Recent content by cowpoke

Congratulations to all involved and to see the young mans interview was touching.When classifying is used  to define breeds it becomes a different ball game.It seems when the sires are listed which many aren't they sometimes go back to certain blood lines that a prevelant in the showring...

Excellent show .Amanda Schnoor  did a commendable job and was done about 1.30 which left 3 Hours until parade and champion selection.The exhibitors and all the people involved should be very proud.

Red Rocky calves seem to be selling real well in the South. Promotion,good calves and getting the good cows flushed or bred are the key to selling semen. I don't know how the top bull owners keep up as it costs a lot to collect and promote their bulls. The bull catalog price alone with all the...

All in One is full brother to HIA and is owned by Phil Lautner. Phil hasn't promoted him as much as some but the bull is out of the 805 HeatWave dam of Traceys that probably has more promoted sons than any other donor cow.It is amazing well how double and triple line breeding to Heat Wave has...

Put up sign beware of bull! Years ago some cattle were stolen I think at Louisville right out of the tie outs.The bull Hostage was stolen right out of the pasture but later recoverd.Cameras seem to help solve several thefts.

In many top pedigrees Heatwave shows up twice.I used to think true F-1 bred to purebred of different breed such as HerefordxAngus bred to top performance Charlois was the best way to optimize maternal and growth traits. That theory isn't used much anymore although it did produce the most...

When I looked at Steve 123 picture on post I couldn't help but comment on the blonde in the back that resembles[I know it isn't] the judge at last years the Iowa State Fair. Maybe shes in the dog business.Every year you hear about all the connections to the judge people have or have had and most...

I think Heat Wave will show up in the pedigree of about all the top 10 bulls.The cow is 50% of your chances to get a special one. Promotion is the key.

A high % of the steers that win have Heatwave or his son Monopoly influence.A lot of people thought they wouldn't make  good cows but if the mother was maternal enough there are many excellent cows that are working.Many South Dakota herds are stacked with club calf sired females and sell the...

The 1.5 million sale price would get peoples attention and the +439# over breed average plus the top 1% in some of the EPDs is impressing His picture wouldn't sell any semen .Herbster have an interest in his sire so know the potential earnings.If I read correctly there were several full and...

That's amazing and more steers than all the other big shows combined plus many state fairs.A friend of mine was there and some his friends grandchildren showed and made the sale. The classes that are based on breed characteristics are still rewarded well and their calves were 4th in class and...

Schaffs bulls are known for their performance and 1100 weaning and 1600 yearling would make the EPDs which some people base their breeding decisions on will be high.The bull will probably never see a show ring and sounds like they just bought 80% semen rights.I saw the results from ICA bull test...

I would suggest some proven embryo matings.The better the cow the better the calf. I have a nice set of basically maternal bred females that wean heavy calves. I have rented a top bull from Phil Lautner for over ten years and have had bulls such as MAB clone,Heatwave clone,Jackpot, Dakota Gold...

My experience is they breed the same.But people will pay extra for the original.

Thanks for info.I couldnt get a number off of Fort Worth site maybe Telos will chime in.I see a lot of influence of the popular club calf sires in the Angus and Herefords.Just to make the sale at FortWorth would be an honor and I think they sell pretty well. Seems they know how to get it done...