N
I
G
H
TH
A
W
K
was one of our high selling bulls two years
ago selling to M
ike H
enderson and Rex H
oppes of A
dvanced
Beef G
enetics in I
owa. W
e were very fortunate to be given an
opportunity to purchase the fall breeding possession back from
them so now N
I
G
H
TH
A
W
K
serves herd sire duties in A
labama
during a couple winter months and in I
owa during a couple
summer months while going to semen collection in between
times. W
hen he sold as a yearling,
he was much heavier
muscle and stouter bone than a typical N
I
G
H
TRI
DE son,
so we
expected he may prove to be more of a growth bull with breed
average calving ease rather than a true heifer bull. W
e used
him on heifers for the past two years j
ust so we could collect
heifer calving data from him. W
hile we never assisted a calf out
of heifers,
the birth weight of his calves were on the upper end
of our comfort level for a true heifer bull and as you will see from
his sons in the sale, he definitely breeds some performance
and power into his progeny. W
e feel N
I
G
H
TH
A
W
K
will be an
excellent choice when extra performance is desired on cows
without the worry of excessive birth weight or calving issues. H
is
outcross pedigree makes him versatile across many popular
Simmental inÀuenced pedigrees today. His outcross
pedigree makes him versatile across many
popular Simmental inÀuenced
pedigrees today.
GIBBS 4340B NIGHTHAWK
GIBBS 4340B NIGHTHAWK
Sons of
This NIGHTHAW. son has been a celebrity since birth, initially appearing in some photos on our Facebook as a baby due to his powerful two year old mama and her picture perfect udder,
then later as a bull calf almost as big as mama, and more recently as Whitney and Bradley’s favorite sale bull choice for Facebook photos. His stunning blaze-face, stout look, and puppy like
personality has been and will continue to make him popular with all who meet him. You will have no trouble finding him on sale day, just look for the crowd gathered around a blaze-face bull.
One last interesting fact if you dig back in his pedigree, his great-granddam is a past Angus donor cow at Gibbs Farms that was known for her combination of high growth and milk genetics.
She is currently still in the herd at 14 years old and has produce 11 natural calves with an average progeny weaning ratio of 107 along with producing 11 additional ET progeny.
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Tattoo
ASA
CE BW WW YW MCE MM MWW Stay Doc YG Marb REA API
TI
17 D 325 1 9
EPD
13.
-0.4 9.5 115.8 8.
22.2 57.0 8.4 13.9 -0.2 0.
0.99 150.4 85.1
5/8 SM 3/8 AN
Rank
25% 35% 20% 10% 35% 45% 20% 60% 10% 45% 10% 10% 15% 4%
Body
Color
Color
H P Date Adj Wt
Rati
o Adj Wt
Rati
o Adj Wt
Rati
o
FS %IMF Rati
o BF Rati
o REA Rati
o
BBF BB PP 9 5 1
66 101 817 108 1211 104 5.0 2.82 109 0.1 80 14.93 107
DN
A
W
E
A
N
IN
G
GIBBS 6176D NHK 4072B
Sire:
GIBBS 4340B NIGHTHAW.
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American Simmental Association Fall 2017 Multi-Breed Genetic Evaluation (E.P.D.’s)
Dam:
GIBBS 4072B GINGER 2522=
Maternal Sires:
S D S GRADUATE 00 ; x GIBBS 0 89; CRIMSON TIDE
GIBBS 4072B GINGER 2522Z| Dam of lot 31
LOT 31
SimAngus Bulls
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Gibbs Farms 2017
