A Program You Can Trust!

This crop of bull calves has been one to admire for the uniformity and depth of quality in all 3 divisions. As you toured through the pastures admiring what the mother cows had produced you get a sense of pride of the cow herd you have worked hard to establish. As you will see in the footnotes many strong cow families have been established in our herd and work well every year. Our cowherd grazed most of the winter on corn grazing and bales till calving season. Once they are brought home from our other farm, the cows are fed a silage, hay, and straw mixture.

When we select a herd sire, the bull’s mother or grandmother is an important part of our selection. Stop by anytime to view the dams of the Red Angus and Simmental bulls, we are very proud of the cowherd we have assembled. We have spent long hours researching our herd bull battery and are very proud of the cow bulls and heifer bulls we have added to our program. If they do not work for us, they are gone.

This year in the Red Angus, and Simmental, you will find power bulls for your cows, and heifer bulls for those ease of calving individuals. 98% of our calves are born unassisted we feel mainly due to our cowherd being fed out in paddocks with lots of exercise, blended rations, and bull selection.

Birth Weight: The weights you see are the bull’s actual birth weight. Within 12 hours of birth, our calves are weighed, vaccinated, tagged, and tattooed. Let’s remember that we get paid by the pound for our calves and length of body adds pounds. Check out the article in the catalog on Birth Weight and Calving Ease. Mar Mac has tried hard to keep that length and natural thickness in all of their divisions. Weaning weights are the actual weight of the bull on September 21st.

In this year’s catalog, you will see the calf’s actual Birth weight and what it was as a % of his dam’s weight at weaning. It is assumed that most cows will calve 7% of their body weight. The average of these bulls % is 6.08%.

Our calves are not creep fed in the summer, so we can evaluate the full potential of the cowherd. Two weeks before weaning, a feeder with an oat pellet ration is put in the field to get the bulls used to eating away from their mothers. Then one week before weaning, the low stress quiet weans are put in. Calves are returned to the pasture with their mothers for 5 days. At the time of the nose wean insertion, fall booster vaccines are administered. Deworming and parasite control are administered in mid October.

Weaning day, the bulls are weighed, weaned and brought home. Once home they are started on a TMR ration of corn silage, hay, grain and supplement that has been balanced and formulated for longevity and fertility. In early January the bulls were vaccinated with Express 5. These sale bulls have been through a strict culling process with structural soundness, ease of fleshing, and disposition taken into consideration. Any of the bulls in the sale, we would use in our program.

We would like to retain the right to collect 200 straws of semen for our own herd use at your convenience and our expense, on any of these sale bulls.

At Mar Mac Farms and Guests: Customer Service is very important; we talk to our buyers at least once during the year to see how the bulls are doing. If you have a problem with your bull, we expect you to call and talk to us.

As you see in the catalog, we have a larger group of coming 2-year-old bulls. These bulls are virgin bulls and developed specifically for this sale. They are not leftovers; this is an added feature if you have a large pasture that an older bull can handle more cows.

Brett and Chantel McRae (McRae Land and Livestock) have expanded their program in the Angus and this year are offering a top group of coming 2-year-olds. The bulls are all fed in one spot, you will find fatter bulls, but these are fed to last.

Any questions please feel free to give us a call or check out our website for more info.

From the desk at T Bar…

Welcome to Mar Mac Farms and Guests Bull sale at the Farm just outside Brandon, Manitoba on March 8th, 2023. There are bull sales every day throughout the spring season, none can claim a Fifth Generation Farm and nineteen annual bull sales. This operation makes their livelihood out of agriculture, mainly producing herd improving seedstock for multi-generations… quite an accomplishment.

It has been said many times that the cream rises to the top. Travelling the country viewing herds you can routinely find the influence of Mar Mac… and what a year they have had both breeding and marketing…“it’s got to be that cream.”

Exciting lineup… you bet! The Red Angus bulls are powerful with several breeder type bulls in the group. Not just one…. several, but you decide on the one for you and make sure to be the last bidder. The Simmental bulls are small in number but big in quality and performance. Brett and Chantel have a strong offering of Red and Black Angus…. uniform, thick and stout and jam packed full of maternal and calving traits.

March 8th will be a very good day to be in Brandon to add value and quality to your livestock program. Along with their guest consignors, you will be treated to great hospitality and breed leading cattle. Stop by anytime prior the sale and preview the lineup or just give these great folks a call… they always have time to talk cows. If we may be of assistance, prior to or sale day, feel free to contact any of the T Bar Team or myself, we will help you in a professional manner.

- Chris Poley: 306-220-5006

Our sale barn is heated but the bulls are on display outside, so dress accordingly

JOIN US NOON SALE DAY FOR A ROAST BEEF MEAL PREPARED BY J&S MEATS

Manitoba YCSA will be selling desserts

WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO COME ANYTIME TO TOUR THE BULL PEN.

PLEASE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR SIGHT UNSEEN PROGRAM (We can give you some suggestions for bulls that will work in your program ) ONLINE SALE VIEWING AND BIDDING ON DLMS.CA Take time and register early.

TALK TO OUR SALE REPS they have evaluated the bulls & look forward to talking to you.

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PLUS HERD.

Boehringer Ingelheim and Mar Mac Farms provide triple-assured health protection with the EXPRESS VERIFIED® PLUS Program.

EACH ANIMAL COMES WITH THREE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF PROTECTION:

1. EXPRESS VERIFIED® BVD Persistent Infection-free Guarantee* providing BVD PI free assurance that’s transferable through the CCIA.

2. A 6-month health warranty on your Mar Mac bull.* If your EXPRESS VERIFIED® PLUS Mar Mac bull gets sick with any of the 5 diseases (BVD I, BVD II, IBR, BRSV or PI3) covered in the EXPRESS® FP vaccine up to 6 months after the Mar Mac sale, Boehringer Ingelheim will cover the cost of diagnostic testing and treatment, up to a maximum of $3,500.

3. Finally, all Mar Mac’s Black Angus, Red Angus and Simmental sale bulls are vaccinated to protect their testicles from infection with BVD virus.**

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE EXPRESS VERIFIED® OR EXPRESS VERIFIED® PLUS CALL: Scott Atkins (204) 750-2548 Steve Cuddington (306) 537-0417

For information on Mar Mac bulls contact: Blair, Lois, Brett & Melissa McRae at 204-728-3058 or marmacfarms1@gmail.com.

1:30 PM - MARCH 8, 2023 - MAR MAC FARMS SALE BARN

BIRTH WEIGHT AND CALVING EASE

MAR MAC FARMS BULL SALE Sale Consultants

University studies in Wyoming and data from Montana and Colorado lend credence to the following conclusions.

1. The birth weight itself influences calving ease by 65%.

2. The female has 60-70% influence on birth weight of her calf.

3. The bull has 30-40% influence on birth weight of his progeny.

4. Pelvic measurement and angle as well as the shape of the calf has 35-40% influence on calving ease.

5. Length of gestation greatly affects birth weight. A fetus can gain over one pound per day in the last days of gestation.

6. Weather and temperature the last 30 days affect the length of gestation.

7. Size and maturity of the cow influences calving ease.

Remember, everything is relative. Increased growth, frame and performance will increase BW. A longer-bodied calf will weigh more. If a calf is expected to have the genetics to growth, it will display this prior to birth as well as after. As a rule of thumb , it takes a calf weighing 85 lbs. at birth to finish at 1200-1250 lb. A cow should easily give birth to a calf weighing 8% of her own body weight. Thus a 1200 lb cow should give birth to a 96 lb calf with ease.

Continued selection for light birth weights will ultimately reduce the mature sizes and performance of your cattle.

WESTJET FLIES DIRECT TO BRANDON sale site located 30 minutes from airport

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T BAR C CATTLE CO.

CHRIS 306-220-5006

CASTLEROCK MARKETING

SHANE 306-741-7485

NATE MARIN

306-869-7130

BRYAN MACKENZIE

403-627-8266

Our sale consultants have been out and inspected the cattle and will be happy to discuss the bulls with you. Please feel free to talk to any of our sales staff, or our family members if you have questions about the bulls or our program.

Sale Staff

Chris Poley, T Bar C 306-220-5006

Nate Marin

306-869-7130

Shane Michelson, T Bar C 403-363-9973

Ben Wright, T Bar C 519-374-3335

Shane Castle, Castlerock 306-741-7485

Bryan Mackenzie 403-627-8266

Mark Shologan, DLMS 780-699-5082

Sale Day Phones

Sale Barn 204-728-3058

Blair Cell 204-729-5439

Lois Cell 204-573-5192

Brett Cell 204-729-1018

Melissa Cell 204-573-9903

Tyson Cell 204-726-3205

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ONLINE BIDDING ON DLMS.CA

BW: 89 lbs

WW: 745 lbs

RED BLAIR'S NAVIGATOR 37E

RED GCC NAVIGATOR 1233

Sire:

RED BLAIR’S NAVIGATOR 37E

RED BLAIRS FANNY 87Z

RED JORD REDWOOD 72X

RED BLAIR'S FANNY 87Z

RED MISS GFT 40T FANNY

Navigator has done an amazing job at Mar Mac Farms. He was the High Selling Red Angus Bull in the Blair’s Pursuit of Excellence Sale. We love the structural presence, natural thickness, dark red color and length of body. He is passing these traits on to his progeny. His son Red Mar Mac Lincoln 106H was our 2021 High Seller, see him below. His first daughters have tight udders with small teats. Check out the meaty Navigator sons in this sale.

Herdsire

BW: 86 lbs

WW: 786 lbs

Red Moose Creek Ripzone

RED CORNER CREEK CASH 2R

RED SOO LINE CASH 9161

RED TR LYNN 301R

RED SVR GANGSTER 44X

RED MOOSE CREEK LAUREL 79A

RED MOOSE CREEK LAUREL 21Y

Ripzone just continues to amaze us with the quality bulls and females he is leaving in our program. He adds natural thickness, hip structure, a good foot and length of spine. His first daughters have tight perfectly made udders and have weaned off a strong set of calves. His sons are impressive check them out in the sale offering. This bull has really made a mark in our program and will continue to be an asset to many beef producers.

BW: 88 lbs

WW: 714 lbs

2141405 KOF 106H 20-FEB-20

RED GCC NAVIGATOR 1233

RED BLAIR’S NAVIGATOR 37E

RED BLAIRS FANNY 87Z

S AV RESOURCE

MAR MAC SIERA 12B

RED MAR MAC SIERA 38U

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Lincoln, the first Navigator son to sell, sold for $30,000 in our 2021 Bull Sale to Six Mile Ranch and Mc Quantock Ranching. This unique individual is out of a Black Resource female going back to a Mulberry cow. Lincoln is dark cherry red, full of red meat and a bull that should improve the maternal and paternal strength in a program. These are an extremely impressive set of Lincoln sons in the sale and Lincoln has proved to be short gestation. Our first Lincoln daughter sold for $10,500 to Wilbar Farms.

RED MAR MAC DM LANDMARK 10K

RED BLAIR’S NAVIGATOR 37E

RED MAR MAC LINCOLN 106H

MAR MAC SIERA 12B

RED COCKBURN RIBEYE 346U

RED MAR MAC LADY TROOPER 114Z

RED SUNSET RIDGE TROOPER 10T

PARENT VERIFIED

Here is a young sire that puts the Mar Mac program all together. His sire, Lincoln sold for $30,000 in the 2021 Bull Sale to Six Mile Red Angus and Mc Quantock. Lincoln has done an amazing job of breeding, siring cattle with short gestation, low birth weights and yet performance in the end.

Landmark’s dam is the Lady Trooper Cow Family that has worked so well at Mar Mac Farms. Lady Trooper was the Show Female in the Canadian Angus in 2013 and has left a strong set of progeny since that time. Trooper has left us a number of daughters many in the Mar Mac program and sons working in the industry. There are 6 sons and grandsons of Lady Trooper 114Z in this sale. You will drive many miles to see a Red Angus female with the volume, balance, milking, udder, good footed at 11 years old female that moves like a cat and as sound as ever.

Landmark was Ag Ex Senior Champion Bull Calf 2022. This correct made, good footed, stylish bull with calving ease and yet performance and backed up by the two top cow families in our program. This is a bull to make the trip to view, as he will be an asset to your breeding program.

DAM - 114Z

LOT 1

WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THIS BULLS FUTURE! MAR MAC IS RETAINING A ¼ SEMEN INTEREST IN LOT 1 WE ARE SELLING FULL POSSESSION AND ¾ SEMEN INTEREST.

2023 Breed Average Epds

CE 2.5 BW 1.1 WW 39 YW 66 MILK 24 MCE 5.2

Please contact Mar Mac Farms if you are interested in the US Red Angus Bolt Numbers

PARENT VERIFIED

Lincoln son with calving ease and yet performance. His dam from the Frado Cow Family is another one of those no miss females. 109B has sons working at Doug Teeple, and Belle Plaine Colony. Maguire Blair purchased a daughter of 109B in our 2021 Mar Mac Farms New Generation Female sale. A Lincoln son that will leave some beautiful maternal females for your herd.

- 109B

Lot 2

bw 74 lbs ww 740 lbs

RED MAR MAC LINCOLN 106H

MAR MAC SIERA 12B

RED BLAIRS PROWLER 214X

RED MAR MAC FRADO 109B

RED MAR MAC FRADO 65Y

Sire: Dam: CE: 9.0 BW: -0.7 WW: 38 YW: 64 MILK: 23 MCE: 10.0 2 bw 82 lbs act ww 730 lbs dam wt % 6.12%

PARENT VERIFIED Volumey, stout made Lincoln son whose dam is going to be one to watch for in the future.

Siera Cow Family. Her yearling heifer by Trooper 39G is one of the feature yearling heifers. Senator has caught our eye since day one. Check him out sale day!

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RED MAR MAC SENATOR 19K

RED BLAIR’S NAVIGATOR 37E

RED MAR MAC LINCOLN 106H

MAR MAC SIERA 12B

RED BRIDGEWAY RIDDLER 9D

RED MAR MAC SIERA 127G

RED MAR MAC SIERA 72C

Sire: Dam: CE: 6.0 BW: 0.7 WW: 42 YW: 68 MILK: 21 MCE: 7.5 3 DAM

RED MAR MAC KING OF ROAD 28K 2283291 KOF 28K 25/01/2022

RED GCC NAVIGATOR 1233

RED BLAIR’S NAVIGATOR 37E RED BLAIRS FANNY 87Z

S A V RESOURCE 1441

Lot 4 bw 84 lbs act ww 725 lbs dam wt % 6.81%

MAR MAC SIERA 12B

RED MCRAE’S SIERA 38U

PARENT VERIFIED

Wow, this is Lincoln’s Full brother and his dark cherry red color is bound to catch your eye. Lincoln has done an amazing job breeding and this guy may just follow along in his brother’s footsteps. Here are some outcross genetics with the Navigator and SAV Resource and throw in Mulberry, some real potential here in the Siera Cow Family. We had an excellent flush on 12B, with an exceptional group of Red and Black females and 2 bulls. Another full brother sells as Lot 35.

FULL BROTHER - 106H

90 lbs

RED MAR MAC NAVIGATOR 34K

KOF 34K 26/01/2022 CE:

RED GCC NAVIGATOR 1233

RED BLAIR’S NAVIGATOR 37E

RED BLAIRS FANNY 87Z

RED MOOSE CREEK RIPZONE 89D

RED MAR MAC EASTER 136F

RED MAR MAC EASTER 164A

Lot 6

PARENT VERIFIED Power and Performance in this Navigator son. The Easter Cow Family x Ripzone females have beautiful udders and as you can see, she weaned off an 802 lb calf with no creep. Add pounds here!!!

RED MAR MAC FUSION 40K

KOF 40K 27/01/2022 CE:

RED GCC NAVIGATOR 1233

RED BLAIR’S NAVIGATOR 37E

RED BLAIRS FANNY 87Z

RED FLYING K NEPTUNE 28Z

RED MAR MAC RUBY 202D

RED MCRAE’S RUBY 10T

PARENT VERIFIED

Dark cherry red son of Navigator out of the Elite Premier Dam in the CAA 2022 Ruby Cow Family. This moderated framed Neptune female going back to the foundation Ruby Cow Family just works her heart out. Her daughters are at Serge Carignan, and Rafter SJ herds both females sold in Canadian Red Promotional Society Red Roundup in 2021 and 2022. Fusion will leave you some performance along with maternal strength.

Lot 7

bw dam wt %

5.63%

RED MAR MAC NAVIGATOR 52K

2261333 KOF 52K 29/01/2022

RED GCC NAVIGATOR 1233

RED BLAIR’S NAVIGATOR 37E

RED BLAIRS FANNY 87Z

RED MAR MAC SPARTAN 81A

RED MAR MAC SIERA 179C

RED MAR MAC SIERA 10Z

PARENT VERIFIED

Add pounds and performance to your calf crop with this meat machine. His dam is a performance female who always brings in the beefy calves. A member of the Siera Cow Family with lots of milk and extreme length of body. Pounds add Dollars to your calf cheques.

RED MAR MAC CDN MADE 135K 2294225 KOF 135K 05/03/2022

RED BLAIR’S NAVIGATOR 37E

RED MAR MAC DM CDN MADE 94H

RED MAR MAC BRANDI 90E

RED WINDY HILL ZEPPELIN 1240Z

RED MAR MAC FRADO 4F

RED MAR MAC FRADO 23D

SIRE VERIFIED

Just a March 5 grandson of Navigator and out of a thick made Zepplin female. These Zepplin females are really making beautiful mother cows. A member of the Frado Cow Family lots of maternal strength here. Dark Cherry young bull.

Lot 8

RED MAR MAC NAVIGATOR 47K

2261326 KOF 47K 28/01/2022 CE:

RED GCC NAVIGATOR 1233

RED BLAIR’S NAVIGATOR 37E

RED BLAIRS FANNY 87Z

RED COCKBURN RIBEYE 346U

RED MAR MAC FRADO 5C

RED MAR MAC FRADO 32Y

PARENT VERIFIED

A Navigator son out of a heavy milking Ribeye 346U female a member of the Frado Cow Family. Add maternal strength with his bull.

RED MAR MAC KING 157K 2261506 KOF 157K 22/03/2022 CE:

RED BLAIR’S NAVIGATOR 37E

RED MAR MAC DM CDN MADE 94H

RED MAR MAC BRANDI 90E

RED FLYING K NEPTUNE 28Z

RED MAR MAC SIERA 40D

RED MCRAES SIERA 43X

PARENT VERIFIED

The 22nd of March this dark cherry red Navigator grandson will catch up to the older guys soon. His dam the Siera Cow Family has progeny in the Epp Farms, Janz herd and in our program. Lots of potential in this young dark cherry red bull.