Douglas Bull Test Report

Doug Kerr

The test station’s 57th Annual Sale was held on March 27, 2021 east of Brandon, MB.

60 Bulls were sold for an average of $3841 18 heifers sold for an average of $2661 Six horses sold for an average of $7408

This year there were three Maine-Anjou bulls sold. Lot 502 consigned by Gilcroft Farms, Keith and Theo, and Ron Gilbert of Campbellford, ON sold to Rodney Sauer of Carpio, North Dakota for $4250.

Lot 503 considgned by Gilcroft Farms, Campbellford, ON so to Ian Leaman for $2900.

Lot 505 consigned by Badgerhill Maine-Anjou, Doug and Geri Kerr, Ninette, MB sold to Rodney Sauer of Carpio, ND for $4500.

Breed average sale price for bulls were as follows: 22 Angus averaged $3841 11 Simmental averaged $4205 5 Limousin averaged $4100 2 Salers averaged $2900 3 Maine-Anjou averaged $3883 14 Shorthorns averaged $3432 2 Charolais averaged $5000 1 Gelbvieh sold for $2800.00

Bill Campbell’s Lot 203 sold for $7500 which was the high selling bull for the day. The new test station season will begin with deliveries October 5-10, 2021. On test weigh-in will be October 31/November 1, 2021. 56 day weigh-in will be December 26, 2021 and 84 day weigh-in on January 22, 2022. Off test is slated for February 19/20, 2022. Semen testing will be the week of March 18, 2022.

Mark your calendars, the Manitoba Bull Test Sale will be March 26, 2022.

New this year, the test station is starting a younger bull development program. This program is to develop bulls born April, May and June of 2021. These bulls will be delivered in mid-November and put on a 112 day test starting in January. These younger bulls will go home for the summer and will be eligible for end of test sale in March of 2023.

The manager at the Test Station is Cody Nolan, he has been with us since May 30, 2020. He can be reached on cell phone at 204-573-4006 or at the test station at 204-763-4696.

Our official name is the Manitoba Beef Cattle Performance Association. We are often referred to as the Douglas Bull Test Station or the Manitoba Bull Test Station.

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Gary D. Smith Memorial Scholarship

In 2016, after the sudden loss of Gary Smith, the Smith family began the Gary D. Smith Memorial Scholarship at the Summer Synergy Junior Show. Gary Smith was a founding member of Poplar Haven Farms, a well-known purebred Maine-Anjou operation, as well as a livestock genetics exporter. Gary operated, with his family, NuHaven Cattle Co at Pine Lake, AB raising Maine-Anjou and club calf cattle.

The Gary D. Smith Memorial Scholarship is awarded to the senior contestant with highest combined scores of beef confirmation judging, and marketing competitions. The 2021 scholarship was awarded to 21 year old Ryan Edwards of Hussar, AB. Ryan is busy helping out at Sevcik Simmental Ranch and his family operation SMRT Livestock a Simmental operation. Ryan and his siblings are very active showing and displaying their Simmental cattle.

Gary’s daughter Kelly was very pleased to meet and award Ryan with his $1000 scholarship. The Smith family was very proud to award a scholarship to an individual that truly represents the future of the industry.

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