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Bull Sale Success!!

leanin' H

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We have been waiting all winter for March to arrive. Last Saturday we traveled south 200 miles to Beaver, Utah and the Yardley Cattle Company bull sale. We have all posted our opinions about what we like and dislike about buying bulls. But I bet if some of you made the trip to Gib Yardley's you might think differently about buying bulls. We traveled down friday and spent most of the day at my cousin's place in Minersville, Utah. The Pearson's are two wonderful people and some of my favorites. Shawn has brain cancer and the outlook isnt too great, but they both have amazing attitudes and do the best they can with what they have. We stopped at Shawn's favorite Chinese restraunt on the way down and got a giant order to go. Then we spent the day visiting and enjoying their company. Next to the restraunt was an old railroad outdoor museum we walked around while they built the food order. It was acting like spring so we took a family picture of the H's.
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After having a fine time at Pearson's we went on to Beaver. Spent the night in a motel so we could work on our swimming prowess! Us desert dwellers don't get a lot of practice dog paddling. The kids had a high time as did us bigger kids. Nobody tried to harpoon me which was a plus! Dad and I went out to the Yardley ranch Saturday morning to look over the 175 head selling. 80 Simmentals, 55 Maine Anjous and 40 Black Angus. The first bull out was a purebred simm and he only brought $30,000. Went back east somewhere. I'd guess the average was $2800 to $3000 overall if ya threw out the 2 high dollar bulls. We picked a Angus/Maine bull as our top pick but he went for $3900 which wasn't in my price range. My top Angus bull went for $4250 but a neighbor bought him so I'll get to see how he grows up. Our bull was the 2nd to last Angus bull sold. Yardley's sure had some uniform bulls. Each pen of 15 or so just looked great. Some times theres the cream and then a definate bottom. These bulls all looked good to me. Our bull is lot #157 out of SCC Apache and OCC Legend on the top and from SC Stockman on the bottom. His birth weight was 79 and he won't be a yearling til April 9th. He weaned at 607 and gained 3.70 PPD on long stem hay and silage with ZERO grain.
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Front veiw
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From the back. Some of the bulls selling higher had a little better rear quarter but not a lot. He'll work fine for us! :D
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I like straight backed cattle. He fits the bill. His EPD's for those who give a flying cowpie are BW:1.3 WW:42.5 YW:72.5 MK:14
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It will be fun to see his calves next spring. Like Jigs, I am excited!
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A heifer he'll clean up if I miss her on AI.
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Another we raised here. I like her cow. She is a smaller framed heifer and should thrive on the desert.
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A brockle face heifer who will get bred this spring too.
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This red Angus cow is built how I like them. She is bigger than my ideal cow but its hard to argue with the calves she brings home! She ought'a calve anyday.
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It's ok to dote on your kids right? :D Littlest H helped me brand the bull today. He's his Dad's right hand kid!
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Little H is at school today. But she must be a rancher's daughter if she wears her cap to bed. Hope you enjoyed the pictures. It was a fine trip and we are excited the direction we are headed. Comments are welcome and criticizism is fine, except on the kids!
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cowwrangler

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nice bull and family,i bought 2 bulls from different sales,like you cant wait to see the babies next years,i dont have mine home yet,they keep till may 1,like a dummie i never thought to take pics,lol
 

burnt

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H, all I got to say is that there's not much sense in you taking that bull home.

You might just as well tell the trucker to drop him off at my place . . . .


:wink:


Nice bull!
 

Triangle Bar

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Nice straight back... well put together.... that's a nice lookin' bull. Sounds like you had a great mini family vacation as well... can't get much better than that.
 

per

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Looks good H. What are the UT #s like? I have bought my first pick and several other picks down the line. (sometimes need to average down :shock: ) Seldom is my first pick my favorite in a year or two out. Some of the farther down the list bulls really come into their own. Having said that your bull looks fine. If the seed stock producer has done his or her job (many of them do) then you should be able to take any of them home and have a decent bull.
 

Justin

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as far as i'm concerned, you did good H. i checked out Yardleys website, and all i'll say is......i wish they were closer. :wink: my dad called a while ago and asked..."did ya see H's bull yet?" he said he has known of that operation for years and always thought, as he would say "they look like they got their sh1t together." :D

good purchase my friend. :)
 

Faster horses

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I like him H. I like him all the way around...even his EPD's reflect
middle of the road....You did good, kid!!! :p

And your family...wife and kids...precious!!
And that you appreciate them, icing on the cake!
 
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Anonymous

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Yep-- H he'll do his job plumb well- and a lot better than some of those grain fed butcher fat, half crippled bulls that are waddling across the videos of some of the sales you see some folks going nuts at- whereby the numbers are made by creep and corn...
 

HAY MAKER

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I agree with the rest,you dun good on the bull deal,........zero grain :wink:
good luck

PS ......always enjoy your picture stories and the pictures of your help. :D
 

balestabber

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nice bull,nice story,nice family,nice trip,,,,,,

cherish and live in this moment as time will pass very quickly and things will come to pass as new memories are made.i enjoyed your post,thanks
 

leanin' H

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Big Muddy rancher said:
Were you practicing your barber skills on him? :wink: :lol: :lol: :lol:

No cause he still has some hair! Yardley's always have an interesting trim job on their bulls. But they can do as please because they outgrow the haircuts and make dandy bulls. They sold bulls in CA, NE, WY, NV, SD, TX, OR, Iowa and CO that I kept track of. Everyone must like their clipping job! :D :D :D
 

Big Muddy rancher

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leanin' H said:
Big Muddy rancher said:
Were you practicing your barber skills on him? :wink: :lol: :lol: :lol:

No cause he still has some hair! Yardley's always have an interesting trim job on their bulls. But they can do as please because they outgrow the haircuts and make dandy bulls. They sold bulls in CA, NE, WY, NV, SD, TX, OR, Iowa and CO that I kept track of. Everyone must like their clipping job! :D :D :D

Actually that clipping job is for the ultra sound measurement. :D
 

Grassfarmer

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Well done H, regardless of folks different preferences for cattle types and feeding regimes it's great when you can buy from a program you have confidence in and then sit back and wait for the progeny.
 

leanin' H

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I knew that but wanted to mess with ya a little. Glad to see your paying attention. By the way his other numbers including Ultrasound are.......
Actual rib fat: .22
Actual REA: 11.2
Actual IMF: 3.43
Scrotal: 36
PAP: 37

Ought'a be able to run him on the moon with that PAP score! :wink:
I've always said my beef are out'a this world! :roll: :wink: :wink: :wink:
 

gcreekrch

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No wonder you couldn't buy your first picks H, with that high falutin bull buyin' outfit you're wearing they likely mistook you for a rich Texan! :D

You did real well, thats a nice bull.
 
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