BRED SALE FEAT. WILLABAR RANCH (ANDY & RAMONA HART) HERD DISPERSAL/BURTON CATTLE CO (DOUG BURTON & SHAUNA BURTON) HERD DISPERSAL / SUNDQUIST BRED HEIFERS
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Location:
813 14 ST
Date:
11/18/2023
Time:
1:00 pm
Address:
FORT MACLEOD, AB
Description:
WILLABAR RANCH HERD DISPERSAL (ANDY & RAMONA HART)
BRED HEIFERS
- 12 Solid Black and 2 BWF Black Angus bred heifers.
- These heifers came from Willabars first calf heifers in the 2022 calf crop. Bred heifers were always bought bred to Black Angus bulls. In this program, their second calf would be from Charolais bulls.
- 4 Belted Galloway heifers
- These heifers were Ramonas project, from Willabar Angus cows A.I.ed with Belted Galloway semen. Belties are bred to the Black Angus bull.
- All heifers are bred to a Willabar Ranch low birthweight Black Angus bulls June 25th to August 8th- 43 day breeding cycle!
- All heifers were vaccinated with Bovi-Shield Gold FP5 and Tasvax 8 prior to breeding, as well as at branding
BRED COWS
- 25 3-Year-Olds
- 8 4-Year-Olds
- 12 5-Year-Olds
- 58 Middle Aged
- 57 Mature
- These cows are vaccinated annually at preg checking with Bovi-Shield Gold FP5 and Tasvax 8, and given Ivermectin in December annually.
- This outstanding cowherd is primarily 85%Black with 15% BBF/BWF cows, all Angus X!
- Bred to Char-Maine Ranching Charolais bulls
- Turned out June 25-Aug 14th: 50 day breeding cycle. In the past this has been no more than 45 days.
- This herd was culled heavily in Fall 2022, and nothing was replaced.
- Bred to Char-Maine Ranching Charolais bulls
BULLS
- Annually given foot rot vaccine as well as Ivermectin in the fall.
- There will be 4 Charolais Bulls and 1 Black Angus Bull available on sale day. They are low birth weight bulls and range between 2 to 4 years of age.
CALVES
- Willabar Ranch calves always top the weight catagory, averaging 560#-611# the last few years, through the Annual Lethbridge Video Sale. Average age of calves is 160 days at shipping around October 11-15 annually
- 2021-- Steers: 593# -- Heifers: 561#
- 2022-- Steers: 559# -- Heifers: 519#
Photos: Mary Roelofsen Photography
BURTON CATTLE CO HERD DISPERSAL (DOUG BURTON & SHAUNA BURTON)
280 BRED COWS
- 75 3rd Calvers
- 200 4th Calvers-Mature Cows
- Majority Black with a few BBF & Red Cows.
- Bred to Reputation Black Angus Bulls.
- Bulls turned out July 5th.
- Calves weaned on October 1st.
- Given Cattlemaster FP5 & Ivomec on October 4th
- Vet letter will be available sale day.
The cows on offer are a sort from 350 head, the rest being culled and shipped. As we have not yet preg checked (to be done November 16th), I will guess at the remaining numbers. There will be approx 75 3rd calvers, with the 200+ remaining cows ranging from 4th calvers to mature. When we quit retaining our heifers, we have bought cows from herd dispersals, or gotten a few later calvers from reputation breeders. Our black bulls are from Deer River Ranching (Beasley), Flemings, 66 Ranch, Stauffer, Cudlobe, Delar Angus and Marcel Purveen. These cows will work for you. They calve on their own and any calving problems cull themselves. They are all quiet to work around, but we dont tag our calves and they spend their lives defending themselves from large carnivores; grab their calves at your own risk!
They will follow a feed truck and come when I call them, unlike the wild rascals we had 30 years ago. I handle them by myself most of the year. They are moved with horses and dogs and know that a quad or side x side brings mineral or a bucket or 2 of pellets. We only feed when we have to and cows are sorted for body condition. Most of the cows graze all winter.
Call Shawna with any questions: 403-625-2027
STEPHEN, CHERYL, JARED, MASON SUNDQUIST BRED HEIFERS
- 20 Black Angus Bred Heifers
- Home Raised, 1-Iron, NVB
- Sired by F-R (Fraser) Black Angus Bulls
- Bred To:
- Easy Calving, Low Birthweight F-R (Fraser) Black Angus Bulls
- Bulls turned out June 3 and pulled August 3
- Easy Calving, Low Birthweight F-R (Fraser) Black Angus Bulls
- Complete Herd Health Program
- Heifers were vaccinated on May 1st with BoviShield Gold FP5 VL5, Ivomec, 8 Way
- All Heifers were a minimum of 13 months old at breeding
- Heifers were on 4 lbs of pellets per day & grass until the snow then given hay.
This is a tremendous set of Black Angus heifers with Fraser breeding behind them! These heifers are even, very quiet with tons of feminine quality and no brands!
