TO OUR FRIENDS, NEIGHBOURS, AND CATTLEMEN

Welcome to our Website

August 2010

We were at the Annual General Meeting for The Canadian Charolais Association in June at Moose Jaw and thought we would have our picture taken. :)

Update

Here are some pictures of Cameron & Betty Ann and Moe Stewart Presenting Stan Jacobs with a token of their appreciation for the purchase of Douglas Lake's 100th Bull from The Annual CSS Charolais Bull Slae

April 2010

A Big Thank you to Everyone who came out to our sale and purchased a Bull.  It was another great sale.

If you happened to not get a Bull and still are in need of a Bull for your herd we have some guys you may be interested in.  Check out our 2010 Catalogue section of the website and then give us a call.

Cameron and Betty Ann

March 2010

Hello Everyone - it's been an exciting year!

A special welcome to our 12th Annual Bull Sale. We want to thank all those using a CSS Bull. Your confidence in our program is very much appreciated. We are offering a tremendous set of Charolais Bulls with powerful genetics, longevity, fertile and structurally correct with volume and muscle. Herd bull selection has been a priority over the years and this year we are offering progeny from notable sires such as PPC 403P Navigator, DIG 775T Broker and KAYR 400R Grid Grid Iron. This year we are offering the first DIG 775T Broker offspring and what an impressive set.

We have a new edition to our Bull sale – maybe you have noticed
too! We have turned the page with a new purebred Angus breeder – Currie Angus Farms Ltd. has joined us, the reason you ask? A Great set of Beef Bulls is the Answer!

CSS Charolais and Currie Angus Farms Ltd. are both committed to supplying bulls
with performance and calving ease for the Cattlemen. We have also added some technology to the sale this year by introducing our Bulls at Sale time through a PowerPoint presentation. With the amount of Bulls that are on offer this year, we felt we didn’t want the “guys” getting too riled up by running everyone through the ring. The PowerPoint presentation will allow you to get a good look at the bull as it is being auctioned off.

Of course we still want you to come early and come check the bulls out in the pens out back and get a really good close up inspection of them before the sale. We know you
won’t be disappointed. A lot of sweat and elbow grease goes into sale preparations and while we may not say thank you enough, we know that without our families, friends, neighbors, and our buyers over the years, there’s no way it could all happen … so a

Huge Thank-you to all of You!!!

So come early – coffee and lunch is on us!! Visit with old friends,
make new ones and enjoy the day with us!!!!

Cameron & Betty Ann

Here's a little message from our Angus Breeder!

Welcome to the annual CSS Charolais and Currie Angus Farm Bull Sale. First of all I would like to thank Cam and Betty for allowing me to be a part of this respected event.

We have been in the business for almost 20 years in which time we have put
together a functional set of females with herd sires going into many commercial operations and a number of seed stock herds.

Our program has been based on using herd bulls that are suited to conditions and climate we face in this part of the country. Structurally sound, easy fleshing cattle that mature early but gain from birth to yearling weight has always been our goal. Calving
ease is also a prerequisite as most of the bulls in the sale are guaranteed as heifer bulls, but will also give the punch needed to breed cows and crank out those big weaning weights.

On March 27 buy with confidence knowing each bull is fully guaranteed and in the unlikely event of a problem, you will be fully taken care of.

Stop in at the farm anytime to go through the bulls and evaluate their dams and we will see you at the sale.

Clint

Fall 2008 Round-up

On The Road Home..........................................Over the Hill and We're There

The're getting to know each other.....................Fall and the Cowboys return from the Hills

With their Cattle all collected

March 2008

Our Sale Book for this year's Sale is now on line click on the page and see all the great bulls we have on Offer.  Call anytime to talk about any of the bulls you see.

The pictures you see on the website and in the sale book were taken at the end of December and beginning of January.  You should see the size of the bulls now.  Make sure you attend this sale, we know you will like what you see.

In the mean time, We thought we would post a few pictures of us out this fall moving cattle and looking for a few that went a stray...it was a beatuiful Fall day..hope you enjoy them.

Getting ready to move cattle, the cows seem to know where to go...

Now let's find the ones that didn't want to come home............there in these hills somewhere...........

of course there are a lot of hills!!!

Hot on the Trail.............................................................................Man and horse....both at the ready................

In the end some where found.....and some would be found another day, the life of a rancher..............

Some of the herd saying hello...

From the Charolais Banner - used with permission

Did You Know.........

Top Commercial Breeders are Averaging More Money Per Pound using our Bulls
Year after Year we get the same buyers back because of Proven Performance!

Here’s Proof
Fall 2005 Charolais X calves from Douglas Lake Ranch topped the market with their prices!

200 lot Silver Calves - avg. weight 630lbs - Avg. price $1.42/lb. - Average price per Steer - $894.60
105 lot Silver Calves - avg. weight 530lbs - Avg. price $1.52/lb - Average price per Steer - $805.60

Here’s what Douglas Lake’s Buckskin program brought in

285 lot - average weight 645lbs - Average price $1.41/lb - Average price per steer - $909.45

Now That’s Performance!!!

More Great News from Previous Buyers

Maurice and Marcene Garnier have been buying bulls since our first sale 7 years ago and all his Charolais bulls are from CSS Charolais.  On May 31, 2005, 143 Finished Charolais-X Steers went to XL Foods in Moose Jaw and were rated AAA & AA consistently by Agriculture Canada with an average yield of over 63%.  Now that's Quality Beef!

Great Herd Sire Prospects Are Also Available -check out our 2007 Catalogue

Some of the Herd

June 2006 at the Ranch

"The Ranch 2006"