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Episode: Webster Cattle Company Genetics Sale Preview

Guest: Ty Webster
Release Date: February 22, 2026
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This episode provides an in-depth preview of the upcoming Webster Cattle Company Genetics Sale, set for March 1st on Steer Bidder. Weston Hendrix hosts Ty Webster, who shares the stories, genetics, and performance of featured lots and donors. The conversation is aimed at empowering listeners with knowledge and confidence in club calf genetics, with a focus on proven cow families, successful matings, and standout sires in the Webster program.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Introduction to Webster Cattle Company

• [00:27] Ty Webster introduces himself and operation: Large club calf business in Powersville, Northern Missouri, with extensive donor and embryo programs, show cattle, and bull sales.
• Program philosophy: Focus on young but extremely productive donors and continuous improvement in mating decisions.

2. Deep Dive: Featured Donor Cows and Mating Strategies

Lot 1-4: The “122 Donor” (Mark Ball cow, Monopoly daughter) Matings

• Lot 1: Embryos out of "122" x Here I Am
  • Proven winning flush: Offspring have sold for $37,000 and $25,000, and placed at major shows.
  • Ty Webster quote [01:47]:
    “Her front end structure and looseness of spine and just how everything flowed was always, always off the charts and had crazy, crazy presence.”
  • Customer assurance: 110% guarantee on embryo quality, with at least one pregnancy per three embryos.
• Lot 2: "122" x How Great Thou Art
  • Several top calves, especially well-marked and with “a little extra chrome.”
  • More color variety, robust and chubby phenotype.
• Lot 3: "122" x High Hopes (Webster’s own bull)
  • First flush, produced $61,000 heifer.
  • Webster’s honesty [05:34]: “Just to be real transparent, that was the only one we had that time. That was the first flush… Maybe just wasn’t what we were looking for as far as a Cavanese bull on that thing.”
  • Wild phenotype, strong hair, registerable as high Key female.
• Lot 4: "122" x Golden Ticket
  • Produced a $32,000 calf; well received for quality and phenotype.
  • Golden Ticket calves described as “really, really chubby and really dense,” ideal for the modern show ring.

Lots 5-7: “One Over 708” (Here I Am x 708 BDR x Monopoly)

• Relationship to Murphy family genetics.
• All matings grouped [09:07]: “Her first calf crop…won a real competitive class at the Iowa Beef Expo…as far as one over 708 throws them, perfect feet and legs…hair quality is…second to none.”
• Emphasis on strong structural correctness, high quality hair, and versatility across matings (In God We Trust, Golden Ticket, Paved With Gold).

Lots 8-9: “191” (Prophet Son x Smiling Bob/Irish Whiskey Kelly)

• [13:09] Webster: “She’s just been a stud since birth. Always. Really really great color. Red almost black faced and tailed. Absolutely ridiculous big feet.”
• Matings to In God We Trust and Golden Ticket have already yielded standout steers (California winner), proven at top shows.

Lots 10-12: “201” (Made To Order x BDR)

• Success with matings to How Great Thou Art and Golden Ticket (natural and flush offspring), both strong market cattle lines.
• New Sire Highlight for Lot 12: Top Dog (In God We Trust x 115, John Nelson bull)
  • Webster describes Top Dog as “very, very wide, square, pinned…a little more slickshire built.”
  • Intent is to combine hair quality and muscle shape for progressive genetics.

Lots 13-14: “005” (Full sister to Here I Am, aka Double Oh Five)

• [22:32] Webster: “Blow five was that clean one that we kept back. We virgin flush her to In God We Trust…that whole flush was out of this world, really.”
• Maternal Maid and How Great Thou Art matings; expectation for wild phenotype and ruggedness.

Lots 15-16: “399 Donor” (Direct daughter of 599 cow)

• Sexed female embryos only.
• High Hopes (“will be maintainer, low Key registrable”) and New Heights matings.
• Notable sales of daughters from this cow; focus on keeping & marketing maintainer, Main-Angus types.

Lots 17-18: “2 Over 805” (In God We Trust x 005, Here I Am’s full sister)

• Hondo Bull (How Great Thou Art x 708’s dam): New and impressive, TH/PHA free, DS carrier.
• Amazing Grace matings have already produced $20,000 and $10,000+ calves.
• Unique quote [29:50]: “She’s a unique individual. I mean when people come on the farm she’s definitely a talking piece.”

Lots 19-20: “121 Donor” (Bankroll x 7 Over 35/Monopoly)

• “One of the more exclusive embryos in the sale” ([31:16])
• High Hopes and Here I Am matings, producing steers that excelled this fall, including a top five at the Badger Kickoff.
• Emphasis on strong cow family backing and emerging reputation.

3. Sale Bulls: Genetics, Use, and Philosophy

[32:38] Overview of Program Sires:

• Golden Ticket: Proven in multiple matings across the program.
• High Hopes: Webster’s own, siring “wild wild looking” and high-selling cattle.
• Top Dog & Hondo: Unique outcross options to diversify calf crop with structural quality and muscle.
• Red Bull (Perfection x Class On Class): Owned with Pryor; described as having “as big and as square and as sound [a rear leg] as any bull I’ve been around.”
  • Intended for generating elite females.
  • “We’re real high on that bull as far as doing some different unique things.”
• Boss (How Great Thou Art x 1244):
  • “Great headed, really, really chubby bodied. Just a real sound, just good structured bull...you never would have thought about cutting this dude.”
  • Used primarily to produce females.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Donor 122:

  • “Her build and everything was just enamoring to me...her spine and legs and everything worked with her body shape.” (Ty Webster, 01:51)

• On Customer Service:

  • “We’re going to stand behind them 110%. If anything doesn’t work out, we dang sure work with you however we need to.” (Ty Webster, 02:56)

• On Market Success:

  • “122 on Here I Am...third overall at VCCP out in Virginia, grand on the Lorenz family golden ticket son at Sioux Falls...It’s pretty slam dunk stuff.” (Ty Webster, 02:45 & 06:59)

• On Genetic Diversity:

  • “I'm not really worrying about the TH free on TH carrier and this and that. I thought it was just good cattle to good cattle.” (Ty Webster on mating philosophy, 19:31)

• On New Sires:

  • “Hondo is a bull to... go back to some of our other donors...I bought him as a fall born calf and I was high, high, high on that thing...he is a red bull that is TH free, PHA free, and a DS carrier.” (28:56)

Important Timestamps

• [01:10-07:40] — Review of Donor 122 matings and market results
• [08:37-12:37] — Discussion of One Over 708 and first-crop successes
• [13:09-17:25] — Overview of 191 Donor and impact matings
• [17:26-22:20] — Details on 201 Donor, her lineage, and use of new sires like Top Dog
• [22:31-24:36] — Introduction to “005” Donor’s genetic value
• [25:10-27:52] — 399 Donor and value of sexed female embryos
• [28:10-30:41] — Hondo and Amazing Grace matings insight
• [31:16-32:38] — Exclusive lots from the 121 Donor
• [32:38-36:26] — Discussion of herd sires and their roles
• [36:52] — Closing remarks: “We love to talk stock…”

Conclusion and Takeaways

This episode offered a comprehensive, passionate, and behind-the-scenes look at the genetics in the upcoming Webster Cattle Company sale. Ty Webster’s transparency and obsession with structure, cow family strength, color, and customer service come across clearly, giving listeners both practical insights and an empowering sense of confidence as they consider these genetics. Multiple lots, sires, and cow families are discussed in detail, making this episode a valuable guide for anyone interested in show cattle breeding, genetics, and sale strategy.

For questions on any of the lots or more information, Ty Webster invites direct contact:

“I feel like we pretty easy to get along with and we love to talk stock, so whatever works as far as that.” (Ty Webster, 36:52)

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