SATURDAY, MARCH 15 , 2025 • 2 : 00 PM AT THE RANCH • SANGUDO, ALBERTA
46 TH ANNUAL BULL SALE
SATURDAY MARCH 15 2025
SALE 2:00 PM SHARP
Lunch will be served at 12:30 pm
DIRECTIONS:
• 4 miles South of Sangudo on Secondary Highway #757
• 3 miles West on Twp. Rd. 562
• 1/2 mile South
Dave & Gail Wildman (780) 305-1145
Kirk & Jill Wildman
Thomas, Reese & Ryder (780) 305-1661 | (780) 305-1146
SANGUDO, ALBERTA www.fb.me/TowawCattleCompany towawcattle@gmail.com
VIDEOS
Videos will be posted two weeks prior to the sale at www.cattlevids.ca
WIN A $ 500 SALE CREDIT
Visit us to view the bulls anytime prior to the sale, up to and including March 15th , and you will be entered in a draw for a $ 500 2025 Sale Credit to be drawn the night before the sale.
Welcome TO THE 2025 46 TH ANNUAL TOWAW BULL SALE
It sure has been an exciting year in the cattle industry!
Record prices across the board have made for some good profits and optimism in the business. It is encouraging to have young people excited to be part of their ranches and finding their places in the business.
Around here feed stocks were quite good and we had a good grass year. We know that, in a lot of areas, the weather has been quite unpredictable and that easy fleshing, adapted, trouble free cattle are going to be more and more valuable. We feel our breeding program is geared to that and our brand of maternal based Red and Black Angus cattle will be an integral part of the future profits of our Customers.
We had an exciting 2024 highlighted with our best Bull Sale ever and a very successful Red Roundup Female Sale.
now, but we look forward to all three of the kids being back home for the Sale.
Dave and Gail are pretty much fully retired now, but Dad certainly checks out every catalog that comes in the mail and loves talking about the cattle.
if you would like their opinion on the cattle.
Mark Shologan and the DLMS crew will be here broadcasting the sale online and the details to sign up for that platform will be posted later in the catalog. Videos of the sale bulls will be available for viewing at Cattlevids.ca a couple of weeks before the sale, and we encourage everyone to check them out.
In June Reese and Ryder graduated from High School and spent the summer going to junior cattle shows. They both made us proud by winning multiple scholarships and then headed off to college in August. Ryder has followed in our footsteps and is attending Olds College for a business course. Reese is attending Redlands Community College in Oklahoma taking an Agricultural Education course and is on their nationally ranked livestock judging team. Thomas is currently the Sports Director at CITL television in Lloydminster and is a Director on the Canadian Junior Angus Board. He is heading to the World Angus Forum in Australia in late April to be one of 8 Young Angus Breeders representing Canada in the World Angus Youth Competition. The nest is empty right
Our Goal has always been to raise cattle that work in a real world environment and positively affect our customer’s bottomline. It is a long game that requires some serious discipline,and is probably never going to make the breeder rich quickly. The commitment it takes to raise cattle without crutches like creep feed, foot trimming is expensive but our commitment to ruthless culling has made our cowherd better and we believe we raise better bulls because of it. I am sure we could get a higher percentage of bulls in the sale if we weren't so hard on them and their dams, but we would only be hurting you, our customers, by doing so. Raising cattle like this hasn’t always been cool or exciting, but we have been doing it for 52 years, raised some good ones, and served hundreds of customers that we are certainly proud of.
Once again this year we will be working with Optimal Bovines Inc., OBI, as sales consultants for our sale. Mark Holowaychuk and his crew are great promoters of the Angus Breed throughout North America and can be trusted to give their thorough and honest appraisal of the bulls on offer.
Robert Lind will once again be our auctioneer; you won’t find many farmers and ranchers in this area that Robert doesn’t know. Dory Gerard and Bryon Wolters will be here taking bids and both are outstanding cattlemen as well. Don’t hesitate to give them a call
We are always available to show you the bulls prior to the sale at the farm, or we can go through the bulls beforehand on the phone. We have a sight unseen program where we can either bid on bulls on your behalf or use any of our capable sales staff. Our number one goal is to get the right bulls into the right situations. The bulls will all be semen tested prior to the sale and all bulls in the sale will have passed that test. We don’t sell deferred bulls, and we cull them pretty hard, so subsequently we deal with very few sale credits in the sale. We know cows don’t get bred by ‘sorries’, so we do our level best to mitigate potential problems before they leave Towaw. Having said that, unforeseen things can happen, and we keep spare bulls should problems arise. Please let us know of problems while we can still fix them; we know we can help you better than the guys at the coffee shop!
Please come early on Sale Day, have lunch with us, and plan to stay after the sale for some hospitality and a good visit. After a long winter it is great to catch up and see all of our Customers and Friends on Sale Day.
Sincerely,
SALE INFORMATION
VOLUME DISCOUNTS
• Buy 3 - 4 bulls - 5% discount on each bull
• Buy 5 or more bulls - 7.5% discount on each bull
DELIVERY & BOARD
We will deliver bulls free of charge within 200km of the sale site. Delivery will be at cost after 200km. A rebate of $100.00 per bull will be offered to buyers who bring their trailer and truck their bulls home themselves within one week of sale day. Bulls may be kept at Towaw, free of charge, until April 15, 2025. If bulls are left longer a fee of $4.00 per day will be charged. Bulls are left entirely at the risk of the purchaser and we recommend that insurance be taken.
RETAINED INTERESTS
We are selling some bulls in this sale as 2/3 interest and full possession. The 2/3 interest part means that the seller wishes to retain a 1/3 interest in the bull entitling him to use the bull through artificial insemination and sharing in any future drawing expenses and revenue of semen on a 1/3 basis. Full possession entitles the new owner to all physical rights to the bull. As in any other information, announcements from the block take precedence over any written information in the catalog.
GLOSSARY OF BULL DATA
EPDS: EXPECTED PROGENY DIFFERENCES
EPDs are a powerful tool that is available for making genetic progress. EPDs incorporate the performance of the individual, along with the performance of all its relatives.
CE: Calving ease - higher number predicts more calving ease.
BW: Birth. A lower EPD predicts lower birthweights.
WW: Weaning. A higher EPD predicts higher weaning weights.
YW: Yearling. Higher yearling EPDs indicate greater expected yearling weights.
MILK: Milk EPD should be used to predict the milking ability of the daughters of the bulls in question. Higher milk EPDs project more milk.
REA: Rib Eye Area in sq. in. Describes difference in rib eye size.
MARB: Marbling. Describes marbling potential of calves expressed as difference in grade score.
FAT: Fat thickness in inches. Predicts difference in fat measured at the 12th rib.
CW: Carcass weight in lbs. Predicts differences in hot carcass weight of progeny.
Percentile Tables have been added to take some of the confusion out of the EPDs. A trait listed as 5% would mean that bull is in the top 5% of the breed for that trait. 49% would be slightly higher than breed average, while 51% would be slightly lower than breed average.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
TERMS: Unless otherwise previously arranged with Towaw Cattle Co., terms of this sale are cash or cheque, payable in Canadian funds. As soon as an animal is sold it becomes the responsibility of the purchaser.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Errors in the catalogue will be corrected by announcements from the stand at sale time, and such corrections will take precedence over the printed matter in the catalogue.
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.
CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRY: A certificate of registry duly transferred will be furnished to the buyer by the seller for each REGISTERED animal after settlement has been made.
DELIVERY: We will arrange delivery of the bulls to central points in western Canada and closest U.S. Port of Entry. Delivery within 200km is free of charge, outside of 200km will be at cost.
CURRENT WEIGHTS AND SCROTAL MEASUREMENTS WILL BE AVAILABLE SALE DAY
ABBREVIATIONS
AOD: The actual age of the dam when she calved the bull offered for sale.
CE: Calving Ease, U =Unassisted
BW: Actual weight at birth
WW: Weaning weight in lbs. Adjusted to 205 days.
WI: Weaning Index - Weaning weight as a % of average WW of contemporaries.
YW: Yearling weight in lbs. - calculated as adjusted 205 day weight + (ADG on feed x 165 days)
YI: Yearling Index - Weight gain from Weaning to Yearling as a % of average gain of contemporaries.
NOTE: All Indexes are calculated within the herd.
BREED AVERAGE EPD s
BLACK ANGUS
RED ANGUS
AUCTION FORMAT
We will be working with Mark Shologan and broadcasting our sale online on DLMS ca
The bulls will be videotaped prior to the sale and on sale day we will have large TV screens set up with the bulls video running while they sell � Two weeks before the sale, videos of every bull will be available at www.cattlevids.ca�
Please don’t hesitate to contact Robert, Dory, Bryon or any of our buyer reps to represent you at the sale � If you intend to bid online make sure you sign up with DLMS and get your buyer approval for our sale
As always we have our sight unseen program going and are ready and willing to help you with your needs Hopefully all the bases are covered whether you can make it to the sale, want to bid online, or use the sight unseen program �
REGISTER To view this sale, visit dlms.ca, Fill out the registration form located under registration and sign-up
SIGHT UNSEEN PURCHASE PLAN
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PURCHASE A BULL, BUT CANNOT ATTEND THE SALE, CONTACT US: Kirk’s Cell
780-305-1661
� towawcattle@gmail �com
Call or email us prior to the sale and let us know your specifications and your price range. We will select animals which would fit your program and arrange for an independent buyer to attempt to purchase one for the agreed upon price. We will call you after the sale, and inform you of the results.
ALL SIGHT UNSEEN SALES ARE MADE WITH A SATISFACTION GUARANTEE.
TOWAW BULL WARRANTY
Towaw Cattle Co. guarantees to sell you a bull that is structurally sound, and a bull that has passed a semen test conducted by a licensed veterinarian.
In short, we guarantee to provide you with a sound breeding bull. If he hasn’t passed a semen test, he doesn’t sell.
Should any animal fail to be a satisfactory breeder, he will be replaced with a bull of equal value. Should this not be possible, an adjustment will be made to reflect the bull in question, as a credit towards the purchase of another bull. In no case shall credit exceed the purchase price of the bull.
We however, will not provide replacement or adjustment for physical injury or mismanagement. Bearing this in mind, we stress the importance of insurance on your bulls. Should you have a problem with your bull, please call us right away, and we will work with you to make sure you are satisfied with your bull.
RED WILDMAN BLAIRS WARRIOR 828F
RED SIX MILE TRAVELOCITY 318X OSF MAF
RED SIX MILE WARCRAFT 254Z OSF
RED SIX MILE PRIDE 902S
RED JENSEN SKY 611X
RED WILDMAN MISS STOCKY 420B
RED WILDMAN MISS STOCKY 731T
Warrior continues to be the Main herdsire in our winter and summer programs. Purchased as a 3 Year Old, we were able to see progeny at Wildman Livestock and the same quality we saw in his calves there has continued at Towaw. His dam was a past Farmfair Champion Female as a two year old and she traces back to the Stocky cow family that is renowned for production and longevity. He is a trouble free sire that is masuline and full of muscle. His first daughters calved here last summer and are an impressive group with good udders. Look for the Warrior cattle to be easy fleshing, early maturing, muscular and maternal.
RICHMOND JENTRY SRD 4J
SCHIEFELBEIN ATTRACTIVE 4565
PEAK DOT ATTRACTIVE 186F
PEAK DOT ERICA 709B
RED COCKBURN COWBOY KIND 635D
RED RICHMOND GODDESS SRD 20G
RED RICHMOND BRANDINA SRD 44E
Jentry 4J is a Black Hided Red Gene Carrier and is a new sire in volume for this year's sale. We own him with Ter-Ron Farms and they use him for breeding in the spring; we get him in August for the Summer calving herd. We had one A.I. son in last year's sale and he was our High Selling Yearling at $15,000 to Heart of the Valley Farms. Jentry is a moderate framed, easy fleshing, masculine bull with a great head. He has an outcross pedigree being a grandson of the black Scheiffelbein Attractive bull. Attractive's most famous son would be the Scheiffelbein Showman sire that did such a great job at Hamilton Farms. Look for the Gentry sons to be stout, big bodied, masculine, structurally correct and good hearted. Whether you want to add pounds or retain females, the Jentry sons should fit the bill.
RED U2Q WORKING CLASS 59H
U2 BLUE COLLAR 295E RED U-2 ANEXA 439A RED U-2 RECON 192Y
RED U-2 MISTY 350C RED U-2 MISTY 60Z
We purchased a half interest in Working Class as a long yearling from Anchor 1 at Mayerthorpe after observing him at the tail end of his first breeding season. He was an $18,000 purchase earlier that spring from the U2 program. He has bred for us in two breeding seasons and always maintained his fleshiness. He has always been a low birthweight, calving ease bull that sires early maturing growth and moderate nature size. He is now a herdsire at Acadia Colony Farming Co. near Oyen. RED U-2 RECKONING 149A
HAMCO KINGMAN 465F
RED TOWAW KINGMAN 157Z
RED TOWAW KINGMAN 467B
RED TOWAW SYBIL 127Z
RED BIEBER MAKIN HAY 9913
RED HAMCO MIMI 78C
RED HAMCO MIMI 76S
We bought Kingman 465F, a bull we nicknamed Selkirk, from Hamco Cattle Co. as the leadoff two year old in their 2021 Sale. He is a larger framed version of our Kingman line; still easy fleshing, big testicled and deep, but with more power. He is sired by a bull that Hamco bought in our sale that Kirk gave a perfect foot score to; a feat only achieved once since we have been scoring feet.
Reference Sires
RED TOWAW MONTGOMERY 4M
PEAK DOT ATTRACTIVE 186F
RICHMOND JENTRY SRD 4J
RED RICHMOND GODDESS SRD 20G
RED WINDY HILL ZEPPELIN 1240Z OSF DDF
RED TOWAW SYBIL 417D
RED TOWAW SYBIL 489A
We have been excited about Montgomery since he was a calf. He is big bodied, big boned and has had that herd sire look from early on. He stands on a good dark foot and possesses large testicles. His CAA Elite/Premier dam was flushed last spring producing 33 and 21 eggs in two conventional flushes. She is an easy fleshing tank of a cow with a very good udder. Sybil 417D was the first animal to carry Reese's tattoo and her first calf, Sybil 407F, was the high selling yearling heifer in the 2019 Red Round Up sale to Jack and Shannon Trask of Rafter SJ Red Angus. She swept her divisions in the three major shows that fall. Reese has many daughters of Sybil in her herd. We are super excited about the Sybil and Jentry combination and would like to utilze him in our herd. If your requirement for a herdbull is a great cow, you better get to Sangudo and check this guy out!
Terms to be Announced Sale Day
MATERNAL SISTER TO LOT 1 - REES 407F
High selling yearling heifer in Red Round Up 2019 to Jack and Shannon Trask, Rafter SJ Red Angus
DAM OF LOT 1 - RED TOWAW SYBIL 417D
Lot2
RED TOWAW RUSHMORE 408M
Rushmore is a muscular, masculine, powerhouse of a herdsire prospect with impressive character and eye appeal. His dam is correct, feminine and wedge shaped with a near perfect udder. Both 411G and her dam were in our embryo transplant program in 2024. A full sister to her dam was a donor cow in Kansas for Wildcat Creek and produced until she was 17 years old. Her pedigree is stacked with the maternal giants like Indeed, Jive, Julian, Tiger and multiple shots of CC Expansion 5E. Pairing our two best cow families, the Lakimas and Sybils, we couldn't imagine a better maternal pedigree than Lakima 411G. We think you could mile out a new pick up truck looking for a more impressive front pasture type cow. Rushmore is sired by the total Argentine bred Calidad 130Y who adds power, bone and easy fleshiness to the mix. We went back to using Calidad to get more daughters back in the program as they have been so good.
Terms to be Announced Sale Day
SIRE OF LOT 2 - RED TOWAW ORAZI CALIDAD 130Y
DAM OF LOT 2 - RED TOWAW LAKIMA 411G
MATERNAL GRANDDAM OF LOT 2 - RED TOWAW LAKIMA 407E
RED TOWAW DIAMOND T HONCHO 1M
Honcho is a true calving ease champion, arriving in this world in a hurry on a very cold night. From the looks of it the birthweight is fairly predictable, as his mother repeated the 61 pound birth weight with her calf this year. He is a moderate framed, good hearted, stylish calf and did really well on feed; only outperformed in that category by the other Captain son, Lot #4. His dam was purchased in the 50th Anniversary Red Roundup Sale from Six Mile Ranch. Reese and Ryder pooled their money with Calynn and Hiller Gardner with the goal of buying a top female worthy of a partnership. Reese showed her on behalf of the group and she was a champion or reserve in her division through the summer shows and was the Grand Champion Red Angus Female at Stockade Roundup in Lloydminster. She was excited to exhibit her in the Supreme Shows at Farmfair and Agribition. RED
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RED PIE QUARTERBACK 789 OSF MAF
RED PIE CAPTAIN 057 OSF MAF
RED PIE BONNE BEL 852
RED TOWAW JIVE 468E
RED TOWAW COPPER LADY 602K TOWAW COPPER LADY 406G
Helmsman 2M has outstanding performance with a very low birth weight, which is not a suprise as his US bred sire, PIE Captain is well known for low birth with explosive growth. He is big bodied, good headed and strong hearted with a correct and attractive build. His Jive sired dam has a beautiful udder and is a Granddaughter of Copper Lady 27W, dam of McGregor 601J, the 2023 CAA Red Angus Show Bull of the Year.
SIRE OF LOT 3 & 4 - RED PIE CAPTAIN 057
RED TOWAW HELMSMAN 2M
RED TOWAW WARRIOR 404M
RED SIX MILE WARCRAFT 254Z OSF
RED WILDMAN BLAIRS WARRIOR828F
RED WILDMAN MISS STOCKY 420B
RED TOWAW ORAZI CALIDAD 130Y
RED TOWAW MONIQUE 411D
RED TOWAW MONIQUE 407B
404M is a moderate framed, stout, masculine calf, that is big bodied and hairy. His mother is easy fleshing and deep bodied with a very nice udder for a 9 year old cow. She actually was one of the big reasons we went back to using her sire, Calidad 130Y, she is the kind you would love to have 100 of.
RED TOWAW WARRIOR 415M
RED SIX MILE WARCRAFT 254Z OSF
RED WILDMAN BLAIRS WARRIOR828F
RED WILDMAN MISS STOCKY 420B
RED TOWAW KINGMAN 467B
RED TOWAW MONIQUE 406F
RED TOWAW MONIQUE 411D
415M is a bull recommended for cows that is big bodied and attractive with a big weaning weight. His Dam is a maternal sister to Lot 5 and she is a carbon copy of her big bodied, easy fleshing, good uddered dam. She also has very good foot structure, not a surprise as her sire is the great footed Kingman 467B.
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RED TOWAW WARRIOR 418M
WDV 418M | 2366439 | MARCH 02 2024 | AOD:XX
RED SIX MILE WARCRAFT 254Z OSF
RED WILDMAN BLAIRS WARRIOR828F
RED WILDMAN MISS STOCKY 420B
SAC CONVERSATION
TOWAW PRIMAVERA 410F
TOWAW PRIMAVERA 413D
Heifer Bull candidate here that is smooth made, correct and attractive. Different twist on the pedigree as his dam is direct daughter of the black SAC Conversation and the straight Argentine Primavera 413D. Her dam, the Primavera 7Z cow, has been in our embryo transplant program and is also in the pedigrees of lot #10 and #11.
RED TOWAW WARRIOR 419M
RED SIX MILE WARCRAFT 254Z OSF
RED WILDMAN BLAIRS WARRIOR828F
RED WILDMAN MISS STOCKY 420B
RED WILBAR HURRICANE 806C
RED TOWAW MONIQUE 437H
RED TOWAW MONIQUE 409E
Very good performance on this March calf, the youngest in the sale. He is long bodied, strong topped and attractive with a very good foot. His grandmother, Monique 409E, is one of our top cows. She is the dam of our 2023 high selling bull to Poplar Grove Red Angus and a high selling heifer calf in the 2022 Red Roundup Sale to Sterling Christman.
TOWAW BEST ANSWER 3M
S A V FINAL ANSWER 0035
LFE BEST ANSWER 800H
LFE BA CHINOOK 627F
SITZ STELLAR 726D
TOWAW PRIMAVERA 404K
TOWAW ARG PRIMAVERA 7Z
We really like this homozygous black bull that puts performance, look, and calving ease together in one package. His dam is an ideal young female for us; deep bodied, wedge shaped with great udder structure. She is the result of a successful flush of the great Sitz Stellar bull and the Argentine cow Primavera 7Z. Reese has had a very good run showing the Primavera 406H cow the last number of years; she is a 7Z daughter.
TOWAW BEST ANSWER 7M
S A V FINAL ANSWER 0035
LFE BEST ANSWER 800H
LFE BA CHINOOK 627F
CONLEY SOUTH POINT 8362
WILBAR EMULOTA 20J
WILBAR EMULOTA 744G
ACTUAL WW (AUGUST 26): 660 LBS ACTUAL YW (JANUARY 12): 1145 LBS
Lots of hair, rib shape, and eye appeal in this calving ease bull. The sire, LFE Best Answer, is a bull from the Brooking/ Bohrson stable that sires calving ease, structural soundness, and performance. The dam is the Wilbar Emulota cow that Ryder showed so succesfully in the summer of 2022. "Em" was the Supreme Champion Female at Barrhead Beef Bash and Rich Valley Fair as well as Rerserve Champion in the bracket show at the All Breeds Show in Bashaw. She has also produced one of our top replacement heifers in the pen this year.
We are waiting on DNA on this bull so his updated data will be available sale day.
407M
Reaction is a powerful Best Answer son that is big bodied and good footed. He was the high weaning weight bull in the winter group. His dam has done it all since being born in 2012 as the result of an imported Argentine embryo. She has had 5 sons sell through the bull sale and had 5 daughters working in our herd. She has been flushed for embryo transplant and will calve soon here in 2025. Grand dam of Lot #9. S A V FINAL ANSWER 0035
LFE BEST ANSWER 800H LFE BA CHINOOK 627F CURA 4925 CLASSIC HEADLINER TOWAW ARG PRIMAVERA 7Z PASTORIZA 954 PRIMAVERA
TOWAW JENTRY 430L
PEAK DOT ATTRACTIVE 186F
RICHMOND JENTRY SRD 4J
RED RICHMOND GODDESS SRD 20G
RED WILDMAN SMOKE SIGNAL 704E
RED TOWAW ROSE DORA 554H
RED TOWAW ROSE DORA 511E
TWIN, BLACK HIDED/RED GENE CARRIER
430L is a good hearted, masculine, easy fleshing bull with good testicle size. His dam traces back to one of the original red cows imported for Towaw from Washington over 50 years ago.
PEAK DOT ATTRACTIVE 186F
RICHMOND JENTRY SRD 4J
RED RICHMOND GODDESS SRD 20G
RED TOWAW JENTRY 445L
K THREE OZARK 5D
TOWAW LADY BELLE 534H
RED TOWAW LANCER 98U
Jentry 445L is a moderate framed, good hearted, good footed, muscled up rascal that we used on a group of our cows last summer. He is a deep dark red hided individual with a strong topline. He is a complete outcross with both of his parents being black. His dam weaned off a May 17 born black full brother that weighed 820 pounds on December 6th.
RED TOWAW ENLISTED 443L
RED SIX MILE WARCRAFT 254Z OSF
RED WILDMAN BLAIRS WARRIOR828F RED WILDMAN MISS STOCKY 420B RED TOWAW ORAZI CALIDAD RED TOWAW FAYETTE 433C RED TOWAW FAYETTE 78Z
Enlisted is a dark hided bull with a dark head and feet. WE like his head, his strong heart girth and strength of top. His dam has a son working for Preuss farms and a high seller to the purebred herd of BMB Brewin farms in Taber.
RED TOWAW JENTRY 448L
PEAK DOT ATTRACTIVE 186F
RICHMOND JENTRY SRD 4J
RED RICHMOND GODDESS SRD 20G
RED FLYING K JULIAN 72Y
RED TOWAW FAYETTE 575E
RED TOWAW FAYETTE 101X
We really like this powerfully constructed, dark red, calving ease prospect. He is stout and easy fleshing with all kinds of rib shape. You don't often see this kind of power and performance with just a 78 pound birth weight, be sure to find him on sale day.
RED TOWAW SPLENDID 449L
RED U2 BLUE COLLAR 295E
RED U2Q WORKING CLASS 59H
RED U-2 MISTY 350C
RED SVR TORNADO 167C
RED TOWAW ESSENCE 459J
RED TOWAW ESSENCE 567D
This bull has "splendid" performance in a dark red, good haired and large testicled individual. His dam was shown at Farmfair and was Summer Heifer Calf Champion in 2021 and Reserve Spring Yearling Heifer in 2022. She is a powerful, feminine female with about as perfect an udder as you can find.
TOWAW JENTRY 450L
WDV 450L | 2347844 | MAY 18 2023 | AOD:3
PEAK DOT ATTRACTIVE 186F
RICHMOND JENTRY SRD 4J
RED RICHMOND GODDESS SRD 20G
RED WILBAR HURRICANE 806C
RED TOWAW LAKOTA 448H
RED TOWAW LAKOTA 473C
BLACK HIDED/RED GENE CARRIER
This Jentry son is deep bodied, stout hipped, strong topped individual with very a very correct foot structure. Once again we have a bull here that can be used on heifers his first year, but also have lots of power to be used on cows in the future.
TOWAW LENNON 453L
WDV 453L | 2347845 | MAY 20 2023 | AOD:5
RED SIX MILE JOHN WICK 882E
TOWAW JOHN LENNON 402J
TOWAW DUCHESS 412D
TOWAW ADVERSARY 436C
TOWAW SYBIL 428F
RED TOWAW SYBIL 531D
This black bull has lots of performance for having just a 75 pound birth weight. He has a different twist to his pedigree with his sire being a combination of Thomas's Duchess 412D show cow and the very popular Six Mile John Wick 882E bull. John Wick semen sells for upwards of $3000 a straw these days and is very rare.
RED TOWAW WORKING CLASS 455L
RED U2 BLUE COLLAR 295E
RED U2Q WORKING CLASS 59H
RED U-2 MISTY 350C
RED SVR TORNADO 167C
RED TOWAW SYBIL 483J
RED TOWAW SYBIL 565C
This dark red bull is a heifer bull candidate that is smooth made and smaller headed, He is moderate framed with a touch more muscle expression than you usually see in a calving ease bull.
RED TOWAW SELKIRK 457L
RED TOWAW KINGMAN 467B
RED HAMCO KINGMAN 465F
RED HAMCO MIMI 78C
RED TOWAW JULIAN 430D
RED TOWAW LAKOTA 526F
RED TOWAW LAKOTA 442D
Selkirk son here that inherits his sire's deep body, easy fleshiness and large scrotal measurement. He is a calving ease bull with substance.
TOWAW JENTRY 463L
PEAK DOT ATTRACTIVE 186F
RICHMOND JENTRY SRD 4J
RED RICHMOND GODDESS SRD 20G
K THREE OZARK 5D
TOWAW ROSE DORA 477H
RED TOWAW ROSE DORA 540B
BLACK HIDED/RED GENE CARRIER
Very good performance numbers on this guy while still having a moderate 86 pound Birth Weight. He is pretty complete in his makeup; moderate framed, muscular, masculine, with large, well shaped testicles. He really resembles his sire, make sure to find him in the pens on sale day.
RED TOWAW WARRIOR 474L
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RED SIX MILE WARCRAFT 254Z OSF
RED WILDMAN BLAIRS WARRIOR828F
RED WILDMAN MISS STOCKY 420B
RED TOWAW JULIAN 430D
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RED TOWAW MABEL 510F
RED TOWAW MABEL 465D
Very good performance with a moderate birth weight on this dark red Warrior son. He is dark red, smooth made and large testicled.
RED TOWAW SPARTA 470L
RED SIX MILE WARCRAFT 254Z OSF
RED WILDMAN BLAIRS WARRIOR828F
RED WILDMAN MISS STOCKY 420B
RED TOWAW ORAZI CALIDAD 130Y
RED TOWAW SYBIL 565C
RED TOWAW SYBIL 192Z
Sparta is very attractive up through his front end and is very smooth made. Combining Warrior and Calidad, he should produce some great looking steers and trouble free, easy keeping females.
RED TOWAW WORKING CLASS 475L
RED U2 BLUE COLLAR 295E
RED U2Q WORKING CLASS 59H
RED U-2 MISTY 350C
RED TOWAW JULIAN 478G
RED TOWAW SIERRA 526J
RED TOWAW SIERRA 485F
475L is one of the top red calving ease bulls in the sale. He is dark red in colour, strong topped, muscular and attractive in a moderate framed package. He has a true type, masculine head that we really appreciate in a future herdbull.
RED TOWAW KINGMAN 467B
RED HAMCO KINGMAN 465F RED HAMCO MIMI 78C HF TIGER 5T AMF CAF
TOWAW VENDETTA 482L
TOWAW UCOLA 7X
RED TOWAW UCOLA 181L
BLACK HIDED/RED GENE CARRIER
Old Towaw Ucola 7X has done it again with a very powerfully structured muscular bull. 7X has had 15 calves here, including 2 sets of twins, and just weaned off another bull calf at 756 pounds in December. She is a direct daughter of HF Tiger and has had 5 previous sons sell through past sales. She is also the grand dam of Lot #33.
RED TOWAW WORKING CLASS 478L
RED U2 BLUE COLLAR 295E
RED U2Q WORKING CLASS 59H
RED U-2 MISTY 350C
RED TOWAW JULIAN 478G
RED TOWAW COPPER LADY 497J
RED TOWAW COPPER LADY 506F
Very low Birth Weight bull here with a good foot and length of body. Working Class combined with Julian and Zephyr makes for very predictable calving ease.
RED TOWAW WORKING CLASS 480L
RED U2 BLUE COLLAR 295E
RED U2Q WORKING CLASS 59H
RED U-2 MISTY 350C
RED HAMCO KINGMAN 465F
RED TOWAW UCOLA 541J
TOWAW UCOLA 7X
Very good weaning weight on this smooth made, good footed Working Class son. We used him on a group of cows last fall and didn't get him pulled as early as we would have liked. He is gaining well now, but isn't showing himself as his true self right now. Blame Procrastinating Kirk, not the bull.
RED TOWAW JENTRY 484L
PEAK DOT ATTRACTIVE 186F
RICHMOND JENTRY SRD 4J
RED RICHMOND GODDESS SRD 20G
RED TOWAW ZEPPELIN 466F
RED TOWAW LAKOTA 481H
RED TOWAW LAKOTA 435F
484L is a smaller framed bull that is smooth made and complete. His dam is a very attractive, wedge shaped female that combines Zeppelin and Kingman in her pedigree.
RED TOWAW WARRIOR 492L
RED SIX MILE WARCRAFT 254Z OSF
RED WILDMAN BLAIRS WARRIOR828F
RED WILDMAN MISS STOCKY 420B
RED TOWAW ZEPPELIN 466F
RED TOWAW BLOCKANNA 541H
RED TOWAW BLOCKANNA 533F
This dark red Warrior son is a real standout in the bull pen. He is muscular and big bodied with large testicles and and wide top. He is chock full of herd bull presence and masculinity and we feel he has a big future as a herd sire!
TOWAW LENNON 491L
RED SIX MILE JOHN WICK 882E
TOWAW JOHN LENNON 402J
TOWAW DUCHESS 412D
RED FLYING K JULIAN 72Y
RED TOWAW LAKOTA 463F
RED TOWAW LAKOTA 32X
BLACK HIDED/RED GENE CARRIER
TOWAW JENTRY 493L
PEAK DOT ATTRACTIVE 186F
RICHMOND JENTRY SRD 4J
RED RICHMOND GODDESS SRD 20G
RED SVR TORNADO 167C
RED TOWAW UCOLA 441H TOWAW UCOLA 7X
BLACK HIDED/RED GENE CARRIER
Calving ease bull here with a good head, correct foot structure, and is very eye appealing. His dam has had two sons sell in previous bull sales to Preus Farms and Bluff Creek Ranch.
493L is one of the highest performing bulls in the pen. He is very balanced and muscular with a masculine head and crest. His dam was a show heifer for Ryder in 2021 and her first calf sold in last year's sale to Glen and April Szybunka. His Grand dam is the dam of lot #29.
TOWAW JENTRY 495L
PEAK DOT ATTRACTIVE 186F
RICHMOND JENTRY SRD 4J
RED RICHMOND GODDESS SRD 20G
RED WILDMAN SMOKE SIGNAL 704E
RED TOWAW MISS MAC 552H
RED TOWAW MISS MAC 462E
BLACK HIDED/RED GENE CARRIER
This bull is reccomended for cows and has very good performance. He is big bodied, strong topped, and attractive with a good head and scrotal shape. We are big believers in correct suspension and symetry in the scrotum being a precurser to correct udders in future daughters.
PEAK DOT ATTRACTIVE 186F
RICHMOND JENTRY SRD 4J
RED RICHMOND GODDESS SRD 20G
TC OUTSIDER 101B
TOWAW RUBY 439E
RED TOWAW RUBY 536C
Dark red, outcross bull here with lots of performance and a moderate 87 pound BW. He is strong hearted, level topped and explosive in his middle third, this herdbull checks all the boxes. Definitely a different pedigree for most Red Angus Breeders as his sire, dam, and maternal grand sire are all black.
Why do we cull?
First and foremost, we take the responsibility of being a seedstock and genetics provider very seriously. The decisions we make, and the policies and tendencies we use to make breeding decisions have an exponential impact on our customer’s bottom line. In a commercial setting a cow must have a marketable calf every year, all while doing it without incurring extra labour, feed, or health costs. The difference between a top end cow and an average cow might be an extra $100 in profit at the end of the year. Unfortunately, in the purebred world, some traits that make cattle worth more are not really aligned with the commercial world. Extra feed to make a calf weigh more at weaning and yearling time is exponentially
rewarded in a purebred setting. Same goes with extra feed to prop up a cows milking ability or her ability to breed back.
Keeping an open cow around for an extra year is ludicrous to a commercial herd but often happens in a purebred setting if that cow has cranked out a $20,000 bull. So, even though cattle that need to be culled might not affect our bottom line as much as it does a commercial breeder, we must cull our cattle ruthlessly to avoid passing on future economic problems to our customers. We sell a lower percentage of bulls born here than a lot of outfits, not because of the quality of the cowherd but because we refuse to make any excuses for the cattle
or prop them up with uneconomic feed and practices. We do our best with the young cattle but every year there are some that hit the cowherd and then need to be culled. We go through our cows every spring and a group ends up being bred to terminal bulls and culled from the purebred herd.
Those male calves, while still purebreds, on those cows are all castrated, no matter how good they might look. The heifers are also marketed as commercial. We also believe in our customers taking advantage of hybrid vigor when they use our purebred, registered bulls on their crossbred cows. You won’t see half blood bulls sold from our program.
RED TOWAW SELKIRK 503L
RED TOWAW KINGMAN 467B
RED HAMCO KINGMAN 465F
RED HAMCO MIMI 78C
RED FLYING K JULIAN 72Y
RED TOWAW FAYETTE 470D
RED TOWAW FAYETTE 437A
Calving ease candidate here out of a great Mama Cow. We flushed 470D this September and she embodies all we hold dear in a female. She is easy fleshing, sound, broody, and has a picture perfect udder and feet.
TOWAW SELKIRK 505L
RED HAMCO KINGMAN 465F
RED TOWAW SELKIRK 421J
RED TOWAW MONIQUE 409E
K THREE OZARK 5D
TOWAW SODAK 528G
TOWAW SODAK 49Z
BLACK HIDED/RED GENE CARRIER
505L is a very complete heifer bull prospect that will have plenty of quality to move into the mature pasture in the future. He is very good footed, balanced, strong hearted and hairy. He moves around the pen like a motivated cat, showing his overall structural correctness.
RED TOWAW WARRIOR 507L
RED SIX MILE WARCRAFT 254Z OSF
RED WILDMAN BLAIRS WARRIOR828F
RED WILDMAN MISS STOCKY 420B
RED TOWAW HI LINE 406B
RED TOWAW MOLLY 513D
RED TOWAW CCC MOLLY 543B
507L is a lighter coloured, moderate framed heifer bull candidate. His dam is the dam of a Sitz Stellar son working in the world renowned Six Mile Ranch herd at Fir Mountain, Saskatchewan.
JENTRY
PEAK DOT ATTRACTIVE 186F
RICHMOND JENTRY SRD 4J
RED RICHMOND GODDESS SRD 20G
K THREE OZARK 5D
TOWAW BLOCKANNA 572G
RED TOWAW BLOCKANNA 110Z
Very long bodied, smooth made black heifer bull candidate here. Here is very high in calving ease predictability with his low Birth Weight and both Calving Ease and Birthwight EPDs in the top 3% of the breed.
TOWAW JOHN WAYNE 523L
RED SIX MILE JOHN WICK 882E
TOWAW JOHN WAYNE 401J
TOWAW DUCHESS 412D
RED FLYING K JULIAN 72Y
RED TOWAW MISS MAC 462E
RED TOWAW MISS MAC 22Y
BLACK HIDED/RED GENE CARRIER
John Wayne 523L is a highly reccomended calving ease candidate that is moderate, balanced and large scrotalled.
RED TOWAW WARRIOR 514L
RED SIX MILE WARCRAFT 254Z OSF
RED WILDMAN BLAIRS WARRIOR828F
RED WILDMAN MISS STOCKY 420B
RED GLESBAR EXCEL 73W
RED TOWAW GEORGINA 522D
RED TOWAW GEORGINA 59X
Smooth made calving ease bull here with good length of body. Previous sons of his dam have sold to Wyatt Dahm and Cameron Chadd.
RED TOWAW WARRIOR 521L
RED SIX MILE WARCRAFT 254Z OSF
RED WILDMAN BLAIRS WARRIOR828F
RED WILDMAN MISS STOCKY 420B
TOWAW TENACITY 16X
TOWAW SODAK 49Z
RED TOWAW SODAK 91X
Larger Birth Weight cow bull here that certainly has the performance to back it up. His dam has stood the test of time at Towaw as she raised her 11th calf at Towaw last summer.
RED TOWAW WARRIOR 527L
RED SIX MILE WARCRAFT 254Z OSF
RED WILDMAN BLAIRS WARRIOR828F
RED WILDMAN MISS STOCKY 420B
TC OUTSIDER 101B
TOWAW FAYETTE 507E
RED TOWAW FAYETTE 433C
BLACK HIDED/RED GENE CARRIER
This Warrior son has above average performance and a moderate Birth Weight. He is big bodied, masculine, yet still very attractive and eye appealing.
TOWAW RINGO STARR 617L
RED SIX MILE JOHN WICK 882E
TOWAW JOHN LENNON 402J
TOWAW DUCHESS 412D
RED SVR TORNADO 167C
RED TOWAW CARLA 466G
RED TOWAW CARLA 424D
BLACK HIDED/RED GENE CARRIER
Complete bull here that is hairy, good footed and attractive. He stacks generation after generation of cows that are productive, balanced, front pasture type cows.
TOWAW JOHN WAYNE 541L
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RED SIX MILE JOHN WICK 882E
TOWAW JOHN WAYNE 401J
TOWAW DUCHESS 412D
RED TOWAW ORAZI CALIDAD 130Y
RED TOWAW RUBY 549F
RED TOWAW RUBY 423A
BLACK HIDED/RED GENE CARRIER
This moderate framed bull is early maturing and masculine with large testicle size. His dam is a direct daughter of the Argentine bull Calidad 130Y, whom we are using again as his daughters were so good.
TOWAW JOHN WAYNE 544L
RED SIX MILE JOHN WICK 882E
TOWAW JOHN WAYNE 401J
TOWAW DUCHESS 412D
RED FLYING K JULIAN 72Y
RED TOWAW LARKABA 546F
RED TOWAW LARKABA 551A
BLACK HIDED/RED GENE CARRIER
This moderate framed, big bodied, large scrotalled, good footed bull has a bit of extra hair. He puts together what we want in a heifer bull; early maturity, soundness and fleshing ability. If you want to retain daughters, use this guy on heifers and retain females from your freshest genetics.
TOWAW JOHN LENNON 618L
RED SIX MILE JOHN WICK 882E
TOWAW JOHN LENNON 402J TOWAW DUCHESS 412D
RED SVR TORNADO 167C
RED TOWAW CARLA 618J
RED TOWAW CARLA 438A
BLACK HIDED/RED GENE CARRIER
Outcross pedigree on this deep bodied, good footed, strong topped bull with a little extra hair. His dam traces back to Thomas's first heifer purchased from Cajun Angus in 2003. Uncle Jay picked her out for him at the Northern Select Sale; Thomas was 18 months old at the time.
RED TOWAW WORKING CLASS 547L
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RED U2 BLUE COLLAR 295E
RED U2Q WORKING CLASS 59H
RED U-2 MISTY 350C
RED TOWAW STEADFAST 516G
RED TOWAW EVENING TINGE 477J
TOWAW EVENING TINGE 499G
Very attractive calving ease bull here that is smooth, good headed and moderate framed. His dam is from the black Evening Tinge family originating in the straight Canadian bred herd of Silver Dome at Barrhead.
PEAK DOT ATTRACTIVE 186F
RICHMOND JENTRY SRD 4J
RED RICHMOND GODDESS SRD 20G
RED TOWAW JENTRY 550L
RED SVR TORNADO 167C
RED TOWAW SIERRA 514H
TOWAW BLACK SIERRA 535B
Heifer Bull Candidate This dark red Jentry son is a moderate framed, structurally correct powerhouse that is strong through his chest floor and heart. If your goal is producing replacement heifers that will "pay and stay" in your herd, buy a bull that is masculine, early maturing, easy fleshing, good footed and strong hearted. That is what this guy is; all in an outcross pedigree!
TOWAW JOHN WAYNE 555L
RED SIX MILE JOHN WICK 882E
TOWAW JOHN WAYNE 401J
TOWAW DUCHESS 412D
RED BLAIR'S STOUT 825B
RED TOWAW SYBIL 560F
RED TOWAW SYBIL 539C
TWIN, BLACK HIDED/RED GENE CARRIER
Balanced bull here that is smooth made, correct and moderate. Nothing extreme but has longevity written all over him. Kind of sums up the program here.
RED TOWAW WORKING CLASS 571L
RED U2 BLUE COLLAR 295E
RED U2Q WORKING CLASS 59H
RED U-2 MISTY 350C
RED SVR TORNADO 167C
RED TOWAW GEORGINA 487J
TOWAW GEORGINA 457C
Calving ease bull here with a bit more dimension than the regular low birth weight bulls. He is deep bodied, deep flanked, good hearted, strong topped and masculine.
RED TOWAW WARRIOR 557L
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RED SIX MILE WARCRAFT 254Z OSF
RED WILDMAN BLAIRS WARRIOR828F
RED WILDMAN MISS STOCKY 420B
TOWAW TENACITY 16X
TOWAW GEORGINA 457C
RED CCC GEORGINA 498A
Growthy Bull here that really flourished on feed test. We really like our Warrior daughters; they are making excellent mothers both here and at Wildman Livestock.
RED TOWAW WORKING CLASS 558L
RED U2 BLUE COLLAR 295E
RED U2Q WORKING CLASS 59H
RED U-2 MISTY 350C
RED WILDMAN SMOKE SIGNAL 704E
RED TOWAW GEORGINA 443J
RED TOWAW GEORGINA 449G
558L is a heifer's first calf by our go to calving ease sire, Working Class. He is a very eye appealing, complete bull that traces back to a heifer purchased from good Red Angus Breeders, Don and Sue Maull back in the 90's.
TOWAW SELKIRK 573L
RED TOWAW KINGMAN 467B
RED HAMCO KINGMAN 465F
RED HAMCO MIMI 78C
TOWAW TENACITY 16X
TOWAW COUNTESS 22Z
RED TOWAW COUNTESS 92X
BLACK HIDED/RED GENE CARRIER
Powerfull bull her with a dam that has been a strong contributer to the herd for many years. He is stout and hairy with a strong top and eye appealing look.
RED HAMCO KINGMAN 465F
RED TOWAW SELKIRK 421J
RED TOWAW MONIQUE 409E
RED WILBAR HURRICANE 806C
TOWAW SELKIRK 582L
RED TOWAW LAKOTA 541G
RED TOWAW LAKOTA 508B
Good dark red bull here that is the youngest Summer born Bull in the sale. He is very correct and attractive in his structure and stacks some of our top cows up in his pedigree.
What is line breeding?
At its core, line breeding is the planned breeding of related animals in a population with the goal of making them more prepotent or likely to transmit hereditary characteristics to their offspring. With simple traits like the polled gene or colour genes, there is only a pair of genes involved so it is quite simple to be homozygous for a gene and therefore be guaranteed of passing that gene to their offspring. For complex traits like correct feet, udders, body condition etc., many genes are involved and things get complicated. For this reason we try to breed like traits in animals from cattle that are related so that they are more likely to be “homozygous” for those traits and be more prepotent in passing them on to their offspring.
Line breeding was used to great success
in the first half of the 20th Century and helped to establish some of the best lines of predictable genetics in many of the breeds. So why did it fall out of favour? All populations of breeds carry harmful recessive, non dominant, genes known as genetic defects. When cattle are homozygous for these defects they are mostly born as non viable animals and eliminate themselves from the gene pool. If they only carry one copy of the gene, however, it stays hidden and the animal shows no ill effects of having said gene. When you have related animals, the likelihood of these genetic defects becoming homozygous is heightened.
Up until the last 20 years or so the only way to “prove” a sire was defect free was to breed him to a number of his own daughters and hope there were not any calves displaying
the homozygous traits of the defect, say dwarfism. Now we can DNA test suspected animals and have pretty much eliminated known genetic defects from the registered gene pool, as most of the Associations now flag defect carriers in pedigrees and make testing readily available.
On a side note that is another darn good reason to use registered bulls! We are using more of our own bulls and utilizing line breeding as a tool to make our genetics more prepotent and predictable. We are not into producing Outliers and Unicorns here, but predictable genetics that are more likely to pass on to their calves and make your calf crop more uniform and your replacement heifers more likely to last for many years in your cowherds.
The bull feeding program is built to maximize forage utilization, gut health and as a result quality sperm production. Nutritional status of a bull, particularly from the previous 60-days can affect the semen quality being ejaculated today. Sperm production is a continuous process and proper nutrition is critical to maintain peak fertility and longevity of bulls. Bull calves are generally developed on grass with their mom’s on a quality mineral program.
Once bull calves are weaned, they are slowly moved onto a balanced TMR. The bulls are challenged with a forage-based TMR to help them develop and express their genetic potential. This is important for consistency of maturation and puberty of bull calves. Sampling and analyzing
forages are important for properly balancing the overall ration. Forage quality and digestibility are important for maximizing ruminal health. Matching suitable protein sources with proper starch with the available forage sources is key to promoting lean muscle growth.
The addition of organic minerals are used to ensure proper immune function and overall health of bulls. All of these factors contribute to semen quality and conception within a herd.
If you have any questions about the nutrition program, please feel free to reach out. Buy with confidence knowing the bulls have been developed on a balanced nutrition program.
Best of luck on sale day!
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