Annual Bull Sale
-Sale Information-
Auctioneer
Stewart James 613-445-3269
Stewart James Jr. 613-222-2815 (bilingual)
Sale Day Phones:
Keith Black 613-570-8464
Kurtis Black 613-585-3873
Tyson Black 613-433-1169
Matt Dick 613-633-1598
Jackie MacGregor 613-585-5055
Nathan Latchford 613-281-1477
Sale Terms
• Bulls sell under Standard Terms & Conditions of the Canadian Charolais Association.
• Please make all settlements immediately after the sale.
Bull Health
• All bulls will sell with a semen check and vet examination to ensure that you are purchasing a quality herd bull.
• All bulls marked as homo-polled have been verified by DNA testing.
• Additional performance data will be available on sale day.
• The Blackbern and WhiteWater herds are vaccinated using the Bovishield Gold Live vaccine protocol, and the bulls will also have received their blackleg booster shot.
Delivery
• Please see the seller if you require delivery after the sale. Shipping arrangements will be at the convenience of the seller, but will be as soon as practical after the sale, at the buyer’s risk.
• We will keep bulls until April 30 free of charge. As of May 1, a boarding fee of $5.00 per day applies. We are not liable for the bulls after the sale and ask that you insure any bull returning to the farm.
Insurance
Will be available on sale day
Nathan Allen 705 924-2632
Allen Insurance Group
Online Bidding
Those unable to attend the sale will be able to view and bid online with DLMS.
Mark Shologan
780-699-5082
Welcome Everyone to Our 14th Annual Bull Sale!
WELCOME to our 14 th annual bull sale!
Thank you to everyone who is taking the time to look through our catalog and to our valuable customers who support us year after year. Your business and friendship are greatly appreciated.
As we all know the cattle market is in a better place than we could have ever imagined even a year ago. With demand as high as ever for all classes of cattle there has never been a better time to invest in new progressive genetics that will add performance and profit to your calf crop!
This year’s group of bulls is certainly our best yet, with a few new sire groups including NGC Capitalist and WCR Bold Move, as well as, the time proven sires of WhiteWater Justify, Turnbull’s Equipped and Silverstream Padra. There will be bulls that will fit everyone’s breeding goals and budgets. These bulls are bred to perform and fed to last!
We encourage everyone to view the bulls at Blackbern Farm prior to sale day to see them in their everyday environment. The bulls were pictured in early January so they will have grown and matured a lot between then and now.
For those that can’t make it to the sale in person you can bid with confidence throughDLMS. If you have any questions about online bidding, please don’t hesitate to contact us or the DLMS team.
We invite everyone to join us Saturday March 8 th in Cobden for a great display of bulls and to visit with cattle producers and friends alike. Lunch will be served starting at 11:30 and the sale will begin at 1:30!
Sincerely,
The Black's
Kurtis and Chelsea Black & Family
Tyson, Karen & Keith Black
Annual Bull Sale
BIRTH WEIGHT & CALVING EASE
University studies in Wyoming and data from Montana and Colorado lend credence to the following conclusions:
1. The birth weight itself influences calving ease by 65%.
2. The female has 60-70% influence on birth weight of her calf.
3. The bull has 30-40% influence on birth weight of his progreny.
4. Pelvic measurement and angle as well as the shape of the calf have 35-40% influence on calv ing ease.
5. Length of gestation greatly affects birth weight. A fetus can gain over one pound per day in the in the last days of gestation.
6. Weather and temperature the last 30 days affect the length of gestation.
7. Size and maturity of the cow influence calving ease.
Most commercial producers do not take birth weights. Guessing is as inaccurate as driving with a broken speedometer – what’s thought to be 55 mph may in fact be 65 or 70 mph, and what’s thought to be 70-80 lb may actually be 80-90 lb.
Remember, everything is relevant. Increased growth, frame and performance will increase BW. A longer bodied calf with weigh more. If a calf is expected to have genetics for growth, it will display this prior to birth as well as after. As a rule of thumb, it takes a calf weighing 85 lb at birth to finish at 1200-1250 lb. A cow should easily give birth to a calf weight 8% of her own body weight. Thus a 1200 lb cow should give birth to a 96 lb calf with ease.
Continued selection for light birth weights will ultimately reduce the mature sizes and performance of your cattle.
Thank You To Our 2024 Bull Sale Buyers!
*Gary Donohue – Erinsville, ON
Ferme Mesange SENC(LA) – Deleage, QC
*Ray Campbell – Foresters Falls, ON
*Bob Acres – Osgoode, ON
*Kurtis McRae – Carleton Place, ON
*Kevin O’Connell – Ashton, ON
Ed Honeywell – Carp, ON
*Rudie & Adrian Vanderbyl – Alexandria, ON
*William Brus – Portland, ON
*Dwaine Davidson – Russell, ON
*Peter Neill – Arnprior, ON
*Scotch Bush Cattle Ltd. – Douglas, ON
*Bev Afelskie – Cobden, ON
Richard Richardson – Shawville, QC
*Scott McFaul – Lange-Gardien, QC
*Kim Weedmark – Merrickville, ON
Mark Jordan – Roblin, ON
*Jessie Van Loo – Listowel, ON
*Matt Dick – Pembroke, ON
*Rayburn Evans – Pakenham, ON
Eric Leclerc – Berry, QC
Gordon MacPerson – Pembroke, ON
*Mark Enright – Cobden, ON
*repeat buyer
WHITEWATER MAVERICK 4M
KAB 4M January 8, 2024 PMC881745
SILVERSTREAM MAVERICK M183
SILVERSTREAM PADRA P7
SILVERSTREAM IZZY I125
SCX TRIUMPH 50B
FOURTHLANE HOLLY 6H
FOURTHLANE CHLOE 6C EPD’s:
Performance
WHITEWATER MONTEREY 7M
KAB 7M January 11, 2024 PMC881814
PLEASANTDAWN HYDRO 675E
PLEASANTDAWN SERENITY 507G
PLEASANTDAWN LADY508E
SCX TRIUMPH 50B
FOURTHLANE KITKAT 5K
FOURTHLANE FROSTING 33F
3
WHITEWATER MEMPHIS 12M
KAB 12M January 16, 2024 PMC881744
SILVERSTREAM MAVERICK M183
SILVERSTREAM PADRA P7
SILVERSTREAM IZZY I125
SPARROWS FARGO 811U
WHITEWATER DESTINY 10D
WHITEWATER UPHORIA 5U
Performance
1391
WHITEWATER MAGNUM 14M
4 Performance
KAB 14M January 19, 2024 PMC881807
DC/BHD WARLORD F2003 P
WHITEWATER JUSTIFY 14J
WHITEWATER APHRODITE 3A
SPARROWS FARGO 811U
WHITEWATER FRENCH VANILLA 16F
JMB SORBET 515R
5
WHITEWATER MERCURY 18M
KAB 18M January 27, 2024 PMC881808
DC/BHD WARLORD F2003 P
WHITEWATER JUSTIFY 14J
WHITEWATER APHRODITE 3A
SOS CHUCK WAGON 54C
WHITEWATER FRISKY 21F
WHITEWATER ADORABLE 9A
18M
6
WHITEWATER MAXIMUM 19M
KAB 19M January 28, 2024 PMC881803
DC/BHD WARLORD F2003 P
WHITEWATER JUSTIFY 14J
WHITEWATER APHRODITE 3A
SPARROWS FARGO 811U
WHITEWATER EMPRESS 10E
JMB SORBET 515R
19M
BLACKBERN MAC 3M
KBF 3M January 1, 2024
WC PLATINUM 8558 P
WCR BOLD MOVE 168 P
WCR MS REMIX 9250 P
LT BRIDGER 9191 PLD
BLACKBERN KIRSTEN 38K
BLACKBERN GIN 13G
BLACKBERN MAKE A MOVE 6M
WC PLATINUM 8558 P WCR BOLD MOVE 168 P
WCR MS REMIX 9250 P
SCX TRIUMPH 50B
BLACKBERN KEEPSAKE 3K
BLACKBERN RED ELITE 12E
MACAULEY 9M
SILVERSTREAM PADRA P7
SILVERSTREAM IZZY I125
PLEASANT DAWN MARSHALL 25U
BLACKBERN DIXIE 43D
WHITEWATER MISS 20Z
MALCOLM
KBF 10M January 2,
WINN MANS LANZA 610S
SPARROWS FARGO 811U
SPARROWS DELIGHT 74L
C2 GALELEO 3G
BLACKBERN KENDRA 37K
BLACKBERN HARMONY 1H
BLACKBERN MOBILE 20M
KBF 20M January 18, 2024 SMC883930 MAIN MAGICO LANZO 36D
PLEASANTDAWN MOBILE103F
PLEASANTDAWN LADY103D
PCC APEX 416B
DANG GERALDINE 2G
BLACKBERN RED MIST 2Z
BLACKBERN MARK 21M
KBF 21M January 18, 2024 PMC883931 LT CITATION 5228 PLD NGC CAPITALIST 118J ET M6 NEW GERMAINE 599 P ET
SPARROWS FARGO 811U
BLACKBERN DARCY 9D BLACKBERN XANDRA 11X
MAXIMUM 24M
24M January 21, 2024
MAIN MAGICO LANZO 36D
PLEASANTDAWN MOBILE103F
PLEASANTDAWN LADY103D
STEPPLER TANDEM 157A
G.BROS DAMSEL RGCG820E
GBROS PIXIE 50B
BLACKBERN MADISON 29M
KBF 29M January 25,
SCR TRIUMPH 2135
SCX TRIUMPH 50B
SCX MISS HILO 128W
HRJ BULLETPROOF 411B
BLACKBERN GWYNETH 21G
BLACKBERN XANDRA 11X
BLACKBERN MAVERICK 30M
TMB 30M January 26, 2024 PMC883993
PLEASANT DAWN MVP 316Y
TURNBULL'S EQUIPPED 216E
CTP MISS KINDRED 216Y
SOS HOOEY PLD 127D
BLACKBERN GABBIE 24G
MCTAVISH PURE CREAM 24E
BLACKBERN MERRICK 35M
BLACKBERN MCCOY 36M
36M January 30,
LT DEL REY 6161 P
C2 GALELEO 3G
C2 MISS PROMIS 13E
TURNBULL'S EQUIPPED 216E
BLACKBERN HALLIE 31H
BLACKBERN DILAWRI 2D
BLACKBERN MARTIN 40M
CEDARLEA TAPADERO 17G
CEDARLEA IRONCLAD 115K
CEDARLEA TINSEL 55B
LT DEL REY 6161 P
BLACKBERN JUNIPER 57J
BLACKBERN GRACE 58G
BLACKBERN MASON 47M
PLEASANT DAWN DIGEST 146C
BLACKBERN EXUBERANT 21E
BLACKBERN MATTHEW 51M
BLACKBERN LANGSTON 55L
KBF 55L August 29, 2023
SCX TRIUMPH 50B
BLACKBERN JASPER 29J
SUNRISE SUSIE Q 44Z
SPARROWS FARGO 811U
BLACKBERN ANDREA 5A
BLACKBERN SNICKER 9S
BLACKBERN LEVI 56L
KBF 56L September 1, 2023
SCX TRIUMPH 50B
BLACKBERN JASPER 29J
SUNRISE SUSIE Q 44Z
ROSSO DOUBLE DOWN 8Z
BLACKBERN FARRAH 15F
BLACKBERNUNBELEIVABLE24U
BLACKBERN LAINE 58L
KBF 58L September 8, 2023
WCF MR SILVER GUN 467
DCR MR SILVER GUN E516
DCR MS 535X BANDITO A144
WR TRAVEL AGENT A602
BLACKBERN GENEVIEVE 5G
BLACKBERN EXUBERANT 21E
BLACKBERN LINUS 59L
KBF 59L September 15, 2023
WCF MR SILVER GUN 467
DCR MR SILVER GUN E516
DCR MS 535X BANDITO A144
ROSSO DOUBLE DOWN 8Z
BLACKBERN FIONA 27F
BLACKBERN YUPPIE 16Y
BLACKBERN LINK 61L
KBF 61L October 1, 2023
WCF MR SILVER GUN 467
DCR MR SILVER GUN E516
DCR MS 535X BANDITO A144
ROSSO DOUBLE DOWN 8Z
BLACKBERN FLORENCE 22F
BLACKBERN UPBEAT 12U
BLACKBERN LUKAS 65L
WCF MR SILVER GUN 467
DCR MR SILVER GUN E516
DCR MS 535X BANDITO A144
TRI-N PREFIX PLD ET 54Y
BLACKBERN DARA 5D
BLACKBERN UMA 31U
Sire of Lots 7 - 8
NGC Capitalist 118J ET
Sire of Lots 14 and 18
Sire of Lots 4 - 6
Pleasant Dawn Mobile 103F
Sire of Lots 11, 13, 15
WCR Bold Move 168P
DCR Mr Silver Gun E516
Sire of Lots 25 - 28
Silverstream Padra P7
Sire of Lots 1, 3, 9
Whitewater Justify 14J
Thank you to Loralie Scale-Kidd from BMO for supplying coffee and donuts!
Watch for Blackbern & Whitewater females in the Fall Feature Charolais Female Sale on October 18, 2025 at Hoards Station Salebarn!
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