Bull & Female Sale - Bouchard Livestock International

ForwardWelcome to LaBatte Simmentals 32nd Annual Spring Bull & Female Sale on Friday, March 2nd, 2012 at Johnstone AuctionMart, 4 miles west of Moose Jaw on #1 highway. I’d really like to thank again all the bidders and buyers from our past salesfor the continued support and the effort you make each year to attend our sale. It is really appreciated. Many of you havebeen great customers over the years but, more importantly, have become great friends. Again, it is a pleasure to have 3DSimmentals as our guest consignor. Dean, Monica and the girls are great people and play a big part in the success of thissale. As always, it’s great working with the crew at Johnstone’s – Wayne, Scott, Dot and Cory. Also our sale consultants,Transcon Livestock, Bouchard Livestock, Bohrson Marketing and, of course, Wilf Davis, who does our video and takes oursale pictures. Marnie and Wilf keep our website updated also. Wilf is a dear friend and how he puts up with me at picture takingtime I don’t know. He’s a great adviser even though I don’t listen near as much as he’d like me to, but I do really appreciatehis professionalism and knowledge. I would also like to thank Wade Lund, who has been with me for nine or ten years now,as our herdsman. Wade’s dedication to our program is second to none. He’s a huge part of whatever success we’ve had.Finally the turn around in the beef business has happened. The future has never looked brighter and more positive. Recordcattle prices this fall and getting stronger in the new year. I spoke to a customer the other day and he was made an offer of$1200 on his 900 lb weight calves. I believe you’ll see $.90 cows this spring and summer also. Cattle numbers are down inCanada, United States and Mexico alike. Our population in the world is growing and more people want to eat beef. I believethe cattle industry looks very bright and Simmental genetics will play a huge part in this beef industry. Simmental’s highmaternal traits, superior performance and excellent carcass values will be in high demand. Those naturally thick, heavymuscled, deep bodied cattle that flesh easy and gain rapidly will continue to be the most efficient, functional and profitablecattle in the beef industry. Get ready for some good times in the cattle industry with Simmental genetics.Our sale offering this year is one of the most consistent groups we’ve ever had. We will be offering approximately 85 thick,meaty, beef bulls consisting of Reds, Blacks and Fullbloods and also 30 top end Red and Black open heifers. Our Red offeringis headlined by the great Accelerator 226S bull and the KOP Crosby sons. Our Black pen is definitely the best we’veever produced, featuring the Springcreek Liner 56U sons. Our Fullblood, Fleckvieh influenced group is mainly sired by theChamp Wallace bull and NUG Jake bull. These powerful, white faced, goggle eyed meat machines will sire heavy weight,big dollar calves. There is an excellent selection of bulls in this year’s offering, from calving ease bulls to powerful beef bullsand they are affordable as the majority sell in the $2000-$5000 price range.If you are unable to attend the sale, give myself or Dean or any of the sales staff a call to have the sale offering evaluatedfor you. We can be reached prior to and sale day at Johnstone Auction Mart 306-693-4715 or on our cell phones: Barry306-815-7900, Dean 306-591-2760. If you have any questions earlier, give us a call at our home numbers: Barry 306-969-4820, Dean 306-731-3850. We welcome your visit to our farms anytime to see the bulls and heifers firsthand. The coffeepot is always on. Join us Thursday night at the Heritage Inn in our hospitality room for some socializing.We look forward to seeing you on Friday, March 2nd at Johnstone Auction Mart. Join us for a complimentary lunch priorto the sale and also after the sale for some socializing, refreshments and snacks.Best of luck in 2012 and hope to see you at the sale.BarryP.S. All the grandkids are doing great, I’m sure they’ll be at the sale as they areselling their first Simmental, a heifer, IPU Ms. Bejjzs 14Y. (IPU Ms Brodyn, Emry,Jory, Jenna, Zayne and Sierra 14Y)2