Racehorse Style Close September 21 at 7PM BC time with Extended Bidding Time on DLMS.ca
We are proud to team up with DLMS to bring our customers a cutting edge sale service. Key to this service is that you, the customer, can bid on any of our posted lots, at any time, throughout the sale. No traditional sale order means customers are never left without an option to bid on their second choice, should the price of their first choice lot move out of their budget. At the posted time of the sale end the program is designed to allow all last minute participants to get in their final bids. The extended time finish means you, the customers, control the end of the sale. The sale will close only when all customers have finished bidding. When no bidding activity has occurred on any lot in the sale for a pre-set period after the posted time of sale end, the computer will declare the sale closed on all lots. (See page 24 for more information)
Pick from the sixteen bull calves we weaned this fall. You can send him to Olds College with my bulls consigned to the Net Feed Efficiency trials or take him home now!
Remaining bulls sell next spring
4th Annual Online Bull Sale
Farm Gate Sale March 7th 8th, 2025
Dear Hereford Enthusiasts,
Welcome to our 15th Annual September Online Sale. Hard to believe we have another year behind us but it didn’t go by without a major milestone. This past March, our family lost an icon with the passing of Alice Richardson in her 92’nd year. Mother, grand mother and great grand mother, she was the keeper of the main Richardson Ranch house the past 70 years. Mother of five, she not only did the Ranch books for years but also found time to groom dogs, started a boarding kennel, wrapped meat, worked reception in a Veterinary hospital, sat on the Regional Hospital board, the Cemetery board, the Fall Fair board, and even the Farmers Institute. Like her mother before her, she loved to sew and weave but her greatest passion was quilting, which she continued to do literally till the day of her passing. Gone but not forgotten. This past year has seen more weather challenges. Our subsoil moisture is nonexistent in spite of big storm systems with high winds moving through last winter, but we did manage to put up 85% of our normal silage crop. After cutting back on cows last year and being on top of pasture management we are moving into weaning time confident that we can likely get through this coming winter without purchasing more feed.
With fewer cows and a calf crop heavy to bull calves we are pleased to offer as an added lot, the pick of our 2024 bull calf crop, along with both heifer calves, bred heifers and embryos.
The Richardson family is entering into our 107th year of raising beef on Haida Gwaii. We are proud to still have three generations involved on the farm every day. While it may not be the best place in the world to raise cattle, it is arguably the best place to raise a family. Thanks again to the whole family for all their contributions which make it possible for us to raise and market pedigree Hereford cattle and genetics.
Don & Les
Craig says……...
Things look mighty good on the Richardson Ranch this year. A touch more moisture, a few more loads of silage, and pastures are good!
The cowherd looks great! Even though there was a shortage of heifer calves this year, Don and Leslie are offering their four best for sale. The calves are sweet, and they all have a little different lineage to offer. I can attest that these heifer calves will impress you more and more each day you own them. Remember, Bonanza is in Alberta next year!
I am sure this is the strongest group of bred heifers that the Richardson's have offered to date. The heifers all have a little different pedigree and an awesome EPD profile. They are also bred to a pretty interesting individual!
calves raised on a salt water estuary pasture. It
PS Every purchase gives you a chance to win the Buyers Trip to Haida Gwaii which will drawn annually from buyers of our cattle
Madonna! Named after one of the top divas of all times. She is sure to draw a crowd when you take her to town! She has been bred to go on stage! With Endure, Trust, Cuda and Bolt all up close in her pedigree, she a sure bet to turn heads next spring and then follow it up the following year as a super dam! Madonna is the first calf registered by grand
NJW 79J Z311 ENDURE 173D
SIRE: CMF 1720 GOLD RUSH 569G ET L III TFL C609 VICTORIA 1720 MCM 6964 BOLT 652D DAM : TLELL 652D SYDNEY ET 1H TLELL 30Y ANNIE OAKLY 27A
Sweet package here! Every vistor who walked the herd had this one on their list ! Eye candy for sure. She has the numbers, the pedigree and the soggy phenotype to compete as a bred next spring and then she will slip into your program as a cornerstone producer! If your plan is to go to Bonanza 2025 she could be your ticket to the winners circle !
Reg #: C03112499
Birth Date: Jan 29, 2024 Tattoo: APSF 16M
DM ALL Around 904G
Heterozygous Polled
TLELL 29F Red Cedar 8N
SIRE: CHURCHILL RED THUNDER 133J
BR Validated B413 6035 7098
DAM : TLELL 8N GLORIA 4G
TLELL 10Y Caylee ET 102E
Sweet package here! Breed leading genetics with that extra eye catching quality. Her maternal sister sells as lot 7 while her maternal brother may be the strongest bull calf here at Tlell in 2024. You need one to compete at Bonanza or Synergy? Look no further. Great Grand dam was Miss Hereford World 2012.
Reg #: C03112484
Birth Date: Feb 03, 2024
Tattoo: APSF 23M Homozygous Polled
CS Boomer 29F
DAM : TLELL 8N RED CEDAR 8N
TLELL 38L Gloria 4G
KCF BENNETT REVOLUTION X51
DAM : TLELL X51 TANYA 7G
TLELL 23S TANYA 31U
Been a long time since I shared a Red Cedar daughter. Craig picked her out as one of our top heifer calves and the Tanya cow family has always done us proud. Can bells and whistles. Nine generations of Tlell breeding in this pedigree. Dam, Tanya 7G, is in our flush program with embryos selling to Belgium this summer.
Red Tanya !
Reg #: C03102286
Birth Date: Jan 6, 2023
Gerber Canaan 041C
SIRE: GERBER HIGH TIME H65 NJW 91H 100W Rita 31Z ET
“Jade”
Tattoo: APSF 6L Homozygous Polled
REED X05 Revolve 617D ET
DAM: TLELL 617D JADE 5J
TLELL 0219 Bombshell 21B
Love it when a plan comes together, Jade cow family has been a cornerstone of the Tlell program for years although this one is a little different. Her dam is from Koanui Rocket 0219, a New Zealand bull who had over 1500 daughters in production down under. These cows work! You only get 6L because we have a sister in our heifer pen.
Bred AI: Birdwell Redbird 7098 - Mar 27, 24 Exposed to: TLELL C442 Proclaim 31L from April 15 to July 6, 2024. Ultrasound confirms AI service.
Due Date: January 5, 2025
Dam: 5J
BREDHEIFER TLELL H65 CINDY-LOU
Reg #: C03102287 Birth Date: Jan 23, 2023
Gerber Canaan 041C
SIRE: GERBER HIGH TIME H65 NJW 91H 100W Rita 31Z ET
Cindy-lou !
Tattoo: APSF 12L Homozygous Polled
KCF BENNETT ENCORE Z311 ET DAM: PCL Z311 CINDY 40F
CINDY
Love this cow family. Original Cindy cow came from Tlell in 1998, seven generations later we have this stunning heifer. Bred to our Bennett bull , maternal brother to Xplosive. Take her to town this fall and win some hardware then start a new cow family next spring when she calves for you in last week of January.
Bred AI: Tlell R117 Bennett ET 3B - Apr 16, 24 Exposed to: TLELL C442 Proclaim 31L from May 1 to July 6, 2024. Ultrasound confirms AI service.
Due Date: January 5, 2025
Reg #: C03102265
Birth Date: Jan 25, 2023
Gerber Canaan 041C
SIRE: GERBER HIGH TIME H65 NJW 91H 100W Rita 31Z ET
Due Date: January 25, 2025 Daydream !
Tattoo: APSF 15L Heterozygous Polled
Tlell 29F Red Cedar 8N
DAM: TLELL 8N GLORIA 4G
TLELL 10Y Caylee ET 102E
Thick and broody! Love this cow family. Dam was shown as a calf at side when the pair was Supreme Champion in 2019. The grand dam went Supreme again in 2023. Have two more maternal sisters staying at Tlell. She has nine traits in the top 10% of the breed. Sister sells as lot #6.
Bred AI: Birdwell Redbird 0558 ET – Apr 14, 24
Exposed to: TLELL C442 Proclaim 31L from May 1 to July 6, 2024. Ultrasound confirms AI service.
NJW 73S M326 TRUST 100W ET SIRE: BEHM 100W CUDA 504C BEHM R294 JASMAN 102Y
LEXUS !
Love this cow family. Dam of 18L is maternal sister to Xplosive, 2012 Agribition Grand Champion bull, and her Grand Dam was a FarmFair Grand Champion Hereford Female. A front pasture producer! Don
Bred AI: Birdwell Redbird 0558 ET – Mar 28, 24 Exposed to: TLELL C442 Proclaim 31L from May 1 to July 6, 2024. Ultrasound confirms AI service.
Due Date: January 6, 2025
Lot 9 Pick of the TLELL Bull Pen ~ winningbidderhastwooptions.
OPTION 1. Choose any of our sixteen 2024 Tlell bull calves before September 24th ferry and we will deliver the bull on our sale trip. Payment is expected on all sale cattle before we leave the island !
Homozygous Polled
OPTION 2. View the top twelve Tlell bull calves on feed at Olds College after October 17th. Walk the pen and make your pick by December 1st, 2024. 50% down sale day, balance when you make your pick. Bull must be insured. Cost of board and RFI test will be paid by new owner. Choose to take possession next spring at Olds when RFI test ends or have your bull travel with Richardson Ranch Sale bulls going to Vanderhoof and Williams Lake before the end of March. Bulls 15M, 27M, 28M and 29M will NOT be in the group going to Olds College.
12M TLELL 133J THUNDER
Heifer
18M TLELL 569G ELDORADO
Heterozygous Polled
Heterozygous Polled
2024 Bull calves , choose one today! watch for rest in our Bull Sale next spring !
Fourth
Farm Gate Sale
March 7th 8th, 2025
TLELL 501C FLORA 17F BIRDWELL REDBIRD 7098 0558ET
Flush Sire
All our exportable embryos are qualified for EU, USA and Australia as well as many other World Hereford member countries. You are bidding by the embryo and get four Grade 1 embryos.
A Kickstart daughter from the Tanya cow family which traces back to Saddle Valley Tanya 125E, a daughter of Klondike Beauty 789C. Dam of 17F, Tanya 31U, was the calf at side of our Senior Cow Champion at Farmfair. Phenotypically correct and very fertile, 17F has weaned 7 calves in last five years. Bred to Redbird to add some pigment and strengthen the documentation of her offspring. These embryos are grandfathered as exportable to the EU after the change of regulations in August 2024
TLELL X51 TANYA ET 7G
GERBER HIGH TIME H65
Sire
All our exportable embryos are qualified for EU, USA and Australia as well as many other World Hereford member countries. You are bidding by the embryo and get four Grade 1 embryos.
Gerber Canaan 041C
This Revolution X51 daughter, true to the Tanya cow line, exhibits a very functional phenotype but with that added performance from X51. Her first calf sold to Kerr Cattle Co of Telkwa last fall and her secondcalf sold to Best Cattle Co in our bull sale last spring. Her Red Cedar daughter sells as Lot # 8 in this sale. Some of her 16 embryos went to Belgium in first week of August but due to a change in EU regulations these embryos may not qualify for export to EU.
WLB 21T QUEEN 50Y
BEHM 100W CUDA 504C
Flush Sire
All our exportable embryos are qualified for EU, USA and Australia as well as many other World Hereford member countries. You are bidding by the embryo and get four Grade 1 embryos.
WLB QUAKER 10H 21T
DONOR DAM : WLB 21T QUEEN 50Y WLB
We purchased Queen 50Y from the WLB Dispersal in the fall of 2016. She was the third high selling cow in the sale. From the heart of the WLB program, Queen 50Y is a maternal sister to WLB Global 50S. Her sire 21T, is a son of DR World Class 517 10H. Milk and mass is the expected result from this family. Don’t overlook CUDA's contribution of calving ease, growth, maternal and carcass merit. He ranks in the top 5 percent of the breed for eleven different traits. This powerful, stout, rugged, short-marked sire is emerging as a true breed leader.
ReferenceSire :
CMF 1720 GOLD RUSH 569G
Reg.#: 44108010 AHA Sex: Male Tattoo: CMF569G
KCF Bennett Encore Z311 ET
Sire: NJW 79Z Z311 Endure 173D ET
BW 91H 100W Rita 79Z ET
EFBEEF Resolute CER
Dam: L III TFL C609 Victoria 1720
L III X651 Rita A045
A homozygous polled powerful, dark red, goggle eyed Endure son backed by an exciting data set. Big hipped and extremely sound structured with more thickness and muscle than most. Genetics to provide a boost for growth and carcass merit along with impressive phenotype GOLD RUSH is a Mother Lode of genetic goodness!
Sire of Lot #1 & Lot #2
ReferenceSire :
Churchill Red Thunder 133J
Reg.#: 44267942 AHA Sex: Male Tattoo: 133
Birth Date: 01/12/2021 AI Approved
LCX PERFECTO 11B ET
Sire: DM ALL AROUND 904G ET
DM L1 DOMINETTE 301 ET
EFBEEF BR VALIDATED B413
Dam: BR VALIDATED B413 6035 7098
BR BENNETT 4R Y428 2101 6035
Many consider him to be a potential breed changer with his impeccable combination of performance, pedigree and phenotype. Seldom do sires feature the abundance of muscle, carcass shape and bone to the degree of Red Thunder. He is wide based, thick topped, long spined and fancy fronted. His colour is right for Australia and he is fully pigmented. When you study his data he is a curve bender deluxe, he is an elite carcass sire and also a maternal herd builder. Homozygous Polled.
Sire of Lot # 3
ReferenceSire : BEHM 100W CUDA 504C
Reg.#: C03060820 Sex: Male Tattoo: BEHM 504C
Birth Date: 04/03/2015 AI Approved
KCF BENNETT 3008 M326
Sire: NJW 73S M326 TRUST 100W ET
NJW P606 DAYDREAM 73S
KCF BENNETT 9126J R294
Dam: BEHM R294 JASMAN 102Y
CPH MS WRANGLER 1W
Semen available from Select Sires. Trait leader for 13 traits. No other sire comes close to matching CUDA's combination of calving ease, growth, maternal and carcass merit. Offers an elite EPD profile ranking in the top 5 percent of the breed for eleven different traits. This powerful, stout, rugged, short-marked sire is emerging as a true breed leader. Sire of Lot # 8 and Lot # 12 embryos
ReferenceSire :
TLELL C442 Proclaim 31L
Reg.#: C03102281 Sex: Male Tattoo: APSF 31L
Birth Date: 28/02/2023 Natural Sire
KCF BENNETT ENCORE Z311
Sire: KCF BENNETT ACCLAIM C442
KCF MISS SENSATION A294
NJW 73S W18 HOMETOWN 10Y
Dam: TLELL 10Y EMELIA 104E
CBB 122L LADY B 222Z
Sired by one of the best Encore Z311 sons available. 85 lbs at birth, 205d 690 and 365d was 1194. Great breeder, dam is ET daughter from the Miss Hereford World 2012 who was also Agribition Grand Champion Hereford Female.
Sound Structured, Big Bodied, Large Testicles
Clean up after AI in heifer pen at Tlell 2024
ReferenceSire : BIRDWELL REDBIRD 7098 0558ET
Reg.#: C03101440 Sex: Male Tattoo: 0558
Birth Date: 04/11/2020 AI Approved
R LEADER 6964
Sire: CHURCHILL RED BARON 8300F
CHURCHILL LADY 500C ET
EFBEEF BR VALIDATED B413
Dam: BR VALIDATED B413 6035 7098 BR BENNETT 4R
When you sort for CED and WW, REDBIRD is one of the four sires at his level. Then you add carcass merit to the mix and he stands alone!
• REDBIRD’s dam is a model cow in terms of form and function. She stands alone among active dams with her combination of CW, Marbing and REA.
• Agile, red eyed, short-marked and made right, REDBIRD invites breeders to big genetic advances in one generation
SEMEN AVAILABLE FROM SELECT SIRES IN CANADA
Service Sire on Lot #5, Lot #7, Lot #8 & Lot #10
ReferenceSire :
TLELL R117 BENNETT ET 3B
Reg.#: C02995306 Sex: Male Tattoo: APSF 3B
Birth Date: 4/01/2014 AI Approved
KCF BENNETT 3008M326
Sire: SHF RIB EYE M326 R117
HVH MISS HUDSON 83K 8M
TLELL 29F RED CEDAR 8N
Dam: TLELL 8N RAGMUFFIN 22R
TLELL 19K BANGEROO 29M
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Bennett was the high selling lot in our Fifth Online Sale in 2014 selling to Copper-T Ranch, Fraser Lake, BC. We liked him so much we purchased back 50% so we could walk him on our heifers. His maternal brother was Tlell 199S Xplosive 18X, Grand Champion at Agribition in 2012 . Bennett was named Supreme Champion Beef Bull at Nechako Valley in 2016 and again at Lakes District Fair in 2017. We have in herd semen from this Trait Leader sire who has 28 daughters in production. Service Sire on Lot #6
ReferenceSire :
Gerber High Time H65
Reg.#: 44189906 AHA Sex: Male Tattoo: GRBRH65
Birth Date: 05/28/2020 AI Approved
KCF BENNETT REVOLUTION X51
Sire: GERBER CANAAN 041C
GERBER 627S TRISH 934W
MOHICAN THM EXCEDE Z426
Dam: GERBER Z426 DIXIE E066
SCHU-LAR EFBEEF 2013 DIXIE 9X
BW:83 Adj 205d :703 lb YW Adj 365:1320 lb
High Time proves to be an outlier who combines calving ease, growth and carcass traits without sacrificing maternal excellence. Dam is one of best ever produced at Gerber with a picture perfect udder and great pigment. Homozygous Polled
Sire of Lot #5, Lot #6, Lot #7 and sire of Lot #11 embryos
ReferenceSire :
TLELL 29F RED CEDAR 8N
Reg.#: C02826570 Sex: Male Tattoo: APSF 8N
Birth Date: 06/02/2003 AI Approved
REMITALL BOOMER 46B
Sire: CS BOOMER 29F
CS MISS 1ST FLAG 21A
REMITALL LEONARD 38L
Dam: TLELL 38L GLORIA 4G
TLELL J7 BLUE NUN 11E
RED CEDAR sold at the Yellowhead Sale in Prince George as a long yearling bull to Willow Creek Ranch of Hixon. We collected this bull and exported semen to New Zealand and the United States. He developed into a breed leading calving ease sire and a trait leader for BW, CE, Milk, MCE ,FMI and MPI. His daughters are exceptional and have been the cornerstone of our program.
Foundation Sire at Tlell, Sire of Lot #4
Delivery to Canada , eh
We haul all sale cattle off Haida Gwaii on BC Ferries! Purchase price includes delivery of all livestock along Yellowhead Hwy from Prince Rupert, BC to Vanderhoof , BC at no extra charge.
We will give a cash discount of $100 a head for cattle picked up at our Ranch in Tlell.
If some buyers wish, and time allows us, we may be able to haul some sale cattle past Vanderhoof. We will add 65 cents a km for all trucking we do past Vanderhoof. This extra charge will be divided over lots involved and shared equally between each buyer.
RACEHORSE STYLE CLOSE-OUT
with extended bidding time at DLMS.ca
Sale lots will open for bidding at 9:00 a.m. Friday, September 20th, 2024. Sale Close-Out begins at 7:00 p.m. BC time, Saturday, September 21st, 2024.
How to Participate in this DLMS Farm Gate Auction with Extended Bidding :
1. Visit https://farmgatetimedauctions.ca , click the LOGIN/REGISTRATION button. First time users will select the REGISTER button from this page. Fill out the registration form to sign-up for a free user account and it allows you to select a username and password for use on all Farm Gate Timed auctions. This program will send you text and email messages whenever there is activity on your favorite lots or someone challenges your proxy bid and this is why you will be asked for both your current email and cell phone number. If you are a past participant in the Farm Gate Timed auctions simply enter your user name and pass word to continue. This takes you to a list of both current and upcoming Farm Gate Auctions. Please click on the Richardson Ranch 15th Annual Online Sale .
2. Lots, pictures, videos and links to a catalogue will be posted by September 12th. On Sept 20, Friday morning, the sale will go live and you can begin bidding. Opening minimum bids will be posted for each lot plus any up to-date catalogue information & changes to the sale offering. Go to the sale page and click on lots of interest to view the up to-date sale lot info, pictures and videos on each lot selling.
3. The sale will close by entering a 5 minute extended bidding time Saturday, September 21st at 7 PM BC time. Any bid received after 7 PM will extend the sale by 5 minutes from the time of that bid. If bidding continues past 7:30 any bid after that time will extend bidding time by only 3 minutes and if bidding continues past 8 PM any bids will then only extend the deadline by one minute. When no bidding occurs in any of these extended sessions the computer will declare the sale finished.
4. You can choose your favourite lots in this sale at this time and the program will allow you to open either all sale lots or just your favorite lots on your screen. Any time there is active bidding on a lot you have identified on your favorite list you will get a text and/or an email noting this activity.
5. The program allows you to place a proxy bid on any sale lot. This in fact protects your interest in any lot of interest for you to a specified dollar value you set, when you may not be able to give 100% attention to the sale. If the lot has a $2000 bid on it and you place a proxy bid of $3500 into the system, the computer will bid $2100 for you but if some one else bids $2200, the computer will again bid for you, this time at $2300. The system will look after your interest to a maximum of $3500. If another bidder is on at $3600, your proxy will no longer be effective and you will no longer have the winning bid on this lot without once again logging in and bidding again or moving your attention to a second lot of interest.
6. Within 24 hours of the sale close Richardson Ranch will contact all winning bidders to arrange payment, transfer of pedigrees and delivery of your lot.
If you require assistance with using the DLMS Farm Gate web site, if you don’t understand how to create a favorites list, if you can’t figure out the proxy bid or you just plain want to bid via phone, please talk to any of the DLMS team or sales team listed below. We can help you make DLMS Farm Gate Auctions work for you!
For assistance please call or email:
TERMS & CONDITIONS
PHONE IN BIDS: Not all customers have good internet access or you may not be comfortable doing business online. We would be pleased to take your inquires and bids by phone or email. For phone bids call Don at 250-557-4348 or Craig at 403-556-0515. Send all email bids to Don at don@richardsonranch.ca
Payment: We will contact all winning bidders and arrange payments as soon after the closing date as possible. We accept Visa, MasterCard, bank transfers, e-transfers or certified cheque. Payment is expected in Canadian dollars before cattle are shipped off the island. Each animal purchased becomes the property of the buyer 24 hours after we have notified you of your winning bid and we advise you to acquire insurance on your purchases.
Delivery of cattle: We will be selling all the cattle FOB Vanderhoof and we will be giving a cash discount of $100 a head for cattle picked up at our Ranch in Tlell. FOB Vanderhoof means we will trailer, at our cost, all the cattle sold, to Vanderhoof where there are several commercial options available for you to move your new purchase to all parts of Canada. We will have all animals brand inspected and provide shipping manifests issued at our expense prior to delivery of your purchases to trucking companies in Vanderhoof and we will make every effort to assist you in arranging delivery from Vanderhoof to your Ranch.
Females in the sale: All females in the sale are being sold with the term “Selling 100% Possession, Retaining one flush”. This means that should you buy one of these females she will be yours to possess and breed at your ranch without any restrictions. However, should you use the female in question in a donor program and you have her permitted as a donor dam by the CHA then we will retain the right to one flush of this cow to the bull of our choice, at our costs, at a time which is mutually agreeable to both parties.
Bulls in the sale: All bulls are being sold “100% possession, retaining 50% Semen Interest”. This means should you buy this bull he will be yours to possess and use at your ranch without any restrictions. However, should you elect to collect semen from this bull for resale outside your own herd, we would be equal partners in both the costs involved and the profits generated from this sale of semen.
Genetic Defects: Every animal in this sale has been DNA tested to achieve Genomically Enhanced EPDS, parentage verification and confirm they are free of all known genetic defects.
Guarantee: All cattle are guaranteed to meet the “Terms and Conditions” as mandated by the Canadian Hereford Association on their “Agreement of Sale” as posted on the hereford.ca web page.
Herd health: All cattle have been vaccinated with both a seven way and a four way vaccine, and all will be treated for parasites in the last 60 days before delivery.
Certificate of Registration: All cattle purchased, will be transferred to the new owner and a registration paper from the Canadian Hereford Association will be supplied.
CJHA Heifer Lottery Sale: All female animals in this sale qualify to be purchased with CJHA Heifer lottery funds.
Heifer Lottery 2024
Richardson Ranch
Family Farm 1919 2024
Raising Beef for 106 years!
Thank you for viewing our 2024 sale offering.
Thank you as well to all of our past bidders, buyers, friends & family that make this sale possible.
