WELCOME TO OUR 12TH ANNUAL BULL SALE

Welcome to our 12th Annual Steppler Farms Bull Sale. We are truly honoured to be able to continue raising purebred livestock, making it Steppler Farms 49th year. Mom and Dad started their purebred operation in 1973 with their first registration in 1974. All the bulls were sold by private treaty where great friendships and long-term customers were established. As a child, I remember every weekend was spent in the bull pen and there was a constant emphasis on customer satisfaction. Now we are selling twice as many bulls through a bull sale, our customer reach has expanded immensely, and two new breeds have been introduced. The one thing that has not changed, is that commitment to our customers. Producing high quality breeding pieces that sell with the industry leading guarantee is the goal. Check out the programs on page 4. Simply put, these programs are designed to add more value to your purchase. We, at Steppler Farms, are consistently looking for ways to provide more value for dollars invested and these programs do exactly that. One of our closest friends describes it as – simple and easy!

For new customers looking through the catalogue, you will notice that we rank all the bulls for calving ease. With the reality of the industry moving to more calving on grass, bulls must calve. With that said we also want to make sure that the cow has the right genetic ask to raise a great calf. Analyse your cow herd and your calving needs, then sort through the bulls and select the right fit.

This is the first year that we are now offering Black Angus and Simmental bulls. This has always been in the works to help provide our customers with a broader range of genetics to increase their profitability. Each one of these divisions are being designed with the cow always as the most important part. The maternal abilities of these two breeds are truly unmatched. With different management practises and environments of our clients, we felt we needed both breeds to help achieve the best maternal selection.

I would also like to take this time to introduce and welcome Bryce and Nikki Olmstead as partners in supplying us high quality Simmental bulls. Bryce and Nikki are not only some of our closest friends, Nikki is Kate’s sister! The Simmental breed is not foreign to us since Kate and Nikki grew up in the Simmental breed with parents being Kelly and Elaine Ferris; Boynecrest Stock Farms. We are all closely working together to supplying you a tremendous Simmental bull pen.

To put together this solid set of bulls, it takes a progressive team. This includes everyone from our family, employees, nutritionists, vets, marketing team, silage crew, and of course our clients. With this team approach, we strive in producing the highest level of product and take input on how that product Is achieving. Thank you everyone for doing their part!!

Andre Steppler