Welcome to the second annual Common Ground Gelbvieh Bull Sale. We would like to thank all the people who made our inaugural sale last year a success. Those who browsed through our catalogue, contacted us, viewed the bulls, visited, registered to bid & purchased. Bulls went to Alberta, BC & Saskatchewan. We as a sale group are very appreciative.
As we look forward to 2023 the optimism regarding the cattle market is noteworthy. Demand for beef will be a driver as the North American cow herd begins to rebuild. We’ve also seen pastures and crops return to productive status with more normal weather patterns. As producers we can be thankful for what the future looks to hold for us.
The Common Ground breeders, Cowlick Ranch, Stonegate Farm, Unger Land & Livestock, 7T Cattle and Dayspring Cattle, have been along side fellow producers and now anticipate the next stage of the cattle cycle with them. The Common Ground breeders have many decades of experience raising cattle in the Canadian environment and know what it takes to thrive.
The Common Ground sale bulls offered for your consideration are from years of selective breeding for traits that are important to you. Included are performance bulls with optimal frame and ample muscle to add the pounds you want when you take your feeders to the market. Along with these are calving ease bulls that will give you a peace of mind during calving season. All these bulls are from a foundation of sound, fertile, docile and productive cows, mated with breed leading sires, that will produce replacement females you’ll want to keep in your herd for years to come.
We invite you to visit our farms to view the bulls and have a chat. We would like to learn what is important to you in the business of cattle. You are also invited to Olds Auction Mart March 16-17, 2023 to view the bulls. There will be some tasty treats to enjoy as you visit with fellow cattle people. Once again this year we are offering a $100 rebate for those who visit us at the farm or stop by Olds Auction Mart March 16-17 to view the bulls.
Climb in the ol’ pickup, hit the road and enjoy looking at some great bulls along with visiting down to earth cattle people.
The Crew at Common Ground
Dayspring Cattle
Dayspring Cattle is located west of the town of Sylvan Lake, AB. We are third generation farmers in Central Alberta and have raised Gelbvieh cattle since 1990. In 1998 we moved our calving to May/June with a focus on forage based genetics. This year we will again be entering our coming yearling bulls in the Olds College RFI (residual feed intake - feed efficiency) trials. Along with this we have our bulls ultrasound measured for carcass traits.
Dan & Marilyn Nielsen
Cowlick Ranch
Cowlick Ranch is located just north of Olds, AB. We have used Gelbvieh and Balancer bulls in our commercial cow calf operation for over 20 years and know first hand the benefits that Gelbvieh can add to a cattle operation. We would like to send a big thank you to Jason and Tamarra Muhlbach of Jace Cattle Company for working with us this past spring and allowing us to come and buy the majority of their herd. This was a big step for us in the seed stock industry and we are excited to build around these cows now! You’ll see some of the bulls we are offering have the JM tattoo - these bulls will have come out of the Jace Cattle program. There is a lot of optimism in the cattle industry right now, and we feel we have put together a set of bulls that are relevant to the industry’s demands. Whether you are looking for a bull to help make some phenomenal replacement heifers or just looking to add some extra pounds to your calves in the fall, we are confident we have something that can work for your cattle needs. It is a privilege to be part of the second annual Common Ground Bull Sale! You are welcome to stop by anytime to view the bulls.
Ryan & Dylana Kary & Family
Stone Gate Farm
Welcome to our 2nd addition of the Common Ground Sale. We were humbled by the support last year, and would like to once again thank each of you that helped make it such a success! This year we have on offer a stout trio of black bulls, a powerhouse red bull and a red heifer bull candidate. They are an extremely good set, as good as we have ever compiled and we welcome your appraisal. Please join us, enjoy a good visit and some camaraderie!
The Hickman Family
UNGER LAND & LIVESTOCK
We are pleased to be part of the Common Ground Gelbvieh Bull Sale this year, along with our fellow breeders. It is a great time to be in the cattle industry and even though we’re getting older, we are excited about the future.
We are located east of Olds and our focus is on cattle that are functional, high quality and that just flat out, work. We are fortunate to be working closely with Ryan and the Cowlick Ranch crew more each year, through embryo transfer, AI and strong herd bulls, producing cattle that meet the needs of the cattle industry.
Stop in anytime, call or visit us during the sale days at the auction mart. It’s always nice to talk cattle and family.
Loren & Karen Unger
7T Cattle
7T Cattle is located on the southwest side of Sylvan Lake and east of Ponoka in the Chain Lakes area. I purchased my first Gelbvieh as a 4H project and I’ve been raising Gelbvieh since. Some of the herd’s genetics still go back to my first Gelbvieh heifer. I calve in May/June and concentrate on a grass/forage based operation. For three years I have entered bulls in the Olds College RFI trial. For the last eight years all of my yearling bulls have been ultrasound tested.
CLR KNOCKOUT 38K
:: Homo Polled :: PB94
Sire Dam
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SLC SLC VIPER 7E
SLC SLC VIPER 59G ET RWG JT ZOE 2604
FLAD FLADELAND DJW CASANOVA
MISS WIND 55Z
This is the first of four bulls we will be selling from our exciting herd sire SLC Viper 59G ET. His dam is an easy fleshing cow with a beautiful udder, that comes out of a very productive cow family. This bull has that natural herd bull look to him. He is a very attractive bull with a very nice skull shape. He is thick, deep, and well muscled from front to back. To top it all off, he’s dark red with a very nice hair coat! Be sure to check this bull out on sale day.
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CLR KICKBACK 11K
CLR 11K :: 1/5/2022 :: CDGV181249 :: Homo Polled :: PC75
Sire Dam
SLC SLC VIPER 59G ET RWG JT ZOE 2604
FLAD FLADELAND DJW CASANOVA
I have really liked how this bull has developed. He’s always been on the top end for daily gains and is one of heaviest bulls in the pen. His mom is a producer here at Cowlick Ranch, and she always calves early and raises good calves. This bull will get out and cover lots of cows for you. He will be an easy keeper just like his sire.
CLR KNIGHTHAWK 49K
Sire Dam
SLC SLC VIPER 7E
SLC SLC VIPER 59G ET RWG JT ZOE 2604
Commercial Cow 59Y CE
Here is a percentage bull that was raised by a 12 year old commercial purebred black angus cow, who still has perfect feet and a beautiful udder, and she was one of the first cows to calve again this year again already! He is a very fancy, dark cherry red bull with a presence about him that is sure to catch your eye. If you are looking for a bull to sire some fancy replacement females that stay in your program for many years, this is a bull that will do that.
CLR 102K :: 2/14/2022 :: CDGV181255 :: Homo Polled :: PB94
Sire Dam
SLC SLC VIPER 7E
SLC SLC VIPER 59G ET RWG JT ZOE 2604
VCR PLD VALE TOPPER 2T ET SLC SMOKE 22X SLC SMOKE 193P
Here is another bull that comes from a very productive cow. His dam SLC Smoke 22X has raised some good calves for us over the years and did it again this year! He’s the youngest bull in our offering but is a powerful herd sire in the making. If you’re looking for a performance bull to use on some cows take a look at this one. He has a good foot, moves well and is sure to be a bull that will have some longevity as this was calf number 11 from SLC22X.
JM KADE 95K
:: CDGV180489 :: Homo Polled :: PC75
Sire Dam
RWG RIGHT COMBINATION 5506 FRSQ FOURSQUARE GIZZMO 27G
OAR MO-ROC XQUIISIT 24X
PHG CROWN ROYAL C57 JM JM FIDDY CENT 2F
KKS 157D
We have really liked this bull since early on. He is a twin but was raised as a single. He has a pretty neat pedigree as his mom is a beautiful PHG Crown Royal daughter. She’s the kind of cow that is simply a producer and can make you money in the cow business; she’s moderate and easy keeping, has awesome fertility and a beautiful udder. Another plus to JM Kade 95K is he has a pretty good set of EPDs as well. This bull is clean fronted, deep bodied, with very good length, and he carries himself on a good dark foot. He has been the best gaining bull since being weaned as well. This guys’ calves are going to be flat out good, ones anyone would be proud to have in their pastures. Mark this one down as an elite herd sire prospect.
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PERF
BW 80 lbs
ADJWW
619 lbs
ADJYW lbs
JM KANE 7K
JM 7K :: 1/9/2022 :: CDGV180433 :: Homo Polled :: BA50
Sire Dam
CONNEALY EARNAN 076E
BROOKING REAL ESTATE 6072
SOO LINE ROSE 1019
SLC MASTER PLAN 134N
JM JM GEMMA 7G
JM ZAPHIRE 75Z
CE 10.5 BW -0.9 WW 62 YW 102 MILK 15 TM 46
HOMOZYGOUS BLACK
Here is the first of three black balancer bulls that come out of the Jace Cattle program. This guy is sure to catch your eye in the pen. He’s very deep bodied and has a massive rib. If you are looking for a bull that converts calve ease into big weaning weights and excellent growth on feed be sure to look at this guy. He’s homo polled and homo black.
JM KING 8K
Sire Dam
This guy is the definition of beef bull! He is a percentage bull sired by WFL Westcott 24C. He has a 94lb birth weight with a 810lb weaning weight. We were very close to keeping this guy back to use on our commercial cows because we know he’s the type that will work in the beef industry. When you look at this bull it’s hard to find faults; just a very well put together bull. He is a soggy, wide topped bull with a great hind quarter, and he carries all this on a very good foot.
JM
KELSO 10K
Sire Dam
Here’s another really good cow bull option in the offering. This guy keeps getting better as he develops! He comes from another productive cow family out of Jace Cattle. One has to appreciate the frame size and powerful look this bull has. His calves will not disappoint.
Sire Dam
HOMOZYGOUS BLACK
DECISION 5’17
EDITION 423Z
JM Keenan is super deep bodied, wide topped, because he is so naturally thick you’ll know you’re getting an easy keeper with this guy. His dam is a beautiful cow that we are excited to have in our herd now. This type of bull excites me; when you can get calving ease with performance, that’s what works best in this cattle business. I can’t wait to see a calf crop from JM Keenan.
Sire Dam
JM KANYE 20K
BAR-E-L NATURAL LAW 52Y PM EXECUTIVE DECISION 5’17
PM BLOSSOM 124’13
JOE THIRD EDITION 423Z JM
DANICA 20D JM ADELLE 102A
HOMOZYGOUS BLACK
Here’s our final black bull we have on offer. Another black balancer bull sired by PM Executive Decision as well. His mom is a very moderate cow with a beautiful udder and she can raise the good ones that wean off with phenomenal weights. JM Kayne had a 84lb birthweight and had an actual weaning weight of 831lbs. Those are pretty good growth numbers and he’s maintained that type of growth on feed! This guy was a stand out all summer on the pasture and will continue to catch your eye even now when you look through the bull pen.
JM KINGS GINGER 56K
Sire Dam
GHGF LONE STAR D027
MCCA GUNNER 947G
MCCA CLEMENTINE 5147C
DL BIG DEAL 35B
94A
Here is a unique bull in the group; he’s sired by MCCA Gunner 947G. This bull has very good muscle expression and one really has to appreciate his bone structure. Anyone would be happy with the weaning weights and extra performance that this bull will throw on his calves, all while still getting calving ease. He moves well, he’ll be able to cover a lot of cows, and will be a very impressive looking mature bull.
JM KRAAKEN 94K
JM 94K :: 1/1/2022 :: CDGV180416 :: Polled :: PB94
PERF BW 82 lbs
ADJWW 690 lbs
ADJYW lbs
Sire Dam
SLC FREEDOM 178F ET
SLC MERV 12N
SLC HICKORY GOAL 272K
WDE DAVIDSON INCREDIBLE 11X
JM AMBER 94A
DF JULIE ROBERTS 33R
CE 12.5 BW 0.2 WW 64 YW 88 MILK 25 TM 58
Here is a very neat bull who is sired by SLC Merv 12N. On the dam side he comes from JM 94A, a very productive female for Jace Cattle. She has produced many awesome females including the likes of JM Cherry Bomb 9C, a donor cow for us now, who is actually a full sibling to this bull. This bull is super long made. He weaned off his mom as the heaviest bull in the group at 843 pounds and is still one of the heaviest in the pen. If you are looking for a bull to add some length and make those steers that pound down the scale, or if you are looking for a bull that will make you awesome replacement type females, make sure to take a look at this guy.
Sire Dam
Here is our guarantee sleep all night heifer bull that we are offering for sale. This guy is a fancy and clean fronted dark red bull that was raised by a first calf heifer. He is sired by SLC Peaky Blinders, the National Champion Balancer Bull. This bull is very moderate and will probably be a bull you can use on heifers for his whole life. He’ll give you calving ease but will still give you good growth in his calves. If you are looking to add that dark red to your calves this guy will do that as well.
STON KEVLAR 20K
:: 3/9/2022 :: CDGV181651 :: Polled :: PB94
Sire Dam
KGJ HIGHLINE 8197F SLC
ROADIE 137C
STON RED MAIDEN 32G
A well balanced, great haired, dark red heifer bull who stems from a powerful cow family. Kevlar 20K is backed by a productive cow family with longevity, who are bigger bodied than most! The udder structure on both sides of his pedigree is high end and consistent. Look for Kevlar to contribute mid point performance, add hair and make calving heifers less stressful.
STON KINGDOM 17K
STON 17K :: 3/2/2022 :: CDGV181660 :: Polled :: PC88
Sire Dam
JRI HOSS 293A43
JRI GUNG HO 282C51
JRI MS FRANKIE 282R11
SLC SLC ROADIE 136C
STON STON LINDA 29F
17A
Kingdom is an impressive performance orientated bull. As weight continues to pay the bills, you can rest assured this genetic background will more than pull the cart! Gung Ho has proven to be a consistent performance sire of quality cattle. The growth rate you can see in Kingdom isn’t by chance, and he will definitely pass this to the next generation. His mother is a member of our Linda tribe, and has certainly proven her worth is a short time.
STON KING KONG 5K
5K :: 1/26/2022 :: CDGV181652 :: Homo Polled :: PC88
Sire Dam
PCCI MR TITLELIST 1169Y
STON BLACK PYTHON 47B
SLC ROYAL GIRL 28X
FRL FIR RIVER STAMKOS 879A VV VV RED DEBBIE 32D
DEBBIE 62A
King Kong is a definite herdbull prospect with a tremendous amount of balance and presence. Soft sided, thick hair coat, and all of the desired profitable traits wrapped together. A tremendous mother, and model cow family that will ensure maternal traits and performance are strengthened for future generations. If you need steers that will weigh up, and heifers the neighbors will be jealous of this is your guy.
STON KEVIN 14K ET
STON 14K :: 1/25/2022 :: UNGV181661 :: Homo Polled :: PC88
Sire Dam
PCCI MR TITLELIST 1169Y
STON BLACK PYTHON 47B
SLC ROYAL GIRL 28X
VV ZAKE 114Z
AWB TWIN VIEW GAYLE 78E ET SA BIRCH’S GAYLE 48Z
Kevin is one of the thickest bulls we have ever produced. He is an embryo calf resulting from a flush we bought from the good folks at Twin View Livestock and it is proving to be one of the best decisions we have made. When we saw this flush lot offered, it was almost as certain as when I met my wife, some things you just know. His mother is a model cow no matter the Color or breed. His maternal grandsire stems from the same cow family as our 5K and 15K bulls. Do your self a favour, come see him in person and let us know what you think. You won’t be disappointed, and dinner is on us!!
STON BOONE 15K
STON 15K :: 2/27/2022 :: CDGV179791 :: Homo Polled :: PC88 PERF
ADJWW 872 lbs
ADJYW lbs
Sire Dam
PCCI MR TITLELIST 1169Y
STON BLACK PYTHON 47B
SLC ROYAL GIRL 28X
VV ZAKE 114Z
STON STON MISS PARADEE 13D
STON MISS PARADEE 64R
Boone 15K was named appropriately, we just knew he was going to be good and make a difference. Boone was the bull this year that we campaigned on the show road. From the Canadian Junior Gelbvieh show, Farmfair International, and the Gelbvieh Bull Futurity, he had success at every step. His mother is as good as you will find, and stems from a very old, proven and profitable cow family. There simply is no guesswork here, he will make beautiful females and calves that perform as well as they look! If possible, we would like to collect semen for our own in herd use. Also, we have used an older brother. To say we are confident in his abilities, would be an understatement.
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ULL KASH 42K ET
Sire Dam
This is a great haired, thick-butted, meat machine out of the EC sire, who has produced many outstanding progeny in Canada and the US. With a weaning weight of 842lbs, this guy really packs a punch. His FRL dam has many great offspring, including the Dragon 104D bull that sold for $30K, who is a highly used bull in the Gelbvieh breed right now. Use 42K’s genetics and add “Kash” flow to your cow herd.
ULL JAXX 5J
:: Homo Polled :: PB94
Sire Dam
Designed to be a great heifer bull, 5J is homo polled, moderate framed and good footed. Dam 121G is a nice uddered young cow who calved this year with a beautiful heifer calf. Sire HDG Quinn 31G has given us calve-ease, yet enough growth and ample bone structure to make really exceptional cattle. Quinn is also a maternal brother to the record high selling Finnigan bull from the Hillsdown program. ULL 5J travels exceptionally well and will cover your pasture of heifers easily.
AJN RED ROCK 4J
Sire Dam
Red Rock is out of a first calf heifer with a 79lb birthweight. He is a docile, thick muscled bull. AJN 4J combines calving ease with performance. January 14, 2023 weight: 1543 lbs
Sire Dam
AJN ROCK 9J
FLAD FLADELAND DJW ROCKM SOCKM
3Y
AJN Rock 9J is a smooth made homo polled bull. With a birth weight of 72 lbs, calving ease of 17.4 and a BW EPD of -0.2 AJN 9J will be an easy calving bull suitable for heifers. He is out AJN 3B, a cow who attracts much attention. His full brother sold in last years sale. January 14, 2023 weight: 1394 lbs
AJN ROCK 11J
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Sire Dam
:: Polled :: PC75
FLAD FLADELAND DJW ROCKM SOCKM
AJN 11J is a dark red bull with excellent feet. He is out of a cow who consistently has well structured calves. 11J will make a great cow bull, you will want to retain his heifers January 14, 2023 weight: 1504 lbs
DSP RED ROCK 10J
10J :: 5/28/2021 :: CDGV177261 :: Homo Polled :: PC88
Sire Dam
GCC CLETUS 20C
GCC EXPRESS 38E
GCC RIBBON 53A
DSP DSP ROCK 3C DSP RED BLEND 2F DSP DSP BLEND 6C
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DSP 10J is our calving ease offering for 2023. He was unassisted out of a beautiful dark red three year old with a near perfect udder. With a birth weight of 85 lbs, a birth weight EPD of -0.8 and a calving ease EPD of +16, we think this smooth made bull with a compact frame would be a consideration for heifers. Last years full brother went to MC Ranch LP, Cold Lake, AB. January 14, 2023 weight: 1456 lbs
COMMON GROUND BULL SALE ONLINE SALE ONLINE REGISTRATION AND BIDDING INSTRUCTIONS
First time registrants: Go to www.oldsauction.com/Rosehill-live to create your online account. It is simple and straightforward, however if you require assistance, please don’t hesitate to reach out to any of the contacts below! If you need help with Rosehill Live Timed Online Auction system, need help creating an account, need help bidding, or just want to bid over the phone, please contact our team! We are here to make this online experience simple and positive for you.
We highly recommend you click on and view the step by step instructions that show and explain how the online sale process works. You won’t find a site easier to use!
For the Timed Online Auctions, all new & existing users will have to provide a Credit/Debit Card when registering for the first time or Requesting to Bid in an upcoming Auction. This card will not be charged for purchases made but will be charged $1 (in US Funds) to verify your account & to prevent false registrations.
How to bid: To bid on an animal in the Common Ground Bull Sale, simply open the auction site and log into the sale using your email and password. Make sure to click on “request to bid” and then simply hit the bid button on your preferred lot.
HELPFUL HINTS
• Bulls will sell in a published sale order, with individual sequential closing times. This means you will not spend extra time waiting for the sale to end.
• Sign up for bid status updates via text and/or email.
• At closing, there is extended bidding with a two-minute countdown per lot.
• Use your “watch list” to monitor interested lots and bid on lots.
• Find your best available internet connection and cell phone service.
• Do not wait until the final seconds to bid.
• Use the “Max Bid” feature. This will automatically increase your bid by set increments until your maximum amount has been reached.
Bidding Close and Follow Up: Sale close out will begin at 7 PM and close out as per sale order. Following the competition of the sale, a member of the Common Ground Bull Sale/Rosehill Auction team will contact you to arrange your desired method of payment. Options include E transfer, cheque, cash, debit, direct deposit, or credit card. Your credit card on file will NOT be automatically processed for any purchases.
We encourage you to update your info under account setting & add your cell phone number, so you receive a text when you are out bid. Refresh your Screen Frequently to ensure you are seeing up to date information. Note that especially on cell phones & tablets, what you are seeing on the screen may not be what is actually happening on the sale. Some devices do not refresh therefore causing misleading results. Please refresh frequently."
Contact any of the Common Ground crew if you have any questions or concerns:
Dan 403.396.0269
Adam 403.588.9281
Darrell 780.581.4510
Loren 403.994.1211
Ryan 403.556.5508
Rosehill Auction Team
Tyler 403.507.1782
Patrick 403.559.7202
info@oldsauction.com
GUARANTEE
All bulls sell under the standard terms and conditions set forth by the Canadian Gelbvieh Association. All cattle sell with appropriate health requirements, current vaccinations and a current satisfactory breeding soundness exam. Bulls returning to the consignors farm must be insured. We stand behind the bulls we sell, if a bull fails to be a satisfactory breeder or unable to physically service cows or heifers we require him returned to us, and we will replace him with one of equal value or with a full credit minus salvage value in next year’s sale.
DELIVERY
Free delivery in a 300 KM radius and a shared cost to central points past 300 km, we will try our very best to deliver them right to your yard. Delivery date is at the seller’s convenience prior to May 1, and bulls staying after May 1 will be kept for the cost of current feed charges.
WELCOME U.S. BUYERS
The U.S Exchange rate will be announced prior to the sale. Common Ground consignors will assist with all necessary health testing, vet examinations, paperwork and obtaining your state permits associated to export your animals.
INSURANCE
Jill Wildman 780.305.1146
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MARCH 16-17,
2023
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