Applecross  Cattle Presents: Our 2024 ‘Shades of Fall’ Heifers

We are delighted to present six bred heifers at the inaugural Shades of Fall Simmental Female Sale on October 12th at 1pm a the Beechinor Land & Livestock Sale Facility, located near Bentley, Alberta.  We were very excited to be asked to join this prestigious event, and we are proud to be teaming up with these three fellow breeders!

When thinking about our selections this year, they could simply be summed up in one word: progress.  It has been a long road weaving the polled gene into Fleckvieh cattle, and we can say without a doubt that these ladies on offer are our strongest, deepest line up yet.   This is the result of more than 25 years of slowly incorporating polled genetics and striving for quality, predictable matrons that are the type a herd can be built around.  From Lot 24 (Rachel) to Lot 29 (Danica), we are excited to see what these ladies are capable of – and what better place to showcase it then at a new sale!

Our breeding philosophy continues to focus on strong maternal lines across the group, with deep extended pedigrees to ensure quality and consistency.  The heifers have been double vaccinated, and have been pregnancy tested to the dates listed.  2024 was another year of drought in Central Alberta, and what little rain there was always seemed to split and go around Applecross.  Our pastures were materially weaker, but we feel our Fleckviehs continue to showcase that easy doing ability the breed is known for.  Our sale heifers have certainly needed only a little TLC to prep for sale day.

Individual pages (short-cut links are on the right), have been created for each of ‘Rachel’, ‘Dana’, ‘Viola’, ‘Sonya’, ‘Charlene’ and ‘Danica’.  On the individual pages, we have also pictured their sires, dams and siblings – hopefully, sharing pictures will provide a better glimpse into the extended pedigree. 

Please join us for some unique ‘Shades Hospitality’  on Saturday, both before and after the sale, when it will be great to visit and view cattle at the newly renovated BLL Sales Facility near Bentley.  Please check out our social media on Facebook and Instagram (@aplxcattle) for more details on each of our sale animals, as well as videos that will follow over the next few days.  If you have any questions about our heifers or our program, please do not hesitate to contact us.  We look forward to visiting with you on Canadian Thanksgiving week-end!