Medicine River 37W, a polled rising 3 year old, kept as a spare last year but not used.

Medicine River 5X, a polled Solomon son, 78lb birthweight.

Medicine River 15X, a polled Bear son

Little Valley X, polled, the first bull retained from Brady Merrell's herd

"Balmoral", polled, from Jeff Longard's Greywood herd

Galena 90X, scurred, from Paul Galbraith's herd in BC

Galena 81X, polled, from Paul Galbraith's herd in BC

Lochend Achayella 34P - Semen available

Luing cattle for sale

Rising Two Year Old Bulls

Proven efficient foragers, reared in our central bull rearing/testing program outlined below. Where else can you buy bulls from people running their purebreds tougher than most run commercial cows? Please enquire today as they are sold on a first come, first served basis. We will be happy to keep the bulls here until spring.

Central bull rearing station

Since the fall of 2007 we have operated a central bull rearing/testing program on our farm. Currently all the Canadian Luing breeders retaining bulls are sending us weaned calves to be reared in a comparative group on an all-forage system. Having the bulls at a central location allows customers the convenience of viewing and comparing all the available Luing bulls knowing that they have been reared under identical conditions.

Being a numerically smaller breed this offers a unique opportunity for members to co-operate for the constructive development of our breed rather than competing with each other to produce the heaviest yearling weights by being the most skillful feeder. Rearing all the bulls together ensures that we are comparing apples to apples - there are no favorites and no show cattle - they are all reared commercially and if they are not good enough they get banded and enter our grass-fed beef program.

We aim to develop bulls to sell at 20-24 months of age although the occasional larger bull may be sold as a yearling to meet customer requirements. The bulls are reared on an all-forage diet using hay/silage in winter and our intensively managed tame pastures in summer. We are growing the bulls out slowly for two reasons - to maximize longevity and to identify those that perform best under a foraging system. Most ranchers maintain their cowherds on forage so logically the bulls that will breed the type of replacements they want should also be proven under a foraging system rather than the grain-based feedlot program most bulls enjoy. We weigh and condition score the cattle periodically and are building up a data bank of information that will help guide our future breeding and selection decisions.

Luing Females for Sale

Lochend Luing Ranch - A selection of the 2010 purebred Luing heifers are offered for sale. Sold on a first come - first served basis. Don´t delay, call today!
Contact Dr. Bob Church (403) 208-3747.

Luing Semen for Sale

The Association is offering semen from Lochend Achayella 34P(pictured bottom left) With a 75lb birthweight this deep, well-fleshed, docile bull would be ideal for use on both cows and heifers producing calves with vigor, strong growth characteristics and excellent carcass traits. His daughters make top quality replacements and the steers fatten and marble well either on grass or in the feedlot. Introductory offer $150 for 10 straws. Regular price $20/straw F.O.B Calgary. Please contact the Secretary for further information.