Bull Brackets top 8

[Nasc]

Here are the eight bulls that will be vying for a spot in Steer Planets Bull Bracket Final Four

Meyer 734
SEED #1 in North West Bracket

http://www.cattle.com/semen/bulls/Meyer+734.aspx
Meyers tournament victories
62 to 9 over New Look 101
66 to 11 over Habanero
72 to 13 over Sunseeker

6807
SEED #2 in North West Bracket

http://www.ohldecattle.com/assets/sire/traveler6807.html
6807 tournament victories
58 to 17 over Deer Park 13th
43 to 23 over Remitall Online
48 to 35 over Full Flush

Heat Wave
SEED #1 in South West Bracket

http://www.sekgenetics.com/bull_pg.php?bull=292&breed=3
Heat Waves tournament victories
65 to 11 over Grizz
58 to 17 over Friction
57 to 32 over OCC Anchor

Cunia
SEED #2 in South West Bracket

http://www.cattle.com/semen/bulls/Cunia.aspx 
http://www.steerplanet.com/bb/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=624.0;attach=497;image
Cunia’s tournament victories
55 to 8 over Monopoly
50 to 18 over Draft Pick
59 to 25 over Chill Factor


Who Made Who
SEED #1 in North East Bracket

http://www.sekgenetics.com/bull_pg.php?bull=347&breed=3
Who Made Who’s tournament victories
67 to 7 over Dirty Hairy
72 to 5 over Cigar
54 to 26 over Irish Whiskey

Sonny
SEED #2 in North East Bracket

http://www.cattle.com/semen/bulls/WHR+SONNY+8114.aspx
Sonny’s tournament victories
49 to 18 over LaGrande Reload
54 to 23 over DeBull
42 to 40 over Ali

HeatSeaker
SEED #1 in South East Bracket

http://www.topsires.com/bull-pages/heatseeker.html
56 to 16 over Saugahatchee
55 to 14 over Power Plant
47 to 29 over OCC Emblazon

Northern Improvement
SEED #7 in South East Bracket

http://www.cattle.com/semen/bulls/Northern+Improvement+4480+GF+.aspx
Northern Improvement’s tournament victories
46 to 12 over 8180 Traveler
44 to 33 over Trump
41 to 39 over Dream On

 

[Jill]

Anyone else notice a trend here, there is a huge dividing line here we have the top maternal bulls and the top steer makers, but really nothing in between.

 

[shortyjock89]

Anyone else notice a trend here, there is a huge dividing line here we have the top maternal bulls and the top steer makers, but really nothing in between.

I think there are some bulls that can get it done both ways.  WMW, Sonny, and 734 can sire both pretty easily, and NI can to, if you're into showing Angus steers.  I think that some of these bulls made it this far because they CAN do it in more than one way.  Sure, HW and HS are just steer bulls, and Cunia is known for his females, but they have had such an epic impact on the show cattle industry that they have to be here.

I do notice a trend though, and there are less steer bulls than I thought there would be.

 

[chambero]

Full Flush should be on here.  One of the three major steer bloodlines (Flush, Heat Seeker, WMH).

 

[Dusty]

What would it cost to have one straw of semen on all 8 of these bulls?? Other than Who i think the other 7 are commanding premium prices...

 

[Cattledog]

What would it cost to have one straw of semen on all 8 of these bulls?? Other than Who i think the other 7 are commanding premium prices...

NI is still at 30, but yeah I bet the bill would rack up pretty fast!

 

[itk]

Full Flush should be on here.  One of the three major steer bloodlines (Flush, Heat Seeker, WMH).

How about taking it back a generation with Full Throttle. I was 14 the first time I went to Denver and I will never forget that it was also the first time Throttle calves were there. They were consistently so much better then any other sire group. To me Throttle and Double Stuff are the "foundation" sires of todays type of calves. It would be interesting to go back and see how and how many of the bulls are related.

 

[Dusty]

My top 8 would be:

meyer 734
Full Throttle
Heat Wave
Cunia
Who Made Who
Doublestuff
Heatseeker
Sugar Ray

Top 4 would be
Meyer 734
Heatwave
Who Made Who
Sugar Ray

Top 2
Heatwave
Who Made Who

Top 1
Who Made Who

 

[bcosu]

That's a pretty good top eight.

My top 8 would be:

meyer 734
Full Throttle
Heat Wave
Cunia
Who Made Who
Doublestuff
Heatseeker
Sugar Ray

Top 4 would be
Meyer 734
Heatwave
Who Made Who
Sugar Ray

Top 2
Heatwave
Who Made Who

Top 1
Who Made Who

 

[aj]

Thanks nasc for putting bracket together. It must have been alot of work and I enjoyed it.

 

[OH Breeder]

I am still upset about Gizmo not being up there.  :'(

 

[shortyjock89]

I am still upset about Gizmo not being up there.  :'(

At least Sonny got up there...and HS is half...