Let the good times roll; it is finally time for the beef producer to SHINE, the last 12 months have been a wild ride. The Canadian beef cow herd is at the lowest numbers it’s been in 40 years, and the demand for quality beef continues to outpace the domestic supply. It doesn’t appear that there is an end in sight. We are seeing record cattle prices, the futures are off the charts, and there is an exciting buzz in the cattle industry. In good times it is easy to make money, that ol 3 titted, bad footed, wife killing cow will still make a buck, and that Bull that sires average poor doing calves is still getting the cows pregnant. WRONG!! Those are cracks in your program that are costing you money, now is the time to fix those cracks. In times like this it’s easy to get complacent and just take the money, but we need to Take advantage of the high prices, ship those weak links and replace them with PROFIT DRIVEN cattle. Improve your genetics and management practices so when the next swing comes you are prepared. From the first calf heifer, to the steer calves you sell in the fall, to the rib eye on the consumer's plate we can’t take our foot off the gas, as producers we need to excel in quality. The first place to excel in quality is with your Bull purchases. Buy bulls that are going to make you MONEY. A steer calf that weighs 50lb heavier at weaning than your average is getting you an extra $155 that’s not chump
change, it’s simple math. Those extra 50 pounds come from buying bulls that sire longer spined, better performing calves.
Live calves are a must, but it’s a fine line of what’s calving ease and what’s just too dang little. We’ve just come through a colder than cold Februarythose calves needed a little extra punch to them in order to survive, the little 60lb calf didn’t thrive, it struggled to stay alive. Calves need to be born easy and thrive from start to finish. Those extra 10 to 15 pounds at birth will pay you all the way down the line - from selling calves in the fall to hanging on the rail MORE POUNDS = MORE $$ PROFIT
The bulls are in BREEDING CONDITION not FEEDLOT CONDITION. They have been developed on a balanced high roughage ration in large runs. Bulls that don’t jump cost you money. Our Farm to Plate business allows us to be very harsh on our Bull Sale Bulls - only the best make the cut, these are bulls that will help you excel your program.
With all of the Bull buying choices out there, Thank you for choosing Lone Star Angus, we appreciate it.
The Power Protein- Enjoy BEEF Everyday!
Terms & Conditions:
• Listed on inside back cover.
Inspection:
• Bulls will be available for inspection anytime prior to the sale. Please Call Val at 403.350.7959 to schedule.
Lot Numbers:
• Bulls sell in catalogue order.
Insurance:
• Will be available sale day.
Fertility:
• All bulls have been semen evaluated and passed a Breeding Soundness exam within the past 30 days and have been veterinary inspected. All sell with a Responsible Breeder's Guarantee of Satisfaction.
• Scrotal Measurements will be posted.
• Ultrasound data available.
Keep & Feed:
• The sellers will winter all bulls remaining at the ranch free of charge, until April 1st, 2025. Bulls kept after April 1st, 2025 will be charged $3.00 per day. Bulls must be insured.
The Bull Stops Here
Simply put we’re a complete program
The price of beef is CRAZY! I’m sure you’ve said that, and heard it countless times. But is it really? The price has jumped on everything in the last 40 years. A new 140hp chore tractor is $175,000, a new truck is $100,000, those jeans your wife is wearing $150 plus, your Cinch shirt $80, and a case of beer $30. So when you look to buy that new Bull don’t look for the cheapest but rather look for the best that you can afford, one that is going to move and enhance your program in the right direction. This message really hit home for us when we entered the retail beef market. Yes beef is great and Alberta Beef is the best, but steaks are not all created equal and there is a huge variation in the market place. I know that as a cow calf producer we are not getting paid for those superior carcasses, but I do believe the day will come, when the consumer demands a better quality straight through.
We are taking farm-to-plate to the next level.
184,000lbs of Lone Star Angus beef was marketed directly to family tables in 2024.
In 2024 we processed 230 angus beef. However this has created a problem for us; Lone Star Angus Beef has grown bigger than we can service with our own cattle. We don’t want to source just any old beef, we want the best. By developing a Lone Star Angus Calf Buyback loyalty program we are creating a win win situation. Our Lone Star Angus bull customers will be eligible for $.05 - $.10 premium above current market prices, and Lone Star Angus will be able to service the demand for our Lone Star Angus Beef products by accessing more Lone Star Angus genetics therefore ensuring our customers will still be getting the same high quality Lone Star Angus Beef they have become accustomed to.
BW - Birth Weight
- Weaning Weight YW - Yearling Weight
- Milk
DMI - Dry Matter Intake
SC - Scrotal Circumference
CE - Calving Ease
MCE - Maternal Calving Ease
YG - Yearly Gain REA - Ribeye Area CW - Carcass Weight
- Marbling
Maternal brother sold to Hurst Ranch, Wildwood in 2024 sale.
BC ROBUST 0807 BAR-E-L TITANIUM 10K
ACT BW: 84 ACT WW: 930 AOD: 3
Maternal brother sold to Stahville Colony in 2024 sale.
EPD’s
Maternal brother sold to Twisted Willow in 2024 sale.
* Full brother selling in 2024 Sale to Dwayne and Jolene Nicolay
cross makes Rancher Bulls that sire
dollar calves.
PEDIGREE!
HOLD on to your hats! 47M is Big Rugged Stout. The pound Makin Kinda Bull
* Maternal brother selling to Silver Spring Colony in 2024 sale.
Bull to sell this year.
SimAngus heifer Bull right here
One of your last chances to get the influence of RF Intense 359A.
- SimAngus Heifer Bull - Ask Allan Murphy about his 359A son
EPD’s
LONE STAR TITANIUM 12M
EPD’s
LONE STAR OUTER BANKS 7M
Maternal brother sold to Armand Bourgedale in 2024 sale.
Maternal brother sold to Gordon Leslie in 2024 sale.
LONE STAR NO DOUBT 15M
EPD’s
Cattle
Maternal brother sold to Gordon Leslie in 2024 sale.
2 SETS OF 5 OPEN COMMERCIAL ANGUS HEIFERS. THESE HEIFERS ARE UP TO DATE ON HERD HEALTH. VACCINATED WITH BOVI-SHIELD GOLD ONE SHOT VISION8, MULTIMIN 90 AND IVOMEC POURED. THEY HAVE WINTERED ON A HIGH ROUGHAGE RATION AND ARE READY TO HIT THE GRASS. ALL HEIFERS HAVE BEEN PALPATED
REMEDIES
● Un Loving Ornery Heifers - Put Baby powder on a heifers face and on the calf - hopefully instant love (a lot better than the alternative)
● Give a dose of Epinephrine to help a heifer dilate
● Feeling sickly - Cut an onion up and put it in your sock over night
● Heartburn cure - teaspoon of baking soda with a cup of water will cure heartburn or act as a laxative
● A decent cowboy does not take what belongs to someone else, if he does he deserves to be strung up and left for the flies and coyotes
● A good cow man knows how to lie to the tax collector and the cattle buyer
● Always drink up stream from the herd
● Being silent is sometimes your best answer
● A good shot of diesel fixes bloat
● Gasoline cures foot rot every time
● Keep scours away - burn up an old tree root for an ash pile let calves lick and play in it
● Tooth Ache - try peppermint oil if that doesn’t work have a shot of whiskey and pull the tooth out
● Whiskey and honey cures everything
● Cure for the flu - eat a whole clove of garlic
● For pink eye put condensed milk directly into the eye
● Black coffee whiskey and linseed oil might cure a colicky horse
● Bacon grease will keep flies away and help a wound heal
ADVICE
● Don’t get so busy makin a livin you forget to make a life
● Sometimes you get and sometimes you get got
● An onion will make you cry, but a steak will make you smile
● Don’t let your yearnings get ahead of your earnings
● It’s better to keep your mouth shut and look stupid than to open it and prove it
● Don’t mess with something that ain’t bothering you
● We’ve all got bits of crazy in us, some just have bigger bits than others
● The only good reason to ride a bull is to meet a nurse
● If you climb in the saddle be ready for the ride
● If you’ve never been bucked off a horse then you haven’t been riding long enough
First Breeding Season Loss Of Use
We understand that when you have livestock “things” happen. For bulls selling for $5000 or more that does not complete a full breeding season, we will share in the replacement cost up to 50% of the value of the injured bull. Breeding season is defined as the 90 day period following the first turn out of the bull.
50% of the value of the injured bull, minus salvage value, will be given as credit in a future sale or toward a replacement bull if one is available.
All injured bulls must be diagnosed by a veterinarian, this does Not cover any mismanagement of the bull. Please notify us immediatley should an injury occur, prior to the injured bull being sold for salvage. All claims must be made by September 01, 2025.
Example 1 – A $6000 bull is injured, a credit of $3000 minus any salvage value will be given to the buyer
Example 2 – A $4000 bull is injured, no credit is given. Buyer retains all salvage value.
This is Not a life insurance policy however, and does not apply to bulls that have died or are killed in anyway. All credits must be used within one year, are non transferable and have No Cash Value.
Terms and Conditions
Lone Star Angus will here after be referred to as The Sellers
Cattle Inspection: All carry permanent identification and sale tags corresponding to sale lot numbers. All animals shall be available for inspection prior to sale
Breeding Guarantee: All cattle are sound and right, and all sell with a responsible breeder guarantee of satisfaction. In the event of an unlikely dispute, the regular terms and conditions, standard with the Canadian Angus Association shall apply.
Insurance: Ownership risk to purchaser commences when the Auctioneer’s gavel falls. Livestock coverage will be available on sale day.
Terms Of Sale: Are cash or cheque at par, payable to clerks of the sale on sale day. U.S funds will be accepted at the current rate of exchange. No release will be given until satisfactory settlement has been made. The seller reserves the right to withhold animals from export shipment (foreign or domestic) for whom payments have not been received prior to departure times.
All Persons: Everyone who attends the sale do so at their own risk. The owners and sales staff assume no liability, legal or otherwise, for property loss or for any accidents that may occur.
Announcements: Errors discovered in the catalogue will be corrected by the announcements from the auction block at sale time and such corrections will take precedence over the printed material in the catalogue.
Right to Semen: The sellers reserve the right to collect semen on any bull sold through this sale. The semen collection will be at the seller's expense and the buyer's convenience. Any semen collected will be for the seller's in herd use only.
Delivery: The sellers will deliver bulls free of charge in Western Canada and will assist with trucking to Eastern Canada and USA.
Sight Unseen Purchase Plan: We would like you to attend our sale, but if you cannot, you can have Val personally handle your purchase. You know what you want in your breeding animals, we know best the potential of the bulls on offer and will easily be able to satisfy your specific needs. Call her, with your specifications and discuss the offering. Val will gladly assist you with you selections and represent you on sale day. We guarantee full satisfaction upon delivery.
Val Townsend can be reached at 403-350-7959 and is always available and looking forward to your call.
Wintering Program: The sellers will winter all bulls remaining at the ranch free of charge until April 1st, 2025. Purchases must be insured.
