Black Gold Simmentals Bull & Female Sale 2024 :: SALE RESULTS

On behalf of all of us here at Black Gold Simmental, we would like to welcome you to our annual bull and female sale. We would like to thank you for the interest in our program, and taking the time to go through our catalog. This coming sale will be our third bull sale hosted at the farm, although we have been selling bulls for 25+ years and this is something that we are very passionate about. Each year we are overwhelmed with the support of new and existing customers, and we are always doing everything we can to advance our program and produce the highest quality product for you, our valued customers.

The last three months have been quite something, with an extremely mild fall and early part of winter, to a short lived cold spell that presented us with some of the coldest temperatures we have ever seen. But we really cannot complain, as we have never bedded or fed as little as we did in the last sixty days of 2023. The mild temperatures and no snow allowed us to keep our bulls in larger areas a lot later than we have been able to in the past. It was a different site seeing our bulls climb the hills and explore 80 acres of bare ground during the Christmas season, but we sure enjoyed it. The mild temperatures also made it easier for us to get around and attend all the fall shows and exhibit the best of our breeding program. We were honored this year to have both the Supreme Champion Yearling Heifer in the First Lady Classic and Supreme Champion Female in the CN Beef Supreme at Agribition.

Our offering for 2024 is our largest to date, and possibly the most consistent all the way through. In our fullblood division, the majority of the bulls are sired by NAC Battle Cry 4F and SBV Reputation 707F. The old saying “if it’s not broke don’t fix it” seems fitting here, as these two sires consistently crank out quality progeny for us and offer breeding versatility on both cows and heifers. In saying that, our 138L Battle Cry son would be one of our favorite Battle Cry progeny we have ever produced, and the first fullblood bull to make our show string in quite some time. The Reputation sons are very deep with several features and quality bulls in this group, and one homozygous polled powerhouse, 14L. On our purebred side we offer some very new and outcross genetics with a few new herdsires. WFL Mountain View 4J has a rookie calf crop of bulls that are unlike any sire group we have ever had in our red/black division. Being mostly off heifers, he sires a group of sons that are so consistent in quality, colour, structure, fleshing ability, and hair.

KWA Holyfield 96J brings a smaller sire group for his rookie year, but one red baldy son sure has impressed us this year and is among the best we have ever raised. A handful of feature black bulls are sired by the $230 000 KCC1 Countertime and $150 000 RF Caliber 014G. All of these bulls are backed by some of our best donors like KDP Miss Hoya Hayleigh, RF Certainly Flirtin 532C, Black Gold Ms Ava 125F, and IRCC Foxtrot 862F.

Each year an extensive AI and ET program allows us to source some of the best genetics available. This also allows us to move our program in the right direction at a more rapid pace, and we enjoy seeing the influence made by some of our best donor cows in just a single year. We also take purchasing herd bulls very seriously, and often do everything possible to ensure that we are buying the best available, that are backed by the right kind of cows. We strive to produce cattle that don’t just excel in a single trait, but rather have a balanced set of quality traits throughout.

We work extensively with Ryley and the entire team at Bullseye Feeds to develop our bulls. Our bulls are fed a high roughage TMR ration from weaning on, with the goal of developing them slowly with longevity in mind. Our cowherd is also on a full mineral program year round, as nutrition is something we pay close attention to and always put emphasis on. We guarantee that these bulls are structurally sound and have passed a semen test by a licensed veterinarian, unless otherwise stated in our supplement sheet prior to sale.

Once again, we would like to thank all of our past, current, and future customers for their support in our program. We are proud of the set of bulls we have to offer, and encourage anyone to come out and have a look through them prior to, or on March 9th. There is always someone around to take you for a tour. We are passionate about the cattle industry, and enjoy talking anything cattle so please feel free to reach out with any questions.

-The Noble’s

Randy, Vanessa, Ryley & Toby

Neil, Gail, Jeff & Family

SALEINFORMATION

SALE DAY CONTACTS

RANDY NOBLE 306-821-0113

TOBY NOBLE 306-821-2071

RYLEY NOBLE 780-52 2-8385

NEIL NOBLE 780-808-9082

JEFF NOBLE 306-821-4383

BOHRSON MARKETING SERVICES

SCOTT BOHRSON 403-370-3010

TAYLOR RICHARDS 306-821-4169

JAXON PAYNE 306-830-0456

NATE MARIN 306-869-7130

AUCTIONEER

DAN SKEELS 403-783-1217

RINGMEN

TAYLOR RICHARDS 306-821-4169

JAXON PAYNE 306-830-0456

NATE MARIN 306-869-7130

SALE CONSULTANTS

JIM PULYK 780-787-0646

SHANNON EATON 780-872-9375

BOUCHARD LIVESTOCK INTERNATIONAL

BRIAN BOUCHARD 403-813-7999

INSURANCE

CANADIAN FARM INSURANCE

JILL WILDMAN 780-305-1146

All bulls remaining on the farm after April 1st will require insurance.

ONLINE BIDDING DLMS

MARK SHOLOGAN 780-699-5083

CATALGUE DESIGN

BOHRSON MARKETING SERVICES

WWW.BOHRSON.COM

VOLUME DISCOUNTS

2 Bulls

3 Bulls

4 Bulls

5 Bulls

6 Bulls

7 Bulls

8 Bulls

FINANCING

Please call anyone of us for more information on our Financing Program!

DELIVERY

Free Delivery Options Within Western Canada

OPTION A- If the purchaser can take their bulls before the first of April, we will take $100 off the purchase price. We will still help with delivery of the bulls.

Option B- At the purchasers request, bulls are able to remain at the farm free of cost. We will work with the purchasers to the best of our ability to get their bulls delivered to them approximately when they’re wanting them. All we ask is that bulls remaining at the farm after April 1st are insured. We will help with the delivery of purebred heifers as soon as we can after the sale.

USA CUSTOMERS

We will announce the exchange rate the morning of the sale, and help with the testing needed for export at our expense. We are willing to work with the purchaser to arrange trucking for their purchases.

IN-HERD SEMEN INTEREST

We reserve the right to collect semen on any bull sold in the sale for in-herd use only, at our expense and the buyers convenience.

TERMS & CONDITIONS

Cattle will sell under the standard terms and conditions set out by the Canadian Simmental Association.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

FRIDAY MARCH 8

BULLS AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING 10 AM - 5 PM

OPEN BAR & APPETIZERS 6 PM

S ATURDAY MARCH 9

BULLS AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING 9 AM

STEAK LUNCH 12 PM

SALE 1 PM

WELCOMEFROM BOHRSON

The Noble Family of Black Gold Simmental have gone over and beyond breeding and assembling their 2024 Bull and Female offering. The same great quality you have known to get from the BGS operation and then some would best describe their largest and most consistent set of Simmental cattle available to the public. After a record “banner” year that saw the Black Gold crew and their partners capture the Supreme First Lady Classic and CN Beef Supreme Champion Female Title at Canadian Western Agribition, they have certainly followed it up with this outstanding set of bulls and impressive set of open heifers. We are proud to welcome you on behalf of the entire Black Gold Family and all of us from Bohrson Marketing to this years edition.

The bread and butter of the operation has always been the Fullblood cattle and this years set of bulls in this division are as cookie cutter in type and kind as anywhere you will see. The BGS “mold” or “kind” is made up in 3 simple words. Colour, hair and structure are at the most importance when they source their fullblood cattle and as you analyze the stout set of Battle Cry, Reutation, Cargo and 48H sons, you will quickly see they are all rich in haricots, pigment and phenotype. Use these bulls to add some pounds and performance to your calf crop without sacrificing the maternal characteristics the Noble family have worked so hard to breed into their cattle.

The Purebred, red and black bulls on offer are as intriguing and deep in quality as we have ever seen them put together. The rookie calf crops off of big time acquisitions such as WFL Mountainview 4J and KWA Holyfield 96J have blown through the doors of expectation and offer new blood to those of you that have been buying your red and black bulls here for some time. The big time donor females the Nobles have in their possession are well represented with an array of impressive sons by Hoya Hayleigh, Certainly Flirtin 532C, Foxtrot 862F as well as HLTS Sammie after their purchase of her entire embryo bank in 2022. These bulls in this section of the catalogue offer so much maternal richness and are the type of bulls to utilize to cash in on those sought after replacement females and are also bred with performance so their sons will absolutely crush the scales down when it comes time to sell your steers.

The open replacement heifers on offer are always an exciting part of this great sale. They are your opportunity to get in early on a BGS female and breed them how you want and do whatever you want with them. They are a female example of all the popular sires represented in the bull portion of the catalogue and give you a strong indication of what they can do that way. They also stem from some of the most profitable and predictable cow families that work here and when you start seeing cow family names such as Kannanaskis, Krystal, Wynonna, Krackle and Kali to name a few, it truly is a whose who when it comes to the cow power at Black Gold.

We could write a book on the accomplishments of this breeding program from their well established bull sale with many loyal and repeat customers, to their industry leading fall female sale that has proven to be one of the most influential on the breed, to their dominating awards received in the show ring, but perhaps their greatest accomplishment is their strong family values and integrity. This large family operation is full of folks that are down to earth, honest and the kind you want to do business with and we encourage you to make plans and join us for their annual Bull & Female Sale on March 9th at the farm. The combination of Simmental seedstock, the people and the hospitality make this an environment you want to be apart of. Give ay of the crew at BG a call to come and view the cattle before hand, they would be pleased to tour you through and visit about the cattle. If any of us listed from BMS can be of any assistance, please don’t hesitate to call, we are proud to have a close working relationship with the Nobles and know their program and the cattle avail very well. We would be excited to help you in sourcing your next purchases.

Best Regards,

-The Bohrson Marketing Team

SCOTT BOHRSON

RILEY BOHRSON

TAYLOR RICHARDS

MARTIN BOHRSONROB VOICE

JAXON PAYNENATE MARIN

CODY HANEYDARRYL SNIDER

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Battle

Once again we initiate the offering with one of the best walking herd bulls we have had here. It doesn’t matter if it’s for use on heifers, cows, or donors, Battle Cry doesn’t seem to miss. We are now calving several Battle Cry daughters, and we are very impressed with the udder quality of these females. Battle Cry himself is one of the most impressive mature bulls in our battery, with awesome feet, incredible dark red colour, and a powerful yet smooth phenotype. We are excited once again to leadoff our spring sale with this sire group.

$8,500 Mark Ferguson

1 BLACK GOLD Battle Cry 149L

POLLED P1447607CLNO 149LJAN 24, 2023

NON-DILUTOR, SCURRED. We initiate this year’s catalog with a Battle Cry son that we feel does a lot right. Dark red, lots of pigment and thick hair, and off a top end Reputation x Bryck first calver. We always brag about how high we are on our Bryck daughters and his ability to improve udders, but the same can be said for Reputation. We have calved two years of Reputation daughters now and they are easy to pick out and the kind we look forward to building around. 222J goes back to 51X who was a cornerstone female here for ten years, and put a son in the powerful herd bull battery of Rendezvous Farms and a $30 000 daughter through The Evolution in the fall.

BLACK

BLACK

same cow family AS LOT 1

same cow family AS LOT 1

$7

,000 Lilian River Ranch

BEE

MI MS DALLAS 39D

FGAF PASSPORT 125B

FGAF KANANASKIS 945Z

3

BEE BATTLE CRY 282B

MI MS DALLAS 39D

$6,500 Kulyk

Simmentals

FGAF PASSPORT 125B

FGAF KANANASKIS 945Z

NON-DILUTOR’S. It’s not very often that we will keep two twin bulls around and target them for our bull sale, but these two always impressed us so we decided to give them a shot. We are sure happy we did as these are two moderate framed, big bodied, large scrotalled, good footed herd bulls in the making, who rank in the top 20% for calving ease. 91D came from the famed Gagnon program in Quebec, and stems from one of the most potent cow families in the entire breed, the Kananaskis family. She is an awesome footed, big bodied, easy doing female who we look forward to calving out each year. In 2021, her feature son was sold to Simon and Rose Bodurka of Vermilion.

FGAF kananaskis 091d

DAM OF LOT 2 & 3

$28,000 Springhill Ranching and Little Willow Creek Ranch

4 BLACK GOLD Battle Cry 138L

NON-DILUTOR. There is no doubt that 138L has been a favorite around here for quite some time, and for us it comes as no surprise when you study his pedigree. The Battle Cry x Stuey combination is something we have done over and over here and with great success. Two bulls that throw so much blood red colour, great temperaments, foot quality, and just overall phenotype, we think 138L carries all of these traits and more. He’s long bodied, smooth made, and flexible, but remains powerful in his muscle pattern and body shape. It’s been quite a few years since we have shown a fullblood bull, but 138L made the trip to Agribition with us and ended up second in class against a tough group of red and black bulls. We have four maternal sisters retained in our herd to 138L and a great looking, polled full sister born here in 2024. 54E is a cow that offers extra frame and length with a good udder underneath her. 138L is exactly the kind of bull that we strive to raise year after year, and we believe he has a lot to offer.

black gold ms krackle 54e

$20,000 Whitewood Ranch

5 BLACK GOLD Battle Cry 28L

NON-DILUTOR. As much as we talk about how 138L was a favorite his entire life, 28L was the bigger version of him that impressed us just as much. I can’t remember us ever having a fullblood bull that stood apart from the rest in terms of sheer growth, length of body, maturity, and performance. He again carries that awesome colour and haircoat, typical of the Battle Cry x Stuey combination. 54F is one of our favorite cows and stems back to one of our most elite donor cows, Janis 3W. 3W is the dam of the $67 000 Black Gold Crude that sold to Virginia Ranch, and has twenty registered progeny in the CSA. 54F herself was flushed last spring, and bred back next cycle giving us a full brother to 28L mid-January. Her udder quality, colour and pigment, and length of body is beyond intriguing to us and we look forward to building around her in the future. 28L is a definite power bull who stands on a great foot, is huge scrotalled, and still ranks in the top 15% for calving ease.

black gold ms janis 54f

NON-DILUTOR. A 3W grandson here that offers as much visual calving ease as any bull in the sale. Long bodied and smooth made with the right kind of body shape, 112L is off of a perfect uddered Reputation x 3W first calver. We have used Reputation on our Battle Cry daughters in the heifer pen with success, and think the cross has unmatched maternal quality.

NON-DILUTOR. Extremely dark red, hairy, big bodied son of Battle Cry here that is moderate in his frame. 483E herself is the same kind, being moderate in frame but overwhelming in terms of her body shape and fleshing ability. She comes from the great Anchor D program, and her first calf sold as a feature in 2020 to Crossroad Farms. She also has a son working for the Laurencesons at Mannville, who consistently buy some of the best bulls they can find. Look for 249L to inject his dark, thick red hair, moderate frame, and fleshing ability into his progeny.

$14,000

Blair Anderson $22,000

Bar Crossroads

NON-DILUTOR. I can’t remember the last time we had a bull or female sale without having the Whisper 930W influence in it, and honestly I hope we never have to. It’s impossible to put into words what 930W did for our cow herd, and we feel her influence is everlasting. 76L is a dark red, long bodied bull with a low birthweight and big hip. His maternal brother last year was a $35 000 feature going to the Kushneriks of Spruce View Acres. 35E is among one of the more powerful 930W daughters who offers extra length, frame, and a huge square foot with a typical “Whisper” udder.

NON-DILUTOR. A low birthweight Battle Cry son here off a really nice first calving Stuey daughter, who of course goes back to Bryck as well. Three bulls we talk very high on and always will, it’s not shocking we are impressed with 79L’s birth to yearling spread and overall phenotype. Just an 88 lb birthweight and a 1447 lb adjusted yearling weight, 79L has performed well his entire life. He ranks in the top 20% for calving ease and would be a good candidate for heifers or first calvers.

$20,000

Kotowich Evergreen Farms

10

black gold ms krackle 39h DAM

Full sister TO LOT 10

BLACK GOLD Battle Cry 119L

POLLED P1447590CLNO 119LJAN 20, 2023

HETERO POLLED, NON-DILUTOR. 119L has been one that we have watched closely his whole life, due to him being a full brother to one of the best fullblood females we have ever sold. Last fall, we sold an open heifer at Friday Night Lights to the great Labatte and Circle 7 programs for $34 000. That female was IVF flushed as a virgin heifer, and embryos recently sold for $4200/embryo. 119L is a moderate framed, deep ribbed, smooth but powerful individual. We love his hair coat and colour, and his dam behind him. 39H is a candidate for the donor pen after seeing her first two calves, and is the front pasture kind that we love to show visitors.

BLACK GOLD MS KRACKLE 39H

$33,000 Anchor D Ranch $8,750 Richard Yasieniuk

BLACK GOLD Battle Cry 78L

NON-DILUTOR. No question the heavyweight of this sire group, and one of the longest bodied bulls in the offering. This comes as no surprise, as 21C is a powerful individual that consistently raises some of our biggest and most impressive calves. Maternal brothers are working for two great young cattlemen Rylan Thompson and Chase Bannerman, and a maternal sister was the leadoff female at Border City in 2020 going to Mark Land and Cattle. 78L should be easy to find on sale day and no question should inject performance into his calf crop.

SBV REPUTATION 707F

NON-DILUTOR. We might sound like a broken record talking about our Battle Cry sons and their ideal hair and colour to us, but we find this sire group very consistent and 142L is no different. We like this bull through his head and neck, and he blends back into a big rib shape and stout hip. He is a 3 ⁄ 4 brother to our $44 000 second high selling bull last year going to Mark Land and Cattle, Westman Farms, and Double RN. 149J was our favorite female kept back in 2022, and we unfortunately lost her this past summer. We look to replicate that mating to make another female with the udder quality, body shape, and look that 149J had.

three quarter brother TO LOT 11 maternal sister TO LOT 11

black gold ms eileem 68f GRANDDAM

three quarter brother TO LOT 11

in terms of brood cow power and longevity for us and

get enough of them. 111L is small headed and smooth shouldered who we would expect to calve well on younger cows.

NON-DILUTOR. One of the darkest red bulls on offer and the youngest of this sire group. The blood red colour is consistent for all 23C progeny and grand progeny. She is a moderate framed cow that is huge in terms of body shape and capacity. She comes from the XRC program and is another female picked out lots by visitors. 200L is another bull that offers visual calving ease in terms of smoothness and length throughout.

15 BLACK GOLD Battle Cry 144L

$8,500 Wayne Fleming

NON-DILUTOR. A favorite among our fullblood offering and probably our favorite 199J son that we have ever had. 144L is an early maturing bull that has had a herd bull look for quite some time. 199J is a blood red Battle Cry son that was held out of our 2022 bull sale due to injury. It ended up being a blessing in disguise, as he calved well for us and we are beyond impressed with the quality of his offspring. 257J is a great uddered, good footed female that we really like. She is a maternal sister to the $60 000 Mortal bull that has bred well for Mark Land and Cattle. 144L combines just an 83 lb birthweight and just shy of 1400 lb adjusted yearling weight, and should be easy to find on sale day.

$5,500 Dale Degenhardt

BLACK

BLACK

NON-DILUTOR. Very similar pedigree to 144L, 124L is another calving ease prospect that goes back to the Whisper cow family. Adequate muscle and body in a bull whose head, shoulder, and bone suggests calving ease. 55J was one of our features in the 2022 Evolution female sale, and was purchased by Bouchard Livestock and Jeff Knox of Australia. We will continue to use 199J on select heifers to produce offspring of 124L’s kind.

Jon Joa

NON-DILUTOR, SCURRED. A blood red, great haired calving ease prospect with lots of pigment. 271L is one of the youngest bulls on offer, but one that should be seriously considered if you’re looking to breed heifers. As I look at his pedigree, one thing comes to mind and that is udder and foot quality. He goes back to 42W, who was a perfect uddered female that bred really well for us. We considered holding 271L over to sell as a feature two year old next year, but his ability to consistently get better with time convinced us

SBV Reputation 707 f

SONS SELL

There’s no doubt our “go to” polled herd bull currently is the past high selling, SBV Reputation 707F. Reputation had high expectations coming in, but passed them with flying colours. His first two sire groups have hit the market hard, with countless high sellers and sons as high as $100 000 and $73 000. We do have Reputation daughters in production right now, and we feel this might be this bull’s biggest strength. We are currently flushing a Reputation daughter that is probably as good of a fullblood female that we have ever had. This year’s sire group we feel is the most consistent and highest quality yet, with depth all the way throughout the fifteen sons on offer.

$30,000 Stout Brothers and Ten Bar

black gold hotchellra 58b

DAM

maternal brother

TO LOT 18

BLACK GOLD Reputation 146L

POLLED P1447603CLNO 146LJAN 24, 2023

BW 102

S SBV REPUTATION 707F

BLACK GOLD HOTCHELLRAE58B

CHERRY CREEK GLITZ 4D

SUNNY VALLEY RHEA 54C

SOUTHSEVEN MR ADONIS 96Z

NCS MS JAHARI 18U

872 ADJ

1456

ACT YW 1385

NON-DILUTOR, HETERO POLLED. A definite feature in this year’s offering, filling the shoes of his maternal brother who leadoff our 2023 sale. 146L is a long bodied, huge hipped, big topped bull who handles it well with flexibility off of both ends. He is the natural calf off our 58B donor, who is arguably our favorite cow. We admire his masculine herd bull look, colour, pigment, and hair coat. Last year, his maternal brother sold to Mark Land and Cattle and Westman Farms for $36 000, and a maternal sister was our leadoff female in the first Evolution sale, selling for $30 000 to Curtis Simmentals. 58B is a powerful donor cow, with a perfect huge foot, lots of power, and a good udder. We will be utilizing her more and more in our donor pen this year, as she reaches ten years of age. A homozygous polled maternal sister to 146L recently calved here in January, and has a perfect udder underneath her. 146L is a polled performance bull in a moderate package, with one of the most dependable pedigrees we could put behind one.

Bristow Ranching

NON-DILUTOR . Another bull that’s easy to find in the pen and one that is hard to put a hole in. Again in a more moderate frame, 83L is an easy doing, big bodied, sound structured bull with lots of pigment. He is a maternal brother to the 199J bull that we use ourselves and the sire of lots 14-16, and another maternal brother sold to Trent Addis in last year’s sale. 113G exhibits the same kind of bold body shape, foot and udder quality, and temperament of her donor dam Ms Xiang 14X. 14X raised a calf in 2023 at thirteen years of age, and was a member of our donor program. We would love to replicate her timeless kind, and we think 113G is of similar quality.

SUNNY

RHEA 54C

SOUTHSEVEN MR ADONIS 96Z

NON-DILUTOR. A long bodied, big boned, powerfully constructed Reputation son with a great dam behind him. 8H was a past high seller in our first Evolution sale going to our good friend Elliot Lindgren. She is an ideal female for us as she’s moderate framed yet raises a big calf year after year, has an awesome udder, and comes from a productive cow family. We also have a full sister to 8H retained in our herd and she exhibits the same maternal traits. A maternal brother sold in last year’s sale going to Darwin Pollard.

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black

$17,000

Springhill Ranching and Austin Thompson

ngdb arbormist 711e DAM

full brother TO LOT 21

BLACK GOLD Reputation 35L

NON-DILUTOR. The heavyweight of our fullblood bulls and an absolute standout, 35L is one of the most rugged, heavy muscled, performance driven bulls in the offering. So soft and deep ribbed, he’s loose made, sound structured, and huge nutted. 35L is a full brother to the $73 000 homo polled Fame that sold here in 2022, and a homo polled maternal brother last year also sold to Kent and Austin Thompson. 711E is one of our favorite females, who offers extra frame and length, perfect feet, and a good udder. 35L weaned off with an actual weight of over 950 lbs and was just over 1500 lbs on January 8th. If performance, structure, and fleshing ability is what you’re after make sure to take a look at 35L.

$15,000 Foresee Cattle

BLACK GOLD Reputation 36L

POLLED P1446566CLNO 36LJAN 7, 2023

BLACK GOLD MS WHISPER 102G

CHERRY CREEK GLITZ 4D

SUNNY VALLEY RHEA 54C

STARWEST BRYCK

BLACK GOLD MS WHISPER 5D

BLACK GOLD SIMMENTALS BULL &

black gold ms whisper 5D GRANDDAM

maternal brother TO LOT 22

NON-DILUTOR, HETERO POLLED. Another heavyweight standout in the pen is this Reputation son. 36L was a member of our pen of three bulls taken to the Turtleford pen show, along with 58L and 20L. A big ribbed, wide topped, big hipped bull who is a maternal brother to one of our high sellers in our 2022 sale going to Mark Land and Cattle and 619 Land and Cattle. 102G is another front pasture female that we like to show off, as we like her deep rib, good udder, and attractive look. She again goes back to the great Whisper 930W, who is a full sibling to the breeding legend, Crossroads Radium. 36L is a smooth polled, huge nutted feature that we quite like.

NON-DILUTOR. A dark red, good haired Reputation son that goes back to the Kali cow family, similar to 111L and 186L. We like that 9L packs a lot of rib, muscle shape, and fleshing ability into a frame that should be acceptable and not too extreme for most cattlemen. This is typical of the Reputation offspring. 157H herself is a dark red female with a good udder. We are beyond impressed with our Reputation sire group this year, and feel this is the most consistent they have ever been.

NON-DILUTOR. Added frame and length in this Reputation son, which is pretty typical for this cow family. 69H is a powerful female who offers the same performance attributes, with a perfect udder underneath her. Her first son was a feature in last year’s sale, going to the beyond impressive herd of Dan Thorsteinson at Foam Lake. 118L is the kind of bull that we would take a whole pen of, and we would be the first to sign up for more of his dam’s kind as well.

maternal brother TO

$25,000

Hairy Hill Cattle

BLACK GOLD Reputation 14L

maternal brother TO LOT 25

NON-DILUTOR, HOMO POLLED. A big time feature in the Reputation group is this homozygous polled powerhouse. 14L is one long bodied, big hipped, rugged made individual who offers plenty of flexibility on the move. We like his masculine, herd bull look that he has had from a very young age. 6F is a cow that’s easy to admire, as she carries the same extra length, body and performance that 14L possesses. Her son in 2022 sold to Spruce View Acres as a feature for $30 000, and last year’s son sold to Denise Boggust at Paynton. We think that 14L’s homo polled and non-dilutor genes offer lots of mating flexibility and genetic potential, and think he is one that needs to be seen prior to or on March 9th if you’re in the market for a unique fullblood bull.

BLACK

black gold ms trudy 6f

$19,000 J & N Larre Farms

NON-DILUTOR. Another definite feature in this sire group and a personal favorite of mine. 61L is a hairy, loose hided, soft made bull whose powerful muscle shape and overall phenotype makes him very intriguing. He too goes back to Janis 3W, the dam of Black Gold Crude. 141H is a typical 3W daughter, with a very tidy udder and perfect short teets. She is one of our favorite young cows, as she and 61L were a member of our string at Turtleford Pen Show this past summer. Her first shot at production she gave us a Battle Cry daughter that we retained and just recently calved out, and she is about as ideal as we can make them. Although not extreme in frame and a moderate 88 lb birth weight, 61L weaned off at 900 lbs and has an adjusted yearling weight of over 1500 lbs, which makes him our fifth heaviest bull at a year old.

pats janis 3w

GRANDDAM

black gold ms janis 141h DAM

$10,500

Spring Creek Colony

SUNNY VALLEY RHEA 54C

SOUTHSEVEN MR ADONIS 96Z

BLACK GOLD MS SUSIE 96D

DILUTOR, SCURRED. Another very solid Reputation son here that isn’t overwhelming in frame but is packed full of meat and muscle. 145L is big ribbed, wide pinned and expressive through his hip and stifle, while having a masculine, herd bull look about his front ⅓. 235H is a spitting image of her dam, 96D, who is a cow that we have always had ranked very high. We don’t have many United daughters, but the ones we do are among our top cows and she is no exception. Foot and udder quality and a powerful body shape are consistent traits found in this cow family.

CHERRY

SUNNY VALLEY RHEA 54C

SUNNY VALLEY FREEDOM 22F

MCM MISS ELICIT 8E

NON-DILUTOR, HETERO POLLED. One of the hairiest, widest bodied Reputation sons on offer is 44L. Dark red, robust, with lots of muscle describes this bull who does all this in a medium frame. 113H carries the same attributes as she is blood red in colour, has lots of hair and body, and steps down on a good foot with a solid udder underneath her. She came from our good friends at Ultra Livestock as a past SimPower high seller. 113H’s first calf is a very powerful, huge bodied Rugged R Cavill daughter, who looks to have a great udder and is due to calve any day.

black gold ms susie 96d GRANDDAM maternal brother to dam TO LOT 19

$16,000 XXX Farms

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ipu 62b ms french attack 41H

maternal brother TO LOT 21

BGS/LINDGREN Reputation 246L

POLLED P1449095CLNO 246LFEB 15, 2023

S SBV REPUTATION 707F

IPU 62B MS FRENCH ATTACK 41H

CHERRY CREEK GLITZ 4D

SUNNY VALLEY RHEA 54C

FGAF FRENCH ATTACK 010C

LAKEVIEW MS WRANG 62B FF

NON-DILUTOR, HETERO POLLED. 246L has been a standout since day one, and one we have watched closely the past year. Initially, this was mostly because his maternal brother was our high selling bull last year, going to Westgold Farms for $72 000. As 246L has developed, he brings his own quality to the table and has so many of the desirable traits that his brother had last year. 246L is only a mid-February bull who is extremely long bodied, sound structured, and has that impressive herd bull look. But yet he’s also big hipped, soft made, and performance driven with an over 1500 lb adjusted yearling weight. 41H was flushed after calving in 2022 to Sugar Ray, and left us with two feature sons later in this catalog, and six impressive daughters that top our current yearling heifer pen. We could go on and on about how much we love 41H, as we believe she is one of the few cows that you could paint any colour or make any breed, and she’s always going to be the high end kind. The maternal quality and breeding potential on 246L is as good as any bull on offer on March 9th.

DILUTOR. A definite heavyweight in this sire group comes this lighter coloured powerhouse. 58L is a long bodied, big framed, easy doing herd bull prospect who is powerful all the way throughout. His herd bull look has been there from an early age, and will be one of the biggest scrotal bulls on offer. His performance, power, and quality doesn’t come as a shock to us, as the same thing could be said about his dam. We talk about how high we are on our few United daughters, and 46D is another good example why. She is a perfect footed, good uddered cow that is always picked out on pasture tours. The male progeny sired by this guy no doubt should push the scales, but he also comes with maternal power behind him.

NON-DILUTOR, HETERO POLLED. A smooth made, sound structured bull with the right kind of muscle and body shape. 168L is mothered by a hard working, good uddered, good footed female, who recently calved here again at eleven years of age. We have several daughters retained in our herd out of 99A, and a daughter was sold to Ultra Livestock a few years ago, and is now in their donor program. Her longevity and quality is something we want to replicate within our herd. Maternal brothers to 168L are working for Ward Cockburn, Sun Country Ranch, Doug White, and Antrim Simmentals.

NON-DILUTOR, SCURRED. A younger bull within this sire group but one that fits in with the rest of the pen. 239L is rugged made, sound structured, and smooth with a thick haircoat. Last year, his maternal brother was our second high seller going to Mark Land and Cattle, Westman Farms, and Double RN. And two years before that, another maternal brother was our high seller going to Maxwell Simmentals and Sunberry Valley Ranch. 68F is an ideal cow for us with a great udder, good foot, and longevity bred into her. 29X bred here with great success, as we have sold five full brothers to 68F through our bull sales over the years, and have three daughters retained in the herd.

BLACK

SUNNY VALLEY RHEA 54C

DOUBLE BAR D UNITED 176A MS BGS KALI 51X

NON-DILUTOR. A moderate framed, big ribbed Reputation son with a powerful hip and top shape. 186L has a masculine look and sound structure. 19D is another one of our United daughters that we are quite high on. Her body mass, dark red colour, and maternal qualities make her a favorite and one that produces year after year. Sons are working for Y Coulee and Brad Bogen, a daughter at Twisted Gate Cattle, and one daughter retained in our herd.

black gold ms kali 19d

BLACK GOLD Bryck 4 8H

SONS SELL

48H has been a mainstay in our program for the last couple of year’s. A polled bull that produces as much muscle, base width, and testicle development as any bull that we are currently using. He is backed by a powerful Stuey daughter, who has a homo polled son working for Forden Fairview Farms. She is also a full sister to a $25 000 feature fullblood bred selling to Labatte and Oberle. Barry says this female is a current donor and one of the best fullblood females they have around. The 48H sire group isn’t as big as some, but the quality and consistency is there.

STARWEST BRYCK

BLACK GOLD MS

BLACK GOLD MS ALPEN 134D

NON-DILUTOR, HETERO POLLED. In the spring of 2022, one of our best young calves was a Bryck 48H x 134D, and he continued to impress all year and eventually sold as a feature in last year’s bull sale to Dan Thorsteinson. We replicated that mating to try and make one of the same kind, and we feel exactly that happened with 70L. We love 70L’s combination of power, structure, and look, wrapped up in a great coloured package. 134D is a top end female for us and a favorite among many, and one we regret not getting a picture of each year. Her dam came from the Salmon Arm dispersal, and always had that big bodied, easy doing donor cow image. The foot and udder quality backing 70L should be second to none.

NON-DILUTOR. Each year we continue to use Bryck 48H where we can, as we like the power, muscling, and performance of his offspring. 99L is a prime example of that, as he is a rugged, wide based, huge hipped bull with a large scrotal. 30H is a moderate, correct female with an extremely tidy udder and very small teets. She’s not a big cow but very correct, and so far has raised two very solid bulls in her first two production years. Her first son last year sold to Rodney Wiebe, and had an adjusted yearling weight of over 1500 lbs. Look for 99L to pass on his awesome colour, lots of hair, muscling, and maternal qualities that are backing him.

$7,500

Sandy Mckenzie

36 BLACK GOLD Bryck 82L

NON-DILUTOR. Another 48H son with the kind of early maturity, muscling, and structure that we like. 82L is still long bodied and smooth made with above average performance. 83F is a cow that offers extra frame and length, without sacrificing foot and udder quality. Her dam was one of our most productive females, putting bulls through the bull sale year after year. A maternal brother to 82L is working for Jeff Fitzsimmons at Colonsay.

GRANDCHAMPION

BLACK GOLD MS HAYLEIGH 153K at Canadian Western Agribition

First Lady Classic

SUNNY VALLEY Cargo 58G

SONS SELL

Cargo is a homozygous polled powerhouse that we own with our good friends at Blairswest Land and Cattle. He stems back to the same cow family as Reputation, and the maternal power behind these bulls is second to none. Look for Cargo to add hip shape, foot and bone size, and overall performance. It’s hard to find polled bulls that can perform with the horned ones, and that is why we continue to use Cargo.

$9,000

37 BLACK GOLD Cargo 47L

47LJAN 9, 2023

BW 94

Dusty Rose Ranch

S SUNNY VALLEY CARGO 58G

BLACK GOLD MS PORCHE 86F

FGAF GUERRERO 810Y

SUNNY VALLEY RHEA 61X

SOUTHSEVEN MR ADONIS 96Z

BLCC MISS PORCHE 186X

ACT WW 870

ADJ YW 1372

ACT YW 1360

DILUTOR, HETERO POLLED. A moderate framed bull here that packs a lot of genuine muscle, width, and dimension. 47L is one of the widest built and boldest bulls on offer, and comes with a great haircoat. 86F carries a similar moderate frame with a bold body shape, and has a good udder and big, square foot underneath her. Each year we use Cargo to inject a shot more power and muscle, and he does that consistently into his offspring. 86F has a son working for Poverty Acres Simmental, and a two year old on offer as well, 208K.

$8,000

Fred and Mona Bristow

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S SUNNY VALLEY CARGO 58G

DOUBLE BAR D SADIE 26H

FGAF GUERRERO 810Y

SUNNY VALLEY RHEA 61X

DOUBLE BAR D ROMANO 14F

LONE STONE SADIE 41E

2023

BW 108 ADJ WW 938

ACT WW 840

ADJ YW 1479

ACT YW 1290

DILUTOR, HETERO POLLED. 262L is a bull we have liked here for quite some time, as we admire his ability to stand out in a pen of bulls that are 4-6 weeks older than him. 262L exhibits the same extra muscle and base width that Cargo is known for, and has an adjusted yearling weight of just shy of 1500 lbs. 26H was purchased from the great Double Bar D program, and one that we love for her udder quality, phenotype, and attractive look. There is no doubt 262L should sire a heavyweight group of steers, but also has maternal quality backing him.

$5,500

River View Ranch

39 BLACK GOLD Cargo 59L

BLACK GOLD MS HILLORY 9E

FGAF GUERRERO 810Y

SUNNY VALLEY RHEA 61X

SOUTHSEVEN MR ADONIS 96Z

BGS POLL HILLORY 24W

NON-DILUTOR, HETERO POLLED. Another big hipped, wide topped Cargo son that still has some length of body. We purchased Cargo alongside Blairswest, due to the quality of his dam and granddam as they were donor quality females, but it’s also hard to find a homozygous polled bull that will add as much muscling as he does. We feel these three sons are good examples of what he has done for us. 9E is a hard working female with a solid udder that stems from a productive cow family.

$7,000

Dale Degenhardt

BLACK GOLD MISS CHER 149G

WILD-WEST MS XIANG

JNR’S TITANIUM

BLACKGOLD MS CHER 35B

NON-DILUTOR. This was a mating that we were very excited for ever since breeding season. 149G is one of our top young cows and goes back to one of our favorite old cows 12P, who bred awesome here for fourteen years. 35B was also a high end female here that spent time in our donor pen. We have only used 73F on select cows, but man has he worked. He sired our high selling female in our first Evolution sale, our third high selling bull in 2022, and our leadoff bull in 2023. 148L is a long bodied, powerful bull with extra growth and an ideal colour pattern. He ranks in our top ten bulls with an adjusted yearling weight of over 1500 lbs, and his maternal brother was selected last year by Starwest Farms for use in their heifer pen.

black gold bryck 73f SIRE

black gold miss cher 149g

20L NON-DILUTOR – 19L NON-DILUTOR, SCURRED. These two ET brothers have been standouts since a young age and have never looked back. Their performance, added depth of body, and overall muscle pattern has made them easy to spot on tours and fun to watch develop. If you have ever toured here, you probably haven’t left without seeing 41H, as she is undoubtedly one of our best looking cows, and owned with our good friend Elliot Lindgren. She has given us an impressive Battle Cry son early in 2024, and will be set up to enter our donor program once again. And if you toured here this past summer, you also probably saw the six full sisters to 19L and 20L that sure have us excited for their future. We would love to show you both 41H and all of her offspring, as we feel her kind is timeless and we cannot wait to continue to build around her in the future.

$15,000

MJM Enterprises $12,000 Chad Poyser

Each year we try to hold over a couple high quality bulls that’re a bit younger to market as two year olds the following year. We did that with these two bulls, as they are in no way “no sales” from last year. Dark red, great haired, long bodied, and smooth made describes this Battle Cry son, who comes in a very honest condition. 86F as commented before, is a big bodied female with a good udder, and is also the dam of a Cargo son, 47L.

A Battle Cry son that offers a little bit of extra growth and length in comparison to 208K. He is sound structured, good footed, and has that similar dark red hair coat. 260K again goes back to the Kali cow family, and is a maternal sib to the dam of 111L. This family offers added performance and power, and that is shown in 260K.

WFL Mountain View 4J

There is no doubt that Mountain View is the highest quality, most consistent producing purebred bull that we have ever owned. After seeing him at Westways in the spring of 2022, and then seeing the elite bald faced donor dam behind him, he was a must own for us. He combines a 75 lb birth weight, actual weaning and yearling performance, incredible dark red colour, a big foot, and a 44 cm yearling scrotal measurement. These first sons of Mountain View are born mostly off heifers, and get us beyond excited for his upcoming calf crop. He is being used in our donor program heavily, and we are excited to offer up his first sons on March 9th.

$20,000 Greenvalley Ranch and Wills Land and Cattle

BLACK GOLD Mountain View 74L

POLLED PG1452452CLNO 74LJAN 13, 2023

KWA

WFL 9072

CROSSROAD

BLACK

HOMO POLLED. Over the past few years we have been trying extensively to advance our red program to another level, and the acquisition of the $40 000 WFL Mountain View is proving to do just that. 74L is an absolute standout and has been his entire life, which we find unique for a bull who started with just an 84 lb birth weight. 74L is a blood red, great haired performance bull. He’s so long bodied yet still soft and big ribbed, stout pinned and wide topped, but still smooth blending throughout. His ability to handle this power with an attractive, up-headed herd bull look is impressive to us, as he floats around the pen with plenty of ease. 74L ranks in the top 25% for CE and 30% for BW, as many calving ease sires are found in his pedigree such as Crossroads Black Rebel and KWA FLYF Red Mountain. It’s with his added calving ease, that his 1500 lb adjusted yearling weight is so hard to come by. 171J is a moderate framed, big bodied, blood red female with a tidy udder. 74L has passed every expectation here with flying colours and impresses us more and more each day. He is an exciting herd bull prospect that we are pumped to have raised.

$20,000 Rusylvia and Shologan

BLACK GOLD Mountain View 27L

HETERO POLLED. There’s no better bull to follow up 74L than 27L. These two powerhouses have been so similar their entire life, and we can never decide which one we quite like more. 27L is one of the longest bodied bulls on offer, who is so sound structured and flexible off of both ends. He is very dimensional with an overwhelming hip shape and robust body. It’s these performance attributes that allow him to adjust with a 1550 lb yearling weight, which puts him second among our whole offering. His EPD’s read similar as he ranks in the top 20% for WW and 25% for YW, again born off a first calf heifer. 201J is a young cow that’s easy to like with her added length, look, and udder quality. 27L combines a more outcross pedigree, impressive performance, and a phenotype that makes him one of the most interesting bulls on offer.

$36,000 Labatte and Circle 7

BLACK GOLD Mountain View 286L

HOMO POLLED. We typically wouldn’t sell many March born bulls in our sale, but when they not only performed with the rest of the pen, but stood out, we figured he should be in this year’s sale. 286L is probably the widest bodied, biggest hipped, biggest topped bull that we have on offer. It’s with his added width all the way throughout that allows him to perform at a high level, with an adjusted yearling weaning weight of over 900 lbs and yearling weight over 1530 lbs. He has an awesome hair coat and masculine front ⅓, typical of this sire group. 179F is an impressive daughter off our National Champion Soda Pop, who is one of our highest revenue generating females. She replicates Soda Pop’s desirable body shape and has a good udder. I sound like a broken record talking about how high we are on these feature Mountain View sons, but feel they truly need to be seen to be appreciated. We will let you decide which is the best one.

BLACK

full brother to dam OF LOT 47

black gold ms soda pop 179F DAM

$6,750

Schleibinger's $8,250 Buckle Farms

CMS FRONTIER 709E

HOMO POLLED TEST PENDING. Another younger Mountain View son here that has the same thick, blood red hair coat as his brothers. 237L is a ¾ brother to 286L, and is mothered by a real nice Frontier daughter. 237L is a flat shouldered, smooth made bull that probably offers as much visual calving ease as any in this sire group. We like 237L’s sound structure and proud image as he moves effortlessly around the pen.

BLACK GOLD MS COLOSY 7E

KWA RED ITALIAN 122E

WFL

KUNTZ SHERIFF 8A

BLACK GOLD MS COLOSY 50C

HOMO POLLED. Every now and then we mate some of our top fullblood genetics with our best purebred genetics, to create a more outcross pedigree and combination of desirable traits. 7E is the result of just that, and no doubt one of our favorite red females. She’s awesome uddered, great footed, and attractive. 52L is a performance orientated bull with a neat blaze face and dark red colour. Big footed, heavy structured, long and level with a stout muscle pattern, he was one that was easily picked out by visitors all summer. 52L and 7E are the kind that will make us continue to mate our purebred and fullblood herds.

$55,000 Pheasantdale Cattle Company

BLACK GOLD Mountain View 15L

HOMO POLLED. If there were any bulls in this sire group that most resemble their sire, it would definitely be 15L. The same kind of blood, cherry red colour, deep rib shape, fleshing ability, and attractive yet masculine head and crest. He started out with only an 86 lb birth weight, and ranks in the top 25-35% for BW, CE, WW, and YW and top 10% for API and TI. He is mothered by a dark red, deep ribbed, good uddered Black Rebel first calver, making him a ¾ brother to our leadoff 74L. 15L is a shot more moderate than 74L and 27L, but reads with the same kind of powerfully constructed phenotype, that makes this sire group so easy to like. We have never had this quality of bulls come off first calf heifers before, and would love to tour you through the pen to help you find a favorite.

$36,000 Red Willow Ranch

HOMO POLLED. 532C has been a mainstay in our donor program for several years, and is one of the biggest bodied, easiest doing females we have ever laid our eyes on. Her foot and udder quality is second to none and we are working on building a large cow family around this unique donor. She stems from one of the most potent cow families in the entire breed, and has bred accordingly, with fifteen sons averaging just shy of $20 000 here. Mating her to Mountain View was a no brainer, and we are sure happy we did to produce these two powerhouses. Extremely easy doing, rugged made, and big bodied, these two brothers excel in terms of muscle and testicle development.

maternal brother TO LOT 51 & 52

rf certainly flirtin 532c DAM OF LOTS 51 & 52

OUT

53

BLACK

HOMO POLLED. Another blood red, long bodied, smooth made Mountain View son with a powerful hip. Again a bull that will barely be a year old come sale time, but you wouldn’t guess it looking at him in the pen. 79J is a big bodied, good uddered female who goes back to a powerful female we bought out of the legendary Blacksand Dispersal. Moderate birth weight with above average growth and performance, 263L should work on a wide variety of females.

$10,500 Barber Land and Cattle

HOMO POLLED. Another bull here with a moderate birth weight but more than enough performance. 23H is an awesome uddered female, who goes back to the same cow family as our feature 74L. 207L ranks in the top 35% for BW, and 20-25% for WW and YW. There is no doubt you should be able to put these Mountain View sons on a lighter coloured group of cows, and reap the benefits with a darker set of calves.

HOMO

The

red bull of the entire offering and one that reads with calving ease both on paper and in person. Just an 88 lb birth weight, 122L is long spined and smooth made with a sound structure. 96J is a great uddered Black Rebel daughter, whose dam came out of the Friday Night Lights Sale and was a past show heifer for Izzy Pratte.

R PLUS Reddington 0143 H

SONS SELL

56-60

Reddington is a past high seller from the famed R Plus Program, and has brought another really solid set of sons for our 2024 sale. Reddington is an awesome footed, long bodied, sound structured bull that combines both calving ease and performance. His first daughters are calving here in 2024, and seem to have really tidy udders. We feel the Reddington progeny should have some longevity advantages, and one that we would definitely continue to use heavier in the future.

$42,000 Silversmith/Mappin

$18,000 Dylan Laurenceson and Jayshaw

HOMO POLLED. Our leadoff son off the $161 000 Reddington bull, 68L is a dark red powerhouse who has pushed down the scales his entire life. He offers extra growth and length of spine, and steps down on a big square foot. 60G was purchased from the Sunny Valley program, and is admired for her colour, foot quality, milking ability, and overwhelming body shape. The longevity potential behind these Reddington sons should be as good as any in the offering. A maternal sister to 68L sold in the Evolution last fall going to Double D Simmentals at Cut Knife.

HOMO POLLED TESTS PENDING. Very similar to 68L, here is another Reddington son with the performance, muscling, testicle development, and colour that we are after. He has actual performance coupled with a calving ease and birth weight EPD that is in the top 25%. 53F is an impressive cow, who stems back to the same cow family as our feature Ava’s Scream son, 13L. This same cow family produced a Legends of the Fall Champion All Breeds Bull at Farmfair, and a past Friday Night Lights feature heifer calf.

black gold ms josie 1d GRANDDAM

MISS

BLACK

HOMO POLLED. Another dark red Reddington son, that is mothered by a favorite Cream Soda daughter of ours. 181H was a past show heifer, and still one of our favorite bred heifers that we have ever shown. 189L is an awesome haired, smooth made, stout legged bull with a sound structure. He combines a modest birth weight with the right kind of muscle and above average performance. A maternal brother sold in last year’s sale to the Schleibinger’s at Goodsoil.

HETERO POLLED. Probably the most calving ease orientated Reddington son is the moderate framed 63L. He still reads with a powerful hip, long spine, and smooth build. 174G is a dark red, awesome uddered female whose pedigree combines two of our best donors, Soda Pop 425B and Flirtin for Certain 532C. 63L has just an 84 lb birth weight, and ranks in the top 10% for CE and 15% for BW.

$11,500 Mike Lutzak

HOMO POLLED. Another Reddington son with a great hair coat, long body, big foot, and powerful body shape. He combines a moderate 88 lb birth weight with actual performance at both weaning and yearling. 129F is a performance driven, big bodied cow with a good udder. Her feature son last year sold to the great people at Rusylvia Cattle of Derwent. We are beyond impressed with the foot quality, build, and birth-yearling spread on our Reddington offspring, and his first daughters look to be very good uddered.

maternal brother OF LOT 60

HLTS Sammie

SONS SELL

61-67 LOTS

In the spring of 2022, Scott Bohrson had an embryo sale off his two best red donors, Sammie and Sage. We were able to purchase all forty embryos off the great Sammie donor, and we are very happy we did. Sammie is a unique female who combines an outcross pedigree, awesome EPD profile, great udder, big square foot, and an attractive phenotype. Direct Sammie progeny have remained exclusive, but she has still managed to have a $110 000 son, and three daughters sell between $40 000 and $60 000.

61 BLACK GOLD Hannibal 176L

$20,000 Grimm Gang Ranch

$10,000 Andrew Young

HOMO POLLED, HETERO BLACK. This awesome haired, attractive yet masculine black baldy son of Hannibal has impressed us from the start. He’s very long bodied, but still bold in his hip shape and wide over his top. He stands square on all four feet and flexes well off both ends. Being a son of the deceased calving ease phenom, Hannibal, 176L ranks in the top 1% for CE and API, and 2% for BW and TI. A bull that combines so many calving ease treats with actual performance, we think 176L will be easy to find on sale day.

62 BLACK GOLD Stratton 236L

LFE

LFE RS AMBER 2140B

WS BEEF KING W107

BRANT

HOMO POLLED. The lone son of the blazed face AI stud, LFE Stratton. 236L is a long bodied, big hipped, good footed bull with a perfect blaze face. We have five full sister’s in our replacement pen that are so consistent, and honestly hard to tell apart. They’re big bodied, stout made, sound structured females who we are very excited to build around.

$40,000 Rocking Heart Range

198L HOMO POLLED – 194L HOMO POLLED. We have been pretty excited about these two full brothers to the $110 000 Rancher for quite some time. Tycoon progeny look to excel in terms of muscle, body, performance, and carry that dark red colour. These two brother’s exhibit exactly that, and handle it well with a functional, sound structure and attractive presence.They’re good footed, performance bulls that are huge scrotalled, and extremely good on paper ranking in the top 20% for CE, 1-3% for WW, 4-15% for YW, and 3-10% for API and TI. Both of these bulls could’ve easily been in our fall show string, but we only took out 194L where he was named Reserve Intermediate Bull Calf at both Farmfair and Agribition. We also have a full sister in our replacement pen that is arguably one of the best females of our 2023 calf crop.

svs rancher 42H

$13,500 Silver Creek Simmentals

29L HOMO POLLED – 50L HOMO POLLED – 243L HOMO POLLED. No doubt a cross that we have been very excited about for quite some time, this trio of brothers did not disappoint. Walk the Line is the past $280 000 Friday Night Lights high seller, and his first calf crop has topped almost every sale this past fall, and almost every class or division at the major shows this past fall. I would expect these spring bull sales to be no different. We only let one full sister to these brothers go last fall, and she was our high selling female going to Jorgensen Land and Cattle for $46 000. These bulls exhibit great hair coats, awesome foot structure, muscle and dimension throughout, and are masculine yet smooth through their head, neck, and shoulder. Their genetic profiles read unlike any we have ever had, as they are in the top 5% of seven different EPD’s. 29L would carry the most frame and power throughout, with 50L being not far behind. The younger 243L is the most moderate bull with more visual calving ease, but has a very similar phenotype. We feel very confident in this set of brothers and look forward to showing them to you.

$210,000 KT Ranches and Canadian Sires

HOMO POLLED. It’s hard to know where to really start and end on a bull like 31L, as he truly is so hard to fault and combines so many traits that in our opinion make him unique and a definite game changer. First off, this bulls ability to continuously get better at every stage of his life has been fun to watch and we don’t feel he is at all slowing down. 31L is one big ended, wide pinned, muscular bull who is huge through his center body, and from the side is still so soft and deep in his lower rib. We love how he transitions from his wide body, into a bold fore rib and forearm, smooth shoulder, and wide chest floor. His crest and skull is smooth yet masculine; he has had that herd bull look from a young age. Now to handle it as well as he does is another thing, as structurally this bull is very accurate in the way he fills his track on the move and travels with such authority. People often assume our “show bulls” get treated differently than the rest, but that’s not the case. They stay on the same ration as the rest before, during, and after the shows, and have never got their feet trimmed just like the rest of the pen. 31L is currently our heavyweight in the entire offering, with an actual yearling weight of over 1500 lbs, and a weaning weight epd in the top 15% of the breed. His dam is a very high quality black blazed face female, with a ton of rib and body, good feet, and an awesome udder. We feel 31L’s performance driven, impressive phenotype, combined with an outcross pedigree for red cattle, make him one of the most intriguing bulls we have ever offered for sale.

KJP

SENIOR

$17,500

Jarvis Simmentals

BLACK GOLD’Still Screamin 13L

S BLACK GOLD AVA’S SCREAM 102J

PEACOCK’S LI’L JOSIE 2Y

BGS/BM CAPTAIN SCREAM 63D

FSCI AVA B408

REMINGTON RED LABEL HR

SUNNY VALLEY JOSIE 77U

black gold ava’s scream 102j

HETERO POLLED. It’s tough to follow 31L, but if there were any bull to do it, 13L would be the one. Our lone son of the $102 500 Ava’s Scream, 13L is a rugged made, muscular, performance driven dude. He’s sound on the move and holds his head high with a “look at me” attitude. 13L’s dam is one of our oldest producing cows, and one we have built a very solid cow family off of. She’s a big bodied, dark red, good uddered cow who obviously has some longevity advantages. A maternal brother to 13L was the Legends of the Fall All Breeds Bull Calf Champion at Farmfair, and 13L was also a contender to have hung a halter this fall. We like this bulls combination of muscle, look, and structure.

maternal sister TO LOT 69

for the calving ease pen

this solid red

son. 21L

a hairy, smooth made, attractive bull that still has some body and muscle. He comes with just an 80 lb birth weight, and ranks in the top 30% for CE and 20% for BW. His dam is a maternal sister to our high selling black bull last year going to Section 17 Livestock.

It is such a pleasure working with the Black Gold operation. The energy and passion for the seedstock industry runs deep in all the Noble family. Each year they continue to have a selection of bulls that will move any program forward.

The cowherd utilizes a year-round organic mineral program that is balanced to the cow’s requirements and feed sources. This supports proper bull calf health and development from a young age. The bull development program is built to maximize forage utilization and gut health. All forages are sampled and analyzed to ensure quality feed sources are used. Once the calves are weaned, they are slowly transitioned to a TMR. The TMR is forage based and is designed to promote lean muscle growth, allowing the bulls to express their genetic potential. Rumen health is of upmost importance, which is why suitable protein sources and proper starch levels are fed to the bulls.

Black Gold uses a total nutrition program on their entire operation, ensuring optimal performance and health of their cattle. If you have any questions about the nutrition of the sale bulls, please feel free to call.

Good luck on sale day!

KWA Holyfield 96J

71-73 LOTS SONS SELL

Holyfield is a past $72 000 high seller coming from the Ashworth program, that we were able to purchase alongside the Waltz family of W2 Land and Cattle. Holyfield is one of the longest bodied, best footed bulls we have ever used. In 2023, we bred every black first calver to Holyfield due to his calving ease, and the quality of his offspring. His first sire group isn’t huge in numbers, but we think it is a good representation of what he can do, as he is the sire of our feature red baldy show bull, 31L. We look forward to having a larger sire group in the future.

$7,750

Prins Brothers

71 BLACK GOLD Holyfield 23L

BLCC

KWA MS RAVEN 141E

SPRINGCREEK

BLACK GOLD MS MOLLYDOOKER 160H

HOMO POLLED, HOMO BLACK. 23L is a moderate framed, big ribbed, big hipped Hoylfield son who came with just a moderate 80 lb birth weight. His dam is royally bred female, being out of the legendary Spingcreek Liner 56U and the now deceased Mollydooker donor of Canadian Donors. She has great feet and a perfect udder. We are very impressed with the calving ease, growth, and performance of our first group of Holyfield sons.

$9,000

Dave Woywitka

72 BLACK GOLD Holyfield 245L

S KWA HOLYFIELD 96J

BLACK GOLD MS MICKEY 35F

BLCC BLACK MARKET 19G

KWA MS RAVEN 141E

RRAR SPARK PLUG 17D

SPRINGCREEK MICKEY 10D

HOMO POLLED, HOMO BLACK TESTS PENDING. 245L is our only ¾ blood in this year’s offering. It is easy to see why the Simangus cattle are growing so popular, as the maternal strength and performance by these cattle are often second to none. 245L is a younger bull who has added depth of rib, structural integrity, hip shape, and look. I would assume the daughters this bull would leave behind would be his biggest attribute. 35F is a very nice half blood female, that is a daughter of our blazed face 10D donor. She has sons working for Darcy Eddleston and Dave Woywitka.

black gold ms mickey 35f DAM

crn step up 34c GRANDDAM

KCC1 Countertime 872H

74-76

Countertime is a past $230 000 high seller coming from the Kearns program in Nebraska. After purchasing the Canadian Rights on him, he was sampled in our ET and AI program. These three sons are consistent in their kind for performance, muscle, and look. They are features in our black division and we think are definitely the right kind. Once again, we look forward to using more of him in the future.

$43,000

Westway Farms

74

BLACK GOLD Countertime 178L

HOMO POLLED, HETERO BLACK. A personal favorite of mine in the black division is this son of our powerful 532C donor. We acquired the Canadian Semen Rights on the $230 000 KCC1 Countertime alongside Lewis Farms, and we are very happy we did. He sires added muscle shape, genuine width, and performance. 178L is very soft made, deep ribbed, with a ton of body and ideal foot and hind leg structure. This was the only calf we got from this mating, but we sure would like to replicate it again to produce more of 178L’s kind. 178L ranks in the top 10% for WW and 2% for YW. He offers a ton of maternal power behind him, a fresh pedigree, and overall quality. One that we think should receive serious consideration for a hetero black herd sire.

$13,500 Harwood Cattle Co

75 BGS/GW Countertime 197L

HOMO POLLED, HETERO BLACK. Another bull that we have had a close watch on for quite some time and really like what he has to offer. An extremely hairy, huge ribbed, wide pinned bull with a stout foot and rear leg. He has that herd bull look about his head and crest, with just a splash of white on his face, but is still smooth and attractive. His dam is the $62 000 valued Foxtrot, whose look, body, foot, and udder quality is undeniable. This cow is so impressive to look at, and we cannot wait to build around her kind. 197L combines a great EPD profile with his CE being in the top 15%, and actual performance with an adjusted yearling weight of over 1500 lbs. We think this is another Countertime son that deserves a second look, and one we are excited to offer.

$7,000 Scott Acres

HOMO POLLED, HETERO BLACK. Probably as much true muscle, hip shape, and center body width as any bull in the offering. 75L is a performance driven bull that has pushed the scales down at every point of his life. 125F is a past Friday Night Lights high seller going to our friends at Greenwood, and we were happy to stay a part of this huge bodied tank. She is perfect footed with a good udder, and has an overwhelming amount of rib and body. 125F and 75L were shown at a couple pen shows this summer, where they were Reserve at both the Vermilion Fair and Turtleford Fair. If you’re looking to inject power and performance into your calves, 75L might be the ticket.

$25,000 Kathol Ranching

BLACK GOLD Countertime 305L

POLLED BPTRS1435748CLNO 305LMAR 13, 2023

HOMO POLLED, HOMO BLACK. We are pretty excited to bring the first ever offering of sons from the great Triple-Crown Winning Hoya Hayleigh. We have always said she is so much more than a show heifer, and we think these trio of brothers will prove that. 305L is the youngest bull in the entire offering. All year, we said we were going to keep him to market at a later date due to his March 16th birth date. As time went on he continued to grow and grow and mature, and now you would never guess he’s over two months younger than a lot of the bulls. Another true performance son of Countertime, 305L ranks in the top two of our entire pen for adjusted weaning and yearling weight, and top 15% for both CE and YW. This guy is very long spined, big hipped, stout legged, and great haired. We loved watching this bull early on, when the ground was bare with dirt. His feet are so big and square and he flat out motors across the pen with ease. A full sister to 305L tops our replacement pen and is a contender to get a halter on her sometime in the future. Don’t overlook 305L due to his age, we feel he is a unique herdsire prospect.

maternal sister OF LOTS 77, 78 & 79

maternal sister OF LOTS 77, 78 & 79

256L HOMO POLLED, HOMO BLACK – 261L HOMO POLLED, HOMO BLACK. As we talk about mating decisions on Hayleigh, Caliber was one of the easiest bulls to use and we are sure happy we did. There is no doubt Caliber is currently the hottest bull in the breed, and for good reason, as both sexes of his offspring seem to excel in terms of power, body, look, and hair quality. These two brothers exhibit a powerful, easy doing body shape and depth of rib, with a very flexible structure and big solid feet. They are early maturing through their skull and crest and still rugged in their build. Once again, we have a full sister in the replacement pen that would be amongst the top, and was halterbroke early on. This pair of brothers would be on our younger end as well, but have sure impressed us as of late and think they are only getting better with time. The maternal genetics behind these bulls are truly remarkable combining the Supreme Champion 202Z who is nearing a million dollars in generating revenue, and the National Champion, Triple Crown winning Hayleigh, who produced over $300 000 in her first seven calves to hit the market.

$25,000 Section 17 and East Point Cattle

TWIN SPRINGS BGS Style 23L

POLLED BPG1436563BLT 23LFEB 18, 2023

HOMO POLLED, HETERO BLACK. 23L is an absolute powerhouse that has stood out his whole life, despite only being a middle of February born. His added body, performance, and muscling is coupled with an awesome look from the side and a flexible build, with the biggest adjusted yearling weight of the offering reading 1605 lbs. He is the natural calf off Darlin 4H, and was born just a couple short months after she was named Supreme Female at Farmfair and went undefeated in the Simmental shows all fall, hence the bit of added birthweight. Darlin 4H is the ideal donor for us with a perfect udder, feminine look, awesome build, and powerful body shape with a deep sweeping rib cage. We love her kind and can’t wait to build around her. So far, four direct daughters have sold off 4H to average just shy of $30 000. On the top side, 23L goes back to the great Flirtin for Certain 37U donor from Ranciers, another past Supreme Champion at Farmfair. 23L was originally supposed to be retained at Twin Springs for use in their program, with the goal of possibly seeing a halter hung on him in the future, but both Twin Springs and ourselves are committed to offering our best. This guy has done nothing but get better his entire life, and no doubt will be one to find on March 9th.

MATERNAL SISTER TO LOT 80

MADER

$12,000 Derek Wright

81

$6,500

Double KC

BLACK GOLD Mountain View 116L

Our lone black Mountain View son in this year’s offering, 116L is an unregistered purebred bull who is easy to like. Long bodied, big hipped, with a powerful rear leg, 116L is attractive through his head and crest and flexible off both ends. 13J is a really nice young female, who offers added performance, muscle, and udder quality. She is a direct 7E daughter, and 7E is our favorite female from our fullblood/purebred cross.

HOMO POLLED, HOMO BLACK. A moderate birth weight, smooth made Hannibal son here who shows visual calving ease, and ranks in the top 4% for CE and 15% for BW. 117J is one of our favorite Cream Soda daughters. The Relentless mating on Cream Soda resulted in good uddered, good footed, big bodied females, and 117J is exactly that. We have four females in our herd with this pedigree, and two of them are top end donors.

hpf cream soda y010 GRANDDAM

FEMALES

$9,000 Waco Cattle

BLACK GOLD MS Draco 131L

POLLED P1449355CLNO 131LJAN 22, 2023

BW 95

58G

BLACK GOLD MS DRACO 144F

FGAF GUERRERO 810Y

SUNNY VALLEY RHEA 61X

STARWEST BRYCK

RENDEZVOUS MS DRACO 75B

HETERO POLLED. There was a lot of consideration whether this heifer should be in the spring or fall sale, as we are pretty high on her. 131L is a female that is hard to fault. She has the mass, shape, and attractive look we are striving to produce. Whoever looks past this one’s lighter colour is going to be very happy they did. The dam of 131L is a female we purchased a few years ago from Rendezvous Farms. She has been a good producer for us and has a great udder. A maternal sister sold in last year’s bull sale to Waco Cattle Co in North Carolina, and a maternal brother sold a couple years ago to John Joa of St. Walburg. Polled fullbloods that possess the quality and power of 131L can be challenging to find.

BLACK GOLD

S SUNNY VALLEY CARGO

black gold ms draco 144f DAM

maternal sister TO LOT 83

$6,500 Stone Simmentals

84

BEE

BLACK GOLD MS Ruby 107L

HETERO POLLED. 107L is an attractive, deep ribbed, sound structured Reputation daughter. Her dam is a homozygous polled female that we purchased out of the Western Harvest sale from the Beechinor Bros program. 61H is a good footed, awesome udder female that has a ton of body. Her first shot at production, she raised a Battle Cry bull that sold in last year’s bull sale to Virginia Ranch.

CHERRY CREEK GLITZ 4D

SUNNY VALLEY RHEA 54C

ANCHOR

BEE

bee ms ruby 61H DAM

BW

96

FGAF GUERRERO 810Y

SUNNY VALLEY RHEA 61X

BAR 5 FF HEXAGON 412Y

HETERO POLLED. Another high performing, smooth polled Cargo daughter. 60L is one of the most powerful females in the offering. She has lots of hair, a big stout hip, and a bold body shape. 1C is a powerful cow who has sons working for Bristow Farms, Rob Ganser, and Early Cattle, and daughters that sold to Ryder Curry and Y Coulee.

BW WW YW MCE MWW MILK API TI 3.1 5.6 69.9 103.6 0.9 68.133.1 96.88 62.11

CHERRY CREEK GLITZ 4D

SUNNY VALLEY RHEA 54C

DOUBLE BAR D SPITFIRE 20X

BW 100 ADJ WW

ACT

FGAF KANANASKIS 947Z

NON-DILUTOR, HETERO POLLED. The youngest female in the offering but one that is backed by a big time cow family. 947Z is calving here again in 2024 at the age of twelve, and is still perfect footed and good uddered. The Kananaskis cow family is known as one of the best in the breed, and stems from the Gagnon program in Quebec. 293L is a dark red, good haired, long bodied female who should have a longevity advantage.

HOMO POLLED. This hairy, homozygous polled Bryck 48H daughter will be one of the highlights of our female offering in this year’s sale. 92L comes from a good uddered, very productive cow family. 92L’s maternal sister was a high quality polled Battle Cry daughter that sold as Lot 1 and a high seller in our Evolution sale last fall to Rafter 4T Farms. 92L is heavily pigmented, hairy and attractive with a long, powerful body shape. Polled fullbloods seem to be in high demand, and this one will have a polled calf every year.

HETERO POLLED. 162L’s pedigree includes some of our most productive herd bulls with the likes of Bryck, Battle Cry, and Stuey 96Z. This high performing, big middled female has lots of shape and an abundance of hair. We are very happy with our Bryck females, and his ability to improve udders year after year. A maternal sister to 162L was a highlight and a high seller in last year’s Evolution sale going to Tanner Madge of Madge Simmentals.

$6,750 Zach Nedelec

S

89 BLACK GOLD MS Roxie

BLACK GOLD MS ROXIE 157E

$8,250 Waco Cattle

STARWEST BRYCK

BLACK GOLD MS KRISTIN 73E

VIRGINIA HIGHSTAKES 174A

MS BGS POLLED ROXIE 20U

HETERO POLLED. 219L is another heavily pigmented, hairy polled Bryck 48H daughter. Bryck consistently produces good coloured, high performing offspring with a big solid foot underneath them. 219L is a feminine female with some extra rib shape and depth of body. A maternal sister to 219L sold to Whitewood Ranch in our fall female sale a few years ago.

90 BLACK GOLD MS Kristin 217L

BATTLE CRY 282B

MI MS DALLAS 39D

FGAF GUERRERO 810Y

BLACK GOLD MS KRISTIN 57G

BLACK GOLD MS KRISTIN 73E

HETERO POLLED. A smooth polled Battle Cry daughter that stems back to the same cow family as our Bryck 48H herdsire. 57G is a hard working, solid uddered Guerrero daughter that has a son working at Dale Degenhardt’s. 217L is another good haired, sound, big bodied female that should make a nice cow.

black

$8,000 Bar Crossroads

COLD CREEK

Dark red, deep ribbed, and sound structured, 40L is a Battle Cry daughter that comes from a great cow family. 245J was a $30 000 purchase in the Evolution, going to Cold Creek Cattle and First Class. This cow family is known for being huge bodied, good footed, and performance driven.

92

$9,750 Siroski Simmentals

BLACK GOLD MS Trufflette 104L

POLLED PG1449353CLNO 104LJAN 18, 2023

HOMO POLLED. This Reddington x Betts combination is a definite sale feature. 104L’s dam was purchased from KT Ranches in SimPower a few years ago. She is a beautiful uddered Betts female that is high performing and very attractive. 104L is a spitting image of her dam. 104L blends together a feminine high quality look with an abundance of body and shape. We are always trying to increase the quality of both the bulls and females we sell each spring and that’s exactly why females like 104L are in the sale. Reddington daughters are in production now and are definitely the right kind.

MISS

CMS

$5,500

Double D Simmentals $6,500 Foresee Cattle

HOMO POLLED. This dark red Reddington daughter is one we quite like. 180L is a big footed, heavy structured female that comes with some extra growth and performance. Look to 180L to inject some shape and body into her progeny as her dam is a typical powerful Westcott cow. A maternal brother to 180L sold a few years ago to Doug White.

HOMO POLLED. A Reddington x Black Rebel combination that stems back to the great Cruisin Susan cow family from Double Bar D. We love our Reddington daughters calving here in 2024, as they’re good mothers and have very tidy udders. 163L is sound structured with the right kind of body and muscle shape.

$10,750 Martin Cattle Services and Jace Cattle

HOMO POLLED. A feature, dark red, great haired Mountain View daughter. 228L is moderate in frame but long and smooth bodied, and big hipped. 9G is a top end female with added performance, rib shape, udder quality and an attractive blazed face. Her first son sold to Siroski Simmentals for use in their heifer pen. 228L is another female we maybe should’ve saved for our fall sale, but we are always trying to bring quality to our spring sale and 228L is exactly that.

KWA

WFL 9072 MS

BGS/BM

BLACK

$9,000

Havencrest Farms

HOMO POLLED. A moderate framed, dark red, easy doing Mountain View daughter that stands out in the pen. We love our first offering of Mountain View bulls, but are excited to offer two very nice daughters as well. 223H is the same moderate framed, big bodied kind, whose first son sold in last year’s sale to work in the heifer pen at W2 Land and Cattle.

$8,500

South Ridge Farms

RUK MR CHARISMA 86Z

MS BGS POLLED KRACKLE 23Z

257L is a good example of why we cross our fullblood and purebred cattle at times. She’s a moderate framed, stout made, big bodied female with a nice look and attractive blazed face. 32B is a big bodied cow who has lots of performance. She is the granddam of our $34 000 heifer calf selling to Labatte and Oberle in Friday Night Lights 2022.

BLACK GOLD MS Wonder 196L

$6,000 Riverside Angus

S BLACK GOLD AVA’S SCREAM 102J

BLACK GOLD MS WONDER 25G

BLACK GOLD APPROVAL 71E

BLACK GOLD MS WONDER 106E

HOMO POLLED. Here is the first Ava’s Scream female we have ever offered for sale and 196L is a heifer we are quite high on. Our rookie calf crop out of Ava’s Scream was very small in size but we wish we had more of them. Ava’s Scream is our highest selling bull and sold a couple years ago to Robb Farms. 196L features lots of the same high quality features her dominant sire possesses. This black baldy is as long bodied and maternal looking as you can make them. 196L’s pedigree is a nice blend of elite cow families and performance. Combine that with Approvals calving ease and balance, you get a genotypically and phenotypically intriguing female.

black gold avas scream 102j SIRE

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