Tuesday 31 December 2013

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Wilgenbusch Charolais wishes you a Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy 2014!

Candids from Agribition


2013 String

Show Day Preparations
Our display in The Yards
Ready to go in the ring!

Tuesday 29 October 2013

Sterling Collection Sale

View our Sterling Collections Sale consignments here! http://issuu.com/pdrneepawa/docs/sterling_catalogue_web?e=2717029/5400040

Agribition Sale 2013

http://issuu.com/pdrneepawa/docs/agribition_catalogue?e=2717029/5193556 Follow this link to view the 2013 Agribition Sale Catalogue. Check out lots 575, 576 and 585.

WC Attends Edam Fall Fair

Wilgenbusch Charolais exhibited a pen of three purebred bulls at the Edam Fall Fair on October 25 & 26. 

Thursday 24 October 2013


" Supper time for the girls "


Show and Sale Season Preparations

We are working on getting our show and sale animals ready for the fall shows and sales beginning Friday, October 27th in Edam for the Edam Fall Fair where Wilgenbusch will be exhibiting a pen of 3 bulls. Manitoba Livestock Expo is just around the corner and we will be exhibiting nine head. Watch for us in the purebred and commercial barns at Agribition, November 11-16th. Plan to attend the Sterling Collection Sale on Friday, November 29th at 1:30 pm held at Saskatoon Livestock Sales. We have a strong offering of bred heifers and heifer calves. Watch for the catalogue, coming soon! As always, please give us a call if you are in the area and would like to stop by for a tour.

Agribition and Sterling Collection Sale Consignments

Thursday 19 September 2013

Thanks to all our Commercial Buyers!

Thanks again to all of our buyers! We hope you'll stop by our display at Agribition in both the purebred and commercial barns.  Mark your calendars for next years sales! The 11th Annual North of the 49th bull sale will take place on April 7, 2014 at the ranch . Our 3rd Annual North of the 53rd sale will be March 22, 2014 in Paynton.

Monday 16 September 2013

Monday 19 August 2013


If you are ever in the area, stop by! We would love to tour you through the herd and show you around. Fall is just around the corner and we are preparing for the Manitoba Livestock Expo held in Brandon, MB October 3-November 2, 2013. Watch for us at Canadian Western Agribition November 11-16, 2013 as well as at the Sterling Collection Sale held on November 29th in Saskatoon at Saskatoon Livestock Sales.
Follow us on Twitter @WilgenbuschChar for more updates and photos of our sale cattle!


Visitors from Scotland Tour the Herd

Jim and Betty Wilson from Scotland stop by Wilgenbusch Charolais to tour the herd. 

Happy Birthday John!

John celebrates his 60th Birthday with family and friends.

Thursday 8 August 2013

2013 Eastern National Sale Consignments

SRK MARTHA 28Z
DOB: JANUARY 30, 2012
SIRE: LANG'S RED SOLDIER 22S
DAM: CRYSTAL D XABRA 28X
Bred April 12 to SVY KABOOM PLD 7113T
EPDS: BW .9  WW 46  YW  86  M 20.4  TMAT 44
Consigned to Eastern National Charolais Sale, St-Marie de Beauce, QC on September 21st.

ALSO CONSIGNED TO THIS SALE:

JWX UNIQUE 874Z
DOB: FEBRUARY 22, 2012
SIRE: MERIT ROUNDUP 9508W
DAM: LAE UNIQUE 874U
Bred April 8 to KEYS TEN-ACIOUS 166S
EPDS: BW -.2  WW 51  YW 97  M 16.5 TMAT 42
Consigned to Eastern National Charolais Sale, St-Marie de Beauce, QC on September 21st

John and Brenda Visit Europe

John & Brenda, Candace & Helge By stopping to pose as ABBA while visiting Europe in June-July 2013

Tuesday 30 July 2013

Wilgenbusch Bull Battery

Give us a call today to view our calves off of these great herdsires!

Wilgenbusch Charolais attends Saskatchewan 50th

A busy summer at the Wilgenbusch Ranch

A great summer it has been so far! The guys are busy putting the hay up and we are starting to round up some calves for the 2013 show and sale season. The calves are looking great! Watch for us at the Eastern National, Agribition & Sterling Collection Sales as well as the Manitoba Livestock Expo and Agribition shows. We will have a preview of our sale heifers coming soon! Feel free to stop by anytime to view our program!

Thanks For Supporting us in 2013!

Many thanks to everyone who attended, bid and bought at our 2nd Annual North of the 53rd and 10th Annual North of the 49th Bull sales!

Monday 4 March 2013

North of the 53rd Bull Sale - March 23, 2013

We are preparing for our 2nd annual North of the 53rd Bull Sale to be held on March 23, 2013 at the CSS Charolais Ranch in Paynton, SK.  The bulls are looking great! Check out the catalogue and videos of the bulls here:

http://issuu.com/pdrneepawa/docs/north53?mode=window

As always, if you have any questions about any of the bulls, please feel free to contact John (306) 458-2688 or Craig (306) 458-7482. Stop on by anytime to view the bulls, the coffee is always on!

Friday 11 January 2013

Newest Addition!

Rhea Joan Wilgenbusch arrived on September 20, 2012, daughter of Conrad and Erica Wilgenbusch of Boone, Iowa.

Wednesday 2 January 2013

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Wilgenbusch Crew!

It has been another successful and busy year for us once again. We spent Christmas with the entire family and calving has officially begun! We are now gearing up for our two bull sales. The North of the 53rd Bull Sale in Paynton, SK will be held on March 23rd. Our North of the 49th Bull Sale will be held on the farm on April 1st. Stay tuned for pictures and videos of the bulls, coming soon!

Feel free to call us for a catalogue or to discuss our bulls that will be in the sales. Drop by anytime to see our bull pen as well as our 2013 calf crop!

Division Champs at Agribition

JWX Blown Away 505Z won the Junior Division Champion Futurity Female.  (picture to follow)
JWX Mercedes 20Z won the Senior Division Champion Futurity Female. (picture to follow)

Wilgenbusch Charolais was also awarded with Premier Exhibitor and our pen of three commercial bulls won Reserve in the Charolais Division.

Wilgenbusch Charolais Attends Canadian Western Agribition


Wilgenbusch gets a stall makeover!

Buried in the fresh snow!

Show day - busy in the chutes

Manitoba Livestock Expo 2012

Wilgenbusch Charolais exhibited 10 head at the 2012 Manitoba Livestock Expo in Brandon, Manitoba. JWX Blown Away 505Z was the Jr. Heifer Calf Champion and later went on to win Reserve Grand Champion Female. KCM Ultimate 144Y, owned with Hunter Charolais, was named the Jr. Champion Bull.  The Sr. Champion Bull title went to JWX Fifty Shades 706Z.