October 2nd Sale Video

I'm a little late posting this, but here is some footage from our October 2nd sale. Thanks again to all that attended before and during the sale and those that were bidding on the phone. We'll do it all again on October 1st, 2011.

3 Angus Bulls are at Nappan Test Station

SAV Net Worth 4200 pictured above.

On Thursday, October 28th, 3 of our purebred Angus bulls arrived in Nappan, Nova Scotia for the winter test at the Maritime Beef Test Station. Below are links to the 3 pedigrees of these bulls. The bulls are for sale by private treaty if anyone is interested in purchasing them during their test period.


KJDF Xplorer 80X is a PVF New Horizon son that is halter broke and was part of our show team. He finished 3rd in his class in Charlottetown and 2nd in the live portion of the Igenity Angus Classic and 3rd overall. 80X along with 2 females made up the first place get of sire at Charlottetown. His full brother, KJDF Womanizer 29W sold to Nova Scotia's Rocky Knoll Farm in April of 2010 at the Nappan Test Station Bull Sale.

KJDF Mr. Xcitement 84X is a SAV Net Worth 4200 son out of a Glen Islay Battle Cry dam. 84X was the Reserve Grand Champion Male at Charlottetown and the Champion Bull Calf in the Igenity Classic.

KJDF Xplorer 22X is a SAV Net Worth 4200 son that is halter broke. His dam was purchased out of the Georgian Angus Premier Sale in 2009.

Mercedes Benz for 2011 breeding

Mercedes Benz will be part of our breeding program for 2011. For Maritime Breeders, this Ali X Doctor Who bull is available through Genex. Book early to avoid missing out on this hot new sire. Contact Kurt Duncan to have your Mercedes Benz semen booked for this upcoming breeding season. He sells for $33 per dose and is TH and PHA free.

Check out this link for further information on Mercedes Benz, http://www.bpfcc.com/sires/mercedesbenz.html

News on Hereford bull Stocker

Check out this link with news for Genex customers who have purchased Stocker.

http://genex.crinet.com/news1232/1HP00824Stocker-HypotrichosisCarrier

Any Maritime customers can contact me with questions or concerns.

Genex Beef Semen Sales in the Maritimes

Kurt Duncan is the Genex Beef Sales Representative for New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. For information on the Genex Beef sire lineup, you can start by visiting http://genex.crinet.com/. From there, there are many links you can visit to learn more about Genex products.

The Genex Beef page has a variety of links to check out.

Among the highlights are the Canadian Beef Specials for September 1st to December 31st.

For further information on what Genchoice 90 is, check out this link, http://genex.crinet.com/news972/GenexBeefSiresNowAvailableInGenChoice

Here is a very useful link in preparation for breeding season. Top 10 heat detection tips.

If you would like to join our email distribution list to receive news updates regarding Genex Maritime Beef semen, please send a message to kurtduncan@pei.sympatico.ca and we will add you to the list.

For more information on Genex Beef Semen and to have your address added to the Genex mailing list, email Kurt Duncan at kurtduncan@pei.sympatico.ca or kduncan@crinet.com. You can also call 902-569-5907 (home) or 902-393-3032 (cell).

Upcoming Calving Season

It's only been 2 weeks since our sale and once again we would like to thank all those people that attended before and during the sale both in person and on the phone. We counted in excess of 100 people at the sale. The prices and number of animals sold exceeded our expectations and we hope we can have the same results at next year's sale which is set for October 1st, 2011.

The number of hits on our blog was incredible during the 2 weeks prior to the sale. Hits from all over Canada and the US as well as a few from Mexico, Russia, Norway, and many other countries. If you are curious about our blog hits, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on site meter for the details.

As we get ready for next year's sale, we are eagerly awaiting our calf crop that will start arriving in early December. December 3rd is our first due date and our AI calves will keep coming through to late January.

Our club calf sires for this year are Alias, Eye Candy, Gigolo Joe, Highliner, Tyson, and Who Made Who. We have a few purebred angus calves to come from Krone Royal 1140 and SAV Net Worth 4200.

One final note, visit the PEI Angus Association's blog for information on Saturday's Angus in Action Sale, www.peiangus.blogspot.com

Maritime Fall Fair and Quebec Beef Expo (Expo Boeuf) Results

We're not there, but we have been receiving reports from our correspondents in both Halifax, Nova Scotia at the Maritime Fall Fair and Victoriaville, Quebec at Expo Boeuf. If you have other results to add or corrections send us an email at kurtduncan@pei.sympatico.ca.

Maritime Fall Fair is being judged by Garth Rancier.

Angus Show Highlights

Supreme Champion Female, Grand Champion Female and 1st place 2 year old, Miltonvale Angus, PE

Grand Champion Male and Champion Bull Calf, Temple Stewart, PE.

Simmental Show Highlights
Grand Champion Bull and 1st place yearling bull, Spud Island Farms, Sanderson Bros, Cornwall, PE

Grand Champion Female and 1st place 2 year old female, Spud Island Farms, Sanderson Bros, Cornwall, PE.

Reserve Grand Champion Female and Junior Champion Female, Brady Matheson, Forrest Hill, PE.

1st place cow, Spud Island Farms.

Champion heifer calf, Big Ker Simmentals, Kerwin and Karen Delong, NS.

Premier Breeder and Exhibitor, Spud Island Farms.

Hereford Show

Supreme Champion Male and Grand Champion Male, Thunderbrook Farms, NS.

Commercial Show

Reserve Grand Champion Female, Spud Island Farms, PE

Cindrella Classic, judged by Guy Leblanc.

1st place, Shorthorn, Seymour Hurry, PE

2nd place, Simmental, Spud Island Farms, PE

Junior Show, judged by Dale MacPhee

Grand Champion Female, Colby MacQuarrie, PE, Angus.

Reserve Grand Champion Female, Jaclyn Sanderson, PE, Simmental.

Beef Expo is being judged by Terry Labatte.

Simmental

Grand Champion Bull from the 2 year old class, Ferme Leblond.

Reserve Grand Champion Bull and Champion Bull Calf, Ferme Gagnon.

3rd place in bull calf class, Peter and Marlene Gaunce and Family, Hidden Hollow Farm of New Brunswick.

3rd place in the 2 year old bull class, Normand Boisvert with Spud Island Redman.

Hereford

2nd place in a bull calf class, Ben Alward of New Brunswick.

3rd place in a bull calf class, Earlybird Farm, Gordie and Allyson Raymond of New Brunswick.

More results as we receive them...

Sale Results

First of all, on behalf of everyone at Duncan Livestock (Karl & Irene, Kurt, Jenn & Kinley) we would like to thank everyone who attended and participated in our second annual sale. Bids came from all 3 Maritime Provinces and sold to buyers in Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick.

A big thank you to Blair Campbell for his help with the promotion and clipping of all of the sale cattle. Thanks also to Dixie Vickerson for helping out with our beef on a bun lunch. Thank you to the Boswall family, Grant, Karrie, Ryan, Caleb, and Liam for their help on sale day.

Below are the sale results of our October 2nd sale in the order they sold.

Lot 30, purebred Angus heifer, KJDF Willowstick 30W, bred to CMAC Tyson on April 24th for a February 1st, 2011 calf. This heifer has been in our show string for the past 2 years. Sold to Scott Dixon, NB for $1500.

Green tag # 78, steer, Who Made Who X Purebred Angus (Bonshaw First Dynasty) born December 15, 2009. Dam was Champion Angus Heifer Calf at Old Home Week in 2006. September 26th weight 855 lbs. Sold to Brian and Dora MacKinley, PEI for $1600.

Green tag # 85, steer, Monopoly X Purebred Angus (JEM Stockman 3K) born January 18, 2010. Maternal brother was Grand Champion Steer at the Border Classic for Scott Dixon in 2010. September 26th weight 730 lbs. Sold to Glenn Jay, PEI for $2000.

Yellow tag # 6, steer, Who Made Who X Limousin/Angus born December 26, 2009. Dam was Champion Heifer at Easter Beef Show & Sale in 2003. Maternal siblings have been purchased by Brian & Dora MacKinley, bred heifer and Colby MacQuarrie, show steer. This calf is halter broke. September 26th weight 740 lbs. Sold to Randy Sanderson, PEI for $2300.

Lot 21, December 23rd Ali X Angus/Charolais heifer bred back to our angus herdsire KJDF Tombstone 77T. She was observed bred on April 27th for a February 4th, 2011 calf. She is a maternal sister to the lot 9 heifer calf and the 2008 Champion Charolais at the Easter Beef Show & Sale. Sold to Irwin Jay, PEI for $1200.

Lot 34, purebred Angus heifer, KJDF Windstorm 34W, bred to Gigolo Joe on June 1st for a March 10th, 2011 calf. Sold to Irwin Jay, PEI for $1200.

Yellow tag # 7, heifer, Ali X Angus/Limousin born January 5, 2010. This calf is halter broke. September 26th weight 765 lbs. Sold to Randy Sanderson, PEI for $1150.

Green tag # 79, steer, Who Made Who X Purebred Angus (R F Rainmaker 7C58) born December 17, 2009. 3/4 brother to tag # 81. September 26th weight 815 lbs. Sold to Randy Sanderson, PEI for $1350.

Green tag # 77, steer, Who Made Who X Purebred Angus (Sitz Tradition RLS 02), born December 13, 2009. Dam was Champion Angus Heifer Calf at Old Home Week in 2007. September 26th weight 710 lbs. Sold to Irwin Jay, PEI for $1700.

Yellow tag # 4, heifer, Who Made Who X Angus/Maine-Anjou/Simmental born December 25, 2009. September 26th weight 710 lbs. Sold to Hilda Colodey, PEI for $950.

Yellow tag # 5, heifer, Manchild X Angus/Chianinia/Limousin born December 26, 2009. Full sister to prospect heifer purchased by Isabelle Leblanc in 2009. Maternal brother was Reserve Champion 4H steer at the Easter Beef Show in 2008 for Tricia Sanderson. This calf is halter broke. September 26th weight 740 lbs. Sold to Randy Sanderson, PEI for $900.

Yellow tag # 11, steer, Ali X All About You/Limousin born January 26, 2010. Full brother was shown by the McInnis Family at the Border Classic and finished fourth in his class to the Grand Champion. September 26th weight 650 lbs. Sold to Colby MacQuarrie, PEI for $1100.

Yellow tag # 10, steer, Monopoly X Angus/Hereford born January 24, 2010. This calf is halter broke. September 26th weight 710 lbs. Sold to Ian Drake, PEI for $1050.

Yellow tag # 12, steer, Ali X Angus/Limousin born January 28, 2010. This calf is halter broke. September 26th weight 680 lbs. Sold to Lewis Coombs, NB for $800.

Green tag # 25, steer, KJDF Tombstone 77T X Sin City/Angus/Maine-Anjou, born February 6, 2010. September 26th weight 725 lbs. Sold to Scott Dixon, NB for $800.

5 units of Boardwalk semen sold to Glenn Campbell, PEI for $60/unit.