OUR MAIN COW HERD OF GIRLS 7 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER
Our girls are the heart of our herd, they are half of the genetics of their calf. As such we have carefully chosen each cow for several different reasons to work with both known sucessful crossings/blendings and also as an occasional test to further our own knowledge of what is possible within our own herd.
We are hanging on to most of our older girls until we have better knowledge of what each cow brings to their individual matings and are then better able to bring up their replacements. For for the time being. It will be easier for us to let go of most of their calves than their dams at this time. We will be trying to hang on to several of the young girls for replacements from time to time.
Most of the young calves will be for sale. We are limited on pasture space, so speak up on our young calves as soon as possible. (A 25% deposit will hold them until weaning time at 6.5 months of age.)
We will only allow our top end bull calves to be sold as breeding stock, and any others will be steered for pasture ornaments or held over to go into the TxLonghornCoop as a valuable grass fed beef resource when they reach proper weights.
SENATOR'S SYMBOL
(Senator X Superior Symbol)
calved: 3-26-1992
hip height: 50" weight (digital scale): 1000#
tip to tip: 58" base: 11" total: 67.75" (May '05)
An own daughter of the famous bull "SENATOR" out of a dam by another famous bull "SUPERIOR". Symbol's 2nd dam is the very famous cow "RANGER'S MEASLES" herself.
Symbol is now over 15 years of age, and we have owned her since the fall of 2002. She is a hard working cornerstone cow that produces calves that always sell quickly for us. I do know of her having one set of twins before we purchased her. We also know of one of her heifers ending up at the Fort Worth Longhorn Showcase several years ago.
Symbol puts a nice body on her calves. She is currently bred to Windwalker's Dode for the second year in a row. Due in early '08. She will be put with Rumble for her rebreeding. She has weaned 2 bulls and 3 heifers for us here at RAF since we have owned her.
OZARK'S MIST
(Mounty's Dividend X Ozarks Mountain Queen)
calved: 4.3.1992
hip height: 53" weight (digital scale): 1125#
tip to tip: 52.5" base: 10" total: 67" (June '06)
Ozark Mist is an own daughter of "Ozark Mountain Queen" herself. OMQ was among the earliest handful of Longhorn Cows that had over 70" of tip to tip in their hayday. This quality female line really takes off well with the Roundup Genetics. Ozark is a great blend of Butler (Bold Ruler) , Phillips (Texas Ranger JP) , and WR (Royal Mounty). Ozark is the dam of our Jr. Herd Sire, Spock. We are saving back her heifers to add as breeding stock for our herd because of the maternal bodies that this line is known for.
Ozark Mist is bred a 2nd time to Phantom. We have a valuable blue roan heifer from her earlier mating with Phantom that we are already retaining for our breeding stock .
JET BLACK WYNONNA
(JET JOCKEY X WYNONNA)
calved: 8.15.1995
tip to tip: 55 base: 10.5 total: 66.5" (April '04)
We are very excited to bring this key cornerstone cow from "Ken Kirkham's" herd in Missouri. JBW is an own daughter of the famous bull "Jet Jockey" and her dam is an own daughter of "Bail Jumper". I believe that her dam, Wynonna, was well known on the show circuit in her day. Her 2nd dam is a daughter of "Widespread 11/9".
JB Wynonna is confirmed 6 months safe in calf to the great bull "ROUNDUP" himself. Making for March/April '08 calf. Next she will be put into Rumble's pasture. We know what kind of quality calves this female has and are excited about what she will do for our program
J.R. QUINCY
(J.R. "8" BALL X J.R. SEQUENCE)
calved 2.5.1996
hip: 53" weight (digital scale): 985#
tip to tip: 48.5" base: 10.75" total horn: 67 (May '06)
J.R. Quincy is a "Ron Jones" bred cow. She is the daughter of "J.R. "8" Ball" and her dam is the famous cow "J.R. Sequence". Quincy's 2nd dam is "C.R. Progress". Ron Jones still has down line from this cow in his herd. And Quincy's daughters are scattered in several main herds of movers and shakers in the breed.
Quincy crosses well with Phantom, and has in the past crossed very well with Roundup and Gunman. She currently has a fancy colored up Windwalker's Dode's bull calf at side that is colored up very similar to Quincy. And Quincy is in Rumble's pasture for rebreeding for her '08 calf.
RAG TAG
(GF JAYHAWKER X RED TAG)
calved: 7.11.1996
hip: 52" weight (digital scale): 1112
tip to tip: 40.5" base: 10.25" total: 60.5"
Rag Tag is old blood lines. She is a daughter of "GF Jayhawer" who was a full brother to "GF G-Man" himself. Her dam is "Red Tag" a daughter of "Excel" a son of "Cowcatcher". Rag's 2nd dam is a daughter of "Franz 66/4".
We love the calves that we get out of this cow. She puts quality good gaining calves on the ground each and every time for us. Currently she has a nice colored up Windwalker's Dode bull calf at side. Rags is in Spock's pasture for her rebreeding.
D-S TOO COOL GAL
(JOE COOL X GOOD NIGHT GAL)
calved: 4-16-1998
hip: 56" weight (digital scale): 1283#
tip to tip: 46.75" base: 10.5" total horn: 65 (July 2007)
D-S Too Cool Gal is RAF's largest cow for height and weight. She has Emperor and Dixie Hunter in the top half of her pedigree. Too Cool Gal's dam is a Cowcatcher daughter and her 2nd dam is an Imperial daughter.
Too Cool Gal has produced one heifer and 2 bulls for us here at RAF. She currently has a colorful "Roundup" grandson at side. (a Roundup's Texan bull calf). She is bred back to Phantom for her '08 calf. We are retaining her '06 heifer as her replacement.
We are offering Too Cool Gal for Sale. Note: The front two teats are larger then the back two when she is fresh. But her newborn calf is able to nurse on all four quarters before the end of the 1st week after it's born.
SD MISS GRACIE
(S-D MR G X S-D Amazing Grace)
calved: 6-27-1999
hip height: 53.5" weight (digital scale): 1165#
tip to tip: 48.875" base: 10.25" total: 55" (may 2005)
S-D Miss Gracie is a daughter of "S-D MR G" who is a son of "GF G-MAN". Gracie's dam is a daughter of "SD Bet Your Boots". Her 2nd dam is a daughter of "Bet Twice". This is a stacked pedigree for body with a touch of horn on the topside. She has consistantly produced great gaining calves for us.
Gracie has been a quality and consistant producer for us. Having produced 4 heifers and 3 bulls for RAF. She is currently bred to Phantom for the 3rd time. Her calves all have been easy to sell. We are retaining her '07 heifer for her replacement.
We are offering Gracie for sale. Note: due to her bull calf's head butting she now has only 3 quarters.
SALIDA SLEEK
(Salida Slick X Bailer Out)
calved: 7-11-1999
hip: 52" weight (digital scale): 999#
tip to tip: 48" base: 10" total: 63"
Salida Sleek is an own daughter of "Salida Slick" who is a "Gunman" son with "J.R. Rangago" on the top. Sleek's dam is an own daughter of "Bail Jumper" and her 2nd dam is a "Dixie Roper" daughter.
This year we have a really nice total packaged heifer from Sleek and Spock. Aubrey Herring of Blue Mountain Longhorns purchased a nice lateral horned daughter by Sleek and Phantom and has come back and purchased Sleek's x Spock's '07 heifer. Sleek is currently bred to Windwalker's Dode for this coming calf. Sleek will be going into Rumble's pasture in February and is sure to really knock us a home run with that mating.
DARK SHADOWS
(The Shadow X Overated)
calved: 3.9.2000
hip height: 53" weight (digital scale): 1250#
tip to tip: 56" base: 11 3/8" total: 73" (May '07)
Dark Shadows is an own daughter of "The Shadow". Her dam is an "Overwhelmer" daughter and her 2nd dam is a "Bower's Relief 321" daughter. The Shadow daughters are highly prized in any herd.
Dark Shadows is the dam of our own "Sage's Shadow" that we bought as a weaned heifer. We liked Sage so much we went and bought her dam. This is a quality cow that will really knock a home run when she is mated with Rumble. Currently mated to Windwalker's Dode for the 2nd time. Her '07 heifer by Windwalker which is for sale, is showing nice height and will mature into a nice cow.
DL CLASSEY PHANTOM
(Jet Black Phantom X DB 612)
calved: 7.6.2000
hip height: 53" weight (digitl scale): 1065#
tip to tip: 57.5" base: 11" total: 66" (July '07)
DL Classey Phantom is an own daughter of our Senior Herd Sire, Jet Black Phantom. Her dam is an own daughter of "Classic Reflection FM287" and her 2nd dam is an own daughter of "Dode's Boy".
We went to Blue Mountain Longhorns, Aubrey Herring to get this beauty. She was bred to his new bull, KC Winter Games and we have a knockout of a stout heifer from that pairing. Classey is currently bred to Spock and will most likely return to Spock's pasture for one repeat before she is moved to Rumble's pasture.
SHADOW WORSHIPPER
(The Shadow X Black Bluffer)
calved: 7-8-2000
hip height: 50" weight (digital scale): 875#
tip to tip: 52.5" base: 10" total: 60.5"
Shadow Worshipper is now a gleaming solid black cow that really outproduces herself body wise. She is an own daughter of "The Shadow", her dam is an own daughter of "Impressive" and her 2nd dam is a "Classic 100" daughter.
Worshipper is a small built cow with big genetics. She is also our smartest girl. She has really calmed down since coming here, but still bears watching when she has a newborn calf. She has really settled into my routine of simple voice commands and simple hand signals. Worshipper's '05 heifer by Phantom is in Tennessee. We have retained her '06 heifer by Spock to help bring in the black for our Roundup bloodlines. She has a full bodied knock out '07 heifer by Roundup's Texan which is available for sale. Worshipper is bred to Phantom for another lateral horn style mating.