Thistle Ridge Ranch 2021 Bull Sale by Kim Matthews

Welcome...

Welcome to our 15th Annual Bull Sale!

On behalf of our family I would to welcome one and all to our 15th Annual Bull Sale. Although this past year was a challenge for most, personally I look back at it as a pretty darn good year. We had lots of well-timed moisture, equalling more grass than we’ve had for years. Hay crops were excellent. Lots of time to get things done around the farm. Healthy kids. Happy wife. Some hail, but meh, you can’t have it all.

I thought our calves looked as good in September as they had in years, but low and behold they actually weighed a little less this year than usual. I attribute that to the quick growth in the grass and it being a little more washy this year. Their response on feed has been excellent, and I think you’ll appreciate their condition come sale day. Don’t expect a lot of fat, we try to grow these bulls with longevity and fertility in mind. We don’t push our bulls hard till sale date and then stop. We grow them sustainably at a steady pace right up until the day you need them.

Our cows are all ran together. Reds, blacks, whites.Young and old. We don’t have the space to separate any groups off and feed them differently, so if they want to stick around they are going to have to do it on their own merit. I do think this hurts us in the short run, but it makes the cream rise to the top, and those cows that make it here will make it anywhere.

The sale will be at Perlich Auction Mart in Lethbridge again this year. We really enjoyed our time at the Taber Ag Plex and were always treated excellent by the staff there. However the facilities at Perlich are second to none and it just seemed like the right time for the move.

The bulls are being fed again at TFS Fincastle.We are extremely happy with the job they do for us there, and the extra effort they go to to make sure the bulls get what they need. The bulls will be available to view there right up until Wednesday, March 24th. Feel free to stop in anytime. As always we will have sight unseen purchasing available with our full guarantee of your satisfaction upon delivery. Feel free to call myself or any of our capable sale staff, and we will help you with your needs in any way we can. The bulls will be ran live through the ring for auction, as well as internet bidding will be available through DLMS and Perlich Bros own site.

We look forward to seeing you sale day.

Ben & Carol Tams

Peters (403)828-9815

Emery (780)284-3490

General Information...

Auctioneer:

Mr. Bob Perlich 1403 329 3101

Ringmen:

Darcy Moorehead 1 403 635 0308 • John Perlich 1 403 329 3101

Mark Stock 1 403 357 8104

Sight Unseen Purchases & Sale Day Phones

Mark Holowaychuk 1 403 896 4990 OBI

Roger Peters 1 403 828 9815 OBI

Jesse Emery 1 780 284 3490 OBI

Darcy Moorehead 1 403 635 0308

Bob Perlich 1 403 382 7800

Ben Tams 1 403 317 0689

We guarantee satisfaction on sight unseen purchases. Please call any of the above numbers for help.

Special Buyer Rep:

Andy Houweling @ Alberta Prime 403 308 8700

Insurance:

Insurance will be available sale say. Any bulls going back with us we strongly recommend insuring

Delivery:

Free Delivery throughout western Canada. We ask that you please work with us on dates and other possible deliveries in your area. Leave your bull with us, we’ll deliver them when you need them. $100.00 off per bull if you take them home sale day.

Terms:

Terms of the sale are cash or cheque at par made payable to Perlich Bros., unless prior arrangements have been made.

Announcements:

Announcements sale day take precedence over the printed material.

Breeders Guarantee:

All bulls are guaranteed breeders. Thistle Ridge Ranch stands behind every bull.

Individual Bull Data:

Ultrasound data, scrotal measurements and semen test sheets will be available sale day

Liability:

Any liability of the bull is restricted to the purchase price of that bull. If any problems arise, please contact us as soon as possible. Everyone who attends the sale, does so at their own risk.

EPD’s:

Please note that the EPD’s may change from the time the catalogue is printed until the registration papers are transferred.

Pre Sale Viewing:

TFS Fincastle, 4 miles east of Taber on HWY #3, 1.5 miles north. Bulls can be viewed there till Wed, March 24th, then at Perlich Bros Auction Wednesday evening till sale time.

Ultrasound Data:

All yearling bulls have been CUP ultrasounded and data will be available sale day on a supplement sheet.

Insurance:

An insurance agent will be available sale day to assist you with any insurance needs you may have. Although Thistle Ridge will be more than willing to keep your bull purchases for you until you need them, if taking this option we strongly recommend insurance as we cannot be responsible for bulls injuring themselves after the sale. Remember, bulls do 4 things. Eat, sleep, breed and fight. That’s 50% of the time doing something they could get hurt at.

Catalogue:

Design and Production by Prime Cut Publishing • Grace Misek and Betty Osing

A note on our calving ease score.

I’ve seen this used before in other catalogs and I really like the idea. Not only does it give you a really good view point on how the bull should calve, but it’s also another way to make us accountable. So here’s how I score them.

Recommended primarily for cows. If you only have a few heifers mixed in you can get away with it, but do expect to probably help a few.

Heifer bull. I would personally use these bulls on my heifers with no second thoughts.

These bulls have generations of calving ease bred in, and should calve any type of heifer with absolutely no assistance.

**Please note that a 3 Star Charolais bull is rated as used on Charolais heifers. I am still not comfortable recommending them on Angus heifers that I don’t know. **

Red Moose Creek Spade 21D

Red Ward’s Signature 613D

RED Moose Creek Spade 21D

16 sons sell

We have a great group of Spade sons on offer this year, and they are as consistent a group as we’ve seen for a while. Performance, great feet, loads of hair, and quiet dispositions. Daughters milking have plenty of milk with beautiful level tight udders. Co-owned with Lines Red Angus

Red Towaw Jive 468E

WARD’S Signature 613D

3 sons sell Signature has been a calving ease bull for us that comes in and lowers birth weights without sacrificing gains. Daughters are milking and are very attractive females with nice udders.

REFERENCE SIRES

RED Towaw Jive 468E

WDV 468E May 07 2017 #997945

11 sons sell

Purchased from Kirk and Jill Wildman from Sangudo, we brought Jive in to breed all our red heifers these last 2 years. His calves are born easy with lots of vigor, and weigh their share come fall. He’s one of the easiest fleshing bulls we’ve ever used, and he’s out of a picture perfect outcross dam that goes back to the great HF Kodiak 5R bull.

TOWAW SYBIL 5X - Dam

RED SVR Continental

1 son sells

Used

RED Cinder Captain Jack

593F

1 son sells

We didn’t breed him much his first year as we thought we might like to show him, but you can expect a lot more calving ease sons of Jack in next year’s sale.

DWAJO Bank Vault 110D

1 son sells

Purchased from Sean Rogers to add performance and length. Unfortunately we lost him at the beginning of the breeding season so there’s only one son available.

Red SVR Continental 112E

DWAJO Bank Vault 100D

Red Cinder Captain Jack 593F

Red-gene caRRieR

This is the first of the Towaw Jive sons cataloged and like most of them, he’s a calving ease bull through and through. The sire and grand sire of his dam were also calving ease sires that we used naturally on our heifers with great results.

Super quiet son of Towaw Jive with 4 Star calving ease and a double shot of

RED TR Incumbent 10H

RED TR

Mr Bojangles 13H

A Jive son out of a beautiful Red Howe Clearwater 21C daughter making her a maternal sister to the $31,000 Impala 167D bull that we sold to Bill Creech. 4 Star calving ease with 103 weaning and 105 yearling indexes.

Shekel 15H

Red-gene caRRieR

A red-gene carrier black calving ease son of Jive out of a dam from the 66 Alliance 138B herd sire we used successfully on our black heifers for many years. Good gains on test.

RED TR Nebulous 20H

The sire of Lot # 6 is a long spined power bull we bought off Sean Rogers to use for adding length and performance, and infusing some different bloodlines. The dam of 20H produced the 2019 “ Donation Heifer “ at the prestigious Canadian Red Round up. You could probably sneak him in to breed some heifers that you’re keeping an eye on.

RED TR Flow 23H

Red Gene Carriers...

a quick explanation on how the red gene is passed on

If you breed a black red gene carrier to black cows with no red gene, you will get black calves. If some of your cows are black, but do have the red gene, then you have a 25% chance of getting a red calf. If you breed a black red gene carrier to red cows then you have a 50% chance of getting red calves. If you breed a red bull, with black in its pedigree to red cows, they will always be red calves. Red bred to red will always be red.

Red TR Nebulous 20H

TR Shekel 15H

Red TR Mr Bojangles 13H

RED TR Davy Jones 25H

This will be the only Cinder Capt’n Jack son available this year, as we only used him sparsely in the hopes to keep him ready for some summer shows. The dam of 25H is model Angus cow producing top bulls the last 2 years to Jim and Cam Cook, and Crystal Springs Colony. They buy the good ones.

Nice manageable 85 lb birthweight son of Jive who should be usable on a few well watched heifers if needed. Dark red colour with a great foot under him.

Red TR Roadside Attraction

Red TR Garfunkle 30H

Red TR Davy Jones

RED TR Chinook 44H

Another combination of the Red Towaw Jive and Red Howe Clearwater sires that produce this guaranteed 4 Star calving ease bull. Consistency in bloodlines on our end so you can breed them to anything on your end.

RED TR Jagger 50H

Red TR Jagger 50H is a great choice if you plan on retaining daughters. Many top producing cows in his pedigree from top to bottom, and I rank him as a 3 Star calving ease bull. I’m excited to see the carcass data come in on him as well, as the cow family has continually ranked high.

Strut 52H

Bull Warranty

We guarantee to provide you with a sound, fertile bull capable of servicing a reasonable number of cows. In the event that your bull is a nonsatisfactory breeder the seller will not, under any circumstances, be responsible for more than the original selling price of any bull or female sold in the sale. The consignors will not provide replacement or credit for physical injury or mismanagement. Therefore we stress the importance of insurance on your bull. An insurance agent will be available on sale day.

RED TR Plantoon 54H

Red TR Plantoon 54H

Red TR Jagger 50H

Grassy Lake 4H Club raised over $13,000 for Halo Air Ambulance!

Nolan and Gideon's team bring home the

RED TR Spruced Up 60H

I personally would have no problem breeding this guy to heifers that we’ve raised, however I feel more comfortable recommending him to others to use on cows. Moderate framed bull with a nice small head. Dam has produced 5 daughters for us retained in the herd.

TR

A neat 3 Star calving ease bull with lots of growth and performance, exceptional feet and legs, and a gorgeous young cow for a dam. There’s not a bad uddered cow in this guy’s pedigree from top to bottom. Keep the daughters.

RED TR Clutch 76H

TR Bedlam 81H

Red TR Clutch 76H

TR Bedlam 81H

Red TR Papillon 70H

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RED TR Lil Elvis 89H

This 4 Star calving ease son of Red Towaw Jive is the real deal. Dark red bull with loads of hair, excellent foot under him and performance to compete with the superstars. The dam of Lil Elvis 89H is as an ideal a young Angus cow as you can make, herself being a daughter of the 4 Star calving ease sire Red Howe Clearwater 21C. True Herd Sire Prospect.

RED TR Romulus 96H

This powerful son of Spade 21D boasts a 108 weaning index and 108 yearling index. His no-nonsense Red Flying K Storm dam has continually given us top end replacement heifers, with 4 of them producing in the herd. Should be able to breed a few heifers that are well watched.

RED TR Cavalry 100H

Lots to like in this potential Herd Sire. Extra length of body with nice neck extension that compliments an abundance of top. Deep flanked and good footed. Great disposition. His dam leaves you with nothing wanting. Impressive performance with a 113 wean index and 123 yearling index.

RED TR Taurus 107H

Red TR Cavalry 100H

Red TR Taurus 107H

Red TR Romulus 96H

Red TR Lil Elvis 89H

RED TR Trapper 109H

A 3 Star calving ease son of the Signature 613D outcross sire we purchased from Cole, Clarke and Denise Ward in Saskatoon. Dam is a smaller made feminine female with a tidy udder and disposition second to none.

RED TR Aftermath 112H

Any time you find the Red TR Escalade 318T sire up close in a bulls pedigree you can be assured of lots of milk in amazingly tight udders, great fertility, lots of hair, good feet and a quality carcass. Add the Signature 613D calving ease bull and you have a solid 3

RED TR Troubadour 123H

CBT 123H March 07 2020

A great performance son of Spade with a fantastic disposition. His thick, hairy dam goes right back to our first purchase of Red Angus cows from Shoderee Ranch. Those cows were our foundation females and what convinced us Red Angus females were the way to go. We expect Troubadour 123H offspring to be the kind that last.

RED TR

Lots of Spade X Escalade half-brothers to

Red TR Troubadour 123H

TR Dillinger 133H

CBT 133H March 09 2020 REG # 2169384

CALVING EASE RATING H

BAR R BANKROLL 3036

DWAJO BANK VAULT 110D

This straight black power bull has a little added length and frame. 2nd highest gainer on test with a 118 index. His good young dam has 2 daughters in the herd and her other bull calf to date sold to Marty Van Reeuwyk of Coaldale.

RED TR Bearcat 134H

I ranked this good 78 lb Spade son as a 3 Star calving ease bull and I firmly believe he won’t disappoint. Smooth made with a 3 inch hair coat, thick topped, good footed, and a terrific picture perfect Angus cow for a dam.

RED TR Shire 142H

CBT 142H March 10 2020

# 2178099

Shire 142H is a moderate meat machine that would be a great choice for keeping replacement females from. Dam is a gorgeous Rolls Royce 44B X Escalade 318T combination with an abundance of milk and as level and tight an udder as any top rated Holstein cow would have under her. They last.

RED TR Snaz 150H

Red TR Shire 142H

Red TR Snaz 150H

Red TR Bearcat 134H

TR Dillinger 133H

There’s many Spade 21D X Escalade 318T half-brothers to choose from this year. They are as consistent a cross as any group of bulls I think we’ve raised to date. Huxley 162H is another solid super deep one out of an Elite Angus cow. The dam, 691X, has 5 daughters in herd, and this will be her 5th son to sell through our bull sale.

RED TR Impression 163H

This dark cherry red son of Moose Creek Spade 21D is another great example of his consistency in his progeny. Another performance bull with a great disposition and out of a SSS Endorse 639X dam that has 2 daughters in the herd, and 3 sons that have gone on to work for Dale McKenzie, Gordie Forbes, and James Bekkering.

RED TR Anvil 165H

RED TR Sturgis 171H

Long and smooth made 3 Star calving ease bull that will improve udder quality and milk production. We look forward to seeing his carcass data come in as I expect it to be very favorable as well.

RED TR Woodstock 201H

CBT

Woodstock 201H is just a later March born calf that’s ranked high in our books. I’ve ranked him 4 Star calving ease with his 78 lb birthweight, and his dam is also out of a 4 Star calving ease sire. Another great choice if you’re looking to keep replacement females.

Vaccination Protocol

All bulls were vaccinated in the fall with Pyramid 5, 7-Way Somnugen, and Ivomec. They were boostered with Pyramid 5 six weeks later.

Red TR Woodstock 201H

Jackie enjoying Big White , Kelowna! Studies can wait...

Amazing picture of a wall cloud, that's southern alberta weather!

KAYR Contender 125E

Sparrows Lamont 524C

Sparrows Argo 316A

KAYR VELOCITY 812Z

KAYR PROVIDENCE 910C KAYR MISS 910W

8 sons sell

SPARROWS SANCHEZ 715T

Used exclusively on our heifers the last two years, Contender calves easy with lots of growth. His first daughters have just started milking and are well mannered mommas with nice tidy udders. 8 sons sell

Sparrows Lamont 524C

8 sons sell

A $36,000 bull we purchased from Sparrows in their 2016 sale for the purpose of bringing in a performance bull while improving maternal qualities. You’ll find his sons with good scrotal, good feet, and phenomenal hair coats.

Sparrows Argo 316A

4 sons sell

We used Argo on a group of our heifers successfully his first two years here, then moved him on to the main herd. He’s more moderate framed yet doesn’t give up any performance advantage, and adds those same qualities we are trying to improve on, feet, birth weight, and disposition. Co-owned with Moose Creek

REFERENCE SIRES

7 sons sell

Purchased from Mike Howe in 2016 to use on select groups of heifers. Last year we used him on cows to try to keep our birthweights a little more attractive. He injured himself towards the end of the breeding season so this will be his last calf crop.

A really nice proportioned bull out of the Kayr Contender 125E sire. Very smooth fronted with good length to make him easy calving as well. Good growth numbers with a 113 weaning index and a 106 yearling index. Great footed. Great disposition. KAYR

THRR Challenger 17H

THRR Notorious 27H

EASE

THRR Notorious 27H

THRR Rival 4H

Bull Warranty

THRR Havoc 29H

CBT 29H February 10 2020 #PMC794089 Polled

CALVING EASE RATING H

CARNAGE 40C

The dam of Havoc 29H is not a very milky cow but her calves always make up for it when they hit the feed bunk later in life. I expect him to grow into a big bull when he’s done, and used as a terminal sire on good cows he won’t disappoint. A 108 gain index on test. WHITECAP REVOLVER 69Y

THRR Nemesis 33H

CBT 33H February 11 2020 #MC794099 Horned

CALVING EASE RATING HH

PROVIDENCE 910C

Thick topped, big butted son of Contender 125E with a nice moderate 95 lb birthweight. Walks out on a great set of feet and legs and boasts high end performance numbers with 114 weaning and 112 yearling indexes.

Another Kayr Contender 125E son that you should be able to breed to any and all heifers without any troubles whatsoever. Nice small head and smooth shouldered 4 Star calving ease

THRR Contender 57H

CBT 57H February 20 2020 #PMC794103 Scurred

CALVING EASE RATING HH

KAYR PROVIDENCE 910C

KAYR CONTENDER 125E KAYR MISS 125X

Not recommended on heifers this moderate framed Charolais bull will still go out and be a good terminal sire in a cross breeding program. We find the disposition on these Contender 125E bulls to be very favourable.

THRR Rasputin 62H

A Sparrows Argo 316A son that boasts a 126 gain index while maintaining a 3 Star calving ease with his low 92 lb birthweight. Dam is very productive with 3 sons selling through the sale to Hicken Ranch, Bob McCutcheon, and Sunset Feeders.

THRR Argo 80H

CBT 80H February 26 2020 #PMC794165

CALVING EASE RATING HHH

Three generations of calving ease Charolais bulls that we’ve used successfully on our heifers in this bulls pedigree. Gives up a little performance to his contemporaries but he’ll leave you with live vigorous calves in the spring.

THRR Sable 84H

CBT

47 CALVING EASE RATING HH

Excellent performance son of Sparrows Argo

Polled

THRR Sable 84H

THRR Rasputin 62H

THRR Contender 57H

Hunting runs in the blood!

THRR Supersized 91H

CBT 91H March 02 2020 #PMC794197 Polled

THRR Carnage 87H

CALVING EASE RATING HH

REVOLVER 69Y

Good cow bull with nice above average growth that we expect will turn into a very good range bull on some commercial cows. Dam is a bigger female with a ton of depth to her.

THRR Contender 102H

EASE RATING HHH

This bulls length adds to his birthweight but it’s also what’s helping give him his 112 weaning index and his 112 yearling index. Dam is a very calm girl who’s had all 4 of her bull calves sell through the sale, 3 to Hicken Ranches, and 1 to Murray Ranches.

This 3 Star calving ease bull comes by it genetically built with 4 straight generations of calving ease sires that we have used successfully in our program on our Charolais heifers. A KAYR Contender X Sparrows Argo X JWX Statewide X JD Cattlelac 90W.

CBT 105H March 03 2020 #PMC794202 Polled

Brigadier 105H is a son of our Sparrows Lamont 524C sire, a bull that adds performance and hair to his progeny. He has an impressive 126 index on test and we expect him to carry that on to his progeny. Dam has 3 daughters in herd and 1 really HC Blue Rock 2406Z son that sold to Tim Mandel at Winifred Colony.

THRR Landslide 110H

THRR Airstream 111H

CBT

Great disposition on this smooth fronted Lamont son. A little finer boned as well maybe. Gaining well on test with a 114 index. A son by Sparrows Argo out of his dam sold to David Housenga in Big Creek B.C in our 2019 sale. WINN MANS SKAGGS 663X SPARROWS LAMONT 524C SPARROWS MIRABELLA 285Y

THRR Carnage 115H

CBT 115H March 06 2020 #MC794206 Horned

More of a moderate made bull here. Slighter built while still gaining above average on test. The horns won’t affect you if bred to Angus cattle, so you won’t have to worry about de-horning calves. The dam has been productive as well selling sons to Louis Greidanus and Brown Creek Ranch. WHITECAP REVOLVER 69Y WHITECAP CARNAGE 40C

THRR Zues 118H

CBT 118H March 07 2020 #PMC794211 Polled

Top end Whitecap Carnage 40C son. Very manageable 103 lb birthweight with lots of performance with a 113 wean index and a 118 yearling index. # 2 gain index on test as well with a 128. Big topped, big butted, and big nuts.

THRR Odyssey 128H

I ranked this good Whitecap Carnage son as a 2

THRR Zues 118H

THRR Odyssey 128H

THRR Carnage 115H

THRR Airstream 111H

THRR Scorpio 139H

CBT 139H March 10 2020 #PMC794311 Polled

CALVING EASE RATING HH

This super deep Carnage son is really starting to come on these last few months. I’m expecting good things out of him, as his dam has consistently raised the upper end bulls selling to Brian Lane, Keith Ypma, and Brian Hicken. 115 index on test.

THRR Solution 143H

CBT 143H March 11 2020 #PMC794425 Polled

A little more moderate framed son of Sparrows Lamont 524C with quite a smooth front end on him. Really nice 94 lb birthweight for anyone thinking of trying Charolais for the first time. Above average performance indexes as well with 105 weaning and 107 yearling.

THRR Reeves 144H

CBT 144H March 11 2020 #PMC794426 Polled

Perhaps the longest bull in the sale, this guy is going to fill out in to a large mammal. He’s performing at a 118 weaning index and

it up with a 115 yearling index, and I don’t think he’s even beginning to come into his own yet.

THRR Soho 154H

CBT

THRR Seranade 155H

CBT

CALVING EASE RATING HHH

SPARROWS ALLIANCE 513G SPARROWS ARGO 316A

Another very well put together 3 Star calving ease Sparrows Argo son. This guy carries a nice thick top and a good butt, and is a bit deeper to go with it. He’s the # 1 weaning index Charolais bull. Dam is out of a 3 star calving ease sire as well.

THRR Motley 159H

HOMBRE 355Y

A moderate 102 lb birthweight cow bull with nice above average growth. He doesn’t really blow you away in one are but he has absolutely no flaws in him either. Keep an eye on this sleeper come sale day.

THRR Fortune 167H

Vaccination Protocol

All bulls were vaccinated in the fall with Pyramid 5, 7-Way Somnugen, and Ivomec. They were boostered with Pyramid 5 six weeks later.

THRR Shimmer 170H

CBT 170H March 17 2020 #PMC794453 Polled

THRR Shimmer 170H

THRR Motley 159H

Jackie and cousin Pam, country girls at heart

THRR Motorhead 172H

CBT 172H March 17 2020 #PMC794462 Polled

Motorhead 172H is a top end bull. Just a 96 lb birthweight cow bull that has no holes anywhere. Smooth front ended with plenty of top and back end. Exceptional good big foot. Tons of hair, and such a nice quiet disposition.

THRR Pike 177H

CBT 177H March 18 2020 #PMC794467 Polled

SPARROWS ALLIANCE 513G

ARGO 316A

We are really working on getting more consistency in our Char pen and with bulls like Pike 177H, a ¾ brother to Lot # 65, we are very happy with the direction it’s going. Get in behind this guy and he’s big time wide, right deep down his pants. Nice tight sheath as well. Good performance with a 120 wean and a 115 yearling index.

THRR Trafalgar 178H

CBT 178H March 18 2020 #PMC794468 Polled

CALVING EASE RATING HH

Bigger, framier Lamont 524C son that is going to produce some calves that will weigh down the scales. Another nice tight sheathed bull, with good hair and a big solid foot under him. A 119 gain index on test. Dam has produced power bulls to Klaasen Ranch, Brown Creek, and R H Mitchel Ranch.

THRR Craft 188H

CBT 188H March 22 2020 #PMC794471 Polled

CALVING EASE RATING HH

A little extra length to go along with a pretty smooth front end on this Lamont son. Good performance numbers for him as well with a 116 weaning index and a 111 yearling index. Dam is a good young cow with a great disposition. SPARROWS

THRR Lucas 204H

513G

Another 3 Star calving ease Sparrows Argo son with nice above average growth numbers and a very respectable gain index of 111 on test. No holes in this bull other than he’s a little younger. If you calve a little later, leave him with us to keep up his development and you will be more than impressed.

THRR Bobby 227H

CALVING EASE RATING HH

Boasts a 116

THRR Rudabagah 230H

CALVING EASE RATING HH

Jude with a Remembrance Day wreath this year on behalf of the school

Youngest

THRR Craft 188H

Thank you to our 2020 sale supporters!

Alberta Prime LTD, Picture Butte, AB u Q

Allen Schafer, Medicine Hat, AB Q

Armstrong Ranching, Bassanno, AB Q

Arny Tateson, Hanna, AB u

Barrows Farm & Ranch, Manyberries, AB Q

Bekkering Bros, Taber, AB u Q

Brown Creek Ranch, Claresholm, AB Q

Crystal Springs Farming, Delbonita, AB Q

Dale Mackenzie, Medicine Hat, AB Q

Gerrid Knol, Coalhurst, AB

Gilbert & Laura Weiss, Elkwater, AB u

Glen King, Dundurn, SK

Goldridge Farms, Turin, AB Q

Gordon Given, Nanton, AB Q

Grand Forks Farms, Hays, AB Q

Hicken Ranches, Raymond, AB u Q

Jared Withage, Monarch, AB

K & L Bennet, Taber, AB Q

Klaasen Ranch,Consul, SK Q

Louis Greidanus, Granum, AB Q

Marty Van Reeuwyk, Coaldale, AB u Q

Midland Cattle Co, Maple Creek, SK

Midwest Sprayfoam, Taber, AB u Q

Milford Colony, Raymond, AB

Paul Preston, Hays, AB Q

Randy Vos, Burdett, AB

Richard Horvath, Taber, AB

Rick Wiest, Enchant, AB u Q

Rockport Colony, Magrath, AB u

Ross & Susan McCoy, Milk River, AB

Sheldon Skretting, Vauxhall, AB

Sunset Feeders, Grassy Lake, AB u Q

Takeda Feeders, Scandia, AB u Q

Taylor Farms, Magrath, AB u Q

Westview Feeders, Monarch, AB Q

Buyers of Mutiple Bulls u

Repeat Buyers Q

Understanding Ultrasound

In order to use body composition EPD’s or ultrasound data to its full potential, a breeder must have an understanding of ultrasound terminology. Several of the ultrasound measurements are comparable to the familiar carcass measurements. The data is simply collected on yearling bullsa and heifers instead of market ready steers. Take a step back from looking at the numbers and become comfortable with the terminology.

UlTRasoUnd caRcass MeasUReMenTs

RibFat/Backfat: An external fat measurement taken between the 12th and 13th rib reported in inches. Rib fat is the main trait that affects percent lean meat yield ie; A1, A2, A3 & A4. Percent lean meat yield is the calculation that estimates the percent of lean muscle on the carcass. For example, a lean meat yield of 60% on a 100lb carcass would have 600 lbs of lean muscle and 400 lbs of bone and fat.

Ribeye area (Rea): An area measurement of the loin or ribeye muscle. Reported in square inches. While an increase in backfat wil lower the percent lean meat yield an increase in REA will raise the percent lean meat yield.

Rump Fat: An external fat measurement taken from an image collected between the hooks and the pins of the animal.Reported in inches. The rump fat measurement, coupled with the rib fat measurement will increase the accuracy of percent lean meat yield. intramuscular Fat (%iMF)/Marbling: This measurement determines the amount of fat within the muscle. Reported in %. This measurement us used to determine the quality grade of the carcass

Ben & Carol Tams

Box 4205

Taber, AB

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