mpassmore85":2qh7ng5l said:
My longhorn cows aren’t the typical that you’d see either average mature cow is 16-1700. All solid, not gangly like most. Pic attached.
Essentially trying to make the perfect commercial beef animal for my area, something that has longevity not just something that’ll last 5-6 years if lucky
Those are some big Texas Longhorn cows. I would think they do not need to be bigger than 1,500 pounds.
If it were me, I would cross Texas Longhorn cows with a Brangus bull and keep those cows. Then I would use a black Simmental bull to produce terminal calves. Black calves seem to be popular. Or it could be done the opposite way by breeding Longhorns to a black Simmental bull and keep those cows, and then breeding a Brangus bull to those cows.
I also like the look of cattle from a Texas Longhorn X Charolais. They are mostly a pale yellow, which is good if you have hot summers. Then an Angus or Brangus bull could be bred to those cows.
Any breed crossed with a Texas Longhorn will have more longevity. Some Texas Longhorn cows have calves into their early 20s. I think a Texas Longhorn cross should be able to have calves until about 15 years old.