Dustin & Jennilee Stewart rainbowriversimmentals@gmail.com Phone: 204-763-4580 Jen’s Cell: 204-761-6644 www.rainbowriversimmentals.com
Welcome... Dustin and I would like to welcome you to our first online bull sale! We would also like to take this opportunity to say THANK YOU to all of our past customers who have supported our program with both bull and female purchases. We take great pride in the fact that we have a high rate of repeat customers. Over the last four years, 70% of our bulls have sold to repeat customers, and in 2015 alone, 83% of our bulls went to customers that have purchased Rainbow River bulls in the past. Over the years, we have worked hard to continually improve our genetics, focusing on the strengths of the Simmental breed and the traits that we feel are valuable in purebred and commercial breeding programs. Docility, calving ease, fertility, milking ability, efficiency of gain, good hair coats, balance, muscle expression and moderation of frame continue to be at the forefront of our program selection criteria. Our bulls are fed to allow optimal growth while minimizing fat deposition. The most repetitive compliments we receive about our bulls each year is how they are so docile and in optimal body condition. Our efforts to produce better breeding stock that will be easy to handle and profitable for our customers will continue into the future. Until now, we have marketed our bulls by private treaty to commercial breeders across Manitoba. When my parents managed the purebred herd, Dad always sold their bulls by private treaty each year. Private treaty bull sales is what I grew up with, so it was how I wanted to sell our bulls when I took over the herd. Over the last four bull seasons we have seen the interest and demand for our bulls grow to the point where our customers want to get their “pick of the bulls” as early as September before the calves are weaned. Last year, half of our bulls were sold before January 1, and we were completely sold out of bulls in February. While this is a “good problem to have”, it helped prompt us to take the next step in marketing our bulls. We decided to move to an online bull sale in early March for several reasons. We appreciate how busy cattle producers are, and we feel an online sale offers our customers flexibility and equal opportunity to view, bid on and purchase the bull of their choice according to their convenience and from the comfort of their home. We also value and protect the health and biosecurity of our herd and those of our customers, and an online sale allows us to market our bulls without transporting them off farm. Since many commercial breeders are busy calving from mid-March to April/May, we felt that an early March bull sale would be the most convenient timing to help our customers complete their bull purchases before calving gets busy. I have thoroughly enjoyed private treaty sales because of the one-on-one communication with other cattle producers and for the opportunity to get to know our customers, what they value in their breeding programs, and their taste in herd bulls. So please, we hope you still contact us to arrange a time to come to the farm to view and talk about the bulls we have on offer. If you don’t have time to come view the bulls in advance of the sale, we welcome you to join us at the farm for our Open House on Saturday, March 5, 2016 (the day before sale close out). For those who can’t make it to the farm, we will have videos of the bulls on our website and online with LiveAuctions.tv for you to review at your leisure. From Friday, March 4 to Sunday, March 6 you can participate in our online sale from the comfort of your home, the calving barn, or your tractor. Be sure to either set your proxy bid or be online for our close out at 7 pm CST on Sunday, March 6 to ensure you get the bull you want. Dustin and I are excited about the 14 bulls we have on offer this year. We hope you have the time to look through our offering and if you like what you see, we hope you invest in a Rainbow River herd bull. Nobody knows our bulls better than I do, so if you have any questions about any of our sale lots or about the sale format in general, please don’t hesitate to contact me. If you do not have internet access or do not feel comfortable with bidding online, please contact any of us or the LiveAuctions staff and we would be happy to handle your phone in bids with the strictest of confidentiality and professionalism. Buy with confidence knowing that we stand behind the cattle we sell! Sincerely, Jennilee Stewart
Rainbow River Simmentals Online Bull Sale Friday, March 4 - Sunday, March 6, 2016 at 7 pm CST
12 Red & Black Simmental Yearling Bulls | 1 Coming 2-Yr Old Red Simmental Bull | 1 2-Yr Old Red Simmental Herd Sire Sale Day Phones Jennilee Stewart: 204-761-6644 Dustin Stewart: 204-724-2330 George Bernier: 204-494-0321 Jessy Milne-Smith (LiveAuctions): 613-229-1073 Shari Leachman (LiveAuctions): 306-903-7289 Brad Fahrmeier (LiveAuctions USA): 816-392-9241 Sale Host: LiveAuctions.tv Please refer to the back inside cover of this catalogue for Auction Guidelines. Cattle Viewing: Available on farm anytime prior to the sale. Call ahead to book a viewing time. Open House: At the farm Saturday, March 5, 2016 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Directions: From Brandon, take highway 10 north 11 miles. Turn east onto highway 353 (Brookdale Road) and go 8 miles east to Road 100W (Kirchner Road). Drive 1 mile north on Road 100W, 1 mile east on Road 72N, 1 mile north on Road 99W, then 1/4 mile east on Road 73N to our lane on the north side of the road. From highway 5, turn onto highway 353 (Brookdale Road) and drive 11 miles west up to Road 98W (Cordova Road). Go 2 miles north on Road 98W, then 3/4 mile west on Road 73N to our lane on the north side. PHONE IN BIDS: We realize not everyone has Internet access or is comfortable conducting business online. If this applies to you, you are invited to phone in your bids. However, we ask that you contact Rainbow River Simmentals or LiveAuctions and let the person of your choosing know of your intentions well ahead of the sale so we can manage the phone calls to the benefit of all phone in participants. BIDS: Every animal selling will be sold to the highest bidder. ANNOUNCEMENTS: All announcements made during the sale close out will take precedence over the printed matter in the catalogue. Buyers are therefore cautioned to pay close attention to any such announcements. PAYMENT: No payments are made online. An invoice will be emailed or mailed to all buyers by Rainbow River Simmentals following the sale. Full payment is due upon receipt unless other terms are agreed upon prior to the sale. Payment to be made with cheque, money order, or Interac e-Transfer payable at par in Canadian dollars. Cheque or money order can be mailed to: Jennilee Stewart, RR #2, Minnedosa, MB, R0J 1E0. Please make cheques or money orders out to ‘Jennilee Stewart’. No animals shall leave Rainbow River Simmentals until full payment has been received. Once full payment is received, registration papers will be transferred. PURCHASER’S RISK: Each animal becomes the property and risk of the buyer as soon as sold. While we will always take every precaution to care for your animal, we are not responsible for any illness, injuries or mortality after the animal is declared sold.
Buyer Information: - All bulls have homo polled and color test results specified in this catalogue. - Bulls developed on haylage, Masterfeeds grower ration, salt and custom mineral from East Man Feeds. - Our Step Down Program gradually transitions our bulls off their grower ration and onto 100% forage prior to delivery. This is a service we provide our customers to help prevent our bulls from “falling apart” due to abrupt changes in nutrition. - Performance and semen test results posted online with LiveAuctions.tv on the opening day of the sale. - Bulls have been on a total herd health program since birth. - Bulls will be semen tested, palpated, scrotal measured and inspected by a veterinarian. - FULLY GUARANTEED as per the standard Bull Breeding Guidelines specified by the Canadian Simmental Association. If a bull fails to be a satisfactory breeder, he will be replaced with another bull of equal quality or a credit will be issued. - No Refunds
Volume Buyer Incentive Program: Customers purchasing two or more bulls in a single transaction are eligible for a volume buyer incentive. The incentive is calculated as a % discount off the total purchase price of the given transaction. The following volume buyer discounts apply: 2 bulls - 2% discount; 3 bulls - 3% discount; 4 bulls - 4% discount, 5 or more bulls - 5% discount Photos & Videos: - Taken by Rainbow River Simmentals - Can be viewed online at www.rainbowriversimmentals.com - Pictures and videos taken January 5 & 6, 2016 Sight Unseen Purchase If you are unable to attend the Open House or view the bulls prior to the sale, we would gladly assist you with making a sale selection. Please contact Jennilee to discuss the bulls in our sale offering. If you are unable to or feel uncomfortable with bidding online, we are willing to bid on your behalf during sale close out. To arrange phone-in bids, please contact anyone from Rainbow River Simmentals or a LiveAuctions representative prior to the sale
Repeat Customer Incentive Program: Schedule of Events After the purchase of 4 animals in more than one transaction, repeat customers receive an Friday, March 4, 2016 | Starting at 9:00 am CST 8% discount on the purchase price of their 5th Online auction opens at LiveAuctions.tv animal, up to a maximum discount of $750. The Saturday, March 5, 2016 Reward Program only applies to bulls, open Open House from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm heifers or bred heifers purchased for $3000 per Sunday, March 6, 2016 | Starting at 7:00 pm CST head or more. View the complete program details Online auction ends at LiveAuctions.tv on our website. INSURANCE: We strongly urge our customers to insure their purchases. Buyers can insure their purchases with their chosen representative or with Lois McRae, Keystone Livestock Services, 204-728-3058. Please let us know if you would like us to contact Lois on your behalf. DELIVERY: Free delivery within 250 km to your farm, central points in MB/SK, or the nearest Canada-USA border crossing. Delivery beyond 250 km to be charged at cost to the buyer. Bulls are welcome to remain at Rainbow River Simmentals free of charge until April 1, but are done so at the buyer’s risk. Delivery will be arranged at the seller’s convenience and will begin April 1. Bulls remaining at Rainbow River Simmentals after April 1 will be charged $5/hd/day and must be picked up by the buyer. Bulls can remain at Rainbow River Simmentals until May 1 at the latest, unless special arrangements have been made between the buyer and seller in advance of the sale. SHIPPING: Assistance will be given in arranging trucking after the sale but no risk is assumed by LiveAuctions or the seller. Expenses incurred are the responsibility of the buyer. Buyers are requested to furnish shipping instructions when settlement is made. If you need assistance, please contact the seller. CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION: Each animal will carry registration papers issued by the Canadian Simmental Association. A certificate of registration will be transferred to the buyer for each animal purchased after payment has been made in full. HERD HEALTH: All Rainbow River sale cattle have
received Ivomec pour-on in May and December. All bulls have been vaccinated and boostered with Pyramid 5 + Presponse modified live vaccine and Covexin Plus for Blackleg. SEMEN RESERVE: The seller reserves the right to draw semen on any bull in the sale for in-herd use only at the cost of the seller and prior to delivery. GUARANTEE: All animals are sold under the standard terms and guarantees set forth by the Canadian Simmental Association. No guarantee is given that a bull’s semen will freeze. Guarantee does not apply to animals who are not properly handled or cared for, or become injured or sick after the sale. In cases where the animal is subjected to any hormonal or surgical reproduction techniques after the sale, the guarantee shall be null and void. Animals cannot be returned to the seller if not in a sound, healthy condition. At no time shall the seller’s liability exceed the purchase price of the animal. LIABILITIES: All persons attending the Open House or viewing sale cattle at Rainbow River Simmentals do so at their own risk and the seller assumes no liability, legal or otherwise, for any accidents occurring in or about the premises. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS: The above terms and conditions of the sale shall constitute a contract between the buyer and seller, and be equally binding to both. Resale of animals following purchase in this sale shall constitute a separate transaction, and the rights and obligations of the two parties connected thereto are not covered by the terms and conditions of this sale.
Rainbow River Simmentals Online Bull Sale
lot 1 at 8 months
lot 1
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JNB 7B
PG802367
RAINBOWRIVER BW: 96
ADJ YW: 815
R PLUS HARD ROCK 145X MADER DICTATOR 27Z CG BLACK OPAL 652S HOMO POLLED
CE 8.0
BW 2.9
WW 55.4
lot 1
JAN/13/14
NAVIGATOR 7B
ADJ YW: 1410
JAN/13/15: 1973
TH BLACK EDITION 8R KRGS DIXIE 16X MRL MISS 566U YW 80.4
MCE 8.9
MWW MILK 48.3 20.6
lot 1 - 2014 MLE Res Simm Bull
SALE FEATURE! It is with mixed emotions that we offer Navigator for sale, but with this being our first bull sale we wanted to offer something special. This bull has been a standout since the day he was born. He has always had the look of a herd bull, even at a young age. As a calf, Navigator demonstrated early maturity, masculinity and ample muscle expression, and at nine months of age he looked as much like a mature bull as any we have seen before. His temperament is like no other, he is so incredibly docile and easy to handle. Navigator is heavily muscled and wide topped, yet soft made through his middle third and presents himself with an attractive head and neck. He is sound on his feet and legs, and strides out well. At the 2014 Manitoba Livestock Expo, Navigator won Grand Champion Simmental Bull Calf and then was named the Reserve Champion Simmental Bull! Navigator did suffer an eye injury as a yearling, but after recovering he bred like a champ servicing 22 cows and still maintained good body condition. As I write this, we anxiously await the arrival of his first calves starting early February. Navigator was born with a short gestation being 5 days early (279 days). Selling full interest and full possession. We reserve the right to retain semen for in-herd use.
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JNB 42B
RAINBOWRIVER
BW: 94
ADJ YW: 678
CE 9.3
BW 1.1
WW 61.4
JUN/10/14
GAMBLER 42B
ADJ YW: 1083
SPRINGCREEK RASHAD 12W NAC OVERDRIVE 5Z NAC 38U HOMO POLLED
PG1119524
JAN/13/15: 1733
BH RIGHT TIME 520E KLC MISS TIMELY 106L LWC MISS ALPHA 8F YW 88.4
MCE 9.5
MWW MILK 58.5 27.8
42B is a coming 2-year old virgin bull that is ready to cover some extra cows. His dam was one of my most consistent, fertile cows who milked heavily with a beautiful udder and raised one heck of a bull calf almost every year. There is a good chance that 42B will transmit his blaze face onto his progeny as it runs at least 2 generations deep on his maternal side. Being a June born calf, 42B has been mainly grown only on forage his entire life, up until December 2015 when he was started on a grower ration. He is a growthy bull with lots of length of spine, sound legs, excellent feet and an attractive front end. He should calve easily on cows and second calvers with his CE and BW EPD’s ranked at the top 15% of the breed.
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lot 3 dam
lot 3 sire
lot 3
JNB 2C
3
RAINBOWRIVER BW: 75
SPRINGCREEK RASHAD 12W NAC OVERDRIVE 5Z NAC 38U lot 3
HOMO POLLED
HETERO BLACK
BPG1160393
CE 5.6
BW 2.7
JAN/16/15
OVERRIDE 2C
ADJ YW: 727
ADJ YW: 1461
JNB BLACK YUKON 14Y RAINBOWRIVER ARIZONA 11A KLC MISS RED ROCK 426P WW 59.8
YW 81.6
MCE MWW MILK 6.8 52.5 22.6
SALE FEATURE! 2C is an outstanding calving ease prospect that I believe should work well on heifers. Raised by a first-calf heifer with a great udder, he has a 75 lb BW, acceptable performance, and a quiet disposition. He is the most similar to his sire of any of his siblings so far, but I believe 2C is even BETTER than Overdrive was. The name of the game is to “breed them up”, and I feel that we have successfully done so with this young bull. 2C is so attractive through his head, neck and shoulder - you just can’t help but focus your attention on how all his pieces blend so perfectly together. He boasts a deep, well-sprung rib with incredible softness of middle, a strong top and wide hip. He is sound structured and has thick hair that’s typical of all Overdrive progeny. Another bonus - 2C demonstrated extreme vigor as a newborn calf. All Overdrive calves have incredible vigor when born, and Neil Carson has told me it originates from Overdrive’s sire, Rashad. I expect that with vigor running two generations deep, 2C should pass on the same trait to his progeny. We reserve the right to retain semen for in-herd use.
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JNB 6C
RAINBOWRIVER BW: 101
SPRINGCREEK RASHAD 12W NAC OVERDRIVE 5Z NAC 38U HETERO POLLED
PG1160395
CE 8.2
BW 1.7
WW 66.8
JAN/20/15
CREED 6C
ADJ YW: 821
ADJ YW: 1592
GBV JNB RED YORK 13Y RAINBOWRIVER AMOUR 37A SGCC BLK RAZAMATAZ 29S YW 93.8
MCE 7.8
MWW MILK 52.8 19.4
Another feature Overdrive son that is dark red, thick and soggy, yet maintains a stylish profile. 6C is a favorite of mine and probably one of the most powerful Overdrive sons we’ve raised to date. He has high performance, ranking #3 for WW and #2 for YW. His extra jam comes from York, a bull we raised and used for one year. Every single York calf dominated the performance rankings come weaning time, and 6C’s dam was no exception. When a first calf heifer can raise a bull like 6C on her first try, we know she’s got a bright future ahead! She is also a maternal sibling to our Lot 10 feature bull - so you can see that power is consistent in 6C’s pedigree. 6C is good haired, has lot 4 dam good scrotal development and will add pounds to a calf crop.
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GBV 28C
PG1160408
RAINBOWRIVER BW: 108
SPRINGCREEK RASHAD 12W NAC OVERDRIVE 5Z NAC 38U HOMO POLLED
CE 6.9
BW 2.7
FEB/08/15
CORONA 28C
ADJ YW: 776
ADJ YW: 1395
MJH SPARTACUS GBV RED UPTOWN 64U GBV MISS RED CHUCKLES 75P
WW 59.9
YW 83.2
MCE 7.6
MWW MILK 53.1 23.2
28C is a very docile, wide-topped, soft made, good performing bull with a great hair coat and a small white “flick” on his forehead. His photo really doesn’t do him justice. His dam is a very attractive, beautifully uddered cow who is sired by Spartacus, a bull originating from Barry Labatte’s ET program. We sold a maternal sister to 28C to the good folks at Wheatland Cattle Co. in the 2012 Shades sale. Look to 28C to add docility, hair, width and maternal strength to his calves.
lot 5 dam
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JNB 31C
PG1160413
RAINBOWRIVER BW: 95
HOMO POLLED
CE 7.6
BW 1.3
CRUISER 31C
ADJ YW: 806
SPRINGCREEK RASHAD 12W NAC OVERDRIVE 5Z NAC 38U
FEB/11/15
ADJ YW: 1507
FSP MACHO MAN 6M JNB RED XOTIC 57X KLC MISS TIMELY 106L
WW 59.9
YW 84.1
MCE 8.9
MWW MILK 57.1 27.1
Here’s a top performing, red blaze face bull that will add stretch and pounds to his progeny. If you’re looking for a bull to keep daughters from, I would urge you to consider 31C. His dam and granddam were two of my best milking, most beautifully uddered females on the farm. Teat size and udder attachment were second to none on 31C’s dam, and she’s also a maternal sibling to both Lot 2 and the dam of Lot 7. Want to add that “money stripe” to your calves? 31C should be the ticket too, as he is at least the third generation to carry the blaze face, so there’s a high probability that he’ll stamp his calves with it also. A full brother to 31C was one of our high selling bulls in 2015 going to Doyle Penner lot 6 dam of Arnaud, MB.
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JNB 7C
RAINBOWRIVER BW: 87
IPU RED WESTERN 49X KWA FLYF RED MOUNTAIN 16Z KWA MS ROCK 14X HOMO POLLED
PG1160398
CE 12.2
BW 0.5
WW 58.9
JAN/20/15
CARGO 7C
ADJ YW: 741
ADJ YW: 1335
MRL 67X RAINBOWRIVER TIMELY 4A KLC MISS TIMELY 106L YW 86.7
MCE 14.6
MWW MILK 59.2 29.7
7C is a good, all-around bull and an excellent candidate for the heifer pen. Look at his pedigree - sired by the $75,000 Red Mountain calving ease sire, and going back to MRL 67X, a reliable calving ease bull we use out of the go-to calving ease sire, Red Force. It’s not a surprise that 7C will work in the heifer pen with his 87 lb BW, and EPD’s ranking at the top 5% of the breed for CE and top 10% for BW. 7C also has a strong maternal backing - look at his Milk EPD ranked lot 7 dam’s udder at the top 20% of the breed. He was raised by a first-calf heifer who’s udder is absolutely perfect in every regard, which is also no surprise as udder quality is stacked sky-high from MRL 67X and from 4A’s dam, 106L. While raising 7C, his 2-year old dam conceived on her first AI service, giving us twins in her second year! 7C has good performance, great hair, excellent scrotal development, and should sire females worthy of building a cowherd around.
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lot 8 July 2015
lot 8
lot 8 dam
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JNB 13C
PG1143835
RAINBOWRIVER BW: 80
IPU RED WESTERN 49X KWA FLYF RED MOUNTAIN 16Z KWA MS ROCK 14X
JAN/23/15
GLACIER 13C
ADJ YW: 814
ADJ YW: 1384
MRL 67X RAINBOWRIVER DREAM 3A GBV/JNB RED DREAM 3Y
HOMO NON CE BW WW YW MCE MWW MILK POLLED Diluter 12.4 -0.1 58.8 85.9 13.8 57.8 28.3 DNA tested SALE FEATURE! Glacier is an incredible calving ease bull that has been a stand out all his life. Mothered by a great first calf heifer with a beautiful udder, Glacier is eye appealing, as THICK as you can make them, deep flanked, very soft made with lots of depth and spring of rib, and smooth through his shoulder and neck. He is very moderate in frame so don’t expect him to be a big bull, but his width and mass in a smooth made package is what makes him so interesting. Glacier’s “claim to fame” will be moderating frame size while adding style, and siring light birth weight calves. He has an 80 lb BW, ranks at the top 5% of the breed for CE, BW, and MCE, top 30% for Milk, and at the top 20% and 15% for Ribeye Area and Marbling. He has a large scrotal and thick hair. If easy doing ability, udder quality and dark red pigment mean anything to you, then Glacier can’t be beat. His dam is easy fleshing, and beautiful udders and deep red pigment run 4 generations deep on his maternal side. Glacier and his dam were shown twice this summer and won Grand Champion Simmental Female at the MSA summer show, then Res. Champion 2 Yr Old Female at the Harding Fair! At the Manitoba Ag Ex, Glacier was shown once without his dam and placed as a top two Simmental Finalist in the All-Breeds Jackpot Bull Show! We regard Glacier so highly that we reserve the right to retain semen for in-herd use. lot 8 great granddam
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Scurred
JNB 21C
RAINBOWRIVER BW: 103
IPU RED WESTERN 49X KWA FLYF RED MOUNTAIN 16Z KWA MS ROCK 14X HETERO BLACK
BPTG1149079
CE 10.5
BW 0.9
WW 63.5
JAN/28/15
CANYON 21C
ADJ YW: 810
ADJ YW: 1519
RLA REDSTREAM 152S SUNNY VALLEY JACEY 79W WLB 32H JENNA 360R YW 93.6
MCE 16.6
MWW MILK 62.6 30.8
21C comes to you out of our ET program. He is a long bodied, well balanced, easy moving bull with adequate depth of rib and softness in his pattern. He has good performance numbers, nice hair and a quiet disposition. His sire is the $75,000 AI sire, Red Mountain, and his dam, Jacey 79W, is a full sibling to the dam of the $190,000 SVS Captain Morgan. As a bred heifer, 79W was Supreme Champion Female at the 2010 Saskatoon Fall Fair, and with her first calf at side, she won Reserve National Champion Female at Farmfair in 2011. Since then, 79W has raised several feature bulls, as well as 21C’s full sister who sold this fall at Agribition for $14,000. 21C has a tried, tested and proven pedigree lot 9 full sister to back up his desirable phenotype, so buy with confidence.
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JNB 8C
R PLUS HARD ROCK 145X MADER DICTATOR 27Z CG BLACK OPAL 652S CE 8.2
BW 3.6
JAN/20/15
CONVOY 8C
RAINBOWRIVER BW: 99
HOMO POLLED
PG1160400
ADJ YW: 855
ADJ YW: 1482
CNS DREAM ON L186 SGCC BLK RAZAMATAZ 29S BGF RAZAMATAZ
WW 64.5
YW 90.6
MCE 8.0
MWW MILK 48.8 16.5
Attention commercial breeders! 8C is a SALE FEATURE that has been a farm and visitor favorite all year long. What a freight train! He demonstrates power and performance with strong muscle expression and good scrotal development. He moves out like a cat and tracks very well. His impressive length of body captures everyone’s attention, and as a calf, his length, muscle expression and masculinity was a wow factor. 8C weaned off as the heaviest calf at 963 lbs on Sept 13 and has remained as one of the top gaining bulls in the pen. Did you notice that he is a paternal brother to Navigator (Lot 1)? If your goal is to source a new herd sire to add pounds to your calf crop, then look no further. The easiest way to add pounds to your calves without sacrificing calving ease is by adding lot 10 August 2015 length of spine, and 8C will accomplish exactly that.
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JNB 10C
RAINBOWRIVER BW: 104
R PLUS HARD ROCK 145X MADER DICTATOR 27Z CG BLACK OPAL 652S HOMO BLACK HOMO POLLED
BPG1160404
CE 7.8
BW 3.7
JAN/21/15
COACH 10C
ADJ YW: 703
ADJ YW: 1340
SAND RANCH HAND JENS BLACK WISDOM 4W GBV BLACK WHISPER 76T WW YW MCE MWW MILK 62.9 91.3 3.3 53.2 21.7
10C is a very stylish, well-balanced and docile Dictator son that comes from my Blackie cow family, which is our foundation black cow family and definitely the most prolific in our herd. The females are big volumed in moderate frames, very sound footed and they milk well. 10C’s dam fits that description perfectly. 10C has three of my most productive black cows stacked in his pedigree with 4W, 76T and the original “Blackie” 321N who is 13 years young and part of our flush program. Plus, add in the maternal strength from Dictator’s dam, CG Black Opal. Udder perfection runs deep in Opal and her daughters. 10C may not be the biggest bull in the pen, but he is one of the most maternally bred. Expect 10C to add style to your calf crop while leaving some productive daughters behind. lot 11 dam
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JNB 30C
RAINBOWRIVER BW: 107
WHEATLAND NITRO 64X WHEATLAND BULL 215Z WHEATLAND LADY 882U HOMO BLACK HOMO POLLED
BPG1160411
CE 7.1
BW 3.0
FEB/11/15
CRUSH 30C
ADJ YW: 779
ADJ YW: 1619
RF LEXUS L60 JENS BLACK WILLOW 12W GBV RED TESS 11T WW YW MCE MWW MILK 64.4 98.1 8.0 53.9 21.6
12W has done it yet again, raising another big time performance bull. This moderate framed, good milking cow really knows how to make them. She has never given me a daughter, but her sons are high sellers every year. Her first son sold to Reg Loewen, her next three sons are working in Tom Teichroeb’s good commercial herd, and she has a nice Riddler bull calf for next year’s sale. 30C is our #1 gaining bull with an ADG of 5.25 lbs, and his maternal brother last year was also our high gaining bull at 5.16 lbs ADG. 30C is massive over his top with a thick, square hip, has lots of rib capacity, length and nice big bone. He has beautiful, thick hair inherited from his sire. The performance in 30C is predictable. His lot 12 dam calves will “crush” the scales down!
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lot 13 sire
lot 13 dam
GBV 35C
13
RAINBOWRIVER BW: 102
HARVIE JDF WALLBANGER111X LRX THE GODFATHER 141Z LRX MS ACE 10X HETERO POLLED
CE 2.4
PG1160415
BW 6.1
WW 73.6
FEB/14/15
CHIEF 35C
ADJ YW: 863
ADJ YW: 1580
IPU RED DESIGN 15J GBV RED CHERRY 82S JBAR CHERRY 78G
YW 116.2
MCE MWW MILK 10.0 61.4 24.5
SALE FEATURE! 35C is one of the nicest patterned bulls I’ve raised to date. He is a favorite of mine and everyone who has seen him. 35C has a presence that demands your attention, and when you get behind this guy he blows you away with his power, width and dimension. He profiles nicely with an attractive blaze-faced head, has a soft, capacious middle third, and is wide hipped with an attractive front end. 35C moves freely with sound feet and legs beneath him. His dam is one of the most attractive females in my herd with an absolutely perfect udder - even at 10 years of age. I wish I could have a herd full of females with udders like hers. 35C’s sire, Godfather, has impressed me with the consistency in type and performance of his progeny - they all seem to climb to the top of the pack. 35C ranked #1 for performance at weaning, and was the third highest gainer for YW also. On average, he’s the best gaining bull in the pen, and phenotypically he’s also one of the best. 35C is a bull that will make a positive change to a breeding program, buy with confidence!
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JNB 38C
RAINBOWRIVER BW: 98
WHEATLAND HIGHVOLTAGE122Y WHEATLAND CIRCUIT BREAKER
Wheatland Lady 81X
HETERO POLLED
PG1160417
CE 9.0
BW 0.9
WW 54.0
FEB/19/15
CIRCUIT 38C
ADJ YW: 787
ADJ YW: 1373
MRL HURRICANE 27R SPRINGCREEK STORMY 34T BDV AMANDA L43 YW 75.0
MCE 5.7
MWW MILK 46.1 19.1
38C will be one of the first sons to sell from the impressive $60,000 Circuit Breaker sire. He was the only Circuit Breaker son we had born last year, but he is a darn good one! I really like how 38C profiles, and admire the softness, depth and capacity in his middle. He is wide-topped, has great hair, and is a sound bull that moves freely. His dam is a stout, moderate framed female and a direct daughter of the BDV Amanda cow that made such an impact on the Spring Creek Simmentals herd. 34T’s Liner 56U daughter here is impressive, and she did a great job on 38C also. Do not overlook 38C because of his age. Because of how good he is, we decided to use Circuit Breaker more heavily in 2015 and will do so again in 2016. 38C will add softness, rib capacity, hair and style to his calves. With his CE and BW EPDs ranked at the top 20% and lot 14 dam 10% of the breed, he will calve easily on cows and second calvers.
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Thank you to everyone who supported our program in 2015
MORLEY WALKER - JNB 9C
REG LOEWEN - JNB 23C
KELLY WILSON - JNB 11C
Allen McDonald Kelly Wilson* Northern Light Simmentals Brad Thompson* Kevin Cathcart* Reagan Schlacter
Doyle Penner Kevin Zazulinski Reg Loewen** DrewDon Simmentals Lockhart Valley Simmentals Tom Teichroeb**
Germain Bruce Mervyn Smith** Springcreek Simmentals* Jaycee Jo Best Morley Walker* Sun Rise Simmentals
*repeat customer
**repeat customer and volume buyer
Reference Sires
Mader Dictator 27Z Sire of lot 1, 10 & 11
KWA FLYF Red Mountian 16Z Sire of lots 7-9
Wheatland Exclusive 215Z Sire of lot 12
Wheatland Circuit Breaker 325A Sire of lot 14
Support Pictures
Lot 1 Dam - KRGS 16X
Lot 12 Maternal Brother - JNB 32B
Lot 6 Full Brother - JNB 38B
Lot 12 Maternal Brother - JNB 35A
Lot 10 Dam & Lot 4 Maternal Granddam
Lot 14 August 2015
How it works... AUCTION GUIDELINES Welcome to the Rainbow River Simmentals Online Bull Sale. We have tried to create an easy to work with online auction process. Please read the following instructions and recommendations. If you have any trouble or questions, please get in touch with us. AUCTION DATES AND TIMES The online auction will run from 9:00 am CST on Friday, March 4 with the online sale close out to start at 7:00 pm CST on Sunday, March 6, 2016. A sale order will be posted Sunday afternoon. If you do not have computer access or do not feel comfortable with bidding online, phone in bids will be accepted at the numbers listed on the Sale Information page in the front of this catalogue. Please arrange your phone bid in advance of the sale close out. Register online early to allow adequate time to have your name entered into the system. HOW TO PARTICIPATE • In order to participate in the online auction you will need to pre-register and obtain a buyer number. • To do this, go to the LiveAuctions website, www.liveauctions.tv, and select Rainbow River Simmentals Online Bull Sale. • After logging in, click on “REGISTER FOR A BUYER NUMBER”. • This form requires you to fill out your bank name, city, state/province, phone number and a contact person. • If bidding has already started you may still register, but please remember that authorization to bid is not instantaneous. We recommend that you register for a buyer number at least the day before the closing of the sale. HOW THE AUCTION WORKS • Once you have a username and have received a buyer number, you are ready to bid. • You will see a screen that is unique to your user ID. There will be a list containing the sale lots. If you click on a lot, the video clip or photo will be displayed to the right. The next bid, current price, proxy bid and manual bid buttons will be displayed below the video area. This page will react to your bids by stating “YOU ARE IN” or “YOU ARE OUT”. • No one else will be able to see your bid and you will not be able to tell who else is bidding. • Each time you login, the auction screen will display your personal bidding information. Your auction screen is unique and private, displaying your activity only to you. • Remember that you must have the lot that you are bidding on selected. This is where it tells you if you are in or out. It is here where you can also see your proxy bid settings (as applicable). WHAT IS A PROXY BID? With a proxy bid, you can enter your maximum bid and then sit back and watch. Your maximum amount is kept confidential from other bidders and the seller. When you enter a proxy bid amount, the LiveAuctions system automatically places bids on your behalf, using only as much of your maximum bid as is necessary to maintain your high bid position. If another bidder had a higher maximum, you will be outbid and the system will tell you that “YOU’RE OUT”. But, if no other bidder has a higher maximum, you win the final bid. If the lot closes out for less than your maximum, you pay only the amount of your last bid. This means that you don’t have to keep coming back to re-bid every time another bid is placed, making it more convenient and less time consuming. It can also greatly assist those breeders that can’t be near a computer or are busy with other duties at the time of final bidding and close out. THE FINAL CLOSEOUT BIDDING PROCESS The final close out bidding will start with the first lot on the pre-posted sale order. At this time you may only bid on this lot; it’s video will be displayed as well as the clock counting down. There will also be a LiveAuctions tech announcing what price we are at and the amount of time left on the clock (this information is also visible on your screen). When the bidding starts, the bidding clock will run for a pre-announced time (usually 30 or 45 seconds) or until there is a bid, at which time the clock will rewind to its original 30 or 45 seconds. For example: if the bidding clock gets down to 5 seconds remaining then a higher bid is submitted, the clock will then restart. The rewind process will continue with each bid received until the pre-announced time has expired without a bid. The lot will then be considered sold to the last (highest) bidder. Once that lot has sold, we will sell the next lot and so on, until all of the lots have been closed one at a time. BIDDING TIP: Each year we receive a few calls from breeders who wanted to bid on a lot, but failed to watch the bidding clock and let the bidding time expire. If you are interested in a particular lot, be sure to submit your bid well before the clock winds down to its final seconds. Sometimes due to an unexpected delay in internet speed or a delay in your computer audio, your bid may not be submitted in time to beat the few remaining seconds left on the clock. This is where using the proxy bid can be useful ensuring you do not miss a bid! We advise you to participate in the sale close out on a desktop or laptop computer connected to reliable internet, if possible. Be aware that the internet connection or audio can delay if using an ipad or smartphone. Also, be sure to compare the visual bid amount to the bid that is being asked for on your audio. If the visual bid request is higher, that means you are experiencing a delay in your incoming audio. In this case, watch your screen and bid according to the higher bid amount visually displayed on your screen. If you have any questions feel free to contact any of the LiveAuctions staff as they would be happy to assist you. Jessy Milne-Smith: (613) 229-1073 Brad Fahrmeier: (816) 392-9241 Shari Leachman: (306) 903-7289
RR #2 Minnedosa, MB R0J 1E0
Spring 2015 High Selling Bulls
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