On the Road with Lorna and Willie

Lorna Marshall, AVP of Beef Sire Evaluation and Willie Altenburg, AVP of Beef Genetics have been busy this fall checking out progeny of many of our Genex sires. Here are a few of their observations.

Lornas Notes 

Fall Progeny at Connealy Angus 

1AN01302 WESTERN CUT - These cattle are consistently moderate-framed, above depth of body and rib shape, expressively muscled with excellent eye-appeal.

1AN01226 UPROAR -They are powerful, attractive, three-dimensional and sound with good dispositions. 

1AN01278 DOUBLE VISION - Double Vision adds bone, frame size and serious performance.

1AN01281 EXTRA 0011 - They are long-bodied, strong-topped cattle with added bone. He should be protected on depth of body, rear flank and lower quarter.

Spring Progeny at Connealy Angus

1AN01334 PROTOTYPE - This was a very nice, consistent sire group. They are moderate and big-ribbed with above average muscle. 

  

1AN01299 FORTITUDE - These calves have consistently scored a low 6 for frame. They are long-bodied, attractive, and have above average muscle for the +13 CED he offers. 

  

1AN01242 FULL POWER - As usual, very consistent, balanced trait cattle that are not extreme anywhere but above average everywhere.

Weaned Calves at Schaff Angus Valley

1AN01238 RESOURCE - Calves are consistently good and the full sisters in production are awesome.

1AN01365 RENOWN - A tad more level-hipped and longer-fronted than the RESOURCE progeny. 

1AN01287 WEST RIVER - The calves are very smooth-made, moderate-framed and super sound with lots of body.

1AN01237 ANGUS VALLEY - The daughters are a little bigger-framed, but very angular with gorgeous udders. Protect a little on muscle and base width.

1AN01320 TEN SPEED - The calves had very good performance and nice profile. They are above average for body depth, with a lot of top, hip and quarter.

Willie’s Notes

Fall Simmental Tour

1SM00151 ELEVATE - I saw ELEVATE's dam, with a very nice bull calf at her side, when I visited Lassle Ranch Simmentals in Montana. She is a moderate-framed, big-bodied Dual Focus daughter with a small, tight udder. She appears to hold her flesh very well and looked quite impressive.

1SM00155 NIGHTRIDE - Lassle Ranch also had several NIGHTRIDE calves. The birth weights on heifers are consistently small and other operations are reporting the same, so calving ease appears to be a lock. Calves are very moderate-framed, thick, deep and soft-sided. NIGHTRIDE is a commercially-oriented, calving ease bull.

1SM00150 TRUE JUSTICE - When I visited Bata Bros. Simmentals in North Dakota, I saw TRUE JUSTICE's dam, now a three-year-old. She is a larger-framed, hard-working female with a snug udder, and another strapping bull calf at side. At Genex Dakota Sire Service, TRUE JUSTICE was just coming in stud after a summer out with cows. He has grown up; he's added a bit more frame, but his feet have stayed sound. He has an excellent number profile, backed by 50K.

1SM00113 TANKER - When I visited Christensen Simmentals in South Dakota, they had 100+ TANKER daughters in production. These are easy-fleshing, big-volume females with nice udders and big calves at side. Not only does TANKER make great Simmental females, but he is an excellent choice for use on Angus cows.

1SM00154 IRONHIDE - I visited both Rock Creek Ranch and EBY Ranch in Kansas to see every IRONHIDE calf they have. I did not see one bad calf. While not every calf had a blaze face, every calf I saw was thick, deep and correct. Granted, they are still young as the oldest were yearlings, but they were impressive.

1SM00153 COWBOY CUT - I saw COWBOY CUT progeny at both Triangle J Ranch in Nebraska and Cow Camp Ranch in Kansas. They are very muscular, correct and black, as I see little to no white on the underlines. I would probably protect him on rear flank and use him on deeper cows. He would be a perfect cross on Dream On and Angus cows. COWBOY CUT has an EPD number profile unmatched in the industry today.

1SM00133 BEEF KING - BEEF KING's progeny continue to impress, whether red or black. BEEF KING will add muscle while maintaining structural integrity.

1SM00131 WIDE TRACK - Werning Cattle Company in South Dakota has WIDE TRACK progeny in production, mostly half-bloods, and they really like them. WIDE TRACK is an excellent bull to make purebreds or half-bloods and to add muscle and growth.