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I think this guy is really good stock! When I made this mating I figured I either would make one who would be meaner than a mamba with a migraine or a leg swinger. I’m happy to report that he is not mean, and he is really good legged. You wouldn’t even guess that this was possible given either side of his pedigree. He has more skeletal width than most NGNG and is better ribbed, easier feeding, and bigger pinned than I would ever have thought.
He is a big, burley, stout one that will be ready in August! He made us re-check our records several times but he is in fact a HIA x 123. She has had dozens of calves here and this is the first black one. It’s plausible she’s a cross bred, but her calf is different in build too. Her Monopoly’s were good if they were stout enough and still cool. Her Here I Am’s were good if you could handle them and they had body. He’s real pleasant to be around, he’s way good bodied, and he’s exceptionally stout. These 123 calves have done good all over the country, this one might be the best!
This cat is a stud. Great structured, big boned, huge pinned, and bushy. Good, good looking and just the right size for an August end point. Get it on!
Sometimes there are cattle born who are truly special. This is one! No he doesn’t have a feather – he is out of a great pure Hereford cow that is co-owned by the Mitchell Crew and JP Coats. He can run with the blacks, he can win a big show. He is cool but he probably won’t be a Hereford at a Midwest state fair. Freaky stout and hairy – awesome bodied and truly next level structurally. He is out there good!
A fundamentally good calf out of the most potent, best producing bull ever and our rising star 615D. Sound, flexible, stout, hairy, and built right. More body than lots of them and all the right pieces. Full sibs fed great last year. His sister that Emma, our youngest, showed last year was an outstanding one for sure! She was definatley every bit of something special and won the heavy class of market heifers at our state fair.
Ole Smokey – here is the color we are use to from 123. I made this mating hoping that these would be shorter backed, better middle, be more user friendly than the Here I Am 123’s, and have more look and punch than the Monopoly 123’s. He does; it worked. It is nice to have two 123’s calves on one sale and neither need quality donkey time, neither chased someone in the picture pen, and they are both good. This one has been Brock’s favorite most of the year. Sound, stout, good middled, good haired. He was dead headed enough to make picturing hard.
Here is the 2021 shorthorn. We have never had a pile of these, nor would I want to feed a bunch of shorthorn cows but the ones I have are good. Out of a second calver who is a full sib to so many good shorty steers from here. I tip my hat to the Farrer crew for working to keep this breed alive and viable on the steer side. Tom, even though you are a little of a “mad scientist”, when these work, they REALLY work!
Speaking of mad scientists, ya I don’t claim to be one, but if there is a riskier, more messed up approach to building club calves in this world, I can’t think of it. Who makes matings like this, WTF?!? This thing is a freak on a leash. Jack necked, crazy cool, big hair, flexible hocked, and sweet at the ground. His back pasterns are why every club calf bull is a DS carrier. Ultra flexible at the surface. He isn’t a tree climber or whacked out on his outside toes. Good calf here.
Last year my Wynn in Doubt’s had some front, and walked with their head and neck at half mast. Made some changes and it was like putting Wynn in Doubt on the little blue pill. This guy is the result of a flush on 3324 that was short in numbers but big in potential. Cool from the side, jet necked, stout and furry, Won’t feed for an early show, but good things could sure come to those who wait.
I sure like this calf. We had a full brother a couple of years ago that kicked up a lot of dust in Texas and had a good day at the end in San Antonio. His pictures are on our website. This one is probably better. He is, if for no other reason, easier to be around and is certainly better haired. I think this one has massive potential. Punishing Panda was good but mean as heck. This one is better bodied, bigger haired, and just as stout. Most days he’s pretty pleasant.