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KALLION FARMS In Search of Excellence
Grant Vassberg: 979-204-3126 • grant@kallionfarms.com College Station, TX • KALLIONFARMS.COM
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R.J. Salinas: 979-249-7535 reysalinas1@gmail.com WWW.GRAYBRAHMAN.COM
KALLION FARMS In Search of Excellence Grant Vassberg: 979-204-3126 grant@kallionfarms.com • College Station, TX KALLIONFARMS.COM • Se Habla Español
MR US KALLION BENCHMARK --aa BREDBY BYKALLION KALLIONFARMS FARMS&&SALINAS SALINASRANCH RANCH BRED
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%IMF %IMFSCORE SCORE 7.19 7.19||||BACKFAT BACKFATSCORE SCORE .17 .17||||REA/CWT REA/CWTSCORE SCORE 1.1 1.1
#1
MR US KALLION BENCHMARK
MARBLING MARBLING ((% %IMF IMF)) BRAHMAN BRAHMAN IN IN THE THE WORLD WORLD *AS OF 2/16/2016
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At Kallion Farms we are a PROFIT DRIVEN BUSINESS breeding the IDEAL BEEF ANIMAL providing the best product to the consumer and to the BEEF PRODUCER. Twenty years ago when we began our caracass based Brahman breeding program we set specific goals for our program. The results speak for themselves, as we hit some of the benchmarks and goals we set for ourselves years ago. As innovators in the beef industry we strongly feel that it is our responsibility to give the consumer a safe, healthy and tender product, and to do so efficiently. JOIN US AS WE CONTINUE IN OUR SEARCH OF EXCELLENCE.
GLIMPSE @ KALLION FARMS SPRING 2015 CALF CROP DATA NAME OF ANIMAL
%IMF
BF
D.O.B
SCANNED AT AGE
MR US KALLION BENCHMARK
7.19
.17
01/11/15
12 MONTHS
MR KALLION LEGACY
6.91
.08
03/01/15
10 MONTHS
MISS KALLION 622
6.08
.19
11/12/14
14 MONTHS
MISS KALLION 633
5.88
.11
12/14/14
13 MONTHS
MISS KALLION 654
5.99
.23
01/17/15
12 MONTHS
MISS KALLION 667
6.23
.26
03/16/15
10 MONTHS
MISS KALLION 669
6.83
.09
03/16/15
10 MONTHS
MISS KALLION 677
6.55
.11
03/18/15
10 MONTHS
MISS KALLION 679
6.01
.16
03/21/15
10 MONTHS
MISS KALLION 684
5.92
.15
03/29/15
10 MONTHS
MISS KALLION 687
6.01
.08
04/05/15
9.5 MONTHS
MISS KALLION 694
6.29
.07
04/12/15
9 MONTHS
MISS KALLION 711
6.16
.15
04/26/15
8.5 MONTHS
AVERAGE SCORES FOR KALLION FARMS SPRING 2015 CALF CROP - %IMF SCORE 4.75; BACKFAT SCORE .17
MR US MAXIMUS 105/9
MR KALLION 1352
SIRE OF MR US KALLION BENCHMARK
A KALLION FARMS TOP PRODUCING CARCASS TRAIT SIRE
RAISING THE BAR FOR THE BRAHMAN BREED
At Kallion Farms we began our carcass focused Brahman breeding program in 1996. We knew the conventional way of determining the best animals for genetic improvement would be a slow process. Deciding to take major steps to accelerate our program we DNA tested over 3000 head of Brahman cattle from the breed’s most popular bloodlines starting in 2003. From these genetically superior cattle we built the foundation of our herd. As of today we have collected over twenty-five hundred (2500) ultrasound scans for IMF and REA. KALLION FARMS HISTORICAL DATA 2004 STEERS AVERAGED 7.86 LB SHEAR FORCE 2005 AVERAGE IMF 3.01 ON FEMALES, 2.67 ON MALES
ESSENTIAL TRAITS
Certain traits are MANDATORY for the production of HIGH QUALITY BEEF. At Kallion Farms we believe these traits are equally important and have weighted each of these traits evenly in our SEARCH FOR EXCELLENCE in the Brahman breed.
√FERTILITY Females calve every 12 months, Male and Female reach puberty at an early age.
√PHENOTYPE Observable traits, our focus on structural soundness and overall appearance.
√TEMPERAMENT Emphasizing the
importance of gentleness in Brahman cattle.
TODAY AT KALLION FARMS
√TENDERNESS Critical factor in customer
SHEAR FORCE AVERAGE UNDER 5.5 LBS IMF AVERAGE SCORE IS 4.75.
√FEED EFFICIENCY Important to the
satisfaction, replication of this trait is imperative.
profit margin consideration when breeding cattle.
KALLION FARMS & SALINAS RANCH KALLION FARMS and SALINAS RANCH have partnered together to combine and utilize our individual ranches unique horned and polled Brahman genetics to further develop a new generation of high marbling, functional, fertile and docile cattle. The partnership will strive to provide an advanced Brahman with economic traits on the outside and under the hide to registered breeders and the commercial producer around the globe.
Kallion Farms Polled Heifers (Lexor X Kallion)
MR KALLION TANK 1664
Our partnership has already had tremendous results in our quest to create the next generation of Brahman cattle.
KALLION FARMS In Search of Excellence
Photo taken at 16 months of age
For Sales Contact: Grant Vassberg, General Manager 979-204-3126 • grant@kallionfarms.com College Station, TX
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COMBINING CARCASS WITH INNOVATIVE POLLED GENETICS MS US POLLED SIERRA 320/3 AND MS US POLLED MESA 369/4 ARE HALF SISTERS WITH %IMF SCORES OF
6.78 AND 6.76. %IMF 6.78
MS US POLLED SIERRA 320/3
They are the *highest marbling polled females in the Brahman breed. These unique heifers are cornerstones in our quest to develop high marbling, functional, polled cattle.
*As of 2/16/2016
EVOLUTION · change in heritable
traits over successive generations. Salinas Ranch is at the forefront in the evolution of the polled Brahman breed.
%IMF 6.76
MS US POLLED MESA 369/4
MR US POLLED EVOLUTION 409/5
US POLLED BULL PROSPECT 411
PHOTO TAKEN AT 4 MONTHS OF AGE
PHOTO TAKEN AT 10 MONTHS OF AGE
ACTUAL WEANING WEIGHT 811 LBS
409/5 is a Lexor grandson who exhibits enormous bone, length, muscling and size. Evolution will revolutionize the polled breed. Co owned with Kallion Farms.
WOODMAN SON X LEXOR DAUGHTER
SALINAS RANCH
R.J. SALINAS: 979-249-7535 reysalinas1@gmail.com
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KALLION FARMS In Search of Excellence
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KALLION FARMS In Search of Excellence
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KALLION FARMS In Search of Excellence
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KALLION FARMS In Search of Excellence
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KALLION FARMS In Search of Excellence
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KALLION FARMS In Search of Excellence
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KALLION FARMS In Search of Excellence
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KALLION FARMS In Search of Excellence
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KALLION FARMS In Search of Excellence
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KALLION FARMS In Search of Excellence
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KALLION FARMS In Search of Excellence
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KALLION FARMS In Search of Excellence
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KALLION FARMS In Search of Excellence
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KALLION FARMS In Search of Excellence
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KALLION FARMS In Search of Excellence
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Do you know what age your heifers start breeding?
Do you know your cattle’s grade of marbling?
Kallion Brahman heifers have their first calves at 24-28 months. A decade ago they had their first calves at 32-38 months.
Kallion Brahman steers average marbling grade is Choice. Ten years ago their average marbling grade was medium select.
Do you know your cattle’s average daily gain?
Kallion Brahman heifers and bulls ADG is 1.7 lbs per day with the top animals gaining up to 3.5 lbs per day on grass. In 2002 their ADG was 0.9 lbs per day on grass. Do you know your cattle’s feed efficiency?
Kallion Brahman heifers and bulls average 6.5 lbs of feed per 1 lb of gain. Five years ago they required 8 lbs of feed per 1 lb of gain.
KALLION FARMS In Search of Excellence Byron Vassberg • College Station, TX 956-245-9780 • info@kallionfarms.com
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Look for Kallion Farms cattle at the South Texas Cattle Marketing sales on March 1, 2014 and August 30, 2014.
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KALLION FARMS In Search of Excellence
For Sales Contact: Grant Vassberg, General Manager 979-204-3126 • grant@kallionfarms.com Byron Vassberg • College Station, TX 956-245-9780 • info@kallionfarms.com
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Do you know what age your heifers start breeding?
Do you know your cattle’s grade of marbling?
Kallion Brahman heifers have their first calves at 24-30 months. A decade ago they had their first calves at 32-38 months.
Kallion Brahman steers average marbling grade is Choice. Ten years ago their average marbling grade was medium select.
Do you know your cattle’s average daily gain?
Do you know your cattle’s shear force?
Kallion Brahman heifers and bulls ADG is 1.7 lbs per day with the top animals gaining up to 3.5 lbs per day on grass. In 2002 their ADG was 0.9 lbs per day on grass.
Kallion Brahman steers consistently have a shear force of 4-8 lbs. Ten years ago their shear force ranged from 6-20 lbs.
Do you know your cattle’s feed efficiency?
Kallion Brahman heifers and bulls average 6.5 lbs of feed per 1 lb of gain. Five years ago they required 8 lbs of feed per 1 lb of gain.
KALLION FARMS In Search of Excellence
Byron Vassberg • College Station, TX • 956-245-9780 • info@kallionfarms.com
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Femininity and mothering ability.
That ’s what we are about.
Thank you To all of our kallion farm cusTomers who boughT caTTle aT The souTh Texas caTTle markeTing fall gaThering! Kallion Farms will have 75 two-year-old bred heifers available at the South Texas Cattle Marketing Spring Gathering in March 2013 in Nixon, TX. For more information contact
South Texas Cattle Marketing
Lew Thompson • Pearsall, TX • Office: 830-334-8227 • Cell: 830-965-3058
KALLION
FARMS In Search of Excellence Byron Vassberg • College Station, TX 956-245-9780 • info@kallionfarms.com
KALLION
FARMS In Search of Excellence Byron Vassberg • College Station, TX 956-245-9780 • info@kallionfarms.com
50 Ready to Breed Heifers Available
Private Treaty!
Pregnant recips available carrying embryos with some of the top Brahman Championship genetics, such as V8 924/5 , +JDH Karu 800 and more.
KALLION
FARMS In Search of Excellence Byron Vassberg • College Station, TX 956-245-9780 • info@kallionfarms.com
Bred Heifers & Open Breeding Age Heifers For Sale
Private Treaty!
Pregnant recips available carrying embryos with some of the top Brahman Championship genetics, such as V8 924/5 , +JDH Karu 800 and more.
KALLION
FARMS In Search of Excellence Byron Vassberg • College Station, TX 956-245-9780 • info@kallionfarms.com
75 Bred Heifers, 100 Open Breeding Age Heifers For Sale
Private Treaty!
Pregnant recips available carrying embryos with some of the top Brahman Championship genetics, such as V8 924, Karu 800 and more.
KALLION
FARMS In Search of Excellence Byron Vassberg • College Station, TX 956-245-9780 • info@kallionfarms.com
Special Offering from Kallion Farms 120 High Quality Bred Registered Brahman Females
Offered at South Texas Cattle Marketing’s Spring Gathering
Cattleman’s Opportunity Sale
Saturday March 10, 2012 • 1:00 PM Nixon Livestock Commission Nixon, TX
300 head of bred and open Brahman heifers for sale this spring through private treaty.
KALLION FARMS
In Search of Excellence Byron Vassberg • College Station, TX 956-245-9780 • info@kallionfarms.com
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Cattle and Genetics Available
Kallion Farms Brahman cattle are bred to be one step ahead of the market. The common cattle in today’s beef industry are bought and sold based mainly off of their physical appearance or conformation. But, beauty is only skin deep. Kallion Farms Brahman cattle are not common, they are exceptional. We test our cattle for genetic superiority in Marbling, Tenderness and Feed Efficiency. We also test our cattle for live carcass quality through ultrasound technology and actual carcass quality through extensive product analysis. What it comes down to is, our cattle are bred for BEEF. This combination of traits is passed from generation to generation, improving the consistency of our product. Being a BEEF producer means much more than having pretty cattle. You have to be able to know they will produce for both your program, as well as meet the expectations of the end consumer. Brahman cattle are BEEF animals and at Kallion Farms we are proving it.
KALLION FARMS
In Search of Excellence Byron Vassberg • College Station, TX 956-245-9780 • info@kallionfarms.com
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Cattle and Genetics Available
Do you know what age your heifers start breeding?
Do you know your cattle’s grade of marbling?
Kallion Brahman heifers have their first calves at 24-30 months. A decade ago they had their first calves at 32-38 months.
Kallion Brahman steers average marbling grade is Choice. Ten years ago their average marbling grade was medium select.
Do you know your cattle’s average daily gain?
Do you know your cattle’s shear force?
Kallion Brahman heifers and bulls ADG is 1.7 lbs per day with the top animals gaining up to 3.5 lbs per day on grass. In 2002 their ADG was 0.9 lbs per day on grass.
Kallion Brahman steers consistently have a shear force of 4-8 lbs. Ten years ago their shear force ranged from 6-20 lbs.
Do you know your cattle’s feed efficiency?
Kallion Brahman heifers and bulls average 6.5 lbs of feed per 1 lb of gain. Five years ago they required 8 lbs of feed per 1 lb of gain.
KALLION FARMS In Search of Excellence
Byron Vassberg • College Station, TX • 956-245-9780 • info@kallionfarms.com
www.kallionfarms.com
Do you know what age your heifers start breeding?
Do you know your cattle’s grade of marbling?
Kallion Brahman heifers have their first calves at 24-28 months. A decade ago they had their first calves at 32-38 months.
Kallion Brahman steers average marbling grade is Choice. Ten years ago their average marbling grade was medium select.
Do you know your cattle’s average daily gain?
Kallion Brahman heifers and bulls ADG is 1.7 lbs per day with the top animals gaining up to 3.5 lbs per day on grass. In 2002 their ADG was 0.9 lbs per day on grass.
KALLION FARMS In Search of Excellence
Byron Vassberg • College Station, TX • 956-245-9780 • info@kallionfarms.com
Do you know your cattle’s feed efficiency?
Kallion Brahman heifers and bulls average 6.5 lbs of feed per 1 lb of gain. Five years ago they required 8 lbs of feed per 1 lb of gain.
www.kallionfarms.com
Thank you to everyone who attended the South Texas Cattle Marketing Sale and purchased Kallion Farms cattle!
Do you know what age your heifers start breeding?
Do you know your cattle’s grade of marbling?
Kallion Brahman heifers have their first calves at 24-28 months. A decade ago they had their first calves at 32-38 months.
Kallion Brahman steers average marbling grade is Choice. Ten years ago their average marbling grade was medium select.
Do you know your cattle’s average daily gain?
Kallion Brahman heifers and bulls ADG is 1.7 lbs per day with the top animals gaining up to 3.5 lbs per day on grass. In 2002 their ADG was 0.9 lbs per day on grass.
KALLION FARMS In Search of Excellence
Byron Vassberg • College Station, TX • 956-245-9780 • info@kallionfarms.com
Do you know your cattle’s feed efficiency?
Kallion Brahman heifers and bulls average 6.5 lbs of feed per 1 lb of gain. Five years ago they required 8 lbs of feed per 1 lb of gain.
www.kallionfarms.com
Make Plans to Attend South Texas Cattle Marketing Sale • August 31, 2013
Selling 1,200+ Head of Brahman and Brahman Cross Cattle Lew Thompson • South Texas Cattle Marketing • 830-334-1045
KALLION STEAK IN PERFECTION... FARMS
Tender flavorful beef. How do you breed tHe best beef in tHe world?
We answer that question every day and have the data to prove it.
so join us!
In Search of Excellence Byron Vassberg • College Station, TX 956-245-9780 • info@kallionfarms.com
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Make Plans to Attend South Texas Cattle Marketing Sale • August 31, 2013 Selling 1,200+ Head of Brahman and Brahman Cross Cattle
Lew Thompson South Texas Cattle Marketing • 830-334-1045
Do you know what age your heifers start breeding? Kallion Brahman heifers have their first calves at 24-28 months. A decade ago they had their first calves at 32-38 months. Do you know your cattle’s average daily gain? Kallion Brahman heifers and bulls ADG is 1.7 lbs per day with the top animals gaining up to 3.5 lbs per day on grass. In 2002 their ADG was 0.9 lbs per day on grass.
Do you know your cattle’s feed efficiency? Kallion Brahman heifers and bulls average 6.5 lbs of feed per 1 lb of gain. Five years ago they required 8 lbs of feed per 1 lb of gain. Do you know your cattle’s grade of marbling? Kallion Brahman steers average marbling grade is Choice. Ten years ago their average marbling grade was medium select.
KALLION FARMS In Search of Excellence Byron Vassberg • College Station, TX 956-245-9780 • info@kallionfarms.com
www.kallionfarms.com Look for Kallion Farms cattle at the South Texas Cattle Marketing sales on March 1, 2014 and August 30, 2014.