This video was taken September of 2009- Captain covered 34 females, we washed and Troy glued one leg and tail head on captain . Captain has wintered with cows since he was 18 mos old - no grain or extras.
He weighed 1910 in this video - this video was taken just 3 days after Davis shorthorns, 2 breeders from MN, Kent Jaecke and Patrick Wall had seen the bull and 8 sons of captain. Earlier that summer we entertained breeders of all types and operation from Canada, Alabama, Tx, OH and PA.
The footage was not intended to be scratchy- the video was lost and then damaged- brad hook made it work. Lance and my father are in the video.
Today in working condition you will see Captain maintain a weight of 1900 to 2100 lbs. He covered over 60 hd last summer and weighed 2100 from the time he left our place in July until september - just before stud.
Captain was purchased from a couple that grew up raising Angus in the sandhills of NE. Captain was the first Shorthorn bull they sold. Captain's dam was raised in MT, Dover Sindelair is no stranger to the breed of commerical shorthorns. A& T Cattle have over 100 hd of shorthorns and several 100 hd of black angus. Captains breeding is completely intended for the commerical operation - it just so happens some of his calves can be pretty enough for a steer show too. Two of his sons were sale toppers at Iowa and Ohio Beef Expo this past spring.