The Cattleman's Call will be held Jan. 13 and 14 in Lloydminster. (submitted photo/Lloydminster Agricultural Exhibition Association)

By Angela Brown

Annual event

Lloydminster Agricultural Exhibition Association to host Cattleman’s Call

Dec 23, 2022 | 2:02 PM

It will be a good opportunity for ranchers in the North West region, including the Battlefords and Meadow Lake area, to connect with experts in the industry at the upcoming Cattleman’s Call event, organized by Lloydminster Agricultural Exhibition Association.

The event will run Friday, Jan. 13 and Saturday, Jan. 14 this year in Lloydminster.

Grayden Kay, chairperson of the organizing committee, who sits on the board of directors with the agricultural association, said as part of the event people can expect to see a variety of bulls and heifers on display.

“The first event was a great success last year and we are excited to see this event grow more each year,” he said. “It’s certainly a highlight of our exhibition programming.”

Kay is also a rancher himself, and farms just south of Lloydminster. His family produces about 75 head of Black Angus cattle and Simmentals altogether. He will be showing some of his cattle at the Cattleman’s Call event also.

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He said the show will be a good opportunity to help producers from the area and potential buyers network.

“For me, I think it’s really important,” Kay said. “It’s a way to showcase your product, your sale bulls before the busy bull-sale season begins. It’s a great way to bring bull buyers and bull sellers together in the local area to showcase the products we have on offer.”

New this year will be a special show for pen classifications, running Jan. 13. This will feature pens of two or three: purebred yearling bulls, and purebred two-year-old bulls; and pens of three: purebred heifers, and commercial heifers.

Groups of two or three bulls will come into the ring for judging, and compete with the other pen of bulls.

In addition, once again the event will also include the Halter Show to showcase purebred classes of yearling bulls, two-year-olds and mature bulls, and yearling heifers. This show will take place Jan. 14.

“Those will all be in individual classes [classifications], competing against bulls of the same age,” Kay said.

The Cattleman’s Call will also include an opportunity for people attending the event to get together and socialize a bit, as part of what’s called “The Bull Session Social” during the evening of Jan. 13.

The gathering will take place in the barns and will also include complementary appetizers.

Cattleman’s Call will also feature a trade show with a variety of industry stakeholders available, for example representatives from financial institutions, along with dealers of agricultural equipment and cattle products.

“There will be a nice array of trade show booths to browse through,” Kay said.

He describes the Cattleman’s Call as an opportunity to get away from the farm for a day or two, look at some bulls and make new connections.

“[Buyers will] surely find some bulls to either purchase right there from guys exhibiting them or get more information about bull sales happening this spring. Then, attend those sales wherever they may be,” Kay added.

Producers have until Jan. 5 if they still want to enter to take part in the event to show their animals.

Kay wants to thank all the sponsors that are stepping up to help make the event possible again this year, as well as the exhibitors who signed up to take part, and all those planning to attend the event.

“It takes all of those parties to make this happen,” he said. “We’re always grateful to have the support.”

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