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BENCHMARK® Your Carcass Source Angus

Friends and Fellow Cattlemen,

Welcome to our 26th Annual “Makin” the Grade Benchmark Bull Sale. The bulls really look the part with added thickness and depth of body. As in the past, we provide you with lots of information so you can not only visually appraise the bulls, but you have a real good indication of what traits the calves will carry from the bulls.

We focus on the visual aspects of the bulls as well as the phenotypic aspect, but we need more. We want to be using and producing seedstock that represent genetics in the “Top Percentiles” of the breed. One can select for the attributes one wants to emphasize, that being weaning weight, yearling weight, calving ease, marbling, ribeye, milk or whatever you feel will result in your being more profitable.

All the information provided is produced by the Canadian Angus Association and GrowSafe, with the Ultrasound data collected by Rod Wendorff and processed by CUP Labs. We find the resulting information very valuable. With the high cost of feed and inputs, it is absolutely necessary to realize extra dollars upon the sale of your calves and to do everything possible to reduce those feed costs by having efficient productive cattle.

As you know, our operation and our buy-back partners have put an emphasis on marbling, as it is the “meat shop,” that pays the bills. We have had loads of cattle grade as high as 88% PRIME with only 1 YG4 and no YG5’S.

We ask that you visit the ranch, take your time at evaluating the bulls. Anyone of our crew will be more than happy to show you around and answer your questions.

The guys at the ranch are the best. Dale and Laura are “empty nesters” and now grand parents. Mike and Hailey are the proud parents of a new baby boy and Lane has just become a property owner in Warner. Each one is an integral part of it all and we could not begin to do what we do without them.

In conclusion, let me say, Mike and I love this cattle and beef business and appreciate those who are a part of the Benchmark program. The journey has been very rewarding in so many ways. Do let us know if we can be of help in any way.

Sincerely from the Benchmark® team,

Doug Munton 403-328-6966 Michael Munton 403-394-4903 Dale Fehr 403-359-3274 Mike Trainer 403-890-6684 Lane Doud 403-308-4131