 21F
FALLOON’S HIGH VOLTAGE 41U
GILCROFT ADDIE 20A
GILCROFT UNIQUE 15U
This calf is sired by Mariehamn Taipon 53H, a Coca Cola son. Coca Cola was one of the first bulls we used when we started into the Maine’s in 1975. This is my first calf out of this bull but he seems to be doing quite well. His dam Gilcroft Addie 20A is a 12 yr old cow out of Falloons High Voltage 41U a bull we purchased many yrs ago from the test center. She is one of our best fullblood cows still in our herd. She was also the dam of Gilcroft Darby, a bull we used for many years, also the top selling bred fullblood in our 2024 sale as well as the 2 yr old that is the same of the 502 calf. This calf had a lower bw and should make a good calving ease bull .
Gilcroft Farms - Ron & Keith Gilbert Demorestville, ON | 613-813-4399
Gilcroft Max 11M
REG # 524201 AEHW 11M 13/01/24
PERRY’S MR RED NECK ROMEO 7A
GILCROFT DANCER 17D
MISS GILCROFT 28U
BADGER HILL MR 632F
GILCROFT KUNDY 4K
GILCROFT ADDIE 20A
This calf is sired by Gilcroft Dancer 17D, a bull we raised and sold to Eastern Breeders. Dancer is a calving easy bull I use on all my first calvers. He throws smaller calves that gain really well as you can see by this calf. Dancer averaged over 5lbs a day on test and weighed 1600 at 13 months of age. His dam Gilcroft Kuny is a 2 yr old out of the dam of tag 501 , Gilcroft Addie 20A. She is sired by Badger Hill Mr 632F, a bull that has produced many good females for us. This calf is a low BW calf that is growing exceptionally well. He will produce calves that start small and have lots of thickness and growth potential.
Mosside Glenorkey 442M
PAINTEARTH RAMA 53U
MOSSIDE GLENORKEY 22G
BIRDTAIL MAJ BETSY 22Z
HILL HAVEN DEFENDER 12C
MOSSIDE BREATHLESS 44J
LAKE
8044
Only two words are needed to describe this bull - “meat wagon”. He is super stout with a big hip and wide top. This flashy roan checks the boxes for your next herd sire!
Mosside Shorthorns - Jeff & Grayson Ross Brandon, MB | 204-851-2293
Mosside Defender 186M
HILL HAVEN DEFENDER 12C
MOSSIDE DEFENDER 51J
MAPLE LAKE YESTERDAY 8051
ROCK HILL MARK VI 5E
MOSSIDE MARKETTE 186J
18B
We think very highly of this eye catching roan sired by Defender 51J who is being used by numerous progressive breeders in Canada and the US. This bull is wide topped, long bodied and has great natural muscling. He has performed very well during the test period boasting great performance and an impressive scrotal size. If you’re looking to add these traits along with some more eye appeal into your next calf crop, take a look at this guy!
PAINTEARTH RAMA 53U
MOSSIDE GLENORKEY 22G
BIRDTAIL MAJ BETSY 22Z
JSF WALL STREET 70E
BELL M SALLY 114H BELL M SALLY 57E
Here is a deep and long bodied bull that has a great hind quarter on him. Out of a cow with an immaculate udder that consistently raises one of our best calves each year. We had planned to retain him for our own use but have decided to offer him for your consideration. This bull is sure to add chrome and shape to his calves!
A smooth made, heifer safe bull with an impressive average daily gain. Sired by a soggy made roan currently breeding well for a commercial Angus producer.
Uphill Ronin 4M
GLENFORD DE NIRO 56F
GLENFORD DENIRO 42K
GLENFORD HELEN 16B
BIRDTAIL G GUS 15U
UPHILL MINNIE 9Z
UPHILL MINNIE 14W
Polled. This solid red calf has herd bull written all over him. The De Niro bull is transmitting his tremendous length and thickness on to his offspring along with some added performance. The dam of this bull is an ideally built cow with a great udder even at 13 years of age. BW 84 lbs.
Uphill Shorthorns - Ross Gray Hamiota, MB | 204-365-7155
Uphill Shorthorns - Ross Gray Hamiota, MB | 204-365-7155
Ronin
GLENFORD DE NIRO 56F
GLENFORD DENIRO 42K
GLENFORD HELEN 16B
SASKVALLEY TRADITION 106T
MURIDALE ST SUE 87A MURIDALE SB SUE 16S
ROYALLA ROCKSTAR K274 DIAMOND ROYALTY 8H
DIAMOND FLUORESCENT SUSAN 14F
Polled. Here is a beautifully roan coloured son of the Royalty bull and out of a Paintearth cow that we think is made about as good as you could ask for along with a perfect udder. BW 83 lbs.
GLENFORD DE NIRO 56F GLENFORD DENIRO 42K
GLENFORD HELEN 16B
Polled. Here is another De Niro son built much like the 4M calf. Nice roan colour with great length and thickness and out of another Gus 15U daughter that has bred very well for us. Great herdsire in the making
Fullblood Shorthorn with no percentage breeding in his pedigree. This eye catching roan bull will add pounds to your calves as his sire Muridale Gallager has for me. With Saskvalley Bonanza on both the top and bottom side and Saskvalley Transport on the dam side this bull has bloodlines that will perform. Add the chrome to your black calves with this guy! FREE DELIVERY IF BOUGHT IN THE INTERLAKE.
SWIFTY MABLE 9J
313G
9X
Fullblood Shorthorn with no percentage breeding in his pedigree. He is from a heifer with a birth weight of 78 lbs. This guy has sure put the pounds on. At 14 days of age he was 122 lbs. that is 3 lbs pounds a day gain just from milk. Thick and a solid red bull. He could be a good heifer bull. His Sire Prospect Hill Clay is solid red and his Sire was Balmoral Oaks Eagle. On the Dam side some good Muridale bloodlines with the likes of Muridale Raw Hide and Muridale Thailand along with Alta Cedar Lad 13N. FREE DELIVERY IF BOUGHT IN THE INTERLAKE.
There are no games being played when you look at Mindgame 21M. He is a bull that you have to appreciate for his hind quarter muscling and his overall mass and correctness down through his legs and feet. If numbers are more your thing—check out his Milk EPD—Top 1% of the breed! Fernando is a bull we just started using the past couple years and we are increasing the amount we will be using him this year due to the high quality of bulls and females he has been producing for us.
B BAR BENTLEY 8D
SHIFT PYN 716J ET
ANNABELLE 5A
When we talk about the matriarch cows in our herd, one that is at the top of the list is the 5A cow. The proof is right here in Maximum 68M and all the others who have come before him. Maximus has been a favourite since he was born for everyone who has seen him. He is admired for his limousin thickness, muscling, overall size, and foot and muscle structure. A full sister was in the lineup for the show string last year and would have been a great asset but we had to make cuts due to too many heifers and not enough hands! Maternal brothers have been used in herd, as well as sold through this sale in 2022 to Casey McCuaig. Sired by the 2019 Agribiton Supreme Champion
Pine Creek Memphis
Pine Creek Marshall
A double polled, double black bull sired by JYF Genesis and out of a deep bodied, easy fleshing, nice uddered cow who also came from Campbell’s Dispersal. Marshall combines calving ease with strong growth, muscle shape and length. He could be used on either heifers or cows.
HEELER CREEK - TAYLOR & kim BUCHBERGER Langenberg, SK | 306-743-7498
Heeler Creek Marshall
2357189 HCAB 16M 10/03/24
SEVERTSON G-MAN 288E
JAYMARANDY G-MAN 15H
JAYMARANDY HAZEL JLMA 647D
CRESCENT CREEK PACESETTER 74B
JK LASS 225J JK LASS 225G
This Jaymarandy G-Man son is bred for calving ease, making him an excellent choice for heifers. He comes from proven genetics, with no calving issues on heifers bred by his sire. Structurally sound, he stands on excellent feet, a trait inherited from both his sire and dam. His dam is a standout cow with a perfect udder and a low-maintenance, no-nonsense nature. He will make the ideal choice for those seeking dependable, problem free breeding.
Prime Angus Ranch Inc. - Shaun & Amanda Bryce Arcola, SK | 306-575-8063
GATEWAY FOLLOW ME F163 CONLEY A1
EXAR PRINCESS 6741
YOUNG DALE XCEPTION 12X
B MISSIE 98B
B MISSIE 23U
A thick made big hipped bull with bone and tons of hair out of Conley A1. 9M and 8M are twins and were both raised by their natural mother with no extra supplements and she bred right back, lots of power and fertility bred into this pedigree. Our goal is to supply solid predictable genetics from proven cow families that will work in today’s cow herd. I feel this set of bulls represents our goal extremely well. Buy with confidence, they will not disappoint.
Prime Angus Ranch Inc. - Shaun & Amanda Bryce Arcola, SK | 306-575-8063
Prime Force 12M
REG # 2398390 BWS 12M 12/03/24
A thick square made bull with lots of muscle expression in a well balanced package. I’m very impressed with SAV Magnum he’s a calving ease bull with tons of performance with a fresh pedigree. These will be some of the first sons to sell this spring out of him.
Here is a thick made well balanced calving ease bull that I’ve had my eye on all summer. His sire Connealy Craftsman is one of the #1 semen selling sires in the angus breed. His sons and daughters are in high demand and are topping sales south of the border. 6M and 7m will be some of the very first Craftsman to sell in Canada. Here’s a bull with solid and predictable pedigree that will go out raise highly marketable calves in anyone’s program.
Here is a bull you will admire for his extra length of spine and growth he displays in a thick well balanced package. His PVF Insight dam is a big, deep sided female with a nice level udder with nice teat placement and size. This is a bull to add pounds to your calf crop and leave you productive replacement females. Recommended for Cows or larger framed Hfrs. A stylish bull with a nice
square hip in him sired by Conley A1. His
Prime High Velocity 1M
A cool made powerfully designed calving ease bull with performance. His maternal brother was the high seller in last year’s sale for $10,500 going to our long time and respected customer Hilltop Cattle Co. His impressive Mar Innovation dam cranks out a top one ever year. This guy will be a must see and I believe he will make lots of friends come sale day.
Prime Craftsman 7M
A Craftsman son that if you are looking to inject some extra length and a bit more frame into your program 7M will fit that bill. His dam is a big framed ,deep ribbed Notorious daughter that stems from the famous Tibbie cow family. Notorious sons and daughters have been the top gaining and high sellers in past sales. Recommended for cows or larger framed heifers.
Donfield Danger Zone 10M
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TCCC Entice 16M
TCCC Answer 7M
TCCC Tanker 3M
Dam is a very thick cow out of Fort Knox from the Maple Lake herd. Sired by my high-selling Prime Angus 2J bull.
Natural Renegade is an ET son of the great AI sire, Bar E-L Natural Law who sires cattle with extra length, excellent hoof quality, and tremendous hair quality. Georgina 202K is a stout made female with an excellent udder, she was campaigned successfully in the show ring as a yearling heifer. Her pedigree boasts breed great females such as Young Dale Grace 169B, Jaymarandy Grace 640D and EA Rose 918, all donor cows. Her maternal sister was $21,000 high selling female in the Jaymarandy Livestock Female Production Sale. All of this and his quiet temperament (he was halter broke as a calf) ensure Johnny will provide the high maternal qualities you are looking for without sacrificing performance.
PT RIVER HILL 5C FIRST-RATE 859F
859F KIRBY 209K
PB RIVER HILL FOOLISH PRIDE 11F
PB P.A.R X-EL 54X PT PRINCESS GIRL OF MX 153Z PT
23M has heifer bull written all over him. He’s small headed, smoothed shouldered and long bodied. He has a 76 lbs birthweight. His dam has always had nice smaller sized calves. His sire has been used on heifers with success. His sires first calf crop has exceeded our expectations.
22M’s Dam has produced two bull calves to date which have sold right at weaning to commercial breeders. A stand out calf with a little more frame. This bulls Dam is a never miss cow that has two bulls working in purebred herds. His Granddam 50S had her last calf at 20 years of age in 2024. Longevity stands out in this pedigree
MASS Morrissey 1m
I really like this black True North Bull. He is doing very well at the station. He had a nice 85 lb birth weight, Oct. 4th Weaning weight of 985 lbs and a Jan 18 weight of 1442 lbs. His Dam is a Bert’s NR Medium framed Sochi cow that’s hard to fault. She has another True North Bull calf by her side this year.
MASS Montana 2m
A True North
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His Dam is a thick, quiet easy keeping Brooks daughter we bought from Triple R Simmentals. Her bull calf last year sold to Dallas MacDonald from Virden.
MASS Mozart 9m
Here’s an attractive black baldy Savage Bull with goggles that always looks good. He had an Oct. 4th Weaning weight of 880 lbs, and Jan. 18th weight of 1305 lbs. His Dam is a solid Cowboy Cut daughter that we purchased from Wilcox Simmentals.
MASS Matlock 10m
A black Superstout Bull that is coming along very well. He had an Oct 4th Weaning weight of 900 lbs and Jan 18th weight of 1270 lbs. His Dam is a Dark Red Southam Western Force Cow that has been good to us. We have already sold two heifers and a bull in previous sales from her at the Station. Her bull calf last year sold to Olivia Reid from Thunder Bay, Ontario.
106 MASS Matthew 12m
HOMO POLLED SIRE VERIFIED
Here’s a red Asset Bull with good numbers. He had an 85 lb Birth weight, an Oct. 4th Weaning weight of 835 lbs and a Jan. 18 Weight of 1262 lbs. His Dam is a Red Deep Quarter Daughter with a nice udder.
107 MASS Meatloaf
3m
HOMO
A thick Affinity Bull that should turn into a good herd sire. He had an Oct. 4th Weaning weight of 930 lbs, and Jan 18 weight of 1365 lbs. His dam is a Red Sommit Bert’s NR tank of a cow. Her last year’s Affinity Bull calf sold to Brian Oliver from Miniota, Manitoba. She is raising an Affinity heifer this year.
Massinon Farms - Gerald Massinon Haywood, MB | 204-750-2150
HOMO POLLED SIRE VERIFIED
A dark red Affinity Bull that we are quite happy with. He had an Oct 4th Weaning weight of 900 lbs and a Jan. 18 weight of 1263 lbs. His Rainbow River dam is quiet, has good feet and nice udder. She’s the Dam of last year’s Raffle Heifer that now finds her home at Rainbow River Simmentals. She is also the Grand Dam of Lot 111.
Massinon Farms - Gerald Massinon Haywood, MB | 204-750-2150
MASS Macbeth 14m
BLOCKBUSTER 3011C BERTS JAGGER 8J GBV/JNB RED ZERA 7Z
HOMO POLLED HETERO BLACK SIRE VERIFIED
A black bull out of the dark red Jagger Bull with some performance. The Jagger calves have lots of energy at birth. He had an Oct. 4th Weaning weight of 915 lbs and Jan. 18 weight of 1396 lbs. His Max dam is one of my favorites. Her heifer calf last year sold to Bert’s NR Simmentals.
Massinon Farms - Gerald Massinon Haywood, MB | 204-750-2150
MASS Mick 15m
REG # 1487190 MAS 15M 19/01/24
LFE BLOCKBUSTER 3011C BERTS JAGGER 8J GBV/JNB RED ZERA 7Z
HOMO POLLED SIRE VERIFIED
A dark red Jagger power bull that looked good from the start. He had an Oct. 4th Weaning weight of 1025 lbs and Jan 18 weight of 1420 lbs. His dam is a Bert’s NR Tycoon daughter that’s hard to fault. Last year, her bull calf sold to Nathan Early from Holland, Manitoba.
MASS Maurice 17m
A dark red Jagger Bull with a little bit of white on each side. He had an Oct. 4th weaning weight of 840 lbs and Jan. 18 weight of 1275 lbs. His dam is a medium framed Epic daughter with a tidy udder. 17M’S Grand Dam is the dam of Lot 108. Our bulls had a straight oat ration in their creep feeder last summer.
Rockin Mr Odin 91M
Another outstanding bull out of a WLB sire. Smooth, dark, red bull out of a top-producing cow out of the great Odin family. If you are looking to add flesh to your calf crop do it with Rockin Mr. Odin 91M. Strong footed with a really nice hair coat, his genetics will correct most udders.
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Rockin Mr Sabre
Eye-appealing bull with that herd sire bull look, length and good feet. His dam is a top performing cow on our farm with an excellent udder. If you notice at all the auctions, white face calves have been in high demand and sought after. Rockin’ Mr Sabre 422M was a favorite in the pasture whenever anyone had toured.
Here is a meat machine, His dam is a heavy milking full blood influenced cow.This guy was shown at the local fair by my grandson so he is halter broke. Picture of dam available.
This smooth muscled fellow is mothered by a cherry red good udder easy keeping cow. She always delivers big. Picture of dam available.
Otter Creek Farm - JACK HANSEN Neebing, ON | 807-627-6185
SIRE VERIFIED, HETEROZYGOUS POLLED
These Asset sons should put pounds on your calf crop and on top of that he has a blaze face. His mom is a middle of the road cow that is hard to fault. Picture of dam available.
This Epic daughter did a great
You couldn’t miss this calf on pasture last summer. He was a stand out, money stripe and all. This was his mother’s first attempt and she exceeded all expectations. Picture of dam available.
Taking into consideration his low birth weight and parentage his calves should come easy. His grandma is the dam of Lot 124. Pictures available.
Mountain Wave is a blood red blaze heifer bull prospect. A moderate framed, easy fleshing bull with excellent feet will add a marketable calving ease sire option to your heifer pen. His sire is the popular Circle G Heat Wave, the $42K high selling bull brings calving ease and performance. His State of War dam did
excellent job on her first calf, she is a big barrelled, tidy uddered female that has a bright future. Mountain Wave ranks at the top for calving ease, has genomic enhanced EPDs for your buying confidence.
JICC 16M is out of a cow we purchased from the Homestead T dispersal. He is a great candidate for the hf pen in our opinion with just a 79 lb birth weight, smooth made and out of a great cow. Being sired by Boundary Tycoon, he is packed full of calving ease on both sides of his pedigree. Photos of mother available on request or stop by the farm at Austin and have a look, the coffee is always on.
SIRE OF LOT
JIBAR Mr 391J
JICC 8M born unassisted at 98 lbs out a moderate framed, quiet Centurion daughter we own from Rendezvous Farms this guy should add length and power to your calves with great milk numbers on his EPDs. Just a February born bull with good growth. Photos of mother available on request or stop by the farm at Austin and have a look, the coffee is always on.
JI Bar Hector 6M
JICC 6M is a late January born bull that we have liked from day one. He is out of a red blaze faced cow, who has a great udder who we purchased out of the Homestead T dispersal. Weaning off his mom at 790 lbs with no creep in late September she does a fantastic job. Keep every heifer from this guy with a 35 milk number he is sure to produce great replacement. Photos of mother available on request or stop by the farm at Austin and have a look, the coffee is always on.
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Diamond Bar S Max 16M is a young bull off our herd sire which has done really well on test. He had the misfortune of losing his mother halfway through the season, leaving him to fend for himself on grass and creep. Don’t overlook him as he has a strong pedigree behind him. He is lot number 142.
Diamond Bar S Major
Diamond Bar S Major 916M, number 143 in the pen is related to 16M, being his mother is a daughter to the 16B cow. This bull is going to be a great herd sire for someone who is looking for an all-around bull, he has Wheatland Red Teddy 457P, Metro, Red Quorum, Body Builder, and Knight Stinger. Do not overlook him as he is a good one!
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Diamond Bar S Mark
Diamond Bar S Mark 2M, number 144 in the catalogue, is a powerhouse son of our herd sire Journey. He is a son of Rendezvous Galba 60A, out of a cow going back to El Tigre 52Z and the MRL 476U cow. He has been a young stand-out bull calf right from the beginning. Make sure to have a look, he won’t disappoint.
145 Diamond Bar S Maverick
Diamond Bar S Maverick 369M, lot number 145 in the catalogue is a smooth-made bull from front to back. He is a smaller bull in the pen due to early weaning after his mother went down with a spine injury. He is a March calf that is doing fairly well on test. Even though he is a smaller and younger bull, he is out of a tremendous cow that proved herself time and time again.
Sleepy Hollow Mr. Apollo 321M is a son of the great Gidsco Apollo 3F bull and out of one of our foundation cows More’s Ms. Autumn 321A. This cow has had several young bulls sold out of the test station and private treaty. We bred her to Apollo hoping for a polled heifer, but instead we got a horned bull. Don’t overlook Mr. Apollo! He will produce you good calves, whether they come pulled or horned.
Here is another impressive son out of the Lonestar Nova 306J cow and HFL Endgame 911G, a Horner Cattle Company bred bull. This guy has been a standout since he hit the ground, exhibiting exceptional muscle shape, overall mass and strength of top while maintaining an attractive front end. With a maternal brother selling in last year’s sale, Nova is quickly solidifying herself as not only a front pasture producer, but one that can crank out power bulls to back it up. With his 85lb birthweight, Maximus is jam-packed with calving ease, performance and maternal. You will find him easily in the bull pen, he is truly a striking individual. REG # PENDING TLH 55M
55M is a thick made, functional son our of our walking herdsire, NAC Ladies Man 137K and SYD Fendi 247H, a stout CCLT Alliance 91C we purchased out of the Keystone Konnection Sale. We are extremely impressed with 137K’s first calf crop. They are hairy, deep and thick. 55M possesses the same extreme hind quarter and overall power of his sire. While this guy was born unassisted, he does have a 110lb birthweight, so we recommend he be used on cows.
HORNED FULLBLOOD
PEN Lazer 12L is an MRLN Rogar son that carries a lot of muscle and rib just like Rogar himself. Out of a very productive Anchor D High Noon daughter MCM 13E who is a tank of a cow. She is also the grand dam of lot 002 and lot 113. If you’re looking to add lbs to your calf crop or get some great replacement females this is the bull with a 99 lb BWT. Coming 2 yr old will cover a lot of cows. HORNED FULLBLOOD
PENNER
Landon 13L
PEN Landon 13L is sired by the great Anchor T Metro bull. With EPDS CE 12.7 BW 2.4 and out of a JNR’S Titanium daughter PEN 19J. Lots of maternal with balanced EPDS with a 90 lb BWT. Could try him on a few heifers. Coming 2 yr old should cover a lot of cows.
YEARLING BULLS Hand Fed
As the demands of the cattle industry change we felt that an addition of a hand fed bull program would be beneficial to our offering. These bulls have been developed to promote adequate growth & muscle development all while challenging their genetics and feed efficiency. They have topped out at 16lbs/day on a 13% barley pellet complimented by grass/alfalfa hay and we feel they have excelled in this type of feeding scenario.
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Birdtail Frontier 85M
REG # X-[CAN]M488488 ARM 85M 05/04/24
BIRDTAIL SVP FRONTIER 135A
BIRDTAIL FRONTIER 41C
BIRDTAIL HP BETSY SUE 41Y
EIONMOR SV ULTRA 133A
BIRDTAIL BU ANNE 85E
BIRDTAIL MAJ ANNE 84A
BIRDTAIL SHORTHORNS - RAY & SUSAN ARMBRUSTER Rossburn, MB | 204-859-2088 REG # 2350093 ARM 21M 14/03/24
BIRDTAIL SHORTHORNS - RAY & SUSAN ARMBRUSTER
Rossburn, MB | 204-859-2088
Birdtail Major Run 21M
SASKVALLEY DISTINCTION 195D
SASKVALLEY HOMERUN 66H
EIONMORE SPRINGTIME 63A
BELL M EZEKIEL 103E
BIRDTAIL REMEMBRANCE 21G
A solid red Frontier son out of a tank of a cow. A pedigree with sires such as Saskvalley Pioneer, Saskvalley Ultra and Four Point Major. Our Saskvally Home Run 66H bull
of the park. Docility, structure and growth
Birdtail Valley 491M
herd sire. Herd Bull Alert! This great Windy son earned the high indexing award across all breeds in the handfed pen! His sire Windy 702 topped the Midland Bull Test back in the day! 51M will add muscle to any calf crop while keeping birth weights in check. From a dam with great feet, legs and udder! As a bonus 51M has a great temperament to go along with this already exciting package! He is in the
15% of the breed for CED at +8 and top 25% for BW at +0.9. No creep while on
and he is sire verified.
w/ LOT 1
This bull comes to you with a moderate 70lbs birthweight, but I would use him on well-developed heifers or cows. He does rank in the top 30% for CED at +6.5 and top 20% for BW at +0.5. 42M will sire beautiful daughters with longevity as his dam 31G is one of the most prolific cows at 6 Bar with impeccable feet and udder. 42M’s maternal granddam had 13 calves here naturally at the farm in her career! The females in this pedigree are excellent mothers with superior dispositions. He had no creep while on the cow and he is sire verified.
KLM ANGUS - KURTIS MCKEE
Bagot, MB | 204-870-1033
KLM Strong and Free 96M ET
Outcross Herd Sire Alert!! 96M is a standout ET bull sired by the great True North, who has taken the breed by storm by producing industry leading females and high demand sons. 06X is a tremendously fertile female with picture perfect feet and udder qualities. We did not start flushing her till she was 13 years old, and she still flushed very well for us, a testament to her fertility! 96M will produce outstanding females and the sons will be very feed efficient solid bulls. 96M is in the top 2% of the breed at +13 for CED and -1.9 for BW. 96M has a very good disposition to go with a dynamite proven pedigree. Do not miss out on this great herd sire prospect! No creep while on the cow and he is parent verified.
COLE CREEK BLACK CEDAR 46P
COLE CREEK CEDAR RIDGE IV
COLE CREEK CLOVANADA 49S S CHISUM 255
KLM MISS DIXIE 36K
KLM MISS DIXIE 26H
Outcross Heifer Bull Deluxe! Very smooth shouldered, tidy headed Cedar Ridge son, with that perfectly straight topline out of a first calf heifer. Cedar Ridge is a well-known cowboy kind of maternal calving ease sire. 76M’s dam is a moderate framed, very sound Chisum 255 female. Generations of easy-doing, easy fleshing genetics here, that will simply work in the real world! These are very efficient bloodlines that will result in feed efficient cattle with optimum performance! No creep while on the cow and he is parent verified.
SAV RAINFALL 6846
SQUARE B TRUE NORTH 8052
ELBANNA OF CONANGA 1209
CROWFOOT 8141U
XO CROWFOOT DIXIE ERICA 06X
XO CROWFOOT DIXIE ERICA 828U
True Maternal Direction! Another very good outcross ET bull by True North and 06X making him a full flush brother to the Lot 6 bull. 69M could be used on well-developed heifers with confidence. There is a lot of body depth to this bull who is soggy made, easy fleshing, strong topped and has a great disposition. 69M is in the top 2% of the breed for both Calving Ease Direct at +13 and Birthweight at -1.9. He will sire industry leading females that last and ones your neighbors will envy. The bull calves will have good substance to them while being efficient converters! Let 69M point you in the true direction of genetic improvement. No creep while on the cow and he is parent verified.
Red Springville Mattcreek73M
Red Springville MATTCREEK 73M is an Red Emmatt Creek Assassin son. This guy has a quiet disposition, 67 lb birth weight. Impressive presence and structure, dark haired and smooth moving. Out of a first time Dam with nice udder and maternal strength. Note he has been developed in the Hand Fed program and doesn’t carry excess fat, so he won’t
NON-DILUTER
HD Menace 1M is a horned Fullblood Sibelle Dirty Harry son out of a SBV Reputation daughter Sibelle Tracy 31J. I purchased her out of the Sibelle Eastern Harvest sale. Menace 1M is a smooth made bull with a lot of length and a good top. He is backed by a great pedigree top and bottom. With a CE EPD of 9.3 and a 2.9 BW and a 90 lb BWT he would work very well on 2nd calvers. He is a Feb 17th calf and came off pasture with no creep.
Max 8M
NON-DILUTER
PEN Max 8M is a horned Fullblood medium framed bull that is solid built and heavily muscled. With his sire JNR’S Titanium and his dam who is a Laki daughter PEN Kamila 3K, he comes with a very balanced EPD package. CE 9.8 BW 2.4 and an actual BWT of 99 lbs. This bull has a lot of maternal traits with a Laki Dam and Anchor D High Noon grand dam. No creep feed.
OPEN HEIFERSSelf-Fed
904 Herbourne BKE Mona Anne 6M
ANNE 8G
905 Herbourne BKE Miami Anne 7M
This heifer was always one of my first picks as a calf. She does carry one copy of the myostatin gene. Her mother is a full sister to the dam of our 905 heifer. This is the Anne cow family that are prominent producers in at least 4 herds in Manitoba and beyond. The pride and joy of our 3 heifers on test as she is doing exactly what our herd is bred to do. Top indexing heifer at the 84 day weights, yet pleasing to look at. She is free by pedigree of the myostatin gene. All three of our heifer entries are from the first calf crop of Balmoral Oaks Kinetic Energy 6K purchased in the 2023 Test Station Sale.
herbourne shorthorns - bill & isabel acheson Somerset, MB | 204-744-2525
Herbourne BKE Ginger Marm
14M 03/05/24 MURIDALE THERMAL ENERGY 15A BALMORAL OAKS KINETIC ENERGY
OAKS DORIS IU
If J is for Jam then M is Marmalade. Youngest heifer by far in the test group. Likely just starting to do herself justice. Her mother from the Ginger Maid family was top indexing Shorthorn heifer in the 2022 Test. For those that want to work with the myostatin gene, this heifer carries one copy.
Uphill Picture 8M
ROYALLA ROCKSTAR K274
DIAMOND ROYALTY 8H
DIAMOND FLUORESCENT SUSAN 14F CROOKED
POLLED
A nicely built White heifer sired by the Royalty bull who has left us so many great daughters. She is out of a Crooked Post Stockman daughter from the Picture Perfect female line at Shadybrook. BW. 75 lbs.
POLLED
Another Royalty daughter from the Isla cow line which adds a little more performance. These Picasso daughters are proving to be very good females with performance, depth and good udders along with fleshing ability. BW. 93 lbs.
This heifer will catch anyone’s eye from across the pen with her flashy colors. This IPU Bentley daughter shows alot of traits that he is known for. She is one of those heifers that I really should be keeping for our own replacement but here she is.
OPEN HEIFERSHand Fed
After its introduction in 2024 the hand fed heifer program has returned. These heifers have been developed in a more commercial type setting. The heifers were topped out at 10lbs/day of 12% barley pellets complimented by a grass/alfalfa hay. Their genetics and feed efficiency have been challenged with great success.
Shorthorn
birdtail shorthorns - ray & susan armbruster Rossburn, MB | 204-859-2088
Birdtail Betsy 15M
REG # X-[CAN]F704833 ARM 15M 28/03/24
SASKVALLEY DISTINCTION 195D
SASKVALLEY HOME RUN 66H
EIONMOR SPRINGTIME 63A
SASKVALLEY COPYRIGHT 20C
BIRDTAIL BETSY 115J
BIRDTAIL SY BETSY 115B
Birdtail Shorthorn cattle are raised in a ranch setting with rugged pastures. Calves are raised on milk and grass, cows need good feet and udders. We enrolled both our bulls and heifers in the Hand Fed program as it resembles a natural continuation of how our calves are developed on the farm. Some home raised bulls have been active until they are 9 or 10 years. Birdtail Shorthorn cattle are raised in a ranch setting with rugged pastures. We enrolled both our bulls and heifers in the Hand Fed program as it resembles a natural continuation of how our calves are developed on the farm. Some home raised bulls have been active until they are 9 or 10 years.
Birdtail Betsy is a cow line that has flourished in our herd. Docile, great mothers, sound feet and are just udderly good.
Shorthorn
birdtail shorthorns - ray & susan armbruster Rossburn, MB | 204-859-2088
Birdtail Remembrance 3M
REG # X-[CAN]F704841 ARM 3M 25/04/24
SASKVALLEY YESTERDAY 116Y
BIRDTAIL EVERYDAY 50E
BIRDTAIL ROYAL BETSY 50C
BIRDTAIL SV ULTRA 133A
BIRDTAIL BU REMEMBRANCE 3C
BIRDTAIL MAJ REMEMBRANCE 30A
We should be keeping this one! Out of an older cow who has been a consistent producer.
Red Angus Commercial Simmental
thank you to our 2024 Buyers
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sale terms & Conditions
Terms:
The terms of the sale are cash, cheque or etransfer at par to the Manitoba Beef Cattle Performance Association Inc.(MBCPA Inc.).
The buyer assumes all responsibility of his/her purchase at the end of said purchase. The MBCPA Inc cannot be held liable after the sale clerk has recorded the buyer’s bidding number on the sale receipt. All settlements must be made with the office clerks of the sale before any cattle will be released. Phone bids are welcome. Announcements made from the block will take precedence over printed matter in the catalogue. Buyers are asked to pay close attention to announcements.
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Decision Deferred Bulls:
A Decision Deferred Bull (DD Bull) is a bull who has not received a satisfactory semen test. About 45, 60, and 75% are expected to pass at 12, 13, 14 months of age respectively. A DD bull is usually a sign of immaturity and will most likely receive a Satisfactory passing with time. Any bull sold in the Manitoba Bull Test Station with a DD breeding soundness evaluation must still be above 50% normal and the veterinarian is confident that he will pass with time. If a bull is purchased in the sale, the purchaser will pay for the bull sale day and the funds will be held in trust. The bull will stay 4-6 weeks (dependant on veterinarian suggestion) at the Manitoba Bull Test Station and then will be retested at this time. If the bull receives a satisfactory grade, the purchaser can come pick the bull up and the cheque will be deposited. If the bull still does not receive a Satisfactory passing, it will be based on the suggestion of the veterinarian and consignor of how to proceed with the bull. Feed, yardage and semen retest will be the responsibility of the consignor until the bull reaches a satisfactory semen evaluation or other arrangements have been decided upon.
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