There are also some great options that are not L1 breeding with a much better disposition. We used Golden-Oaks Outcross 18U a few years ago and those heifers have become some exceptional cows, the bull calves were outstanding as well, we also used Purple Milsap and those daughters are first calf heifers this year, so far they are doing really well. I was not as impressed with the bull calves from those mating's. For horned bulls the 2 that I have had the best luck with are Churchill Yankee and CJH Harland, both bred very well and I have cows in production from both bulls., I am just getting some calves out of UPS Domino 3027 and they look pretty good, I can't imagine that they are throw away's. Sorry the AHA web page for animal information is down or I would have provided their performance data.
Does your neighbor plan on AIing or natural service?
