The original cow herd consisted mainly of such cow lines as McHenry Blackcap, Rosemere Barbara and Pride of Aberdeen. No outside females have been brought into the main herd since 1957.
About 80 percent of our registered cows are bred through artificial insemination to some of the breed’s most useful sires.
Our genetic focus has been on those traits that identify a fertile, sound, productive female. We use rigid culling and selection measures, which have allowed us to maintain a uniform, highly productive cow herd.
We have been in a production program with our cow herd since 1960. Since 1967, all of our production records have been with the American Angus Association’s Angus Herd Improvement Records (AHIR) program. We are concentrating on an optimum level in all traits.
Performance does count. Efficiency and gain in the feedlot as well as carcass traits have been of longstanding importance at Littlerobe. We began performance testing our bulls in 1970, participating in various reputable test stations across the Southwest. We now feed all our weaned bull calves our own ration on the ranch for 80-day or more high-growth test. Complete performance and ultrasound data are collected and made available.
The bulls and heifers in our Saturday, March 27, 2010 Sale are from these AI sires:
- GAR Retail Product
- B/R Future Direction 4268
- SS Oblective T510 oT26
- Connealy Front Page 0228
- High Prime 4037
- CRA Bextor 8725205 608
- Mytty N Focus