ELITE GENETICS
12thAnnual ONLINE SALE
Welcome to the 12th Annual RSK RAF Elite Genetics Online Production Sale, hosted on smartauctions.co. 2024 will mark the 40th year since Rae and Stephanie purchased the home farm west of Douglas and the 30th year of raising purebred Hereford cattle.
Since then a lot has changed within our herd. On the Hereford side we put emphasis on the importance of cow families and the value of sourcing great herd bulls. We believe that this fact is quite evident when you flip throughout this year’s catalog. The consistency and merit of each the females offered represent the value in great genetics. NJW 139C Balance 207H and RSK 173D Command ET 91H have blown us away again this year with their calf crops. The heifer calves and bred females this year are right from the top of the pack and we could not be more elated about the quality, consistency and marketability of these females!
Again we have also seen the growth of our Black Angus herd through female retention and so very unique purchases. We feel that the choices we have made over the last few years will be very rewarding in regards to the growth and future of both the Black Angus and Hereford herds along with our commercial and recipient programs.
To all the juniors that are thinking of attending the Junior Nationals next year in Olds, please remember we provide amazing junior incentives for you, just check out this year’s junior members that have excelled with our program and remember that we are part of the CJHA Heifer Lottery Program and a Choose Hereford Breeder! We would be thrilled to help you in any way.
Everyone is welcome to join us for our open house October 14th & 15th at the RSK Farms Sale Barn; where you can view the offering, talk cattle, and enjoy some food and refreshments!
Hope to see you here!
Andrew & Jessy
DIRECTIONS
From Brandon travel east on HWY #1 to the Douglas corner. Turn north on Douglas RD (98W) and travel 5 miles to road 66N. Signs will be up.
PHONE IN BIDS
Will be accepted during the sale at the phone numbers listed below for those without internet access.
SALE DAY PHONES
Andrew Kopeechuk.................. (204) 573-9529
Jessy Milne-Smith .................. (613) 229-1073
Stephanie Kopeechuk.............. (204) 761-5228
Rae Kopeechuk....................... (204) 761-7895
Doug Milne-Smith ................... (613) 223-1692
Steven Knutson....................... (306) 435-8079
INSURANCE PROVIDED BY:
Keystone Livestock Service...... (204) 728-3058
AIRPORT INFORMATION
Air service to Brandon MB-Calgary AB Daily (contact us to help with travel arrangements)
Winnipeg International Airport
ACCOMMODATIONS
Lakeview Inn and Suites...........(204) 728-1880
Best Western Plus Brandon......(204) 727-7997
Motel 6......................................(204) 726-4000
Block of rooms reserved under Elite Genetics Sale
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
PAYMENT:
Payment must be made following the sale by all buyers in attendance of the sale. An invoice will be mailed to all online purchasers following the sale. No animal shall leave the consignors until payment has been received. Any animal remaining at either ranch because of payment still owing after 30 days will be charged a fee of $5.00/day.
INSURANCE:
Each animal becomes the buyer’s risk immediately after the animal is sold. All purchases must be insured with your chosen representative.
Keystone Livestock Service: Lois McRae: 204-728-3058
GUARANTEE:
All animals are sound and right, and all with a responsible breeder guarantee of satisfaction.
All animals are guaranteed by the seller to be DLF, IEF, HYF, MSUDF, MDF, DBF
All animals are sold under the terms and guarantees set forth by the CHA. Examinations shall have been conducted prior to sale on all serviced females.
CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION:
Each animal is registered through the CHA. Each animal’s registration will be supplied to the purchaser after payment has been made.
DELIVERY:
The consignors will help each purchaser with arranging delivery on their purchase as soon as possible after the sale.
EXCHANGE RATE:
The US/Canadian Exchange Rate will be announced prior to the sale.
DELIVERY TO USA:
We are happy to assist with the paperwork and getting your purchases across the border. All US purchases will have a fee of $450.00 added to the purchase price to cover the export costs.
FLUSH & SEMEN RIGHTS:
The consignors reserve the right to flush any female or draw semen from any bull that is on offer. This will be at the buyers’ convenience and the sellers’ expense.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
All announcements from the auctioneer or seller will take precedence over the printed matter within this catalogue.
LIABILITY:
The owners, employees, their representatives and sale staff accept no liability for accidents that may occur and persons that attend do so at their own risk.
14-15 TH
CLOSE OUT AT 7:00PM OCT 15TH
RSK SALE FACILITY: 5 MILES NORTH OF DOUGLAS, MANITOBA
Directions: From Brandon travel east on HWY #1 to the Douglas corner. Turn north on Douglas RD (98W) and travel 5 miles to road 66N. Signs will be up.
Join us for a Thanksgiving Weekend Open House.
We invite you to come and view the sale offering, have a bite to eat, a refreshment and talk cattle, Oct 9-10th.
Our next-generation technology allows cattle producers to participate in timed auctions on the go, without sacrificing their lifestyles or daily routines. SmartAuctions offers a totally mobile, totally reliable, totally secure bidding platform that allows you to view, select, bid, buy, and pay for all from the convenience of your smartphone, tablet, or PC. Be Mobile. Bid Mobile. Bid Smart.
How to participate: Offering will sell via silent auction hosted by SmartAuctions. Go to www.smartauctions.co and click on the sale link. Go to home page of the sale and click on “register now” or text “ RSK” to 76278. When the sale opens October 9th bidding will be available. There will be a horse race style closeout on October 10th at 7pm CT. Each time a bid occurs within the last five minutes the clock will reset to five minutes. The time will not run out until no bids occur for five minutes.
Questions/Assistance - If you have questions or require assistance, please contact Jessy Milne Smith @ 613-229-1073. Contact SmartAuctions at 937.733.6000 with any questions or support.
Miss Gina
RSK 207H MISS GINA 83L
RSK 207H Miss Gina 83L is just amazing, full of power, volume and broodiness. She is so deep chested, and big ribbed, but puts it together in a very appealing and correct package. Her Leader x Firefly grandam was purchased from Bar J M as a heifer calf and has exceeded all expectations and is proving to be a valuable female destined for the donor pen. Miss Gina has a very attractive EPD profile as well and is carrying service to Final Print which will enhance the number package even more.
BRED AI ON MAY 8 TO RST FINAL PRINT 0016. COVERED BY RSK SCK 20C LAWMAKER 109L (MAY 19TH-JUNE 20TH). PREG CHECKED AUG 26 AT 3.5 MONTHS, INDICATED SAFE TO AI SERVICE.
GRAND
POLLED FEMALE »» RSK 73M »» C03115640 »» BW: 83 lbs »» 23/02/2024
KCF BENNETT ENCORE Z311 ET
S
NJW 79Z Z311 ENDURE 173D ET BW 91H 100W RITA 79Z ET RSK 173D COMMAND ET 91H H/TSR/CHEZ/FULL THROTTLE ET NEXT GEN RIESLING 295 ET STAR SPIRIDGE KESSEY 321L
RSK 91H MISS FIREFLY 73M
DRSK 91H Miss Firefly 73M is full of style and very feminine in her appearance. She is very correct and angular, but while maintaining enough depth, volume and balance. The more you look and study her, the more interesting she becomes. Genetically we love this heifer, Command on the top side and the up and coming Bar J M donor (Leader x Firefly) on the bottom, Miss Firefly stacks up a tremendous set of EPD’s as well. Watch for her out this fall.
from FULL SISTERS
POLLED FEMALE »» RSK 13L »» C03110742 »» BW: 70 lbs »» 30/01/2023
RSK TV 207H MISS SAGE 13L
BRED AI ON MAY 8 TO RST FINAL PRINT 0016. COVERED BY RSK SCK 20C LAWMAKER 109L (MAY 19TH-JUNE 20TH). PREG CHECKED AUG 26 AT 3.5 MONTHS, INDICATED SAFE TO AI SERVICE. NJW 135U R117 RIBEYE 93C ET NJW 127Z 93C PARTNER 181F NJW 97T X51 SERENADE 127Z NJW 139C 181F BALANCE 207H NJW 98S R117 RIBEYE 88X ET NJW 149Z 88X LEXY 139C ET NJW 27R 100W LEXY 149Z
Here is a very electrifying opportunity to get full sisters from full sisters. This is why we run an ET program which allows us to multiply proven genetics. RSK TV 207H Miss Sage 13L and RSK 207H Miss Sage 23L are pretty much what we expected when we mated their full sister, All In X Sage dam to Balance 2027H. They are moderate made, stout, deep and full of shape and muscle expression. Visually they are dark cherry red, full of pigment and freckled.
FULL SISTERS
207H MISS SAGE 23L POLLED FEMALE »» RSK 23L »» C03110751 »» BW: 75 lbs »» 07/02/2023
BRED AI ON MAY 8 TO RST FINAL PRINT 0016. COVERED BY RSK SCK 20C LAWMAKER 109L (MAY 19TH-JUNE 20TH). PREG CHECKED AUG 26 AT 60-70 DAYS, INDICATED SAFE TO COVER SERVICE.
Miss Sage
POLLED FEMALE »» RSK 81M »» C03114314 »» BW: 93 lbs »» 28/02/2024
KCF BENNETT ENCORE Z311 ET
NJW 79Z Z311 ENDURE 173D ET BW 91H 100W RITA 79Z ET RSK 173D COMMAND ET 91H H/TSR/CHEZ/FULL THROTTLE ET NEXT GEN RIESLING 295 ET STAR SPIRIDGE KESSEY 321L
RSK FM 91H MISS SAGE 81M
6U MISS SAGE ET 60C
RSK FM 91H Miss Sage 81M is a Command x Sage that is very pretty fronted, long sided and great hipped. We love the way she puts it all together in a very appealing feminine package. She is red necked, cherry red and has great pigment. Her dam is strong and always brings in a good one.
OWNED WITH FAITH MCDONALD, ON
Lady Church
RSK SCK 207H LADY CHURCH 14L
RSK SCK 207H Lady Church 14L is a powerhouse bred heifer. She has it all; rib, capacity, and does all with great stretch and length. She explodes with mass and volume, but keeps a very feminine look about her. Her dam has been no stranger to the sale over the years. In 2023 her Double Down daughter was a high seller at $11500 to Anita Doktor and Jeff Lees. Full sibling embryos will be on offer, as well as to Rimrock!
BRED AI ON MAY 8 TO RST FINAL PRINT 0016. COVERED BY RSK SCK 20C LAWMAKER 109L (MAY 19TH-JUNE 20TH). PREG CHECKED AUG 26 AT 3.5 MONTHS, INDICATED SAFE TO AI SERVICE. OWNED WITH STEVEN KNUTSON, SK
DAM » LADY 4202B
RSK SCK 91H MISS MIRIAH 45M
KCF BENNETT ENCORE Z311 ET
D S
RSK SCK 91H Miss Miriah 45M is a heifer calf that probably should not be in the sale, but we are here to offer great ones. She has been a looker since the start. Her Warrior dam hit a home run with this sweet girl. Picture perfect in so many ways. Extension in the front, big and long middle, big hip, super correct in structure, she just works. Appealing color and markings top it of with a wicked number package to boot.
41M POLLED FEMALE »» RSK 41M »» C03116377 »» BW: 75 lbs »»
RSK 91H MISS SAGE
RSK 91H Miss Sage 41M gives off a great presence in the pen. We love the body and middle in this heifer calf combined with the extra stretch that she has. Her head and neck pop beautifully out of her shoulder. Her Titleist x Sage dam has proven herself again and again. A full sister was sold to Twin View Polled Herefords in last year’s sale!
POLLED FEMALE »» RSK 60M »» C03115639 »» BW: 90 lbs »» 14/02/2024
NJW 135U R117 RIBEYE 93C ET
NJW 127Z 93C PARTNER 181F NJW 97T X51 SERENADE 127Z NJW 139C 181F BALANCE 207H NJW 98S R117 RIBEYE 88X ET NJW 149Z 88X LEXY 139C ET NJW 27R 100W LEXY 149Z
RSK FM 91H MISS BETTSY 60M
71I VICTOR 719T RSK 719T FREESTYLE 4Z RSK 15T MISS SUGAR CANE 17X RSK 4Z MISS BETTSY 24C RU 20X GALAXY 58G ANL 58G BETTSY 25X ANL 705G
RSK FM 207H Miss Bettsy 60M might be one of the stoutest heifer calves in the sale this year. We love the shape and style that she possesses, beautiful in her skeleton and in a very nice moderate sized package. She is also cherry red and short marked. The combination of Balance on Freestyle daughters is proving to work very well.
SIRE - COMMAND 91H
SIRE - BALANCE 207H OWNED WITH FAITH MCDONALD, ON OWNED WITH FAITH MCDONALD, ON
POLLED FEMALE »» RSK 73L »» C03111461 »» BW: 90 lbs »» 27/02/2023
KCF BENNETT ENCORE Z311 ET NJW 79Z Z311 ENDURE 173D ET BW 91H 100W RITA 79Z ET RSK 173D COMMAND ET 91H H/TSR/CHEZ/FULL THROTTLE ET NEXT GEN RIESLING 295 ET STAR SPIRIDGE KESSEY 321L
RSK FM 91H MISS HANNAH 73L
122 71I VICTOR 719T RSK 719T FREESTYLE 4Z RSK 15T MISS SUGAR CANE 17X RSK 4Z MISS HANNAH 43D HARVIE TRAVELER 69T RSK 69T MISS HANNAH 4X RSK 707B HANNAH 20H
RSK FM 91H Miss Hannah 73L has presence and poise. She makes you want to look twice, especially when she decides to show off. Structurally beautiful and displaying so much stretch, you can see why the Command x Freestlye mating just plain works. Miss Hannah explodes so nice out of her shoulder and front end and then backs it up with so much spring, rib and bottom third. The mating to Balance 207H will prove to be quite interesting! BRED NATURAL ON MAY 11 TO NJW 139C 181F BALANCE 207H. COVERED BY RSK SCK 20C LAWMAKER 109L (MAY 19TH-JUNE 20TH). PREG CHECKED AUG 26 AT 3.5 MONTHS, INDICATED SAFE TO BALANCE 207H.
Frozen Nellie Genetics
WITH STEVEN KNUTSON, SK
POLLED FEMALE »» BC 20E »» C03040247 »» 14/02/2017
CRR HELTON 980
NJW 73S 980 HUTTON 109Z ET NJW P606 72N DAYDREAM 73S
UPS HUTTON 4258 ET KCF BENNETT 3008 M326
SHF LADY M326 U33 ET SHF GOVERNESS 236G
BLAIR'S AXA NELLIE 20E
KCF BENNETT 3008 M326
SHF RIB EYE M326 R117 HVH MISS HUDSON 83K 8M
DBLAIR'S NELLIE R117 ET 17B NCX 23C JUPITER 16J
NCX MISS JR NELLIE 528N MFR LASS 113H
I can not say enough good things about this female. She has completely out done herself every year of production, raising exceptional quality, high sellers and progeny that always make their way to the back drop.
Some progeny include: RSK SCK 7165 Double Down 30H (high selling bull at $39000.00 for half interest to Woodenshoe Farms and 4 Taylors Livestock), RSK SCK 7165 Ms Nellie ET 101L (2023 pick of females to Venture Livestock), RSK SCK 695D Miss Nellie 11G (Haroldson’s Polled Herefords and First Class Marketing), RSK SCK 7165 Wild Card ET 120K (Justacre Farms). Nellie’s 2023 calf crop was truly impressive, and highlighted the RSK Farms fall show string and bull sale with RSK SCK 207H New Noise ET 42L (K-Cow Ranch) and RSK SCK 207H Time Bomb ET 46L (Mannle Farms).
We purchased 20E from Blairs.Ag out of the ANL sale as a heifer calf and could not be more pleased with her track record. This female has matured into a powerful matron with tons of volume and capacity. She is super bold sprung in her rib shape, feminine fronted and great hipped, she puts every piece together perfectly. Top that all off with her number profile making her a genetic package that is proven and very hard to beat.
OWNED
Nellie Genetics
NJW 149Z 88X LEXY 139C ET NJW 27R 100W LEXY 149Z
(3) CONVENTIONAL EMBRYOS
HOMO POLLED »» C03073323 »» 17/02/2020
KCF BENNETT ENCORE Z311 ET
NJW 79Z Z311 ENDURE 173D ET
BW 91H 100W RITA 79Z ET
H/TSR/CHEZ/FULL THROTTLE ET NEXT GEN RIESLING 295 ET STAR SPIRIDGE KESSEY 321L ET
MSUDF MDF}
SKY 236G PREMIER 132K
OTAPAWA SKYMATE 2046
OTAPAWA LEONORA P23 {HYP}
HARVIE DEYNOTE 61D
HARVIE MISS FIREFLY 51F
HARVIE MISS NYLON 1Y
{DLF HYF IEF MSUDF MDF}
KJ HVH 33N REDEEM 485T ET JDH JJD 9Y 485T ALL IN 96B ET JDH MS 26U CRACKER JACK 9Y ET
MSU TCF REVOLUTION 4R EXR TERRI 489 BR TERRI 9130 ET
{DLF HYF IEF MSUDF MDF DBP}
HOMO POLLED »» C03050475 »» 15/02/2017 HORNED »» C03032106 »» 17/02/2020 POLLED »» C03011213 »» 26/01/2015
DRF JWR PRINCE VICTOR 71I TH 122 71I VICTOR 719T KBCR 19D DOMINETTE 122
THM DURANGO 4037
CRR 4037 ECLIPSE 808 CRR 420 ECLIPSE 688
{DLF HYF IEF MSUDF MDF}
