We sincerely welcome you to the 54th Annual V8U Ranch Bull Sale!
Don tells a story from back in the 50’s, after selling a group of lighter calves that they had trailed to Community Auctions at Park Bend which was located just across the Belly River from the Ranch. His father Rod Mackenzie Sr. had stated that the boys had better remember that day as they won’t see cattle trade for such a high value in their lifetime (they brought 50 cents a pound). I think we could all imagine the excitement of that day as the fall of 2024 has created an enthusiasm across the Beef Industry that was beyond what many of us could imagine. Our time has come as cow-calf producers to enjoy some good years. Congratulations, it hasn’t been easy to get here. It would be quite something for Rod Sr. to see the value of these cattle in recent months.
We welcome you to the 54th annual V8U Ranch Red Angus Bull Sale where the Bulls will sell live through the sale ring in Fort Macleod just like the previous 53 sales. We work tirelessly throughout the year on all the necessary aspects of hosting a Bull Sale in anticipation of your arrival each year. Words cannot express our gratitude to our customers who have been with us for all of these years. The confidence that you have placed in us to provide you, your breeding bulls is something that we take extremely seriously. We accept the responsibility to produce the kind of cattle that will position you for success. The friendships that we have made in the Bull business are what we treasure most.
For those who have been before, as always you can count on us to bring you a set of bulls from a cowherd with a no-nonsense program. If this is your first time you can expect for us to do what we say we’ll do with no games or gimmicks. We’ll bring the bulls through a speedy sale, as we know that you have things to get back to at this time of year. The bulls
WELCOME
TO CANADA’S OLDEST CONTINUOUSLY RUNNING
Red Angus Bull Sale
are run together all summer beside their dams in one big group. At weaning they stay in the same group in one big pen so any outliers are the real deal so absolutely no one individual or selected group gets preferred treatment of any kind.
The bulls in this year’s sale are an honest uniform set. The bulls selling have been sorted 8 times to remove any who didn’t cut it, they have fully passed a semen test, and have not had their feet trimmed. We don’t believe in creep feeders. This year Bulls have had almost no bad weather days since birth and had a better grass year, which led to higher weaning weights that they have maintained through the winter growing period. They have been fed a fully balanced diet in a responsible manner to develop the breeding athlete that you need and to ensure that they maintain their condition beyond the breeding season.
We haven’t yet witnessed expansion of the North American CowHerd. We’re optimistic that with low cattle inventory we will continue to see strong market conditions for the next couple of years. Whenever we do see this cow herd begin to expand, Red Angus is well suited to fuel this expansion. The Red Angus cow provides all of the convenience traits of her Black hided counterpart with a little more crossbreeding flexibility, and summer heat tolerance. Red Angus Females have topped sales throughout the last year including multiple events when red heifer calves outsold the steers. Red Angus continue to prove that they are the calving ease experts which will ensure calf viability during elevated price levels. The Red Angus Breed has treated ourselves and our customers well for over 60 years.
Please join us in Fort Macleod on Saturday March 15 at 1:00 PM. Coffee and donuts will be available all morning followed by a complimentary lunch prior to the sale. We are happy to help facilitate any means for you to participate in the sale in the event that you are unable to attend in person. Online bidding will be available through DLMS.
Please feel Free to contact either Jade, Steve, or our sale staff with any questions. We look forward to seeing you at the sale. Jade, Steve, Don
& Linda.
Left to Right: Don, Linda, Jade, Steve.
54th ANNUAL BULL SALE
Saturday, March 15, 2025 | 1:00PM
Southern Alberta Livestock Exchange Fort Macleod, Alberta
V8U RANCH LTD. RED ANGUS Mountain View, AB
Jade Mackenzie & Steve Brander
403 653 2555
E Mail office@v8uranch.com
Jade Cell
Steve Cell
Don & Linda Mackenzie
403 394 5703
403 462 9972
403 653 2539
Website www.v8uranch.com
SALE STAFF
AUCTIONEER
Frank Jenkins | Southern Alberta Livestock Exchange
Cell
RINGMEN
Justin Keeley
Darren Shaw
BUYER REPRESENTATIVES - S.A.L.E.
Allan Lively
Ryan Konynenbellt
HERD HEALTH
403 627 6700
403 627 6534
403 892 4493
403 627 7776
403 892 6534
OUR ENTIRE HERD IS ON A STRICT HERD HEALTH PROGRAM WORKING THE FORT MACLEOD VET CLINIC. THE BULLS ARE ENROLLED IN THE SELECTVAC GOLD PLUS PROGRAM.
This includes the Dams of the bulls being vaccinated with Bovi-Shield Gold FP5 in the year that they were conceived. All calves are vaccinated at birth with Inforce 3 intranasal IBR BRSV PI3 Vaccine. At spring turnout they receive a booster of Inforce 3 along with One Shot BVD and Ultrabac 7 Somubac. At Weaning they were vaccinated with Bovi-Shield Gold One Shot and Ultrabac 7 Somubac. With this program they are guaranteed by Zoetis to be 100% BVD PI free.
DELIVERY
The bulls will return back to the Ranch immediately following thesale. Take your bull home sale day and receive a $100/Bull discount. We offer free delivery on all bulls within 300km of the sale site at our convenience. For invoices totaling $15,000 or greater we will deliver to central locations up to 800km of the sale site at our convenience. Bulls will be delivered by May 1st. All bulls returning to the ranch do so at the risk of the purchaser. We encourage that insurance be purchased on any bulls returning to V8U Ranch. Insurance is available sale day.
They are another tool used to select a bull and are predictions on how each bull rates against his own contemporary group and the rest of the breed. EPD Averages for all Red Angus calves born in 2024 (these are the averages to compare the Red Angus bulls in this catalogue to):
This value predicts the difference in avg. birth weight of a bull’s calves compared to breed averages.
Indicates the ability of a sire’s calves to grow from birth to weaning (expressed in pounds).
Growth from birth to yearling (expressed in pounds)
A reflection of the milking ability of a bull’s daughters. It compares the difference in gain between birth to weaning of a bull’s daughter’s calves compared to the calves from daughters of other sires evaluated.
the average difference in ease with which a sire’s calves will be born when he is bred to first calf heifers.
Expressed in square inches, is a predictor of the difference in ribeye area of a sire’s progeny compared to progeny of other sires.
Expressed in lbs, this EPD predicts differences in the average hot carcass weight in progeny.
A prediction of future progeny’s performance for carcass marbling scores.
Expressed in inches, predicts the comparative depth of back fat over the 12th rib in the average calf.
We have moved to a 4-star calving ease rating. Four ratings are used for the bulls calving ease expectations. The more stars the more confident we are that they can be used on Heifers.
ACTUAL WEIGHTS
Actual sale weights will be taken March 13 and posted along with scrotal measurements and sale order available in printed form and online on DLMS on sale day.
VIEWING
The bulls can be viewed at the ranch ahead of the sale. Please call ahead if you plan to come to view the bulls. For directions to V8U Ranch contact Steve at 403-462-9972. The bulls will be transported to Fort Macleod on March 12. They can be viewed at S.A.L.E. in Fort Macleod from March 13 right up until sale time.
BREEDING SOUNDNESS EVALUATION.
Every bull for sale on sale day will have been declared a satisfactory breeder by a licensed veterinarian through a breeding soundness evaluation. No bulls with a deferred result will be for sale.
Our Mission is to raise breeding bulls for the commercial cow calf producer that will balance production with the ability to withstand the conditions of our local environment.
REFERENCESires
RED 5L ADVANTAGE 3267-221Y RED 5L BOURNE 117-48A RED 5L ROXIE 854-117
RED VGW NAVIGATOR 010 RED VGW NAV-CAMILLE 1522 RED VGW RT-CAMILLE 0824
Bourne is a Bull who has made a major impact. He saw heavy use at V8U for 6 breeding seasons. Bourne brings added fertility, calving ease, will darken hide colour, improve, foot quality, udder structure, & temperament. Through only natural service Bourne has generated revenue for us that few bulls have ever done. He has consistently been siring a uniform set of bulls who have a high probability of finding a place in the Bull sale. With his preference to sire bulls over heifers the daughters are limited, but are where he really brings his true value. They are moderate, functional, easy fleshing females who are sound uddered, and good footed. Our record setting high selling bull was raised by a Bourne Daughter in 2024 with another daughter raising the high selling bull in the 2023 sale. He had a temperament that was pleasant to work with and feet that the entire angus breed could use. He would jump in and out of the trailer just like an old broke saddle horse. At 7 years of age, he has now been retired, therefore this will be the last opportunity to get yourself a Bourne Son.
RED JEWEL Desperado 181G
JSM 181G March 18 2019 #212075
RED SIX MILE TOMAHAWK 352B RED RED-ROCK DESPERADO 883D RED RED-ROCK COPPER QUEEN 883B
RED LAZY R C THOR 215Z
RED JEWEL MISS CHRISTINA 15C
RED JEWEL MISS CHRISTINA 11Z
Desperado is a Bull we held onto in 2020 to use on our commercial herd, after the success we had using his sire. Once his first set of calves hit the ground, we were so pleased with them that we needed to use him on the registered herd like his dad. As you can see in his photo, he has added style and is longer than a visit to the dentist. With the high number of progeny we have from this bull and his sire we had chosen to retire him back to the commercial herd. His sons this year performed near the top of the pen. This will be the last sale to feature a Desperado.
BOLD 16B
Cobra was the high selling bull at the 2020 Brandl Cattle Co. Bull Sale. His sons bring added presence and eye appeal. They have been well received in the last three sales. His daughters have proven themselves to be top producers. We are calving his third set of daughters this year. Progeny from this sire are limited as he was injured early in the 2023 breeding season. There are only be a couple Cobra sons in this year’s sale, where this will be the last chance to own one.
REFERENCESires
ARED JEWEL Merlin 133H
RED WFL MERLIN 018A
RED FRITZ MERLIN 421F
RED FRITZ RACHEL 9024
RED BECKTON NEW ERA C249 J2
RED JEWEL MISS CLEOPATRA 13F
RED JEWEL MISS CLEOPATRA 18D
Merlin 133H is a Bull that we retained in 2021. He has proven himself as a performance sire with both WW & YW epd’s in the top 1%. His sons have been sale toppers including the high selling bull to Lust Farms in 2023. He has some real cow power behind him with his moderate framed mother 13F, being a real producer. Watch for a maternal brother in lot 104 in this year’s sale. His grandmother 18D raised our high selling bull in our 50th anniversary sale to Right Cross Ranch in 2021. He is quite docile and is dark hided.
EXGB 4H January 30 2020 #2165019
RED REDRICH BUMPER CROP 336B
RED SHILOH FRONTIER 20F
RED SHILOH DELIGHTFUL 111D
RED TG REDMAN 112Z
RED COUNT RIDGE HILADY 28F
RED COUNT RIDGE HILADY 52C
Frontier is a calving ease bull that we had used on our heifers for the first two seasons we owned him. To date his sons average 73lbs at birth yet still perform with a 101-weaning ratio. He proves that you can have calving ease yet still maintain above average performance. We have moved him up to be used on the mature cows moving forward to continue to build heifer bulls that you’ll want to retain daughters from. He produces moderate front pasture type females with tidy udders that have plenty of milk.
RED COUNT Ridge Anthem 79J
XGB 79J February 16 2021 #2201288
RED BAR-E-L FRADO 209U
RED RICHMOND ANTHEM SRD 17G
RED PIRO MISSION STATMENT 130Y
RED BAKERS RIDER PRIDE 100Z
RED WRAZ EMMY 137E
RED FRASER EMMY 144Y
Anthem is a Bull that we purchased in 2022. We purchased Anthem to get some growth and frame size out of our more moderate females. He sires some of the most growthy, thick bodied calves in the pen. The sons are easy to find with added muscle shape and power. In 2024 we were fortunate to break two sale records. Both of these bulls were sired by Anthem.
RED LJC ICEMAN 411D OSF MAF
RED VGW CUTTING EDGE 807 OSF MAF
RED VGW FUS-STAR 1601
RED 3SCC DOMAIN A163 AMF CAF NHF OSF MAF DDF
RED VGW DO-DORA 1909
RED VGW CI-DORY 1707
In 2022 we returned to Grass Range where we found an outcross pedigreed bull that we felt checked all the boxes. Credence is dark red, long bodied with a ton of volume. He had a moderate birth weight with curve bending performance. He currently ranks in the top 1% for his WW EPD & 2% for YW. We had good success using him on the heifers last year where he bred most of them alongside another bull. His sons have an average BW of 74lbs with a 102Weaning Ratio. He has a good set of sons in the sale who share their dad’s ability to turn heads and cause hearts to race.
Last year we were working on an Embryo Transfer project with our good 7A cow. Our goal was to create an outcross with a unique pedigree, but maintain the calving ease, soundness, and functionality that we require. We chose a darker hided option in S A V Rainfall. His dam Blackcap May 4136 is arguably one of the most favoured cows in Angus history. The calves from this flush were born light, but hit the ground running, being some of the highest performers over the summer. They are an impressive set of Bulls in the pen. The Rainfall sired sons are all black hided with the red gene.
OUR Yearling Bulls
Thank You
We appreciate all of the help and support we get from good friends and neighbors. We would like to thank the following individuals who help us through our busiest times. Kole and Faith Neilson, Matt and Kerri Nelson & Family, Bart and Tate Young, Bill, Sasha, and Ryanna Elliott, Amber Mackenzie and Family, and all the management and staff at S.A.L.E. There would be no V8U bull sale without these people.
Black Hided Red Gene Carrier – Here’s a bull out of a really nice black hided Bourne daughter who posted a fairly impressive weaning weight with this as her first calf. This is an outcross pedigree to almost all Angus cattle in Canada either red or black. Both Bourne & Trading Right have left us some truly outstanding females. Take note of his WW & YW EPD’s. CE:
Black Hided Red Gene Carrier – This is the product of an Embryo transfer project using the ever-popular Rainfall bull on our good 7A cow. This bull came in last fall with the heaviest weaning weight amongst his full sibs from this flush. This mating has resulted in some bulls with added thickness and dimension with tons of hair. He is a full sibling to lot # 120, & 122.
RED JEWEL MISS CRESTA 34D JSM 103M January 30 2024 #2395759
A larger framed thick topped Bull with ample horsepower. His mother 65D raised our high selling Bull in 2020. She raised three other bulls who have sold near the top of the sale to customers who have a knack for searching out the good ones. The combination of 65D and the Desperado Bull has proven to bring aprospect that we expect to be well received.
RED JEWEL FRONTIER 104M
RED SHILOH FRONTIER 20F RED COUNT RIDGE FRONTIER 4H RED COUNT RIDGE HILADY 28F
RED BECKTON NEW ERA C249 J2 RED JEWEL MISS CLEOPATRA 13F RED JEWEL MISS CLEOPATRA 18D
A safe bet to use in the heifer pen, that you should be able to retain some daughters out of as well. His mother 13F is a deep bodied moderate framed cow who raised our Merlin 133H herd sire as her first calf. The grandmother of this bull 18D raised our high selling bull in the 2021 bull sale. The combination of 13F and Frontier should make some really nice females with tidy udders.
RED JEWEL COBRA 105M
JSM
One of the few Cobra sons to sell this year. This will be the last opportunity to acquire a Cobra.
RED JEWEL BOURNE 108M
RED 5L BOURNE 117-48A
RED VGW BOURNE 709
RED VGW NAV-CAMILLE 1522
RED LAZY MC CC DETOUR 2W
RED JEWEL MISS SEPTIMA 14A
RED JEWEL MISS SEPTIMA 35U JSM 108M January 31 2024 #2396053
Another Bourne son with calving ease and a big-time prospect if you want to re-build your cow herd. The Bourne daughters are flawless and just plain work. Bourne himself was used here for 6 full breeding seasons through only natural service. The dam of this bull 14A is still on the ranch at 12 years old with her mother 35U being a cow who stayed around until she was 13. 14A also raised the mother of lot 109 who is an intriguing individual himself. In addition, take note of the milk number in the EPD chart.
A good first effort out of a heifer. This would be another good candidate to use on your heifers and keep the replacements. The mother of this Bull is sired by Bourne who we’ve spoken highly of all through the offering. She also has some real influential cows who lived here for a long time on the bottom side of her pedigree. Both 10Y and 39U stayed in production until they were 13 with 39U achieving Premier Dam status with Canadian Angus.
RED JEWEL CREDENCE 113M
VGW CUTTING EDGE 807
VGW CREDENCE 159 RED VGW DO-DORA 1909
RED VGW BOURNE 709 RED JEWEL MISS SEPTIMA 42K
JEWEL MISS SEPTIMA 45E JSM 113M February 02 2024 #2395763
This is a nice dark red Credence son out of a Bourne Daughter with some longevity on the cow side. 45E is still in production at 7 years of age. Her grandmother 35U is a cow we have talked about on lot#’s 108 & 109. Credence has been putting some eye appeal into his calves.
RED JEWEL FRONTIER 114M
RED SHILOH FRONTIER 20F
RED COUNT RIDGE FRONTIER 4H RED COUNT RIDGE HILADY 28F RED RED-ROCK DESPERADO 883D RED JEWEL MISS CHEROKEE 43G
JEWEL
CHEROKEE 27X
PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 6 BW: 73 lbs. 205D: 658
The mother of this bull 43G raised a real good bull that sold in last years sale. There is some longevity on the dam side of the pedigree in 27X who stayed on the ranch until she was 14. The last calf 27X had is also selling in lot #121. This would be a good selection if you’re looking to keep some replacement females.
RED MAC COBRA 115M
This will be the last opportunity to purchase a Cobra son. The Cobra sired cattle maintain the eye appeal of their sire and have been well received. 43B the mother of 115 has been designated an Elite Dam by Canadian Angus. This is a bull who will add some frame size. Take note of his WW & YW Epd’s.
Here’s a bull with a moderate birth weight with a whole bunch of cow power behind him. Another good choice to build a cow herd from. His mother 53E is still on the ranch at 7 years of age. Her mother 44B is also in production at 10 and has been designated as an Elite Dam by CAA. Both the mother and grandmother of 44B have been designated as Premier Dams by CAA. On the top side of the pedigree, you will also find 13F with the added bonus of 18D another Elite Dam.
COLEMAN CHARLO 0256 S A V RAINFALL 6846 S A V BLACKCAP MAY 4136
RED JEWEL MULBERRY 104W RED JEWEL MISS FANCY GIRL 7A BLACK JEWEL FANCY GIRL 9W
Black Hided Red Gene Carrier – Another Embryo transfer calf from the Rainfall Bull and 7A. This one has eye appeal, style and patterns very similar to the lot 122 Bull. 7A found her way into the donor pen as she a real powerful type of cow with tremendous milk production. She does this while keeping a real nice tidy udder. We chose Rainfall as he is reported as one of the better footed black bulls in the business with a dam who has made waves across the Angus world. Full brother to 101, & 122.
BOURNE
Another good cow making kind of bull, being sired by Bourne he is destined to make some beautiful females with extra fertility. He has the added longevity from his mother 27X who had 121 as her last calf at the age of 14.
JEWEL RAINFALL 122M
COLEMAN CHARLO 0256
S A V RAINFALL 6846
S A V BLACKCAP MAY 413
RED JEWEL MULBERRY 104W
RED JEWEL MISS FANCY GIRL 7A BLACK JEWEL FANCY GIRL 9W
Black Hided Red Gene Carrier – This would be the Bull from the Rainfall 7A ET mating with the most calving ease. Similar to 120 he has lots of presence and style. If you like them fancy this is the type of bull you’re after. He had excellent spread from birth to yearling being the heaviest of the four full sibs for YW with an index of 108. Full brother to 101, & 120.
RED MAC BOURNE 123M
RED 5L BOURNE 117-48A
VGW BOURNE 709
VGW NAV-CAMILLE 1522 RED MEM PACKER 229W
MAC MISS LEADING LADY 19A
DATA: AOD: 12 BW: 55 lbs.
Congratulations MATTHEW & HUNTER!
Congratulations to both Matthew Donahue and Hunter French on their success with their 2024 4H Projects.
Matthew won Grand Champion Steer with Hunter winning reserve at the Willow Creek 4H District show. These steers were both sired by V8U Ranch Bulls
Here’s a thumper with lots of growth, added frame sizeand true mass. One of the heaviest bulls at weaning posting a 114 weaning ratio and kept up the pace on feed with a 122 Yearling ratio. His mother 23F is a Premier dam who was the grandmother to our second highest selling bull going to Redrich farms in last years sale.23F has some cows behind her that don’t make mistakes. 13N is a Premier Dam who we had great success with as a donor in our Embryo program with incredible production of 38 calves. Both the dam and grandam of 13N were designated as Elite Dam’s. Whether you sell calves, retain ownership or want to keep some daughters, don’t miss lot 125.
DESPERADO
RED RED-ROCK DESPERADO 883D
RED JEWEL DESPERADO 181G
RED JEWEL MISS CHRISTINA 15C
RED BECKTON NEW ERA C249 J2
RED JEWEL MISS CRESTA 12H RED JEWEL CRESTA 20B
A cow bull with tons of performance who maintains a modest BW to aid in calf viability and vigour. Came in with a 108 Weaning ratio and a 116 Yearling ratio. Take note of his WW & YW epd’s. The Desperado bull adds some length of body and eye appeal.
RED MAC FRONTIER 127M
RED SHILOH FRONTIER 20F
RED COUNT RIDGE FRONTIER 4H
RED MAC MISS ROSEBUD 54J RED MAC MISS ROSEBUD 55D ZDM 127M February 11 2024 #2396020
An individual who proves that you can have calving ease, yet maintain performance so that your heifers’ calves sort right in with the calves your cows raised come sale time. We just can’t say enough about the Rosebud cow family as we have a whole bunch of them in the herd.
ZDM 129M February 12 2024 #2396024
This was the heaviest calf weaned off of the heifers this year. An impressive WW for the first attempt from a heifer who managed to get bred right back to calve on time for this season. This bull should pass on his performance when you take a look at his WW & YW epd’s. His mother 31K is sired by Desperado 181G who has several sons in the sale this year.
RED JEWEL BOURNE 130M
JSM 130M February 13 2024 #2396056
RED JEWEL MISS LANA 43D
RED JEWEL MISS LANA 21Z
PERFORMANCE
history consistently
JSM 131M February 13 2024 #2395769
RED VGW CUTTING EDGE 807
RED VGW CREDENCE 159 RED VGW DO-DORA 1909
RED VGW BOURNE 709
RED JEWEL MISS FANCY GIRL 15K RED JEWEL FANCY GIRL 52F
The mother of this bull 15K proves just as a heifer what a Bourne daughter can do. We’re expecting a bright future for this young cow. Her mother 52F has been designated an Elite Dam by Canadian Angus. 52F raised a full brother to 15K in 2022 to a customer who always finds the best ones. She also raised a Merlin son who has worked extremely well in our 50th anniversary sale to a family with a heifer program that will make you drool.
The Credence sons have a ton of eye appeal and growth, which have us really excited about this young sire. The dam of this bull is sired by Desperado 181G who has several sons in this year’s sale. With Credence and Desperado, you get a double dose of style which should make for some fancy steers with added length or a beautiful pen of heifers. Take note of the WW, YW & Milk epd’s on this prospect.
A dark red heifer bull out of a cow who has a
raising calving ease bulls.
RED 5L BOURNE 117-48A OSF MAF
RED VGW BOURNE 709
RED VGW NAV-CAMILLE 1522
RED ROD RAWHIDE 7809E
RED MAC MISS BRNDINA 39H
RED MAC MISS BRNDINA 41D
Here’s a real multi-purpose type of a bull. He has the calving ease to use on your heifers with the performance to ensure that the heifer’s calves sort right on in with the big group in the fall. He has style and eye appeal to sire a fancy set of replacements.He has Bourne on the top side of his Pedigree with a young cow onthe bottom side in 39H who has already put her first two calves into our replacement pen. His grandmother 41D has been a real solid range cow raising our high selling bull in 2022. As an added bonus take note of his Marbling and Fat epd’s
RED MAC FRONTIER 136M
ZDM 136M February 15 2024 #2396018
RED SHILOH FRONTIER 20F
RED COUNT RIDGE FRONTIER 4H
RED COUNT RIDGE HILADY 28F
RED ROD DECEPTICON 9427G RED MAC MISS ROSEBUD 27J RED MAC MISS ROSEBUD 23F
This is a calving ease prospect whose calves will get up and grow. The frontier daughters are looking really good. This is only 27J’s second calf. The granddam is 23F who we’ve talked about on other lots in the sale. 23F has been designated by Canadian Angus as a Premier Dam and is the mother of the feature bull lot 125. 23F’s mother is the great 13N who we flushed heavily getting a total of 38 calves out of her. This is a sure bet sire to retain some replacement females out of.
A bull that should make for a worry-free calving season on your heifers. He should also improve carcass quality when you analyze his Marbling, REA, & Fat epd’s.
RED JEWEL DESPERADO 135M
JSM 135M February 15 2024 #2395837
RED RED-ROCK DESPERADO 883D
RED JEWEL DESPERADO 181G RED JEWEL MISS CHRISTINA 15C
RED JEWEL KING 108Z RED JEWEL MISS SEPTIMA 58F RED JEWEL MISS SEPTIMA 12Z
PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 7 BW: 82
205D: 729 lbs. Calving Ease: **
Another Desperado son with above average performance who’s backed by some herd bulls in his pedigree who had some grow in them. Take note of his milk epd if you’re looking to add some milk production to some females that you plan to retain.
RED MAC DESPERADO 137M
ZDM 137M February 16 2024 #2395825
RED RED-ROCK DESPERADO 883D
RED JEWEL DESPERADO 181G RED JEWEL MISS CHRISTINA 15C
RED JEWEL KING 108Z RED MAC MISS ALLIANCE 28D RED MAC MISS ALLIANCE 40U
PERFORMANCE DATA: AOD: 9
A calving ease prospect with some good carcass EPD’s.
JEWEL MISS CHRISTINA 15C
UPSHOT 118B RED MAC MISS BRNDINA 41D
CROWFOOT BRNDINA 191X
RED MAC BOURNE 140M
ZDM 140M February 18 2024 #2397652
RED 5L BOURNE 117-48A
RED VGW BOURNE 709 RED VGW NAV-CAMILLE 1522
RED GEIS MISSION 221’11
RED MAC MISS PATHY 27C RED MAC MISS PATHY 32X
PERFORMANCE
AOD: 10
One of the last opportunities to get a Bourne son. Take note of his above average WW & YW epd’s. His mother 27C is still in production at 10 years of age.
This is a Bourne son who would be another good candidate to build a cow herd. His grandmother 39U was a great cow who was designated a Premier Dam with her mother also being awarded this designation. The combination of Bourne makes this a sure bet for this bull to be a true female maker. Take note of his milk EPD.
A nice first effort out of a heifer who held his own performance wise with a moderate BW. There are multi generations of longevity on the bottom side of the pedigree. The Credence sons have lots of style and eye appeal.
RED JEWEL FRONTIER 141M
JSM 141M February 18 2024 #2395777
SHILOH FRONTIER 20F RED COUNT RIDGE FRONTIER 4H RED COUNT RIDGE HILADY 28F RED VGW BOURNE 709
JEWEL MISS CLEOPATRA 33J
JEWEL MISS CLEOPATRA 13F
DATA: AOD: 4 BW: 65
205D: 606 lbs. Calving Ease: ****
A calving ease bull who should make calving the heifers worry free. He goes back to 13F on the Dam side who is the mother of the Merlin 133H Herd Bull who sired a few bulls in this year’s sale.
RED JEWEL DESPERADO 143M
JSM 143M February 21 2024 #2395842
RED RED-ROCK DESPERADO 883D RED JEWEL DESPERADO 181G RED JEWEL MISS CHRISTINA 15C
RED ANDRAS FUSION R236 RED JEWEL SPARKLES 9E RED SHODEREE SPARKLES 32T
The mother of this bull is the grandmother of the feature lot 106 bull. She goes back to a real good cow that we acquired at the Shoderee Ranch Dispersal back in 2009 who stayed in production until she was 13 years of age.
A Grandson of the great 13N cow who through embryo transfer had 38 progeny. She is a cow with as much influence as any cow on the place.
RED RED-ROCK DESPERADO 883D
RED JEWEL DESPERADO 181G RED JEWEL MISS CHRISTINA 15C
RED JEWEL KING 108Z
RED JEWEL CLEOPATRA 20E
JEWEL MISS CLEOPATRA 15Y
A nice dark red bull with ample performance and a straight Canadian pedigree. He performed well at weaning and maintained pace once he got up on feed. He carries the eye appeal of his sire, with some influential cows behind him. His grandmother 15Y made no mistakes. Every calf she raised either ended up in the Bull Sale or in the replacement pen. 15Y is also the mother of 18D who is a cow that we wrote about on several sale lots in the catalog and also found her way into the embryo donor pen in 2024.
This is a true curve bender Anthem son with a modest BW, yet came in during the fall to post a 115-weaning ratio. His mother 15J is just getting started in her career, however she raised a heifer last year to go into the replacement pen and has done a heck of a job on this as just her second calf. An extremely balanced set of EPD’s overall.
These Anthem sons were extremely popular in last year’s sale with an abundance of muscle shape and mass. This bull holds true to the sire group. He has a well balanced epd profile achieving some high rankings for WW & YW. He was out of a second calver who’s mother 9U had raised 12 calves on the ranch.
JEWEL FRONTIER 151M
RED SHILOH FRONTIER 20F
RED COUNT RIDGE FRONTIER 4H
RED COUNT RIDGE HILADY 28F
RED COUNT RIDGE ELECTRIC 140F
RED JEWEL MISS RULER 18J
RED JEWEL MISS RULER 27B
RED MAC DESPERADO 150M
ZDM 150M February 28 2024 #2395826
RED RED-ROCK DESPERADO 883D
RED JEWEL DESPERADO 181G
RED JEWEL MISS CHRISTINA 15C
RED JEWEL KING 108Z
RED MAC MISS ALLIANCE 21C RED MAC MISS ALLIANCE 40U
Here’s another bull with a straight Canadian pedigree. His mother 21C found a way to get bred to either the Desperado 181G or 883D bull for almost all of her calves through natural service. This has worked well with a full brother selling to a longtime customer in 2023.
A calving ease bull who will ensure a good sleep and live calves to take advantage of the strong market. He too has a straight Canadian pedigree. His mother raised a full sister last year who will raise her first calf this season at V8U. The grandmother 27B is still in production at 10 years of age and is a daughter of 39U who was a fantastic cow producing 12 calves and was designated a Premier Dam by Canadian Angus.
This Desperado son posted the heaviest adj YW of this year’s bull pen as he really performed well since weaning. He also has some really good cows behind him, particularly 13N a Premier Dam who has had a big influence through embryo transfer.
This is a calving ease prospect who will sire calves with some growth. A Bourne daughter who was crossed with Anthem resulted in our highest selling bull on record in last year’s sale. Take note of the balance in the epd’s of this bull when analyzing CE, & BW, with the spread to WW & YW.
A bull with calving ease and the performance to make sure that your heifer’s calves keep right up with the big group. There’s a whole bunch of longevity on the cow side of this bull. This is 29A’s 10th calf, with her mother 13N producing until she was 12 and her grandmother 93K in production until 14 years of age.
RED JEWEL DESPERADO 155M
JSM 155M March 06 2024 #2395838
RED RED-ROCK DESPERADO 883D
RED JEWEL DESPERADO 181G
RED JEWEL MISS CHRISTINA 15C
RED LAZY R C THOR 215Z
RED JEWEL MISS SEPTIMA 45E
RED JEWEL MISS SEPTIMA 38Z
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RED JEWEL BOURNE 157M
JSM 157M March 11 2024 #2396054
RED 5L BOURNE 117-48A
RED VGW BOURNE 709 RED VGW NAV-CAMILLE 1522
RED TROTTERS STRONGHOLD 156 JEWEL MISS CHEROKEE 5D BLACK JEWEL CHEROKEE 1Z
Straight Canadian pedigree with some calving ease. This is a bull who started grabbing gears just before weaning time and hasn’t slowed up since with a yearling ratio of 109.
This sale will be the last opportunity to acquire a Bourne son. This bull has as much balance across his EPD profile as any. He is ranked highly for CE, BW, WW, YW, Marbling, & Milk. This is a good honest candidate who checks several boxes.
JEWEL DESPERADO 159M
JSM 159M March 13 2024 #2395833
RED RED-ROCK DESPERADO 883D
RED JEWEL DESPERADO 181G RED JEWEL MISS CHRISTINA 15C
RED ROD RAWHIDE 7809E JEWEL MISS DUCHESS 41G JEWEL MISS DUCHESS 28E
A double dose of the Desperado 883D Bull in the Pedigree who had been well received over the years. On the bottom side 13D is a daughter of the old 13N cow who didn’t make mistakes.
RED JEWEL FRONTIER 161M
JSM 161M March 21 2024 #2396057
RED SHILOH FRONTIER 20F
RED COUNT RIDGE FRONTIER 4H
RED COUNT RIDGE HILADY 28F
RED FRITZ MERLIN 421F
RED JEWEL MISS SEPTIMA 20H RED JEWEL MISS SEPTIMA 47F
Black Hided Red Gene Carrier – This is a different twist on a pedigree. Would be a real outcross to almost anything Red or Black outside of our program.
RED MAC ANTHEM 162M
ZDM 162M March 23 2024 #2396016
RED RICHMOND ANTHEM SRD 17G
RED COUNT RIDGE ANTHEM 79J RED WRAZ EMMY 137E
RED MAC STRONGHOLD 118C RED MAC MISS ROSEBUD 53H RED MAC MISS ROSEBUD 8C
Don’t miss this bull, as he might be a bit of a sleeper. He is the youngest bull in the offering, but when you really analyze the data on him, he’s got a quite a bit to offer. He performed well at weaning and then stepped it up a notch to post one of the heaviest adj. YW. Take a look at his WW & YW epd’s. The Anthem sons have a ton of thickness and muscle shape to them.
GENOMICS TESTING EXPLAINED
Costs have risen dramatically in the cow-calf industry over the last several years. A cow only has one chance each year to raise a calf. We utilize Genomic testing as a risk management tool. We ourselves have put great emphasis into EPD’s to support buying decisions, and have gone one step further by investing in Genomic testing in all our retained Bull and Heifer calves since 2015. This is an investment that we have made to improve the accuracy of the EPD’s within our herd. With Genomically enhanced EPD’s we can have much more confidence in what to expect from the progeny that a sire will produce. This also gives you as a buyer, more reliable information which in turn gives you more control and aids to reduce disappointment. With several generations of data collected, visual evaluation although still very important cannot be the only trait used to select one of the most important purchase decisions in a cow calf operation. We suspect that we are not alone in saying that we have at times invested in cattle that appeared to be superior, but just didn’t turn out as expected. With the use of Genomically Enhanced EPD’s disappointment is minimized. Normally when EPD’s are calculated, there is a calculation made based on the production of the sire and the dam. Although the resulting progeny share parentage these animals are not identical. If the sire and the dam were the same for two calves born in the same year the resulting EPD’s of those two calves would be identical until they begin to produce progeny of their own. With genomic testing we get predictions from the animal’s DNA which will either increase or decrease an EPD value based on the genetic makeup. This does not artificially improve the actual EPD value, but instead improves the accuracy. An animal that undergoes Genomic testing has as much potential to have their EPD’s negatively impacted as they do to have a positive response. We have had on multiple occasions where two full siblings could be as different as one being a calving ease sire with another being a cow bull with added performance. Genomically enhanced EPD’s help us identify these individuals before they sire any calves. For example, Lot #’s 101, 120, and 122 are full siblings through embryo transfer. Normally their EPD’s would be identical, however because we have utilized this technology you can see variance between them. Depending on the trait, the EPD value printed in our catalogue would have similar accuracy to each bull selling having sired approximately 20 calves before ever breeding a cow. This obviously doesn’t tell us the whole picture, but does certainly offer more confidence than a bull who has not undergone this testing.
Cattle are purchased every day based on visual appraisal alone. Wouldn’t it be nice to have more information when selecting a pen of replacement heifer calves with data to show that they will milk, or have improved fertility over other individuals? It would also be ideal to purchase a pen of feeder cattle and have data to show that their performance, or grading potential is above average. Unfortunately, these are tools that are not readily available as a rule. We are extremely fortunate to have this resource available in the seedstock business and we feel it is to our advantage to utilize it ourselves and provide the information to you to help improve confidence in your purchase decisions.
A big advantage of V8U Ranch incorporating Genomic testing is that parentage verification is included. Every bull available on sale day has been “Sire Verified”. Better yet, all bulls raised by cows who were born since 2015 have been “Parent Verified”. This means that they have been confirmed by DNA as being progeny of both the sire and the dam. This gives us confidence that the cattle that we raise and sell are exactly what we say they are.
In the fall of 2024, the Canadian Angus Association has chosen a different provider to complete Genomic testing. Formerly Angus GS, the test is now called Angus HD. The results are very much the same. With the new logo being the only real change, you will notice.
If you have any questions about EPD’s or Genomic testing please give Steve a call and he would be happy to answer your questions.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
TERMS - The terms of the sale are cash or cheque payable at par at Fort Macleod, Alta. The right of property shall not pass until settlement is made. All settlements must be made with the clerks of the sale before any cattle will be released.
BIDS - Every animal entering the sale ring will be sold to the highest bidder A floor price will apply to each animal consigned.
DISPUTES - In case of disputes, bidding will be reopened between the parties involved. If no further bid is made, the buyer will be the person from whom the auctioneer accepted the last bid. The auctioneer’s decision in such matters will be final.
PURCHASER’S RISK - Each animal becomes the risk of the purchaser as soon as sold.
ANNOUNCEMENTS - Errors discovered in the catalogue will be corrected by announcements from the Auction Stand at sale time and such corrections will take precedence over the printed matter in the catalogue.
CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRY - A certificate of registry duly transferred will be furnished to the buyer for each animal after settlement is made.
SHIPPING - Assistance will be given in making shipment after the sale, but no risk is assumed by the Fort Macleod Auction Market Ltd., or the seller. Expenses incurred are the responsibility of the purchaser. Purchasers are requested to furnish shipping instructions when making settlement. Any additional expenses are the responsibility of the buyer, including duty, brokerage fees, etc.
BREEDER’S GUARANTEE - V8U Ranch Ltd. have done everything possible to assure you, the buyer, that every bull in this sale will be a breeder. A certified veterinarian will have semen tested and physically evaluated every bull. In the unlikely event of a dispute, regular terms & conditions standard with the Canadian Angus Association shall apply.
RETAINED INTERESTS - Buyer receives full possession and one half semen interest in all bulls in the catalog. V8U Ranch Ltd. retains one half semen interest. If semen is marketed by the purchaser, V8U Ranch Ltd. receives one half royalty interest on gross semen sales, and the purchaser one half interest. The purchaser retains full possession, full pasture use rights, and full salvage value in these bulls.
ACCIDENTS - Although every precaution will be taken to protect the safety and comfort of buyers, neither the sales manager, auctioneer nor any owner assumes any responsibility in this matter and disclaims any liability, legal or otherwise, in the event of accident or loss of property.
LIABILITY - Southern Alberta Livestock Exchange are acting as agents only and assume no responsibility for representations made by the seller. Purchasers must look to the seller for fulfillment of all guarantees and representations made hereunder.
ACCOMMODATIONS
Modern Hotels are available approximately 30 minutes away from Fort Macleod in either Pincher Creek or Lethbridge.
