Hottest new breed

[cattle nut]

What is everyone's opinion on the hottest breed or the one that is on its way up?

 

[frostback]

Simmental!!!!!!

 

[Reinken Cattle Co.]

lowlines?!    ;D

 

[ROAD WARRIOR]

I haven't seen the numbers in the last year or two but Red Angus was the fastest growing purebred breed for number of registered animals up to then. RW

 

[afhm]

mini herefords

 

[forbes family farms]

For me i like the Chi, Maine, Short Horns, Simmental, Herefords

 

[kane1598]

1/2 bloods simmentals are hands down the hottest thing going

 

[Cardinal_Crest_Shorthorns]

Not sure about any actual numbers, but in Kentucky Shorthorns and Herefords seem to have grown a lot over the last couple of years on the show circuit

 

[cattle nut]

I might be prejudice but keep in mind that I was raised in the Simmi business and was in the maine business for 15 years. The breed that will the next hot one is RED ANGUS. No questions about it in my mind. There are more red hided cattle in the world than any other color,they possess great maternal traits,they cross well in a clubby program and can survive in the harshest of environments(hot and cold). STAY TUNED!!!

 

[Show Heifer]

A few breeds are stumbling through the defect thing. Many are still struggling to over come their past.
With the current trends, I am going to say the hottest breed is Red Angus. But they had better be careful, some breeders AND association members are treading on thin ice which could reverse this trend before it reaches full momentum.

 

[Freddy]

Fred Charolais & Angus  --I WILL even give you a hint- the Angus breed has a lot of problems to clear up ....You all right Charolais, take a look down south an the show calves on a whole ....  One of the few breds with out any genetic defects to hinder them, ,,  I know some red Angus breeders that couldn't  wait to put a little of the precision blood in their genetics ....Most breeds sure have some problems yet , Charolais has had some for years but they have taken care of some of them ... All the blacks breeds have the same problems the Angus do , the Charolais even has problems from the Angus because  they had always used the good commercial Angus cow....I forgot the Herefords , at one time they had some genetic problems ,has that cleared up...    In ten years will we still have these so called pure breeds , every one seems to want to stick something else in them all the time to make them better ....

 

[SHAGGY]

Myself and my family have raised Maines and Clubbies over the last 15 years or so and are going to start hitting the percentage simmental thing. Definitely the smartest thing the Simmie breed has done. I truly believe this simmie thing is going to get HUGE over the next several years. I know things are different further west but i dont see the Red Angus thing really taken off here toward the east. I know people will get offended by this but most red hided cattle just dont do well here, they bring less at sale barn and through private treaty, i know we have had some and even had some red angus. If it aint black send it back seems to be what its like here.  

 

[oakbar]

Speckled Park---Go Baby!!

 

[MYT Farms]

Don't rule out those Limousin crosses. If the Simental guys could clean up the front end on their cattle, no reason Limis can't do the same. I think the half Limousin mamas are going to be a pretty hot thing here at MYT Farms.

 

[knabe]

any breed that marbles less, but can still fit in the box.

 

[cattle nut]

One more thought. I can't believe I am saying this BUT in Denver this year the breed that showed the most improvement and caught the eye of many many people was the Gelbvieh. I have never liked the breed much but found myself intrigued by the black guppies. They were the right type.

 

[MYT Farms]

any breed that marbles less, but can still fit in the box.

A lowline on Lim cross.  (lol)

 

[shortyjock89]

One more thought. I can't believe I am saying this BUT in Denver this year the breed that showed the most improvement and caught the eye of many many people was the Gelbvieh. I have never liked the breed much but found myself intrigued by the black guppies. They were the right type.

I wholeheartedly agree. I saw several Gelbveih heifers that I thought were fantastic. I like the females much more than the bulls, but there were some nice dudes there too.  I also liked a few Braunveih heifers quite a bit.

 

[Cowfarmer65]

Having been a Shorthorn breeder my whole life and bleeding Shorthorn blood, I took a giant step this fall. My wife and I embarked on a new adventure. Speckle Park.
They are awesome. I have a young sire with great expectations. If you like 'em clubby. Amazing colour, correct, moderate, thick,extremely docile. Just all around good. To any breeders south of the border. Remember these words- SPECKLE PARK-

 

[jbw]

I really liked the %simmis in Denver, but, they ARE crossbreds, and should be better!!  I was very impressed with alot of the breeds.

The Herefords and the Red Angus cattle impressed me the most, in terms of a breed that five years ago I wouldn't consider useing. I think that the Red Angus cattle have been consistantly improved and my hats off to the breeders. As on 'outsider' looking in I feel that they have as much to offer as anyone right now.

The lowlines were neat looking and have a place in some operations, but as a commercial producer, and, knowing alot of breeders and feeders, think that market will get saturated fairly fast. I am not trying to step on any toes, it is to hard to get the 'old boys to change their ways because they "have done it this way for 40 years" and are not into a big change.

The half-blood simmys are the hottest thing going right now and I don't see that changing anytime soon.