Optimum Beef Bulls

                                 Simmental - Angus - SimAngus                                 "Bulls Bred for Optimum Performance In The Southeast"

Check out the 2008 Sale Report. Now on line!

Call in your bids at 229-559-9212 or 229-559-9213 during the sale or call 912-237-0608 - Sale Manager's Cell - Anytime prior to the sale. Your bidding will be done with the utmost integrity and honesty.

Updated on 2-2-08 with the Scrotal Circumference Measurements

We would like to give credit to Shanna Boyett Reynolds for the sale catalog bull photos and to Jeremie Ruble for the home page photos.

BD: 10/15/06      COLOR: Black      Polled      AAA# 15816573     112 DAY INDEX:  4.37

SIRE: SAV 8180 Traveler 004   MGS: B/R New Design 036    112 DAY ADG:  2.04   WDA: 2.33

Lot 51 is sired by the Genex A.I. sire, SAV 8180 Traveler 004 and is out of our best Angus cow, IAF Jill. With both Traveler 004 and New Design 036 in his pedigree, he will sire carcass excellence in his calf crop. Use him on your high percentage Simmental cows to produce excellent replacement heifers and high grading steer calves.

03/21/08 AGE =  17 Months    WEIGHT ON 01/05/08 = 1133     MIN. BID =    $1500

BD: 12/20/06      COLOR: Black       Polled      AAA# 15816574      112 DAY INDEX:  5.78

SIRE: SAV 8180 Traveler 004    MGS: Connealy Freightliner   112 DAY ADG: 2.87   WDA: 2.91

Lot 52 is sired by the leading Genex A.I. sire SAV 8180 Traveler 004. (Pictured at right) He sold in excess of 1.5 million dollars of semen in 2006 and is presently the dominant Angus sire in the breed. This bull is out of an excellent daughter of the Genex Angus sire Connealy Freightliner. If you doubt his ability to improve both carcass and tenderness traits in your next calf crop, just look at his Igenity DNA profile. With a ranking of 8 or higher in five of the eight traits evaluated, he is one of the best bulls in the sale to improve carcass traits.

03/21/08 AGE =  15 Months    WEIGHT ON 01/05/08 = 1109      MIN. BID =    $1500

BD: 12/31/06      COLOR: Black        Polled     AAA# 15816575     112  DAY INDEX: 4.55

SIRE: SAV 8180 Traveler 004  MGS: Connealy Freightliner  112 DAY ADG: 1.92    WDA:  2.63

Lot 27 is a 3/4 brother to Lot 52. He also ranks very high on the Igenity DNA profile for carcass excellence. With five of the seven gene marker traits at or above eight on a scale of 1 to 10, look for this bull to improve almost all economically important carcass traits. He has no calving ease or birthweight EPDs, due to his dam having produced all Simmental sired calves before this calf.

03/21/08 AGE =  15 Months    WEIGHT ON 01/05/08 = 977     MIN. BID =  $1500

BD: 09/14/06      COLOR: Black        Polled      AAA# 15709668     112 DAY INDEX: 5.81

SIRE: Bon View New Design 1407 MGS: Turnpike RR Traveler 171 112 DAY ADG: 3.86 WDA: 3.02

This bull is a direct son of Bon View New Design 1407, which is grown for adding growth, style, and muscle.  He is a free easy moving bull with  good feet underneath. His dam is an excellent eye appealing cow, which was the high selling lot at the 2004 “Going the extra mile” Angus Sale.  This bull will be one to give a second look sale day.  He should sire excellent heifers, add depth and thickness, and produce more pounds for market. He should be a excellent heifer bull with a BW +1.0.

03/21/08 AGE =  18 Months    WEIGHT ON 01/05/08 = 1286     MIN. BID =  $1500

BD: 10/14/06       COLOR: Black      Polled     AAA# 15760507     112 DAY INDEX:  5.41

SIRE: SAV 8180 Traveler 004   MGS: VDAR New Trend 315   112 DAY ADG: 2.88 WDA: 2.53

Lot 54 is sired by the great Angus sire, SAV 8180 Traveler 004 (pictured at right). His dam is our great VDAR New Trend 315 cow that has produced the top indexing Angus bull on the Canoochee program in 2004 and 2005. He will sire good doing daughters, with high fertility and good carcass traits that will really grow and perform on grass.

03/21/08 AGE =  17 Months    WEIGHT ON 01/05/08 = 1135      MIN. BID =  $1500

BD: 10/25/06     COLOR: Black      Polled      AAA# 15764506      112 DAY INDEX:  4.98

SIRE: SBP New Design 3062   MGS: Hayfields Spade EXT   112 DAY ADG: 2.43    WDA:  2.55

Lot 55 is sired by a top performing bull that we purchased from the Calhoun Bull Test. His dam's sire is a solid performer for producing productive females. He has excellent Percent Choice and Marbling Scores on the Igenity DNA Profile.

03/21/08 AGE =  16 Months    WEIGHT ON 01/05/08 = 1189      MIN. BID =    $1500

BD: 10/03/06     COLOR: Black      Polled      AAA# 15764507    112 DAY INDEX:  5.14

SIRE: SBP New Design 3062   MGS: Hayfields Spade EXT   112 DAY ADG: 2.55    WDA:  2.59

Lot 56 is sired by a top performing bull that we purchased from the Calhoun Bull Test. His dam's sire is a solid performer for producing productive females. He has excellent Percent Choice and Marbling Scores on the Igenity DNA Profile.

03/21/08 AGE =  17.5 Months    WEIGHT ON 01/05/08 = 1193      MIN. BID =    $1500

BD: 11/22/06     COLOR: Black      Polled      AAA# 15764505    112 DAY INDEX:  5.62

SIRE: SBP New Design 3062   MGS: Hayfields Spade EXT   112 DAY ADG: 3.03    WDA:  2.59

Lot 57 is sired by a top performing bull that we purchased from the Calhoun Bull Test. His dam's sire is a solid performer for producing productive females. He has excellent Tenderness, Yield Grade, Percent Choice and Marbling Scores on the Igenity DNA Profile.

03/21/08 AGE =  15 Months    WEIGHT ON 01/05/08 = 1058      MIN. BID =    $1500

BD: 11/26/06     COLOR: Black      Polled      AAA# 15764509    112 DAY INDEX:  5.36

SIRE: SBP New Design 3062   MGS: Woodhill Resolution   112 DAY ADG: 2.67    WDA:  2.69

Lot 57 is sired by a top performing bull that we purchased from the Calhoun Bull Test. His dam, sired by Woodhill Resolution is a high performance cow in our herd. With a 10 for tenderness, and eights and nines on fat thickness, yield grade, percent choice and marbling score, look for this bull to dramatically improve carcass excellence in your next calf crop. His ultrasound marbling score of 4.49 is one of the highest on the program.

03/21/08 AGE =  15 Months    WEIGHT ON 01/05/08 = 1089     MIN. BID =    $1500

BD: 09/02/06     COLOR: Black      Polled      AAA# 15765196    112 DAY INDEX:  6.35

SIRE: Baldridge Kaboom K243 KCF     MGS: Bon View New Design 208     112 DAY ADG: 3.29  WDA: 3.06

Lot 59 is the top indexing Angus bull on the program for 2008. He has a 103 pound spread between his birth and yearling EPDs. His $B score of $44.12 ranks in the top 5% of the Angus breed for non-parent sires. Couple this with his top Igenity DNA Profile scores for tenderness, fat thickness, yield grade, percent choice and marbling score, and you have the "total package" Angus sire.

03/21/08 AGE =  18 Months    WEIGHT ON 01/05/08 = 1499     MIN. BID =    $1500

BD: 09/22/06     COLOR: Black      Polled      AAA# 15762055    112 DAY INDEX:  6.09

SIRE: SAV 8180 Traveler 004   MGS: N Bar Emulation EXT   112 DAY ADG: 3.21    WDA:  2.88

Lot 60 is sired by the great Genex Angus sire, SAV 8180 Traveler 004, who has generated over $2 million dollars in semen sales over the past two years. His dam is sired by the immortal Angus sire of great females N Bar Emulation EXT. His ultrasound and DNA carcass information indicate that he will improve your next calf crop for almost all the economically important traits.

03/21/08 AGE =  18 Months    WEIGHT ON 01/05/08 = 1355     MIN. BID =    $1500

In order to correctly interpret the Igenity DNA Results that are displayed in this on-line sale catalog, please click HERE to view the Igenity Profile Results Key.

2nd Annual Optimum Beef Bulls Sale - Friday, March 21, 2008 - Valdosta, Georgia

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