LITTLE ROYAL ALL-BREED HEIFER SHOW & SALE
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Location:
813 14 ST
Date:
03/21/2025
Time:
1:00 pm
Address:
FORT MACLEOD, AB
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Description:
LITTLE ROYAL ALL-BREED HEIFER SHOW & SALE
FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 2025
The Little Royal Show was started in the late 1960s by the Fort Macleod Auction Market. It was a spin off of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto of which Ken Hurlburt was auctioneer. Originally held during the Midnight Days in Fort Macleod, the Little Royal was a fat steer show held in the parking lot of the auction market, with many local ranchers and farmers participating.
We are proud to continue marketing cattle here in Fort Macleod as Southern Alberta Livestock Exchange and are pleased to announce the Little Royal All-Breed Heifer Show & Sale!
FEATURING ALL BREEDS OF HOME RAISED, 1-IRON BREEDING HEIFERS FROM SOME OF THE TOP COW HERDS IN CANADA!
SHOW TIME: 11 AM
"CUSTOMER APPRECIATION" LUNCH: 12 PM NOON
SALE TIME: 1 PM
~THIS SHOW & SALE WILL BE BROADCAST ONLINE WITH DLMS~
CHAMPION PEN WILL RECEIVE BANNER, & CASH!
RESERVE PEN WILL RECEIVE BANNER & CASH!
2025 CASH PAYOUT FOR TOP 10 PLACINGS:
GRAND CHAMPION: $5000
RESERVE CHAMPION: $2500
3RD PLACE: $2000
4TH PLACE: $1500
5TH PLACE: $1000
6TH TO 10TH PLACE: $600
$15,000 TOTAL!
ALL CONSIGNORS MUST HAVE A PEN OF 5 HEIFERS IN THE SHOW IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SALE!
ALL HEIFERS MUST BE PREBOOKED & APPROVED BY A S.A.L.E EMPLOYEE!
ALL HEIFERS MUST BE HOME RAISED AND PALPATED FOR BREEDING SOUNDNESS. PALPATING MAY BE DONE AT HOME WITH A VET LETTER ACCOMPANYING THE CATTLE OR ARRANGEMENTS MAY BE MADE TO HAVE THE HEIFERS PALPATED AT THE MARKET.
THE PEN OF 5 SHOW WILL BE JUDGED BY DIFFERENT MEMBERS OF THE CATTLE INDUSTRY
2025 JUDGES:
SCOTT ANDERSON - ANDERSON BRED HEIFERS (BOWDEN, AB)
DON MACKENZIE - V8U RANCH (MOUNTAIN VIEW, AB)
LEIGH BIRCHAM - ROCK SOLID BRED HEIFER SALE (PIAPOT, SK)
THE SALE WILL BEGIN WITH THE CHAMPION & RESERVE PENS OF HEIFERS FOLLOWED BY THE REMAINING PEN OF 5 ENTRIES.
FOLLOWING THIS, WE WILL SELL THE BALANCE OF THE PACKAGES OF CATTLE THAT THE PENS OF 5 WERE SORTED FROM!
FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO CONSIGN PLEASE CONTACT:
OFFICE: 403-553-3315
JUSTIN KEELEY: 403-627-6534
ALLAN LIVELY: 403-627-7776
RYAN KONYNENBELT: 403-892-6534
STEVE QUINTON: 403-653-7228
CHECK BACK OFTEN FOR UPDATES AND LISTINGS!!
These heifers wont disappoint! Selecting for maternal traits of disposition, milk and consistency, we feel this set of heifers will be great mama cows! They are up to date on all their shots, with an IBR booster in December and Bovi Shield Gold FP5 and Clean Up 2 done early spring. Take a look, and they will be a great addition to any cow herd!
- 99+/- Red AngusX Simmental Heifers
- 59+/- Black AngusX Simmental Heifers
Congratulations to Snow Land & Livestock (Dale & Daine Snow) on being named the 2024 Little Royal Grand Champion Pen of 5 with their tremendous deep bodied Black Simmental X Heifers!
Here is a tremendous set of reputation big, strong ranch heifers with tons of breeding backing them! Mark and Fraser are tremendous cattlemen, and raise highly sought after calves year after year! Full Herd Health: At Branding: Bovi Shield Gold One Shot, Ultrabac 7, In the Fall: Pyramid FP5, Fermicon 7, Ivomec, In the Spring: Express FP5 VL5, Boss Pour On, Palpated & Pelvic Measured
- 5 Black AngusX Simmental Heifers
- 5 Red AngusX Simmental Heifers
Congratulations also to the 2024 Reserve Champion Pen of feminine powerful Red Angus X Simmental Heifers from the Campstool Cattle Co (Mark & Jan, Fraser & Heather Daley)!
The Dunlop Ranch Heifers are one of the top sets of Red AngusX Simmental Females in Southern Alberta! The Dunlops have done a tremendous job sourcing top bulls, along with a powerful set of mama cows and produce some of the most talked about commercial females anywhere! All of the heifers that will be for sale this Spring from the Dunlop Ranch are in this Show & Sale!!
- 95+/- Red AngusX Simmental Heifers: 95 Solid Red
- Palpated and Vaccinated with Bovi Shield Gold FP5 / VL5. No Implants
Here is a tremendous opportunity to step into one of the top sets of AngusX Black Brockle faced heifers in the country, sired by some of the top bulls available! The Jenkins Lazy U Ranch has a "Second To None" reputation for producing quality cattle that are highly desirable!
This will be all of the Brockle and Baldie heifers from the Jenkins Lazy U Ranch, only solid black heifers kept back!
- 139+/- AngusX & AngusX Hereford Breeding Heifers
- 129 Black Brockle / Black Baldie
- 10 Red / Red Brockle
- Full Herd Health since birth:
- Zoetis Select Vac Program (Bovi Shield Gold One Shot, 8 Way, Pour On)
- Heifers have received their Bovi Shield Gold FP5 Pre-Breeding Shots.
- Heifers will be palpated at the ranch!
Here is a fancy set of Black AngusX Heifers from the McNeil Family! These girls come from a lifetime of breeding at the McNeil Ranch and will make an excellent set of ranch cows! They are out of an all-black cow herd and by Jen Jenkins Hereford bulls and 66 Ranch and Stauffer Ranches black bulls. All of the Black Brockle Faced breeding quality heifers from the McNeils are selling with none kept back, as well as a select group of Solid Black Heifers! These heifers are on a full herd health program and have had their pre-breeding shots, Bovi Shield Gold One Shot, Ultrabac 7/Somnubac, Vision 8 with Somm and Ivomec!
- 23+/- Black Brockle /White Faced Heifers
- 44+/- Solid Black Heifers
This is an excellent package of quiet Black Angus heifers that will make an awesome herd of momma cows! These are purebred Black Angus heifers selling without papers. Full Herd Health since birth: Received pre-breeding FP5 vaccine, 8 Way and Pour-on
- 25 Purebred Black Angus Breeding Heifers
These heifers come from a maternal set of cows, originating from Jensen Land & Cattle, a 1-Iron Ranch. These heifers are all moderate framed, 1340 lbs average, and we breed for maternal growth and longevity. Breeding season is 45 days on the cows and 35 days on the heifers. You will be getting the most fertile heifers out of this herd! These heifers are on full herd health program, Bovi Shield Gold FP5 and Ultra 7. Have been palpated and used "backline". The bulls we use are from Hill 70, Quantock Ranch, Soderglen, Bone Creek Ranch and V8U Ranch.
This is a powerful package of top notch heifers from the Nikkel Family! These heifers are 1/4 Simmental and 3/4 Angus with tons of maternal quality and style! Watch for this opportunity!
- 30 Red Angus X Simmental Heifers
- 30 Black AngusX Simmental Heifers
Reputation Heifers once again from Martin and the boys at Livingstone! All heifers are sired by Red Angus bulls from V8U Ranch, W Sunrise, Brewin & Yarrow Creek. (Black Heifers are sired red, out of black cows.) Full herd health since birth. At palpating, heifers received prebreeding shots: Bovishield FP5, 8-way, Bimectin Pour-on.
- 10 AngusX Simmental Solid Black Heifers
- 5 AngusX Simmental Black Blaze Faced Heifers
- 5 AngusX Simmental Solid Red Heifers
This set of heifers has tons of quality and femininity from many years of being in the ranching business! John buys some of the best bulls around and has done a tremendous job building up a reputation cow herd in Southern Alberta! This will be the top sort out of the top producing and proven cows at Jaola! These heifers have been lightly grown out and are maturing into ranch cows that will last!
- 10 Red AngusX Simmental Heifers
The Zoeteman Family are offering a strong group of replacement polled Hereford females right off the top end of their purebred program! Bar RZ has been offering purebred females & bulls since the early 60's through conisgnment sales as well as private treaty sales. These heifers are on the Pyramid & Fermicon vaccination program. Ivomec at weaning and clean up Pour On in January as well as Express 5 prior to the sale.
- 10 Purebred Polled Hereford Breeding Heifers
Here is a premium set of Black Brockle Faced heifers from the Trautman's! The Trautman cattle have been very well received in the past as bred heifers and here is the opportunity to breed them your way! Full Herd Health program!
- 5 Black Brockle Faced Heifers
This is a feminine set of red hided females perfectly suited for replacements! The Ghostpine cow herd is run under range conditions up in the hills west of Granum AB and are well known and respected for being a highly maternal and powerful set of momma cows!
These heifers are all sired by W Sunrise Deuce 913K, making them the first red-hided commercial granddaughters of the great bull "Duece" for sale in Canada! Deuce is one of the greatest female makers in the breed and owned by W Sunrise.
- 5 Red Angus Heifers
Here is a fancy set of Black & Red hided heifers from the McNab Family! These girls come from a lifetime of breeding at the McNab Ranch and will make an excellent set of ranch cows! All of the red hided breeding quality heifers from the McNabs are selling with none kept back!
- 30 Red AngusX Heifers
- 8 Black AngusX Heifers
These fifteen heifers are from a small local herd. They are all born late March/April. Their mothers originate from foundation Angus bloodlines; Networth, Predestined, SS Objective. Sired by RLS bulls with high milk EPDs and above average weaning weights, that go back to Traveler, Willabar Bride and Leachman Right Time. Full vaccination program Inforce 3 at birth. 8 way and Bovishield Gold One Shot at branding and weaning and Bovishield Gold FP5 and Boss Pour On at vet check. These should make a good set of hands off cows as are their mothers which we have three generations of.
- 15 Black Angus X Heifers
This is a strong powerful set of feminine deep bodied heifers that would make excellent herd prospects! These heifers are the from the very top end of the Jumbo Valley herd! All sired by Deer Valley Angus bull named Wall Street! Full Herd Health since birth: Zoetis Vaccination Program: Bovi Shield Gold One Shot, Ultrabac 7 Som. Heifers received their prebreeding shots
- 5 Black Angus Heifers
Here is a highly sought after “F1 Black Baldie” replacement heifer package! These heifers from Jon & Gillian are AngusX Hereford with tons of stretch, depth and style! The Mckenzie Cattle Co have a highly successful annual Hereford Bull Sale in Lethbridge and are well known for the excellent cattle they produce! Full Herd Health Program!
- 5 Black White Faced Heifers
You are getting the “Hand Pick” out of the Cook replacement pen! These AngusX Simmental heifers are all end of March-April born from the Cook family! They are sired by Brylor Angus, Bar Double M Angus and Half Blood SimmentalX Angus Bulls. Up to date on all shots! These heifers have been lightly fed to grow, and not pushed. They will continue growing once they hit the grass and stay in your herd long term. They are ready to breed! They are had their Tasvax 8, Bovi Shield Gold One Shot and Ivomec at weaning.
- 10 Red Angus Simmental X Heifers
- Contact Layne Cook: 403-331-0561
Kay & Laurie Wynder have been selling replacement stock in Southern Alberta for many, many years! Kay selects some of the top bulls in the nation and utilizes an extensive A.I program that has developed into one of the leading female development programs on offer! This will be one of the quietest sets of uniform heifers available anywhere!
- 25 Red Angus X Simmental Heifers
This set of heifers is hand-picked from the replacement pen! They are all March born! They are sired by Remitall West Polled Hereford Bulls and out of purebred Black Saler cows. This is the top cut of our F1 replacements! Fully Vaccinated with Tasvax8, Pyramid FP5 and Once PMH
- 10 BWF F1 Saler X Hereford Heifers
This is a great set of Home Raised Red Simmental / Angus Cross heifers with a few blacks. They have tons of shape, depth of body and style! They have been fed at our place since weaning. The majority of these heifers come from Red Mader Simmental bulls with a few coming from red angus bulls out of U2Q. We cull hard for disposition, feet, and udders and focus on raising fertile, good tempered and structurally sound heifers. At branding and weaning, they received 8 way and Bovishield Gold One Shot, as well as pour on at weaning.
We are happy to talk to anyone with questions.
- 40 Red Angus X Simmental Heifers
These heifers are handpicked out of the replacement pen! These are Red AngusX Simmental Heifers with lots of chrome and style! You are getting the top 5 head! All born at the end of January/February! Up to date on all shots!
- 5 Red AngusX Simmental Heifers
We are excited to offer 5 home-raised Gelbvieh X Angus heifers. These females are hand selected from the top end of our replacement pen. Our main cow herd has been built with females purchased from Bernie Zoratti. Bernie has been breeding quality females for over 50 years. These Gelbvieh cross replacements will be quiet, hard milking and built to last. They have been palpated and received Bovi Shield Gold One Shot, Vision 8 Somnus with SPUR and Pour On.
- 5 Solid Red Gelbvieh Angus X Heifers
This is a strong set of 35 Black Angus heifers that are sired by Stauffer Ranches and 66 Ranch bulls. They are April-Early May born, out of the reputation Dick Hardy influence cows. The cow herd is on a full herd health program, and heifers have had 2 rounds of Bovi Shield Gold One Shot and 8 way, as well as Ivomec at branding and weaning. We have been building on our family breeding program, using the best bulls in the area and striving to raise good black cattle with a moderate frame, raising a cow that won't eat you out of house and home! They are dog and horse broke and are very gentle due to being handled every day and bucket fed. We look forward to seeing you at the sale and answering any questions you may have.
- 35 Black Angus Heifers
This is the top sort of the Diamond V Ranch heifers! All Home-Raised 1-Iron, Black Angus heifers! Full herd health, have had Bovi-Shield Gold FP5. Have been fed a 20% starter ration. This is a fancy set of deep, long bodied heifers that are Medium-Large framed. All April born!
- 35 Angus Heifers
Here is a powerful set of 1-Iron, home-raised large framed replacement heifers! They are under a full herd health program, and all April/May born!
- 15 Red Angus Heifers
This will be the top sort out of 80 sorted off the top of 150 heifers. Wenbourne Ranch has put many years of breeding into producing what they are bringing. These are ranch raised May June born heifers that have just been lightly wintered on hay and pellets. These heifers will work in anybodys herd and will make cows that 15 years down the road you will say wow she is still here.
Heifers at weaning received Bovi One Shot, Vision 8 Somnus with spur and Ivermectin. December they received Boss for lice control
- 30 Black Angus NVB heifers.
This is a reputation set of commercial Black Angus heifers from one of the prominent Black Angus breeders in Southern Alberta! Stauffers have a highly successful annual bull sale right here in Fort Macleod and utilize some of the top genetics available in the Angus breed! This is the absolute top sort from over 110 commercial Black Angus heifers at the Stauffer Ranch! As calves, the heifers received Bovi Shield Gold One Shot and at the beginning of February were given Bovi Shield Gold FP5 as well as Backline pouron.
- 40 Commercial Black Angus Heifers
Here is a great set of Angus heifers from the Toews Family that are coming to town in their working clothes; their older sisters are bred and thriving out on stubble at the time of writing this! For many years we have been breeding maternal traits that are easy keeping and easy fleshing. These ranch heifers are tailor made for feed efficiency with a smaller moderate frame, and are the results of some hard working mama cows that never disappoint in their performance! They are on a full herd health program since birth, with Bovi Shield Gold One Shot, Ultrabac 7 and Ivomec.
- 11 Black Angus Heifers
- 11 Red Angus Heifers
The Smith family has a highly respected ranching operation near Nanton, AB. This is a top end set of heifers that are EU Certified and on the Verified Beef + Program. The Plateau cow herd has been employing genomic data for a decade selecting for the attached markets. These heifers have been on hay and 2 lbs of pellets since December, allowing the heifers to grow and mature at a rate that will ensure longevity. In the past, the Plateau calves have been fed out and have reached a 40% Prime rate with the balance being Triple A! These heifers are on the Epxress vaccination program and have no brands!
- 10 Black Angus NVB Heifers
Here is a rare opportunity to tie into replacment quality heifers out of one of the elite cowherds in Southern Alberta! These heifers are all AI sired by the famous Sitz Stellar 726D bull, who is renowned for his calving ease paired with a 900 lbs weaning weight! The cattlemen at Granum are well known and respected for their discernment and selection process when purchasing bulls, which is evident in their tremendous cowherd! These heifers are on a full Boehringer Health Program and have received their Prebreeding shots and Ivomec at palpation!
- 5 Black Angus Heifers
Spring Point Colony has a great reputation for producing good, honest Angus cross cattle with tons of maternal and performance qualities! The Spring Point cow herd is on a Complete Herd Health Program.
- 5 Black Angus X Heifers
- 5 Red Angus X Heifers