Mound Creek’s Cow Families ........................Pages

PRIME TIME Cow Families

The female herd at Mound Creek Ranch is the result of more than three decades of a careful, thoughtful, and strategic laying of the genetic bricks to build a strong seedstock cowherd capable of weathering the brutal storms of the beef industry. Based on the fundamentals of real world ranching we have been relentless in this task by designing with principles, structure, foresight, economy, integrity, risk, reward, removal, and quality of propagation. Few, if any, current seedstock programs have been around longer, still active, and still as passionate as we are at Mound Creek Ranch. Our genomically enhanced EPD values are based on these three plus decades of data gathering, strict attention to contemporary group detail, and a discard program that is unmatched in the Brangus seedstock world. Here are a few of our cow family lines proven by long term selection for genetics, genomics, design, and discipline guaranteeing no other programs can compare! After 35 years we better be doing this right. Our genomically enhanced EPD values are the best in Brangus and are unquestioned in separating true facts from created fiction. Keep in mind the below noted percentile rankings are based on our ENTIRE FEMALE FAMILY LINES rather than isolated individual animals.

889 Family Line

This family line numbers 122 Mound Creek females, easily our most prolific, and ranks as the most proven line in Brangus considering fertility, maternal value, performance, grid indicators, and optimum calving ease. MC Ms Madison 889J6 earns the distinction as the greatest Three-Quarter Blood Cow in breed records and is singly responsible for our entire 889 clan that has generated in excess of $1,750,000 in worldwide revenue for Mound Creek and Blackwater just over the last four years! This grand old cow is still roaming Mound Creek pastures at 23 years of age and left an incredible line that includes MC Ms Extravagant 889P4, MC Ms Extravagant 889X4, MC Boulder 889Z14, MC Ms Dreamland 889W15, MC Power Packed 889C62, MC Nuff Said 889T50, MC Ms 5175 Bando 889P12, MC Ignite 889B2, and now many young generations of donors and herd sire prospects soon to make their mark in breed records. This is the most fertile and reliable family in the breed. Our entire 889 family tree offers averages NINE TRAITS that rank in the breed’s TOP 15% as follows: Heifer

Pregnancy 3%; Stayability 15%; Terminal Index 4%; Fertility Index 2%; Weaning 5%; Yearling 5%; Total Maternal 10%, Ribeye Area 5%; IMF 10%.

129 Family Line

The family that produced the $70,000 high selling open heifer of the entire breed in 2018, the $50,000 MC Something Special 129W14 (Boulder’s sire), $31,000 breed great MC Ms Resource 129A15, $20,000 MC Cross Fit 129E20, and the young studs MC Blue Blood 129H18 and MC Full Tank 129H45 just to name a few! The 65 Mound Creek females from our 129 Family boast TEN TRAITS that

rank in the TOP 15%, or higher, for the Brangus population as follows: Heifer Pregnancy 3%; Stayability 15%; Terminal Index 4%; Fertility Index 4%; Weaning 3%; Yearling 3%; Total Maternal 10%; Scrotal 15%; Ribeye Area 5%; IMF 15%.

PRIME TIME Cow Families

541 Family Line

Rapidly increasing family at Mound Creek with 29 females highlighted by MC Ms Resource 541A4, MC Ms Resource 541C3, herd sires MC Bedrock 541G20, $160,000 MC Five Star 541G30, $110,000 MC Boom Town 541F4, $75,000 MC Big Tex 541F2, MC Big Hoss 541G50, and MC Ms Merger 541J6. The females from this family provide our program with NINE

TRAITS that rank in the TOP 10% for the following traits; Heifer Pregnancy 2%: Terminal Index 3%; Fertility Index 3%; Weaning 2%; Yearling 3%; Total Maternal 5%; Scrotal 5%; Ribeye Area 2%; IMF 10%; and Stayability 20%.

924 Family Line

The original member of this line, Miss NMSU 924 produced over 150 direct and grand progeny and passed on at 20 years of age. These 924 family females work exceptionally well in our Ultrablack program while we continue to sell herd sire quality bulls and donor quality females from this line. One of the 924 bulls we sold in 2021 sale went on to become Supreme American Champion in January 2022 at the Cattlemen’s Congress. Another herd sire, and direct son of the grand old lady, MC Special Forces 924Y4 is the sire of the great 313A donor and dam to Lots 1, 2, 3 in this sale. The 27 females in this clan offer EIGHT TRAITS ranking in

the Top 15% as follows: Heifer Pregnancy 3%; Terminal Index 10%; Fertility Index 10%; Weaning 10%; Yearling 15%; Scrotal 15% Ribeye Area 15%; IMF 10%. 468 Family Line

Rapidly growing Mound Creek family that includes BWCC Ms Revelation 468Y12, MC Ms Slick 468E22, BWCC Ms Rock Star 468Y16 and herd sires BWCC Ranger 468C56, BWCC Stretch 468D42, and the $55,000 MC El Poderosa 468H6. Our 468 Family Tree offers TEN TRAITS ranking in the breed’s BEST 20%

as follows: Heifer Pregnancy 2%; Stayability 15%; Terminal Index 1%; Fertility Index 10%; Weaning 1%; Yearling 1%; Total Maternal 2%; Scrotal 20%; Ribeye Area 1%; IMF 20%.

948 Family Line

Another growing and highly intriguing maternal and grid prospect line that started at Mound Creek with an Angus cow from the desert ranch breeding program from New Mexico State University. These females are fertile with early puberty, quality calf raisers, excellent udders, easy fleshing, and impressive carcass predictors. This could ultimately be the family that gives our 889 clan competition for the most populated group in Mound Creek pastures thru donors MC Ms Chill Factor 948D5 and MC Ms Focused 948X along with young stud and “Perfect Ten” MC Gridmaker 948H10 The 26 female members of our 948 clan offer NINE TRAITS in the breed’s BEST

10% to include: Heifer Pregnancy 10%; Stayability 10%; Terminal Index 1%; Fertility Index 4%; Weaning 2%; Yearling 2%; Total Maternal 5%; Ribeye Area 2%; IMF 4%.