The Best of the West Online Shorthorn Sale

Consignors

DiamonD ShorthornS

Dan and Jill Stephenson

djstephenson1@gmail.com

Jaimie and Praveen Chouhan

jaimiediamond@gmail.com

Okotoks, Alberta

403-700-4112

587-436-2224

South Valley

ShorthornS

Sheila Young

Calgary, Alberta

403-826-5404

millbrook Farm

Mike Allnutt & Karen Crandall

Blair Allnutt & Stacy Young Brome, Qubec

450-521-4254 (Blair) 780-718-0622 (Stacy) 450-531-4408 (Mike) millbrookshorthorns@gmail.com

tGn ShorthornS

Travis Nelson

Leduc County , Alberta

780-984-9333 the_wildcatter@hotmail.com

Sale Day Phones

Darnell Fornwald 403-795-8030

Shay Martindale 780-812-4581

Kyle Boss - 587-432-6160

Jon Karsin 204-870-0329

Jaimie Chouhan 403-700-4112

Or any of the Best of the West Sale Consignors

Pre Sale Viewing

Bulls will be available for viewing anytime prior to the sale at Thorlakson Feedyards Inc., (Range Rd 284, Airdrie, AB T0M 0E0).

Videos

Videos of the sale offering will be made available at www.farmgatetimedauctions.ca closer to the sale date.

Terms & Conditions

All bull sell under the standard terms and conditions set out by the Canadian Shorthorn Association.

Insurance

Stockmen's Insurance - Cheryl Brown 403-601-3460

Breeding

All bulls selling guaranteed to pass semen test at 14 months.

US Buyers

U.S Buyers: A $300.00 per lot will be applied to your purchase. This will include all necessary vet inspections, health papers, brokerage fees and delivery to Great Falls Montana. We will guarantee that your bull will be eligible to export to the USA or we will refund your purchase price. For our American buyers the U.S. dollar enjoys a premium over the Canadian dollar. Exchange rate will be announced sale day.

Epd’s & DNA

All bulls are selling with the SNP DNA which is powered by Bolt One Step. Those are the EPD's you will see in the catalog. We are pleased with the EPD's that go along with the functional, phenotypically attractive consignment on offer. All bulls sell tested for all known genetics defects and are free unless otherwise noted in the catalog.

DNA Results will be provided on a supplemental sheet prior to the sale regarding known defects.

Welcome from the sale management

Welcome to the 2022 edition of the Best of the West Shorthorn Bull Sale. It is with great pleasure that we are once again working with this fantastic group of consignors on this very prestigious event. I would personally like to thank the breeders that have been involved in the sale since the start, as well as welcome the new breeders. New for 2022 the sale will be carried out in the Farmgate Timed Auctions platform. Bidding info is listed in the catalogue. Although there are fewer bulls offered this year, the quality remains high. I know we seem to say this old cliche year after year, this is truly the strongest set of bulls top to bottom that we have seen in this sale to date. Please study your catalogue in great detail as the offering is fantastic. I also encourage you to contact each consignor individually to discuss their offering with them. Also give Jaimie a call to set up a bull viewing anytime, this group needs to be seen to be truly appreciated.

The bulls on offer this year are the right kind. These bulls are stout, hairy, sound and are backed by some of the best momma cows and genetics the Shorthorn breed has to offer. There is a large selection of calving ease bulls for replacement heifers or young cows as well as power bulls for a large group of mature cows. These bulls are represented by both yearlings and two year olds with a selection of roan, red and white bulls available. These bulls are in the right condition and have been fed to last. They are also guaranteed 100% so please bid and buy with the utmost of confidence.

Please plan on logging onto Farmgate Timed Auctions on March 24th and 25th for the Best of the West Shorthorn Bull Sale. If for any reason you are unable to see the bulls or log-on to bid, all of us at First Class Cattle Marketing will be very familiar with the offering. It will be our pleasure to represent you in a professional and confidential manner, in selecting your next herd sire. Mark Shologan with Farmgate Timed Auctions also has his number listed in the book. Give him a call if you have any issues whatsoever with the bidding platform and he will get you headed in the right direction.

Sincerely,

Darnell Fornwald

Darnell Fornwald - 403-795-8030

Shay Martindale - 780-812-4581

Kyle Boss - 587-432-6160

Jon Karsin 204-870-0329

office: 403.795. 8030

firstclasscattlemarketing@gmail.com www.firstclasscattlemarketing.com

HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DLMS FARM GATE TIMED AUCTION WITH EXTENDED BIDDING:

1. Visit www.dlms.ca , scroll down sale list to find the sale you are interested in bidding on. Click on the sale listing and you will be taken to the FarmGate Timed Auction Sale page.

2. After you are at the FarmGate Timed auction sitefarmgatetimedauctions.ca, click the LOGIN/REGISTRATION button. First time FarmGate users:

- First time users will select the REGISTER button from this page. Fill out the registration form to sign up for a free user account and it allows you to select a username and password for use on all Farm Gate Timed auctions. (please note due to some of the text notification features the FarmGate Time Auction Site requires a new account separate account from your DLMS Live sale site)

- After you create your FarmGate account you will receive a text message with a pin code to verify your account.

- On your first log in to FarmGate Timed auctions we recommend you go to your profile and confirm your notifications are set to YES. This allows the site to send you text and/or email notifications when you are out bid and if there is activity on your favorite lots.

Returning FarmGate users:

- If you have used Farm Gate Timed auctions in the past simply enter your user name and password to continue. After you have logged in you are able to browse the timed auctions on DLMS FarmGate Timed Auctions.

3. How to Bid

Now that you are logged in and your account phone number / email is verified you are able to bid on an upcoming sale. Simply find the lot you are interested in bidding on. After you have found the lot there are 2 options for bidding on the lot.

- Place Next Bid – to place the next bid on the item, you see the amount in the first box, you simply click the “Place Bid” button and after you review the bid and agree to the terms and conditions your bid will be placed.

- Max Bid Amount – to place a max bid you put your max bid in the second box listed as “Max Bid” on the item, and then click the “Place Bid” button and after you review the bid and agree to the terms and conditions your bid will be placed as the next bid. With the Max Bid placed the computer will then keep you as the high bidder to the max amount you have placed. This can be a great feature if you are not able to give 100% attention to the sale close out and protect your interest so you do not miss out on any lots you want to purchase. The Max Bid amount is completely confidential from the seller during the sale process.

Example of How the Max Bid Works - If the lot has a $2000 bid on it and you place a proxy bid of $3500 into the system, the computer will bid $2100 for you but if some one else bids $2200, the computer will again bid for you, this time at $2300. The system will look after your interest to a maximum of $3500. If another bidder is on at $3600, your proxy will no longer be effective and you will no longer have the winning bid on this lot without once again logging in and bidding again or moving your attention to a second lot of interest. Please note that in some cases a lot value can change very quickly if 2 max bids are placed on the same lot competing against each other.

4.. Watch List Feature

If you have items in multiple auctions or only a few from the same auction that you want to watch with out having to scroll through the entire list you can add the lots to your watchlist. On each lot you will see the “eye” button beside the bid button, by clicking this “watchlist” Icon that item is added to your personal watchlist for easy viewing of just your favorite lots in this sale or on the entire site.

5. Sale Ending / Closeout

Most FarmGate Timed Auction sales close racehorse style with extended bidding.

What is Racehorse Style Close?

Racehorse style sale close is when the entire sale stays open in extended bidding. This type of sale allows you as the bidder to change to a different lot within the same sale if the bidding has gone in to extended bidding.

How will Extended Bidding works?

When we get to the close out end time the clock for close out extends with any bid placed with less than 5 min on the clock. This type of extended bidding turns the end time to more of a soft time. Extended bidding allows bidders to compete in lots like a real auction and give all bidders the same time to make a decision. Always follow the clock to see how much time remains in the sale you are interested in.

6. Bidding Close & Follow-up

After the clock has gone to “ENDED” and no bidding has occurred for 5 min the computer will declare the sale finished. Following the close typically within 24 hours of the sale close the sale consignor will contact all winning bidders to arrange payment, transfer of pedigrees and delivery/Pick up of your lot. Or as the winning bidder you can contact the sale consignor / sale manager to confirm payment instructions.

Please make sure that your account info is up-to-date and correct if you are the winning bidder of a lot as this is how the billing is sent to Sale manager and/or Sale consignor.

For more info and assistance with bidding contact; DLMS FarmGate Timed Auctions

Mark Shologan Ph: 780-699-5082

SASKVALLEY ALAMO 8A

SIRE: SASKVALLEY CURFEW 41C

SASKVALLEY BLOSSOM 295A

DIAMOND PROPHECY 21P DAM: DIAMOND DOTTIE 49Y

DOTTIE 7P

DIAMOND SHORTHORNS

A light birthweight bull out of the 11 year old Diamond Dottie 49Y who consistently has been a top producer in the Diamond herd. Dottie is a direct daughter of DIamond Prophecy 21P a trait leader for Calving Ease Maternal (CEM). 17J is a bull we are reluctant to offer as we feel he will replicate his sire and dam's outstanding traits.

Certainly

DIAMOND SHORTHORNS

Jamboree is out of a prolific Herbourne B Manitoba Gus 13Z daughter from the MInnie cow family. Her 2020 bull is working in Parker Ventures Shorthorn herd. 30J's sire is a top Diamond Belvedere 29B son who is now seeing service at Charles and Louise Locke's herd.

A unique combination of phenotype and genotype. Mothered by the 2019 RAWF Champion female and sired by KANE Maxim. Maxim 604 and his full brother both ran pastures here in Brome, leaving behind stout, big bodied daughters with impeccable feet. Combines a big, hard to make hip, deep flank with an attentive appearance. THF Owned with JPB Genetics

DIAMOND SHORTHORNS

Diamond Justified 35J being by Saskvalley Curfew 41C makes him a paternal brother to Crooked Post Curfew 8F who is being used around the globe. His dam is a top producing Candy daughter by the consistent producing Diamond Easy 5E by Coalpit Creek Leader 6th. This wide topped soggy made bull should work exceptionally well in either a purebred or commercial setting.

JAIMIE CHOUHAN AND SCOTT WOODRUFF

A son Janell's Falcon 70F a herdsire used in both Woodruff Ranches, and Diamond Shorthorns before becoming a herd bull at Anwender Cattle Company. Like his sire he should be a sure bet on heifers. His dam was the high selling female at the 2019 All That Glitters Sale Diamond Grand BAroness 9G who went on to be Reserve Heifer Calf Champion at Olds Fall Classic.

A combination of the great Australian Royalla Rockstar K274 and the American calving ease sire Coalpit Creek Leader 6th. Jagger's 2 year old dam from the Eionmor Lily cow family didn't hold back weaning over 50% of her body weight. Jagger is is soft in his makeup with good performance and thickness. We feel he will be the ultimate cow maker with his proven pedigree.

DIAMOND SHORTHORNS

Jolt is a smooth sided even purple roan which combines notable sires such as Diamond Dynamite 6D and Coalpit Creek Leader 6th. His dam is another representative of the outstanding Susan family. Garnet Susan is another Diamond Easy 5E daughter who raised another hersire prospect first time out. Jolt's sire Diamond Flashpoint 4F is out of a paternal sister to Saskvalley Yesterday 116Y.

GLENFORD EAGLE 4Y

SIRE: SIX S ADMIRAL 36A SIX S ROMAINE 46R

CAPTAIN HANK 12H

69A

TGN SHORTHORNS

A son of the Six S Admiral 36A who is still a herd sire here at TGN after 8 seasons of use, We appreciate Admiral's longevity and soundness combined with a gentle easy going nature. His dam is daughter of Eionmor Ideal 69A we purchased the Paintearth herd.

TGN SHORTHORNS

A son of Eastern Slopes Facebook 24F which exhibits his sires shape and correct structure. Highlander is in the top 15% of the breed for $CEZ on top of that his maternal grandsire is showing stayability second to none.

SOUTH VALLEY STOCK FARM

Exceptional is curve bending sire with light birthweights and well above average weaning weights. He is only being offered due to the large reduction of the South Valley herd as Bill Young passed away last year. Bill felt that Exceptional was the best bull he ever purchased.Exceptional is sired by the world renowned Webollabolla Theodore T85.

Box 165, Okotoks, AB, T1S 1A5