2021 Bulls

Homo black, high numbered son of Hook’s Galileo has all the right numbers for a promising herd sire EPDs showing in the top 25% or better would be hard to beat.

This heavy muscled outcross son of Opportunity has really impressed me from the beginning. Out of a first calf heifer, he has risen to the top as the number one weaning weight bull this year. Yearling weight was 3rd out of 22 contemporaries. Docility, high performance, maternal and carcass value. Herd sire deluxe.

This LBRS Genesis bull stems from a moderate birth weight dam. Look at his growth numbers with ratios, Marbling top 1%, API Top 2%, TI top 3%.

We have flushed Top Secret A305 several times in the past years. Her offspring have been consistently moderate birth weights. This year we used the sire CCR Speak Now. K817 gained well with a 3.57 daily gain. Big scrotal bull.

: K813 has lots of growth potential like his brothers but hasn’t been one to come to the feed bunk. His genetic enhancement and EPDs depict his true growth.

The leading ET brother for extra growth and frame. His calving ease EPD is very respectable along with high ranking growth and 13 EPDs above 25%. These CCR Speak Now brothers are all docile, maternally bred with carcass and end product values. Bred to give that extra pounds at weaning time to his progeny. Big scrotal.

The genetic enhanced EPDs shows this ET sibling to be the calving ease sire of the brothers with top 1% for CE and 4% for birth weight. Genetics carrying on to the top 1% for maternal calving ease. Very likely a frame reducer with a 4.2 frame.

K943 comes from a easy fleshing, deep bodied, great uddered, sound footed cow family. Check out his numbers with only one less than top 45%.

: A calving ease Speak Now son, expressing growth numbers, high marbling, big ribeye and high dollar API and TI value. With his rock solid EPDs profile, he could be that go to elite herd sire.

Out of LBR Top Secret A305 donor dam to lots 4, 5, & 6, this bull is A305’s natural calf and would be full brother to lots mentioned. K305 exhibits the calving ease and maternal calving ease which dam A305 carries. Comes from a cow family with longevity.

K308 is out of LBR Top Secret A305 from a prior flush. We have 12 previous year siblings to this bull. The brothers and sisters have all been consistently moderate birth weights and extremely docile. We have been in the Simmental business since 1972 and I would rate A305 progeny from this flush to be top 1 or 2 percent for docility EPD instead of top 30%. I would not want any more milk from the A305 cow so EPDs are not very accurate in milk and docility boxes.

We purchased this embryo transplant from Clay Lassle. LRS Badlands is noted as a high marbling sire. K12 has easy keeping, depth, and fleshing look with high API and TI numbers. This bull was raised in a cooperator herd and I would expect his genetic growth to better under different environment.

This embryo was purchased from Clay Lassle. The LRS Ms. Ten X 401B was a donor for Clay and she was the dam to the high marbling Badlands 401F. Select this bull for calving ease, maternal, high marbling, API and TI sire. Raise by a cooperative herd.

We selected Z207 as a ten year old donor last year this was the only bull calf we got. He carries performance quality, maternally superior, carcass value, with bonus numbers in API and TI. Attractive profile with moderate frame. Not selected for extreme but well balanced docile cattle. Raised in a cooperator herd.

A Franchise bull which has attracted our eye all spring and summer. He was close to the first cal, f born. Thick from front to end with a very attractive muscular look from the start. He is all bull. Don’t let the numbers fool you for he has all the correct profile. Extremely docile, feet and legs look ideal with a no holes conformation. If I was to pick one for looks he would be the first.

The Franchise cattle to not have the greatest numbers but I believe they are better than just numbers. They have longevity, real docility and easy fleshing, deep bodied.

The sire CCR Boulder is ABS’s go to sire for calving ease and top cow maker. Boulder is one of the highest used bulls across all breeds in ABS lineup with big time customer satisfaction. A sire that sires easy going, frame reducing, muscular progeny. Look at the good numbers for YG, marbling, BF, REA, API, and TI.

Look at this bull’s balanced EPD profile. He is out of a 2 year old heifer. Boulder is a well received, proven, go to sire for Sim/Angus, ABS highly used, and respected maternal sire and more. Look at comments on Lot 17.

Weaning and yearling gains have been near the top end. K145 EPDs have been middle of the road or better with no extremes. Look for more growth in this performance bull. The dam is very sound as a 12 year old and has raised the keeping kind whether they are bulls or heifers.

Dam to this bull is a smaller frame cow with that easy keeping kind, soundness in udder and hoof quality. As a smaller cow she is one who raises a high percent of her body weight in those growthy offspring. Calving, maternally superior, longevity, docility, which adds up to high all purpose index. Efficiency is bred into these genetics. Smooth, attractive profile in this bull.

K20A was the 2nd bull for average daily gain for the 100 day test. He would be a go to bull for growth, superior maternally, stability, docility, marbling, API and TI. His ratio for weaning and yearling are well above average ratioing 4 out of 22 and 2 out of 22 respectively.

K760 was noted as superior in his make up when first born. He has not disappointed coming to the top as the number one growing bull for daily gain at 4.08 pounds per day. His sire LBR New Horizon H 801 has risen to the top as the go to sire. His calves come easy with moderate birth weights. Offspring are at average for weaning weight or slightly above. When they are weaned they take off growing. Six out of the top ten gainers were sired by H801. His 8 bulls in the offering averaged .24 lbs. per daily gain over the average of the group Take a close look at this bull for a outcross lead herd sire.

K823 has risen as a performer as well ratioed 107 or 3rd out of 22 rank for weaning ratio. Ratio of 107 or 4 out of 22 for yearling rank. Dam is great uddered, economical smaller cow. Hybrid vigor at its finest. Smooth attractive profile.

We selected two 2 year old heifers as our donors for 2022 breeding season. Dam to this bull was one of them. She produced 47 number 1 and 2 embryos by Honor out of the flush. She is a moderate framed, maternally outstanding female. If interested in this mating please visit with us. A good numbered bull, gaining 3.61 per day for 100 days. J78 x Honor. We might be willing to part with some of the embryos.

K11 should qualify as a heifer bull. A bonus shows him to have growth and good API & TI as well as other respectable numbers. Dam is a first calf heifer. Bull is Hetero Black because Dam is a carrier.

Look at his calving ease and growth. This bull is Hetero Black because dam is carrier. The rest of the bulls are Homo Black and Homo Polled. Lot 25 and Lot 26 are the only Hetero Black bulls.

K936 is the 6th gaining bull for 100 day test 3.55 lbs./day. Bull was born at 67 pounds out of a 3 year old dam. Would recommend this bull for heifers. Smooth shouldered, attractive, not large boned but moderate, gaining 3.55/day so well above group average of 3.22

The H801 sired bulls seem to be born smaller but still able to gain with the best. He has gained 3.49/day which is above the average of group with 3.22lbs,/day. Scrotal on this bull is good sized at 39 cm. Calving ease with good gaining cattle is a breeding advantage sought after genetic quality.

I would say if you want to feel confident in a sure fire heifer bull this one would be first recommended bull. Smallest birth weight at 67 lbs. with calving ease top 1%, BW top 2%. Dam is a 3 year old and would be smallest dam of all the offering. Bull would be a frame reducer also.

Bull’s sire, Integrate, is noted for growth, docility, larger rib eyed cattle with less back fat. Dam’s sire is noted for maternal dominance.

Dam to this bull is probably the deepest bodied, easy keeping, super uddered, performance cow we have. So I would say the EPDs are not accurate for growth. This bull was not too extreme for birth weight but I would still breed him to mature cows.

This bull would actually be a purebred but registration papers haven’t shown that. Dam is a 14 year old with great longevity and soundness. Because we do not have DNA on file for dam we aren’t able to register this bull.

This 2 year old was never used on any cows. As twins 765B and 765A were both raised on the dam which makes for 1260 pounds weaned. The older this bull gets the more I like him.