What's New - Hereford Outcross
Yearling Hereford Bulls For Sale
Take advantage of Hereford heterosis and efficiency in a time of increasing input costs.
A Circle A Ranch 2009 study indicates that when comparing Hereford bulls and Black Angus bulls bred to commercial angus cows...
- Hereford sired females had 7% advantage in pregnancy rate.
- Hereford Sired calves had a carcass weight advantage of 13lbs.
- Hereford sired calves gained .15 lbs /day more at same feed.
- Hereford Sired calves were 11.9lbs heavier at weaning.
- Hereford sired females $51 per year annual advantage.
Experience the Hereford advantage!
MSGA/BQA Twilight Session
Join us at the ranch on Thursday, August 27, 2009 for MSGA/BQA Twilight Session - Low Stress Cattle Handling. Dinner is provided.
MHA Feeder Calf Sale
The Montana Hereford Association is putting together a Hereford influenced feeder calf Sale, Monday, November 16, Headwaters Livestock Auction Yard, Three Forks, MT. For more information, contact Della at 406-266-4121 or e-mail us.
Montana Harvest Production Sale
October 1, 2009
Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch Arena, Billings, MT
Selling 70 plus lots
Joint Sale with McMurry Cattle Co
We are calling this sale the Montana Harvest Sale because it is truly a harvest of combining many years of a shared breeding philosophy focused on balanced traits, outcross genetics and functional cattle that have been breed for grass efficiency, thriving even in harsh Montana range conditions.
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We Strive for Total Hereford Outcross Pedigree Options
Harvie Dan T-Bone 196T
Harvie Ms Firefly 65P-125 — Dam
T-bone will be a calving ease bull that will add style, muscle, eye appeal, hair and an outcross pedigree. T-Bone's mother was the high selling bred heifer in Canada 2005 and a full sister to the National Western Stock Show Reserve Senior Champion Bull 2008. T-bone’s first calves will be on the ground in 2009.
Owned with Harvie Ranching, AB; DAN Polled Herefords, ND; Lorenzen Farms, IL; Albin Farms, IL; John Alexander, IN; Beck-Powell Polled Herefords, IN; Miller Herefords, IN; Dunn Polled herefords, PA; Ehlke Herefords, MN, Northfork Herefords, IL; Praire Meadows Herefords, IL; White Willow Polled Herefords, IL; Wirth Polled Herefords, WI.
E MC Aberdeen Lani U820 ET
Aberdeen Lani will bring strong performance and carcass. The first Aberdeen sired daughter shown in Canada was Reserve National Champion Female in 2006. He also sired one of the highest marbling calves on record at Agribition with a marbling score of 5.65. In 2007, the Lacombe Bull Sale Champion Bull was sired by Aberdeen.
Owned jointly with McMurry Cattle.
E 16R Lady Raftsman U809
Look at the eye appeal with this nice Raftsman heifer. Raftsman combines carcass, calving ease, performance and show appeal. He had the number one Carcass measurements at Agribition as a calf and was a class winner at the Canadian National Hereford Show as a yearling bull. Raftsman 16R named 2008 National Reserve Senior Champion Bull at the Denver Stock Show
Harvie MS Firefly ET 53U
Lacey and Janea’ purchased ½ interest in Firefly as a donor prospect with the intent of showing her in Denver, JR Nationals. Her dam, Firefly 51F, has produced herdsires like Raftsman and high selling females in Canada. Owned with Harvie Ranching.
Half sister to the sire of 2009 Denver Supreme Champion Hereford CRR About Time 743ET.
Study Shows Hereford Heterosis Advantage
Preliminary research shows a $78 advantage for Hereford-sired calves compared to Angus-sired calves in a real-world commercial setting.
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