BLACK SIMMENTAL REFERENCE SIRES

MRL Batman 34H

A major growth bull purchased for $20,000 from McMillen Ranching. He has big square feet, great length and we love the performance that his progeny display. There were very few that we didn’t keep either as replacements or bull calves and that is where the real return on investment lies here. Pounds equal dollars in this industry. 34H has produced a group of bulls that will sire heavy calves come fall.

More’s Hitch Hiker 2H

After the success we’ve had with the first State of War son we quickly purchased another. There is so much that 056C has to offer in this industry. Foot and leg structure, the ability to get out and cover ground, ease of calving and explosive growth. We are already finding that 056C is being crossed on cows with some of the worst maternal and calving ease traits, immediately throwing consistency out the window. With MEM 2H we found CE, BW, MCE and API were all positive on both sides of his pedigree, which is the kind of consistency and predictability we want to see.

Red W Sunrise Tycoon685H

Tycoon 658H was purchased for $17,000 from W Sunrise. He is a soft made calving ease bull with loads of natural thickness and shape. Dark red, neat little head, and he moves well on excellent feet. 658H has great EPD’s across the board. We used him on both heifers and cows with great results. His sons blend calving ease and growth seamlessly.

RSL Utah 835F

The “Utah” herd sire was chosen for his excellent curve-bender performance. He was born at just 62 pounds and yet his two-year-old dam had him weighing 800 pounds come weaning. Utah has been an absolute dream for calving ease. He is king of the heifer pen but saw a lot of cows as well. It is a no brainer when calves come consistently lighter and grow so well. His daughters are already proving themselves in our herd – take the dam of Lot 66 as a prime example.

Mitchell’s Utah 65H

We retained this young herd sire with great anticipation for his first calf crop. After scouring through some breeders pens on the prairies, we decided the most solid made bull was in our own pen. 65H has dark feet with a ton of heel, he moves very well and performed impressively. His sire, Utah, insured that the EPD’s, calving ease and growth would all be good. As for his dam, she did very well to produce a bull of this caliber on her first try. All of these consistent production traits lead to a uniform calf crop born with ease, replacements who will have increased milk and will yield more pounds of calf come pay day. We have high hopes for the solid daughters this bull will leave us, they are already some of the best in the heifer pen.