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Charolais Bull Offering
The beef industry is like everything else—it keeps changing,
as the world changes. There will always be a demand for
quality beef, the question is how much and how we get there.
Charolais-cross cattle have proven they can do it. ‘Smokies,’
or ‘Cinnamon’ cattle sired by good Charolais bulls can hit
many targets on a set of British or eared females. 70 to 97%
or more choice with yield grades of 1 to 3, without an excess
of fat (which costs money to put on) will continue to be very
profitable.
Many folks often ask why we started Charolais in 1999. We
felt the direction many were taking in the Angus breed (more
growth, more terminal, more excess past the point of profit)
was not where we felt the Angus breed was at its best. Op-
tions— start a second breed that was proven in the feedlot
and on the rail for our customers to use if they wanted. There
was no second thinking the breed—Charolais. This way we
could maintain and constantly improve the Angus female and
not risk making her terminal. Hybred vigor is proven. ‘Bank’
on it.
Our Charolais are bred with attention to all traits, however,
first and foremost is birth weight. We have three- to four-
generations of lighter birth weight stacked in our pedigrees.
We know a live calf makes the most money. We also have
developed some of the highest marbling genetics in the
breed to make sure our customers hit as many targets as
possible. Feet, disposition, fertility, ‘slicking off,’ are just as
important as all the other traits. Hybred vigor is a fact of life.
Excess fat costs someone money — muscle, gain, conver-
sions, lean retail cuts, are a fact of life. Total pounds (the
right kind of pounds) are a fact of life. Need extra pounds off
a set of British cows without calving problems?
Call us!
*NOTE*
*Charolais EPDs current as of Sept.10, 2016
*All % ranking in footnotes are for non-parent bulls.
LT Rio Bravo 3181 P
LT Rio Blanco 1234 P
M6 New Standard 842 P ET
LT 7N of Duke 9083 P
M6 Ms Grid Maker 2175 ET
M6 Grid Maker 104 PET
M6 Ms E46’s Duke 248 PET
RC Budsmydad 225 Polled
RC Bud 04 ET
Finks Miss 25503575BUDET
Miss Showgun RC 416
WCR Miss Tradition 3575
WCR Sir Tradition 066
WCR Miss Duke 9026
Incredible disposition
Ranks #15 in the breed in the Multiple Trait list in Spring
2016—only 5 bulls ahead of him have as much accuracy on
yearling wt as he has.
Proven sires—he is in the Top 3% YW
Proven sires—Top 1% carcass wt
Proven sires—Top 2% Ribeye area
Proven sires—Top 9% marbling
Slick haired
Outstanding fertility—freezes sexed semen. I know of only
three other bulls in the breed that do that!
Moderate framed (5.5-7)
Deep bodied
Thickness
Maternal if someone wants to make replacements
Ranks in Top 2% for Terminal Sire Index!
Birth
Acc
WW
Acc
YW
Acc
MILK
Acc
Mtnl
SC
Acc
CW
Acc
REA
Acc
Fat
Acc
Mar
Acc
CE
Acc
0.9
.79
43
.76
86
.66
18
.35
39
1.1
.46
47
.31
0.87
.32
.001
.27
.21
.24
1.8
.53
