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The bull sale season has successfully kicked off here in Canada, and prices appear to be strong despite the drought conditions that affected much of the western half of the country in 2021. With moisture arriving in the late fall and decent snowfall in many areas thus far, there is cautious optimism in the industry. Still, considering the reduced feed availability and high costs, this issue of The Speckle Park Journal focuses on the bottom-line boosting traits that Speckle Park offer under such pressures (page 14). No doubt, as extreme weather events seem to have become more the norm than the exception, Speckle Park are uniquely built to help producers find efficiencies that reduce overhead costs and increase endproduct value. Staying on the theme of profitability, the Beef Cattle Research Council has released an online calculator that you can use to project potential returns on preconditioning calves this fall, entering a selection of data points specific to your operation. More info is available on page 34. To get those calves off on the right foot if they and their mothers experience a tough start, Dr. Roy Lewis, DVM, has suggestions on page 52. In this issue, we also have the chance to celebrate two new world records for high sales of both a female (Australia) and a bull (Canada), see page 28. Congratulations to Wattle Grove Speckle Park and INC Cattle Co. Until next time, may the calves be lively, rains be timely, and the sun shine on you and yours.

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Happy New Year! At the CSPA office, we are looking forward to working with all the members this year with our new registry system. Thank you everyone for your patience as we have worked through the backlog and learned the new system. There are still more improvements and functions to come. Several members have already received their online login information and we continue to get those out as we can. Online access means that members can enter calf registration details, create a transfer request (if a paper certificate has not yet been generated), view lab results, enter weights, disposal codes, account updates and more. We ask that members please ensure their contact information, particularly emails, are up to date. Member education information and instructions on how to complete basic registry functions are available on the CSPA website. We also ask that anyone who has not submitted a credit card authorization form to please do so; the form is available on the CSPA website or email the office for a copy. As you start to record calf registration details in the registry, please provide the office with a list of the animals you have entered along with what DNA tests you would like ordered for each. The ability for members to make DNA requests through the online system will be available in the future, however we are still waiting for that to be set up. One thing that the CSPA members will need to work through is updating older animals that only have microsatellite (STR) DNA profiles to SNP. You will need to go through your bulls and females and determine who these individuals are and request SNP tests

from the office. We can have samples transferred from Quantum in Saskatoon to Neogen Canada in Edmonton for a $10 fee per sample. You could also pull new hair samples and send them directly to Neogen. By doing this, we will update the herdbook to mostly SNP profiles making parent verification of calves timelier and more cost effective in the long run. For parents that aren’t updated to SNP, the calf will require both the SNP and STR tests in order to be parent verified. You can provide the list of parents that require a SNP at the same time you provide your list of calves with their requested test types. Online transfers are available if a paper certificate has not been generated. When it comes time to register your calves and you would like the ability to transfer online, you must request that papers be held. This means you will not get a physical paper mailed out to you. When transfers are done online the certificate will be printed at the office and mailed directly to the new buyer. For those animals you need transferred and you have the certificate, please mail them into the office with the information filled out on the back. The fall show and sale season was very successful for Speckle Park breeders with many record-setting high prices and a Speckle Park making the prestigious “top ten” in the Canadian Western Agribition CN Supreme. The donation heifer at the Big Chill sale was also a great success bringing in $27,500 for the CSPA. Thank you to INC Cattle Co. for their generous donation. We wish everyone a successful bull sale season. Take care.

Ciara Mattheis & Sarah Van Schothorst FRO M TH E C SPA O F F I C E

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Curtis McAleer DIRECTORS

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L E C O I N D E L’A S S O C I A T I O N Bonne année! Au bureau de l’ACSP, nous avons bien hâte de familiariser tous nos membres avec notre nouveau système de registre. Merci à tous pour votre patience pendant que nous avons travaillé sur l’arriéré et pris connaissance du nouveau système. Certaines améliorations et certaines fonctions additionnelles restent à venir. Plusieurs membres ont déjà reçu leurs informations de connexion en ligne et nous continuons à les diffuser dans la mesure du possible. L’accès en ligne signifie que les membres peuvent entrer les détails d’enregistrement des veaux, créer une demande de transfert (si un certificat papier n’a pas encore été généré), voir les résultats de laboratoire, entrer les poids, les codes d’élimination, les mises à jour de compte et plus encore. Nous demandons aux membres de s’assurer que leurs coordonnées, en particulier leurs courriels, soient à jour. Les membres de l’association trouveront des instructions pour utiliser les fonctions de base du système de registre sur le site Web de l’association. Nous demandons également à toute personne n’ayant pas soumis de formulaire d’autorisation de carte de crédit de bien vouloir le faire ; le formulaire est disponible sur le site Web de ou faites une demande par courriel pour en obtenir une copie. Lorsque vous commencez à inscrire les détails d’enregistrement de vos veaux dans le système, veuillez fournir au bureau une liste des animaux que vous avez inscrits ainsi que les tests ADN que vous souhaitez commander pour chacun. La possibilité pour les membres de faire des demandes d’ADN via le système en ligne sera disponible à l’avenir, mais cela n’est pas en place actuellement. Les troupeaux qui ont des animaux dont le test d’ADN a été fait par microsatellite (STR), devront se devoir de le refaire par la méthode SNP qui est plus moderne. Vous devrez passer en revue vos taureaux et vos femelles et déterminer

ceux qui doivent être mis à jour par SNP et faire la demande au bureau. A partir de votre demande, les échantillons seront transférés de Quantum à Saskatoon à Neogen Canada à Edmonton moyennant des frais de 10 $ par échantillon. Vous pouvez également prélever de nouveaux échantillons de poils et les envoyer directement à Neogen. Ce faisant, nous mettrons à jour le livre généalogique principalement avec des profils SNP, ce qui rendra la vérification des parents des veaux plus rapide et plus rentable à long terme. Pour les parents qui ne sont pas mis à jour au SNP, le veau aura besoin des tests SNP et STR pour être vérifié. Vous pouvez fournir la liste des parents qui ont besoin d’un SNP en même temps que vous fournissez votre liste de veaux avec leurs types de test demandés. Les transferts en ligne sont disponibles si aucun certificat papier n’a été généré. Lorsque vient le temps d’enregistrer vos veaux et que vous souhaitez pouvoir transférer en ligne, vous devez demander que des papiers soient conservés. Cela signifie que vous ne recevrez pas de papier physique par la poste. Lorsque les transferts sont effectués en ligne, le certificat sera imprimé au bureau et envoyé directement par la poste au nouvel acheteur. Pour les animaux que vous devez transférer et que dont vous détenez le certificat, veuillez nous les faire parvenir par la poste au bureau avec les informations au verso. La saison des expositions et des ventes d’automne a été très réussie pour les éleveurs de Speckle Park avec de nombreux prix record et un Speckle Park se classant parmi les dix premiers dans le championnat suprême inter-race au Canadian Western Agribition. La génisse vendue pour lever des fonds pour l’Association également été un grand succès, rapportant 27 500 $. Merci à INC Cattle Co. pour son généreux don. Nous souhaitons à tous une saison de vente de taureaux réussie.

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The partnership between Greenwood and Ivery Downs brings forth the commitment and means to make a marked contribution to the Speckle Park breed BY securing the finest genetics that are true to breed character, resulting in superior quality and performance This close collaboration will see seamless and expedient exchange of these genetics across the Pacific, between the two countries currently leading the charge in the growth of the Speckle Park breed; enabling Ivery Downs to introduce fresh, elite genetics for the betterment of the Australian market, and granting Greenwood access to the high-end Australian genetics that Ivery Downs continues to collect, helping to enhance the Canadian gene pool.

The best is yet to come from Ivery Downs and Greenwood.

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Eric Church said it best, “most days in life don’t stand out, but life’s about those days that will…” December 18, 2021 is a day that will forever stand out for us at INC Cattle Company. Our most sincere thanks to our new Talladega group: KFC Farms Ltd., Codiak Acres, Highmark Speckle Park, River Hill Farm, and our American partners, the Polzin family of Darwin, Minnesota. This fantastic group of innovative breeders came together at The Big Chill Speckle Park Sale to make history – worldwide, INC TALLADEGA 11J is now the highest-valued Speckle Park bull in the entire breed at $128,000. Thank you also to the runner up bidders, BigWig Speckle Park Stud from New South Wales, Australia, and Prestwould Parke of Virginia, USA.

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TAKINGs Dianne Finstad used her southern Alberta ranch roots to spur on what’s become a long communications career covering

agriculture and rodeo on television, radio and through writing. Based in the Red Deer area, she also serves on boards for

Lakeland College and Westerner Park, and you can find her on RFD-TV Canada’s show Frontline Farming Canada.

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stock Investors in the stock market are always on the lookout for a hidden gem – an undervalued stock with the potential to soar in the future. For those who bet on the beef business, the Speckle Park breed may be just such a winner. As the ‘new kid on the block’ on the beef scene, it’s taking some time and a concerted effort by breeders to have more people recognize the many assets Speckle Park bring to the table. But with drought-shortened feed supplies, now could be the time for those advantages to really pay off. [CONTINUED ON PAGE 16]

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“There are less maintenance requirements to keep a smaller-framed animal healthy. The smaller the animal, the lower the requirement. There’s a 25% difference in feed intake between a 1,300- and a 1,600-pound cow. That calculates to around 10 pounds less of hay each day, which adds up to $1.50 difference in feed costs per day for each animal.”

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BARRY YAREMCIO RUMINANT NUTRITIONIST

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According to Canfax Senior Analyst Brian Perillat, carcass weights are continuing to grow. The average steer carcass weight across Canada was 919 pounds in 2021. But, the cost of gain begins to equal nearly the entire value of the animal as the steer approaches 1,500 pounds. With the current market price of a fed steer in Alberta at $1.60/lb, and cost of gain on feeding a 1,500-pound steer at about $1.60/lb as well, the profit margin becomes zero.

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Vince Stevenson sees the breed from all angles. He and his family have Kerkain Farms, a cow-calf operation in the shortgrass country of southwestern Saskatchewan, but they also own and operate Ranch House Meat Company in Shaunavon. It’s a region that’s been hard hit by lack of rainfall the last two years, so they’ve had to downsize their herd to protect grass supplies. Of the remaining 550 head, half are Speckle Park females, while the other half are a combination of Angus and Simmental cows that get bred to a Speckle Park bull. “This drought has really tightened things up here for me. It’s the first time I’ve ever experienced it this bad. I’m going to have to downsize again if we can’t grow any feed,” Stevenson says, but believes he’s better off than many ranchers in the area. “Winter feeding is where it makes or breaks you financially. I’ve had different types of cattle, big-framed cattle, but these Speckle Park, they don’t need a lot to eat and they remain fleshy. They eat quite a bit less than a lot of cows I’ve previously had on this operation.” Stevenson’s preference is for a Speckle cross, especially Speckle Park-influenced females with a different type of sire to add a little more power from the hybrid vigour. One of the reasons he was drawn to the breed that ranks nearly as high as the renowned meat quality aspect, is the maternal side. The majority of the Kerkain herd are moderate-framed cows, just under 1,200 pounds. “But what they’re going to raise for a calf is huge, compared to their size. I don’t need a 1,500-pound cow to raise a

700-pound calf. They milk good, they mother good. The feed conversion is very good.” As a relatively new breed, Stevenson believes the focus has been on maternal qualities. But with those well in hand, he sees the emphasis is starting to shift to adding size. “It bothers me,” Stevenson admits, “because I believe it should be about quality, not pounds of meat. But we’re still selling pounds of meat. “People want to have bigger calves come market time, but they forget about what it costs to winter the cow. This year when we’re going to feed 180 days, I’m saving quite a few pounds of feed per day to keep that cow in the same condition as some other cows. “When we had lots of feed, everybody fed lots of feed. I think more people are paying attention to that now. They’re knowing every day how much feed that herd is getting.” Stevenson’s experience doesn’t surprise ruminant nutritionist Barry Yaremcio at all. The consultant from Stettler, Alta., has been hearing plenty this winter about stretching short feed supplies. He’s also seeing awareness grow about the costs of feeding. “There are less maintenance requirements to keep a smaller-framed animal healthy. There’s a biological cost for an animal to repair and maintain tissue, keep the immune function running, and for movement,” Yaremcio explains. “The smaller the animal, the lower the requirement. It’s like the gas economy difference between driving a Toyota or a Lincoln. “There’s a 25% difference in feed intake between a 1,300- and a 1,600-pound cow.”

“Winter feeding is where it makes or breaks you financially. I’ve had different types of cattle, big-framed cattle. But these Speckle Park, they don’t need a lot to eat and they remain fleshy.”

Yaremcio does the math, showing it means around 10 pounds less of hay each day, which adds up to $1.50 difference in feed costs per day for each animal. That’s a margin that could mean survival or not in drought days, according to another Speckle Park breeder. “Feed efficiency should be one of the first things on your priorities,” emphasizes Ken Malterer. “How many pounds you’re putting in front of the cow, and how many pounds you’re getting out of it.” Malterer and his wife Tania run Ponderosa Farms near Ponoka, Alta. “I hate to say it, but in years where there’s a lot of feed, people don’t worry about it, just throw it in front of the cow. This year, people have started paying attention. I think it’s something we should be looking at all the time,” he says. “This drought brought that to light. People are starting to get a little more savvy with the pencil. You’ve got to make some money on these cows, otherwise get out of the business.” When Malterer purchased pasture of his own, he needed to gain some efficiencies, and that’s where he found Speckle Park excelled. “For myself, it works really well. It comes down to the amount of pounds we’re producing off a quarter section, or whatever pasture you’ve got. Speckle Park have consistently done very well compared to bigger breeds.” But it’s not only cow and pasture efficiencies. While strictly a purebred operation now, in the past, Malterer did feed out animals to supply a retail store in Red Deer.The target finished weight was around 1,300 pounds for their [CONTINUED ON PAGE 18]

“It comes down to the amount of pounds we’re producing off a quarter section, or whatever pasture you’ve got. Speckle Park have consistently done very well compared to bigger breeds.”

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the big question

“We figured out we were averaging 7.5-8 pounds of feed in the bunk for every pound of gain, compared to 9-10 pounds for largerframed breeds. It really opened our eyes to [asking] why are we raising these big cattle if they’re inefficient and if there’s more efficient breeds out there.”

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natural beef program. “With the Speckles, we found a lot of efficiencies. When you put feed in the bunk you expect rate of gain on the back side.” Malterer was able to achieve 2.75 pounds of gain per day, on much less feed. “You figure out after a while that, sure, you weren’t getting the big-framed animal, but you were making consistent pounds of gain from the feed you were putting in. We figured out we were averaging 7.5-8 pounds of feed in the bunk for every pound of gain, compared to 9-10 pounds for largerframed breeds. It really opened our eyes to [asking] why are we raising these big cattle if they’re inefficient and if there’s more efficient breeds out there.” As a seedstock producer, Malterer knows the importance of the female in the breeding equation, and that’s also where he feels Speckle Park offer a win. “I think the biggest thing with the females is that they’re the full package. They’re good mothers, with good feet, and good temperament. When you’re raising a calf, I look at a benchmark as 50% of the calf [weight] comes in the first six to seven months. That comes down to the mothering instincts and the milk quality. These little Speckles, wow! What a calf they have on them! They really put the calves front and center. “And longevity. I was just going through my herd; I’ve got two old-timers, 18 years of age this year, and when we preg tested in November, both are going to be among my first calvers. When you get a cow like that, she’s made you some money, she’s been a producer for you. And a lot of their calves are still in the herd.” Efficiencies from moderate frame size, plus maternal qualities, and the eye-catching colour pattern, attracted Kim Moore and her daughter Juli-Ann to the breed when they saw it initially at Farmfair International in Edmonton. But integrating Speckle Park into their 600head herd of primarily Simmental-Angus-cross cattle west of Olds, Alta., meant some unique challenges. “They have to compete with our Simmental-cross cows,” explains Moore, who uses crossbreeding to gain performance. “Mine are a little bigger than a typical [CONTINUED FROM PAGE 17}

Speckle Park, with about a quarter Simmental in them. Mine have to bring the dollars. “Our calves out of Speckle cows are very, very competitive. One year, my husband Grant couldn’t believe those cows had raised some of our best calves. A lot of the calves are as big as the cows come fall. “At the end of the day, whether you like it or not, you’ve got to come up with the dollars. By crossing with the Simmentals, they do really well. Buyers have come and told us they were the best calves ever brought, and they couldn’t believe they were all Speckles.” A challenge Moore has found is educating potential buyers and auction markets about the breed’s benefits and identifying the cattle accurately. Because of the variable colour patterns, she’s had her speckled calves grouped in sale lots with Longhorns, a very different type of beef animal. She’s worked hard to distinguish her calves. “We have enough cows that we’re starting to get buyers in the region and auction markets trained so they don’t mix Speckles in with Longhorns in pre-sorts, just for colour.” This year, for the first time, her Speckles were grouped with their black calves and earned the same top dollars, which made her very happy. The hidden bonus, though, is that Speckle Park also deliver on the meat quality, and all three producers attest to the extra-high level of marbling in the breed. Moores run a backgrounding feedlot, but do also take some cattle all the way to finish. “We’ve fed a lot of different cattle, and I’ve had a lot of different beef,” remarks Moore. “I don’t know why, but when we fed the Speckles the meat has an awesome flavour. I didn’t expect that, because I’ve eaten everything. Marbling is what makes it so unique.” It was the meat quality that brought Ken Malterer to the business, after they purchased a 4-H steer from a neighbour. “It was some of the best beef we’d ever had in our lives,” recalls Malterer, who has been raising Speckle Park for two decades. “That got us into the cattle. I really liked them so much we just keep breeding them.” And when he was in the direct meat end of the business, his retail partner could hardly keep the Speckle Park beef on the shelf.

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As for Stevenson, it’s also a fan favourite at his Ranch House Meat shop. “We’ve got people coming from 300-400 miles away,” he says. “We’ve actually got customers in B.C. who drive all the way here to pick it up; they’re willing to do that for Speckle Park beef. It’s well marbled, and seems to be a different texture than other meats. It actually cuts different.” As a nutritionist, Yaremcio goes back to the moderate frame size to explain the marbling magic. “An animal that finishes with a 1,600-pound carcass will put on more lean tissue for an extra two or three months, just to get to a mature size, to then begin putting marbling on,” he says. “Whereas a Speckle Park, instead of being 1,300 pounds by the time they start marbling, they’re only at 900. The smaller the animal, the sooner they start putting the marbling on, the more efficient they are. It does make sense all the way around.” When the pandemic began, people started eating at home more, Stevenson says. He has seen more customers buying bigger volumes of beef, once they got the freezers. Both he and Malterer believe this could be a time for the breed to blossom, as the trend for consumers to buy direct from the farm grows. Tough times can open doors of opportunity. Expensive feed and short pasture combined with more beef-hungry shoppers could set the stage for Speckle Park cattle to showcase their true value to the beef business. SPJ

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“With smaller framed animals, it is easier to get them to 65% of mature body weight by the start of the breeding season as heifers.

When they hit puberty, if you’re pushing hard for higher weight gains, what happens is the mammary tissue is developing four times faster than any other tissue in the body. If they’re getting too much energy, instead of filling the udder with milk-secreting tissue, it’s being filled with fat. The milk-secreting tissue is set and will never change, even if that cow gets skinny. So if they’re overfed during puberty, they’re not going to be good milkers for the rest of their life.”

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Your tremendous generosity raised more than $27,000 at the Big Chill Appeal to be donated to the Canadian Speckle Park Association. INC Cattle Company wants to personally thank each of you for your gracious gifts. We look forward to continuing this new tradition of giving. Let’s make 2022 even bigger!

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Alberta fed steer prices in 2021 million head since 2018. This will result averaged $156.36/cwt. Although in a much smaller calf crop in 2022. this was the second highest Given the current dry conditions across A N A LY S T annual average price on record, much of North America, there could be a it didn’t feel very exciting. Cattle further contraction of the herd this year. prices have been improving somewhat, The USA produces almost ten times as but they have not been keeping up with much beef as Canada, and therefore is rising costs. These market conditions the overall driver of the North American have resulted in cattle producers’ beef/cattle market, but the trend from margins suffering. There is also a beef cow inventory perspective in frustration as wholesale and retail Canada has been much different. The beef prices have often been trading Canadian beef cow herd has basically at record high levels as domestic and been on a decline since the post BSE international demand has been very peak back in 2005. The shrinking herd strong. The challenge for producers is points to better market potential ahead, the disconnect between cattle and beef and given the ongoing liquidation fueled prices as packing plant throughput by drought and high feed costs, it could has struggled at times and has created add additional upside to the market. The a bottleneck for cattle producers and biggest question becomes, when will the overall beef production. That said, it is market move in the producer’s favour. worth noting that 2021 North American Cattle markets have been going beef production was record large, but through cycles for decades. Modern Covid backlogs restricted cattle prices. cycles may not be simply supply and In addition, over the last few years the demand of cattle, but have more outside U.S. cattle herd has expanded while forces involved, such as, trade disruptions there has been very limited change (BSE, mCOOL), policy changes, (ethanol in slaughter capacity, p o l i c y, n o n - t a r i f f which makes the supply global impacts “in this cattle cycle, barriers) chain quite vulnerable (Chinese meat demand, there has been to any throughput issues COVID-19, etc.) and a definite supply at the cattle processing weather. While the cycle response to these may not be as clear, there level. The U.S. cow herd bottomed in 2014 at is still a delayed response markets, and the 29.1 million beef cows, positive side of the from when producers and then grew to 31.7 cycle for producers start to reduce their in 2019. Since then, h e r d u n t i l m a r ke t should be just the cow herd has been cattle supplies around the corner” ready shrinking for the last actually start to decline. 3 years and is now at During the cattle cycle, 30.1 million. After adding 2.6 million prices would increase as cattle numbers beef cows in five years, it has since lost declined, then producers would retain about 1.6 million cows in the last three. more females and the herd would grow In addition, beef replacement heifers until eventually the market would be have also decreased by about half-aoversupplied and prices would turn

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down discouraging producers from producing as many cattle, resulting in the herd shrinking. The U.S. breeding herd grew from 2014 until 2019, but market-ready cattle supplies didn’t peak until 2021. The challenges with COVID and drought made the imbalance between cattle producers and packing plants extreme. The COVID production restrictions, combined with extremely strong beef demand, further amplified the price spread between beef and cattle. As a result, some new packing plant infrastructure will likely be built, but it will be built too late for the peak cattle supplies of this cycle. So what is the point of this story of a disappointing cattle market, and unbalanced profits through the supply chain? The key take away is that in this cattle cycle, there has been a definite supply response to these markets, and the positive side of the cycle for producers should be just around the

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corner. There are a lot of cattle to work through in the next few months as cattle on feed numbers are near record large. Drought and COVID have delayed the market response, but it is also important to remember that the deeper we cut into current cattle inventories given the poor market and the drought, the bigger the market rebound. We all remember 2014 and 2015 quite well, I am sure, and with the smaller calf crops in 2022 and possibly 2023, cattle numbers and beef production will be declining for the next two or three years, which could make some of the currently cheap bred cows on the market quite profitable. The latest USDA cattle inventory report showed the supply of calves and feeders outside of feedlots at the smallest level in seven years. These tighter numbers combined with the smaller calf crop in 2022 will be very market supportive once the current large on feed numbers are worked through in the next few months. SPJ

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W.A.R. Flint 1F is building the foundation for the herd at W.A.R. Genetics for years to come.

With easy-birthing calves that grow, Flint will give you calves that are free moving with a shoulder that blends flawlessly in through the ribs. He sires calves with extra hip and excellent structure. We believe in great cows, and his dam is no exception!

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CONTINUING TO MOVE SPECKLE PARK FORWARD, BUILDING A HERD THAT WILL COMPETE AT ANY LEVEL. COME SEE WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER.

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Wattle Grove P503 Cara S101

The highest-selling female record was broken by Wattle Grove P503 Cara S101 when she sold for AUD$75,000 through Wattle Grove Speckle Park’s Annual Sale on Oct. 16, 2021, at their Oberon, New South Wales, stud to Ivery Downs Cattle Co. of Colinton, Queensland. She was the first daughter to sell by Wattle Grove Paperboy P503, out of Wattle Grove Cara P752.

INC Talladega 11J

INC Talladega 11J set a new world record with half interest in his Canadian, Australian, New Zealand, and South American semen rights plus 100% United States semen rights going for a grand total of CDN$73,000 in the Big Chill Sale at Saskatoon, Sask., on Dec. 18. Those breeders who purchased interest in the young bull are: KFC Farms Ltd., Codiak Acres, Highmark Speckle Park, River Hill Farm, and the Polzin family. Talladega is sired by Outback Joey 25D and out of Spots ‘N Sprouts 3R; he was the national champion bull calf at Canadian Western Agribition, grand champion bull at Manitoba Ag Ex, and bull calf champion at Farmfair International.

Speckle Park makes Top Ten in Canadian Western Agribition Beef Supreme P R E S E N T E D

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The lab requires samples to be sent via hair card, blood card, or tissue sampling unit. Any other methods will be charged an additional $4.00 per sample. Please make sure that samples are labelled completely including the complete tattoo, UNR number, and animal name. Also indicate that they are Speckle Park samples. Supplies may be ordered through the Neogen Canada’s online store at www.neogen.com/categories/sampling-equipment

PLEASE SEND SAMPLES DIRECTLY TO:

Neogen Canada 7323 Roper Road NW Edmonton, AB T6E 0W4

CSPA 2022 AGM and frozen genetics sale The Canadian Speckle Park Association’s 2022 annual general

meeting is scheduled for June 17, 2022, at Olds, Alta. An online frozen genetics sale will take place simultaneously on DLMS’ FarmGate Timed Auction platform. Please contact Sarah for more information at 587-226-0693 or info@canadianspecklepark.ca

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YOUR AD HERE The CSPA website now has space for banner ads which members can purchase to promote their operations and events. The cost is $500 per year and the ad can be changed up to two times during the year at no extra cost. Logos, pictures, and information can be provided to Sarah at info@canadianspecklepark.ca and she will build the ad to the member’s satisfaction. The ad will also be linked to a URL of the advertiser’s choice such as their sale catalogue, Facebook page, or website.

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CSPA REGISTRY The CSPA is very excited to be up and running with its own registry system, which can be located on the CSPA website at

www.canadianspecklepark.ca

The staff have been working toward getting all members an online login to allow for entry of calf registration details, generate transfer requests (if a paper certificate has not yet been generated), view lab results, submit performance data, disposal codes, account updates, and more. Please also visit the CSPA website for tips and tricks on utilizing the registry, current forms, and information regarding DNA testing and where to send samples.

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Sarah Van Schothorst started in the marketing and promotions manager position this fall with the CSPA. She has worked in the Alberta beef cattle industry since graduating from the University of Calgary with a Bachelor of Science degree in 2016. Sarah also has a background in beef cattle research, having completed independent research projects with the U of C’s Faculty of Veterinary Medicine on topics including pain management at calving, pink eye, and maternal behaviour at calving. Beginning her career at Cattleland Feedyard’s bull test station and working as a research assistant, Sarah then moved on to the Canadian Hereford Association in member services. Sarah Van Schothorst is currently the CEO of the Canadian Gelbvieh Association. Sarah and her husband run a small commercial herd of cattle in Southern Alberta.

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Ciara grew up on an acreage in British Columbia where she was passionate about horses, cattle, and agriculture from the very beginning. She was very active in B.C. 4-H and through her high school years became more involved with the program on a national level. Ciara moved to Alberta after high school to pursue a diploma in livestock production at Olds College, where she then continued her studies and completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Agribusiness. Ciara and her husband have a small mixed ranching operation that they are proud to be building from the ground up with their two young children in the Didsbury, Alberta, area; they hope to expand on the operation in the years to come. Having worked on the registry side of several breed associations, Ciara looks forward to working with the CSPA membership to assist through the registry transition and create a better association and process for the membership going forward.

INC Cattle Co. graciously donated INC Small Town Girl 7J, who was sold at the Big Chill Sale in December to raise funds for the CSPA. With many supporters purchasing opportunities to win the Premier 101Y Logic L11 daughter, $27,100 was raised for the association and Greenhorn Farms of Colonsay, Sask., ultimately got to take the heifer home. Randy and Sherry Breckner, along with their children Will and Nicki, operate a mixed farm with 300 Simmental-Red Angus-cross cows. Nicki is excited to show Small Town Girl in 4-H this year.

Hales Creek Farm would like to thank Nathan Steel of Snow View Speckle Park, New Zealand, for the purchase of Jewel in the National Sale.

We are very pleased, and excited to see what she brings to your program! MANY THANKS TO ANTHONY WILCOX FOR PREPARING MONA AND JEWEL FOR THE SHOW SEASON, AND TO ALL THE SPONSORS, VOLUNTEERS, AND ALL THOSE WHO HELPED AT AG EX AND AGRIBITION.

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National Reserve Grand Champion Female AT C A N A D I A N W E S T E R N AG R I B I T I O N

Senior Champion Female AT M A N I TO B A AG E X

WE WOULD ALSO LIKE THANK OUR PRAIRIE GATEWAY SALE SUPPORTERS: CORY BURNSIDE AND THE VANDELANGEMHEEN FAMILY, AND P.J. RUSZKOWSKI. BEST OF LUCK IN YOUR PROGRAMS!

Yearling purebred Speckle Park heifers for sale privately. Visitors and inquiries always welcome. HALES CREEK FARM CAMERON DODDS & BEA JANSSENS KENTON, MANITOBA

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Speckle Park-cross heifer takes banner for senior champion percentage heifer calf in the Canadian Western Agribition Simmental show TCW Junebug 11J,

exhibited by Twin Meadow Livestock Farm, Treherne, Man. added a bit of colour to the Percentage Simmental Show at Agribition this year as she took home the senior champion heifer calf title.

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SUPREME SPECKLE PARK BULL AND FEMALE SALE NOTTA RANCH, NEILBURG, SASK.

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PRECONDITIONING

preconditioning is a management method that prepares calves to enter the feedlot, reducing stress and disease susceptibility. Preconditioned calves are weaned at least 30-45 days prior to sale, put on a vaccination program, and introduced to processed feedstuffs, feedbunks and waterbowls.

Calves shipped to the auction mart or feedlot immediately after weaning are stressed by separation from their mothers, transportation, co-mingling with unfamiliar calves, disease challenges, variable fall weather, and adjustment to unfamiliar feed, water and facilities. Each of these stresses can suppress the immune system and make freshly weaned calves more susceptible to bovine respiratory disease. Their impacts are worse when they all come at the same time. Preconditioning aims to set calves up for success in the feedlot by spreading these stresses out, and reducing the large economic losses associated with high rates of acute respiratory disease morbidity and mortality in freshly weaned and transported feedlot calves1. Typically, preconditioned calves are:

Feedlots buying preconditioned calves can benefit from improved rates of gain and feed efficiency, lower treatment rates and death loss, and lower cost of gain. Studies from the Noble Foundation, Oklahoma State University and Kansas State University have demonstrated an increase in net value ranging from $13.71/head to $57.31/head for preconditioned calves, including the cost of the pre-conditioning program. Cow-calf producers marketing preconditioned calves can benefit from heavier sale weights. Over time, preconditioned calves that consistently perform well in the feedlot may also attract price premiums, particularly with larger herds involved in direct marketing programs. These benefits must be weighed against the facilities, feed, management and health expertise needed to manage weaned calves at the same time as other farm operations (e.g. grain harvest), as well as the risk that calf prices often decline throughout the fall preconditioning period.

• at least four months of age at weaning • weaned for a minimum of 45 days prior to sale or shipment, • accustomed to eating from a feedbunk, and • vaccinated, • castrated, • dehorned, and • treated for parasites at least three weeks prior to sale (Radostits, 2000).

REPRINTED WITH PERMISSION FROM THE BEEF CATTLE RESEARCH COUNCIL

T H E S P E C K L E PA R K J O U R N A L

LINK:

https://www.beefres REFERENCES:

1. Radostits, O.M. 2000. Control and Prevention of Diseases of Feedlot Cattle. Alberta Feedlot Management Guide.

photo © Natalie Jackman

The intent is to spread out the stressors that calves experience: weaning, vaccination, transportation, unfamiliar animals and environment, dietary changes, etc., so that the immune system is not overwhelmed.

DESERT ACRES

Tracey Foster-Duriez

FORT ST JOHN, B.C., CANADA

250-264-8676 leggs123@outlook.com

CALCULATOR

VALUE OF PR ECO N D I T I O N I N G CA LV ES

With funding by the National Check-off and Canada’s Beef Science Cluster, the Beef Cattle Research Council has developed the value of preconditioning decision tool. This new tool is a spreadsheet designed to help Canadian producers evaluate the economic opportunity from preconditioning. It is comprised of five steps. The first four steps require: general calf information, anticipated price under traditional management, preconditioning costs, and projected prices for non-preconditioned and preconditioned calves based on weight and seasonal adjustments. With a robust database on historical Canadian cattle prices, the tool allows producers to compare their projections to the 10-year provincial average. The fifth step then provides a summary of estimated net returns from preconditioning and projected breakeven price premiums of three different precondition programs (30, 45, 60 days). This calculator evaluates the economic opportunity from preconditioning by providing a summary of estimated net returns and projected breakeven price premiums of three different precondition programs.

search.ca/research/preconditioning.cfm To develop a preconditioning program that fits your budget and is tailored to your specific operation, consult with your local veterinarian.

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NATIONAL RESERVE CHAMPION BULL

Notta 305E Primetime 312H E X H I B I T E D BY

Notta Ranch

N AT I O N A L G R A N D C H A M P I O N B U L L

KFC Gladiator 1G KFC Farms Ltd. E X H I B I T E D BY

NATIONAL RESERVE CHAMPION FEMALE

Outback Just Lookin 52J

N AT I O N A L G R A N D C H A M P I O N F E M A L E

E X H I B I T E D BY

agribition

Outback Stock Farms

KFC Hera 16H KFC Farms Ltd. E X H I B I T E D BY

CANADIAN WESTERN

JUNIOR HEIFER CALF CHAMPION

Graham Creek Josie 23J

E X H I B I T E D BY

RESERVE JUNIOR HEIFER CALF CHAMPION

Graham Creek Ranch

PWPK Centerfold 233J E X H I B I T E D BY

SENIOR HEIFER CALF CHAMPION

Prestwould Parke

Outback Just Lookin 52J E X H I B I T E D BY

RESERVE SENIOR HEIFER CALF CHAMPION

Outback Stock Farms

KFC Cashmere 33J

E X H I B I T E D BY YEARLING HEIFER CHAMPION

KFC Hera 16H

E X H I B I T E D BY RESERVE YEARLING HEIFER CHAMPION

Ravenworth Cattle

Notta 13Z Photo Finish 208D E X H I B I T E D BY

RESERVE SENIOR FEMALE CHAMPION

BULL CALF CHAMPION

Ravenworth Cattle

INC Talladega 11J

E X H I B I T E D BY RESERVE BULL CALF CHAMPION

Ravenworth Cattle

Monalisa of P.A.R. 90B

E X H I B I T E D BY

INC Cattle Company

Greenwood Coal Train 84J

E X H I B I T E D BY JUNIOR BULL CHAMPION

Ravenworth Cattle

Notta 307E Phoenix 207H E X H I B I T E D BY

SENIOR FEMALE CHAMPION

KFC Farms Ltd.

Greenwood Speckle Park

Notta 305E Prime Time 312H E X H I B I T E D BY

RESERVE JUNIOR BULL CHAMPION

Notta 307E Crossfire 303H E X H I B I T E D BY

SENIOR BULL CHAMPION

RESERVE SENIOR BULL CHAMPION

Notta Ranch

KFC Gladiator 1G

E X H I B I T E D BY

Notta Ranch

KFC Farms Ltd.

Colgan’s General 20G

E X H I B I T E D BY

Colgan’s Cattle Company Corp.

D AT E

NOVEMBER 24, 2021 L O C AT I O N

REGINA, SASK. JUDGE

PJ BUDLER ALEDO, TEXAS

SHOW

RESULTS

RESERVE CHAMPION BULL

KFC Gladiator 1G E X H I B I T E D BY

Notta Ranch

GRAND CHAMPION BULL

Colgan’sColgan’s General 20G Cattle Company Corp E X H I B I T E D BY

RESERVE CHAMPION FEMALE

Ravenworth Willow 510H

GRAND CHAMPION FEMALE

E X H I B I T E D BY

KFC Hera 16H KFC Farms Ltd. E X H I B I T E D BY

Ravenworth Cattle

farmfair INTERNATIONAL

HEIFER CALF CHAMPION E X H I B I T E D BY

Colgan’s Jassi 15J

Colgan’s Cattle Company Corp

RESERVE HEIFER CALF CHAMPION E X H I B I T E D BY

McAleer Ranching

YEARLING HEIFER CHAMPION E X H I B I T E D BY

D.A.M. Dots Jewels 216J

KFC Hera 16H

KFC Farms Ltd.

RESERVE YEARLING HEIFER CHAMPION E X H I B I T E D BY

D AT E

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Ravenworth Cattle

SENIOR FEMALE CHAMPION E X H I B I T E D BY

Notta Ranch

Notta 13Z Photo-Finish 208D

SENIOR BULL CALF CHAMPION

L O C AT I O N

EDMONTON, ALTA. JUDGE

JON FOX IV LLOYDMINSTER, SASK.

SHOW

RESULTS

E X H I B I T E D BY

Ravenworth Willow 510H

INC Talladega 11J

INC Cattle Company

RESERVE SENIOR BULL CALF CHAMPION E X H I B I T E D BY

JUNIOR BULL CHAMPION E X H I B I T E D BY

Greenwood Headliner 71H

Colgan’s Cattle Company Corp.

RESERVE JUNIOR BULL CHAMPION E X H I B I T E D BY

Notta Ranch

SENIOR BULL CHAMPION E X H I B I T E D BY

Notta 305E Prime Time 312H

Colgan’s General 20G

Colgan’s Cattle Company Corp.

RESERVE SENIOR BULL CHAMPION E X H I B I T E D BY

Colgan’s Jennings 37J

Colgan’s Cattle Company Corp.

KFC Farms Ltd.

KFC Gladiator 1G T H E S P E C K L E PA R K J O U R N A L

stockade ROUNDUP GRAND CHAMPION BULL

GRAND CHAMPION FEMALE

KFC Gladiator 1G KFC Farms Ltd.

KFC Hera 16H KFC Farms Ltd.

E X H I B I T E D BY

Maple Lane Stock Farm

E X H I B I T E D BY

Carmark Cattle Co.

Prairiehill Jelly Bean 681J E X H I B I T E D BY

R E S E R V E I N T E R M E D I AT E H E I F E R C A L F C H A M P I O N

Prairie Hill Ranch

Colgan’s Jasmine 30J

E X H I B I T E D BY

Colgan’s Cattle Company Corp

Outback Just Lookin 52J

SENIOR HEIFER CALF CHAMPION

E X H I B I T E D BY

Outback Stock Farm

Peak Sixgun Jasmine 1J

RESERVE SENIOR HEIFER CALF CHAMPION

E X H I B I T E D BY

Maple Lane Stock Farm

KFC Girl Crush 699G

SENIOR YEARLING HEIFER CHAMPION

E X H I B I T E D BY

KFC Farms Ltd.

Honkytonk Woman Of Mx 101H E X H I B I T E D BY

SENIOR YEARLING HEIFER CHAMPION

RESERVE SENIOR YEARLING HEIFER CHAMPION

MX Farms

KFC Hera 16H

E X H I B I T E D BY

KFC Farms Ltd.

Twin Lake Holy Halypso 203H E X H I B I T E D BY

SENIOR FEMALE CHAMPION

Notta Ranch

Notta 13z Photo-Finish 208D E X H I B I T E D BY

RESERVE SENIOR FEMALE CHAMPION

E X H I B I T E D BY JUNIOR BULL CALF CHAMPION

MPF Speckle Park

Prairie Hill Judje 4J

E X H I B I T E D BY

Prairie Hill Ranch

Greenwood Coal Train 84J

E X H I B I T E D BY

Greenwood Speckle Park

Ravenworth Adonis 504J E X H I B I T E D BY

Ravenworth Cattle

River Hill L11 Horatio 005H E X H I B I T E D BY

RESERVE JUNIOR BULL CHAMPION

D AT E

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Colgan’s Cattle Company Corp.

R E S E R V E I N T E R M E D I AT E B U L L C A L F C H A M P I O N

JUNIOR BULL CHAMPION

E X H I B I T E D BY

Outback Stock Farms

MPF Speckle Park

Colgan’s Jennings 37J

E X H I B I T E D BY

RESERVE SENIOR BULL CALF CHAMPION

Outback Just Lookin 52J

Notta Ranch

MPF Just In Time 3J

RESERVE SENIOR YEARLING HEIFER CHAMPION

SENIOR BULL CALF CHAMPION

RESERVE CHAMPION FEMALE

Gold Digger of MX 163G E X H I B I T E D BY

River Hill Farm

Notta 307E Crossfire 303H E X H I B I T E D BY

Peak Farms

Maple Lane Harlow 117H

E X H I B I T E D BY

RESERVE SENIOR YEARLING HEIFER CHAMPION

E X H I B I T E D BY

Greenwood Speckle Park

Carmark Juno 101J

RESERVE JUNIOR HEIFER CALF CHAMPION

JUNIOR YEARLING HEIFER CHAMPION

Greenwood Coal Train 84J

Maple Lane Jubilee 103J

JUNIOR HEIFER CALF CHAMPION

I N T E R M E D I AT E H E I F E R C A L F C H A M P I O N

RESERVE CHAMPION BULL

SENIOR BULL CHAMPION

Notta Ranch

KFC Gladiator 1G

E X H I B I T E D BY

KFC Farms Ltd.

L O C AT I O N

LLOYDMINSTER, SASK. JUDGES

VERNON & EILEEN DAVIDSON PONTEIX, SASK.

SHOW

RESULTS

RESERVE CHAMPION BULL

INC Steam Roller 77H E X H I B I T E D BY

Wilcox Livestock & INC Cattle Company

GRAND CHAMPION BULL

INC Talladega 11J INC Cattle Company E X H I B I T E D BY

RESERVE CHAMPION FEMALE

Portercrest Good Looken 1D

GRAND CHAMPION FEMALE

E X H I B I T E D BY

manitobaAgEx Wilcox Livestock

Monalisa ofHalesP.A.R. 90B Creek Farm E X H I B I T E D BY

HEIFER CALF CHAMPION E X H I B I T E D BY

INC Mustang Sally 39J

INC Cattle Company

RESERVE HEIFER CALF CHAMPION E X H I B I T E D BY

Wilcox Livestock

YEARLING HEIFER CHAMPION E X H I B I T E D BY

Wilcox Cinder 8J

Hales Creek Show Me Holly 2H

Hales Creek Farm

RESERVE YEARLING HEIFER CHAMPION E X H I B I T E D BY

SENIOR FEMALE CHAMPION E X H I B I T E D BY

D AT E

OCTOBER 28, 2021 L O C AT I O N

JUDGE

Wilcox Livestock

BULL CALF CHAMPION E X H I B I T E D BY

BRANDON, MAN.

Monalisa of P.A.R. 90B

Hales Creek Farm

RESERVE SENIOR FEMALE CHAMPION E X H I B I T E D BY

INC Talladega 11J Prairie Bell Big John 2J

Prairie Bell Speckle Park

YEARLING BULL CHAMPION E X H I B I T E D BY

Portercrest Good Looken 1D

INC Cattle Company

RESERVE BULL CALF CHAMPION E X H I B I T E D BY

Second Chance Hanna 13H

Second Chance Speckle Park

INC Steamroller 77H

Wilcox Livestock

ANDRE STEPPLER MIAMI, MAN.

SHOW

RESULTS

T H E S P E C K L E PA R K J O U R N A L

RESERVE CHAMPION BULL

Lougami Kod Special 9J E X H I B I T E D BY

Ranch Lougami Ltée

GRAND CHAMPION BULL

INC Six Ranch Gun 428F Lougami Ltée E X H I B I T E D BY

RESERVE CHAMPION FEMALE

Lougami Penny Lane 46J

GRAND CHAMPION FEMALE

E X H I B I T E D BY

EXPOboeuf Ranch Lougami Ltée

LougamiRanch Bianka 2G Lougami Ltée E X H I B I T E D BY

HEIFER CALF CHAMPION

Lougami Penny Lane 46J E X H I B I T E D BY

RESERVE HEIFER CALF CHAMPION

Ranch Lougami Ltée

W.A.R. Joy 10J

E X H I B I T E D BY YEARLING HEIFER CHAMPION

W.A.R. Highlight 66H

E X H I B I T E D BY SENIOR FEMALE CHAMPION

Ranch Lougami Ltée

Lougami Lady Banner 6G E X H I B I T E D BY

BULL CALF CHAMPION

Ranch Lougami Ltée

Lougami Kod Special 9J

E X H I B I T E D BY

Ranch Lougami Ltée

RESERVE BULL CALF CHAMPION E X H I B I T E D BY CHAMPION BULL BORN IN 2019

CHAMPION BULL BORN BEFORE 2019

Ranch Lougami Ltée

INC Six Gun 428F

E X H I B I T E D BY

T H E S P E C K L E PA R K J O U R N A L

Ranch Lougami Ltée

Lougami John Lennon 80G E X H I B I T E D BY

Sixgun 428J

Jacques Therriault

Lougami Vic Andy 1G

E X H I B I T E D BY RESERVE CHAMPION BULL BORN IN 2019

W.A.R. Genetics

Lougami Bianka 2G

E X H I B I T E D BY RESERVE SENIOR FEMALE CHAMPION

W.A.R. Genetics

Ranch Lougami Ltée

D AT E

OCTOBER 13, 2021 L O C AT I O N

VICTORIAVILLE, QUE. JUDGE

ANNE BRUNET-BURGESS AIRDRIE, ALTA.

SHOW

RESULTS

He Sells

She Sells

M Y O S TAT I N N O N - C A R R I E R HETEROZYGOUS POLLED HOMOZYGOUS BLACK REGISTRATION [CAN]4358-PB BW 76LB SIRE CODIAK GNK 24X C.A.M.Y TORQUE 03T X CODIAK URSULA GNK 3U DAM REMIN’S PRIDE 6T P.A.R. KING PIN 1K X REMIN’S PRIDE 6N

FOR SEMEN PRICES AND AVAILABILITY

EIGHTEEN DAUGHTERS SOLD FROM $46,000 (AUD) TO AVERAGE $25,556 (AUD) FOUR SONS SOLD FROM $14,000 (AUD) TO AVERAGE $11,500 (AUD) I N T H E T H R E E W AY S P E C K L E P A R K D I S P E R S A L O N O C T O B E R 1 2 , 2 0 2 1 I N N S W, A U S T R A L I A

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Centurion 100H

Field Ready 52F Dan & Heather Brundige and family

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We have spent years carefully selecting genetics from some of the breed’s best, building a herd that has been proven both in the show RING and pasture.

times they are a-changin’ Our son Jackson is leaving to continue his post-secondary education, and as a result, we will be paring back numbers this fall, offering several of our top end. Wat ch for d eta ils on the females that w i l l be avai l able in t h e n ex t issue of the Journal and on Facebook

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LEGACY

Pure Country 174E

MX EL GUAPO MX DIRTY DEEDS 43DPure WillP.A.R. THROTTLE sire Legacy 4C mgs Rocky Ridge Silverado66T Ben 1S [CAN] 7944-PB

[CAN]7409-PB

[CAN]6265-PBHOMOZYGOUS POLLED HOMOZYGOUS[CAN]2705-PT BLACK MYOSTATIN NON-CARRIER SIRE: P.A.R. PAPA RAZI 6P

SIRE: P.A.R. CASANOVA 55C DAM: HIGH MAINTENANCE OF MX 103Z BW:82lb 205D:725lb 365D:1130lb SC:36.5cm MYOSTATIN NON-CARRIER HOMOZYGOUS BLACK HOMOZYGOUS POLLED

SIRE: CODIAK GNK 24X DAM: MELISSA OF P.A.R. 57U BW:83lb 205D:868lb 365D:1226 LB SC:44.5cm MYOSTATIN NON-CARRIER HOMOZYGOUS BLACK HOMOZYGOUS POLLED

SEMEN QUALIFIED FOR:

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salesRESULTS Results have been provided by sale organizers or managers either directly or sourced from their websites; The Speckle Park Journal is not in any way liable or responsible for the accuracy of any information printed.

december 18, 2021 // saskatoon, sask.

the big chill sale

AUCTIONEER: CHRIS POLEY

The third edition of The Big Chill Sale saw a new record set by INC Talladega 11J for the high-selling Speckle Park bull around the globe. Half-interest in the bull, which included exclusive semen rights for Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South America, sold for $55,000 to KFC Farms Ltd., Codiak Acres, Highmark Speckle Park, and River Hill Farm. The U.S. semen rights then sold for $18,000 to the Polzin family, bringing the total sale for the Outback Joey 25D son to $73,000. INC First Choice 6G was the top-selling female, going to Codiak Acres of Ardrossan, Alta., for $12,000. A flush on KFC Hera 16H brought $10,000 and sold to Black Diamond Speckle Park, Australia.

NEW WORLD RECORD SELLING BULL

24 heifer calves averaged $5,750 2 yearling heifers averaged $6,000 2 cows averaged $9,750 ½ bull calf sold $73,000 1 pick of the bull calves sold $8,500 4 pregnant recipients averaged $5,000 5 rights to flush averaged $7,050 160 embryos averaged $1,308/embryo 375 units of semen averaged $214/straw The sale grossed $465,675 on 45 lots of live cattle and genetics. I N C TA L L A D E G A 1 1 J THE BIG CHILL SALE

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december 5, 2021

integrity speckle park female sale F A R M G AT E T I M E D O N L I N E A U C T I O N

The Integrity group hosted their first female sale online, with bred heifer Wolf Lake Hadashah 89H topping the offering at $9,750 to 90 Mile Farms Ltd., Crane Valley, Sask. The high-selling heifer calf was D.A.M. Dots Jewels 216J, who sold for $8,250 to Andchris Farms, Thamesford, Ont.

13 heifer calves averaged $3,458 13 yearling heifers averaged $4,938 The sale grossed $109,148 on 26 lots of live cattle.

november 24, 2021 // lloydminster, sask.

canadian national speckle park sale AUCTIONEER: CHRIS POLEY

After a year’s hiatus due to Covid-19, the National Speckle Park Sale at Canadian Western Agribition returned with an enthusiastic crowd in Saskatchewan. Pick of Underhill Specs’ herd topped the offering at $55,000, selling to the partnership of two Australian farms, Gotcha Speckle Park and Hollycott Speckle Park, who selected Doris of Uneeda 151D. The high-selling heifer calf was Hales Creek Just A Jewel 7J, going to Snowview Speckle Park, New Zealand for a final bid of $12,000. Andchris Holly 13H topped the yearling heifers, selling for $11,000 to Stuart Templeton, Australia. River Hill Farm of Neilburg, Sask., and Silver Tip Speckle Park, Brantford, Ont., purchased the right to flush Outback Just Lookin’ 52J for $10,000. An added lot of semen from the 2021 National Champion Bull, KFC Gladiator 1G, sold for $600/unit to Crooked Fence Ranch, Glen Ewen, Sask.

17 heifer calves averaged $6,722 1 yearling heifer sold $11,000 1 cow sold $55,000 1 flush sold $10,000 22 embryos averaged $1,736/embryo 40 units of semen averaged $463/straw The sale grossed $254,600.

SALESRESULTS

$66,000 november 3, 2021 // lloydminster, sask.

homecoming speckle park sale AUCTIONEER: CHRIS POLEY

The Homecoming 2021 Speckle Park Sale was hosted in conjunction with the Stockade Roundup at Lloydminster, Sask. Greenwood Jealousy 83J, sired by Moovin Zpotz Dart 37D, topped the female offering, selling to Ivery Downs Speckle Park, Australia, for $66,000. Half interest and full possession of Greenwood Coal Train 84J sold for $17,000 to Wrangler Farms, Westlock, Alta. They also purchased the right to flush Ravenworth Willow 510H for $6,500. Embryos from the mating of Codiak Putnam GNK 61Y x Double S Belva 154B sold for $2,500 each to Tobelle Speckle Park, Australia.

H O M E C O M I N G S P E C K L E PA R K SA L E

GREENWOOD JEALOUSY 83J LAKE HADASHAH 89H

I N T E G R I T Y S P E C K L E PA R K F E M A L E SA L E

1 bull sold $17,000 7 heifer calves averaged $15,914 1 yearling heifer sold $4,750 17 embryos averaged $1,332/embryo 1 flush sold $6,500 The sale grossed $162,300 on 13 lots of live cattle and genetics.

world-record-selling

FEMALE READ MORE ABOUT HER ON PAGE 28

$9,750

NEW WORLD RECORD

october 23, 2021 // brantford, ont.

autumn debutante speckle park sale AUCTIONEER: CHRIS POLEY

The second annual Autumn Debutante sale was again hosted at Silvertip Farms near Brantford, Ont. with co-host Steele Speckle Park and guest consignors. Silver Tip 22Y Jr 14J topped the heifer calf offering at $6,750; she was purchased by Sommer Meadow Farms, Norwich, Ont. The high-selling bred heifer was Andchris Hatty 14H, going to Robvale Speckle Park of Milton, Ont., for a final bid of $5,900. Steele Dramatic Glow 19G and her heifer calf Steele Jilian 10J topped the pairs, with the cow selling to KFC Farms, Abbotsford, B.C., for $6,000, and the calf going to Wrangler Farms, Westlock, Alta., for $4,400.

17 heifer calves averaged $4,282 5 yearling heifers averaged $5,880 4 cow-calf pairs averaged $8,663 9 cows averaged $6,228 3 pregnant recipients averaged $4,067 12 embryos averaged $1,100/embryo 12 units of semen averaged $113/straw The sale grossed $219,650 on 43 lots of live cattle and genetics.

$6,750 AUTUMN DEBUTANTE SPECKLE PARK SALE

S I LV E R T I P 2 2 Y J R 1 4 J DORIS OF UNEDA 151D

CANADIAN NATIONAL SPECKLE PARK SALE

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WATTLE GROVE SPECKLE PARK ANNUAL SALE

AUD

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october 16, 2021 // oberon, nsw

$75,000 september 18, 2021

wattle grove speckle park annual sale

future forward herd builder sale

A new world record for the highest-selling Speckle Park female was set at Wattle Grove’s annual sale. Wattle Grove P503 Cara S101, a daughter of Wattle Grove Paperboy P503, sold for AUD$75,000 to Ivery Downs Speckle Park, Queensland, Australia. The top-selling bulls both brought AUD$30,000; Wattle Grove Galaxy R110 was selected by Elders’ Taree Syndicate, New South Wales, and Wattle Grove N58 Tractor Q116 went to Gotcha Speckle Park, New South Wales. Pitt St Produce Cattle Co., New South Wales, purchased the top embryos, a mating of Wattle Grove Smoke and Mirrors L275 and Wattle Grove Star Dust J31, for AUD$4,000/embryo.

Underhill Specs opted for an online version of their Future Forward sale, and it was topped by US Addiction 2G and her bull calf at side, US Swamp Doctor 20, who went to Far From Sandy Acres, Fisherville, Ont., for a final bid of $17,250.

A U C T I O N E E R : L I N C O L N M C K I N L AY

R E G I S T E R E D S P E C K L E PA R K

128 bulls averaged $13,107 30 heifer calves averaged $30,000 14 yearling heifers averaged $18,142 16 embryos averaged $2,563/embryo 34 units of semen averaged $500/straw

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NEW WORLD RECORD SELLING FEMALE

F A R M G AT E T I M E D O N L I N E A U C T I O N

7 heifer calves averaged $7.986 3 yearling heifers averaged $10,117 2 cow/calf pairs averaged $15,875 4 pregnant recipients averaged $5,000 12 embryos averaged $1,800/embryo 40 units of semen averaged $487/straw The sale grossed $179,400.

US ADDICTION 2G

F U T U R E F O RWA R D H E R D B U I L D E R SA L E

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11 heifer calves averaged $2,750 24 cows averaged $5,438 The sale grossed AUD$1,019,500. october 2, 2021 // ardrossan, alta.

0 ,25 $17

ladies of the fall

A U C T I O N E E R : B R Y O N W O LT E R S

The fourth annual Ladies of the Fall sale was topped by Codiak Raid the Bar GNK 100H, who went to Highmark Stock Farms, Hague, Sask., for a final bid of $10,000. The highselling yearling heifers brought $9,500 each and both went to Wrangler Farms, Westlock, Alta.; they were Codiak Daisy Duke GNK 4H and River Hill Honey 510H. Embryos from the mating of McMurray Speckle 300X 64L 524C to Codiak Utah GNK 23U, sold to KFC Farms of Abbotsford, B.C. for $1,600/embryo.

22 yearling heifers averaged $7,443 13 cows averaged $6,192 3 embryos averaged $1,600/embryo The sale grossed $323,300 on 45 lots of live cattle and genetics. 48

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CODIAK RAID THE BAR GNK 100H L A D I E S O F T H E FA L L

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13 May 2022

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It’s on again and you won’t want to miss it

CSPA REGISTRY

online registry N O W T H AT T H E C A N A D I A N S P E C K L E PA R K A S S O C I AT I O N

H A S I T S O W N R E G I S T R Y S Y S T E M , M E M B E R S A N D I N T E R E S T E D PA R T I E S W I L L B E U S I N G N E W T O O L S T O S E A RC H F O R I N F O R M AT I O N ABOUT MEMBERS AND ANIMALS.

You can access the registry search by going to www.canadianspecklepark.ca

CLICK ON THE CSPA ONLINE REGISTRY BUTTON IN THE TOP RIGHT-HAND CORNER OF THE SITE, THEN CHOOSE TO SEARCH BY MEMBERS OR ANIMALS.

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SEARCHING FOR MEMBERS To search for members, you will need to click on the “Members” link. This will allow you to search current, active members in the database. Once you have clicked this link, a window will open to search by member ID, name (full or partial), city, area, (i.e. Alberta), herd prefix, or tattoo prefix. Once you have typed in your search parameter, hit the “Search” button and the options will come up on the screen. The more specific your parameter, the more specific your search results will be. From the search results, there is the ability to further filter the data using the drop down menu and choosing from best match, name, city, or state.

CSPA REGISTRY

SEARCHING ANIMALS To search for animals, click on the “Animals” link to search the entire CSPA herdbook. After clicking on the link, a window will open to allow you to search by registration number, animal name (full or partial), RFID number, or tattoo (full or partial). Simply enter the parameters you wish to search and hit the “Search” button. The more specific your entry, the more specific results will be. Entering partial information will bring up more results than entering full tattoos or names. For example, entering only the tattoo prefix will bring up all the animals that herd has ever registered, versus entering the full tattoo of one animal. These results may also be filtered using the drop-down menu by name, gender, date of birth, etc. From the results, you may view the animal’s name, tattoo, birth information, extended pedigree, ownership history, progeny, performance data, EPDs (when they become available), and more. Questions about the search functions or results that are coming up? Please contact the CSPA office at 403-453-9544 or office@canadianspecklepark.ca.

REGISTRATION NUMBER ANIMAL NAME (FULL OR PARTIAL)

RFID NUMBER TATTOO (FULL OR PARTIAL)

HERDCONSULT

NSAIDs

(non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs)

&calving A lot of producers now have painkillers prescribed for the calving season and keep them close to the chute so they can easily be administered. Keep in mind, no labels have “pain control at calving” on them, but those changes will come with more research, I believe. Therefore, because all NSAIDs are prescription, veterinarians prescribe them for extra label ways. There is no doubt the use of NSAIDs as an ancillary treatment or a stand-alone treatment at calving goes a long way towards a quicker recovery, for both cow and calf. From increased appetite and better milk production, to being quicker to mother up, and potentially quicker to rebreed, NSAIDs can help when given to cows after a hard pull. If the cow needs a NSAID, think of the calf. A tighter pull affects both the cow and the calf, so consider treatments for both next time a difficult calving arises. There are many choices you and your veterinarian can work out. With calving season approaching, let’s talk about the cow. To minimize trauma, we know that pulling in time with the cow’s contractions, going slowly and methodically, and applying lots of lubricant can avert a tough calving. After calving, treatment with NSAIDs should lead to less obturator paralysis, quicker recovery from vaginal contusions, and relief of all other pain and soreness associated with calving. Appetite is not lost, so milk production is maintained. I realize Caesarean sections and really hard pulls are becoming a thing of the past, but even cows that take too long calving get very sore and stressed, and NSAIDs will improve the situation. Examine your parameters based on a light, medium, or hard pull. A light pull would describe being able to pull by hand with no other assistance. Stages medium or hard are

when a calf puller may be applied. Then evaluate, was there a tear created? Did you pull too fast? Was the calf slow to begin breathing? Did you hear any unusual pops or snaps indicating tension or a slipped ileosacral joint popping (where the spine runs through the pelvis)? Did the cow end up with obturator paralysis? All of these clues will help determine if the pull may have been too hard. Even though we seldom have hard pulls because of selection for calving ease, manipulation for malpresentations, torsions, breech births, etc., all cause at least irritation to the vagina, or potential ripping in the vagina. This is especially true if you need to give time for the vulval lips to dilate. A number of hard pulls are caused simply by an insufficient relaxing of the vulva. This is where patience to stretch the area and lots of lubricant, combined with NSAID, go a long way to ensuring delivery of a live calf. We know pulling in time with the cow’s contractions, going slowly and methodically, and applying lots of lubricant can avert a tough calving. If one follows the beef codes of practice, usage of NSAIDs during major surgical procedures such as C-sections is now the accepted practice, either at the time of delivery or at the beginning of surgery. I know from experience the recovery from C-sections is much more rapid and the cow doesn’t spend the first day moping around. I have used injectable products, oral Meloxicam and now the Banamine TD, with great success. The ease of administration makes them desirable for calving cows. Most vets are also prescribing NSAIDs for all the prolapses they deal with, including a prolapsed uterus.Again, if recovery includes quicker milk production, that is never a bad thing. With hard calvings, for years, the clinic I was associated with would give calves Flunixine IV, thinking swelling

“the use of NSAIDs as an ancillary treatment or a stand-alone treatment at calving goes a long way towards a quicker recovery, for both cow and calf.”

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and soreness on the legs and potentially ribs were greatly reduced, and I believe they were. Calves on IV fluids for scours, as long as being treated for the dehydration, were routinely given NSAIDs and it is now proven that appetite is increased in this scenario. It is also very good for the public to know that producers give painkillers for difficult birthings to both cow and calf. Cattle are looked after and observed closely at calving, so these painkillers add another tool in the toolbox to improve welfare of the Canadian cattle herd. With pain medication there may be adjunct treatment with antibiotics but often times the antibiotics may be unnecessary. If your veterinarian prescribes NSAIDs for pain, he/she may choose the one they do based on considerations such as: label claim, past experience in the field, price per treatment or per 100 pounds, duration of activity, ease of administration, advice of associates, or slaughter withdrawal. Get familiar with the various painkillers out there, including their dosage and withdrawal dates. A horse NSAID called phenylbutazone or “Butazone” should never, ever be used in cattle production and is a banned product, and would offer no advantage to the great NSAIDs on the market that are approved for cattle. Hopefully calving season goes well for you in 2022, and you have very few even moderate, let alone tough, pulls. If you do, it is nice to know NSAIDs can increase the comfort of both cow and calf and could help shorten rebreeding time. SPJ

Gudrun & George Delange PRINCE ALBERT, SASKATCHEWAN

Cell 306 930 9277

Bred for conformation, performance, and temperament.

Raised for longevity.

Dr. Roy Lewis, DVM

practiced as a large animal veterinarian specializing in beef cattle for more than 30 years at Westlock, Alta. He now works part time as a technical services veterinarian for Merck Animal Health.

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