The Hereford cattle are the
result of over 45 years of performance testing, stringent culling and
progressive genetic expansion.
Our Hereford herd sires are a powerful set of
bulls and we use Artificial Insemination and Embryo Transfer to maximize
the use of the best genetics. Click on any image for a larger
view.
Get a look at several of the
Hereford and Black Angus herd sires by watching this 52
second video clip.
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164D was one of the most complete bulls in the Hereford breed and we’ll
continue to use him through A.I. and Embryo Transfer. For milk,
fertility, optimal replacement females, muscle, carcass quality and
pigment, you should look for 164D in a pedigree. His bulls are
consistent in their tremendous hip and the way their muscle carries down
into their lower quarter. The females he has in the herd are his legacy;
they milk well, are feminine, have
length, a lot of natural thickness, depth of body, and optimal udders
with small teats. 164D’s calves are the right dimension and come
easily. Frequently, he’s been artificially bred to yearling heifers.
164D’s BW EPD is +5.9., but his own actual BW was 88# and the average
birth weight of our 164D calves has been 88 pounds for the last four
years. Watch the way this bull moves and see some of his daughters in
this short video clip. Play video.
CL 1 Domino 501R was our choice at Cooper’s 2006 Sale. He’s a complete
bull sired by CL 1 Domino 9126J 1ET out of an HH Advance
514E daughter with an excellent udder. Pre-Sale data gave him an Adj.
REA of 13.6 and an Adj. IMF of 2.72. 501R has been an active breeder
and has kept his flesh well. Mark Cooper called him a “top prospect out of
9126J...a medium framed, thick topped, clean fronted bull with excellent
pigment. He’s a calving ease prospect that ranks in the top 5% of the
breed in CED and yields strong performance from weaning to yearling with
an A/D/G on test of 3.5 lbs.” The cross of 501R on our 164D daughters
has proven to be all we'd hoped for - they have muscle, style and are
developing well. 22 calves averaged 78 lbs. at birth. He has
a big top, good hip and travels on good feet. We have high hopes
for this young sire. Two sale heifers carry his service.
SH Diamond 751 #40021414 (deceased) CED -0.9, BW+5.2, WW
+47, YW +83, Milk +21, M&G +44, CEM -0.5, SC +0.7, REA +0.05, IMF%
+0.08
He was a heavily muscled, coon-eyed son of
the great 164D. He followed the pattern of his sire in every
respect. 751 was the high selling bull in our 1998 sale and we
bought him back six years later. Although he stifled himself at
the end of the breeding season in 2005, we got a large calf crop.
Ten sons and three bred heifers sell. They're outstanding. Lot
1 631S ET, in this year's sale, is a full sibling to this great bull.
BLL 58K Sunshine Lad
114P comes from Beery Land & Cattle Co., Vida, MT. He has a big
top as well as a tremendous hip and quarter. We used him heavily
as a yearling, but he kept his flesh well - one of the requirements for
our herd sires. Except for his maternal grandsire, his pedigree is
an outcross for us. 114P's first crop sells this year.
They're loaded with muscle (his REA EPD of +0.22 is a good indicator)
and are bound to be popular on sale day. 114P is very smooth
through his front end and shoulders has a lot of promise.
22R comes from Ridder Hereford Ranch in Callaway, NE. He’s sired by CJH
Mister Mon 350 out of an HR General 199B daughter. He’s a well pigmented,
muscular individual who nicks well with our line-bred cowherd. 22R
travels on large feet and is an easy moving muscular young sire.
His first calves are impressive and will sell in 2008. Eight of
the sale heifers carry his service. He himself had an 85 lb.
birth weight and his 15 calves averaged 79 lbs. in 2007. He's
doing an excellent job for us.
R 350
North Star 22R
Calved 03-04-05 Reg #42602372
Birth Weight 85 lbs.
/S Mister Mom
7745
CJH MISTER MOM 350
CJH L1 Dominette 771
HR General 199B
R GENERAL LASS 924 (DOD)
R Ann Dominette 928
SH Diamond 881
#41012924 (deceased) CED +0.2, BW+4.0, WW +42, YW+64, Milk+36, M&G+57,
CEM +0.2, SC +0.6, REA +0.07, IMF +0.18
We continue to use SH
Diamond 881, AI. He was a top son of 164D and a full sibling to SH
Diamond 751 who has given us some exceptional females. He was the high selling bull in our 1999 sale, selling
to Upstream Ranch, Taylor, NE. Brent Meeks' description of 881
tells the story: "This sire
excels in pigment, volume, soundness and fertility. He also has a solid IMF EPD of +.15. His daughters are tremendous cows with excellent udder
quality and fertility. 881 has been one of the top sires groups the last
two years sales."
GH Tamo Red 126M is a heavily pigmented and muscled
six year old who is
moderate in frame and an extremely easy keeping bull. 126M's dam
adds a lot of maternal traits and significant pigment to his pedigree.
The nick with 164D is a
good one. His calves are moderate at birth. They're also consistent in their tremendous
hip and thickness. Like their sire, they appear to be very easy
keeping. All the 126M sons in the sale were raised in severe
drought conditions in Wyoming and have performed well.
GH Tamo
Red 126M
Calved 01-15-01 Reg #42345667
Birth Weight 91 lbs.
Monreid Quirk
RRMQ 003
SMITHSON TAM O'SHANTER 2ET
Glanmonnow Olive 21
LCI Royal Red 83A ET
DA LADY BRITISHER 68E
DA Lady Britisher 12B
Pahl 36H
Limited Edition 62L #42255646
CED+2.8,
BW+1.6, WW+31, YW+33, MM +15,M&G+30,CEM +1.2,SC+0.5, REA-0.02, IMF%-0.05
Pahl 36H Limited
Edition 62L is a six year old coon-eyed son of LRD Homeboy 36H, and a
great grandson of HH Homebuilder. He comes from Pahl Livestock,
Ltd. in Medicine Hat, Alberta. One has to appreciate 62L’s over
all muscle, and like the great 164D herd sire, 62L's thickness carries
down well into his lower quarter. His five crops of calves averaged 79 pounds at
birth.
