Pugh Farms 2023 Spring Bull Sale

Welcome:

From all of us here at Pugh Farms, we would like to extend an invite to our 2023 spring bull sale to take place at Dryland Cattle Trading Corp on March 21st. We are excited to work with some heifer consignors who we greatly respect as well as our sales staff and the staff at Dryland once again.

The talk last fall / this winter centered largely around the dispersal sales that have taken place. We know that past drought conditions, high inflation, lack of available labour and high input costs have played a large part in producers deciding that 2022 was the year to get out. It’s hard seeing these operations exit the business and close the chapter on a career dedicated to the cattle business. One thing we noticed while watching these sales, however, is that a lot of these cows entered other operations, some of which belong to the “up and comers” in this industry. So while we respect and understand the producers that have chosen to move on, we also respect the opportunity they have given others and appreciate what they’ve passed on through their cowherds. We remain unflinching in our optimism about the cattle industry. The story this business has to tell is an epic one, filled with salt of the earth people, hard work, entrepreneurship, and stewardship of both land and livestock.

We were fortunate to host a couple of large groups this summer, and received some compliments about where we get to live and run cows. It served as a reminder of the gratitude we have for getting to do what we do. Eastern Alberta provides a unique topography for raising cattle, and one we believe is ideal for testing genetics to thrive on the grasslands, the marginal areas best suited to producing protein through ruminants. While we strongly believe in using this as a metric for our cowherd, we also continue to implement data usage through genetic testing. We believe in trying to utilize all the tools at our disposal in order to offer cattle that we can have full confidence in.

We believe that we have a very well-rounded group of bulls to offer you this year. Many of the bulls have the structural design, birthweight, and generations of calving ease to excel in use and success on your heifers. We continue to select for maternal traits that promote longevity and pounds of calf reared production. There are an abundance of bulls that have reflected very positively in their genomic analysis for Dry Matter Intake. This analysis has allowed us to further isolate cow families and sire lines that excel on eating less dry matter but still provide extra pounds at weaning as indicated by the weaning weights in each group. Cattle that can optimize the utilization of dry matter that is provided to them through grazing or a feeding period provide the genetic opportunity to add pounds of production with less input. We will continue to develop genetics that provide this value to you as well as utilize these same genetics across our commercial cowherd production.

Our industry has experienced a reduction in cowherd numbers the last number of years and with reduced supply we are seeing an increase of feeder and calf value for the fall of 2023. The current livestock insurance index for feeders is $270/cwt for the end of September and the calf insurance index is $290/cwt for the end of October. Often real value of cattle marketed settles above the index value so we are seeing more value per pound moving into the last half of 2023. There is excitement building in the cow calf sector. We have added top cut commercial heifers to the offering again this year. We have a set of red and black and F1 baldie Angus cross Hereford heifers on offer. These are from the heart of our commercial herd. We will be calving sisters to these females out in April and we will feature some photos on our Facebook page prior to the sale so you can see what they will grow into. We also have a few consignors adding top cut females to the sale from their progressive operations as well. Mona, Georgia and Hayes Howe will have a fancy set of black home raised one iron heifers. We have incorporated theses females into our operation in the past and we can say that they flat out work. Kelby, Tenille, and their young man Beau farm in the Hand Hills and are long term customers and first-time heifer consignors. They are a progressive young family that have bred a beautiful set of red cows and have a great set of red heifers to add to the sale. Look in the catalog for the specifics in terms of vaccination and development of the heifers for each operation as well as everyone’s contact info. As of press date we wanted to highlight the folks that have committed to consign but will add to the listing as we get closer to sale day for any additional consignors.

As always, this sale is produced with our customer in mind. You will notice that as we have in the past, we choose not to feature certain bulls in our offering as we would like to work with you to find the ones that best serve your program, and while we strive to produce an offering that is consistent in calving ease, natural muscle, efficiency and longevity, there are differences between individuals that may suit one operation more than another. Please reach out to any of us to discuss your needs. We deeply value the conversations we have with you as we always learn from your experiences and knowledge. To our customers and those who take interest in our program – thank you for your support and for allowing us to do what we do.

The Pugh Family

Farm

Greg Pugh

Amanda Elzinga-Pugh

Jim & Linda Pugh

Hayley Clark

Clinton Laflin

USA contact

780-755-2207

780-806-1319

639-840-0522

780-842-7988

306-307-4044

620-583-0207

Melissa Stenger, Insurance

Sale Day Phone

Kurt Cole, Sales Consultant

Darwin Graham, Market Manager

Ian Goodbrand, Market Owner

Curtis Perry, Market Yard Manager

Kirk Goldsmith, Auctioneer

Justin Graham, Ringman

Justin Gattey, Ringman

403-664-1148 | Kent Weir DVM, Weir Vet Services

Jack Fisher, Nutritionist, Delta Animal Nutrition 403-586-4801

403-575-3772

403-575-5388

403-575-7567

780-753-1515

403-578-8062

403-575-5654

587-281-2527

403-963-1334

780-875-228

VOLUME DISCOUNT:

If you need 3 or more bulls we will provide you with a 3% discount on the total purchase price of the bulls.

BULL DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY OPTIONS:

Pugh Farms reserves the right to draw semen on any of the bulls in the offering at their own cost and buyer’s convenience. We will start delivering the bulls to their new homes after April 1st. and we will also arrange a day that the bulls can be picked up mid April at Dryland. Whichever option suits the buyer. All heifers need to be picked up on sale day.

BREEDER GUARANTEE:

Pugh Farms guarantees our bulls to be sound, fertile and reproductive in accordance with the rules and regulations of the respective Breed Associations. If a problem occurs, please contact us immediately and we will provide a suitable replacement (bulls only) or take a sale credit.

FERTILITY TEST:

All the bulls have been semen tested prior to the sale. If for some reason a bull is evaluated as a not sound breeder prior to him being turned out with cows in 2023 a suitable replacement of equal value will be available to the buyer and or a credit towards the purchase of another bull of which the value will be decided upon between the buyer and the seller. Updated scrotal measurements will be available sale day.

SIGHT UNSEEN:

We would love to have you be with us. However we do understand how busy things can get around your operations. Our sight unseen program is simple. Call us in advance and we will discuss your needs, cowherd, goals and which bull or bulls will work best for you. Satisfaction guaranteed. If you want to bid live sale day feel free to Contact Greg (780-806-1319) or any of the Pugh Farms Contacts or Dryland (403-575-3772) or if you want to leave a bid with any of us at Pugh Farms or the Staff at Dryland you can do so and they will be kept in the strictest confidence.

TERMS OF SALE:

Cash or Cheque payable in Canadian Funds. The right to property shall not pass until after settlement has been made. All settlements must be made with the clerks of sale before cattle will be released unless prior arrangements have been made with seller.

LIABILITY

All precautions will be taken on sale day and for the sale. Pugh Farms and Dryland Cattle Trading Corp. and their staffs assume no responsibility for injury or loss of personal property.

DISPUTES:

If at some point during the auction two bids are received from two parties at the fall of the hammer the bidding will be reopened between these two parties and these two parties only to determine selling price and to whom is the winning bidder. All information given from the block sale day will supersede any printed information provided in the catalog.

HERD HEALTH:

All bulls were vaccinated at birth with Bovilis Nasalgen 3-PMH intranasal and given Vitamin A&D and Selenium injections. They were vaccinated at grass turn out time with Vista Once and Vision 8 Somnus and then again at pre conditioning for weaning they were given Vista Once and Vision 8 Somnus and poured with ivermectin . The bulls were given Safe-Guard crumbles in early fall and poured with Ivermectin and then poured with Clean Up mid winter.

DRYLAND CATTLE TRADING CORP SALE DAY

VIDEOS of all bulls will be made available the end of February on DLMS. If you are unable to join us on Sale Day in person please join us by watching the Sale Live on DLMS

We have added AngusGS testing to further evaluate our bulls in the offering. Genomic technology has been used to make EPDs more accurate. The genomic data increases the accuracy with which we relate animals to each other, verifying pedigree information, and allowing us to apply phenotypes of related animals to non-phenotyped animals. Genotyping animals has led to more accurate EPDs for younger animals. This means that doing the Angus GS test on an animal gives you as much information as having 23 calves with birth weights recorded and as many as 12 calves tested for individual feed intake. Updated Angus GS epds will be available sale day.

1 = Docile - acceptable, mild disposition

2 = Restless - restless during processing

3 = Nervous - nervous and impatient

4 = Flighty - jumpy and out of control, quivers and struggles)

5 = Aggressive - extreme agitation

6 = Very Aggressive - extremely violent behaviour

*** Can be used on heifers

** Can be used on second calvers and older

* Can be used on cows

OUR BULL DEVELOPMENT PHILOSOPHY

We believe Each year we like to share our philosophy on how we develop our bulls. We believe that these cattle need to be designed to add value to your operation. They are selected and tested to work in our environment and in turn we are continually putting selection pressure on them so that they have the best chance of working for our customers. Genetic development starts at breeding. Not only breeding of the bulls we have in the sale but breeding of the dams that carry them as well as the sires that sired them. Whether it is the larger population that we calve in the spring or the smaller population that we calve in the winter; we are continually developing these genetics to add real world value to the industry. Our cowherd is split into groups of roughly one hundred head of cows or heifers. All of the groups are treated the same in terms of management but with this grouping size we feel we can manage feeding and grazing them in a way that allows us to analyze them daily. We don’t split the groups in terms of purebred or commercial but instead group them by relative age and where they will end up for pasture locations. We feel in doing this we can monitor cows as they age as well as keep the stress to a minimum on the cattle when we are processing in the spring in these size of groups. We work with our nutritionist to maintain proper nutrition within our cowherd by continually feed testing our feedstuffs and winter gazing stocks. This allows us to tailor a mineral package for our cowherd that is specific to the age of cattle, days to or in lactation, or what they are feeding on throughout the seasons.

When a calf is born here, we allow them the time to start to be licked off by their mother as we believe that the bonding of the calf to the cow is an instinct that provides for not only the development of a heifer into long term maternal success as a cow but also allows us to monitor colostrum intake and vigor of the calf as to when it is up and sucking. We vaccinate and provide vitamin supplements within 24 hours of birth when the calves of the day are weighed on a digital scale, ear tagged for identification, as well as tissue samples taken for future DNA processing. During this period, we will analyze the teats and udder of the cows and we will record that information as scaled in the chart provided in our catalog.

Once we are through the first cycle of calving, spring born calving groups are rotated to larger pastures of clean ground to further provide cleanliness to aid in herd health. These groups are then moved again after the second cycle to pastures that have access to corral facilities where we can set up for spring processing. Once the calving groups are done calving, they are processed and moved to summer pastures. Our processing regimen includes modified live and clostridial vaccines for the calves and cows as well as being poured with an insecticide for fly and tick control. Commercial calves are branded and given an oral NSAID to help reduce inflammation and pain.

Pasture groups are spread over a few areas that are not only local to our place but also some cattle are sent a few hours away to pasture in northern Saskatchewan. Much of our local pasture is native prairie grass with rolling topography in the river valley with the Saskatchewan land consisting of more low land, wetland areas, and tree cover. We find that testing our cattle in multiple grazing environments allows us to see how they will develop in different areas for our customers. In fall the pairs are brought home and either go onto stubble grazing, stock piled native grass grazing, cereal swath grazing, or corn grazing. The winter born calves are typically weaned in September with their mothers remaining on summer pasture. The Spring born calves are typically weaned in late November or early December with their mothers returning to winter grazing. All calves are vaccinated with a modified live and clostridial vaccine and poured with an ivermectin at weaning induction.

Our bull calves are wintered in large groups on a high forage diet. We feel like we can continually analyze the bull contemporaries when they are grouped together and prospective sale bulls that don’t thrive with the largest part of the group are sorted, castrated and enter into a steer feeding group to be sold as a feeder. We continually analyze the progression of our bull groups and because we background our commercial production, we have the ability to move cattle onto the feeder side leaving our top end of our male production to continue to be developed as bulls.

When grass is available in the spring the long yearling sale bulls are turned out into rotational grazing paddocks. We work at improving grass health and production by rotating the bulls through the summer and early fall. This also allows us to expose the bulls to many things. We utilize a working dog, a feedbox on a pickup as well as horses or us on foot to move the bulls and provide interaction that allows us to further assess docility. The winter born yearlings are exposed to the same things as the other bulls after they finish the grazing season in a paddock saved for post weaning grazing. When the fall grazing period ends the bulls are allowed access to their final development pens where they are started on feed first in a trough in the pen and then on a feedline. Their pens have been designed in a way that promotes continual movement. Their feedline is at the top of the hill with their bedding area on the opposite end of the area with the water near to the bottom of the hill.

We believe that by utilizing the philosophy of promoting longevity through continual testing of development allows us to provide bulls to you that are designed with the ability to add value to your genetics. The last number of years has seen us utilizing more genetic analysis tools such as genomic testing. We have provided more information for each bull in the catalog to allow you to find the ones that will best suit your needs. We have noticed a higher level of consistency and increase in our carcass values as well as discovering many cow families and sire lines that are at the top of the breed for traits related to feed intake. We find this information of great importance as we are able to further analyze and provide you with leading genetics that can thrive on less input. Cattle that are developed in a way that promotes longevity, raised and analyzed to be trouble free, and provide more pounds of production across your cowherd with less input are the genetics that we continually take pride in producing.

PUGH JAYDEN 12J

RED PUGH JOPLIN 20J

RED PUGH JOHANNESBURG 22J

RED PUGH JEREMY 36J

RED PUGH JACOB 48J

RED PUGH JONATHAN 141J

RED PUGH JORDAN 142J

RED PUGH JERSEY 144J

PENDING

RED PUGH JURUPA 202J

RED

JASPER 23J

RED PUGH JOHN 304J

RED PUGH JONES 334J

RED PUGH JAY 338J

RED

JEFFERY 414J

RED PUGH JORDO 142J

PUGH

503J

RED PUGH JOHNSON 520J

PUGH

BOX 697J

RED PUGH JOSE’ 746J

RED PUGH JASPER 752J

RED

RED PUGH JUICE 771J

RED PUGH JOSEPH 798J

PUGH JOHNSTOWN 834J

RED

RED

PUGH

RED PUGH KINGSWAY 810K

| GJP 810K | JAN 11/22

RED VGW GAME PLAN 816

RED HALL’S PUGH HUNTSMAN 825H

RED GJP SCARFACE 269X RED HALL’S MS THOR 825F

RED PUGH 120C PRINCESS 810F

GJP 232U MS THOR 120C

• ANGUS GS RESULTS TO COME

• LAND HIPPO BODIED DAM

• DEEP MUSLCE STRUCTURE

• ANGUS CHARACTER IN DESIGN

• POWERFUL STRUCTURE FROM THE GROUND UP

2299068 | GJP 855K | JAN 18/22 | RED PUGH KINSELLA 855K

RED VGW GAME PLAN 816

RED HALL’S PUGH HUNTSMAN 825H

RED HALL’S MS THOR 825F

RED LVKC GJP WILD THING 377A

RED PUGH 48C PATHY 855F

RED GJP 449Y MS THOR 48C

• ANGUS GS RESULTS TO COME

• EXTREMELY MATERNAL DESIGNED DAM

• WIDE BASE STRUCTURE

• SMOOTH SHOULDER

• ATTRACTIVE

THOUGHTS NUTRITIONIST

The bulls at Pugh Farms are raised with quality and longevity as the foundation of their breeding program. Proper nutrition doesn’t just start at weaning but starts in the cow at conception. Each year, a well-planned nutrition program is in place from conception to sale time. The targeted supplementation of organic minerals and vitamins throughout the year optimizes health and growth in the bulls for sale every year. From weaning on, the balance to challenge bull development without risking longevity is met with high-quality forage blends and a mixture of oats and barley. This is key for developing structure and not compromising fertility and soundness in breeding bulls.

Feeding with a Total Mixed Ration ensures the consistent delivery of all nutrients, to all bulls, to ensure every mouthful of feed is the same throughout the feed-bunk.

I hope that the 2023 sale is good for both Pugh Farms and their clients, and wish success with the addition of a Pugh Farms bull to your herd!

Jack Fisher Ruminant Nutritionist Delta Animal Nutrition

COMMERCIAL OPEN REPLACEMENT HEIFERS COMMERCIAL OPEN REPLACEMENT HEIFERS

Black OPEN REPLACEMENT HEIFERS

LOT A

CONSIGNED BY MO ANGUS

Mona Howe 306-661-0049, Irvine, AB

Fancy late April/May commercial Angus replacement heifers. Highly efficient grass cattle bred for excellent docility, fertility and efficiency with the utmost attention paid to foot and udder quality and as always developed for superior longevity. Herd health includes Vista Once, Vison 8 and pour-on Ivermectin.

Red OPEN REPLACEMENT HEIFERS

LOT B

CONSIGNED BY KELBY & TENILLE STEVENS

Kelby 403-820-5518, Tenille 403-664-5184

The Stevens farm in the Handhills. They produce quality Red Angus cattle focusing on easy keeping, docile, high yielding females. Generations of genetics have been developed to ensure replacement heifers will add performance to any herd. Their Red Angus heifers are one iron. Their herd health has been Bovishield One Shot, Meloxicam and Ultrabac7/som at branding. Bovishield Gold FP5 in February.

COMMERCIAL OPEN REPLACEMENT HEIFERS

Red, Black, F1 Baldie OPEN REPLACEMENT HEIFERS

LOT C

CONSIGNED BY PUGH FARMS

Greg 780-806-1319, Amanda 639-840-0522

We have put together a top sort of one iron commercial heifers. These are the top end of our commercials with none kept back. These heifers have been developed utilizing our own genetics and like our bulls they are designed to thrive on grass and produce progeny that will excel in any crossbreeding program. We will have straight british reds and blacks as well as groups of RWF and BWF F1 Baldies. These were vaccinated with Nasalgen 3+ PMH IN and Vision 8 with Somn at spring turn out. Then they were given Vista Once and Vision 8 with Somn pre weaning and poured with Ivermectin at weaning. No Macrolide antibiotics or implants given at weaning induction. They have been on a corn silage/alfalfa hay/oat green feed diet TMR since weaning with a balanced mineral package.

Return undeliverable to:

Pugh Farms c/o Greg Pugh R.R.1 Edgerton, AB T0B 1K0