As we take another turn around the sun we’d like to welcome you to the Annual Riverstone Bull Sale. This season always seems to creep up fast and is the busiest of times getting the bulls ready, pictured, videoed and somehow still managing to get kids to and from their different sports and interests.
Once again we are selling the bulls through the on-line format via “Farm Gate Timed Auctions/DLMS. This will be our 4th year holding the sale on-line instead of a “in person” sale. When COVID hit and facilities were shut down we were forced to look into other sale options. All the years prior to 2020 we had to truck bulls to a different location and truck them back home. The change in water, stress of transport and repenning of bulls seemed to take a toll on the offering and since we do not have a sale facility at the farm, we decided to stay with the on-line Farm Gate option. Even though we are a strictly on-line sale we encourage you to please stop by, walk through the bull pen and have a look at this year’s bulls at the farm. Just give us a call when you can make the trip, the coffee is always on and the beer is always cold!
As usual, we have an extensive AI program, offering a variety of different sires so that we aren’t using the same bulls year after year, our power is in the cow! Adding diversity to our program in the replacement pen as well as in our customer’s herds we strive to add productivity and longevity to both your and our herd base. With that said, the main group of bulls this year consist of 2 full brothers, Riverstone Vegas, the 2022 Reserve Champion Bull at the National Western in Denver, and his full brother Riverstone Roadhouse 42H. Vegas was purchased from our bull sale in 2021 by Six Mile Angus and has since been gracing the pastures of the famous Griswold program in Oklahoma. We lost his full brother Roadhouse due to a injury after his second breeding season. He definitely left his mark in our program. This set of bulls will be his last progeny to sell.
This year you will notice some new and exciting genetics for us in the sale. We have some ET calves that we purchased as embryos as well as some AI sires that are new for us. President, Banker, Renovation, Rocco, Emerald and America are all new to our program. We also have some of our tried and true sires like Grazer (the calving ease specialist), One Nation and Oklahoma.
Also this year we have two 2 year-old bulls as lots 28 and 29. These bulls were kept last year and used in our own program.
Last fall we backed the bulls off of feed for one month after weaning because we had one pasture that was not used early, due to the drought. The length of time of feed was cut short but we have kept our feeding protocol the same as the past several years with a pelleted ration from Bullseye Feeds as well as free choice homegrown silage and hay.
With the drought that we endured we cut back on the number of bulls for this years sale and kept the best cow and heifer bull prospect bulls to be available to you.
Feel free to give me or Mark Shologan with DLMS a call if you have any questions or require any assistance with your bull selection, we would be happy to help and remember the door is always open for a visit!
Tim Matthews
SALE DAY PHONES
TIM MATTHEWS • 403 556 5744
MARK SHOLOGAN • 780.699.5082
SALE TIMES AND CLOSE OUT BIDDING
Bulls will be available for bidding starting on March 24th and will continue until 7pm March 25th. Bidding will be extended in a horse race finish until there no longer any bidding on the bulls.
SALE VIDEOS OF THE BULL OFFERING
Videos of the sale bulls will be available appropriately 2 weeks prior to the sale at www.riverstonecattle.com
SIGHT UNSEEN PURCHASE PROGRAM
If you are unable to attend the sale or require assistance in your bull selection, feel free to call Tim Matthews 403.556.5744. We would be glad to discuss the bulls and your needs to find you a bull or bulls that will fit your program. If you are unsatisfied with the purchase at delivery you will not own him.
ONLINE BIDDING & VIEWING
Bulls in this sale will be offered online only via DLMS Farm Gate Timed Auctions. Please refer to the next page for bidding instructions and registration information.
VIEWING OF THE BULLS
Viewing of the bulls is welcome at any time prior to the sale at the farm west of Olds. To arrange a time please call Tim 403.556.5744. The coffee is always on and the beer cold!
INSURANCE
We recommend you insure your bull purchases right after the sale.
EPDS INFORMATION
All information printed in the catalog is known to be true and accurate as provided by the Canadian Angus Associations. Please note that EPDs may have changed by the time the registration paper is transferred.
TERMS & CONDITIONS
All bulls sell under the Standard Breeders Guarantee and Guidelines recommended by the Canadian Angus Association. Copies are available upon request.
BOARD ON SALE BULLS
We can keep the bulls until delivery. We would like all bulls picked up or delivered by May 1 unless previous arrangements have been made. These bulls must be insured.
BULL BREEDING GUARANTEE
All bulls will be semen tested and veterinary inspected prior to the sale.
US BUYERS
US buyers can take advantage of the Canadian dollar. $1000 CA = Approx. $800 US. Sale exchange rate will be announced on sale day.
RIGHT TO SEMEN
Riverstone Cattle Co. reserves the right to draw semen on any of the bulls in the offering. Semen will be used for in herd use only and will be drawn at the expense of Riverstone Cattle and at the convenience of the buyer.
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 site - farmgatetimedauctions.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 special sale updates and announcements find us on For more information and assistance with bidding contact; DLMS FarmGate Timed Auctions
SIRE OF LOTS 19 & 20
Rocca is sired by the ultimate female producer, SAV Renown, by the extreme producer and phenotype queen Bar-E-L Erica 74A. Rocco is a brute force loaded with real breed charter, tons of red meat, superior spring and depth of rib, deep long muscle, and stands on a perfect foot. Maternal is bred into Rocco topside and bottom side of his pedigree.
SIRE OF LOT 27
PF Oklahoma 6625 is one of the most complete calving ease bulls with maternal greatness and stacked EPD’s in the breed. He is strong footed, sound structured, large scrotal, smooth made and nearly impossible to find a hole in for an exciting up and coming calving ease prospect. Genetically, he is intriguing by representing two of the great cow families in the industry with the Rita on the top side and the world renowned Henrietta Pride on the bottom side.
LD Grazer 7090
SIRE OF LOTS 22 - 26
LD Grazer 7090 was selected by Musgrave Angus as the next generation of their program. Grazer brings forward an incredible look, being thick made, big bodied, easy fleshing and bold throughout. Grazer captures all the sought after attributes of the Payweight line and adds extra power, impeccable feet and the elite Upward 307R maternal line.
SIRE OF LOT 28
Breakout 1310 was one of the most talked about bulls in 2015, when he won the Royal Bank Beef Supreme Challenge over all breeds at Agribition. The Breakout progeny have both style and performance and a bull that samps a solid pattern to his calves. He has been used extensively in the Hamilton Farms, Six Mile and Popular Meadown programs.
Coleman Banker 9215
SIRE OF LOT 5
Coleman Banker 9215 was the $75,000 top-seller through the 2021 Coleman fall production sale. He was the second heaviest bull in his contemporary group and was the No. 1 ADG Bull on Test and had an actual birth weight of 75 lbs. The combination of this tremendous gain makes him one of the tremendous calving-ease sires ever produced in the Coleman Angus program.
SIRE OF LOTS 3 & 4
Renovation has been very popular with breeders who have seen him and admired his overall balance and eye appeal. He is a stout, attractive bull out of an excellent Density dam. His progeny reports include added performance and thickness in the bulls and attractive maternal look to his females.
