General Information...

from Thistle Ridge Ranch 2023 Bull Sale

by Kim Matthews

Welcome...

Auctioneer:

Mr. Bob Perlich 1403 329 3101

Ringmen:

Darcy Moorehead 1 403 635 0308 • John Perlich 1 403 329 3101

Mark Stock 1 403 357 8104

Sight Unseen

Purchases & Sale Day Phones

Mark Holowaychuk 1 403 896 4990 OBI

Roger Peters 1 403 828 9815 OBI

Jesse Emery 1 780 284 3490 OBI

Darcy Moorehead 1 403 635 0308

Bob Perlich 1 403 382 7800

Ben Tams 1 403 317 0689

We guarantee satisfaction on sight unseen purchases. Please call any of the above numbers for help.

Special Buyer Rep:

Andy Houweling @ Alberta Prime 403 308 8700

Insurance:

Insurance will be available sale say. Any bulls going back with us we strongly recommend insuring

Delivery:

We will provide free delivery on all bulls throughout Western Canada, as long as we can work on the following schedule. We need to have all the 2 year olds delivered by April 23rd. We need the room at home. I won’t be able to deliver any bulls between April 25th and about June 1st, so if you need your bull in between there we can bring him earlier, or you can come get him when you’re ready. We’ll start delivering again after June 1st. Take your bull home sale day and receive $150 off your bull.

Terms:

Terms of the sale are cash or cheque at par made payable to Perlich Bros., unless prior arrangements have been made.

A note on our calving ease score.

Announcements:

Announcements sale day take precedence over the printed material.

Breeders Guarantee:

All bulls are guaranteed breeders. Thistle Ridge Ranch stands behind every bull.

Individual Bull Data:

Scrotal measurements and semen test sheets will be available sale day

Liability:

Any liability of the bull is restricted to the purchase price of that bull. If any problems arise, please contact us as soon as possible. Everyone who attends the sale, does so at their own risk.

EPD’s:

Please note that the EPD’s may change from the time the catalogue is printed until the registration papers are transferred.

Pre Sale Viewing:

The yearling bulls can be viewed at TFS Fincastle ( 4 miles east of Taber, ¾ mile north) anytime until Thursday, March 24th. The 2 year olds are being fed at home ( 8 miles east, 2 north )

Insurance:

An insurance agent will be available sale day to assist you with any insurance needs you may have. Although Thistle Ridge will be more than willing to keep your bull purchases for you until you need them, if taking this option we strongly recommend insurance as we cannot be responsible for bulls injuring themselves after the sale. Remember, bulls do 4 things. Eat, sleep, breed and fight. That’s 50% of the time doing something they could get hurt at.

Catalogue:

Design and Production by Prime Cut Publishing Photography Tyler Harris Photography

Download & View the Catalogue at:

I’ve seen this used before in other catalogs and I really like the idea. Not only does it give you a really good view point on how the bull should calve, but it’s also another way to make us accountable. So here’s how I score them.

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Cow bull. Period.

Recommended primarily for cows. If you only have a few heifers mixed in you can get away with it, but do expect to probably help a few. Heifer bull. I would personally use these bulls on my heifers with no second thoughts.

These bulls have generations of calving ease bred in, and should calve any type of heifer with absolutely no assistance.

**Please note that a 3 Star Charolais bull is rated as used on Charolais heifers. I am still not comfortable recommending them on Angus heifers that I don’t know. **

Rs

RED RSL Tapout 163C

RED TR Orion 117G

Rs

RED BLJ Gizmo 50G

Hi Def

RED TR Redeem and Weep 13K

Erasmus 6K

RED TR Harlem Shuﬄe 20K

CBT 20K January 10 2022 REG #2265882

CALVING EASE RATING HHH

FLYING K JULIAN 72Y

TOWAW JIVE 468E

RED MOOSE CREEK SPADE 21D RED TR HEATHER 0202H RED TR HEATHER 7213E

RED TR Jupiter 33K

CBT 33K January 24 2022 REG #2266109

ROD NEBULA 7719E RED TR ORION 117G RED TR CAELA 6203D

RED MOOSE CREEK SPADE 21D RED TR HONEY 0116H RED TR HONEY 7129E

RED TR Apollo 43K

RED ROD NEBULA 7719E

RED TR Shogun 45K

RED TR Javelin 46K

RED TR Firebird 54K

RED TR Sarge 56K

RED TR Copper 59K

TR Dracula 60K

TR Shadow 61K

RED TR Escalade 62K

TR High Light 63K

TR Diesel 67K

RED TR Titan 72K

RED TR Atlas 73K

RED TR Wolfgang 81K

RED TR Assult 84K

Vaccination Protocol

All bulls were vaccinated in the fall with Pyramid 5, 7-Way Somnugen, and Ivomec. They were boostered with Pyramid 5 six weeks later.

RED TR Uriah 90K

RED TR Brackenridge 92K

Bull Warranty

We guarantee to provide you with a sound, fertile bull capable of servicing a reasonable number of cows. In the event that your bull is a nonsatisfactory breeder the seller will not, under any circumstances, be responsible for more than the original selling price of any bull or female sold in the sale. The consignors will not provide replacement or credit for physical injury or mismanagement. Therefore we stress the importance of insurance on your bull. An insurance agent will be available on sale day.