5TH ANNUAL
Female & Genetics
SALE
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2024
7 PM CST CLOSEOUT BIDDING ON DLMS FARM GATE CATTLE VIEWING ON FARM | FISHER BRANCH, MB
Welcome
Welcome
It’s hard to believe that 2024 already marks our fifth year running our own production sale. This sale has appeared a little different each year as we have been trying to find our groove. We went from selling with sale partners and a management team, to selling without management, then onto selling solo. That third year when we tackled the sale ourselves was the most nerve wracking, just because we weren’t sure if we had the numbers to attract enough interest without our sale partners. Each year has proven to be it’s own little success, thankfully, which has allowed us to keep growing. We are ever so grateful for our customers who have supported us over the years, many of which have become cherished repeat customers and friends. Now here we are, in our fifth year. On November 8, we are excited to be selling our biggest and deepest offering to-date!
Despite the changes over the years, the one thing that has remained the same is our goal behind this sale:
To present our cattle in an honest, ethical and realistic way so our customers trust that what you see is what you get
The majority of the females that sell through this sale are sold sight-unseen, therefore we do not accentuate our females with fancy clip jobs and blown out hair. A good clip job can really transform the appearance of an animal, and knowing that most of our customers won’t see their purchase until after the sale, we choose to present our offering as naturally as possible. We do not push the feed into the heifers to plump them up and make them look like more than they really are. Instead, we keep the extent to which we present them dialed back to more real world standards. That is why we enjoy doing our own thing in this online production sale rather than selling our cattle in a consignment sale. We like to avoid the “feeding competition” that inevitably happens with those multi-consignor sales. A few years ago at Agribition, I was talking with a very reputable breeder about his sale cattle and got on the topic of how they are fed in comparison to his own. His comment was “oh, we don’t like to feed our replacements the way we feed our sale heifers”. That comment has stuck in my mind over the years. I’ve never understood why you’d want to feed the cattle you sell in a way that you wouldn’t trust with the heifers you keep.
That mindset applies to both our open heifers and bred females on offer. We realize that the breds will need to lay down and calve in a matter of two to three months from sale day, so getting them over fat now would do no one any favours. The breds on offer were on native pasture all summer until October 6, at which time we moved them home to mix with the open heifers, preg check and get them clipped. At this time they were introduced to alfalfa grass haylage, native grass hay and a texturized ration. By video day, the breds had only been on feed for two weeks.
The heifer calves were weaned on September 6. We gave them two weeks to settle in to life without mom, and adapt to their new diet and bunk feeding routine. At that time, I made my final picks for the sale and we sorted them off of our replacement heifers. They are being fed a very similar diet to our own replacement heifers and are in ideal body condition.
We were blessed with one heck of a set of heifer calves in 2024, so the 12 opens on offer are deep in quality from end to end. On the bred heifer side of the offering, this
is our largest set of breds that we have ever sold. We are officially over the 200 head mark with our herd, and frankly, we’re not so sure we want to calve out that many with just Dustin and I (and a toddler) running the show! Hence why I dug a littler deeper into the bred heifer group this year. Perhaps we have finally broken the ice for future sales and maybe you’ll see a bigger bred heifer offering continue going forward.
In terms of frozen genetics, we have a little bit of everything and for every budget. Embryo matings that are proven, or exclusive, new and fresh. A flush opportunity, which we have never offered before. Then let’s not forget, we are also opening the vault with our biggest offering of Mandate semen since we acquired him for $160,000 two years ago.
Finally, the grand finale for this year’s sale is something that we have been working quietly on for the last number of years. Those who know us best know that we utilize guardian donkeys to keep our cattle safe from predators during pasture season and we have developed a small donkey breeding program. Into the future, we intend to offer one or two donkeys in our production sale each fall, and depending on their individual characteristics, they may be useful as guardian donkeys or as halter breaking donkeys. This year’s “donk” on offer is a sweet little halter breaking donkey that I will be sad to see go!
We hope that you enjoy looking through our offering and can find that special new female or genetic opportunity to advance your program. We want you to know that we are confident in the quality we are selling. We have scruitinized the offering from the ground up and we stand behind them. We would love for you to come to the farm ahead of sale day to check out the heifers and our donor cows in the flesh. We are certain that you’ll be impressed with what you see and it will be worth the trip! If you can’t find the time to come see the offering in-person, don’t hesitate to reach out to me and we can talk through the offering. I would really enjoy getting to chat with you and helping to guide you through making some selections. At the end of the day, honesty and integrity are our main driver always and we just want happy customers who enjoy our cattle as much as we do.
We like to breed good cattle. We like working with good people. We take pride in doing good business.
Cheers, Jennilee
November 8TH2024 Sale Day Information
SALE OPENS:
November 7 at 10AM CST
SALE CLOSES: November 8 at 7PM CST
DIRECTIONS:
From the corner of Fisher Branch at Highway 17: Drive 3 miles north on highway 17, turn west onto Rd 144N and go 3 miles until you come to your first stop sign. Turn north onto Rd 9W and we are the first farm on the west side, up on the hill.
From Provincial Road 325 east of Ashern: Turn south off PR 325 onto Rd 9W, go a little more than 3.5 miles on Rd 9W. We are the first farm on the west side of Rd 9W after the curves.
VIEWING THE SALE CATTLE
BEFORE SALE DAY
• The sale heifers will be available for viewing anytime prior to sale day.
• We encourage customers to come to the farm ahead of sale day so we can give you a more personalized tour through the sale cattle. We are always willing to tour you through our cow herd, and bull and heifer pens, to show you the dams and siblings to the cattle on offer.
• Please contact Jennilee to schedule a viewing.
• If you are unable to view the heifers in-person, you can view their videos online instead.
ON SALE DAY
• Since this is an online only event, there will not be an in-person sale held on-farm.
• The heifers will still be available to view on the farm on sale day until 5:00 pm.
Sale Contacts
ACCOMMODATIONS
Fisher Branch Motor Hotel, Fisher Branch: 204-372-6351 Country Harvest Inn, Broad Valley: 204-372-6618
SIGHT UNSEEN PURCHASES
If you are unable to view the offering prior to sale day, we would gladly assist you with making a sale selection. Please contact Jennilee to discuss the females in our sale offering and your specific needs, so she can help guide you with choosing females that would be a fit for your program.
VIDEOS
• Every live lot had a video recorded during the third week of October.
• Videos can be viewed in this catalogue, or on our Farm Gate sale page, CattleVids.ca and our website at:
Jennilee Stewart: 204-761-6644
Dustin Stewart: 204-724-2330
Mark Shologan, DLMS: 780-699-5082
Access our sale page with DLMS Farm Gate at https://farmgatetimedauctions.ca/auction/26322 or by scanning the QR code below.
Terms & Conditions
DELIVERY
Option A: Pick up your purchase on-farm within one week of the sale.
Option B: Free delivery to centralized locations in Manitoba (Winnipeg, Brandon, Dauphin) commencing immediately after the sale at the seller’s convenience.
Option C: For all other locations, assistance will be given in arranging shipping after the sale. We will deliver for free to our nearest custom hauler pick up point in Manitoba (usually Winnipeg), but all custom hauling charges will be the cost and responsibility of the buyer.
Frozen Genetics: Delivery is not included. Assistance will be given in arranging shipping or pick up after the sale, but no risk is assumed by the seller. Expenses incurred are the responsibility of the buyer. Buyers are requested to furnish shipping instructions after the conclusion of the sale. If you need assistance, please contact Jennilee.
If your purchase is to be left at the farm after the sale, we insist that all purchases be insured while remaining at Rainbow River Simmentals. All females, semen and embryos become the risk of the buyer as soon as sold. While we will always take every precaution to provide the utmost care for your purchase, we are not responsible for any illness, injuries, mortality or other losses after the lot is declared sold.
INSURANCE
For your convenience, you may contact the following agent for your bull insurance needs:
Keystone Livestock Services
Lois McRae | Cell: 204-573-5192 | Home: 204-728-3058
US BUYERS
• Our sale is conducted in Canadian funds. Exchange rate used will be that which is in effect at the onset of the sale.
• For US customer convenience, Rainbow River Simmentals is set up to receive payment in USD. Due to the process involved with getting live cattle ready for export to the US, payment is due in full within 7 days of the invoice date and must be made by wire transfer only. We will provide each US customer with our wire transfer instructions at the time of settlement. Due to the delays involved with US cheques (postage and cheque holds), cheque payments are not accepted for live animal purchases.
• Rainbow River Simmentals will assist with the necessary health testing, vet exams and paperwork required to export your animal, but all export fees are the responsibility of the buyer.
• In order to cover the cost of veterinarian charges required to export your animal, a fee of $375 USD per animal purchased will be charged for this service and is due at the time of settlement.
• Export testing will not commence until payment is received in full, therefore FULL PAYMENT MUST BE RECEIVED FROM US CUSTOMERS WITHIN 7 DAYS OF THE SALE. Lots left unpaid more than 7 days after the sale will be considered not sold and offered to the underbidder or re-posted for sale by private treaty. These payment rules will be strictly enforced.
• Trucking to our nearest US - Canada border crossing (Pembina, ND port of entry) or to the nearest custom exporter pick up location is free of charge, assuming that all US bound animals will be transported to the border/ pick up location in one shipment.
• Trucking from the US port of entry at Pembina, ND to the buyer’s final destination, as well as any custom trucking, brokerage or US customs charges, will be the responsibility and the expense of the buyer.
BREEDER GUARANTEE
• All females are guaranteed to be breeders in accordance with the standard guidelines set forth by the Canadian Simmental Association.
• If a problem occurs with your purchase, please notify us as soon as possible.
• This guarantee does not cover death, injury, sickness or mismanagement.
• Complete breeder guarantee details are available on the Canadian Simmental Association website at www.simmental.com or under the Terms and Conditions specified in this catalogue.
EMBRYO GUARANTEE
• 1 - 90 day pregnancy per pack of 3 embryos, or 2 - 90 day pregnancies per pack of 4 or 5 embryos, if implanted by an accredited veterinarian.
• Embryos that sell for $500 or less, sell without a conception guarantee.
• Replacement embryos will either be the same embryos as purchased or those of equal value. If no replacement embryos are available, then a credit will be issued.
• A maximum of two replacement embryos will be issued for each pack of 3.
• For each pack of 4, two replacement embryos will be issued if the original embryos resulted in 1 - 90 day pregnancy; or three replacement embryos will be issued if the original embryos resulted in 0 - 90 day pregnancies.
• For each pack of 5, two replacement embryos will be issued if the original embryos resulted in 1 - 90 day pregnancy; or four replacement embryos will be issued if the original embryos resulted in 0 - 90 day pregnancies.
• In the event that your conception rates of the purchased embryos do not meet the minimum guaranteed, notification of inadequate conception must be made to Rainbow River Simmentals within 120 days of implanting and proof of implanting will be required. This embryo guarantee expires after 120 days post-implanting.
RIGHT TO FLUSH OR RETAIN SEMEN
Rainbow River Simmentals reserves the right to retain in-herd semen or one successful flush (minimum of 6 freezable embryos) on any bull or female sold, at the seller’s expense and buyer’s convenience.
HEALTH
All females have been on a total herd health program since birth. They have been vaccinated and treated with:
• Pyramid FP5 + Presponse in February and at weaning
• Tasvax 8 in February and May
• Fermicon 7/Somnugen at weaning
• Safe Guard oral paste at weaning
• Ivermectin & Clean Up II for external parasites in June and November
GENETIC TESTING
• All animals were DNA tested as per CSA requirements.
• This means that a minimum SNP parentage test was completed on all embryo transfer (ET) progeny to verify parentage.
• In most cases, non-ET (natural) progeny have not been parentage tested.
• If homo polled or coat colour status was voluntarily tested for by Rainbow River Simmentals, some animals may have had a 100K parentage test done instead of the basic SNP test.
• It is the purchaser’s responsibility to verify which parentage test was completed, if any, on each lot purchased.
What do the results mean?
Sale features
features
SPRINGCREEK LASS 84H
CA-PG1303080 MBJ 84H Jan 1, 2020 Homo Polled Red Purebred
1A FLUSH
R PLUS PRAIRIE FIRE
CMS RAPID FIRE 635D LVS ZANTA 10Z
CMS FIREBALL 813F
DRAKE POKER FACE 2X
CMS SODA POP 519C HPF CREAM SODA Y010 RCC/TCF LINE DRIVE M181
SPRINGCREEK LINER 56U NEVAS L93
SPRINGCREEK LASS 91B
SPRINGCREEK LASS 6X
SPRINGCREEK TED 41U
SPRINGCREEK RED TARA 40T
Never before have we offered the opportunity to flush one of our donors. Lass is a beautiful, young cow with an impeccable udder and a lot of future ahead of her. Her first natural calf for us was a Walk The Line son that was popular in our bull sale this March. Several ET progeny were born here this year from her first two flushes; the bulls and heifers look equally good. We held Lass open and flushed her a few times last year then rebred her to Black Gold Preacher for an early January calf. Across five flushes last year, she gave a high of 12 and averaged 7 freezable embryos. We have not sold any embryos from Lass to-date.
Selling the right to flush to the bull of buyer’s choice. We will guarantee a minimum of 6 freezable embryos with an open top. All flush, semen and shipping costs are to be paid by the buyer. Flush will take place on farm with our trusted ET vet, Dr. David Hamilton (Embryo Genetics Ltd.), and can take place in April, May or June 2025, or next fall after weaning. Embryos can be made exportable to the US or AUS. To sweeten the opportunity, we will give the buyer the option to access our semen inventory of exclusive sires including the $210,000 Tangleflags, $160,000 Mandate or the $42,000 Black Gold Preacher.
Springcreek Lass 84H: WINTER 2023
Son by Tycoon: JNB 64M
$9000 Son by Walk The Line: JNB 83L
Daughter: RAINBOW RIVER LASS 100M
RAINBOW RIVER LASS 115M
Check out this dark cherry red sweetheart! One of the traits that we love most about Lass 84H is her dark red colour. It’s hard to find, and even harder to find one that breeds it on, but Lass has been doing a pretty good job of sticking the dark colour onto her calves. 115M was born in our second set of ET calves, which means she is one of the youngest calves born in 2024. Her age means nothing though when you consider her performance and how she’s keeping pace with her older contemporaries. When you look at her dam and her pedigree I think it’s easy to envision what she’s going to mature into and the quality of maternal characteristics that she should have in her future. I’m retaining two flush sisters to build on and I’m expecting good things from them.
1B
NCB COBRA 47Y
MADER WALK THIS WAY 224B MADER P IRON SUGAR 7X
MADER WALK THE LINE 92J MR HOC BROKER
IRCC DARLIN’ 613D
CMS FIREBALL 813F
SPRINGCREEK LASS 84H
SPRINGCREEK LASS 91B
DESTINY ODIN SHEA CMS RAPID FIRE 635D
SODA POP 519C
SPRINGCREEK LINER 56U
SPRINGCREEK LASS 6X
Lot 1B: LASS 115M
Lot 1A Sire Option: CALIBER
Lot 1A Sire Option: TANGLEFLAGS
Lot 1A Sire Option: PREACHER
MAF SPRINKLES 189E
CA-PTG1209515 FBL 189E Feb 2, 2027 Homo Polled Red Purebred
KUNTZ SHERIFF 8A
IPU RED DEPUTY 25C
IPU 56U MS. RED LINER 81A
MAF R HORIZON 7Y
MAF SPRINKLES 14A
3D MISS RED LIZZIE 441Y
SELLING CHOICE: 1 PACKAGE OF 3 EMBRYOS SIRED BY
1) RF CALIBER 014G CAN and US Qualified OR
2) BLACK GOLD TANGLEFLAGS 31L CAN, US and AUS Qualified
Note: Tangleflags embryos will be produced at the end of November. Half down after the sale. Balance paid after flush is completed.
ONLY ONE MATING SELLS EMBRYOS ARE STORED AT EMBRYO GENETICS LTD., MB
KUNTZ MARSHALL 12Y
PEACOCK’S LI’L NETTIE 23Y
SPRINGCREEK LINER 56U
ASR MS BLACK DESI W9154
LFE BS LEWIS 322U
LFE KJLI DREAMLADY 79W
WHEATLAND BULL 738T
LFE LIZZIE 619K
RAINBOW RIVER SPRINKLES 5M
CA-PG1485888
JNB 5M Jan 5, 2024 Homo Polled Red Purebred
NCB COBRA 47Y
MADER WALK THIS WAY 224B MADER P IRON SUGAR 7X
MADER WALK THE LINE 92J MR HOC BROKER IRCC DARLIN’ 613D DESTINY ODIN SHEA
KUNTZ SHERIFF 8A
IPU RED DEPUTY 25C IPU 56U MS. RED LINER 81A
MAF SPRINKLES 189E MAF R HORIZON 7Y
MAF SPRINKLES 14A 3D MISS RED LIZZIE 441Y
I don’t really know what got into me when I added this heifer into the sale. She was on my untouchables list since the day I put the straw of semen into her dam! She exhibits all of her dam’s best traits, with that cookie cutter stamp that Sprinkles puts on her progeny. As Taylor Richards said a few years ago, “not many donors can stamp them as consistently as Sprinkles does”. After six calf crops and many ET calves later, I can confidently agree with his comment. To see the dam of this heifer in the flesh is to love her. If you’re like me and your eyes start analyzing from the ground up, the first thing you’ll love his how extremely good footed Sprinkles is. She has passed that tremendous foot quality onto every one of ther offspring to date, and the udder quality and easy doing ability in her daughters has been excellent. 5M resembles her beautiful dam in every way . She’s pretty, soft made and has lots of width and capacity. She’s got a hair coat that is fun to clip on and a sweetheart disposition. I’d expect her udder to be very good. Only because her dam is open and currently being flushed does this heifer escape my grasp. I’ll flush her dam to make more of her kind to build off of, so here is your opportunity to add a Sprinkles to your program. Take this one to the show ring, let a junior have some fun with her, or just turn her into a cow, either way you can’t go wrong!
Maternal Sister: RAINBOW RIVER SPRINKLES 30J
Lot 2B: RAINBOW RIVER SPRINKLES 5M
$9250 Maternal Sister: RAINBOW RIVER SPRINKLES 27H
RAINBOW RIVER SPRINKLES 49H
RAINBOW RIVER SAGE 36L
49H sold in our first Online Production Sale to our friends in Australia at Valley Creek Simmentals. We have flushed 49H a few times for Stu and Sam and she is a big number embryo producer. They have ET progeny born from her in AUS now and I have kept 49H in production over the years. She raised one of my favorite red bulls this year. Life is full of changes and Stu and Sam have announced the reduction of their entire bred cow herd at the beginning of December. With that comes the decision to let 49H go as well. This young cow has a picture perfect udder, is very docile and her foot shape is excellent. Unfortunately we had some trouble with a poor mineral program last year and 49H got a couple cracks in her front outer toes. She’s not lame at all, but if you’d be willing to get those cracks cleaned up she’d be as good as new again. 49H has many productive years left in her. CONSIGNED BY: VALLEY CREEK SIMMENTALS, AUS
AI bred to LLW Card True North G71 on March 27/24. Preg tested safe on Oct 8/24.
This heifer presents a rare opportunity to acquire a direct daughter of RF Impact 601C, the best all around bull we’ve ever had the privilege to use. I can count on one hand how many daughters I’ve let go from him. The Impacts are strong footed, moderate in frame, tanky, soft made and easy doing. They have all had very good udders. I have many Impact daughters in production. They pass on their short gestation and therefore can handle being bred to some power. 36L holds true to all of those typical Impact traits and comes from one of the highest regarded cow families in Simmental history. I really like the WTW x Impact cross. It has produced the right kind consistently. Her dam just cranked out another awesome heifer in her second year in production, which is why I have decided to offer 36L. She is bred early and has those big, fluffy ears that you can’t help but fall in love with!
Service Sire: ESTATE 27L
Lot 2C: JULY 2023
Dam & Maternal Sister: SAGE 42J & 62M
Lot 3: SAGE 36L
Observed bred by Rainbow River Estate 27L on May 19/24. Preg tested safe on Oct 8/24.
These flush sisters come to you from one of our young donors that traces back to the great WFL Red Sage 506C. Their granddam is the dam of Lot 7, she is a full sister to Betts and is also a donor in our program. The dam of these heifers brings in some different blood being sired by the highly exclusive American bull STF Crimson Tide. Sage 11H is a big framed, long bodied, powerful cow with an excellent udder that milks well. She has been special since the day she was born. I knew early in her life that she would be destined for our donor pen. We had two sets of ET calves born from her this year; from Walk The Line and Tycoon. Plus, Sage 11H raised a really good WTL bull calf this year that weaned off as one of our heavy weights. Our most impressive red bull is also one of her ET sons by WTL. She has really put her stamp on both sets of calves - that prepotency is so valuable. 46M has always been a stand out with her dark red colour and presence. She has a big, solid foot under her already. I’ve been trying to collect these dark red females so letting one like 46M go is hard to do! Lot 5, 72M, was probably even more popular on summer tours. Her softness and natural dimension combined with some extra presence have made her an eye catcher. Tycoon daughters make nice cows with excellent udders and milking ability.
RAINBOW RIVER SAGE 46M
SVS BROOKS 669D
SVS TYCOON 841F
SVS RED ANNIE 411B
STF CRIMSON TIDE DZ87
RAINBOWRIVER SAGE 11H
MRL RED WHISKEY 101B
SVS RED SARA 92X
ACS EVERREADY 970W
3D MISS RED NOREMAC 211U
CDI RIMROCK 325Z
STF MISS ZW87
BGS/BM CAPTAIN SCREAM 63D
RAINBOWRIVER SAGE 37F WFL RED SAGE 506C
Dam of Lots 4 & 5: SAGE 11H
Lot 4: SAGE 46M
Maternal Sister to Dam: SAGE 68L
RAINBOW RIVER SAGE 49L
AI bred to WLB Top Tier 456G on March 25/24. Preg tested safe on Oct 8/24.
WALK THE LINE 92J MR HOC BROKER IRCC DARLIN’ 613D DESTINY ODIN SHEA
SVS CAPTAIN MORGAN 11Z BGS/BM CAPTAIN SCREAM 63D RF SCREAM 215Z RAINBOWRIVER SAGE 44G R PLUS RELOAD 2006Z WFL
This heifer was not supposed to sell. Only when we had to pull one bred from the sale and my hand was forced to keep our number of bred heifers up, did we go back to the pasture and bring 49L home. I sold her maternal sister to Crooked Creek Farms last fall, thinking I was going to keep 49L in-herd. I guess lucky for me, her dam gave me another heifer and a full sister to 49L this year, making it a little easier to let her go. She is very sound and correct with a beautiful little udder dropping, so quiet and easy to handle, and very feminine. Her dam, 44G, is one of three full sisters to Betts that I have in production. 44G is my favorite of the three due to her type and kind. She has big, square perfect feet, a great udder and is so deep, tanky and soft made. 44G is my kind of cow and one that is worthy of entering our donor program. 49L has a lot to offer with her pedigree stacking up breed greats, a beautiful phenotype and her early service to Top Tier. A red baldy heifer is what I’ve been hoping for!
Dam: RAINBOW RIVER SAGE 44G
Lot 6: RAINBOW RIVER SAGE 49L
Dam with Full Sister: SAGE
RAINBOW RIVER SAGE 71L
AI bred to WLB Top Tier 456G on April 20/24. Preg tested safe on Oct 8/24.
MADER WALK THE LINE 92J
HOC BROKER IRCC DARLIN’ 613D
MORGAN
SCREAM
Lot 7 is a full sib in blood to Lot 6. Their dams are both full sisters to SVS Betts, and the dam of this heifer, Sage 37F, has been flushed in our donor program. Her natural calf by Mandate sold last fall in the Keystone Konnection Sale to LaBatte Simmentals as one of the high sellers of the sale. 37F is a power cow that has put many sons through our bull sale and has two daughters in production, one of which is also a donor and is the dam of Lots 4 and 5. The other daughter is a young, two year old Can-Am daughter that is gorgeous and looks to have a bright future ahead. We sold a trio of flush brothers to 71L in our bull sale this spring - they were very well received. I also have one flush sister that I am retaining in-herd. 71L is the biggest, most powerful bred on offer. She was actually orphaned last summer at the very beginning of August, but still fared well on her own until we weaned in September. She will be a power cow like her mother and is bold sprung with extra capacity through her middle third. Her udder development is looking as good as expected, but my favourite part about this heifer is her big, square feet. All of the heifers on offer are very good footed, but this one is definitely the best at the ground. Big foot, good heel, square toes; the way a foot is supposed to be.
Dam with Maternal Sister: SAGE 37F AND SAGE 15K
Lot 7: RAINBOW RIVER SAGE 71L
Flush Brother: JNB 50L
RAINBOW RIVER MISSY 42M
REMINGTON ON TARGET 2S
REMINGTON LOCK N LOAD 54U BAR 15 MISS KNIGHT78E-51G
SRH HANNIBAL 5H
SRH PRECIOUS 73A
R PLUS HARD ROCK 145X
MISS R PLUS 3007A
MISS R PLUS 1142Y
WHEATLAND BULL 786T
OBCC CHYNA C49U
FOXY ROCKSTAR
MISS R PLUS 8014U
MISS R PLUS 8043U UNR1484140
SAJ RED EQUALIZER 7U
I purchased 42M from the R Plus Dispersal as a frozen embryo. Imagine my surprise when her recip dam laid down and popped out a set of twin heifers due to the embryo cleaving after implanting! It was a happy day for me! 42M entered this world looking flat out awesome. Stout topped, deep and thick and with her cool red baldy face. It took me all summer to decide if I wanted to hang onto both heifers or let one go. There is a lot of performance packed into this heifer despite her calving ease pedigree and EPDs. She intrigues me knowing that her maternal sister sold for a whopping $130,000 at the R Plus Dispersal and her maternal brother is the $150,000 Yuma, who is the sire of our very own $160,000 R Plus Mandate herd sire. I had seen 3007A in the flesh a few years before Marlin’s dispersal and she was a good footed, bid bodied, tank of a cow. I can certainly see her stamp on 42M and her twin sister. To let this heifer go is me digging deep to offer our best. Lots of potential here!
Dam: MISS R PLUS 3007A
$130,000 Maternal Sister: MISS R PLUS 1083J
$150,000 Maternal Brother: R PLUS YUMA 9087G
RAINBOW RIVER CLASSY 22M
CA-PG1484130 JNB 22M Jan 11, 2024 Polled Red Purebred
NCB COBRA 47Y
MADER WALK THIS WAY 224B MADER P IRON SUGAR 7X
MADER WALK THE LINE 92J MR HOC BROKER IRCC DARLIN’ 613D DESTINY ODIN SHEA JS SURE BET 4T
DRAKE POKER FACE 2X DRAKE TULA 1R
RAINBOWRIVER CLASSY 5C RCC/TCF LINE DRIVE M181 SPRINGCREEK LINNE 6R SPRINGCREEK DAISY 40H
The dam of this heifer has been a very reliable cow. She simply does not age. Classy 5C looks as youthful today as she did 7 years ago, still with a show quality udder beneath her at 9 years of age. Her only two sons born to date were both high sellers in our annual bull sale. I have sold two beautiful Riddler daughters from 5C over the years, one to Swanz Ranch, MT and the other to Crooked Creek Farms. I had some misfortune with Classy’s last daughter, so I was banking on keeping 22M to continue the cow family. However, 22M gained some popularity over the summer, so I very reluncantly decided to let her go. I did breed 5C back to Walk The Line for her 2025 calf, so I’m keeping my fingers crossed for a full sister! We’ve been switching things up with our donor program over the last couple years, starting to flush more of our own top producing cows. Classy is very much deserving of being flushed. To be honest, the only reason I haven’t flushed her yet is because she is hetero polled, but I’ll admit that’s a pretty poor reason to not flush one of your best females! 22M is what her picture and video shows. She is moderate in frame and correct in her build. She is a curve bender with some decent performance in a calving ease package. Her pedigree says she should make a beautiful cow! Her homo polled test is still pending but the results should be in before sale day. If I had to guess based on the shape of her poll, I’d predict that she’s homo polled.
Dam: RAINBOW RIVER CLASSY 5C
Lot 9: RAINBOW RIVER CLASSY 22M
Maternal Sister: RAINBOW RIVER CLASSY 50G
LRX RED REEBA 41D
CA-PTG1187868
HC POWER DRIVE 88H
10 EMBRYOS
RCC/TCF LINE DRIVE M181
BOZ SWEET TEMPTATION
SPRINGCREEK LINER 104S SRS J914 PREFERRED BEEF
SPRINGCREEK PHOEBE 64N
LRX RED ACE 57R
LRX RED 111U
LRX NITA 63N
A) 4 embryos sired by BGS/ BM CAPTAIN SCREAM 63D
Boviteq IVF embryos - CAN Qualified - Stored on Farm
B) 3 embryos sired by BGS/ BM CAPTAIN SCREAM 63D
Boviteq IVF embryos - CAN Qualified - Stored on Farm
C) 4 embryos sired by NGDB STRUCTURE 34D
Boviteq IVF embryos - CAN Qualified - Stored on Farm
D) 4 embryos sired by MRL Missile 138C
Boviteq IVF embryos - CAN Qualified - Stored on Farm
*Dry shipper available to ship embryos off-farm*
SPRINGCREEK JUANITA 38E
KENCO/MF POWERLINE 204L
IPU MS RED RIBEYE 71N
ANCHOR “T” YUKON 35K
KWA LADY PROFIT 14G
Our tanks are literally full and I need to make some room! These embryos will be priced to sell with starting bids well under $500.
Reeba is our most under rated donor due to her lighter colour, but she out produces most cows in our herd and is still going strong at almost 9 years old. She is a bull producer! Pick from the three matings with black sires or go for the proven, high ROI mating with Captain Scream. If you’re getting started with ET work, are looking to raise your own herd bulls, or just want some really good calves, this is a great opportunity.
Son: RAINBOW RIVER CAPONE 104K
Flushmate to Lots A & B: S17 CAPTAIN JACK 2021 HARVEST SHOWDOWN CHAMPION
Flushmate to Lot C Embryos: RAINBOW RIVER STRUCTURE 58H
Son: RAINBOW RIVER EXPRESS 59H
I have a flush sister to 104L in production that stands at the top of my two year old group. She raised a very nice Shamrock heifer this year and has excellent feet. The Captain Scream x Reeba cross really works well time after time. These Captain Scream cattle are very docile and 104L is no different. She is very laid back and easy to handle. 104L was always a stand out as a calf and still is with her softness and depth of body. I really can’t say enough good about Reeba 41D; she’s been a great cow in every way. She is an easy keeping tank and always puts extra thickness and power into her progeny. 104L comes by her capacity honestly. The calf inside 104L could be interesting. She is bred to our feature bull from this spring who garnered a lot of breeder interest. He is an Impact x WTW x WFL Red Sage 506C bull. A quick ROI might be waiting for you.
RAINBOW RIVER REEBA 104L
Observed
25L is Reeba’s natural calf from last year. Check out that September WW of almost 900 lbs! That’s Reeba for you. She milks well and knows how to raise them. 25L is a good sized bred and is part of our first set of Mandate daughters that are about to enter production. I’m very eager to see how they’ll do as momma cows. Like all of our Mandate offspring, 25L is very docile and easy to handle. Her mating to the hetero black Impact 4L bull could be interesting. He is a very soggy made bull that offers a lot of natural shape in a big time calving ease package. We were fortunate to get to use him for clean up this year. Red or black, that calf could have some potential.
HARVIE JDF WALLBANGER111X
CAPTAIN MORGAN 11Z SUNNYVALLEY BLK JENNA 88U BGS/BM CAPTAIN SCREAM 63D
SCREAM 215Z
39X
DRIVE M181 SPRINGCREEK LINER 104S
PHOEBE 64N
LRX RED REEBA 41D LRX RED ACE 57R
RAINBOW RIVER REEBA 25L
Observed bred to
Dam with Full Brother: 2019
Full Sister: REEBA 83K
Dam with Son by Stratton: 2022
Lots 11, 12 & 13 Service Sire: IMPACT 4L
RAINBOW RIVER STORM 16L
RAINBOW RIVER BEAUTY 11M
16L is the second of only two Mandate breds that we are selling this fall. We dug deep and sold a lot of Mandate daughters as open heifers in last year’s sale, so we really want to hang onto as many Mandate breds as possible in order to get a feel for how they’ll be once they enter production. So far their udder development looks good. 16L is very docile, which she has inherited from both Mandate and her dam. 11D is a moderate framed, big bodied tank that maintains body condition very well. She put a feature Riddler daughter through this sale a few years ago. The Storm cow family has been strong for us, anchored by 16L’s granddam who is a 56U daughter and was flushed for the first time this year. 20B has a son working for Todd Simmentals in Quebec. 16L offers a little extra calving ease with a more outcross pedigree and should mature to look much like her dam.
Here’s the first of two Mandate open heifers in this year’s sale. She is powerful, soft made like her dam, and exhibits her dam’s bold sweeping rib cage and extra shape. 28F is one of the most visually appealing cows in our herd as she carries so much natural base width and dimension. 28F has perfect feet as well. A maternal sister to 11M raised our best black bull this year. She’s only a first calf heifer but she has really set the bar high for her capabilities in production. The granddam of this heifer, Beauty 33U, was a powerful cow that produced very well. She left me two very good daughters before we had to put her down due to a spinal injury. 33U’s first daughter, which is a year older than 28F, is a very good Spark Plug cow that is also working here. Our most impressive bred heifer this year is her daughter. There’s lots to be said about the productivity in this cow family.
Maternal Granddam STORM 20B
Dam: STORM 11D
Dam: BEAUTY 28F
Lot 14: BEAUTY 11M
Observed bred to Rainbow River Impact 4L on May 10/24. Preg tested safe on Oct 8/24.
RAINBOW RIVER AMANDA 13M
CA-BPG1484128 JNB 13M Jan 8, 2024
R PLUS 5015C R PLUS YUMA 9087G MISS R PLUS 3007A R PLUS MANDATE 1044J R PLUS BLACKEDGE MISS R PLUS 4193B LFE BS DAKOTA COAL 610P HART ALL IN W382
SPRINGCREEK ALL IN 155Y SPRINGCREEK BLK TESS 73T SPRINGCREEK AMANDA 127C KOP CROSBY 137W
SPRINGCREEK AMANDA 181Z SPRINGCREEK LINNE 12U
Like Lots 2B and 9, here is another one of my untouchables! I sold her full sister in this sale last year. 35L was our high selling heifer going to Cossette Simmentals in Quebec. I had 127C bred back to Mandate and was hoping for another heifer to replace 35L. I got what I hoped for with 13M and she has been at the top of my heifer group all year. When I got the sort done on the heifer calves for this sale, I noticed that I didn’t have any Mandate heifers in the pen. I wanted to show the industry how nice his daughters are, so I went back into my keeper pen and pulled out 13M and Lot 14. I purchased Amanda 127C in a private treaty deal a few years ago. When touring the pastures at Spring Creek that summer, she stood out in the bull pasture and I fell in love with her. She was already a proven donor and I bought her with intentions to flush her as well. Her Fireball daughter that came in-dam has been producing extremely well, having raised one of our best bulls last year and one of my top Caliber heifers this year. 127C will finally get flushed this spring and I plan to hold her open to build an embryo inventory for future years. She is a beautiful cow with extremely good feet and udder, very docile and feminine. We finally took an updated photo of her this summer at 9 years of age. Much like her dam, 13M is a feminine, wedge shaped heifer with strong feet and extra length. I can already see that maternal look in her. I think she’s going to end up being pretty special.
Dam at 9 Years Old: SPRINGCREEK AMANDA 127C
Lot 15: RAINBOW RIVER AMANDA 13M
Full Sister: RAINBOW RIVER AMANDA 35L
RCC/TCF LINE DRIVE M181
SPRINGCREEK LINER 56U
NEVAS L93
TEMPTRESS
HC POWER DRIVE 88H
BLACK SHADOW J30
NEVAS BLACK FOOT H819 WHEATLAND PREDATOR 922W
MRL EL TIGRE 52Z MRL MISS 836W
TEMPTATION
IPU 98C TEMTRESS CLAIR 56U 31G 16 EMBRYOS
3 embryos sired by R PLUS MANDATE 1044J
Conventional embryos - CAN Qualified - Stored on Farm
*Dry shipper available to ship embryos off-farm*
Clair 31G was purchased as the high selling black bred from Simmsational in 2020. Geoff Anderson, who worked for Bohrson at the time, helped me get her bought and he commented that she was his pick of the sale. Geoff is an awfully good cattleman so those were some strong words of endorsement. Her pedigree is loaded with maternal greats with 56U, Temptation and MRL 836W. I like the shot of El TIgre in her pedigree, as he was a bull who Barry used heavily for years. Clair is a big capacity cow with excellent feet and udder. She has put two good sons through our bull sales and I sold a feature daughter from her to MSE Land and Cattle Co. last fall. Her 2023 son by Mandate was special from the moment he was born. He sold as Lot 1 to Lawnview Simmentals this spring. He was one of the soundest, most structurally correct and attractive bulls we’ve ever raised.
Donor Dam as a First Calf Heifer: CLAIR 31G IN THE DROUGHT OF 2021
Donor Dam: AS A BRED HEIFER
Lots 16 & 17 Embryo Sire: MANDATE
Playmate was one of the feature heifers and high sellers in the IRCC Quality Control sale the year we bought her. We partnered with our friends from Valley Creek Simmentals in Australia with intentions to enter Playmate into our ET programs and export embryos to AUS. Fast forward a few years and Playmate now has progeny in three countries, since her first natural calf sold through this sale in 2022 to Kaelberer Simmental Ranch in North Dakota. Stu and Sam have a pretty good full brother to these embryos in their bull pen right now. My tanks are maxed out and I need to make space so I have decided to price some embryos to sell. Like lot 12, this is another opportunity to get some very affordable embryos and maybe a big ROI. Bidding will start well under $500.
BLACKRIVER PLAYMATE 18H
3 embryos sired by R PLUS MANDATE 1044J
Conventional embryos - CAN & US Qualified Stored at Embryo Genetics Ltd., MB
9144G is a moderate framed, deep ribbed, big capacity cow with very good feet. Her depth of heel is a noteable trait. Her dam was a long bodied, black baldy cow who lived a long, productive life in the R Plus herd. 9144G comes from the same cow family as the black baldy 5015C heifer calf that sold for $46,000 in the R Plus Dispersal. Her first calf was a good Sochi son who we sold to Triangle Stock Farm in our annual bull sale, then bought back a couple years later. We have two strong ET sons in our bull pen this year that are full sibs to these embryos. They both have blaze faces and the one bull could easily wear a halter to compete in a show ring. The bulls from this mating are proven to be good but I still think the heifers will be the most exciting.
17 EMBRYOS
MISS R PLUS 9144G
3 embryos sired by RF CALIBER 014G
Conventional embryos - CAN Qualified Stored on Farm - Dry Shipper Available
Daughter: PLAYMATE 6K
Full Brother to Donor: BRF 26J
Son: RAINBOW RIVER SOCHI 1096J
Sire of Embryos: CALIBER
RAINBOW RIVER SABRINA 29M
RAINBOW RIVER SABRINA 49M
In my quest to make females, I decided to flush Sabrina to Boomshakalaka. He needs no introduction if you’ve been following the Indian River program over the years. Other than Liner 56U, I’m not sure that there is another seasoned bull that consistently makes such beautiful females. After I did the flush, I found out that Boom can throw extra chrome. It was a split flush with IPU Bentley, so when the splashed up calves were born, I was pretty certain that I knew which sire they were from! The extra chrome takes nothing away from how good these heifers are, though. I am keeping one sister for myself and I am excited about the type of cow she’s going to mature into. 29M is bold sprung through her rib and it looks like she might end up with a perfect udder. 49M is a little softer made and has a nice sweep to her lower middle third. They are dense haired and very quiet. DNA results for polled, homo black and parentage should be done by sale day.
Lots 19 & 20 Paternal Granddam: XCELLA 2X
Lot 20: SABRINA 49M
These two heifers come from the same split flush as Lots 19 and 20, but I expect them to parentage verify to IPU Bentley. Again, I am keeping one full sister and giving you access to the other two. Bentley has made a name for himself over the last few years, siring stout, soft made cattle and daughters with nice udders. Sabrina adds the extra size to the equation. 55M is one of the biggest and highest performing heifers in our entire heifer calf crop this year. She offers the extra frame and length just like Sabrina does, but sacrifices nothing in terms of thickness and overall quality. 55M is the fancy sister and 63M is the broodier one. 63M is more moderate in size and she is stout with extra muscle expression. We have been so pleased with the dispositions and overall soundness in our Sabrina progeny to date. These heifers are all sweethearts and would make fun 4-H projects for juniors. DNA results for homo black and parentage should be done by sale day.
RAINBOW RIVER SABRINA 55M
WHEATLAND BENTLEY 630D
IPU BENTLEY 81F
CLAYHILL FANCY LUCA 39A
DRAKE POKER FACE 2X
MAF SABRINA 89B
WHEATLAND FINAL AFFAIR
WHEATLAND LADY 72X
MR NLC UPGRADE U8676
CLAYHILL FANCY PANTS 32S
JS SURE BET 4T
DRAKE TULA 1R
IPU RED NUGGET 132N
LRX BLACK SABRINA 90R MS LAZY S BLK P 823M
Lots 19-22 Maternal Sister: MAF 22E
Lot 21: SABRINA 55M
MAF SABRINA 89B
23 EMBRYOS
SVF/NJC MO TOWN M216 JS SURE BET 4T
BLACK MAGIC WOMAN 13P DRAKE POKER FACE 2X TCF/RCC TEMPTATION GJ640
TULA 1R
A) 3 or 5 embryos sired by LLW CARD TRUE NORTH G71
Conventional embryos - CAN, US & AUS Qualified Stored at Embryo Genetics Ltd., MB
B) 3 or 5 embryos sired by LLW CARD TRUE NORTH G71
Conventional embryos - CAN, US & AUS Qualified
Stored at Embryo Genetics Ltd., MB
C) 3 embryos sired by BLACK GOLD TANGLEFLAGS 31L
Conventional embryos - CAN Qualified - Stored on Farm
D) 5 embryos sired by BLACK GOLD TANGLEFLAGS 31L
Conventional embryos - CAN Qualified - Stored on Farm
*Dry shipper available to ship embryos off-farm*
PLUS RED RIBEYE 1134L
Son: MAF PATRIOT 32F
$11,750
RAINBOW RIVER JACKSON 62L
Daughter: MAF SABRINA 191F
Son: RAINBOW RIVER CALIBER 77L
MAF MARLEE 257J
24 EMBRYOS
SVS BROOKS 669D
SVS TYCOON 841F
SVS RED ANNIE 411B
MRL RED WHISKEY 101B
SVS RED SARA 92X
ACS EVERREADY 970W
3D MISS RED NOREMAC 211U
NCB COBRA 47Y
R PLUS VENOM 4006B IPU MS. TULA 104Z
MISS R PLUS 8261F R PLUS HARD ROCK 145X MISS R PLUS 3007A MISS R PLUS 1142Y
5 embryos sired by SPRINGCREEK LAUNCH 110E
Conventional embryos - CAN Qualified - Stored on Farm
*Dry shipper available to ship embryos off-farm*
I purchased Marlee for $26,000 as a heifer calf from the Meadow Acres Dispersal. Despite the money I invested in her, I still insisted on turning her into a cow before flushing her, so I bred her to Impact for her first calf then held her open to flush after she proved her worth as a momma cow. That heifer she raised in her first year, Marlee 78L, is the most impressive Impact daughter ever born here. Marlee’s maternal instincts are truly impressive at calving. She is extremely docile and easy to handle, and has big, excellent feet. Her dark red colour is something to appreciate, as is the strength of the cow family backing her. Marlee is a third generation donor and a direct daughter out of the rare and now deceased Tycoon. Stacking up Liner 56U and Brooke through Launch onto a Tycoon x Venom female should result in some highly maternal offspring. We have several ET calves expected from Marlee in January, I’m looking forward to them!
Daughter: RAINBOW RIVER MARLEE 78L
Dam: MISS R PLUS 8261F
Donor Dam as a Calf: MARLEE 257J
Granddam: MISS R PLUS 3007A
Sire of Embryos: LAUNCH
R PLUS MANDATE 1044J
WFL ABSOLUTE 51Y R PLUS 5015C IPU MS. 56U LINER 15A R PLUS YUMA 9087G R PLUS HARD ROCK 145X MISS R PLUS 3007A MISS R PLUS 1142Y LAZY S BLACK 29N R PLUS BLACKEDGE SUN STAR MISS DRIVE MISS R PLUS 4193B LFE MR LEWIS 385N LFE BS DAKOTA COAL 610P LFE DAKOTA COAL 616L
A-F: 60 DOSES in 10 DOSE PACKAGES (CAN QUALIFIED)
G-N: 40 DOSES in 5 DOSE PACKAGES (CAN QUALIFIED)
SEMEN IS STORED AT BOW
Mandate’s semen has been held highly exclusive for the last two years. I promised my syndicate partners that his semen would never be sold on the open market, and that is still the plan. However, we are intending to crack open the vault a little bit wider this fall and offer 100 doses of semen for the very first time. If you don’t have plans to use the semen this fall, it can stay in my inventory until spring if you wish, to save you storage fees. I have been using Mandate on power cows and first calf heifers with great success. His EPDs for CE and BW are improving with each calf crop and in my experience, he is much more heifer safe than his current numbers suggest. The Mandate’s are like fine wine. They just keep getting better and better with age. The bred heifers here have continued to evolve over summer and have a really broody, cowy look to them now. His bull calves all had large SC and tested extremely well for us this spring. If you’re wanting to break free from mainstream and get some different blood into your breeding program, here is your chance.
Mandate: YEARLING PHOTO
Paternal Granddam: MISS R PLUS 3007A
Sire: R PLUS YUMA 9087G
HALTER BREAKING DONKEY “TINA”
DONKEY
Tina is a very sweet little 5 year old standard Jenny. She came to me in the spring of 2022 tie broke and with some halter breaking experience, but otherwise fairly unhandled. She was very shy initially, but has come a long way over the last two years. We have developed a bond, to the point where she will now beg for attention (she loves getting her rump scratched). A gentle hand goes a long way with Tina. Once you earn her trust, she’ll be in your pocket. She is easy to catch in a small pen, leads, ties and stands very well for a farrier. She has very good feet. She will be due to see the farrier by the end of November/ beginning of December. Her gentle nature makes her a good halter breaking donkey, but she is not a good guardian. Tina has raised me two beautiful babies and is still nursing this year’s baby. She will be weaned sometime in the second half of November and then she will be ready to go to her new owner. She was not exposed to a Jack this year. I’ll be sad to see Tina go but it’s time for someone to put her to work!
Thank you TO OUR
2023 BUYERS
< MSE Land and Cattle Co. Ltd* > < Crooked Creek Farms* > Perkin Land and Cattle Co*
< ELD Farm* >
Bezemer Farms*
Berry Farms*
Silverdale Cattle Co*
Northern Light Simmentals*
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Van de Velde Cattle*
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Cossette Simmentals
Lil Chicks Cattle Co
Ferme Frédéric Lepage Inc.
Frédéric Gagné
Time View Farms
Martinvale Farms
*repeat customer < > volume buyer
REFERENCE SIRES
LOTS 10, 11: BGS/ BM CAPTAIN SCREAM 63D
LOT 8: SRH HANNIBAL 5H
LOTS 23A, 23B: LLW CARD TRUE NORTH
LOT 24: SPRINGCREEK LAUNCH 110E
LOTS 12-17, 25: R PLUS MANDATE 1044J
LOTS 21, 22: IPU BENTLEY 81F
LOT 3: RF IMPACT 601C
LOTS 2, 18: RF CALIBER 014G
LOTS 11-13: RAINBOW RIVER IMPACT 4L
LOTS 1B, 2B, 23C-D: BLACK GOLD TANGLEFLAGS
LOTS 19, 20: IRCC BOOMSHAKALAKA 434B
LOTS 2C, 4, 5: SVS TYCOON 841F
LOTS 1B, 2B, 6, 7, 9: MADER WALK THE LINE 92J
LOT 10: NGDB STRUCTURE 34D
LOT 10: MRL MISSILE 138C
HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THE WHY WE CHOOSE FARM GATE
1.Visit dlms.ca and follow the link to the DLMS FarmGate timed auction site www.farmgatetimedauctions.ca, click the LOGIN/ REGISTRATION button. First time users will select the REGISTER button from this page. Fill out the registration form to signup for a free user account. This program will send you text and email messages whenever there is activity on your favourite 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 password to continue. This takes you to a list of both current and upcoming Farm Gate Auctions.
2. You can choose your favourite lots in this sale and the program will allow you to open either all sale lots or just your favourite lots on your screen. Any time there is active bidding on a lot you have identified on your favourite list, you will get a text and/or an email noting this activity.
3. The program allows you to place a proxy bid on any sale lot. This 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. For example, 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 manually bidding again, or moving your attention to a second lot of interest.
4. At closing time of the sale, the entire sale will extend bidding if a bid is placed on any lot in the sale. Any bid received after close time will extend the sale by the time listed on each sale. In most cases, the time gets shorter the longer in to extended bidding the sale is. When no bidding occurs for the extended time, the computer will declare the sale finished.
5. Following the sale, the Owner or Sale Manager will invoice all buyers in the sale. Please contact the seller with questions or to arrange delivery, pick up or shipping of your purchases.
For more info and assistance with bidding contact any of the sale contacts listed on the DLMS website.
FAQ:
WHAT IS RACEHORSE STYLE SALE CLOSE?
Racehorse style sale close is when the entire sale stays open in extended bidding. This type of sale allows you as the bidder to either continue bidding on one or more specific lots, or change to a different lot within the same sale if the bidding has gone in to extended bidding.
HOW WILL EXTENDED BIDDING WORK?
When we get to the close out end time, the clock for close extends by 5 minutes with any bid placed on any lot in the sale within that 5 minute window. This type of extended bidding turns the end time into more of a soft close. Extended bidding allows bidders to compete in lots like a real auction and gives all bidders the same time to make a decision. If you get outbid on your first lot of interest during extended bidding, you can switch to bid on your second lot of interest if desired. Always follow the countdown clock to see how much time remains in the sale you are interested in.
As our sale has grown in size over the years, we have contemplated different sale formats such as sticking with the Farm Gate Timed Auction, or switching to a live sale. After weighing our options, we still feel that the Farm Gate sale is our preferred method of selling. Here’s our top reasons why:
1. NO SALE ORDER
The racehorse style sale allows us to eliminate that dreaded sale order that causes so much stress on sale day! We have all been in that position where our #1 pick is listed after our #2 pick in the sale order. Decisions... decisions... do I risk not bidding on my #2 in order to wait to try on #1? We’ve all done it, and when our #1 choice goes way out of budget, we are kicking ourselves for not just buying #2 when we had the chance!
With Farm Gate, all lots sell at the same time and you have the flexibilty to start bidding on your favorite lot, then switch to your #2 pick (or your #3, or #4, etc) if your #1 pick goes out of budget. This gives all of our customers the best chance at owning the right female or genetic opportunity for their program.
2. MORE ONE-ON-ONE INTERACTION
When I first started selling bulls, I sold via private treaty from our yard. My favorite part about private treaty sales was getting to know my customers on a more personal level. Learning about your program and individual preference in cattle in turn builds a closer relationship between the customer and myself, and also gives me the insight to recommend females that would be best suited for your program. This is especially valuable with sight unseen purchases.
I found that when we switched to a live sale format, much of that one-on-one interaction was lost. Sale day was always such a blur and I really disliked not having enough time to talk to customers about their needs prior to the sale starting. Not all customers choose to interact directly with me prior to the sale with using Farm Gate either, and that’s perfectly ok! But I find that it does increase the amount of interaction between my customers and myself, which I really like.
3. BETTER FOR THE CATTLE
Less stress on the cattle is a major advantage of the online sale format. The heifers get to stay at home, in their environment, on familiar feed and don’t risk getting sick or injured while being moved or sorted for a live sale. Compared to live sales that take place off-farm, there is also no biosecurity risk with the cattle picking up an illness or disease that might exist at a public sale barn. Happier, healthier heifers are better for me, my cattle and my customers.
4. CUSTOMER FEEDBACK HAS BEEN POSITIVE
The old saying, “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” applies here. Covid forced us to start with the online Farm Gate sale, but we have received so much positive feedback since making the switch that we want to stick with a good thing! The flexibility to come view the offering at your leisure, to bid from the comfort of your home (or while on the road, or at a meeting, a party or your kid’s hockey game) and even just the fun of the thrill when you never know if an opposing bid is going to give you that “You’ve Been Outbid” warning!
TERMS & CONDITIONS, CONT.
TERMS: The terms of the sale are cash, cheque or e-transfer payable at par with settlement to be made immediately after the completion of the sale. Settlement is to be received in full by the seller upon pick up or delivery of the purchased lot(s), or within 30 days of the invoice date, whichever is sooner, unless other arrangements have been mutually agreed upon between the buyer and seller prior to sale day. If payment is made at pick up or delivery, then payment must be made by certified cheque, cash or e-transfer. All deposits are non-refundable. Interest will be charged to all balances left unpaid after 30 days. The right of property shall not pass until after settlement is made in full. All settlements must be made to the sellers before any cattle will be released. All monies are in Canadian funds.
BIDS: Every lot in the sale will be sold, by racehorse style auction, to the highest bidder. No by-bidding will be permitted. If you are deemed the highest bidder on any lot at the conclusion of the sale, you will be responsible for paying full purchase price to the seller, no exceptions. Failure to do so will result in you being banned from future sales hosted by Rainbow River Simmentals and DLMS.
PURCHASER’S RISK: Animals and frozen genetics become the risk of the buyer as soon as sold.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: All announcements and updates made at the commencement of online bidding will take precedence over the printed matter in the catalogue. Buyers are therefore cautioned to pay close attention to any such announcements and updates.
CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION: Each animal will carry registration papers issued by the Canadian Simmental Association, unless otherwise specified in the catalogue. A certificate of registration will be transferred to the buyer for each animal purchased after settlement has been made in full.
RIGHT TO FLUSH OR RETAIN SEMEN: Rainbow River Simmentals reserves the right to retain in-herd semen/ one successful flush (minimum of 6 freezable embryos) on any bull or female sold, at the seller’s expense and buyer’s convenience.
SHIPPING: Assistance will be given in arranging shipping or pickup after the sale, but no risk is assumed by the seller.
BREEDER GUARANTEE: All animals are sold under the standard terms and guarantees as set forth by the Canadian Simmental Association (CSA). The CSA Breeder Guarantee Guidelines can be found on the reverse side of any registration paper belonging to a bull or female registered with the CSA, or on the CSA website at www.simmental.com. At no time will the seller’s liability exceed the purchase price of the animal.
EXCEPTION TO BREEDER GUARANTEE: This guarantee does not cover death, injury, sickness or mismanagement. No guarantee is given that a bull’s semen will freeze. In cases where the animal is subjected to any hormonal or surgical reproduction techniques (i.e. embryo transfer) after the sale, the guarantee shall be null and void. Animals cannot be returned to Rainbow River Simmentals if not in a sound, healthy condition.
HEALTH: All animals have been on a total herd health program since birth. Specific details are available upon request. It is the buyer’s responsibility to determine health requirements for importing any animal into their province or state.
ACCIDENTS: Although every precaution will be taken to protect the safety and comfort of buyers, neither Rainbow River Simmentals or any sales staff or Association assume any responsibility in this matter and disclaim any liability, legal or otherwise, in the event of accident or loss of property.
LIABILITIES: All persons attending the sale, or viewing cattle on-farm prior to the sale, do so at their own risk and the seller assumes no liability, legal or otherwise, for any accidents occurring in or about the premises.
RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS: The above terms and conditions of the sale shall constitute a contract between the buyer and seller, and be equally binding to both. Resale of animals following purchase in this sale shall constitute a separate transaction, and the rights and obligations of the two parties connected thereto are not covered by the terms and conditions of this sale.
Bull Sale Highlights
RAINBOW RIVER TANDEM 22L SOLD FOR $13,500 TO KEPLINGER FARM, WEST VIRGINIA
RAINBOW RIVER JACKSON 62L SOLD FOR $11,750 TO HELGOE SIMMENTALS, NORTH DAKOTA
RAINBOW RIVER CALIBER 98L
FOR $11,250 TO BONCHUK FARMS, MANITOBA
