An Angus x Hereford cross is the best baldy mating you can get IMO. Our main customer base for bulls are guys running Angus or Angus cross cows who are seeking out good Hereford bulls. Have a repeat customer that sells all his calves at the sale barn despite our urging him to hold back some heifers he could probably sell for more private treaty as replacement heifers who tells us his black baldy calves have been bring top price so he keeps using Hereford bulls on his black cows.
Recent observation from a conversation with a local breeder at our county cattleman's association dinner. They are selling their own brand of freezer beef out of a mostly Limousin based herd and said their beef was getting too lean so they had to go buy an Angus bull to cross with to add some marbling and fat to their carcasses. Not a bad cross but mentioned there are some good Hereford bulls out there that can help with that too. Had a guy buy a steer and a cull heifer from us this past fall that was going to feed them out to butcher who told us he only buys Hereford feeders as he and his neighbors partner to butcher some calves every year and the best beef they have eat have come from Hereford or Hereford crosses.
Recent observation from a conversation with a local breeder at our county cattleman's association dinner. They are selling their own brand of freezer beef out of a mostly Limousin based herd and said their beef was getting too lean so they had to go buy an Angus bull to cross with to add some marbling and fat to their carcasses. Not a bad cross but mentioned there are some good Hereford bulls out there that can help with that too. Had a guy buy a steer and a cull heifer from us this past fall that was going to feed them out to butcher who told us he only buys Hereford feeders as he and his neighbors partner to butcher some calves every year and the best beef they have eat have come from Hereford or Hereford crosses.