Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas from the calving pen at Duncan Livestock.

Genex Semen Order

Please have your Genex semen order placed by Sunday, December 13th for my next shipment from Guelph.  Next shipment will likely be in early February.

Genex Canada Fall Special 1 Week Remaining

Calving is Underway

Our first group has calved and here's what it looks like

Purebred Angus
SAV Bismarck 5682, 5 heifers
Connealy Right Answer 746, 1 heifer
Thanks to sexed semen, we'll have a group of long yearlings available for sale and in a great position for breeding in 2017.

Club Calf
Believe in Me, 1 heifer (Gigolo Joe dam), 1 bull (Who Made Who dam)
Eye Candy, 2 heifers
Pericles, 2 bulls (both are Eye Candy dams), 1 heifer
Right Answer, 1 bull (Eye Candy dam)
Unstoppable, 1 bull

Coming up in the next group are calves sired by Believe in Me, Boardwalk, Daddy's Money (I-80 son), Monopoly, Pericles, and PVF Insight 0129,

Atlantic Bonus Hereford Sale

Sale date is Saturday, October 24th.

2015 Angus in Action Sale

2015 Salt Water Simmental Sale Catalog

Eye Candy Cow

Duncan's 5Y (Eye Candy X Sitz Tradition RLS 02) due to calve in 2 weeks, service sire is Connealy Right Answer 746.

SAV Cinch 1248 Sires Grand & Reserve Bulls in Windsor

JEM Farms sweeps @cdnangus Male division with @GenexBeefSires SAV Cinch siring both bulls at #HeritageClassicBeefShow pic.twitter.com/PwngswCsy3

— Duncan Livestock (@duncanlivestock) October 2, 2015

Tweets of the day

11 Limo steers weighing 459 lbs bring $3.56/lb at Brussels Livestock. $1,634 per head! #beef pic.twitter.com/xrvhGnTXeh

— Doug Helm (@DhelmBeefGuy) October 2, 2015

7 Charolais steers weighing 401 lbs bring $3.89/lbs at Brussels Livestock! Good looking calves at $1,560! #beef pic.twitter.com/aNbpVXo5Sg

— Doug Helm (@DhelmBeefGuy) October 2, 2015

Heritage Classic Beef Show Results, Windsor, NS

Results will be updated here as they become available via social media

Simmental
Female
Grand Champion, Windy Knoll
Reserve Grand Champion & Junior Champion, Mutch Farms, also named Reserve Supreme Champion Female

Male
Reserve Grand Champion, Lil' Ker Simmentals.

Angus
Female
Grand Champion, JEM Farms, also named Supreme Champion Female
Reserve Grand Champion, MacKinnon Homestead

Male
Grand Champion, JEM Farms
Reserve Grand Champion, JEM Farms

Commercial
Female
Grand Champion, Morseview Farms
Reserve Grand Champion, Morseview Farms

Hereford
Female
Grand Champion, W.G. Oulton & Sons.

Male
Grand Champion, W.G. Oulton & Sons, also named Supreme Champion Male

Happy Birthday!

Happy birthday from one of your best snugglers.

Selling on Saturday

She sells on Saturday as lot 22, click here for the catalog.

NB Beef Expo Results

Updated on Sunday, September 20th

Supreme Male Champions
Grand Champion (Hereford),  Burnside Herefords
Reserve Grand Champion (Hereford), Hunter Acres
Honorable Mention (Charolais), McAffee Charolais

Supreme Female Champions
Grand Champion (Charolais), Balamore Farm
Reserve Grand Champion (Angus), Garvie Mountain Angus
Honorable Mention (Simmental), Brandy Brook Farm

Hereford
Grand Champion Female, Earlybird Farm
Reserve Grand Champion, Top of the Hill Farm

Grand Champion Male,  Burnside Herefords
Reserve Grand Champion, Hunter Acres

Angus
Grand Champion Female, Garvie Mountain Angus
Reserve Grand Champion Female, Bannockburn Valley Farm

Grand Champion Male, Bannockburn Valley Farm
Reserve Grand Champion, Hunter Acres

Charolais
Grand Champion Female, Balamore Farm

Grand Champion Male, McAffee Charolais

Simmental
Grand Champion Female, Brandy Brook Farm

Salers
Grand Champion Female, Outback Ranch

Grand Champion Male, Outback Ranch

Commercial
Grand Champion Female, Marvin Peters
Reserve Grand Champion Female, Marvin Peters

Semen Order Deadline October 1st

If anyone has semen they wish to order through Genex, please let me know by October 1st. I will have semen available for pickup at the Maritime Beef Test Station during the 4 breed sales on October 24th.

I currently have enough for about half a tank to come from Ontario. 

To see my up to date inventory, click here.  Below are the sires currently in my tank that have been having success in the show ring this summer.

Angus
Bismarck, Cinch, Density, and Motivation.

Hereford
Prospector, Revolution, and Victor.

Simmental
Gunner and Top Gun.

A reminder that to take advantage of the current specials, those orders need to be placed by December 15th.

2015 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 and Stephen Mutch for preparing the sale cattle.

Thanks to Jennie Mutch for her photography skills.

Thanks to Grant, Karrie, Ryan, Caleb, 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 an incredible sale in 2015.  We believe that because of those results, we had our sale records shattered with a high seller at $4800 and a sale average of $3469.

Our 7th annual sale went way beyond our expectations.  Thanks to the buyers and bidders and anyone else who attended.

We hope to do it again on Saturday, September 3, 2016.

Below are the results for the 8 steers we had on offer.

Tag Number	Sire	Price	Buyer
48	Eye Candy	$2,600	Myron MacQuarrie
50	Unstoppable	$3,700	Blair Campbell & David Ford
51	Eye Candy	$4,800	Irwin Jay
53	Unstoppable	$3,500	Glenn Jay
72	Eye Candy	$3,450	Myron MacQuarrie
80	Monopoly Money	$3,700	Irwin Jay
85	Eye Candy	$3,700	Irwin Jay
101	Right Answer	$2,300	Blair Campbell & David Ford

Sale Day Contacts

If you need to contact anyone at the sale for bidding or further information on Saturday here is the contact information.  First steer sells at 2:00 pm local time.

Kurt Duncan 902-393-3032  Irene Duncan 902-393-1410  Jenn Duncan 902-393-0760
Blair Campbell 902-393-6337 Stephen Mutch 902-626-8524

Saturday's Sale Catalog

Click here to check out the information for Saturday's sale.

Sale Weights and Starting Prices Posted

All steers' starting price is $2000.

Tag Number	Tag Colour	Birthdate	Sex	Sire	Dam	Maternal Sire	August 29th Weight
48	Yellow	9/29/2014	Steer	Eye Candy	77S	Limousin	877
50	Yellow	10/14/2014	Steer	Unstoppable	15T	Limousin	786
51	Yellow	10/16/2014	Steer	Eye Candy	00X	Gigolo Joe	764
53	Yellow	10/26/2014	Steer	Unstoppable	Princess	Angus	823
72	Green	10/29/2014	Steer	Eye Candy	11W	Nichols Extra H6	900
80	Green	11/25/2014	Steer	Monopoly Money	25T	Sitz Tradition RLS 02	716
85	Green	12/18/2014	Steer	Eye Candy	83X	PVF New Horizon 001	745
101	Yellow	1/31/2015	Steer	Right Answer	87A	Monopoly	658

Unstoppable Steers

Unedited and unfiltered rear pictures of 2 Unstoppable steers that sell on September 5th.

Potential Sale List Updated

Tag Number	Tag Colour	Birthdate	Sex	Sire	Dam	Maternal Sire
48	Yellow	9/29/2014	Steer	Eye Candy	77S	Limousin
50	Yellow	10/14/2014	Steer	Unstoppable	15T	Limousin
51	Yellow	10/16/2014	Steer	Eye Candy	00X	Gigolo Joe
53	Yellow	10/26/2014	Steer	Unstoppable	Princess	Angus
72	Green	10/29/2014	Steer	Eye Candy	11W	Nichols Extra H6
80	Green	11/25/2014	Steer	Monopoly Money	25T	Sitz Tradition RLS 02
85	Green	12/18/2014	Steer	Eye Candy	83X	PVF New Horizon 001
101	Yellow	1/31/2015	Steer	Right Answer	87A	Monopoly

#ForCody

Visit While at the Field Day

For anyone coming to the Maritime Junior Angus Field Day in Crapaud, PE on June 13 and 14, feel free to drop by Duncan Livestock to check out our calves for our September sale.  We are located in Cornwall, which is a 25 minute drive east of the field day site, just outside of Charlottetown.  Contact Kurt at 902-393-3032 or duncanlivestockcanada@gmail.com to arrange a time.

We will have prospect steer and heifer calves for sale by Boardwalk, Eye Candy, I-67, Monopoly. Monopoly Money, Ohio Senator, Unstoppable, and Walks Alone,

Here is a link to the schedule for the field day, http://peiangus.blogspot.ca/2015/06/2015-maritime-junior-angus-field-day.html

East Coast Round-Up Schedule

Annual Maritime Junior Hereford Association East Coast Round-Up

Annual Meetings are being held in Dundas, PEI at the Dundas Fair Grounds on May 29-31, 2015. Please let us know by May 18 if you are coming, as we need to know the numbers attending. Also remember the Jr. Auction on Saturday night. We ask everyone to bring some items to be auctioned off to help support our Juniors. 

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 

Friday May 29: all activities will be held at the Fair Grounds
6:00 - 8:00 pm - Cattle arrive
8:00 pm - Social Time in the Barn 

Saturday May 30: 

The following activities will be held at the Dundas Fair Grounds:
8:00 am - Breakfast (coffee/tea, muffins, donuts, juice)
10:00 am - Jr. Activities
12:00 pm -Lunch
1:00 pm - Maritime Jr. Hereford Association Annual Meeting
2:00-3:30 pm - Jr. Activities
3:00 pm - Maritime Hereford Association Annual Meeting

The following will be held at Cavendish Farms Wellness Centre, Montague:
6:30 pm - Banquet followed by Jr. Auction
8:30 pm - Bonanza Meeting

Sunday May 31: all activities will be held at the Fair Grounds

7:30 am - Breakfast
10:00 am - East Coast Round Up Show
12:00 pm - Lunch and Presentation of Awards

Registration Costs: Jr. Member (weekend): $10.00. Don’t forget your CJHA membership needs to be paid prior to showing. You can pay Victor at Round Up.
Adult (weekend): $45.00
Adult (banquet only): $25.00.

Accommodations: Lanes Riverhouse Inn, Montague: Hotel rooms $123.00 + tax; Cottages 99.00 + tax. Phone #: 1- 800-268-7532 FREE
Website: http://www.lanesriverhouseinn.com/

For more information,  Call or text Jeff Matheson at 902 969 0286 or email mathesonplumbing@hotmail.com or Paula Matheson at 902 961 2166 email bpmatheson@pei.sympatico.ca 

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all of our mothers connected with Duncan Livestock, we couldn't do what we do without you.

2015 Sale Date

Our date for our 2015 sale will be Saturday, September 5th.

Building The Legacy Sale 4

100% Calving Success

We were very happy to officially wrap up our calving window last week with a 100% calving rate with 62% of the calves being males.  On top of the that, thanks to the watchful eyes of Karl & Irene and COW-TV, we did not require any veterinarian assistance for deliveries.

AI breeding is getting close to wrapping up with most of the cows bred back to the following sires.

Connealy Right Answer 746
JD Slapshot 3S
SAV Bismarck 5682
PVF Insight 0129

Believe in Me
Boardwalk
Daddy's Money
Eye Candy
Glenfiddich Pericles (Galloway)
Unstoppable

We have also implanted embryos from Monopoly.

New Direction, Red Angus Bull Video

Available from Genex.

Genex Semen Available on Saturday in Nappan

Bring your tank to the Maritime Beef Test Station Sale on Saturday to pick up any of the semen listed in the link below.

Click here to see the current inventory I have in my tank.

I will have my tank with me inside the main door of the test station next to the office by 12:00.

Prices and quantity available are listed as well.

Contact me directly to reserve your order. The inventory listed is changing daily.

Email: duncanlivestockcanada@gmail.com

Phone: 902-569-5907 (home)
Cell Phone or text: 902-393-3032.  Leave me a message if I don't answer and I'll get back to you.

Genex Sired Bulls Sell on Saturday

Simmental

Lot 14, sired by MR NLC Upgrade U8676, http://genex.crinet.com/beef/index.php?action=DETAIL&code=1SM00121&lang=EN

Lot 15, sired by HART The Factor, http://genex.crinet.com/beef/index.php?action=DETAIL&code=1SM00127&lang=EN

Lot 21, sired by MR NLC Upgrade U8676, http://genex.crinet.com/beef/index.php?action=DETAIL&code=1SM00121&lang=EN

Lot 23, sired by Remington Red Label HR, http://genex.crinet.com/beef/index.php?action=DETAIL&code=1SM00086&lang=EN

Angus

Lot 40, sired by SAV Heritage 6295, http://genex.crinet.com/beef/index.php?action=DETAIL&code=1AN01136&lang=EN

51 bulls sell on Saturday at the Maritime Beef Test Station Sale in Nappan, NS.

Click here for the catalog, http://maritimebeefteststation.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2015-MBTS-Catalogue.pdf

Potential Sale Calves

Here's a look at our potential list of prospects for this year's sale.

Believe in Me-1 heifer

Eye Candy-1 heifer and 4 steers

I-67-1 heifer (Who Made Who dam) and 2 steers (Monopoly & Eye Candy dams)

Monopoly-2 heifers

Monopoly Money-1 steer

Net Worth son-2 steers (Eye Candy and Monopoly dams)

Ohio Senator-1 heifer

Right Answer- 2 steers (both out of Monopoly dams)

Unstoppable-1 heifer and 2 steers

Walks Alone-1 heifer

Congratulations to our Customers

Here are the results of our customers at the 2015 PEI Easter Beef Show & Sale.

Tag 74, Colby MacQuarrie, Champion Limousin Steer.

Tag 50, Glenn & Freda Jay, Champion Simmental Steer.

Tag 73, Daniel R. Ross, 3rd place open Simmental Steer.

Tag 39, Irwin Jay, 2nd place open Angus.

Tag 34, Colby MacQuarrie, Reserve Champion Angus Steer & Reserve Grand Champion.

Tag 31, Colby MacQuarrie, Champion Any Other Breed Steer.

Tag 51, Glenn Jay & Jarrod Pollard, 2nd place Charolais Steer.

The Reserve Champion Charolais Steer was out of a cow we sold to JC Siddal as an open heifer.

Tag 35, Brian & Dora MacKinley, Champion Heifer.

Next Genex Order

For anyone looking for Genex semen to be picked up at the Maritime Beef Test Station Bull & Heifer Sale on April 4th, here is my current inventory,  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lsFHL9BWB9amS60w7dmwYw9XQ9YZij5ikLPLa0rXxDc/edit?usp=sharing

If there is something you would like that I currently don't have in the inventory, I need to know by March 15th to have it delivered from Guelph prior to the sale.

Delivery to NSAB February 23-27

Due to the impending storms, I am delaying my delivery to NSAB in Truro until the week of February 23-27.

If you have anything you want delivered there that is not in my current inventory, please let me know by Sunday, February 15th so I can have it shipped in from Guelph prior to my trip to Truro.

Here is the link to my current inventory, https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Aj9W8jpJg3AjdFgzYUJuNEFMNEVpaWlGRjdvN0FISmc&usp=sharing

Genex Semen Orders

For Nova Scotia customers wanting a delivery to NSAB in Truro  and would like to order anything that needs to be shipped in from Guelph, please have your orders in to me by 8 am on Tuesday, February 10th.  You can also check out my current inventory that I have available at the link below.

The delivery to NSAB in Truro will likely happen during the week of February 16-20.

PEI customers, please have your orders in to me by 8 am on Tuesday, February 10th for the next shipment from Guelph.

My current inventory is available here, https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Aj9W8jpJg3AjdFgzYUJuNEFMNEVpaWlGRjdvN0FISmc&usp=sharing

For customers in the Carleton County area of New Brunswick, a shipment will be sent directly from Guelph to that area early next week (weather permitting).  Please have all orders in by Thursday, February 4th at 8 am.

For more information, call/email/text Kurt, duncanlivestockcanada@gmail.com, 902-569-5907 (home) or 902-393-3032 (cell).

Genex Early Spring Special for Canada

Click here for the Genex Early Spring Special.

Canadian Version of Genex Beef Management Guide

Thanks to our 2014 Buyers

Thanks from Duncan Livestock to all of our buyers of live animals in 2014.  All the best in 2015.

Atlantic Beef Products Inc.
Mitchell Best
Austin & Ian Drake
Glenn Jay
Irwin Jay
Buddy Loane
Wade Loane
Brian & Dora MacKinley
Myron MacQuarrie
MacQuarrie's Meats
Spud Island Farms