CC Cujo was the Bull Calf Champion at the 1982 World Show in Louisville. He was a thick well muscled bull. I would not call him a easy calving bull, but I would not call him a hard calver either. I do not recall ever having to assist his calves from mature cows. I don't think I ever bred heifers to him, but I know some people did, and I do not recall any wrecks. Usually you hear about them if someone has had problems. I know I did breed heifers to his son, J& H Mike's Cujo x and I didn't have any problems with him.
Cujo offspring had lots of grow power, and he also would add some muscle to his offspring from females that needed some help in this area. There was lots of talk about him being part Maine but no one was ever able to prove anything, that I heard about. I think this probably originated from the fact that when he was shown in Louisville as a calf, he was registered as a son of Deerpark Dividend. A few months after the show, it was discovered that he did not blood type to Dividend as his sire, but did bloodtype to Millbrook Ransom 2975. Gary Chesnut, the breeder did have both sires in his semen tank and it was felt that it was a mistake at breeding time.
Some Cujo offspring from big framed cows would probably be considered too big today. His daughters were just average for milk, unless they come from a heavy milking dam. There were also a few issues with teat length and overall udder quality which does seem to go along with the 2975 lineage.
I guess I would say that CC Cujo had some good things to offer, but I would be a little careful what I bred him too. I have heard that some breeders are using him again on some of today's popular bloodlines to see if he will work with them. It may well be that he would work with some of these lines better than he did with cows from 20-25 years ago. I still have semen in my tanks as well. I have been wondering if I should revisit him again as well.
