THURSDAY MARCH 13
2025 | 2:00 PM
Welcome to this year’s edition of Excellence!
We’re thrilled to have you join us for another year as we present this carefully curated group of bulls. We know you have many options when it comes to bull sales, and we sincerely appreciate you taking the time to consider ours. At the core of our program is a commitment to building lasting relationships with our customers and providing bulls that make a genuine impact on your operation. We travel many miles and spend many hours finding the right genetics to bring in to the Excel herd.
This year’s lineup represents our dedication to quality, with bulls that are built to work hard, stay sound, and last for years in your herd. We focus on functional, performancedriven cattle—developed on a lean feed program and raised in large pens to ensure their durability. While they may not be the heaviest or flashiest on sale day, we pride ourselves on delivering bulls that will
continue to thrive long after the bull sale season is over.
Our 2-year-olds are hand-selected as yearlings based on strict criteria and spend their summer on pasture, letting nature and time prove their potential. The yearling bulls this year offer exciting new genetics alongside proven pedigrees. Though small in numbers, our Angus bulls bring depth and quality that we’re proud of, and we’re excited to keep continuing their expansion in our herd.
Our breeding philosophy is simple but progressive: focus on the fundamentals that matter most—fertility, maternal traits, gestation length, calving ease, and structural soundness. Every decision we make is rooted in building better cattle for our buyers, and we welcome the opportunity to help match you with the right bull for your goals. We include lots
The Miller Family
of extra information we feel is important to our buyers, and yes EPDs change often but that is what is great about them. The more information that is documented the more accurate they are. If you have any questions about the information in our catalog, please reach out any time.
We invite you to come view the bulls and their dams ahead of the sale or join us on sale day for some great hospitality and down-to-earth conversations about cattle. This isn’t just about selling bulls; it’s about building partnerships and fostering a community of cattle producers who share the same values.
Thank you for your trust, support, and friendship over the years—it means more to us than you know. We’re grateful to do what we love, surrounded by great people like you.
CODY, AMY, LINCOLN, AVERY & BROOKS
EXCEL RANCHES U.S. TREVOR, LAUREN, BRAXTON & KINSLEY
INDEXES
$M $WT
Watch for these symbols throughout the catalog indicating the top ranking bulls for Maternal Valuation Index and Weaned Terminal Value Index.
SEE PAGE 15 FOR MORE INFORMATION
PLANNING AHEAD PAYS OFF!
A call is just as good as a tour.
Receive $250 off your Excellence Sale Day purchase if you call to discuss your program's needs with us prior to the sale.
CALVING EASE SCORES
We have included a calving-ease score based on a combination of pedigree, EPDs, and calving history from sire and dam to help you with your selection. As always, if you have questions about any bull we are happy to chat with you and help you pick the right bull for your program.
BREED AVERAGE EPD’S
SALE INFORMATION
VOLUME DISCOUNT
Excel Ranches will provide the following discounts on purchases of multiple animals:
• 3% on purchase of 3 bulls or more
• 5% on Purchase of 5 bulls or more
SALE FORMAT
This is a video sale. Bulls will be on site for viewing, but will not be ran through a sale ring.
SALE ANNOUNCEMENTS
Information in the catalogue is believed to be accurate as of printing. Sale day announcements will take precedence over information appearing in this catalogue.
IN-HERD SEMEN INTEREST
Excel Ranches reserves the right to collect 100 doses of semen for in-herd use on any bull in the offering, at Excel Ranches’ expense and the new owner’s convenience.
SALE DAY PICK-UP CREDIT
If you bring your trailer and pick up your bull sale day, or anytime up until Sunday, March 16, 2025, you will receive a $100 discount off the purchase price of the bull.
DELIVERY
Bulls will be delivered free of charge within 300 km of the ranch at the seller's convenience and owner's risk. If this delivery time is not convenient for the buyer, bulls can be picked up at the farm on or before April 15, 2025.
BOARDING
Excel Ranches will board any bulls staying at the farm free of charge until April 15, 2025. A boarding fee of $3.00 per bull per day will apply after that date. All bulls remaining at Excel Ranches must be insured.
SIGHT UNSEEN GUARANTEE
We understand how busy life can be with hockey, 4-H, calving cows, or frozen water bowls. If you’re unable to attend the sale, we have a fully guaranteed sight unseen plan. Just give Cody or our ring staff a call prior to the sale and we will discuss what you’re looking for and find a bull to meet your specific needs (you will have the final decision). Any purchases made in this manner will be 100% guaranteed for customer satisfaction.
HEALTH
All animals are on a full herd health and complete vaccination program. All bulls will have passed a semen test & breeding soundness exam prior to sale day.
Calves are given Nasalgen at birth, BoviShield Gold 1 Shot & Vision 8 prior to pasture and are boostered again in the fall at weaning. They receive Ivomec in the fall and are then treated with Boss in the winter prior to being sold. 2-year-olds have also received another booster of BoviShield.
All bulls have received their first dose of Fusoguard for foot rot protection at semen testing time.
TERMS & CONDITIONS
Cattle sell under the standard Terms & Conditions of the Canadian Limousin Association.
LIABILITY
Liability for bulls passes to the buyer as soon as purchase is made, we reccommend insuring your purchase.
INSURANCE
Insurance will be available at the sale.
Monica Czech 780-318-3636
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• Complete package, huge middle with a deep quarter and big top
The phenotypical strength of this bull is only surpassed by the power of his exciting purebred pedigree and his flawless EPD profile
• Mercedes 7M is one of the only true purebred bulls with Eisenhower as the grandsire and the cross with Escalade 8F is a home run
All of his 13 growth and maternal traits are above average: actual BW of 74 lbs with a 205D weight of 789 and YW of 1301 - the curve bending growth of this bull is one that have never been seen within our breed 39.9 cm yearling scrotal is a true push to the positive on the fertility front
WULFS EISENHOWER MATERNAL GRANDSIRE OF LOTS 1 & 2
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Big barrelled with top notch docility
Free moving, excellent footed, great growth
Maternal and powerful pedigree, we have been lucky enough to have most pedigrees the breed has to offer on the farm and this is a stacked with fertility, growth and longevity
• Mercury 14M has Cadillac Jack on the top and Eisenhower and Yellow Lady 178Y on the bottom side - very exciting potential here
ROMN CADILLAC JACK SIRE OF LOT 2
One of the first Hitman sons to go up for sale on public auction
Incredible wide top, big and deep quarter, long spine
Dam is a big powerful Axel Rose daughter, the dam has plenty of bone and has true Limo muscle with e xtra depth of rib and a massive barrel really profiles like a South African type cow
Long bodied, with a weaning and yearling ratio of 107
He is smooth shouldered, big topped, with a big powerful chest floor
• The dam is a 9 year old with an average weaning ratio of 108
92J
Long spined, smooth made, real honest bull, with the calving ease shape and birth weight
Dam has a great udder, and is a very sharp and honest cow Elliot 16E daughters are perfect uddered, excellent footed and very maternal
RPY PAYNES REDMAN 1G SIRE RPY PAYNES HITMAN 67J HSF ZENA
EXCEL POLLED ELLIOT 16E
Very hairy, soft made and free moving
• Calving ease type with a 280 day gestation, and 62 lb birth weight Sharp Skull, smooth shoulder, clean fronted
• Twin with a sharp front and clean skull
Lots of middle with a ton of hair
Dam has had 6 calves that have averaged well below average on birth weight and above average weaning and yearling
• Homo Polled, long spined and deep chested
Very moderate birth weight out of a 6
Dam goes back to the Dmitri 11D who was a real female maker
• Powerful muscle shape, with a deep and wide top Excellent footed with a powerful chest and smooth shoulder
EXCEL POLLED ELLIOT 16E
• Homo Polled, clean fronted
Extra length of body with plenty of muscle shape and hair
Very correct with true Limousin pattern and great foot shape
• Homo Polled, long spined with huge muscle shape
• Deep fronted, huge ribbed with plenty of scrotal
• Maternal sib to Full Monty 29F, Carstairs 48, Gulf Stream 13, Heavy Hitter 34H, Joker 35J, and Loki 9J, likely our most prolific bull making cow at 13 years of age we have sold 9 of her bulls at the top of our sale and have an average weaning ratio of 103 Jackpot 92J calves are all hairy, very deep with excellent foot shape
EXCEL POLLED FULL MONTY MATERNAL SIB TO LOT 11
ACE TSR 39A SIRE KEN-DOC GRADY KEN-DOC ADDIE IVY’S MARKSMAN HTZ 10Z
EXCELS ANGELE 703E
POLLED ANGELE
Homo Polled, very hairy, with a powerful chest and a wide top Massive muscle shape with plenty of scrotal
• Another Grady calf with great hair and middle, hard not to appreciate this phenotype in person
His Marksman dam is a CLA elite dam with a weaning ratio on 6 calves of 104 and has a couple of daughters in the top of our herd
GRADY
OF LOTS 12 - 13, 41 - 44
Homo Polled, more moderate frame with plenty of hair and an excellent foot
Dam is big barrelled with big muscle shape and is really deep sided Grady calves are consistently hairy, wide topped and smooth made
XLR 219K MATERNAL SISTER TO LOT 13
• Homo Polled, plenty of hair, long spined, correct fronted
One of the top weaning calves with a weaning ratio of 112
• Maternal Granddam is the Blueberry 407B donor cow
EXCELS MR PERFECT 42M
RICHMOND XCELLER SRD 137X
SIRE RICHMOND DEFENDER SRD 36D RICHMOND XOTIC SRD 6X
RPY PAYNES CROSSFIRE 28C DAM EXCELS DAZZLE 803F
Very hairy, soft made and easy moving
• Maternal Granddam has been a consistently top producer and excellent female maker
• We have seen the Defender daughters in plenty of herds across Canada and they are always the top cows
EXCELS MAVERICK 48M
WULFS APOSTLE T343A
SIRE ROMN CADILLAC JACK 101C
ROMN RITA 28R
RPY PAYNES EXPRESSWAY 34E
Calving Ease prospect with a maternal calving ease bull
Out of a two year old dam backed by our Envious cow family
• Cadillac Jack has been a staple in our herd and his daughters and granddaughters are some of the top females in our herd
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RICHMOND JACKPOT SRD 29J
GWEN SRD 3G
• Calving ease prospect out of a 4 year old Escalade cow with a perfect udder Very moderate 74 lb birth weight, with a clean skull and smooth shoulder
• Deep and powerful chest with a wide top
Homo Polled, long spined with big muscle shape
• Our first yearling Hercules to son to sell and he is a special one His 3 year old dam Raspberry 101J was Reserve Champion Limo at Summer Synergy as a Bred Heifer
Scab Scurs, phenotypically one of the sharpest looking Limo bulls that could be made
• He is deep sided, extremely hairy and powerful in his rib shape and deep chested
Moderate 88lb Birth weight, with breed changing growth top 1% of the breed for weaning and yearling weight EPD profile
Actual Yearling WPDA of 3.67 and very quiet this is the kind of bull that has to be seen in person to really appreciate
• Scab Scurs, Ranch Hand son with the top yearling weight in the bull pen and a ratio of 120
Out of one of our top Marksman daughters 707E with 6 progeny a weaning and yearling ratio of 107 Very deep quartered, with a long spine and a table top for a back
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Long Spine, big top and huge middle
• Marmalade 60M is big growth with plenty of scrotal
The first Krusher 32K sons to sell Krusher calves are becoming absolute standouts and Krusher himself is the picture of what we want a Limousin bull to look like, deep and wide quartered, long spined, deep from front to back and huge muscle shape and a perfect foot
EXCEL POLLED MINBURN 34M
• Long Spined, with extra neck extension, and he’s very hairy
Bigger framed with huge
Small Scurs, moderate 80 lb birth weight and a long spine Clean front, with a big barrel
• Galahad was a big growthy type bull and this guy is the most true to his type when you view them in person
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Another Galahad with some extra growth and long spine Dam is a big tanky female with a really deep side and brood cow type look
WULFS EISENHOWER 3616E
A dark red Jet Stream son with a great structure, deep sided and extra length
Jet Streams are big time curve benders with excellent docility and this guy is definitely that This fella is one you want going to work to make you some great females
EXCEL
Homo Polled with a very moderate 72 lb BW Extra growth to go along with a moderate birth weight
• True female maker with a soft side and stacked pedigree for great udders and easy doing cows
INDEXING
In today's bull sale world there is an unprecedented amount of information when it comes to making purchasing decisions! While selecting on phenotype and EPDs is extremely important, you can find so much value in selecting on indexing traits that are specific to your operation. We take pride in inputting all our data, and pay attention to the small details including gestation, fertility, calving intervals, foot quality, calf vigor and more. These factors all play a role in the science behind the choices we make, and will hopefully help you too when you are making a choice in selecting the right sire. Index $ valuation tools are a multi trait approach, designed to simplify your decision depending on your long term objectives. Keeping in mind it’s still just a selection tool in your toolbox to use along side other key factors such as phenotype. Talk to us about your goals and we can create a $value index based on your operations objectives and help you get the right herd sire.
We don’t feed to create a phenotype, we breed to create the phenotype.
MATERNAL $ VALUATION - ($M)
An index expressed in dollars per head, that predicts the profitability differences from conception to the valuation of the direct progeny. This valuation will predict the likely hood for progeny to be profitable in maternally focused traits to improve profitability in herds that retain females. Adaptability, fertility, longevity and functional efficiency are key. The traits included in this Maternal $ Valuation are; calving ease direct, calving ease maternal, birth weight, weaning weight, yearling weight, milk, heifer pregnancy, stayability, gestation, docility and scrotal.
TOP 10 BULLS FOR MATERNAL VALUATION
$ WEANED TERMINAL VALUE - ($WT)
An index expressed in $ per head, to predict difference in progeny due to more terminal type traits. This index is designed to improve profitability for cow/calf producers selling calves. In terminal animals, the fundamental traits remain vital. The traits included are weaning weight, docility, calving ease direct, birth weight, foot score, frame score, yearling weight, and scrotal.
TOP 10 BULLS FOR WEANED TERMINAL VALUE
1. LOT 19 - XLR 20M 6. LOT 28 - XLR 85L
2. LOT 20 - XLR 45M 7. LOT 47 - XLR 101L
3. LOT 56 - XLR 39M 8. LOT 3 - XLR 9M
4. LOT 1 - XLR 7M 9. LOT 57 - XLR 28M
5. LOT 26 - XLR 41M 10. LOT 36 - XLR 107L
“Complete contemporary group reporting across the breadth of economically important traits is essential to accurately describe the genetic contributions of an individual to the beef supply chain. There are no short cuts…all the data, all the time!” - Dr. Bob Weaber
$WT $M Watch for these symbols throughout the catalog indicating the top 10 bulls for each index.
Homo Polled with big growth
Very long spined, with a deep powerful rib shape and massive top
Big scrotal, with a great foot shape, and powerful chest floor
Massive rib shape with a ton of middle and powerful quarter
Dam has an average weaning ratio of 108
Powerful chest floor with excellent balance
WULFS SPRING LOADED 3158S
SIRE EXCEL POLLED HAT TRICK 5H
EXCEL POLLED UNI 716E
EXCEL
Really big scrotal in a moderate package and easy moving
Maternal sib is Lot 3 - Dam is a real powerhouse type female
• The sire, Hat Trick was the high seller in the 2021 Excellence Bull Sale to Robin Sauve
EXCELS LANDING PAD 100L
PAYNES
Homo Polled, Richmond Jackpot 29J son with a moderate Birth Weight Deep and wide chested, with a big top and deep quarter
• Dam is a true survivor with a ton of vigor, she was born in -45 weather and lived to tell the
EXCEL POLLED
Polled, with
• Above average grow out of first calf Cadillac Jack daughter with a
Very cool looking phenotype the Cadillac Jack and Richmond Jackpots are an excellent cross and make some great females
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Very docile and easy moving
Deep sided with extra hair, length of spine and really deep quarter with a dark cherry red coat
Dam has an average weaning ratio of 108 she has a great attitude
EXCELS LAW MAKER 91L
DIAMOND C DARK KNIGHT
Small Scurs, long spined with a
Maternal granddam is the Arizona 325A she is big powerful and has a great udder shape and amazing foot structure
Dam is a maternal sib to Krusher 32K
• Hercules daughters are laying down exceptional udders and are very honest with great foot shape
• Homo Polled, with a really different pedigree and a cool phenotype
Long spined, correct fronted, with a smooth shoulder and big rib shape
The dam is excellent uddered with a great foot shape very honest Limo type cow
• Small Scurs, dark red with a deep quarter
Another Hercules son with a great foot and correct structure
His dam is an Escalade daughter and has a great udder
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• Maternal grandsire is a fullblood bull and this guy has that extra length of spine and apple shape in his rear end
• He also has a very smooth front end a great skull and extra vigor
Twin, Only Black Angus two year old
Docile with a great phenotype, lots of balance and muscle shape
• Dam has a long spine and great udder attachment
Easy doing, very soft with a deep quarter
• Excellent foot shape with a wide stance
LAVA 101L
RED PIRO HIGH TIDE 897F
SIRE RED PIRO MANIAC 152J RED PIRO FOXYLADY 317A
RED CRSL GOLDMASTER X74
DAM RED EXCEL KASSIE 813F RED BAR-E-L KASSIE 3P
WEIGHT
Great foot shape and massive rib shape with a wide base
• Very deep quarter with an easy fluid movement
Out of our current donor cow, Kassie 813F, she is absolute tank, deep, long, great uddered with a powerful quarter and wonderful foot structure
We like Lava 101L so much we used him on a group of Angus as well as Limo cows and heifers
His dam is one we really believe in, and wanted to add a lot more of her genetics back into our herd
• This Kassie 813F, 2024 calf is out of the U2Q Convoy bull and she has done it again
Powerful rib shape, with a wide base, and extra length of body
Easy moving with a nice 90 lb birth weight and lots of growth a really cool type bull
Convoy son with a very moderate 76 lb birth weight
Smooth shoulder with a long neck, nice skull and depth in his heart
• Dam is a Big League 544R daughter with a great udder
• Another Convoy son with a very moderate birth weight
Out of Avery's cow with a great udder and a really big barrel, her son was a high selling two year old from last years sale
Lots of muscle shape and a big wide top
897F
RED PIRO MANIAC 152J RED PIRO FOXYLADY 317A
U-2 BIG LEAGUE 544R
RED EXCEL MISS BURGESS
GLESBAR MISS BURGESS 70C
• Out of our walking sire, Maniac 152J, he is really deep and free moving Hairy with a deep chest floor and wide top
Dam is very smooth made with a great udder
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EXCEL MEGLADON 10M
EXCEL KRAKEN 7K
EXCEL MOONSTRUCK 5M
• Calving ease type pedigree with a
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Massive rib shape, excellent foot shape, very docile, with a big strong base
Maternal sib to the Kraken 7K bull, his dam is next up to be a donor cow for us
High Cotton calves are all very docile, with a massive middle
GROUP OF 4 RED ANGUS HEIFERS
GROUP OF 4 3/4 LIMOUSIN, 1/4 ANGUS HEIFERS
GROUP OF 4 BLACK LIMOUSIN HEIFERS
Jennifer Haisan – 780-206-9198
GROUP OF 4 RED LIMOUSIN HEIFERS
“Welcome to the annual Excel Ranches Bull Sale! We are extremely proud to have worked alongside the Miller family to develop the set of bulls that you see in this catalogue. The bulls feeding program is built around muscle development – exactly what the Limousin breed is known for. The bulls are challenged with a heavy forage based TMR consisting of dry hay and silage to promote lean muscle development and gut health. The supplement that they feed includes chelated and Hydroxy minerals, which have high bioavailability, to ensure their immune function and reproductive ability is maximized. If you have any questions regarding the nutrition behind the sale bulls, feel free to call."
THANK YOU TO OUR 2024 BUYERS
3G FARMS
ALLAN & LORRIE MATTIE
BAR 3R LIMOUSIN
BEEZEE ACRES
BIRCH BLUFF RANCH
BOULERICE FARMS*
CALVIN & ROBIN YOUNG
CARLEE NIKIFORUK*
CHOICE CATTLE CO*
CHRIS FOSSHEIM
COYOTEE CROSSING*
DAMOND STADNYK
DARELL SCHONKNECHT*
DEKKER RANCHES
EVAN SCHLITTER
GARTH JOHNSON
HOY FARMS
JANET ISSAC*
JOHN BOS
KADEN WIEGAND
KASH FARMS
KEITH RANCH*
KEVIN & SARAH SEMLER
LES & ANNE-MARIE KOCHAN*
LYNDON & SHARON MORROW*
MARK & SUSAN LITTLECHILDS
MARTY EASTMAN*
MARVIN AMENDT
MORSAN FARMS
NELVIN ANSORGER
NORTH PORK FARMS
POHL LAND & CATTLE
RIDGE RANCH
RISING MEADOW FARMS
ROCKING K RANCH
RUCH LAND & CATTLE
RUSSELL SPEARIN
RYAN MCKAY
RYLEE LETTS*
SUNNIE VALLEY FARMS
TOM & BRANDY ANDRUIK
TOM SHAW*
WEST MOBERLY*
WIM DEWIT
