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I just received a call from Todd Churchill, owner of Thousand Hills Cattle Company. He is looking for 100 head of all natural forage finished cattle, preferably Diamond D Angus influence.
As you know Diamond D Angus cattle have worked very well in the grass fed industry. Our cattle also seem to excel in carcass merit in the feed lot. We are getting reports from many of our customers, that the calves sired by DDA bulls, have an acceptance level of 70% or higher to the Certified Angus Beef. I believe that good basic Angus has always had good carcass, because that has not been our focus. Our focus has always been on maternal traits.
This is a note from Todd Churchill
As founder and President of Thousand Hills Cattle Company, I have examined over
five thousand 100% grass fed cattle over the past five years. The fat open 24 month
old heifers Mark ships me every spring are consistently the best cattle I kill each year;
excellent marbling and backfat, large ribeyes, calm dispositions, great tenderness and
fine muscle texture. My only complaint is that there aren’t enough of them and they
make the rest of the fat cattle look bad!
In addition to the desirable carcass qualities, because of the tight breeding and ruthless
culling over the years, I like all the DDA cattle I’ve seen at their sales - they would
all work perfectly in my program. Please consider using DDA bulls, especially if you
are in MN or the Dakotas, because I want to purchase more DDA bred fats and yearlings.
Todd Churchill Thousand Hills Cattle Company
Thank You
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Mark & Cathy DeBoo