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OP lists his location as eastern South Dakota. Likely sale was in that vicinity. Most breeders invthis area sell yearlings but there are a few two year olds.

Yes he guarantees them through the first breeding season. Like I said I am a loyal customer. I think he treats everyone the same as long as you aren’t trying to abuse the guarantee. I don’t make the sale report of the high seller list but usually my avg comes in about the sale avg. Not every...

While you are not wrong. The most important thing the breeder could have done was to give the bull buyer an opportunity to make a decision on the replacement bull or refund the purchase entirely. Like I said before some are better than others when it comes to these situations. I just picked up a...

Just a FWIW here in the North most breeders that have Jan and Feb sales do BSE after the sale when weather warms. It’s pretty much a standard practice. I have no idea why so many on this board have a hard time believing a bull would fail a BSE test.

There is a lot to unpack here. What the breeder prints in their catalog as a guarantee is the contract you are under. Some breeders are just better at dealing with these issues. Personally I would call the breeder and tell them you are unsatisfied and would prefer that you be given credit on the...

Nice looking heifers. I am a little surprised you are still using Niagara. Good luck with the sale.

I would agree with that. I was disappointed when AAA went with dna test to be included in foot epds as I didn’t think they had the data base to have any accuracy. Genomics in general have been weighted too heavy in determining epds but by doing it this way they make sure nearly everyone does the...

And I will further add that the bull we are using AI is consistent for the traits I am looking to improve in my herd. Some of what we are doing is unorganized line breeding in a sense but it is working. There is more than one way to skin a cat even if it’s bass ackwords.

My point on age is I am running out of time to get the cows I want as I won’t live forever. The progress rate I am currently making would not be possible without outside genetics.

Likely weaning weights haven’t changed as environment is the limiting factor. Epd inflation is real as genomics have entered the picture. This seems to bother some but in reality it’s just the way the system works.

that’s one that’s one idea for sure. You can’t screw it up that way. Won’t make much progress unless you have some numbers to work with. My thoughts are to find a seedstock supplier that is selecting and managing cattle similar to your operation and take advantage of his selection pressure. I...

Epds + visual+genomics will make better breeding decisions than just using one or two of the above. More is not always better but using the tools the right way makes the most sense.

I am pretty sure all three of the outfits you listed use epds in their own sire selection. Dismissing epds entirely kind of defeats the purpose of your own breeding program at that point.

Are all American bulls priced that high? The semen on Right Time 7861 was collected at World West in Billings Montana. They have a solid reputation.

Good looking calf. It’s neat to me that while the bull calves look good his daughters are going to be his calling card. They have the nicest disposition post calving and good mothering instincts as well.

Recent picture of same calf

This one belongs to our daughter and is a month old. Cows maternal grandam is a full sister to Hoover Dam. It’s kind of fun watching this one grow up.

Do you have any concerns with fertility on Coalition? I have never used him or any sons of him.

Their success is your success.

Not sure the traits you describe you are looking for are best found there but wish you luck. Our daughter used a little bit of Coleman Resolve this last breeding season. I am no real fan of Charlo so I don’t follow their program much.