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I clicked on the link for "Dover" at Cattle Visions. I noticed they have his TH and PHA listed as unknown. He is free of both and I just informed them of this. I was pleased to see that in the latest Shorthorn Sire Summary he is a trait leader in 5 different categories. Most important to me is...

He was, Gary. He took care of his assignments and moved on to a neighboring place (a couple times). I'm in great hopes that his "blue roans" will impress that neighbor next year. He's now in the "bull pen" for the remainder of the summer.

Thanks Sue. Just cattle being cattle! We have to run on irrigated pasture, as this area averages less than 12 in. of precipitation. The calves are developed solely on grass and mother's milk. Indications are that the price of grain isn't going to ease anytime soon so genetics that can perform on...

Huntaway, That is YY Yellowstone Leader 174Y. His dam is a "Dover" daughter. Her dam is the light roan cow/calf with mountains in background pictured above. This light roan cow is heavily influenced by RB Ruby 126th and Byland Eagle f58. 174's BW was 79 lbs (83 adj.) WW 663. He has been...

Sorry the semen delivery was delayed! Hope it wasn't anything on my end? You sure had a nice offering in the Sun Country Sale last spring.

Here are the only pictures of his offspring I have on this computer. YY Baroness 157X and new heifer calf Jan. 2012 Same female as above as a calf Another daughter as a calf A 2012 son out of a DRC cow YY The Duke of Earl 186Y that I used on the Easy daughters. He is also out of a...

Kibler, I have a few pictures on this computer that I can share of "YY The Earl of Dover 118U". I have several of his daughters now in production and I am well pleased. I will have to get to another photo file at home to access some of their pictures. Not everyone will appreciate "Earls"...

Thanks Brock. I don't necessarily think that the old genetics hold all the answers, but I sure think they still can be a relevant tool today. I feel that Dam evaluation is just as, if not more  important in herd sire selection. "Easy's" dam was bred by Roy Lovaas of Hidden Hills Shorthorns in...

Thanks OH Breeder! The semen is stored at Genex Hawkeye West in Billings, MT and Alta Genetics in Calgary, AB Call or pm if interested.

Thanks TGIB, Coming from an outfit that is certainly proving itself as a top producer of no-nonsense, good hard working cattle, your comments mean a lot.

Thanks "CSI" A thread on here that I'm sure you would find interesting is "Herd Sires of the Past". I think you can use the search tool to find it. I'm pretty sure there is a bull on the thread named Pheasant Creek Leader 4th. He is a paternal 1/2 brother to our bull and is very similar in...

Thanks Grant and knabe, Grant, semen is available North of the 49th. We've been pleased with the sales. I've been wishing I'd have sent more the first time. It's starting to look like the demand for these low-input types rise with the price of corn!

Thanks Duncraggan. The 200Z bull calf was born 1/14/12 (82 lbs). 222Z was born 2/10 (85 lbs), Heifer 203Z 1/20/12 (80 lbs) and the 230Z heifer3/8/12 at 80 lbs. BW's from our 1st calvers (2 yr. olds) have run in the 70's. We do have one larger framed cow from more "mainstream" genetics that has...

A few more daughters.. YY Dream Countess 230Z A couple of bred heifers:

Here are some of his daughters. So far, the calf coats have all followed the color of the dams: YY Napiaki's Dream 214Z at about 1 day Same calf and dam in early June YY Melissa Dream 230Z and dam early August 2012 A very attentive 13 year old Diamond Baroness 21J and YY Dreamy Baroness...

A couple of sons and their dams: YY Duty Leader 200Z at about a week old Same pair a couple weeks ago YY Gold Leader 222Z and dam in mid-June YY Gold Leader next to his sire last week

After running across Dan’s post about the new $ values that the Shorthorn Association is using, I thought I would post some pictures of one of our bulls mentioned. This is Coalpit Creek Leader 6th. We call him “Easy” due to his fleshing ability as well as calving ease. He also has a very gentle...

Thanks for a great post Jaimie. It seems we've got one of the best kept "secrets" in the cattle industry. One of our bull customers runs about 250 head of straight bred Shorthorns and retains ownership through closeout. I had the opportunity to visit with the feedlot owner where they are fed. He...

Jaime- Thanks so much for putting up the pictures! Maybe someday I’ll figure out how to post ‘em myself. I was barely able to figure out how to take these pictures with my phone camera! The first calf is a Boa Kae Royal Oak (1963) son with an 84 lb BW. He is out of one of my DRC (Dover Ranch)...

I hadn't had the opportunity to visit this site for awhile and was dismayed to read this unfortunate news. I had the privilege of briefly meeting Mrs. Stephenson a few years ago while visiting Dan and Jill and their herd. My lasting impression was of  Mrs. Stephenson being a real lady who...