WELCOME FROM R+ SIMMENTALS Simmental sale Welcome to our 10th anniversary sale. It is with great pride we await March 7, 2010. We are very proud of the fact that we have sold the R PLUS BRAND into several top notch breeding establishments in Ontario- Manitoba-Saskatchewan-Alberta and British Columbia. We are also very proud that the R PLUS BRAND has been purchased by many prominent purebred and commercial ranchers in the United States. At R PLUS we run only Red and Black Simmental cattle and our goal is to produce moderate cattle with muscle, capacity and the ability to survive and produce on a native grass diet. Once again we are very pleased to have OBI working with us. Rob and his crew are very helpful in all aspects of running a sale. Rob has been involved with us since the planning of our first sale 10 years ago, and we thank him for that. We continue to use ultrasound as selection tool. The bulls will be evaluated after they reach a year of age. We look forward to seeing and meeting new and old customers at the ranch March 7. Please feel free to stop by or call to discuss your future BULL needs. Sincerely, Marlin LeBlanc and family We Welcome Our U.S. Bull Customers Both Past and Future. Welcome to R+ once again, the seedstock source that is developed as a breed leading program. The use of extensive performance information, carcass evaluation and genetic research are fundamentals used to produce a product that Simmental folks can use with a high degree of confidence. This set of well developed R+ bulls are again combining soundness and reproductive superiority. The search for unique genetic combinations and highly superior individuals is constantly sought after by R+ the results are evident. It has always been a pleasure working with the R+ program, a family operation whose commitment to the Simmental industry and agriculture is second to none. 2010 offers you the opportunity to study and evaluate the most consistent group of Red & Black bulls ever offered, seize the moment. If you are unable to attend then please do not hesitate to call any of the Sale Staff, Marlin or OBI as we are familiar with the program and offering. See you sale day. Rob H Sight Unseen Purchase Plan. - We will gladly discuss your needs for bull power. If we have the bulls to fit, we will try to fill those orders - if we don t have those bulls, we will tell you. All Sight Unseen Purchases are 100% Guaranteed!! 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 non-satisfactory 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 consignor 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. Page 2 MARCH 7, 2010
Simmental sale R PLUS SIMMENTALS Sunday, MARCH 7, 2010, At the Farm, Estevan, SK Home Cooked Lunch will be served at 11:30 MEAL PREPARED BY JOSH LeBLANC, CURTIS HACK & LUCILLE S FRIENDS Sale at 1:00 PM FOLLOW LEBLANC AUCTION SIGNS OFFERING: 49 Black & 25 Red Simmental Yearling Bulls Plus 2 Black & 3 Red Simmental 2 Year Old Bulls Sale Staff Auctioneer Chris Poley... 1-306-220-5006 Dallas Spencer, Herdsman... 1-306-421-5944 Dennis Ericson... 1-780-352-7630 Don Hilstrom... 1-306-634-4359 Chad Eaton... 1-306-577-8173 Layton Bezan, Superior Livestock... 1-306-775-0412 Roy Rutledge, Assiniboia Livestock... 1-306-642-5358 or 1-306-642-7688 Mark Stock...1-306-678-4811 Brian Ross... 1-306-421-2290 Dean Martin... 1-306-485-7494 Harvey Welter, Saskatoon Livestock Sales... 1-306-382-8088 Daryl Snider (Simmental Country)... 1-403-803-6532 Bruce Holmquist (Simmental Liasion)... 1-403-988-8676 Ben Wright, Ontario... 1-519-374-3335 Hotel Accomodation Days Inn... 1-800-DAYS INN 1305-9th St. Estevan, SK Ask for R+ block of rooms Livestock Insurance Cathedral Insurance Brokers - Doug Trapp 306-634-2671 We ask that you insure your bull after the sale, as injuries can happen. Cathedral will be on hand to help you with your insurance needs. Bull Development: At R Plus, our bulls were weaned by September 20, 2008. They are started on a straight roughage ration, and put on to a TMR Balanced Bull Ration from Masterfeeds. A TMR ration is a true balanced ration. Everything is completely mixed with high roughage. Our bulls are NOT CREEP FED. The bulls are maintained on this bull growing ration until they are delivered to your farm. R PLUS SIMMENTALS Ross LeBlanc & Sons Box 1476, Estevan, SK S4A 2L7 Marlin 306-634-8031 cell: 306-421-2470 Ross 306-421-1824 Jason 306-421-9909 Sale Management By: View the catalogue on-line at: www.cattlemanagement.ca Delivery: For a minimal charge of $100.00 we will keep your bull here at the ranch under our management, the bull will then be delivered to your yard at a date agreed upon. We would like to have the bulls delivered by April 20, 2010. Sight Unseen Program: We offer a site unseen program for buyers who are unable to attend the sale. We have an excellent and very qualified sales staff. We invite you to call anyone of them, Ken or myself. Reproduction Evaluation: All bulls will be semen tested and breeding evaluated by Carmen Langevin of Flying C Vet Clinic. Page 3 MARCH 7, 2010 OPTIMAL BOVINES INC. Rob Holowaychuk Cell: [780] 916-2628 #407, 4808 Ross St. Red Deer, AB T4N 1X5 Fax: [403] 343-6133 Bob Toner [306] 834-7385 Kirk Hurlburt [306] 222-8210 email: o.b.i@shaw.ca US Contact: Jeff Thomas, Farm & Ranch Guide, Bozeman, MT 406-581-8859 SALE DAY PHONES 780-916-2628 306-634-8031 306-421-2470 306-834-7385
Simmental sale R PLUS BLACKEDGE BLACK POLLED PUREBRED BPG646855 LRPS 5028R 08 February 2005 Edge was the high selling bull from the 2006 sale.westaway Farms and Lewis Farms share ownership, while we retained a semen interest. Edge has certainly passed all expectations we had for him. Super stout, great hair, lots of volume and calving ease is what we expect and receive. There will be 15 sons available at the sale. BW: 90 lbs. 205 day: 851 lbs. 365 day: 1440 lbs. TNT SHOCKER J46 MS LAZY S BLACK DELIGHT MR BEEF E141 TNT MISS TIZZY C57 WLE POWER STROKE HC POWER DRIVE 88H KAPPES LADY IRISH F88 SUN STAR MISS DRIVE LRS PREFERRED STOCK 370C MISS MILE WEST 40K ROCKY HILLS GLORY R Plus Blackedge CE 9.8 BW 2.3 WW 43.3 YW 72.7 MCE 4.7 MWWT 25.4 MILK 3.7 CARCASS DATA RIB FAT 0.25 REA 15.54 IMF% 2.95 LMY 64.9 Champion pen of 3 Camrose, AB - Sired by Edge Page 4 MARCH 7, 2010 Sun Star Miss Drive - Dam of Edge
Simmental sale R PLUS RED EDGE RED POLLED PG684645 LRPS 7048T 4 February 2007 R PLUS BLACKEDGE HC POWER DRIVE 88H SUN STAR MISS DRIVE MISS MILE WEST 40K STF TOO RED G64 SS CHSNN STF E QUARTA MISS R PLUS 5205R ER RED DECK 639D JSP MS RED DECK 64 J JSP MS KING PIN 010E BW: 94 lbs. 205 day: 877 lbs. 365 day:1559 lbs. CE 6.7 BW 6.0 WW 51.1 YW 84.5 MCE 6.1 MWWT 27.8 MILK 2.2 Red Edge was our high selling bull in the 2008 sale to Stoughton Farms, Maidstone. We retained an interest in the bull and have used him to add the Edge influence to our red cows. Red Edge combines calving ease with explosive growth numbers. The calves to date are very thick with a lot of rib and muscle. BLACK POLLED PUREBRED PTG608980 NL 29N 06 February 2003 TNT AFTERSHOCK G404 TNT SHOCKER J46 ECCO MS MACKFRID 164E DS BLACK ZINGER 141B MS LAZY S BLACK DELIGHT SPRING VALLEY D559 BS MR ARAPAHOE 811A MR BEEF E141 P&B LADY CH X094 BLACK MICK TNT MISS TIZZY C57 TNT MISS BUCK X68 BW: 99 lbs. 205 day: 751 lbs. 29N - Sire of Edge 29N continues to be a mainstay herd sire here at R Plus. At seven years of age, he is as sound as a cat. He normally breeds 50 plus cows and returns in the same condition he leaves. Sire of Edge, there will be 10 sons in this year s sale. He is in the top 2% for weaning and the top 3% for yearling. CE BW WW YW MCE MWWT MILK 9.9 1.4 53.7 84.9 6.7 20.7-6.2 CARCASS- DATA Page 5 MARCH 7, 2010 R RIB FAT REA IMF% LMY 0.24 15.54 2.96 65.3 +
Simmental sale A son of Master, selling as Lot 7 We purchased Master as a five year old bull from Neil Carson, Rossburn, MB. We had seen some calves from Neil s and were very impressed with their stoutness, do-ability and hair coats. Master combines some top black performance bulls with some Fleck influence on the bottom side from the super Haas Ranch D52 cow. There are 18 Master sons in the sale. BZL 203P We selected Prince for his phenotype, massive amounts of hair and excellent calving and milk # s. Prince is our go to bull for the heifer pen. A very sound, easy doing bull. Prince is owned with our partners Twin Chief Simmentals, Bowden, AB and Severtson Land and Cattle, Innisfail, AB. Page 6 MARCH 7, 2010 NAC MASTER 24M BPG578693 NAC 24M 07 February 2002 LRS PREFERRED STOCK 370C SRS FRANCHISE F601 CE 9.8 BDV BLACK DOVE D44 BW 0.0 GGL 230K SPRING VALLEY E878 WW 28.2 GGL 442G YW 54.3 MISS GGL 03X MCE 5.9 COPPER BLACK S72 MWWT 12.3 CHARLES PRIDE MISS PRICKLY PEAR 426S MILK -1.8 HAAS RANCH D52 ANTONIUS MISS ARNOLD U9251 MISS ARNOLD HORN M8490 BW: 88 lbs. 205 day: 728 lbs. 365 day: 1383 lbs. TWIN-CHIEF PRINCE 203P BPG630636 BZL 203P 09 February 2004 LANDRIDGE JET BLACK CE 10.0 EMMONS BLACK HERCULES ER MISS HERC 118X BW 0.2 3C FULL FIGURES C288 BLK WW 13.4 DLC DAN & MARK 3C DANMARKA 0922 BLKZ YW 23.8 3C CROCUS 7378 BWF MCE 4.1 EMMONS BLACK HERCULES MWWT 22.6 3C FULL FIGURES C288 BLK MILK 15.9 3C DANMARKA 0922 BLKZ TWIN CHIEF MAGIC 23M CG HOMEBUILDER 803H TWIN-CHIEF KARAH 23K COULEE CREST 023E BW: 97 lbs. 205 day: 820 lbs. 365 day: 1308 lbs. LFE 327S 327 is the bull we purchased from Lewis out the great 514 bull. 327 sires calving ease, excellent performance, good haired bulls. With a calving # of plus 10 he is in the top 1% of the breed. LFE RS LEWIS 327S PG658686 LFE 327S 3 January 2006 RW BOMBER 8H TNT DYNAMITE BLACK L137 OPPS WIS GM2 LFE MR LEWIS 514N DR PEPPER 320E LFE SHEILA 114J LFE SHEILA ANN 20F MV RED LIGHT 406 SSS-SCF CHUCKWAGON 008J CEZS BLACK MINDY LFE CALYNA 615M BOLD IMPACT 7Y NLC C34 CALYNA NLC W23 BW: 83 lbs. 205 day: 715 lbs. CE 10.0 BW -0.9 WW 25.7 YW 47.4 MCE 6.4 MWWT 16.8 MILK 3.9