Thank you to Ideal Video Productions for capturing this video of our bull, DMR Heritage 894Y selling at GeneTrust @ Chimney Rock. Thank you to Bruce Roberts, Roberts Ranch for purchasing this young herd sire. Thank you also, to our friends at Clover Ranch for being the contending bidders.
Bulls
DMR Mainstay 468Y39
MC Nuff Said 889T50 x Ms Brinks New Era 468P14
BW: 0.5 WW: 36 YW: 65 M: 18 TM: 36 SC: 0.9 REA: 0.74 IMF: 0.03 FT: 0.001
Tremendous growth, maternal and carcass genetics in this Nuff Said sired prospect that is out of one of the most sought after females from the Brinks-Camp Cooley dispersion. He ranks in the top 10% of the breed for three traits, weaning weight, yearling weight, and milk. Plus, he ranks in the top 2% for REA while still maintaining a BW EPD that is below breed average and an IMF ranking that is above breed average. He posts outstanding growth numbers with an adjusted 205 of 779 pounds to ratio 109 and went on to record an adjusted 365 of 1253 pounds to ratio 102. His ultrasound evaluation for REA that adjusted to 16.51 to ratio 108 and an adjusted IMF of 5.22 to ratio 111 are impressive. His sire is one of the most popular bulls in the Blackwater line up with his progeny and semen being highly sought after and popular in herds with sales domestically and internationally His dam 368P14 who has been an outstanding donor for Draggin' M and has one of the most well balanced EPD profiles that you will find anywhere. she has been a steady, consistent producer of the right kind of cattle. The lucky buyer of this outstanding young prospect who pedigree is an outcross to many of the popular bloodlines will possess a sire who will be a Mainstay in their program for years to come.
DMR Testament 99Y43
Csonka x Miss Brinks Gaucho 99H51
BW: 2.4 WW: 28 YW: 53 M: 16 TM: 30 SC: 1.1 REA: 0.45 IMF: 0.15 FT: -0.007
This lot's sire, Csonka of Brinks 30R4, has established himself as a proven and popular sire both domestically and internationally. His daughters are becoming a favorite within the breed but Csonka is best known for his ability to sire high growth males that dominate their contemporary groups and has proven his ability to produce herd sire caliber offspring. 99Y43 is a testament to this great sire's ability to produce the outliers. Stout made with ample bone and thickness he has the design to power up and put some ruggedness into his offspring. He excels int he genetic profile to add maternal and IMF as he ranks in the top 15% for Milk and 10% for IMF. His impressive AIMF of 5.29 to ratio 112 along with an AREA of 16.6 to ratio 108 solidifies his ranking as a carcass improver. The dam's side of this pedigree touts the 99 cow family which has always been regarded for their ability to transmit exceptional carcass traits He has expressed his ability to transmit growth as he has an adjusted 205 of 772 lbs to rank in the top 30% of the breed for weaning weight. He went on to record an adjusted 365 of 1238 lbs and is ranked in the top 25% of the breed for that trait. Power, muscle, improved IMF, maternal strength ample bone, and stout structure are all traits his sire is noted for. This lot is a Testament to Csonka's ability to transmit those to his offspring.
DMR Tradition 302Y
LTD x Ms DMR Next Step 302W
BW: 0.7 WW: 25 YW: 56 M: 14 TM: 26 SC: 0.9 REA: 0.5 IMF: -0.16 FT: -0.012
A moderate framed, thick butted individual that, without a doubt exhibits the phenotype of the future of the beef cattle business. His name is a natural fit as the genetic combination of LTD of brinks and Suhn's Next Step 331R7 have a Tradition of working time and time again. It mixes really well and produces outstanding females and bulls that are consistently lower BW cattle that have been readily accepted to by the commercial industry. He started life with an actual birth weight of 75 pounds and went on to record tremendous data of an adjusted 365 of 1258 pounds to raito 106. His ultrasound for REA was adjusted to 16.22 to also ratio 106. This performance information ranks him in the top 20% of the breed for yearling and top 15% for rib eye area. His sire and dam's sire represent two of the most used sire lines in the breed today and both have a reputation of producing functional offspring that are consistent and uniform in their kind. The 302 family adds another dimension of strength to this youngster. His dam is a higly regarded donor that has done an excellent job for both the Johnston and Milam programs. Study your outfits needs and if your program can use a sire that will moderate frame, add thickness plus type, maintain a strong maternal base and is backed by a pedgiree plus the data that has a Tradition of working for cowmen.
DMR Heritage 894Y
DMR HERITAGE 894Y
Next Step x Ms DMR Affirmed 894w
BW: 2.6 WW: 32 YW: 64 M: 15 TM: 31 SC: 0.8 REA: 0.35 IMF: 0 FT: -0.002
This lot was used natural service in the Draggin' M program this summer and handled that duty as a yearling very adequately. As you analyze his phenotype you will appreciate his length of body, thickness of top, and thickness and depth of rear quarter, great disposition and fluid easy movement. A son of the calving ease and maternal sire, Next Step, he possesses outstanding growth numbers. He posted an impressive adjusted 205 of 741 lbs to ratio 108 and improved upon that at yearling with an adjusted 365 of 1332 lbs to ratio 112, a testament to his ability to convert feed to pounds. The ultrasound evaluation of Heritage was equally dominating as he recorded an adjusted REA of 15.83 to ratio 104 and had a super impressive AIMF of 6.04 to ratio 124. This lot ranks in the top 10% of the breed for YW, the top 15% for WW and the top 20% for milk and scrotal. The 894 cow family originated in the Willow Springs herd and then on through the Brinks and Suhn cowherds. His great-grand-dam, Suhn's Miss Cadence 894H, was a donor cow at Suhn Cattle Co. before going on to Draggin M' as a donor female where she is till in production at 14+ years of age. His dam, a first calf Affirmed daughter, did a tremendous job as a first calf heifer. This is your opportunity to purchase one of the best, highest performing sons of Next Step to your program and add a Heritage of high growth, excellent maternal with proven high performing ancestry to work for you.
Brangus Journal October/November 2012
This two page spread ran in the October/November Brangus Journal. Thanks to Aspen Edge Marketing for the design!
