Udy Angus Plus

03/11/2025

If your bull budget is between $4700 and $6500 and ya want to move your cow herd forward in fertility and longevity and not just buy a bull you can afford, then give me a call.

That price range given the many many sales will get you a bull born in 3rd or 4th cycle of majority of seedstock that have nothing in common with your low input environment and range. That bull born 3rd and 4th cycle has infertility written all over it.

Furthermore ya might think based on growth numbers he was a steal!! That bulls numbers are good because his adjusted weaning weight which a March calf has a better WDA; weight per day of age, thus the reason I advocate March calving. You don't sale your calves on adjusted 205 weight.

What makes Udy angus plus different? I take the hit on pounds weaned per cow exposed so you don't have to.

How?? All buĺls developed the cow had 30 days to get bred. All bulls were born unassisted and unwatched. Which assures they are out of bulls that have good udders. Cows had to be good mothers. No locking them up in a 16x 16 pen take sure they mother and suck.

The heifers are developed so only the fertile ones breed. 30 day breeding developed to gain 1.5 lbs a day. We only want 80% to breed.

60% of the bulls are out of 7 year and older cows

03/11/2025

Average cow-calf cost of production in 2025 estimates are $1,064 per cow, or $2.91 per head per day, down slightly from the previous year.

Source : Livestock Marketing Information Center

02/08/2025

Poor Dallas fans every year at this time they have to think back 35 years ago

Super Bowl champion Danny White…. 🇺🇸⭐️🏈

02/08/2025

Many ask about sending information on our bulls.

I can do that, yet the more I thought about it, it's more about our management and goals than it is about individual bulls.

If I could describe our goal in three words. It would be Elbon Cereal Rye.

ELBON rye was developed by the Noble Foundation in 1956. ELBON IS noble spelled backwards.

The rye has stood the test of time. Still used more than any variety of rye.

What's that got to do with cattle? Elbon can be grown just about anywhere. Has the unique ability to glean from the soil what it needs without adding expensive inputs.

It produces much forage with very little inputs.

Same with our cattle. We expect performance and seek those genetics that will thrive on what they are given. No expensive vita ferm concept-aid, alfalfa, multi min,vaccines, minerals and especially labor.

When we first started planting triticale over alfalfa I was told by many many that conception rate would go down. It didn't go down nor did body condition score.

When we planted cereal rye was told if I didn't cut it in boot stage it wouldn't work. Cattle wouldn't eat it. Not only do they eat it, it's 75% of their diet.

We feed 16 lbs per head alfalfa every 4 days or 4 lbs per head beginning 20 days prior to calving. It's used for one thing. A cheap protein source to keep the rumen functioning to utilize poor quality hay/forage.
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So what does elbon rye do. Produces 4 ton of hay with 25% of water of alfalfa and 30% of the fertilizer required for alfalfa.

This is the same philosophy of our cattle. We want cows bred and wean a good sized calf without us altering or having to supplement what is available.

Heifers are expected to breed in a 28 day breeding season gaining 1.3 to 1.5 adg from weaning to breeding.

Currently I just bred heifers 10.5 to 11 months old that cycled on this type of management. 2 and 3 years old breed 100% last 4 years. I know this is where most of you run into issues.

Our goal is to develop performance with longevity. 60% of our bulls are out of 7 plus year old cows. 25% are out of 9 plus old cows.

Our philosophy is reducing your input cost by 2% will improve profits more than a 3% increase in weaning weight. Increasing lbs per cow exposed not weaning weight is what separates profit from non profit.

All sires used have to have one thing we won't compromise on. Vigor!! One of the reasons we don't use young AI sires. He can check all the boxes but if calves don't have lots of vigor at birth, we won't use him.

No bull born 30 days into breeding season is kept as a bull. Any cow with bad udders or feet can't have a bull or replacement heifer.

Bulls have to ratio at least 98%. Bulls have to gain on a ration designed for a 2.9 LB adg.

We want muscle easy fleshing sound bulls. THESE ARE NOT FRAME 3 OR 4 BUĹLS. BUT we do all of this with a goal of a 1300 LB cow.