why crossbred cattle?

When crossbreeding as opposed to straightbreeding, there is a 4% increase in number of calves weaned and they wean off at about 5% heavier than straightbred calves under the same management. The increase in numbers of calves born and weaned (4%) when crossbred is due to a greater livability of the crossbred calf as compared to straightbred calves. Greater livability of crossbred calves becomes obvious within the first week to ten days after birth. The crossbred calf, compared to a straightbred, is more hardy and aggressive. They stand, nurse earlier and are more resistant to the calfhood stresses such as chill and scours. Advantages of more aggressiveness also contributes to the increase in weaning weights of crossbred calves. Crossbred calves appear to stimulate the cow more than straightbred calves by more frequent and longer nursing. This leads to an increase in milk flow, which has the net result of heavier weaning weights. ”

- R.R. Frahm, Professor, Oklahoma State Animal Science

* 1% increase in embryo survival to birth vs. straightbred

**6% increase in embryo survival to birth vs. straightbred

Even if your cows are straightbred, just by selecting a bull to be mated to 25 cows for 4 years producing 100 crossbred calves, that bull is worth spending up to $6,900 more than a straightbred bull or a bull that simply weans calves 5% lighter (25 lbs).

Lot 32

tag 667 angus Spring 2021 BW: 82

Sire: schillings Confidential 7177

Dam: Donor 206Z (woodhill Mainline)

Lot 33

Sire EPD: CED BW WW YW

5 2.4 59 98 tag 703 angus Spring 2021 BW: 80

Sire: schillings Confidential 7177

Sire EPD: CED BW WW YW

Dam: Primo x Donor 206Z (woodhill Mainline)

5 2.4 59 98

Lot 32

There are only 2 Purebred Angus bulls in the sale but they might as well be Rocky fighting Ivan Drago in Russia. They can take punches from the best and keep standing. Lot 32 is the first son to sell from possibly our most succesful Purebred Angus mating to date. Donor 206Z has kicked out countless replacement females and show heifers out of Confidential for years and when we finally got a bull calf he exceeded our expectations. This is the stoutest Confidential son we have ever sold. He hits you with an incredibly attractive front 1/3 that makes it hard to believe a bull with a neck like that can have the spring of rib and depth of body he carries. When you watch him glide around the pen looking as good on the move as he does when he hits you from the profile, you know you're looking at a unique Purebred Angus bull.

It's interesting that the 2 best Confidential sons we have ever sold both came in the same year Then you look at the bottom side of their pedigree and you notice the common denominator is Donor 206Z. The 703 cow is another successful embryo mating from Donor 206Z and Primo. I'm not sure that a bull could hit you with a much better look than Lot 33. You take your pick between the 2 bulls but as long as you take 1 of them home, you can't pick wrong.

Lot 34

tag 9220 angus PLUS FALL 2021 BW: 65

Sire: Duff Dividend 1712

Dam: KBSC SIMPLIFY 22C

Lot 35

tag 918 ANGUS PLUS Spring 2021 BW: 68

Sire: 702 (OCC X-cel 652X x Insight)

Dam: Angus Cross

GRAND Sire EPD: CED BW $EN $YG 13 -1.4 30 12

Lot 34 is one fancy, hairy, sleep all night, heifer safe bull. Being a calving ease bull and one of the younger bulls in the sale, he needs some extra maturity to look his best. You're buying him to breed your heifers and not worry about them so it only benefits you that his best days are ahead of him. There is not an overabundance of heifer safe bulls in the sale this year so pay attention here.

Calving Ease

Lot 36

tag 8026 ANGUS PLUS Spring 2021 BW: 74

Sire: 702 (OCC X-cel 652X x Insight)

Dam: 8026 (HYBRID X REAR END)

Lot 37

Sire EPD: CED BW $EN $YG 13 -1.4 30 12

Another calving ease bull that has the maturity that Lot 34 lacks. This bull is stout topped and choke necked. His calf crop should be some cocky looking calves. He's sired by 702, which is the bull we introduced last year as the most consistent Purebred Angus calving ease sire we have ever used. We believe that genetic consistency will continue with Lot 35.

Calving Ease

tag 714 angus plus SUMMER 2021 BW: 84

Sire: schillings Confidential 7177

Dam: 714 REVIVAL

Sire EPD: CED BW WW YW 5 2.4 59 98

Lot 35

Lot 36 nearly got pictured for the catalog. The lines on this bull from the top of his poll to his tailhead are as smooth as you could make them. While we aren't calling him heifer safe, he's going to produce light birthweights as well. This is fault free bull that would fit a buyer who doesn't want to worry about calving problems.

Full sib to the impressive Lot 18 from the 2022 sale purchased by Byron Brock. This bull offers more performance for the commercial cowman than his brother and is one of the top growth bulls in the sale. The 1/4th Simmental Lot 37 carries from his mother will make a big difference for you when you see the weights from the final payout on your calves.

Lot 38

tag 340 maine angus Spring 2021 BW: 86

Sire: BPF MIDDLE MAN

Dam: Northern Improvement

Lot 39

no tag maine angus Spring 2021 BW: 84

Sire: Duello Icon 802F

Dam: 340 (SIM ANGUS)

Lot 40

tag 526 maine angus fall 2021 BW: 84

Sire: BPF MIDDLE MAN

Dam: MAINE ANGUS

Every year there is a bull that the rest of the group picks out and likes to fight. This year it is Lot 38. This was a definite picture lot while the bulls were on 160 acres. When we moved them to the sale facility and he was on 20 acres they fought him enough in the first week where we couldn't picture him. This is a stout built, square made bull that happened into some unfortunate circumstances, but someone is going to get what would have been a feature lot on sale day and really be happy once they turn him out

Another bull that they picked on when they were younger and damaged his ear. That is not a new issue and it does not affect him at all. I'm sure some will not like that so have your bidding hand ready if this good looking baldy starts selling for a little less than others. His mother is a moderate, big bellied, stout made cow that has put multiple bulls in the sale in the past. This is a bull that could work on a variety of different cows and can cover some rough terrain.

This bull isn't big, but what is there is ALL THERE! He's a body builder on 4 legs. He is one of the younger bulls in the sale so he's going to keep growing, but he would be a great option to moderate and power up a set of bigger, flatter made cows of any breed.

Lot 41

tag 716 Hereford Cross Spring 2021 BW: 86

Sire: CH HIGH ROLLER 756 ET

Dam: Made Right x Carpe Diem

Lot 42

tag 507 Hereford Cross Spring 2021 BW: 82

Sire: BPF MIDDLE MAN

Dam: 507 (HEREFORD X ANGUS)

Lot 41

The lone Hereford marked bull in the sale this year is sired by the National Champion Polled Hereford bull, High Roller. The top half of this bull's skeleton is impecceable. He's the widest backed Hereford bull we have ever sold. He is fluid in his movement and as usual, he goes back to the great Donor 950 that is one of the highest grossing females we have ever owned. Once again, many options to utilize this bull within or outside of the Hereford breed.

Huge middled, easy keeping baldy bull here in Lot 42. For those of you that like big country cattle, his mother was bred in big, rugged, northern country so this bull should be suited to handle anywhere you put him. Being a full faced baldy, he should help pass that white face on to his offspring on solid cows at a higher rate to help you get that premium for your calf crop.

Lot 43

tag 216 charolais fall 2021 BW: 80

Sire: TCCS Saint Christopher 1015

Dam: MISS 4M OLD STOP 1048

Lot 44

Sire EPD: CE BW WW YW 5.2 -1.1 66 118

Lot 43

We've sold some good Charolais bulls in the past, but let's call it like it is: Lot 43 & 44 are in a different league. These bulls are 18 months old and with the power and masculinity to rival the 2 year olds. Lot 43 is rugged, loose made, and is probably the #1 bull in the sale for putting dollars in your pocket through your weaning weights. He is phenomenal on the move and never gives you a bad look. With his level of quality, you could make him any color and he'd still be a standout in that breed. These bulls are extremely docile so you're probabably thinking we're crazy by judging from their picture. Come see them in person and you'll understand why we're so high on them!

Lot 44

tag 218 charolais fall 2021 BW: 81

Sire: TCCS Saint Christopher 1015

Dam: MISS 4M BOSS STOP 1018

Lot 45

Sire EPD: CE BW WW YW 5.2 -1.1 66 118 tag 32 charolais fall 2021 BW: 82

Sire: JVS SABINAL C22

Dam: SO MISSLEGEND WIND 148

Sire EPD:

3.1 0.8 35 63

As similar as the 2 leadoff Charolais bulls are in quality, they're fairly different in their makeup. Lot 44 is the bull we view as having the potential to add value across many Charolais operations and generate revenue through semen sales. He is stout loined, massive hipped, and bold stifled. Most bulls that bring that type of power to you in the Charolais breed make you sacrifice the look through the front 1/3. This bull gives you the punch from behind all while being tight necked and neat chested. His foot is right, his bone is good, and we love his size. Is he too unique for some? Maybe but who was ever famous for being ordinary?

Lot 45 made his way to this sale on the wrong year, because it's tough to follow Lot 43 & 44. There is nothing wrong with this bull and many years he'd get you excited. He's more traditional in his development as an 18 month old bull still having some maturation ahead of him. For those interested in crossing their cows with Charolais bulls but wanting to be cognizant of the birthweights, you just found a great option. This bull reminds me of one we sold many years ago that the buyer used on good, black cows, weaned heavy calves every year, pulled some better ones off that sold separately for a premium, and lasted for more breeding seasons than most. Nobody can guarantee that is the case here, but that bull had similarities to this one, sold economically, and ended up being a smart purchase.

Lot 46

tag 412 Charolais Cross Spring 2021 BW: 88

Sire:820 (Maternal Made)

Dam: Bullicious x All Aboard

Lot 47

tag 202 Charolais Cross Spring 2021 BW: 90

Sire: wc BLUE CHIP 5131 P ET

Dam: Charolais x Angus

Lot 48

Sire EPD: CE BW WW yW 13.3 -2.4 30 44

This bull was so good when he was young that he could have sold for a show steer as a calf, but he's genetically clean so we wanted to keep him for a bull. You don't make them much squarer pinned than Lot 46. He's stout boned, choke throated, and hard muscled. For those of you interested in utilizing him on genetically dirty cows to make show cattle, his breeding is diverse enough to offer you that opportunity. For everyone else that just wants powerful, Charolais colored calves from commercial cows, don't worry about any of that because he still doesn't carry any genetic defects for you either.

Lot 47

If this bull's hips get any wider then you might need a bigger alley. That's a good problem to have because nobody wants to own a skinny, flat made bull. His mother was hands down the deepest bodied, easiest fleshing cow we owned. She bred tons of power, as you can see, and Blue Chip added the performance and look. We like this bull really well for a variety of different breeding programs.

tag 283 Charolais Cross Spring 2021 BW: 90

Sire: COD (Cash on DeliverY)

Dam: M&M MS W. STORM 4542 PLD ET

Another Charolais cross bull that ranks right near the top of the "Dollars In Your Pocket" EPD. His mother is a really easy keeping Purebred Charolais female, which isn't the most common in that breed. He's a genetically clean C.O.D. son so he's safe to use on commercial or club calf females.

Lot 49

tag 275 Charolais Cross Spring 2021 BW: 90

Sire: KB FU MAN CHU

Dam: M&M MS L. DISTANCE 4507 PLD

Lot 50

tag 9325 Charolais Cross FALL 2021 BW: 70

Sire: 5l Independence

Dam: 9325 (Double Made x Charolais)

Lot 51

Sire EPD: CED BW WW YW 17 -4.7 64 104

Another 1/2 blood Charolais bull that offers a lot of options for buyers. We talked about the top half of the Hereford bull, but Lot 49 is hog backed! He's sired by a Red Fu Man Chu son from Kris Black and a Purebred Charolais cow so his color gene gives you options to use him on red, white, or black cows.

If you want a calving ease bull with a little extra hybrid vigor, this is a great option. On red cows, a large percentage of your calves will be colored like Red Angus calves, but you will benefit from that extra vigor to help you when they're born and the extra pounds when you wean. Lot 50 is another younger bull that is going to keep getting better after sale day.

Calving Ease

tag 329 Charolais Cross FALL 2021 BW: 88

Sire: L83 (Renegade x Hoo Doo)

Dam: Bullicious x About TimE

This bull is also younger but he doesn't need any extra time. He's good enough today to run with the best of them. He has been a standout since the first week he was born. He was our first calf born from a Renegade son that Kris Black sold and he really clicked on this cow. His granddam is described as one of the stoutest and best looking Purebred Charolais females to ever be produced in the Hoo Doo program. His Bullicious mother was the result of a very successful embryo mating who seems to produce a really good calf every year but this cream colored bull easily rises to the top!

Lot 51

Lot 52

tag 851 RED Cross Spring 2021 BW: 86

Sire:815 (134 x OSU Confirmed)

Dam: Next Level

Lot 53

tag 435 RED Cross Spring 2021 bW: 88

Sire: kb 52 (W/C Loaded Up x Angus)

Dam:Solid Gold

Lot 52

815 was one of our favorite bulls from the 2020 sale. You can see why from Lot 52 and we kept multiple females out of him. For those of you looking for genetically clean, red hided, soft made bulls, you will stuggle to find more of an outcross than this. His sire is 7/8 Angus. His grandmother is a cold blooded northern cow. His mother is a Next Level which is still an outcross or quite a ways back in any club calf pedigrees. When you study his pedigree and his structure, this is the bull that most club calf females need. .

Maternal brother to the Lot 51 sale feature from the 2022 sale. This bull is slick shear built and can be a real changer in a cowherd. His mother is a full sib to a Ft. Worth class winner and his grandmother was one of our favorite former donors. Even if you have no desire to raise a big league steer, this 1/4 Simmental, KB 52 son can offer tremendous value to a commercial set of red cows.

Lot 53

Lot 54

tag 605 RED Cross FALL 2021 BW: 87

Sire: 609 (KJHT POWER TAKE OFf x 42b)

Dam: Donor 605 (Business done right X Solid Gold)

Lot 55

Sire EPD: CED BW WW YW

12 1.5 63 105 tag 1922 RED Cross Spring 2021 BW: 72

Sire: 6009 (5l independence X 132)

Dam: Double Made x W4 MS 8505 2581 PLD

Sire EPD: CED BW WW YW

17 -4.7 64 104

Lot 54

The final 609 son of the sale and he kept the consistency and quality of his 1/2 sibs. This bull is deep bodied, bold ribbed, and thick ended. His BDR mother, Donor 605, has produced multiple elite calves early in her career and his grandmother was a tremendous looking red female. He is another bull with endless breeding opportunities across the industry. Lot 54 may go down as a bull that we need to AI to.

Peppy! And if you call him anything else, Bethany will probably correct you. As a calf, he was so gentle, brave, and curious that Clark & Bethany often woke up in the morning thinking someone was at the front door just to find Peppy walking around on their front porch. He would even let Bethany pet him in the pasture! Peppy's mother is a really good yellow baldy that is a full sister to a previous sale feature purchased by Bode Bond. Peppy is her first calf, born unassisted. His grandmother, Donor 105, was as pretty of a Purebred Charolais cow as you could draw. As genetically unique of a calving ease bull as we have ever offered.

Calving Ease

Lot 55

Lot 56

tag 4C Black Cross Spring 2021 BW: 92

Sire: Duello Icon 802F

TH free : PHA Free : DS carrier

Dam: Donor 735 (Business done Right X Solid Gold)

Lot 57

tag 434 Black Cross Spring 2021 BW: 90

Sire: Duello Icon 802F

TH Carrier : PHA Free : DS Free

Dam: Donor 567 (Extra Special x Monopoly)

Lot 56

Lot 56 & 57 have stuck out in the pasture since they were born. Lot 56 has been dense, massive boned, and hairy with a huge hip his entire life. Donor 735 is a specimen to look at and she passed it on to her son. Notice that he is TH & PHA clean so his breeding options are vast. Icon has been working very well for us on club calf females like his mother and we believe Lot 56 can continue that for another generation.

If you were to have pick of any female of any breed in our herd, it's highly likely that you will land on Lot 57's sister. The interesting thing is that I'm not sure which sister you will pick. This bull was the result of one of our best flushes in recent history resulting in elite calves of both sexes. Donor 567 is the most unique female we own and continues to produce flushes that are the top of each calf crop. This bull has success all around him and he's going to work. You pick which cows he's going to work on.

Lot 57

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