Our herd sires
We're proud of the herd sires that make up our bull battery. Scroll through this page to read more about each one, or use these quick links to access each bull's individual page containing his pedigree and EPD profile:
Buckwheat | Deacon | Yogi | 577 | Turner | Powerball 732 | Slick | Buckwheat
Buckwheat | Deacon | Yogi | 577 | Turner | Powerball 732 | Slick | Buckwheat
Briarwood Foundation 2019
Buckwheat
Registered name: Briarwood Foundation 2019
Reg. # 17408675
Sire: GAR New Design 5050
Maternal grandsire: HSAF Bando 1961
We purchased two-thirds interest and full possession in Buckwheat from Briarwood Farms of Butler, Mo., in the farm's spring 2013 sale. When I scanned Dr. Long's yearling bulls, Buckwheat scanned 8% IMF. At the time, we were wanting to add marbling to our herd. Buckwheat was one of the first herd sire prospects we found to do so without sacrificing maternal merit, growth or structure.
Though his dam was a first-calf heifer, his grand-dam had a proven record and is considered to be a foundation cow in the Briarwood herd. She has been used in their embryo transfer program.
Buckwheat has met our hopes in terms of marbling and growth. He has exceeded them in the consistency of his progeny. His calves are square, correct and attractive, and they are deeper-bodied and even more docile than expected. His first daughters calved this spring, and we are excited to see more. They are milking well, their udders are very good, and their dispositions are excellent. Admittedly, they have had the benefit of a mild winter, but they are holding their flesh well.
We have collected semen on Buckwheat, and we include him in our AI program. We encourage you to take a look at his pedigree and EPD profile, then come take a look at how his progeny are performing.
Click here to see Buckwheat's current EPD profile.
Registered name: Briarwood Foundation 2019
Reg. # 17408675
Sire: GAR New Design 5050
Maternal grandsire: HSAF Bando 1961
We purchased two-thirds interest and full possession in Buckwheat from Briarwood Farms of Butler, Mo., in the farm's spring 2013 sale. When I scanned Dr. Long's yearling bulls, Buckwheat scanned 8% IMF. At the time, we were wanting to add marbling to our herd. Buckwheat was one of the first herd sire prospects we found to do so without sacrificing maternal merit, growth or structure.
Though his dam was a first-calf heifer, his grand-dam had a proven record and is considered to be a foundation cow in the Briarwood herd. She has been used in their embryo transfer program.
Buckwheat has met our hopes in terms of marbling and growth. He has exceeded them in the consistency of his progeny. His calves are square, correct and attractive, and they are deeper-bodied and even more docile than expected. His first daughters calved this spring, and we are excited to see more. They are milking well, their udders are very good, and their dispositions are excellent. Admittedly, they have had the benefit of a mild winter, but they are holding their flesh well.
We have collected semen on Buckwheat, and we include him in our AI program. We encourage you to take a look at his pedigree and EPD profile, then come take a look at how his progeny are performing.
Click here to see Buckwheat's current EPD profile.
Deacon
Registered name: ESF Deacon J697
Reg. # 18185141
Sire: SydGen Dealer 9883
Maternal grandsire: S A F Connection
We bought Deacon from Rick Eggers in the fall of 2014 by private treaty. He was purchased to put a bit more growth in the Hill Billy and Yogi daughters. Deacon has above-average frame, excellent yearling weight data and a bit of ruggedness that indicates a power bull role.
However, the thing that really sold us on Deacon was the record on his Connection dam. Deacon is the third top-notch bull she has produced for Rick in three years. I would like to tell you she is blow-your-mind gorgeous, but nursing her fourth calf she looks like she works hard — our kind of cow.
We are looking forward to his first calves to see whether Deacon will sire the growth we’re hoping for, but we are pleased with him as a pasture bull. He is plenty active breeding cows, moves well and has held his condition.
Click here to see Deacon's current EPD profile.
Registered name: ESF Deacon J697
Reg. # 18185141
Sire: SydGen Dealer 9883
Maternal grandsire: S A F Connection
We bought Deacon from Rick Eggers in the fall of 2014 by private treaty. He was purchased to put a bit more growth in the Hill Billy and Yogi daughters. Deacon has above-average frame, excellent yearling weight data and a bit of ruggedness that indicates a power bull role.
However, the thing that really sold us on Deacon was the record on his Connection dam. Deacon is the third top-notch bull she has produced for Rick in three years. I would like to tell you she is blow-your-mind gorgeous, but nursing her fourth calf she looks like she works hard — our kind of cow.
We are looking forward to his first calves to see whether Deacon will sire the growth we’re hoping for, but we are pleased with him as a pasture bull. He is plenty active breeding cows, moves well and has held his condition.
Click here to see Deacon's current EPD profile.
Baker's Lighten UP, aka Yogi
Yogi
Registered name: Baker's Lighten UP
Reg. # 17286256
Sire: Hoover Dam
Maternal grandsire: B/R Destination 727-928
We purchased Yogi in Jack Baker's fall 2012 production sale to add calving ease to our herd bull battery. This Hoover Dam son was especially attractive because he offered so much carcass merit with it, not to mention that he was out of a very productive Destination 928 daughter.
In our herd, we have had good maternal success with 928, Connection and CC&7, as well. Not surprisingly, with those genetics, Yogi daughters seem to be workers. They are moderate-sized, deep-ribbed and have excellent udders with very small teats. They are also shedding very well on our endophyte-infested tall fescue pastures, and we want to salute Jack for his good work in that department.
Yogi has definitely met our calving-ease expectations. As his performance pedigree pictured below shows, he ranks in the top 3% of the breed for low birth weight and in the top 10% of the breed for calving ease direct at +13.
He has exceeded our carcass expectations, producing 20 progeny ultrasounds with an average index of 109 for IMF and 105 for REA.
We encourage you to study his pedigree and EPD profile, then come take a look at how his progeny are performing.
Click here to see Yogi's current EPD profile.
Registered name: Baker's Lighten UP
Reg. # 17286256
Sire: Hoover Dam
Maternal grandsire: B/R Destination 727-928
We purchased Yogi in Jack Baker's fall 2012 production sale to add calving ease to our herd bull battery. This Hoover Dam son was especially attractive because he offered so much carcass merit with it, not to mention that he was out of a very productive Destination 928 daughter.
In our herd, we have had good maternal success with 928, Connection and CC&7, as well. Not surprisingly, with those genetics, Yogi daughters seem to be workers. They are moderate-sized, deep-ribbed and have excellent udders with very small teats. They are also shedding very well on our endophyte-infested tall fescue pastures, and we want to salute Jack for his good work in that department.
Yogi has definitely met our calving-ease expectations. As his performance pedigree pictured below shows, he ranks in the top 3% of the breed for low birth weight and in the top 10% of the breed for calving ease direct at +13.
He has exceeded our carcass expectations, producing 20 progeny ultrasounds with an average index of 109 for IMF and 105 for REA.
We encourage you to study his pedigree and EPD profile, then come take a look at how his progeny are performing.
Click here to see Yogi's current EPD profile.