Lot: 25-12-C bred cows in December (forward sale)

Type: Bred cows

Number of head: 90-100 head

Allowable lot sizes: 40 head

Allowable sort: 2% sort

Location: Holden, Ab.

Age: 7 C's.6 D's,7 E's, 13-18 F's,12 G's,16 H's,18 J's,21 K's, and could possibly include about 10 L's (numbers will vary slightly depending on preg test results, 90 bred cows will be offered from 115 cows total today)

Breed: Angus, Angus/Simm, Charolais/Angus in the K’s

Colour: 5 BBF, 72 BLK, 2 BWF,1 GWF, 3 RBF, 8 RED, 2 RWF, 6 SLV (K's), 1 TAN

Purebred or Commercial?: Commercial

Calving dates: Bulls will go out June 12 on 35 Head (March 21 start date). June 27 to July 1 on the Rest (April 5-10 start date). Bulls will be pulled by Aug 25

Breeding info: 3 Charolais bulls, (2 were purchased from Highway 21 Group and are feed effeciency tested bulls). 3 red Simmental Bulls and 1 BLK Simmental. and 1 Angus. I usually keep my replacement heifers from either the Simmental or Angus bulls. Bulls are always pulled by Aug 25.

Approximate weight: 1100-1400 lbs

Condition: Range condition 3 BCS

Home raised? 80% home raised

Disposition: Relatively tame

Vaccination program: Cows vaccinated in the spring with Cattlemaster 4 and 8 way. Calves vaccinated spring and fall with Bovashield Oneshot and 7Way with Somugen, Ivomec on everthing in the fall at preg testing/ weaning

Delivery date: December 5, 2025. Preg tested, guaranteed tested pregnant by vet

Delivery location: FOB ranch at Holden, Ab.

Will seller carry them longer?: Could winter them, but not calve them.

Feeding program: Cows are swath/stubble/bale grazed on electric fence from Nov 1 to approximately Mar 1. Then fed a silage/grain ration with alfalfa hay and barley straw from Mar 1 to June 1. Put on stored grass pasture during calving, and pairs are moved as they calve to fresh stored grass pasture. Every 2 weeks pairs are moved to fresh stored grass pasture.

Price: $4500 Cdn

Details: Cattle need to be hardy enough to survive cold snaps in winter on swath/bale grazing. If cold snap lasts longer than a week some supplemental grain is provided. Cattle are rotationly grazed on pasture all summer( some pastures have alfalfa in them) with the help of a few electric wires, a few buckets of grain are always brought as extra enticement to help move them across the road. Catching them in a corral in the corner of a pasture is usually fairly easily accomplished as most cattle are in groups of less than 25 head and come running at the sound of a Dodge cummins with a few buckets of grain in the back. Free choice mineral and salt are provided in feeders all year long. The last couple of years I switched to a special breeder mineral from May 1 to Aug 25.