Shorthorn Cows

[aj]

I know some commercial guys that buy a 4,000 bull every year from say the TC ranch or gardiner, or Ohlde or whoever. They run him with 50 cows a year. They have more practical and better cattle than alot of purebred shorthorn herds because the have strict selection pressure. They calve every year and actually have a functional udder and have never smelled grain grain before. There are some of these herds that have fantastic cattle that do it every year in the feedlotin retained ownership deals. Their cows are great cows by rule and not by exception. I would imagine that Fink and Gardiner and whoever have cows that furnish  a 4,000 $ bull calf every year they have one, to commercial breeders. I know alot of people can't believe it but the commercial cattle is the mountain and the seedstock people are just a rock in comparison in the beef industry. Why are we as Shorthorn breeders even in business if we don't sell bulls to The commercial industry? We just trade show females back and forth between each other and look down on the lowly commercial people. What % of the industry uses Shorthorn bulls. We need to carve out some market share somehow. ;D

 

[oakbar]

Naming the best shorthorn cow is kind of like trying to pick the prettiest movie star or the best quarterback in football---there will be lots of opinions.  Particularly when you are talking about a breed that I feel has some very strong maternal qualities.  In my opinion, humble as it may be,  you should at least include the following in the discussion of some of the best shorthorn cows:

CF Myrtle Bo 93
AF Fantasy Girl 452
SS Augusta Pride 3127
CF Picture Perfect 076 TPX
SS Revival
and maybe even the full sisters-- Augusta Pride 328H and 330H

 

[Shorthorn_Junkie]

Let's not forget the, "Trump X Rodeo Casino" Daughters such as:

Queens 4
Queens 5

There are so many of them out there that I can't remember them all.

 

[uluru]

I have a cow from one of Tonquish Rodeo Lady's sons.
She is a great cow, good udder, produces every year and is an easy keeper.
Solid red
I would have liked to have seen her grandmother.

 

[itk]

NPS Mattis has to be mentioned. Dugdale always told me that Cedar Curve Colleen was the best cow he had ever seen. I wish we would have bought Sugar N Spice all those years ago when Greenhorns did. She was my pick of that sale but dad didn't want to buy her because she was bred for a fall calf at the time. I really like Destiny's Best for some reason that I really can't explain there was always something I liked about her.

 

[OH Breeder]

JIT any pictures to go with the embryo's on ETCow ? Leader calves?

 

[knabe]

the green ridge mary is probably my favorite shorhorn and only from pics comparison comberland cattle in person. 

the reason i like her, is because i can take a ruler and she is 1/3 1/3 1/3.  her daughter is a little shorter necked and shorter hipped.  there's two triangles that are symetrical on her hip from her femur up to her feumur down.  her daughter is a little shorter femured.  thinking of a fulcrum, this equates to power with little effort.

to me, the reason they can't outperform themselves is twofold.  they probably aren't bred to a similar polygon animal, and two, there are other factors that interfere with polygons during development.  this last comment is production aside.

 

[susie Q]

I have not visited every herd but here is my ideal SH females- all of these females produce bulls and females. No one could argue Picture Perfects and the photos of the Silver Gems sure appeal to me but here is the top 5 five Red SH female list from Susie Q:

Hales Rosemary KDR
DRC 244MU
Muridale Robin
HUBS "9834"
The entire Rob Sneed herd

 

[OH Breeder]

Okay, my favorite Cow Families, sort of what you are asking

Really like the Velvet cow family. Byland's sold a velvet heifer that was really nice at Expo this past weekend.
Una Mary family
Orange Girl
3-D

 

[Shorthorn_Junkie]

Barry Jordan's "Waukaru Prima Donna" cow family comes to mind also. 

 

[shorthorns r us]

Myrtle Bo