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- [00:00]
A
All right, everybody. So this is a reoccurring person to be on the platform. I'm very, very fond of the Waldrick crew. I love everything they got going on out there in Stockdale. And Cade's going to be here with me tonight. They got a sale going on on SE Online. The sale happens on April 3rd. This is an indicative sale to their bull that they're really proud of. And I know why the open the gate bull. There's a lot of genetics in the sale that's up to offer as well as steer and heifers. So just. I'm excited. K give me the idea of doing this and then after that we'll go through the lots.
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B
So we thought it would be good to have this sale just because this is the bull's first calf crop. We bought them in April of 23, 24, I believe. And anyways, we got semen on them at a year old and we're able to kind of at the tail end of our breeding season, get these cows flushed and bred this way and transferred and all that. I mean, it's mind blowing how much coordination all that takes. Anyways, we got it done and there's just kind of a smaller group of them. There's however many head are in here, 15 head or so. And so we just figured good, bad or ugly, we would offer them here and kind of just show everybody what the bull can do. We actually lost one out of a charolay cow that we were pretty excited about. A yellow kind of girt American. There's a heifer out of a Hereford cow. And then there was that one that was going to be out of a charolay cow. And then all the rest of them, I'm pretty sure are out of either American cows or half blood brainerd cows. So anyways, that's why we wanted the biggest promotion of the bull and kind of show everybody kind of a sample size of what we feel like you can do.
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A
For sure. Well, you started off with lot one, the 971 heifer. She's up for half interest possession negotiable. This is going to be out of your O20 female, which is a Sloan on 5319, a phenomenal female. This is second generation half blood Brahmin female. And I love her. Her color patterns extremely unique. It matches her mama. Her length of neck, tidiness of chest. I think her rib shape's phenomenal. I love her hind leg posture. Talk to me about her and what you think she can do for someone that Ends up with her.
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B
Yeah. I think the heifer is incredible. We had one out of Hercules that we sold half of last year, and we're excited to get her in production. And this one's kind of no different. She actually. We got her genetic defect tests back and she is. Don't totally quote me on this, but I'm pretty sure she's only. I know for sure she's DS positive. Chase told me that. But I think that's her only defect. Which I guess the exciting part of that, the little bit I know or have been told about it, is every one of her calves will be a carrier, which they say makes for the most desirable hind leg. Whenever you have a positive parent, you can breed them to a clean bull and they'll always be carriers, which is going to make you the most ideal calves. And so I feel like that's where I'm really excited for her to go back on several of these kind of in God we trust type American bulls, Whether it be Pat or God bless America or just any of these th. Only in God sons that make that have some American influence in them. I think she's tight enough throated and just really good enough everywhere to really match well with those proven kind of brothers to some good steers, you know?
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A
Yes, sir.
- [03:24]
B
Anyways, make Sam Bros awesome. I think they'll be just about any breed, American breed. Well, and I think he's. I still. I'm not saying that to discredit what she could do in the half blood game too. I think she's still got a ton of quality and value going that avenue as well.
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A
Yes, sir. No, I completely agree with that lot. One A's next. This would be actually sex. Male sex. Male embryos. You're offering four of them and it'd be the same mating to that heifer. Open the gate on the O20 cow. There's going to be four selling. What do you think that the bull calves will look like? Or if you've had some expl. You think they could end up doing as steer prospects in the future?
- [04:00]
B
Yep. No. So that heifer's actually the only one. We transferred a bunch out of O20. I say a bunch. We did her one time and we transferred everything she made, which would be five or six. And for whatever reason, just the way Luck had it this time, she did not make any. Colton Thigpen actually bought some that we sold last year. And I think he's going to have the oldest ones coming next year. From what he's said, I think they're going to be September's or something. So anyways he'll have the probably oldest bull open the gate 020 ever and he doesn't even have the cows. So I'm a little jealous to be honest. But I, I really think, I mean the heifer herself to me proves it. And we've just always thought 020 and that bull are going to be a match made in heaven. We've got several 5319 daughters that we've done them to and I mean that's literally the whole reason we went over there. That was a really good flusher bramers that year and we just kind of hand picked out that bull and thought he was the perfect match in terms of A, what do we do now? Now that we got these heifers gathered up and so 1A and 1B are kind of all the same deal. We've got. We're selling you a lot of embryos as 1A, there's a set of four IVF sex to male embryos with guarantee of one pregnancy. And then B, we've already done all that for you and got them conceived. And the recips we just picked up from Hoofstock and they're ready to go home with you as soon as this sale's over. I'll get their due date posted. I'd say they're October shooting from the hip. But anyways there's several maternal sibs there. A picture. Oh, 20. I mean it's no secret what she's done for us. She's generated us lots of money and lots of quality she had. We'd have to get a factor a deal going but I think we validated sold 11 bull calves and I think she ended up branding over half of them. I know for sure the probably closest thing to a banner was the longs were second at Austin with a lighter weight bramer that ended up getting beat out by the heavier weights. But anyways, the quality of the cattle are incredible. Out of that cow and she's kind of one of those no miss cows. I mean you're going to have quality
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A
so absolutely, for sure. Lot 2 Next American Cross heifer. She's opened the gate on the 803 female which is a collijah made. Right. I love the female. I think that she's got a lot of unique opportunities for someone in the future. I could see anything from God bless America. Keep swinging Nelson, Pat, Anything really work on that female? For sure.
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B
Yeah, we think she's awesome. You can go to the 2B and or 2A. I'm sorry. And get a picture of her mom. She's a really unique Hereford cow in terms of neck, throat, latch. Still having a good rib cage and just an incredibly square hip and a gigantic back leg. The cow's very, very out there built. Anyways, honestly, I just thought, hey, that thing's built perfect to breed back to a bramer and fix any of their kind of bramer tendencies to still have really good simbrols. And anyways, we did her that way and transferred them to buyback pregnant receipts from Hoofstock last year. And of course, naturally bought two recips that were pregnant with heers. And one of them ended up showing up open before she calved. So we only had one of them. And this is her. And honestly, I feel like the one category we need to strengthen our cows just from a variety standpoint, is having something to raise Cimbraw. So I really am not dying to get rid of her, But I dang sure wanted to offer this one and just show the bulls versatility. As much as if somebody feels like they have to have her, we got more coming next year.
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A
Yes, sir. Hey. Exemplifies everything of what that mating can do. But these be sexed male embryos and four of them you offer.
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B
Yeah, we took her back this time and did her back. And we sorted the semen to where hopefully we would eliminate the problem of getting heifers. So stop it as a problem when they look like that one looks. But just in terms of trying to generate now money, the steer game is obviously the easiest way to do that.
- [08:08]
A
Yes, sir. Lot three is next. Another female you got to offer. She's half interest possession negotiable. But this one would be on the 325 female. You'll call Massey. And I'm very fond of the female. I love her in a lot of ways. But the heifer she created that you have to offer, I think is a perfect picture of what she was at that age. If not better, maybe a little stouter version of her. In all honesty, Bestie, what do you think, kid?
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B
Yeah, the heifer, honestly, is. When she was born, I thought she was incredible. She went through a stage where she was probably a little extreme. And I thought, man, I really never thought that mating would have made one that was built like that. Like she almost looked like she was too much. And just the last couple weeks before we weaned her. And then just ever since we've weaned her, man, this thing has done nothing but just Kind of blend it all together and just keep coming, keep coming, keep coming. And anyways we had her out in the picture pen honestly. And it just like I was just like genuinely blown away. I'm like oh my gosh. That's back when we bred her that way thinking hey this is going to work. It was probably what we envisioned it looking like in a perfect world. And it was right there before our eyes. There's actually five flush mates that are the next five. Lots of live animals. But anyway she's sure enough to stand out. Heifer along with two or three standout brothers. But man that thing's. I love her color. I love her bone. I love her look. Her rib cage, neck. Yep. Tail, head, all of it. Back shapes. Incredible. And her navel and ear and all that. I feel like we have learned and everybody knows obviously probably that using a half blood female to try to raise American steers you could have trouble on character just in terms of using a cross. True enough exotic bull. But I feel like she's going to be an outlier in that regard that you'll be able to just with her almost excessive navel and extremely soft and low ear set. I feel like that thing's going to work awesome to potentially and in God we trust an amazing grace or any of that. So we're extremely excited. Extremely excited for her and to meet our future partner.
- [10:08]
A
Well 3a and 3b is the same mating 3a being four sex male embryos. And then obviously the pregnant reset. What do you think the steers or potential bulls will look like or what they would have to offer?
- [10:20]
B
Yeah, I mean I think they're going to be awesome. I mean there's a following them is I don't. We didn't really know where to place this lot. That heifer's picture is so overwhelming. I just told Jagger to do whatever he wanted doss and that's where they put them. So the following 4, 5, 6 and 7 lots are actually all sibs as well. And anyways you can see literally there's not one in the flush that's hardly the same color. They're honestly all built a little different but each and every one of them's got a tremendous amount of quality. I just think we are kind of onto something there. Without mating. We're going to definitely focus on making sure we got more of them coming for the foreseeable future every year. I mean they. They're all unique colored built all nine yards and we're definitely excited about the future.
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A
Percent I would be too. 4, 5 and 6, obviously you said, are all going to be full sibs. Walk me through those females and what you think their varieties and differences are and what they can potentially do.
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B
Yep, yep. No, the four is the first of the steers and the blonde one, he's actually got a pretty faint brindle that I assume will get kind of more prominent as he gets older. And man, that calf is about as loose, constructed and big bellied as any of them in the sale, in my opinion. Just in terms of extremely flexible, awesome hind leg and still maintaining plenty of look. The first 45 days, 60 days of his life, he looked like he needed some muscle, but man, that thing has done nothing but get better and better and better. And I think anybody with a little bit of forethought in terms of feeding one can turn that one into a really, really good one that everybody is nervous about showing against down the road.
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A
Absolutely. I think 5 is intriguing too.
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B
He was brindle when he was born, actually. And just as he's gotten older, it's kind of, I guess he's gotten dark enough. Maybe it's not going to ever show back up. I don't know, maybe as he gets older if it will. He's got a white dot on his head. He's always kind of been star headed so that when he was born I thought we had the jackpot because we had a brindle star headed one that was a bull. I thought, man, that's going to be awesome. What a unique color that would be for a steer. You know, he is by far the most tricked out in terms of his build and just sure enough, hard muscle shape. He definitely kind of hits me as the kind that is going to need to stay comfortable on his feet and legs. But I really do think he's done nothing but get better as he's gotten older. And I'd say if that trend continues, this thing could be as hard to get around as any of them because his pieces are as unique and elite in terms of just hard muscle shape, incredible neck set, hip and tail head are as bed level as any of them. And his rib cage is probably maybe not quite as soft as his brother we just talked about, but I think it might be a little softer than the one that follows. But man, I think that calf has got a lot of unique pieces. I honestly always thought it, Austin, that one's color would look incredible on the yellow bedding and the blue wall. Like, I just feel like a black one there is going to really stand
- [13:10]
A
out Lot 6, as you said, maybe not the softest one of the brothers, but I mean, that is the definition of a short big back and an awesome hip and hind leg. I do like the calf a whole lot. I think he just needs a little time and tlc.
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B
Yeah, I agree with that for sure. His rib cage is way, way acceptable. Does not bother me at all. That's just kind of, I guess, the differences I see between them. I mean, that thing's front one thirds incredible. That cow, obviously, as y' all can tell, stamps them that way. I mean, you nailed it as far as his back and hip and hind leg in the picture pin. I was just honestly kind of blown away just in terms of how incredible all that is. And he's the youngest and probably got as much back shape as any of them. But really I feel like what sure enough separates him would be two things and that's his hip and hind leg and then is just absolutely his color patterns. What dreams are made of. In my opinion. If I ever wanted to show Brammer, if I could make, I'd sign a contract to make them all look like that. I feel like he's going to be a ginormous advantage in the end. Being a brindle and he's got a white streak in his face. I think that's so awesome.
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A
Yeah, for sure. Lot 7 is the same mating, but this is actually the half blood Brahman heifer. And really she has those same advantages of length and neck, awesome rib cage for her age, hip and hind leg posture. And like you said, I think she could extremely work well to those exotic bulls and still bring the character for sure.
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B
Yep. Yeah, she's probably the most underwhelming, to be honest, in terms of just physical appearance. But she's got quality if you really like her colors the least intriguing. She's just a solid black heifer. But man, if you break her down, she's fundamentally incredible. She's got no holes. And I'm not sitting here beating my chest telling you we got a high selling heifer. I'm just telling you she's obviously backed by incredible genetics and part of an incredible flush. And even though she might not be the one that just totally excited excites you, she might have the most breeding options and still out generate her sister that we're only selling half of that looks incredible. She might be one that, I mean, the best looking one doesn't always generate the best. I guess what I'm trying to say, and I'm sounding like I'm dogging on her. And I don't mean to be like, I think her hip and hind leg is still extremely sound. She's just a good, practical female that I think is going to make a really good cow for somebody.
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A
Lot 8's next, obviously an open the gate steer, but it's out of the long cow y' all own alongside Longoria. You call 39. She's a captain over 5319. Where do you think this one's best end point is and what do you think he can classify as?
- [15:41]
B
Man, I really don't know. His classification never bothered me whatsoever. He is a half blood. I don't know. He's the youngest one for sure, so I don't know if that's why his kind of half blood characteristics are maybe not as prominent or if they're never going to come on. And if that's the case, then I don't know what he'll end up being. If he'll be a Simbrawl abc. I really don't know. Head and ears and all. That's incredible. I feel like in person he's got plenty of hump, but I'd say you'll just have to kind of get him on feet, implant him and see what he ends up looking like. He's not overwhelming anywhere, but man, he's got literally no problems. He's just sound, good looking, balances up, I mean, plenty, plenty good. I feel like he is wide hipped and I honestly just feel like he's in a pretty awkward stage right now. He's a lot like Lot 7, to be honest. I don't necessarily know that. He just makes me beat my chest and think, hey, that's the champ. But I feel like he's got the right genetics and he could be a sleeper of the sail. It's just sure enough a good feeding one.
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A
Yes, sir, for sure. Lot 9 is next and this one will actually be out of half blood. Brahmin cow, which is a sister to previous champions. Walk me through what she is and how you decided to make her to open the gate to make this steer. I think that he's extremely unique and I think that color is awesome.
- [16:54]
B
Yep, yep. So our embryo guy actually raised this one, Jared Ezell, and I really don't know what the cow is. He just told me that she was a flush mate to multiple steers that have won before and so I just kind of reworded what he told me and put it down. But the calf looks incredible to me. He brought him over and I was Just, he just brought him over right before we pictured like the day before and he already had him. Halter broke. He's the only one in the sale that his halter broke as of today. And he brought him over. Halter broke. Puppy dog gentle, in badass shape. No problems. I mean, I was honestly a club calf seller's dream. And it's all out of our bull on top of that. So I got to give him an attaboy for that. And I don't think it's really hard to evaluate the quality in this calf. I mean, he really blows me away, to be honest. I mean, the calf's bones huge. His hind legs, awesome. Presence is good, muscles elite. And he just has a look about him like, hey, that thing's going to be a really good feeding one. I think all signs point to prosperity and a very bright future for this calf.
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A
100%. Oh, yeah. Lot 10 is next. This will be open the 8 on the female yoke call 37, which is a. Hey, dude. On 53 19. And quite honestly, my personal opinion, I think this thing on the turf would look absolutely wicked.
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B
Yep, yep. I just hammered, to be honest. I don't like just with a little bit of experience we have with feeding some of these second generation half plugs that we had last year. And they. None of them were open the gates obviously, so things could change. But he's about the same age as them. He's about two weeks older than what some of them, most of them were last year. I definitely don't know that he'll ever be a heavyweight. I'd say he probably could for sure be a big middle, but obviously stranger things could happen. Pound for pound, quality for quality. I think this calf's an absolute hammer in terms of just looseness of structure, correctness of build, and still being extremely big boned and heavy muscle. I mean, and still having an incredible look too. I mean, this calf really, really excites me. And he's had an incredible presence his whole life. He just. And I honestly just none of them are halter broke. We're planning on halter breaking them after the sale. I just didn't want to stress them and make them lose any weight before trying to get all this accomplished. And anyways, I. This one seems like the best demeanored one probably of the wholesale. Just when you get him in small, confined spaces, he does not have any type of flight or fight mode. He pretty much just kind of sits there and lets you rub all over him. So I really do think this one would Be a little kid's dream in terms of somebody wanting a more moderate calf that can go try to be first place.
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A
All right, well, lot 11 is next. And this is going to be out of your 30 cow, which is a Captain 5319. And when I went to your place, you'd be my favorite female that you had on that place. I love the female. I love her build. I love everything she represents. And this heifer right here in Lot 11 represents everything that I know y' all are striving to make out of that cow. And I think just her on so many different things could work in so many different ways to make elite ones.
- [20:00]
B
I think this heifer is honestly about as good as we could ever hope to raise when we bought the bull. And getting them home and studying them kind of at your own place and thinking about, all right, we think he's going to work on several of these daughters. Like, which ones do we think he's going to work the best on? The two cows that I thought were the going to be that would be 30 and 325, or the two that I thought were just going to be the absolute perfect match. 325. Being older, we were able to kind of mass produce those 30. We tried to make as many as we could, and honestly, she made three the first time on her virgin flush. We transferred them all. None of them took. And then she made two the second time. But one of them didn't get made early enough to be sent for a fresh transfer. It got made, like, on the eighth day or something in the lab, and they froze it. And anyways, we just put it in, like, as a straggler. None of the first four took. And the fifth one, none of the first four are all fresh. The fifth one's frozen. And of course, it takes. Everybody says frozen IVFs are the worst. It's the only one that took. And anyway, so it's just. That's why our due date was so much later. I think she was due literally the day she was born. But anyways, as far as the half herself, I mean, I think she speaks for herself. I think she's incredible. I've loved her from the day she was born. When she ran in the picture pen, I was spent most of the time in front of her, but, man, I was just in awe. You can see in her video how arrogant and cocky she is. And she still acts like a dream. She doesn't give you no trouble. And anyways, to be that her neck ties that high and her back's grooved up and hip and hind leg are just incredible. I mean, she's young. Her rib cage and all that hasn't totally come in like these other ones that are 30 to 60 days older. Man, that thing is really, really exciting in terms of what we feel like is ahead of her. And not only her, but also I guess her mom, which I guess would be where the 1A and 1B would come in, which is what we're offering on the cow, which is sexed male embryos, sibs, as well as a pregnant recip like on these other matings. And I mean, I think all that kind of speaks for itself. But I'd say if you want to try to raise some half bloods and you want to do it with somebody else's genetics, this is the one. The two lots, I guess I would be wanting to sack up and buy because I feel in my gut that those would be the best ones. And I feel like this heifer kind of proves it. So.
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A
Absolutely. Talk to me about Lot 12. Obviously they're not pictured like the other ones, but walk me through your thoughts about that. Those, yeah, yeah.
- [22:27]
B
They, I guess, kind of remind me of the lot seven a little bit. They're not out of like a proven cow, so we didn't even put them as individual lots. The gray bald, he's got a little bit of attitude. I figured it'd be a wreck trying to picture her. I still kind of wanted the folks that come in person just to be able to kind of sample everything the bull has done. And so I want to call them commercial heifers because they're probably a step above that. They've got really good genetics and they could, Dang sure generate ABC cross steers. The 239 is a half blood. The 110 would be a 16th short of a half blood if my fractions are correct. Maybe a 30 second, I really don't know. But so you can maybe utilize them to make half bloods. The 107 is out of a front and center cow that we got from Corky, that we own with Jagger. Anyways, the heers are really, really nice. They're all very sound legged, have got some balance, some eye appeal. Like I said, I'm not telling you they're barn burners, but I really do think they make a good little set of heers for somebody. We're just going to sell them for whatever they bring. Times one, two or three would kind of be the buyer's choice in terms of if they Want to take one of them, they can take their pick. They want a pair of them, that's fine. If they want all three of them, that's fine. But it'll just be whatever they bring times the amount they want to take. And anyways, I think they'll make some solid, nice replacement females for somebody.
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A
Well, the rest of lots are just semen. Lots out the bull, obviously the bull speaks for himself of the entire sale. Is there anything else that you'd really want to tack on before we end the preview? I mean, everything looks phenomenal.
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B
Not really. I mean, I think the bull, like you said, he speaks for himself, but I feel like feet and legs and just overall build. He's not going to make you any night mirrors or train wrecks or nothing like that. I mean, I think he's just many. Even those ones that I'm calling more kind of a commercial set, to put it harshly. I feel like you can study them and see the good in all of them, no matter what type of a cow they're out of. And I feel like that's invaluable in terms of having a bull that you can use, breed, flush, anything. Keeping yourself from having throwaways, in my opinion, is the best way to not go broke doing this. Anyways, I guess that's the exciting part. He worked well on the one Charolais cow we on. Like I said, the calf did not make the auction. The he was very stout, bold, ribbed, incredible looking. He was on a. The cow was a BDR, solid gold 620. Anyways, that calf was awesome. Character was good. The Hereford cow up there, the second lot we're selling, that one's character looks incredible for a heifer. I think the steers ought to classify no problem. So I feel like he works well on crossbreds. I think you can use them on American cows. I think the bull's awesome.
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A
Absolutely. I completely agree and I do appreciate you allowing us to represent you. Obviously, this all happens on se online sales on April 3rd, and I'm sure if anybody was interested in anything, Kate would gladly pick up the phone and talk to you all about cattle. So with that said, Armin's here and we'll see you all next time.
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B
Thank you.