Monday, March 21, 2011

Buyer Reward Program



Duncan Livestock is offering credit to our 2010 buyers for their 2011 show results at the PEI Easter Beef Show & Sale and the Border Classic. At the PEI Easter Beef Show, there are 9 entries eligible for the credit. At the Border Classic, there are 2 entries that are eligible for the credit.

For each animal purchased at the 2010 sale, we are offering the following dollar amounts as credit to our 2011 sale on the purchase of any sale entry. The dollar amount is based on how the steer or heifer purchased at our 2010 sale places at their respective show.

Grand Champion overall at PEI Easter Beef or Border Classic, $250 credit.
Reserve Grand Champion overall at PEI Easter Beef or Border Classic, $200 credit.
Breed Champion(all breeds and heifer division)at PEI Easter Beef, $150 credit.
Reserve Breed Champion (all breeds and heifer division) at PEI Easter Beef, $100 credit.
Light or Heavy Champion at the Border Classic, $150 credit.
Reserve Light or Heavy Champion at the Border Classic, $100 credit.

All credit won in 2011 must be used at the 2011 sale on October 1st, 2011. Multiple credit may be combined to win and use.

Friday, March 18, 2011

Heatwave Dam



We're getting to the end of calving, but here is our first one with a different look to her. She's out of our 3 year old Heatwave cow and pictured at a day old.

Saturday, March 12, 2011

Thank You to Rancier Farms & Reay's Unlimited




You can't get any better than a Grand Champion bred to a Grand Champion, the flyer above says all that needs to be said. Available during the live auction will be 2 embryos from this special mating. Thank you to Rancier Farms of Killam, Alberta and Reay's Unlimited of Durham, Ontario for this donation. Please note these embryos will be available for transplant in early 2012. To see a larger picture to read all of the details, click on the ad once and wait for it to open up by itself and then you can click on it again to zoom in. For more information on Rancier Farms, visit http://rancierfarms.com/

If you can not be in attendance at the live auction, please contact Kurt Duncan at 902-569-5907 (home) or 902-393-3032 (cell) to place your bids.

A fundraising event is being held to raise money for Debbie Sanderson who requires a double lung transplant. Debbie is the wife of Randy Sanderson of Spud Island Farms in Cornwall, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Randy and Debbie have 3 children, Tricia (1st year university), Jaclyn (grade 12), and Dereck (grade 10) who are involved in the 4H program showing market steers and heifers as well as showing Simmental cattle.

Randy and Debbie will be moving to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada in mid April so Debbie can be close to a hospital that specializes in this type of transplant. The distance between Edmonton and Cornwall is almost 5000 kilometres or a little over 3000 miles.

For more information on the Debbie Sanderson Benefit Auction, there is an event created on facebook listed as Benefit Dance and Live Auction for Debbie Sanderson.

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Alias Prospect



Pictured above is a December Alias X Limousin-Angus bull calf.

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

New Auction Item To Be Announced Later This Week



Stay tuned for the latest addition to the Debbie Sanderson Benefit Auction. It will definitely be sought after by many. Details will be released toward the end of the week. One thing is for sure, it is not a monkey.

A fundraising event is being held to raise money for Debbie Sanderson who requires a double lung transplant. Debbie is the wife of Randy Sanderson of Spud Island Farms in Cornwall, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Randy and Debbie have 3 children, Tricia (1st year university), Jaclyn (grade 12), and Dereck (grade 10) who are involved in the 4H program showing market steers and heifers as well as showing Simmental cattle.

Randy and Debbie will be moving to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada in mid April so Debbie can be close to a hospital that specializes in this type of transplant. The distance between Edmonton and Cornwall is almost 5000 kilometres or a little over 3000 miles.

For more information on the Debbie Sanderson Benefit Auction, there is an event created on facebook listed as Benefit Dance and Live Auction for Debbie Sanderson.

Friday, March 4, 2011

Thank You to Genex Cooperative, Inc.


Genex Cooperative Inc, with it's Canadian office based in Guelph, Ontario has donated 10 units of conventional semen on any bull available in Canada in the 2011 Beef Genetic Management Guide to the Debbie Sanderson Benefit Live Auction being held on April 2nd in Cornwall, Prince Edward Island. For more information on the entire Genex bull lineup, visit http://genex.crinet.com/beef/

A fundraising event is being held to raise money for Debbie Sanderson who requires a double lung transplant. Debbie is the wife of Randy Sanderson of Spud Island Farms in Cornwall, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Randy and Debbie have 3 children, Tricia (1st year university), Jaclyn (grade 12), and Dereck (grade 10) who are involved in the 4H program showing market steers and heifers as well as showing Simmental cattle.

Randy and Debbie will be moving to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada in mid April so Debbie can be close to a hospital that specializes in this type of transplant. The distance between Edmonton and Cornwall is almost 5000 kilometres or a little over 3000 miles.

For more information on the Debbie Sanderson Benefit Auction, there is an event created on facebook listed as Benefit Dance and Live Auction for Debbie Sanderson.

If you would like to bid on this semen lot and can not be in attendance at the auction on April 2nd, contact Kurt Duncan at (902) 569-5907 (home) or (902) 393-3032 (cell) or kurtduncan@pei.sympatico.ca.

Sunday, February 27, 2011

Eye Candy Calf aka "The Candy Man"



This Eye Candy sired bull calf is out of a purebred Angus cow born on January 6, 2011.