From the opinions of the cow, I feel like I've struck gold. Thanks for the compliments. She's not perfect, but I like her a lot. I'd clean her up a bit in the front and make her a bit deeper in the chest. She definitely has the potential to be a bargain. She was $1,050 short bred. She was produced by Simon Creek Beefmasters (Jimmy and Finley Morgan) in OK. She is an A.I. calf out of L Bar 0324 and Lasater 0523. Here are my high hopes...
L Bar 0324 is the grandsire of a Frenzel bull that sold for $15,750 in last years Beef "On" Forage bull sale.
Lasater 0523 is the mother of Lasater 2015 who sold in the 2004 Lasater Ranch Sale for near $10,000.
Those two produced this first calf heifer whom I've named Annie (paid for by my wife for our anniversary, hence the name Annie).
Maybe I can get her bred to the right bull to produce something that's highly sought. Or, she may just be an average cow...but at least the price was right if she turns out average.
EC