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Beef Cattle
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Angus
• Black smooth coat• Medium frame Males 1600-2000 lbs
Females 1000-1400 lbs• Good material ability• Hardy• Resistant to harsh weather/Adaptable• High carcass yields and marbling in the
meat
Angus
Beefalo
• Bison crossed with any breed of cattle 3/8 bison and 5/8 bovine
• Very hardy
• Good foraging ability
• Calving ease
• Superior meat quality
• Easy handling with long hair
Beefalo
Beefmaster
• ½ Brahman, ¼ Hereford, ¼ Shorthorn Bulls 2000-2600 lbs Cows 1400-1800 lbs
• Mostly red
• Hardy and disease and insect resistant
• Good maternal traits
• Excellent growth and carcass value
• Docile
Beefmaster
Belgian Blue
• Large frame
• Prominent muscling
• White, blue roan, sometimes black
• Quite temperament
• Males average 1709 lbs and 53.2”
Belgian Blue
Belted Galloway
• Old breed
• Small framed
• Black with white belt long hair
• Good foragers perform well on poor land
• High weaning and calving %
• Hardy
• Very lean meat
• Bulls 1800-2000 lbs and cows 1000-1200 lbs
• Docile
Belted Galloway
Braford
• 3/8 Brahman and 5/8 Hereford
• Superior maternal ability
• Early puberty
• High fertility
• Calving ease
• Good milk production
Braford
Brahman
• Hump and long floppy ears with saggy skin• Male weigh from 1600 to 2200 lbs • Calves are small at birth but grow quickly• Calving ease• Must be handled carefully• Color light gray or red to almost black• Tolerant of heat and disease
Brahman
Brahmousin
• 5/8 Limousin 3/8 Brahman
Brahmousin
Brangus
• 5/8 Angus 3/8 Brahman bulls 1800-2400 lbs Females 1200-1600 lbs
• Overall hardy
• Disease resistant
• Outstanding maternal instinct
• Solid black polled
• Withstand heat
Brangus
Charolais
• White or cream colored with pink muzzle and pale colored hooves
• Horned
• Large frame
• Deep broad body
• Efficient feedlot gain
• Bull 2000-2500 female 1250-2000
Charolais
Chianina
• Short coat white to steel gray in color
• Extensive well defined muscling
• Grows fast
• Short horns that curve forward
• Bull up to 4000 lbs and females 2400 lbs
Chianina
Gelbray
• Gelbvieh, Red Angus, Brahman cross
• High Fertility
• Early Puberty
• Good mothering instinct and milk
• Good beef production/cutability/quality
• Uniform type and color
• Adaptability/survivability
Gelbray
Gelbvieh
• Red horned or polled
• Superior fertility
• Calving ease and mothering ability
• Improved beef quality
• Bull 2220 – 2900 females 1400 lbs
Gelbvieh
Hereford
• Small to medium framed
• Curly hair, red with white head and underside
• Polled or horned
• Bulls 1800-2100 lbs cows 1100 – 1500 lbs
Hereford
Limousin
• Large Frame
• Straw yellow to reddish gold
• High daily gain and carcass value
• Few calving problems
• Handle with caution
• Bulls 2000 lbs Females 1300 lbs
Limousin
Red Angus
• Smooth Red coat
• Medium frame Bulls 2000 lbs Cows 1200-1400 lbs
• Good mothering instinct
• Resistant to harsh weather adaptable
• High carcass yield with nicely marbles meat
Red Angus
Red Brangus
• 5/8 Red Angus 3/8 Brahman
• Overall hardy
• Good mothering instinct
• Resistant to heat and disease
Red Brangus
Santa Gertrudis
• 5/8 Shorthorn, 3/8 Brahman Bulls 2200-2600 lbs Cows 1400-1800 lbs
• Deep Cherry color• Heat and disease resistant• Ease of calving• Good mothering instinct and milk
production• Improved beef quality
Santa Gertrudis
Simbrah
• Simmental Brahman cross
• Early sexual maturity and fertility
• Good mothering ability and milk production
• Docile
• Heat and disease resistant hardy
• Good forage ability
• Rapid growth
• Good beef quality
Simbrah
Simmental
• Large frame Bulls 2200-2800 lbs Cows 1600 – 1700 lbs
• Docile
• Pale gold to dark reddish brown, usually head is white from front of eyes and lower legs are white
Simmental
Texas Longhorn
• Hardy
• Aggressive
• Adaptable
• Ease of calving
• Horns are expressive long and spreading
• Most are multicolored
Texas Longhorn