Welcome to Golden Opportunities
Sale Day Contacts
Tom McNeely
Lisa Paget
780-679-7220
403-820-4534
Mark Shologan, DLMS 780-699-5082
Sale Day Information
Hosted online on DLMS Farmgate Timed Auction
Bidding Opens February 15 | 9:00 AM MST
Bidding Closes February 16 | 6:00 PM MST
Welcome to Golden Oaks Golden Opportunities Frozen Genetic Sale Vol. II.
On offer are some exciting Angus and Hereford embryos, semen and the right to flush none other than Golden Oak Magnolia 2D! It’s a very exciting time to be in the cattle industry and we truly believe the genetics we have on offer provide an overall mix of proven genetics that will enhance any program.
This is the first year for Golden Oak Preacher 333L calves and we are extremely happy with the calves hitting the ground; lots of hair, vigour, moderate birth weights and you can quickly see the top and hip they have in them. Golden Oak Hollywood 210K gave us our first calf crop in 2024 and his calves did not disappoint. His progeny sold very well in our December sale and we will continue to use him on both heifers and cows moving forward.
On the Hereford side, Ice Box and Amsterdam lead the way and continue to impress us with birth weight, colour and vigour. The Ice Box females are now in production and they have beautiful udders and are great moms.
We feel it’s extremely important to build a herd around a cow family and feel you can buy with confidence in that.
If you have any questions about any of the offering, please don’t hesitate to contact either of us.
Tom and Lisa
How to Bid On Farmgate Timed Auctions
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After the clock has gone to “ENDED” and no bidding has occurred for 5 min the computer will declare the sale finished. Following the close typically within 24 hours of the sale close the sale consignor will contact all winning bidders to arrange payment, transfer of pedigrees and delivery/Pick up of your lot. Or as the winning bidding you can contact the sale consignor / sale manager to confirm payment instructions.
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GO Magnolia 2D is a Harvestor out of 143K, Natural Law’s mom. GO 2D is the type of power cow that we are striving to breed at Golden Oak. She is moderate, very tanky, good-uddered, and has a big foot under her. 2D is one of those cows that goes the extra mile raising her calves. Her production is only really getting started. She is the dam of our high selling GO Preacher 333L bull who we sold half interest to Westway Farms for $70,000.00 and GO Krakow 330L bull who we sold to LT Ranches for $30,000.00 both in 2023 sale. This year’s sale features another top bull calf of 2D’s, GO Area Code 403M sold to LLB & MJT for $41,000. Her feature heifer calf choice lot of Preacher’s full sisters, 435M sold to Murray Ranching for $47,500. 2D is a herd matriarch in the making here at Golden Oak. Thanks to Blairs & Allison’s for purchasing flushes in 2023 & 2024 Cattle in the Snow sales.
1 IVF cycle in Feb 2025 with a guarantee of Min 6 eggs No cap
Right to IVF Flush
GOLDEN OAK Magnolia ET 2D
3 emrbyos from our new and exciting herdsire KR Incentive 3052 who offers an outcross pedigree for our program. The dam & granddam are why we are so excited about the future of 3052. He is a full brother to the high selling bull in the Krebs Ranch 2024 sale.
CAN & USA Qualified, Stored ay DRI
Guaranteeing 1
3 embryos from Woodhill Revival an exciting new bull who offers a little different twist for us. We are happy with calves we have from him and are very excited about this mating.
CAN & USA Qualified, Stored ay DRI
Guaranteeing
Erica 267F was our Lot 1 in Cattle in the Snow Vol III and sold for $67,500 for 1/2 interest to Yeguada El Tres from Mexico. She’s a direct daughter of one of the most famous cows in the Angus breed, Erica 74A. Her first bull calf is a herdsire at one of the top cowherds in Canada, Everblack Angus and LT Ranch purchased her heifer calf out of 2023 sale for $30,000. 267F is as deep bodied as they come with a great disposition that she passes on to all of her calves. This cow has the ability to change the direction of a cowherd.
79F Toots is the mother of our $55,000 Lead off bred that sold to Merit Cattle co in 2024 and $28,000 Lead off bred that sold to Loval & Straw. Both breds have turned into beautiful cows. 79F has also sold a feature bull calf to Rafter 17 for $15,000 in our sale. We have half dozen calves on the ground by this exact mating and are extremely excited.
CAN Qualified, Stored at DRI
| Sire of Embryos
4 a-g
Selling 4 Packs of 5 Doses Selling 3 Packs of 10 Doses
Bar- E-L Warrior is a bull we are extremely excited about and his future role building our cowherd. He adds muscle shape, hair and a very good foot. Both his dam and grandam are the type of cows you build a cowherd around. His calves were very well accepted in our 2024 sale. Feature bull calf sold for $20,000 to Chapman Cattle Co and another son for $10,000 to Bar EL. A heifer calf sold for $15,000 to Sage Grass. If you need to add some punch in your calves and want one backed by a superior cow family, Warrior checks the boxes. This is the first Warrior semen to be offered.
Owned with Chapman Cattle Co. CAN Qualified, Stored at Alta
Golden Oak Hollywood is a past high seller for $45,000 to Pine Coulee & Koupal Angus and we couldn’t be happier with his first calf crop. They are lower birth weight and have a great look. The 90E cow behind this bull adds that little extra shape and growth. Hollywood will be used in our program even heavier this year. This year we sold semen in Cattle in the Snow that averaged $330 a dose.
Owned with Pine Coulee & Koupal Angus
Qualified, Stored at Alta
Selling 10 Packs of 5 Doses
Icebox was the second high selling bull Glenlees and Golden Oak Livestock bought out of the Sandhills bull sale. He is a moderate framed bull with a powerful hip and hind leg. He adds length of body and pigment into his offspring consistently. His first sons offered in sales were very well received and his daughters are gaining momentum. We are highly anticipating calving them out this spring for the first time. Take note…. he has a very balanced EPD profile with high carcass data!
Owned with Glenlees Farm CAN Qualified, Stored at Alta
Selling 5 Packs of 5 Doses
Selling 5 Packs of 10 Doses
Churchill Amsterdam was our pick from the 2023 Churchill Bull sale. We wanted a bull that would add some colour and maternal traits. When you analyze his offspring you can see the maternal look and beautiful teat placement on his daughters. You know right away by the goggles and dark marking on his calves. As a bonus Amsterdam has quickly become our go to heifer bull.
CAN Qualified, Stored at Alta
Selling 4 Packs of 5 Doses
Golden Oak Gangster 245K was our leadoff Hereford bull in our 2023 Cattle in the Snow sale who sold to JK Fraser for $40,000. His first calves have style and shape. They come low birth weight and have pigment. Being out of Haroldson’s Royal, you know they will have beautiful udders. A great option to use a proven bull with a stacked pedigree. CAN Qualified, Stored at Alta
Donation Lot
26G is our cornerstone donor cow out of Nellie 71D, Hereford Miss World 2017, and going back to our foundation cow Nellie 528N. She has sold over $85,000 in progeny in the last 2 Cattle in the Snow sales. It has been very exciting watching her progeny excel at their new homes. She is big ribbed, solid red and has good pigment. We are very excited to donate the entire proceeds of this lot to Canadian Hereford Juniors & Bonanza 2025 held right here in Olds.
1 IVF cycle ready to go Feb 2025 min 6 embryo’s No cap
Right to IVF Flush
BLAIR’S 156C Nellie 26G
Icebox crossed with 26G is a very exciting mating that we had planned since Icebox arrived. With Icebox’s muscle pattern and length, we think it will be a great match with 26G, power and depth. These are the types of matings that can fast track a program.
CAN Qualified, Stored at DRI
Sherman is one of the new and exciting carcass bulls with some power. His dark colour and pigment should create a very attractive and marketable offspring.
CAN & USA Qualified, Stored at DRI
111E was our pick out of the Phantom Creek dispersal and went right into our donor program. She was our feature cow in this year’s Cattle in the Snow sale and sold to McLennan Creek & DJD Herefords of BC. We have a large embryo bank and a daughter who will take her place. This cow works with almost every mating we have done. The first mating by GHC C5 Attention 155E has already produced a $12,000 heifer calf that sold to Sky Virtue. The High Country calves are in high demand so this mating could produce her next herdsire.
PCL 49Y Dahlila 111E
1C has had a big impact on our program and produced over $100,000 in progeny in the past couple Cattle in the Snow sales. The $45,000 two-year-old, GO 4H is being flushed at McLennan Creek & DjD with some exciting Sherman calves hitting the ground. Her grandson Gangster 245K was the $40,000 bull for JK Fraser and the first calves are very exciting and he has semen selling in this years sale on him. 1C daughters continue to rise to the top in our herd. Each mating offers a unique genetic package.
GO 4H | Daughter of 1C
40X is a cow we purchased out of the Iron Lakes dispersal who is the mother of the Bentley bull and is starting to show up in a lot of pedigrees. She is a deep soggy powerful cow with an excellent foot. She also produced our high selling Hereford female in this year’s sale to Scott Young for $19,000. We have a limited embryos left to sell. Historic daughters are making great cows.
MCH 16L | Full Sister to Embryos Selling 1 Pack of 3 Embryos
A real productive cow with a beautiful udder that just gets it done year after year. Her two year old daughter pictured was a sale feature and is example of her production. An exciting mating that will elevate any program.
Guaranteeing 1 pregnancy if put in by certified vet