Our cowherd currently consists of approximately 30 cows, and we think it is pretty special. It represents over 35 years of careful selection. Many of our cows trace back to our original group of 7 purchased in 1974. Every cow in the herd save one was bred by us. In all those years our cowherd has been culled but we have never allowed a buyer to pick from our main herd. EPDs play a prominent role in our selection process, but we also have strict standards when it comes to calving ease, disposition, and structural soundness. Not every cow in the herd is the universal cow, but they all have a role to play or they wouldn't be here.
Everything these cows do is done on grass. We work really hard at our forage program and we think we get a little better at it every year. Forage efficiency is fundamental to the Hereford breed's success and we must never lose sight of it.
Every animal in the herd has a DNA profile on record. Every calf we sell has been profiled as well and meets the American Hereford Association's requirements to register their offspring.
As we said, only one cow in this herd was bred elsewhere, and she came from Witherspoons' which is very close kin. If you follow the maternal lines of all our cows you will find that over half of them trace back to only two cows, D Queen Ten 195 and CHR Ygerna 123. This occured without any embryo transfer. It was the result of these cows consistently producing top calves and producing until they were 15 and 16 years old. D Queen Ten 195 was purchased in 1995. CHR Ygerna 123 goes back to FL Wetmore Lass 626, purchased from Healey Brothers in 1980. In fact, two of our original seven cows purchased in 1974 can still be found in the pedigrees of our cowherd. One of those, KR Lady Onward 58, also produced until she was 15 years old and had an average weaning weight ratio of 120. We have been blessed with a great deal of longevity in this cowherd. This is another mainstay of the Hereford breed and commercial producers value it more highly than most of us realize.
| Reg. # | Birthdate | Name | Sex | Birth | Weaning | Yearling | Scrotal | Milk | M&G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19328371 | 11/11/1991 | CHR YGERNA 123 | Cow | 4.8 | 36 | 54 | 0.5 | 13 | 31 |
| 19261601 | 09/14/1991 | D QUEEN TEN 195 | Cow | 2.5 | 34 | 56 | 0.6 | 18 | 35 |
| 42030610 | 11/23/1993 | CHR PRISCILLA 322 | Cow | 2.7 | 37 | 58 | 0.4 | 16 | 35 |
| 42030658 | 02/22/1996 | CHR ROWEENA 619 | Cow | 1.8 | 25 | 43 | 0.4 | 7 | 19 |
| P41111619 | 04/11/1999 | WNH MS LONGEVITY 9923 | Cow | 3.5 | 41 | 69 | 1.1 | 22 | 42 |
| P42061715 | 02/17/2000 | CHR DREAMBOAT K007 | Cow | 10.3 | 53 | 96 | 0.8 | 5 | 32 |
| P42061722 | 03/01/2000 | CHR DREAMBOAT K014 | Cow | 4.3 | 42 | 71 | 0.7 | 6 | 27 |
| 42797065 | 12/31/2000 | CHR ABBY K027 | Cow | 3.6 | 40 | 75 | 1.0 | 16 | 36 |
| 42797068 | 04/01/2004 | CHR ABBY P401 | Cow | 0.8 | 29 | 55 | 1.0 | 11 | 25 |
| P42799136 | 03/15/2004 | CHR OPTIMA P402 | Cow | 3.8 | 40 | 64 | 0.4 | 10 | 30 |
| 42799137 | 03/18/2004 | CHR ABBY P403 | Cow | 1.2 | 36 | 63 | 0.8 | 19 | 37 |
| P42799138 | 12/13/2004 | CHR OPTIMA P404 | Cow | 6.0 | 51 | 84 | 0.4 | 9 | 34 |
| P42797056 | 01/04/2005 | CHR OPTIMA R501 | Cow | 3.7 | 49 | 81 | 0.7 | 17 | 42 |
| 42797057 | 01/17/2005 | CHR OPTIMA R504 | Cow | 3.1 | 42 | 66 | 0.4 | 15 | 36 |
| 42797058 | 04/04/2005 | CHR MARKETTE R507 | Cow | 4.7 | 51 | 79 | 0.9 | 15 | 40 |
| P42799141 | 04/14/2005 | CHR OPTIMA R509 | Cow | 5.2 | 46 | 83 | 0.5 | 12 | 35 |
| 42797059 | 05/20/2005 | CHR MARKETTE R512 | Cow | 1.7 | 43 | 60 | 0.8 | 22 | 43 |
| 42799140 | 01/29/2006 | CHR MARKETTE S601 | Cow | 1.0 | 37 | 55 | 0.8 | 18 | 37 |
| 42799140 | 01/29/2006 | CHR MARKETTE T702 | Cow | -0.5 | 35 | 55 | 1.0 | 15 | 32 |
| 42799140 | 01/29/2006 | CHR MARKETTE T709 | Cow | 1.1 | 44 | 64 | 1.1 | 24 | 46 |
| 42799140 | 01/29/2006 | CHR MARKETTE T716 | Cow | 3.1 | 44 | 62 | 0.8 | 20 | 42 |
| 42799140 | 01/29/2006 | CHR MARKETTE T717 | Cow | 1.7 | 48 | 72 | 0.9 | 21 | 45 |
| 42799140 | 01/29/2006 | CHR MARKETTE T719 | Cow | 1.1 | 42 | 63 | 0.9 | 15 | 36 |
| 42799140 | 01/29/2006 | CHR OPTIMA U806 | Cow | 4.8 | 49 | 83 | 0.5 | 14 | 38 |
| 42799140 | 01/29/2006 | CHR OPTIMA U808 | Cow | 5.1 | 47 | 82 | 0.4 | 14 | 37 |
| 42799140 | 01/29/2006 | CHR OPTIMA U810 | Cow | 5.6 | 52 | 85 | 0.4 | 12 | 38 |
| 42799140 | 01/29/2006 | CHR OPTIMA U811 | Cow | 3.7 | 48 | 76 | 0.6 | 17 | 40 |
| 42799140 | 01/29/2006 | CHR OPTIMA U815 | Cow | 5.1 | 41 | 89 | 0.7 | 16 | 40 |
| 42799140 | 01/29/2006 | CHR OPTIMA U816 | Cow | 3.4 | 46 | 70 | 0.5 | 19 | 42 |
| 42799140 | 01/29/2006 | CHR MARKETTE U826 | Cow | 0.1 | 35 | 57 | 0.9 | 18 | 35 |
| 42799140 | 01/29/2006 | CHR MARKETTE U828 | Cow | 1.4 | 45 | 61 | 0.8 | 21 | 43 |
| 42799140 | 01/29/2006 | CHR MARKETTE U829 | Cow | 1.4 | 45 | 64 | 0.8 | 20 | 42 |
| 42799140 | 01/29/2006 | CHR MARKETTE W903 | Cow | 0.4 | 41 | 63 | 1.0 | 22 | 43 |
| 42799140 | 01/29/2006 | CHR OPTIMA W915 | Cow | 5.3 | 50 | 86 | 0.4 | 14 | 39 |
| 42799140 | 01/29/2006 | CHR OPTIMA W916 | Cow | 3.2 | 45 | 72 | 0.6 | 17 | 39 |