Hunt's Command Respect Bull (Bull & Cow Photos)

[Running Arrow Bill]

Here are some photos of our Longhorns.

First photo is our newest junior bull we got last month from the McGill/Wilson Ranch in Wyoming. He has already been put into service here. At 18 months old he has 41" of horn. He is "double bred Hunt's Command Respect" with Roundup also in his pedigree.

Red Magic 28 (Hunt's Command Respect X Magic):

One of our Senior Cows:

Salida Sleek (Salida Slick X Bailer Out)

One of our First Calf Heifers:
Phantom's Ozark Blue (Jet Black Phantom X Ozark's Mist)
She's a blue roan and had a blue roan bull calf June, 2008

A Black Cow:
Classey Phantom (Jet Black Phantom X DB 612). She is a daughter of our large black A.I. Certified Bull, "Jet Black Phantom".

Sage's Shadow (Roundup's Purple Sage X Dark Shadows)

Another Senior Cow:
Ozark's Mist (Monty's Dividend X Ozark Mountain Queen)

A 16 Month Old Heifer We're Getting ready to Service
RAF Spock's Shamrock (Roundup's Blue Spock X Salida Sleek)

Well, folks...all for now! So many Longhorns...so little time...

 

[bigbull338]

those are some goodlooking longhorn cows.that young bull is goodlooking as well.you can tell they know how to grow a nice set of horns.

 

[Running Arrow Bill]

Have several photos of some of our breeding females. Plus a photo of our new junior herd sire.

 

[KNERSIE]

What would a typical longhorn weaning weight be without creep?

 

[Running Arrow Bill]

What would a typical longhorn weaning weight be without creep?

Can't speak for everyone; however, ours usually range between 350 and 450# at weaning. We don't creep feed. All of our Longhorns are on bermuda pasture and high protein bermuda hay. We will, however, put young weaned heifers and bulls on alfalfa hay. We used to supplement "poor" hay (e.g., cheap haygrazer, redtop cane, bluestem, and low protein bermuda hay with 20% range cubes); however, we found that by using high protein bermuda hay (12 to 14% CP test) we don't have to feed any cubes or bagged supplements, and our "work" is a lot easier!

Longhorns grow slower than the "commercial" breeds. Once they are 2 yrs old, they seem to take off on a growth spurt. Same true with their horn growth. On the other hand, they are still productive with calf every year into their late teens, sometimes into early 20's. Bulls are still going strong at 10 to 15 yrs old.

We like to get our females to about 650# by 14-15 months old before putting with a bull. We use one of our smaller framed bulls on 1st calf heifers; after a cow has had 1 or 2 calves, they will be serviced by a larger 1500 to 1800# + bull.

 

[KNERSIE]

Will mature longhorn cows be able to handle a terminal beef bull in a commercial set up?

 

[Ryan]

Will mature longhorn cows be able to handle a terminal beef bull in a commercial set up?

Absolutely. Our mature bulls weigh 2000 lbs and 2175 lbs, respectively, and one we just sold weighed 1950 lbs. Our cows handle those sizes no problem, and there are a few bulls in the breed that will top 2300 - 2400 lbs that cover cows no problem. I have many friends that have commercial operations that include Longhorn cows, for one reason or another.

As for weaning weights, I am sure there are vast, VAST, differences within the breed. And with the current market trends I am sure those differences are becoming greater. We creep minimally. That is, we creep with our show feed, but just enough to get the calves eating it, and not enough that there is significant growth attributed directly to the creep. And we only start putting it out when the oldest calves are 4-5 months old. I would say our weaning weights average closer to the 500+ lbs range.

Ryan

 

[Running Arrow Bill]

Will mature longhorn cows be able to handle a terminal beef bull in a commercial set up?

Yes. I think most of the "full bodied" LH cows will range between about 1100 and 1350#. Our "adult" cows (3+ yrs old) will range between about 950 and 1300#. Hip heights up to 56" or so.

In our case, we're running a "natural, grass-fed" program. Our LH's obtain this condition on pasture and hay alone (plus minerals, salt, of course).

We're trying to balance body with horn length...trying for best horn we can afford with a good body to complement it. Since we aren't into the Show Circuit, we want our customers to see what a "naturally" fed LH can look like without any special supplements. We're using genetics to improve the herd. If one of our offspring doesn't hit about 30" of horn by 12 months old...they are candidates to grow wheels...however, we have also found that some horn genetic animals may be a little slow at first with horn growth, but really take off by the time they are 2 yrs old.

We do have some top producing smaller cows (800 to 950# range) that are putting heavier bodied offspring on ground...based on the herd sires we use. These smaller cows are producing horn and other attributes for us. In general, we try to maintain quality producing cows in the 950 to 1050# range on average, based on their genetics, of course.