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Tested by Time
Tested By Time
March is creeping closer and it’s the last day of sale catalog production so it’s time to pen a few thoughts relative to our love of this business and
the passion we have felt for the 30 years in the registered seedstock side of our incredible industry. What an awesome ride! Ups and downs, high
and lows, changing demands, changing faces. The constants are this amazing breed of cattle, the people we have treasured along the way, and
our never-ending quest to make better cattle year in and year out. It’s our passion. Standing in the middle of a group of Brangus mothers, looking
through a good set calves, trying to figure that next good genetic move, watching the sun go down.
Thirty years in the breed and still standing. Tested by time. Hosted more production Brangus sales than any active breeder in the country. Maybe
more sales than any breeder in history. Tested by time. Three decades of relentless desire to make the best beef cattle in the country. Three
decades of satisfaction from the stockmen who buy our bulls. Tested by time.
We’ve been in the business for a long time, and still here for what we believe are all the right reasons. Come see us March 17 and 18 and you will
see those good reasons. We’ll feed all you can eat, display the sale cattle in easy to review groups, and you can drive around the ranch.
Always Moving Forward
The previous four years we sent our entire set of bulls to a gain test center perfectly set up to identify measured feed efficiency. This was a costly
project but one we required to identify genetic lines that would be more desirable in feed economy and overall nutritional efficiency. Over these four
years we were reassured by the data from this test facility that our genetics would out perform any other programs in the breed, measure the best
carcass information, and had the capacity to efficiently handle extreme environments. However, we just never could get satisfied that developing
our bulls from post weaning in hard pan pens that measured 40 x 200 feet was best for their long term well being, and our bull buyer’s needs
The bull’s in this year’s sale have been developed drastically different than the previous four years. We changed our feeding program to a roughage
intensive feed made up of
60% silage, 10% chopped hay, 16.5% DDG, 12% cracked corn, and 1.5% pellet balancer
. The bulls are now gain
tested in ten acre traps and hand fed daily to insure their exact amounts of feed consumed. This roughage intensive diet is a much cooler ration
and therefore we have less measured numbers than in year’s past. However, our EPD values are the best compared to any previous bulls ever sold
in the breed, and our measures still continue to outclass our competitors. Additionally, these are our best bulls all time in terms of mobility, hoof and
leg structure, soundness, docility, and body design. We are certain this year’s bulls will be better suited for turnout on grass with their big bellies,
wide bodies, sound wheels, and a gut that is more ready for a forage intensive environment.
Just the Facts
The EPD Average for Non Parent bulls in the entire Brangus database just reported by IBBA is:
BW: 1.0; WW: 24; YW: 45; M: 9; TM: 21; CEM: 4.1; SC: 0.46; REA: 0.34; IMF: 0.01
The entire set of
Mound Creek sale bulls
includes the following EPD values:
BW: 2.6; WW: 40; YW: 77; M: 12; TM: 32; CEM: 4.2; SC: 0.74; REA: 0.71; IMF: 0.15
The Mound Creek sale bulls rank against the breed average in the best percentile as follows:
BW: 80%; WW: 5%; YW: 5%; M: 20%; TM: 5%; CEM: 45%; SC: 20%; REA: 4%; IMF: 10%
Separated From The Competition
Pull up the Trait Leader List from the IBBA database and you will find more Trait Leaders from Mound Creek Ranch and our genetic partner
Blackwater Cattle Company spread throughout the data base than collectively any other breeding program or any collective group marketing group.
Really not even a close second. As stockmen you can review our catalog and find review our data set. This information is cataloged in detail.
However, we hope you understand all we do behind the scenes in making our cowherd the greatest you will find. Super design is important, but
more so is the zero tolerance we place on udder quality, calf raising value, hoof and leg soundness, fertility, temperament, and foraging value. We
feel no other herd in the country has placed as much attention to these details as Mound Creek. Our bulls are designed to make cattle that will gain,
feed, and hang upside down and do so with a profitable endpoint. They will also make you a great set of replacement heifers worthy of your time
and investment. Zero tolerance to us is rigourous culling and hs resulted in an incredibly gifted cow herd worthy of your inspection and genetic use.
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Plan to Come in Early
Mound Creek will be open to everyone who would like to drive around and see the place, review the cow herd, look at the new calves, and just
spend a relaxing time evaluating sale cattle with friends. We will have our annual Friday night Steak Supper Feed prepared by the Texas icon Leona
General Store. Lunch on Friday and breakfast Saturday morning will be prepared by famed and award winning chuck wagon team The Wagoneers
from Seagoville, Texas. It’s all gonna be awesome! We will plan on seeing you March 17 and 18.
