Canadian National Milking Shorthorn Sale
Sale Date: Saturday, October 18th, 2025
Once again, the Canadian Milking Shorthorn Society’s National Sale will feature an impressive line-up of consignments of all ages from respected herds across Canada. The sale is being conducted by Encans Boulet.
Our National Sale is an online sale, featuring an online catalogue with full pedigree information as well as photos and videos of consignments and their family members. Consignors would be glad to talk to interested parties in advance of the sale or to arrange a visit to see consignments in person.
Bids will be accepted starting at 12:00 pm ET on Friday, October 17th, 2025. Bids will close in a staggered closing starting at 2:00 pm ET on Saturday, October 18th, 2025.
SALE TERMS & CONDITIONS
1. Prospective bidders are required to register with Encans Boulet in advance of the sale to obtain a bidder number and login to their online bidding site.
2. If health tests have been performed, results will be noted. If you would like additional health tests to be performed, please contact the sale manager at least two (2) full weeks in advance of the sale date.
3. All consignors have the right to set a reserve price on each consignment. Animals not meeting their reserve price will not sell. Reserve Prices will be posted on the sale website at least one week prior to the sale.
4. All consignments will remain at their home farms until payment is received in full and transportation arrangements are made. Consignors have been encouraged to provide estimates of trucking costs to a number of locations. For trucking costs to your area, please contact the consignor or the sale manager for an estimate. It is the responsibility of the consignor and seller to work together to arrange transportation with the assistance of the sale manager.
5. Transportation will be arranged with successful bidders after the sale, and the CMSS will help to make arrangements if necessary. For live animal and embryo consignments, the buyer agrees to pay all necessary transportation (and/or movement permits if applicable). Consignors have been encouraged to provide estimates of trucking costs to a number of locations. For trucking costs to your area, please contact the consignor or the sale manager for an estimate.
6. Unless otherwise noted, every animal is sold as physically sound without noticeable blemish.
7. Any female pregnant when sold or that has freshened within 90 days prior to the date of sale is by these facts considered a breeder. Should any female not pregnant when sold fail to conceive within six months of the sale date, or if less than 15 months old when sold by the time she reached the age of 21 months, that matter should be reported to the Seller in writing. The Seller will then have the privilege of 6 months of time in which to prove the animal a breeder before refunding full purchase price.
8. Females bred when sold are presumed to be pregnant, but pregnancy is not guaranteed. The Seller makes no warranty that a female noted as safe in calf in the sale catalogue will deliver a live calf or that she will carry her calf to full term, nor is there any guarantee that the calf will not be mummified. Embryo transfer pregnancies as the same status as natural pregnancies.
9. The consignor is responsible for submitting registration papers for transfer, and then sending the transferred paper to the new buyer upon receipt of payment.
10. Payment is due by direct bank payment or e-transfer to the Canadian Milking Shorthorn Society within 7 days of the sale. After payment is received, the animal is free to be transported to the new buyer. The CMSS will then pay the consignor minus commission fees. All prices are in Canadian dollars. Potential buyers who have not before done business with the CMSS should contact sale staff at least 24 hours before the sale to confirm financial arrangements.
11. Arrangements should be made for transportation within 2 weeks between the buyer and consignor, unless both parties agree to an extension of this time frame. For animals purchased by American buyers, they are free to discuss housing options with the consignor until transportation can be arranged.