Sunday, December 11, 2016

Calving Underway

With calving about half done, we have 15 bulls and 6 heifers.  As usual, calves are arriving on average 4 days early.

We have decided to retain 12 heifers to breed for next year, they are sired by Bismarck, Boardwalk, Daddy's Money, Eye Candy, Insight, and Pericles.  These heifers will be bred to Daddy's Money, I-80, Motive, and Motivation.

Saturday, September 3, 2016

2016 Sale Results

On behalf of everyone at Duncan Livestock we want to send out a big thanks to our sale crew for your help today and leading up to the sale.

Thanks to Blair Campbell, David Ford, and Ryan Boswall for preparing the sale cattle.

Thanks to Grant and Liam Boswall for helping with the set up and tear down.

Thanks to Dixie Vickerson for helping with the meal.

We would also like to recognize everyone involved with the PEI Easter Beef Show & Sale.  The exhibitors, buyers, and all involved had another great sale in 2016.

Once again at our 8th annual sale, we continue to see buyers, bidders, and observers return year after year which ultimately leads to the success of this sale.

Mark Saturday, September 2, 2017 on your calendar for our 9th annual sale.

Click the link to see the full results, 2016 Sale Results

Sale Day Phones

If you can't make it to the sale and need some bidding done for you, give us a call.

Kurt 902-393-3032

Blair 902-393-6337

Jenn 902-393-0760

Irene 902-393-1410

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

2016 Sale Credit


Reserve Grand Champion, Champion Charolais Steer, sired by Unstoppable (Dam, Duncan's Princess), PEI Easter Beef Show, exhibited and purchased by Glenn Jay.  Sold as tag 53 in our 2015 sale.  Qualifies for $350 sale credit.

Champion Shorthorn Steer and the Champion 4H entry overall, sired by Unstoppable (Dam, Duncan's 15T), PEI Easter Beef Show, purchased by Blair Campbell & David Ford, exhibited by Emily McKenna.  Sold as tag 50 in our 2015 sale.  Qualifies for $150 sale credit.

Champion Maine Anjou Steer, sired by Eye Candy (Dam, Duncan's 00X), PEI Easter Beef Show, purchased and exhibited by Irwin Jay.  Sold as tag 51 in our 2015 sale.  Qualifies for $150 sale credit.

Champion Angus Steer, sired by Eye Candy (Dam, Heatherlea Maggie 11W), PEI Easter Beef Show, purchased and exhibited by Myron & Colby MacQuarrie.  Sold as tag 72 in our 2015 sale.  Qualifies for $150 sale credit.

Champion Hereford Steer, sired by I-67 (Dam: Duncan's 78Z), PEI Easter Beef Show, purchased and exhibited by Blair Campbell & David Ford.  Sold privately in October, 2015.  Qualifies for $150 sale credit.
Reserve Champion Simmental Steer, sired by Eye Candy (Dam: KJDF Xtra Classy 83X), PEI Easter Beef Show, purchased and exhibited by Irwin Jay.  Sold as tag 85 in our 2015 sale.  Qualifies for $100 sale credit.

Final Sale List and Weights Now Posted

All steers and heifers have been weighed, click the link for the full sale listing, 2016 Duncan Livestock Prospect Steer & Heifer Sale

Friday, August 19, 2016

$20 Genex Sale

Believe it or not, I am having a tank shipped next week from Guelph, please let me know by Monday at noon if you want to order anything. 
Just a reminder that the following bulls are on sale for $20 each.
Black Angus
Balance
Big Daddy
Breakthrough
Broker
Business Elite
Dominance
Download
Effective
Husker
Investment
J Edgar Hoover
McCoy
Optimum
Pioneer
Right Answer
Settler
Source
Uproar
West River
Western Cut
Willie
Red Angus
Better Answer
Jackpot
Stronghold
Charolais
Bandit
Blanco Flash
Forefront (commercial use only, not eligible to register calves)
Hereford
Access
Dakota Hereford
Distinction
Klondike
Prospector
Strategy
Simmental
90 Proof
Bulletproof
Gunner (less than 100 left in Canada)
Last Call
Red Label
Rimrock
Top Gun (less than 100 left in Canada)
SimAngus
Augustus
Elevate
Revenue

Friday, July 29, 2016

Sale Calves Are Weaned

Once again, thanks to http://quietwean.com/, weaning was a stress free event for the calves and mama cows.

We will start to halter break calves in about a week in preparation for our Saturday, September 3rd sale.

Our sale lineup will include the following prospect steer calves sired by Believe in Me (2), Daddy's Money (1), Glenfiddich Pericles (3), Monopoly (1), and Unstoppable (1).  These calves have birthdates from September, 2015-March, 2016.  The Pericles steers are out of Eye Candy and Heatwave dams.

Our prospect sale heifers are sired by Believe in Me (1), Eye Candy (2), and Monopoly (1).  These calves were born between November and December, 2015.

On the purebred side, we have 6 October & November, 2015 heifers sired by S A V Bismarck 5682 (5) and Connealy Right Answer 746 (1).  We also have a January, 2016 heifer by P V F Insight 0129.

As the sale date gets closer, we will finalize our entire sale lineup.




Friday, June 3, 2016

Next Year's Calf Crop

With cows and calves on grass and breeding season all but wrapped up, we are looking forward to next year's calf crop.

Club calf sires with confirmed pregnancies are Believe in Me, Boardwalk, Eye Candy, I-80, Monopoly, Unstoppable, Walk This Way, and Walks Alone.

Angus sires with confirmed pregnancies are Dameron C-5 American Classic, Dameron First Impression, PVF Insight 0129, SAV Angus Valley 1867, SAV Resource 1441, and Silveiras Style 9303.

Saturday, March 26, 2016

Genex Semen Available in Nappan, NS

The Genex beef semen tank will be at the Maritime Beef Test Station Sale on Saturday, April 2nd.

Click here to see what will is currently available.  Quantities and sires available will change as orders come in.

Contact Kurt at (902) 569-5907 (home) or text/call (902) 393-3032 or email: duncanlivestockcanada@gmail.com

Thursday, March 3, 2016

PEI Easter Beef Show Results

Below are the results for our customers at the 65th Annual PEI Easter Beef Show.

A huge thanks and all the credit goes to these exhibitors that selected these calves in the early fall and got them ready for the show this year.

Tag 48, sired by Eye Candy, purchased and exhibited by Myron & Colby MacQuarrie,
Placed 3rd in the open Simmental class.
We have a full sister that sells this fall.

Tag 50, sired by Unstoppable, purchased by Blair Campbell & David Ford, exhibited by Emily McKenna.
2016 Champion Shorthorn and the Champion 4H entry.
We have a full brother that sells this fall.

Tag 51, sired by Eye Candy, purchased and exhibited by Irwin Jay.
2016 Champion Maine Anjou.
We have a maternal brother sired by Believe in Me that sells this fall.

Tag 53, sired by Unstoppable, purchased and exhibited by Glenn Jay.
2016 Champion Charolais and Reserve Grand Champion.

Tag 72, sired by Eye Candy, purchased and exhibited by Myron & Colby MacQuarrie.
2016 Champion Angus.

Tag 85, sired by Eye Candy, purchased and exhibited by Irwin Jay.
2016 Reserve Champion Simmental.

Tag 100, sired by I-67, purchased by Blair Campbell & David Ford.
2016 Champion Hereford.


Sunday, February 28, 2016

Semen Pickup in March/April

We will have Genex semen available for pickup at the PEI Easter Beef Show on March 3rd in Charlottetown, PE and the Maritime Beef Test Station Sale on April 2 in Nappan, NS.

Click here to see our current inventory.

Please reserve anything on the current inventory list as soon as possible as orders are coming in daily and the inventory changes.

If you want anything not on the list, please let me know by March 15th so it can be delivered from Guelph.

Saturday, February 13, 2016

Semen Wanted: THSF Freedom 300N

If you have Canadian semen available for sale for THSF Freedom 300N, please contact Mutch Farms, Stephen & Jennie Mutch.

Stephen's email, s_mutch@hotmail.com, 902-626-8524
Jennie's email, jenniemutch@gmail.com, 902-388-1613