FEBRUARY
WELCOME TO OUR
2nd Annual Bull and Female Sale.
I first want to thank all of our past customers who have supported our program in our first years of raising Angus cattle. We can not have success if we don’t provide our customers with animals that make them successful. And what a time to be in the cattle industry! Recent record high prices have shown the need for growth in the cattle herd here in Canada, both in numbers and pounds per animal.
I believe our offering has what is needed for today’s cattle industry. From calving ease to performance enhancing bulls, we have you covered. The females come from proven genetics here on our farm. We don’t pamper our purebred herd; they run alongside our commercial cows, so you can buy with confidence that these cattle will go to work and perform in your herd.
Please do not hesitate to call about any questions you have on any of the sale lots, or even better, stop in to view the animals before the sale. We would be glad to show you our offering in person. If you can’t come before the sale, remember to come February 18 to view the animals before the sale and join us for some hospitality at 11:30 with the sale to start at 1 pm.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
- The Bartkiw Family
Thompson 306-489-2258 - INSURANCEwww.buyagro.com - ELK RIDGE FARMSWade & Kristen Bartkiw & Family Rossburn, MB 204-859-0279 wade@elkridgefarms.ca -
Wade and his family have really stepped up and have become a very recognizable name within the Angus and Sim Angus industry. On the heels of a very good first annual sale last year, the quality and numbers have ramped up even more and we are proud to endorse this great program.
Elk Ridge has been a dominant force in acquiring some of the top females from across the continent in the past 5 years and continue to do so. Hence the spectacular bull pen. Every bull in this pen is backed by a superior mother and we strongly recommend you visit Elk Ridge to view this set of bulls.
Amongst being very calm natured, you’ll love the hip, natural muscle and landscape these bulls have. With as current of pedigree as any in the breed, there’s a bull here to fit your needs. Last year the sim angus portion was well received and again this year is a stout offering of pure 1/2 blood bulls.
This past fall at CWA, Wade and family raised one of the top selling Angus heifers at $31,500 to the famed Lindskov’s LT Ranch in South Dakota. That same female was picked from the same pen as the 18 on offer here this spring. Salty with all the fixings, we love this pen of heifers for you to grade.
These are exciting times at Elk Ridge, with the first calves of the $118,000 Alpine hitting the ground and multiple ET calves from promising donors. Wade and family are a pleasure to deal with so please contact any of us with info regarding the program and the sale.
-BEN WRIGHT
• A pen standout for his stoutness, rib shape, natural muscling and awesome herd bull look
• Madame Pride 1543 is straight from the S A V program and has an udder that we think is absolutely ideal
• Balanced not only in look but also in his number profile - low birth figures to highly respectable growth
LEFT
Ridge Enhance
Maternal brother
• Even with his very modest birth weight and being a month younger then some, 45M ranks in the top end of the offering in actual weaning weight
• Backed by a dam that was a high seller at the Royal Angus Sale, she passed on her big center body
• By pedigree, he will be an excellent calving ease option
• Performance, pounds, and profit
• We like his extra shape, big top, and upheaded look
• His dam was selected off the top of our good friends at Crescent Creek’s offering - we place so much emphasis on a strong maternal backing
RIDGE FOR SURE 25M
• Speaking of maternal backing....Magnolia 42J should be a prototype for what makes an ideal Angus female
• Some interesting trivia to make note of, the Magnolia cow family is also responsible for having created a pretty popular Angus herd sire called Natural Law
• The consistency that For Sure throws is unreal - functionally made cattle with lots of rib shape, thickness, and look
• His dam from the great Remitall herd comes from a long line of nice uddered, good footed cattle
• This stout made rascal is full of meat and payweight
• Put up one of the biggest actual weaning weights as a February calf
• His LLB dam lead off the 2022 Spring catalogue, and stood out as one of the top General daughters in a highly competitive field
• LLB females prove themselves time and time again for being the epitome of function and production
• Masculine made and deep sided with added poundage
ELK RIDGE BRAVO 7M
2401382 | ELK 7M | JANUARY 11 2024
Sire
Dam
ELK RIDGE BRAVO 17K’22 COLEMAN BRAVO 6313
BLAIRSWEST GRACE 18H
Lot
PEAK DOT PANSY 2074J PEAK DOT ATTRACTIVE 257F PEAK DOT PANSY 2119G
• We raised and utilized a Coleman Bravo son within the herd, and are extremely impressed by both the sons and daughters he has left
• Highly respectable BW to WW spread with an extremely desirable phenotype - lots of thickness and muscle while still being balanced and fluid
Elk Ridge Pansy 41L’23
Maternal Sister
• This guy is just simply a meat wagon
• A heifers first calf that goes back to LLB 542A, who has produced a herd sire, two replacement heifers, three sale bulls, and two sale heifers for the LLB program - not a bad resume
• We place so much emphasis on building a cow herd that can raise thick, naturally stout bulls that are backed by highly maternal dams with great feet and udders - that’s what you’ve got here
• Excellent body mass while still having lots of style
Elk Ridge Profound 93L Maternal Brother
• This guy is a maternal brother to Elk Ridge Bravo 17K’22, who we have utilized extensively in our herd, with progeny on offer
• The only Certified son in the sale, he is becoming recognized as being an excellent option to combine extreme performance, volume, and power while still transmitting excellent phenotypeproof is in that pudding right here
• 12M put up the heaviest weaning weight of the entire offering
• A pedigree full of greats - including the elite matron Blackcap Mau 1420 and Grace 169B
• A wedge shaped, stout made, awesome built Showman son
• When you get paid by the pound, utilize a bull that can inject payweight
2401385 | ELK 10M | JANUARY 13 2024
SCHIEFELBEIN GABLE 311 SITZ RESILIENT 10208
PEAK DOT ANNIE K 246E Sire Dam
PEAK DOT ANNIE K 142K
FROSTY ELBA LIZZY 5569
ELLINGSON BIG RIVER 0052
• We are extremely proud to be a partner in Gable 311 - he truly excels in every single way an Angus herd sire can, with an unparalleled EPD profile, high $C figure, large scrotal, and all put together in a phenotypically excellent package
• As if Gable wasn’t enough, the great Big River 0052 makes his presence known on the bottom side - this is a pedigree to tie all the way into
• His sheer thickness, muscle mass, size, scale, and bone puts him at the top of the entire pen
Schiefelbein Gable 311 Sire
• We can’t stress enough how much upside there is in utilizing Gable in any program
• Long sided, upheaded, with that payweight we love
• An in dam purchase from the Wilbar program out of the Opportunity Knocks 2024 sale...how lucky we were to get a calf of this caliber from the 2024 Show Bull of the Year!
• Dexterity had many admirers for his added look and style, which we can see stamped right into Lot 17
• An excellent calving ease option with his low 68 pound birthweight
Musgrave Dexterity Sire
• Everblack Annie 90J was the high selling female from the Everblack program and is as deep bodied and powerfully made as we have seen in a female...worthy of her donor status
• The kind to sire heavy calves with extra payweight and fill the replacement pen up with daughters
Maternal sister
• The Profound cattle are tailor made to inject performance and have the longevity to go the long haul
• His dam was selected straight from the S A V herd, and is honestly a sight to behold
• Don’t let his March birthdate mislead you, this guy can perform
• Long sided and highly atheletic with a masculine look
• Dam was a past high seller from LLB, who’s pedigree is full of cows that have produced until they were 14-15 years old
• A lot of performance that we assure will calve easy on cows
• A Stunner son with all the calving ease bells and whistles, including a negative
• We like the extra hind end shape he has along with a deep
and upheaded
• The Hookie cattle are very low maitenance and extremely calm natured
• Very solid and balanced in his build with extra style
• Dam was purchased from the Remitall program in Alberta, and goes back to one of the top producing cow families at Peak Dot
• Balanced made and the type to inject payweight
Maternal Sister
• They say a picture is worth a thousand words... this one should top that!
• He’s stout made, nicely muscled, upheaded, and extremely balanced
• Excellent calving ease prospect with State of War on the bottom side and a modest 69 pound birth weight - the kind that come easy with no drama and then take off are the money making kind
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• The lone Justified son in the entire option, we see so much value in AI’ing our top commercial cows when we can get bulls like this
• Big topped, big middled, lots of muscle, and high profit potential
• Another excellent Hookie son that will raise those scale crushing calves
• A For Sure son that has lots of hindquarter and running gear and is extremely hairy
ELK RIDGE BARBARA 113L
2400856 | ELK 113L | DECEMBER 30 2023
Lot
CE BW WW YW MILK
SCHIEFELBEIN GABLE 311 SITZ RESILIENT 10208
FROSTY ELBA LIZZY 5569
ELK RIDGE BARBARA 27K’22 CRESCENT CREEK COUNSELOR 63H
REMITALL F BARBARA 105H
• A standout Gable daughter that is quite honestly hard to part with
• A big barrelled, big volumed girl that just screams brood cow
• Power and style can go hand in hand
Schiefelbein Gable 311 Sire
| ELK 73M | FEBRUARY 19
PEAK DOT PROFOUND 706J ELLINGSON PROFOUND 8155
PEAK DOT BARBARA 483A
CRESCENT CREEK STUMPIE 17J ACC BUCKAROO 39G
CRESCENT CREEK STUMPIE 131D
• In good company, her maternal sister was our high selling female in our kick off sale to Haroldson’s Cattle Co. for $10,000
• Profound 706J has stamped his calves with big tops and hind ends
• Her dam has so much maternal dimension which was clearly passed on
Elk Ridge Stumpie 27L’23
Haroldson’s Cattle Co.
• We can not stress enough how well the LLB cattle have performed for us
• This girl is long sided, maternally made, and bred to produce
• From the Tibbie cow family, her dam was a $13,500 purchase from the Poplar Meadows Herd Reduction
• A design like this makes you tempted to hang a halter on her
ELK RIDGE PROFOUND
• From the highly maternal, easy fleshing, sound structured Rosebud family
• Sweet made and ready to anchor a program
• The daughter of an excellent past purchase from the Autumn Angus Classic, the Lady cow family has layed the foundation for the Lynden Manor program
• We love her length of side, big silhouette, and excellent math
Elk Ridge Rosebud 17L
Maternal Sister
ELK RIDGE LADY 55M
• Peak
• For Sure has been excellent at developing cattle with a notch more power and consistency
• The Bravo females are absolute sweethearts
• Lots of hair and deep sided
• Athletic, big barreled, and ready to dance
ELK RIDGE BLACKBIRD MAE 80M
• Five maternal brothers to 80M’s dam have made the sale for the LLB program, profit in the blood
• She’s got a showy look, doesn’t she
• Daughter of the most popular bull in AmericaGrowth Fund
• Females like this are the reason he leads American Angus in registrations: consistent, high quality phenotype with excellent math
• Another top ender LLB cow has proven herself here; if you look back in her pedigree you will find the king Net Worth
• Females built like this will never go out of style and do nothing but generate return
• 18M’s dam from the Moneo family is absolutely exceptional, with this girl ready to follow in her footsteps
• She is developing a big outline with a balanced look, and is built for power
• Another in dam purchase from the In It To Win It Sale in Ontario, the Mercedes cow family has long been a cornerstone for the Gilchrist program
• She’s extra fancy, stylish, and hairy
• Our second sale sees the Sim/Angus female offering expanded slightly, these girls are productive and extremely worthy
• Extra hind quarter and performance oriented like her daddy
• More capacity and broodiness then you could shake a stick at
• We feel a lot of pride in having raised a bull that has performed as well as
• We may sound like a broken record, but these For Sure cattle are so consistent
• Long sided, nice fronted, and ready to dance
• Built for longevity and extremely worthy
A stall favourite from CWA as she was Reserve Intermediate Calf Champion as well as being the high selling heifer calf from the 6M female sale this past fall. Her dreamy outline, massive rib cage with big legs caught alot of attention. Stemming from the phenotypic Empress cow family, 98M has the hair, skeleton, and fluid motion to do some serious damage come fall of 25.
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FEBRUARY
WELCOME TO OUR
2nd Annual Bull and Female Sale.
I first want to thank all of our past customers who have supported our program in our first years of raising Angus cattle. We can not have success if we don’t provide our customers with animals that make them successful. And what a time to be in the cattle industry! Recent record high prices have shown the need for growth in the cattle herd here in Canada, both in numbers and pounds per animal.
I believe our offering has what is needed for today’s cattle industry. From calving ease to performance enhancing bulls, we have you covered. The females come from proven genetics here on our farm. We don’t pamper our purebred herd; they run alongside our commercial cows, so you can buy with confidence that these cattle will go to work and perform in your herd.
Please do not hesitate to call about any questions you have on any of the sale lots, or even better, stop in to view the animals before the sale. We would be glad to show you our offering in person. If you can’t come before the sale, remember to come February 18 to view the animals before the sale and join us for some hospitality at 11:30 with the sale to start at 1 pm.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
- The Bartkiw Family
Thompson 306-489-2258 - INSURANCEwww.buyagro.com - ELK RIDGE FARMSWade & Kristen Bartkiw & Family Rossburn, MB 204-859-0279 wade@elkridgefarms.ca -
TERMS:
The terms of the sale are cash or cheque, payable at par at the sale location. The right of property shall not pass until after settlement has been made; no invoicing on buyers in attendance unless previous arrangements have been made. Every animal sells to the highest bidder and in cases of disputes, the auctioneer’s decision will be final. Announcements from the auction block will take precedence over the printed matter in the catalogue. Current exchange rates will be announced sale day. All monies are in Canadian funds.
CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION:
Each animal will carry papers issued by the Canadian Angus Association unless otherwise stated. A certificate of registry duly transferred will be furnished to the buyer for each animal after payment has been made.
PEDIGREE ESTIMATES:
Pedigree Estimates (PE) are created on the projected mating of the animal’s sire and dam based on averages of the two, creating estimated calues that do not hold the same accuracy of actual EPDs issued from the association and should be used as such.
HEALTH:
All animals in the sale have met all necessary health requirements.
GUARANTEE:
Each animal becomes the purchaser’s risk immediately after the animal is sold. All animals in this sale will be sold under the terms and guarantees set forth by the Canadian Angus Association with regard to health, freedom from defects and from both reproductive and specific genetic unsoundness.
PREGNANCY INFORMATION:
All serviceable age females have been pregnancy examined by an accredited veterinarian, giving an estimated length of gestation. This estimated gestation period shall be used only as a guideline to calving and is not a guarantee of actual service.
LIABILITIES:
All persons attend the sale at their own risk. The seller, facility owner and sale manager assume no liability legal or otherwise, for any accidents that occur. It is understood that T Bar C Cattle Co. (2013) Ltd. is acting only as a medium between buyer and seller and is not responsible for any failure on the part of either party to live up to his obligations. Neither does T Bar C Cattle Co. (2013) Ltd. assume any financial obligations to collect or enforce collection of any monies between parties and any legal action that may in exceptional cases be taken must be between the buyer and the seller. T Bar C Cattle Co. (2013) Ltd. assumes no responsibility for any credit extended by the seller to the buyer. The buyer must look to the seller for fulfillment of all guarantees and representations made hereunder.
DELIVERY:
Every assistance will be given in getting your purchases home. Each animal becomes the risk of the purchaser as soon as sold.
PHONE, MAIL, WIRE BIDS:
Bidders unable to attend the sale may phone, wire or mail their bids and instructions to the sale manager, auctioneer or special representatives. Bids must be received in sufficient time prior to the sale.
INSURANCE:
We strongly recommend that insurance is purchased for full value.
ERRORS:
All announcements at sale time, written or oral, supersede any written material in the catalogue.
