Some Murray Grey Calves

[Backbone Ranch]

We ended up weaning our calves last week. It is about 4 weeks earlier than we normally wean, but we had to pull several heifers into the corrals and the entire herd followed them. As a result, many of the calves are 50-60 lbs lighter than they would be by mid-November. However, our heifer calves averaged 500 lbs; I am quite happy with that number.

This bull calf is 75% Murray Grey x 25% Angus. He was born in mid-April and has gained 2.2 lbs/day since birth. He is pictured at 5 months of age. His dam has produced some very nice calves for us, both bulls and heifers.

This heifer was born during our sleet storm on February 27. She is out of an old Murray Grey sire named Cadella Park Golden Boy who was born in 1972. She was 76 lbs at birth and is pictured at 7 months.

This bull calf was born on March 3 at 81 lbs. His sire is Monterey Marshall, a bull born in 1989. He was the heaviest calf by 28 lbs at weaning. He is pictured at 7 months.

We had a small group of heifers calving this fall. Two were bull calves, weighing 65 and 66 lbs; the last was born today, a 62 lb heifer.
This is one of the bull calves. He weighed 65 lbs at birth and is pictured at 6 days.

This last photo shows the heifer calf.

 

[Backbone Ranch]

Just for reference, here are the sires of the calves above.
Cadella Park Golden Boy: Sire of the 7 month old heifer

Monterey Marshall: Sire of the 7 month bull calf

BB Uncle Tony: Sire of the fall calves and the 5 month old bull

 

[HDRider]

Just don't know how they could be better.

 

[Kingfisher]

Where is that pic of Monterray taken?

 

[Williamsv]

Fine cattle. I always enjoy seeing your pictures. Those Murray Grey's are beautiful cattle!

 

[Backbone Ranch]

Where is that pic of Monterray taken?

I believe that it was taken in Australia.

 

[waihou]

Those ears on the heifer by Cadella Park Golden Boy are like the cattle I have seen in the early books about Murray Greys. She looks a beauty. I must look up his pedigree again. I don't think there were any progeny registered by him in Australia or NZ, though he has plenty of progeny recorded. He must have been exported to USA in the early days.

 

[Backbone Ranch]

Those ears on the heifer by Cadella Park Golden Boy are like the cattle I have seen in the early books about Murray Greys. She looks a beauty. I must look up his pedigree again. I don't think there were any progeny registered by him in Australia or NZ, though he has plenty of progeny recorded. He must have been exported to USA in the early days.

Thank you. We are very happy with her. Her sire, Cadella Park Golden Boy, was imported in 1974 I believe. He sold for $19,100 to Wexford Farms in Ohio. He is sired by Cadella Park Barcoo (photo below). Golden Boy has Thologolong Caesar 3 times in his lineage and Thologolong Boadicea 4 times.
Cadella Park Barcoo:

Thologolong Caesar:

Thologolong Boadicea:

 

[creekdrive]

Just don't know how they could be better.

x2 Beautiful!!! :heart: :heart: love that 506 heifer

 

[WalnutCrest]

Handsome cattle!

Hope to have your pastures some day ... very nice set up (which looks even better with nice looking cattle on it)!