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OUR GOAL: Produce functional cattle for our short grass semi-
arid environment and provide honest value and service to our
customers.

OUR PROGRAM: Our program is founded on balanced trait selection
using proven sires. We put the emphasis on Carcass, Maintenance, and
Reproductive traits including low birth weight and do not chase extreme
growth. These traits add value through carcass quality, lower maintenance
costs, increased longevity of the females, and reduced labor inputs with
the added benefi t of the accompanying “convenience traits”. We focus on
fertile, easy handling females with mothering ability.

DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM: The bulls are developed on the ranch.
After weaning the bulls are grazed out on pasture for a month and then fed
a high quality roughage ration with a vitamin-mineral supplement to gain
3.25 lb/day on average. The bulls are kept in a large dry pen, which gives
plenty of exercise. We do not target 1,300 or 1,400 lb. yearling weights.
The development program is designed for the bulls to make their own way
on the range and hold up to the rigors of their fi rst breeding season.
They are guaranteed breeders & ready to work!

The cattle presented here are out of cows that are bred to work within
our limited resources, producing calves that excel at weaning, perform
in the feedyard and add value on the rail. We hold our females to a
“no excuses” production criteria. If they can’t raise a calf every year in
our environment they are culled from the herd.
HEALTH: Bulls have had their branding, preconditioning, and
weaning shots of 5 way BRD, Pasteurella, 7-way Somnus,
parasite control, and StayBred VL5. Dr. Shoemaker will fertility
test all bulls and the results will be provided for each bull sold.
In addition, Dr. Holt will PAP score all bulls for those interested
in taking bulls to higher altitude. This information will be avail-
able as a sale day supplement. If you have questions regarding
this information, please contact Kevin, Larry or Dr. Holt.

Your trust & confi dence in our cattle, our program, and us is appreci-
ated and taken with the utmost sincerity.

Larry, Jean, Sallie & Kevin

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