2023 MARCH 6-7

Online Bull Sale With Dlms Farmgate

March 6 Start 9:00 AM MST March 7 Close 6:00 PM MST

SALE DAY PHONES:

Black Chrome Livestock:

Cache McLerie ................................ 403.391.1072

Jill McLerie ..................................... 403.341.0639 Cam McLerie 403.505.3059

SALE MANAGEMENT:

Chris Poley 306.220.5006

Shane Michelson 403.363.9973 Ben Wright ...................................... 519.374.3335

INSURANCE:

Canadian Farm Insurance Corp. Jill Wildman 780.305.1146

VIEWING:

The bulls are available for viewing prior to the sale and during the sale at any time. Please contact Cache or Jill for more information.

SIGHT UNSEEN PURCHASE:

If you are unable to view the bulls prior to the sale and need assistance, please call one of the Black Chrome contacts or a T Bar C representative. We would be happy to discuss the bulls and your needs. Our sight unseen purchase program lets you buy with confidence and our team will have your best interest in mind by providing you with the information you need – satisfaction guaranteed.

BULL GUARANTEE:

All bulls will be semen tested and veterinary inspected prior to the sale.

CATALOGUE ORDER:

The bulls are listed in the catalogue by sire group. Yearling are first followed by the two-year olds. Sale day weights as well as scrotal measurements will be available on the Black Chrome Livestock Facebook page and online at www.buyagro.com.

CALVING EASE SCORES:

Star ratings are a subjective estimate of a bulls calving ease. In assigning stars, objective data (such as birth weight and calving ease information for the heifers and cows) is used.

Stars may generally be interpreted as follows:

Stars

Calving Ease

**** Bull with high level of calving ease based on dam and sire history, actual birth weight and EPD of birth weight *** Bull who can be used on heifers or cows ** Bulls who can be used on cows

* Bulls who should only be used on cows – expect larger birth weights

BOARD AND DELIVERY:

We can keep the bulls until delivery. We will deliver bulls to central points in Western Canada and will assist with trucking to Eastern Canada and the USA. Each animal becomes the risk of the purchaser as soon as the bull is sold. We recommend bulls staying at the farm for any length of time be insured. We would like all bulls delivered or picked up by May 1st, 2023.

TERMS OF SALE & RIGHT TO SEMEN:

All bulls sell under the standard terms and conditions as set forth by the CAA, copies are available if needed. All bulls sell in their entirety, although Black Chrome Livestock reserves the right to draw semen on any of the bulls in the offering. Semen will be used for in herd use only and will be drawn at the expense of the seller and at the convenience of the buyer.

PICTURES AND VIDEOS:

Pictures and videos were taken the second Sunday in January. Videos can be found on the Black Chrome Livestock Facebook page, wwwbuyagro.com, www.nickirosscattleservices or on the Black Chrome Livestock sale page found on DLMS Farm Gate Timed Auctions.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DLMS FARM GATE TIMED AUCTION WITH EXTENDED BIDDING:

1. Visit www.dlms.ca , scroll down sale list to find the sale you are interested in bidding on. Click on the sale listing and you will be taken to the Farm Gate Timed Auction Sale page.

2. After you are at the Farm Gate Timed auction site - farmgatetimedauctions.ca, click the LOGIN/REGISTRATION button.

First time Farm Gate users:

• First time users will select the REGISTER button from this page. Fill out the registration form to signup for a free user account and it allows you to select a username and password for use on all Farm Gate Timed auctions. (please note due to some of the text notification features the Farm Gate Time Auction Site requires a new account separate account from your DLMS Live sale site)

• After you create your Farm Gate account you will receive a txt message with a pin code to verify your account.

• On your first log in to Farm Gate Timed auctions we recommend you go to your profile and confirm your notifications are set to YES. This allows the site to send you text and/or email notifications when you are out bid and if there is activity on your favorite lots.

Returning Farm Gate users:

• If you have used Farm Gate Timed auctions in the past simply enter your user name and password to continue. After you have logged in you are able to browse the timed auctions on DLMS Farm Gate Timed Auctions.

3. How to Bid

Now that you are logged in and your account phone number / email is verified you are able to bid on an upcoming sale. Simply find the lot you are interested in bidding on. After you have found the lot there are 2 options for bidding on the lot.

a) Place Next Bid – to place the next bid on the item, you see the amount in the first box, you simply click the “Place Bid” button and after you review the bid and agree to the terms and conditions your bid will be placed.

b) Max Bid Amount – to place a max bid you put your max bid in the second box listed as “Max Bid” on the item, and then click the “Place Bid” button and after you review the bid and agree to the terms and conditions your bid will be placed as the next bid. With the Max Bid placed the computer will then keep you as the high bidder to the max amount you have placed. This can be a great feature if you are not able to give 100% attention to the sale close out and protect your interest so you do not miss out on any lots you want to purchase. The Max Bid amount is completely confidential from the seller during the sale process.

Example of How the Max Bid Works - 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 bidding again or moving your attention to a second lot of interest. Please note that in some cases a lot value can change very quickly if 2 max bids are placed on the same lot competing against each other.

4. Watch List Feature

If you have items in multiple auctions or only a few from the same auction that you want to watch with out having to scroll through the entire list you can add the lots to your watchlist. On each lot you will see the “eye” button beside the bid button, by clicking this “watchlist” Icon that item is added to your personal watchlist for easy viewing of just your favorite lots in this sale or on the entire site.

5. Sale Ending / Closeout

Most Farm Gate Timed Auction sales close racehorse style with extended bidding. What is Racehorse Style 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 change to a different lot within the same sale if the bidding has gone in to extended bidding.

How will Extended Bidding works?

When we get to the close out end time the clock for close extends with any bid placed with less than 5 min on the clock. This type of extended bidding turns the end time to more of a soft time. Extended bidding allows bidders to compete in lots like a real auction and give all bidders the same time to make a decision. Always follow the clock to see how much time remains in the sale you are interested in.

6. Bidding Close & Follow-up

After the clock has gone to “ENDED” and no bidding has occurred for 5 min the computer will declare the sale finished. Following the close typically within 24 hours of the sale close the sale consignor will contact all winning bidders to arrange payment, transfer of pedigrees and delivery/Pick up of your lot. Or as the winning bidding you can contact the sale consignor / sale manager to confirm payment instructions. Please make sure that your account info is up-to-date and correct if you are the winning bidder of a lot as this is how the billing is sent to Sale manager and/or Sale consignor.

For more info and assistance with bidding contact;

DLMS Farm Gate Timed Auctions ~ Mark Shologan Ph: 780-699-5082 is a light birth weight calving ease option, with a unique pedigree. His dams sire is SAV Bismarck 5682, which was known for proven calving ease and his remarkable females. 2K has a calving ease EPD for the breed percentile in the top 5% and birth weight is ranked in the top 10%. This bull is smooth made and very stylish. The combination of Big Sky and Bismarck put a unique twist on the pedigree as Big Sky adds strong carcass values. is a unique individual, he is big topped and hairy. This bull has unique bone shape and is sound footed. You have to admire him for how he gets out and moves. 93K is out of another Radiance daughter. We used Radiance heavily in both the purebred and commercial herds and really appreciated Radiance daughters for their udder quality and fleshing ability. This is another option that could work in your heifer pen. is our only Resource son in this year’s bull offering. He is stout made and sound footed. This bull will be able to cover the miles. He also has adequate growth and performance. His full brother was our high seller in the 2020 bull sale. The dam of 9K is square made, wide topped and a very easy fleshing female. is the first of our two-year-old offerings, this March born bull is heavy muscled and has a big sound foot. He is long bodied and easy fleshing. He come from an absolute powerhouse of a cow, sired by Density. This female is feminine and smooth made. She has tons of volume and is very eye appealing to look at.

Take a look at this Payweight son, here’s a bull that has had the look of a herd bull right from the very beginning. He has tons of natural muscling, volume and is a very smooth made individual. If you’re looking for a bull that will produce calves with top weaning weights, then this is a candidate to consider as he is in the top 12% for weaning weight and yearling weight for the Black Angus breed. The dam of 1K is a moderate framed, easy fleshing and level uddered Radiance daughter out of the well renown Blackbird cow family.

Here’s another Payweight son that is a replica of his sire, easy fleshing, tons of performance and very sound footed. 39K is in the top percentile of the breed for milk, weaning and yearling weight. The dam of 39K is always a top producer at Black Chrome Livestock, having a full brother sell in last years bull sale. She is sound footed, has a level udder and great disposition.

This is a bull that is phenotypically what you envision when you think of an Angus herd sire. 47K has a moderate frame and birth weight. He has that eye appeal and style along with natural thickness. The dam of 47K was one we purchased a few years ago from LLB Angus. This was a female that stood out for her structural correctness, femininity and style. 47K is the natural calf of 412F but we think enough of this dam, we flushed her to Big Sky as well. The great grandam of 47K is an Elite/ Premier dam.

Another moderate birth weight bull, only 77lbs at birth. This is a bull with growth and performance. He is structurally correct, and sound footed. His dam is a top producing female purchased from the Johnson Livestock cow herd dispersal. She is a very functionable female, that is moderate framed and long bodied. The grandam of 63K has Elite/Premier dam status.

Big time calving ease option, here’s a bull with a 71 lb birth weight. He has calving ease and birth weight numbers in the top 10% of the breed and a very strong maternal calving ease number. This is a bull that has some added performance, he’s also one that will increase the milk number in his offspring. 23K is a bull you will want to retain replacement heifers out of. His dam is 9 years old and continues to produce strong calves each year.

33K is another Renovation son, he is one that is soft made and built to last. He is strong topped and stylish, one with extra thickness and muscling. We purchased his dam along with her ET sister from the Johnson Livestock cowherd dispersal in 2020. At 14 years old she is still going strong. She has admirable foot structure and rib shape.

46K is another big-time calving ease option off a first calf heifer. This Coleman Bravo son is wide based and smooth shouldered. This bull has a great temperament and an abundance of eye appeal. He has a 75lb birth weight with calving ease, birth weight and maternal calving ease all being in the top EPD percentile for the Angus breed. His dam 6H is a young Blackbird daughter sired by Big Sky. She’s deep bodied and has a beautiful udder.

67K is a very square made individual, he has great rib shape and is smooth shouldered. He is one that would work on heifers, with a moderate birth weight. His dam is an eye appealing female with lots of neck extension. She has good feet and a level udder. The great granddam of 67K has Elite/ Premier dam status.

This is a very unique bull, 349J is soft made and has tons of growth and performance but yet maintains a moderate birth weight and calving ease EPDs. He has great hair and disposition. A bull that is going to cover cows and add style and growth to you calves. The dam of 349J is a tank of a female, she is another Blackbird daughter. This cow is pretty impressive to look at, she has unbelievable depth of rib, her top is about as wide as they come, and she is strong based. This is a bull you definitely want to take a look at!

The youngest bull in our two-year-old offering, another eye appealing Bravo son. The Bravo sons definitely have a presence and are a very uniformed and consistent group. This bull will add calving ease predictability to your program. 354J has lots of muscle expression comprised in a moderate frame. He is clean fronted and has a nice smooth head. The dam of 354J is a powerful female that always adds tons of performance and growth to her calves and has a beautiful udder.