Flikkema Veterinary Services

08/27/2024

We sold 1213 head today at our Kickoff Fall Feeder Sale!

With 264 cows selling they remained steady compared to our previous sale ranging from $1.20-$1.45.

The 117 bulls we had selling today were $2-$5 lower ranging from�$1.55-$1.75.

We had a good run of feeder cattle from Dwain Rennaker, he had 72 steers weighing 786 lbs at $248, 69 steers weighing 813 lbs at $244.25, and 182 steers weighing 910 lbs at $234.50.

Of course, we wouldn’t have a sale without consignors and buyers, so we would like to extend our gratitude to Riverbend Ranches, Centennial Livestock, Ted Schall, Elk Meadows, and Santana Ranch for their contributions.
While the market remains steady, now is the time to bring your cattle to town! We will have a bi-week, so join us for our next sale on September 5th, which will be an All Class Cattle and Special Feeder Sale! Following the September 5th sale we will be having sales weekly every Thursday through 2024. Special Sitz influence Bred Cow Sale December 14th expecting 1,800 bred cows!��And remember our newest representatives who are now serving the Bitterroot and Flathead regions. Please contact any of our representatives to consign or coordinate travel for your cattle! If you have additional questions feel free to contact our office at (406) 683-2002 or visit our webpage!

08/27/2024

08/27/2024

First full week for Preg Testing 2024 is in the books ✅
Over 3000 head tested, 1500 DSA tests, DLA Feeder sale, and 8 trucks sealed and headed to Canada.
Summertime is officially over for FVS 😎
Give us a call if you want to get on the schedule or if we can help with any of your preconditioning needs.
As always, we appreciate our clients and we are so blessed to experience these incredible places and people.

08/16/2024

07/12/2024

After another great sale, we are happy to report that we sold a total of 312 head of cattle. Of course, we wouldn’t have a sale without consignors and buyers, so we would like to extend our gratitude to Dick and Jack Hirschy, Bradley Livestock, Pancost T&L Irrigation for their contributions. We would also like to thank our now eight consistent buyers, thank you for your support!

The market remained steady as it has with our past two sales. Our bull market remained strong with bulls selling from $1.73 to $1.84. The cow market continued on a strong to steady trend, selling from $1.42 to $1.54.

While the market remains steady, now is the time to bring your cattle to town! We will have a bi-week, join us for our next sale on July 25th.

In the meantime, be sure to check your mailboxes. We have sent out postcards with our updated sale schedule along with the names and numbers of our newest representatives now serving the Bitterroot and Flathead regions. Please contact any of our representatives to consign or coordinate travel for your cattle!

Looking forward to Northern Livestock’s Summer Classic Sale, on July 22nd-25th.

06/12/2024

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05/27/2024

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05/07/2024

Don't miss our sale coming up! We've got plenty of feeders ready for grass, along with pairs and heavies ready to join your herd. Sale starts at 10 am!

Can't make it to the sale?

You might miss the New York Strip Steak lunch but you can join us online live for the sale at CattleUSA.com

See you at the sale!

05/04/2024

Montana Jr High Rodeo Finals will be held here in Dillon May 31st-June 2nd! See you there 🤠

03/20/2024

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02/19/2024

The strength of our herd at Sitz Angus lies in the careful genetic choices we make. Healthy cattle are the backbone of our ranch, and our focus on genetics ensures this strength. We have a great offering in our upcoming bull sale. For more info or to join our mailing list, please go to www.SitzAngus.com.

02/17/2024

Our early consignment list is growing for our February 22nd All Class Cattle Sale! Plus we have some bonus feeders showing up!

Elk Meadows – Dell MT
• 50 5-7 year old bred black angus cows. Set to calve in March, bred to Riverbend bulls.
• 60 3 year old bred black angus cows. Exposed to bulls October to current day.

Vince Husted – Jackson MT
• 20 3-5 year old cows exposed to Skogen bulls October to current day.

Clay Peterson – Jackson MT
• 53 3-5 year old one iron ranch cows exposed to bulls November 1st to current day.

Holland Ranch – Dillon MT
• 80 Mixed feeders weighing 450 to 525lbs

Dubois ID
• 150 Broken mouth bred black angus cows. One iron, bred to Reminisce Angus bulls, set to calve March 15th to April 30th.

Utah
• 70 Replacement black angus heifers. Simmental cross, weighing 725lbs.

Weigh-ups
• 358 Cows
• 150 Feeder Cows
• 3 Bulls

02/09/2024

Today, we experienced a very active market for both cows and bulls, with a total of 993 head of cattle sold. Cows fetched prices $3-5 higher, with the top price reaching $1.12, while bulls reached a peak price of $1.30.

Additionally, we had a strong demand for bred cows, with 450 head sold. Young cows were sold within the range of $2400 to $2600, while solid mouth cows were priced between $2000 and $2250.

We would like to extend our special thanks to Elk Meadows, David Sauer, Jack Hirschy Livestock, Cade Carter, Lance Dehan, and Darrin Veltkamp for their contributions and support.

Looking ahead, mark your calendars for our next sale, an All Class Cattle Sale on February 22nd. We already have 200 weigh-ups consigned early, along with the bonus of 150 feeder calves.

Contact us to get your early consignments in and we can get them advertised! Currently looking to hire for part time yard help for sale day, contact Dillon Livestock Office at 406-683-2002.

02/02/2024

Join Dillon Livestock Auction next Thursday!

Here's a list of our current consignments for the February 8th Bred Cow Special Sale. Don't forget to RSVP for Axmen's sponsored lunch and presentation at 12pm! Call Danielle Peterson at 406-925-2085

WEIGH UPS
•Jackson MT
1 load of bulls - 30 head
90 open cows

• Wisdom MT
90 open cows

• Dillon MT
60 open cows

• Dillon MT
45 fed cows for 75 days.

• Dillon MT
10 black angus cutting bulls estimated weight 1000lbs

BRED COWS
• Dubois ID
275 4-8 year old black angus cows bred to Reminince Angus bulls set to calve March 15 to April 30th. All high quality, one iron, with a high percentage of Reminince Angus bloodlines.

• Rigby ID
60 3 year old black angus heiferettes weighing 1100lbs. One iron. Bred to high end Riverbend bulls set to CALVE IN THE FALL, September to October.

• St. Anthony ID
50 black angus heifers weighing 1050lbs. Bred to low birth weight Circle L bulls set to calve February to March.
Also, 5-7 year old cows also bred to low birth weight Circle L bulls set to calve March to April.

01/14/2024

We are a little delayed in wishing you a Very Happy New Year! We are so thankful for an awesome 2023 and are excited for what 2024 has in store 🎉
We truly appreciate our amazing clients, friends and colleagues 🙏 FVS couldn’t have done it without you all. Thank you!

01/14/2024

Thank you 🙏 ❄️

To all the hardworking & dedicated cattlemen out there, you have our sincere gratitude for your courage in facing this extreme weather to do what you do best

12/25/2023

Wishing you a Very Merry Christmas, may your day be full of love and laughter ♥️🎄

12/15/2023

It’s been a busy December!

BSE & Trich & PAPTesting Bulls and lots & lots…..& lots 🫣 of Bangs Vaccinating Heifers has been happening this month.
We are so grateful for all of our clients and colleagues that make this profession enjoyable and successful, thank you all for making 2023 so incredible for FVS.
🎉We can’t wait to see what 2024 brings!

11/28/2023

We’ve been traveling the past few days. From The Big House Saturday to Darby MT today. Thankful for all of the people we get to visit and views and environments we get to be around!

11/28/2023

Feeder Sale this week at DLA! See everyone Thursday at 10am.

Looking ahead to December 14th we have some early consignments for our Sitz influence bred cow sale.

Heifers - 100 hd (mostly Barricade and Dry Valley daughters)

3&4 Year Olds- 150 hd (Innovation and Powerball Daughters)

5&6 Year Olds - 175 hd

7+ - 260 hd

All given 8 way and Virashield 6+ at preg check.

Heifers AI to son of Sitz Mountaineer, clean up with Sitz and Leadore bulls

Cows AI to Sitz Dignity and Sitz Barricade. Clean up with Sitz, KG, Leadore bulls.

11/23/2023

We have so much to the Thankful for ♥️🍁🦃

FVS wishes you a very Happy Thanksgiving. We hope your day is filled with love, laughter & happiness!

11/20/2023

Congratulations Dillon Beavers, State Football Champs 🏈 🎉 💙 Awesome!

Your 2023 MHSA Class A Football State Champions presented by NorthWestern Energy

The Dillon Beavers

All scores & updates found on MHSA.org