Thank You Lord for the Rain

The family had a great day working cattle on Christmas Eve and then the day after Christmas as well.  On both occasions  it was drizzling.  We thank the good Lord above for the blessing of rain.  Here are a few photos that Tracee took while the work was going on.  Enjoy.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas from W5 Herefords to you and yours.  We will be working cattle on Christmas Eve.  You are welcome to stop by and see the cattle up close.  My plans are to have some updated pics of the calves and the sale consignments for the Northeast Texas Hereford Association Sale on blog shortly.   The sale will be in March 10, 2012, Mt. Pleasant Fairgrounds.

Merry Christmas.

State Fair of Louisiana Results

We had a super time in Louisiana.  As always we got to visit with our friends from Louisiana and enjoyed the time. W5 Overtime 400J  made his last appearance in the show ring and maintained his undefeated in class status.  he is truly an amazing bull.  Overall he stood Reserve Champion Bull.  We were very excited.  His first calves are extremely nice and are awesome to watch grow.  They are dark in color and conservatively marked.

Here is one of his heifer calves.  She is super cool, smooth polled with just the right color and one fully marked eye.  She should be a show stopper!

-S W5 Gran Torino 4249 Y14 also had a very good day.  He stood Reserve Division.  He looked great as you can see.  The judge commented that "This bull's time will be in the near future."  We agree that he is in a growing stage.  And he is still super thick, sound, and just a tremendous bull. We love his hip placement and the way he tracks.  He is Impressive!

W5 Ms Sweetgum 428T also had a great day.  She stood Reserve Intermediate Division winner. She is one of our last daughters from SB 157H Rite-Way 81R ET.  She is stout.  She is also  FOR SALE.  She would make a great first heifer project for a junior or a very nice addition to any herd.  She is dark in color, conservatively marked, and backed by a genetic package the is second to none.  On her dam's side she goes back to DR Achiever 8403, and Pure Gold.  On her sires side she goes back to Remitall Highway, Keynote, and the great JR Cassandra cow.  She will continue to get better and better.

Boaz got to enjoy the fun, this year too.  He was very excited to accompany us to the show.  He had a lot to tell his friends back at school.


Stop by and see the cattle on your next trip to east Texas. Take a look at -S W5 Gran Torino and the fall calves.  Christmas is just around the corner.  Pick out your Christmas present now.

Congratulations to Crooked Creek Ranch

Thank you to Crooked Creek Ranch, El Paso, Arkansas and congratulations on their purchase of W5 Overtime 444J a very super cool KJ 2403 Lead On 321S ET son.  This January calf is super clean front ended with a big top in him and a great muscle pattern.  He has eye appeal to spare.  "Red Eye" as Dad calls him also has a calm disposition as well.  We are excited to have David Rawe and his family share our genetics.  We look forward to hearing great things from this young bull. 

Congratulations to Crooked Creek for also having the Champion Get a Sire entry in the Texas State Polled Hereford Show held during the East Texas State Fair.

East Texas State Fair Results

We had a great show at the East Texas State Fair.  This year the show broke Horns and Polled into separate shows.  It was the State Polled Hereford Show.  We took two entries to the event and walk away very excited about the confirmation of our breeding program.  -S W5 Gran Torino 4249 Y14 was named Reserve Champion State Polled Hereford Bull.  We purchased him from Schock Ranch as they were greatly reducing their herd.  When I say this calf at two months old I was impressed.  When I saw his Dam, I was even more impressed and knew this pair would be a great addition to our herd.

Y14's pedigree is tremendous.  On the top side he goes back to 146 with some Pure Gold.  On the bottom side his Dam is out of P606.  A super mating in itself.  We believe that "Dennis" is an exceptional bull with unlimited potential.   Plans are to have semen packages available in the spring of 2012.  Look for more exciting news from -S W5 Gran Torino 4249 Y14.

				REMITALL KEYNOTE 20X {CHB,SOD} (P23631818)
			DM BR L1 DOMINO 146 {CHB,DLF,IEF} (P42206523)
				DM L1 DOMINETTE 518 (41096461)
		Sire: C -S GRAN TORINO 8172 ET {DLF,HYF,IEF} (42890091)
				C -S PURE GOLD 98170 {SOD,CHB,DLF,IEF} (41040609)
			C SHE'S GOT GAME ET (42471149)
				C 492D MS ADV 96007 {DOD} (19570179)
Animal: -S W5 GRAN TORINO 4249 Y14 (P43172667)
				REMITALL BOOMER 46B {SOD,CHB,DLF,HYF,IEF} (P23649249)
			PW VICTOR BOOMER P606 {SOD,DLF,HYF,IEF} (P24020737)
				PW VICTORIA 964 8114 (P23331665)
		Dam: TRM 2E CHLOE P606 4249 ET (P42563617)
				SDF 007 (P23667716)
			STAR SPIRIDGE LADY PACE (P23857897)
				LB P202 MISS PACE 64W {DOD} (P23198252)

We also had a super cool intermediate heifer that stood Reserve Champion in the Division.  There was alot of talk about her as well. 

In the Horned Division we garnered several rosettes as well, including Reserve Intermediate Heifer, Senior Yearling Champion Heifer, Reserve Champion Bull Calf and Senior Champion Bull.  We had a tremendous day.

 

Our senior herd bull, W5 Overtime 400J, stood Division Champion.  He is an outstanding individual.  His first calves are on the ground and are very stylish, with a lot of eye appeal.  His heifers are averaging 60 lbs.  I hope to have some pictures up soon. They are dark and really cool. 

Great Opportunity for Junior Exhibitors

Take a look at this tremendous June female.  She is super clean fronted with tremendous length and extension in her neck and moves into a great set of shoulders continuing that length of body.  She is deep and super sound, docile and completely halter broken.  She horned (de-horned). Contact us to see how she can your junior's next show project.

W5 Ms Overdrive 431J is Headed to Bayou Country

We would like to thank Mike and Tina LaVerne for their purchase of W5 Ms Overdrive 431J.  She is headed to Louisiana for their son Kyle.  431J is a late July baby that is already showing stoutness is a very attractive package.  She is medium dark in color.  She is sired by KJ 2403 Lead On 231S ET (42782973) a superb Bounty Hunter son.  Her dam is a Dam of Distinction - W5 Ms Democracy 259 {DOD} (42455539).  She has a very balanced set of EPD's  BW 3.0  WW40 YW50  MM25  M+G 45 with no extremes.  She will be tremendous as a cow.  Best wishes to the entire family and 431J

The Girls of Fall

We have just two Girls of Fall the we are offering.  The first one is a super clean, deep bodied powerful female.  She is a really cool heifer. She is an October baby so she is still on momma right now.

 Then we have our November Girl.  She is a first heifer calf.  If this is any indication of what momma is going to do, we are going to be very excited.  She is out of a heifer bull we raised, and could not be happier.  Take a look for yourself.

Summer Heifers Available for Purchase

We have 4 summer babies that are worth your time to take a look at if you are needing a summer class show heifer.  We have two June babies.  This one is Polled.  She is tremendous.  Look at the depth of body, length and extension.

This June baby is Horned.  She has style to spare.  She will be a real showmanship heifer as well.   Look at that front end. Super deep and dark color.

We have two late summer babies that too may steal the picture.  This little lady is a July baby.  She has really extraordinary lines.  She moves into her shoulder very nicely and carries herself well.  Probably the plainest heifer of the bunch, but when I see her in the picture,  it definitely makes me want to take another look.

This is our August Girl.  She is really thick and stout while carrying a really clean front end.  She's the baby of this bunch, but carries power for her age. 

These are all green broke.  Obviously, they weren't thrilled to have their picture made, but did get through the process.

Thank You to Buyers from the Northeast Texas Hereford Sale

Many thanks to the buyers at the Northeast Texas Hereford Association Sale on March 19, in Mt. Pleasant Texas for their confidence in W5 Hereford genetics.

Thanks to McNutt Cattle and Land for their purchase of the High Selling Bull W5 Birchwood 389T.  He is a stout son of SB 157H Rite-Way  81R ET.  He will make a super herd bull.  Congratulations on your purchase.

Thank you to Larry Greb for his purchase of W5 Overtime 394J.  This bull is going to make a great addition to his bull battery possibly taking the lead position. Super front ended and extended through out.  He is a tremendous individual.

Thanks also goes to James H & Sue Tomlinson for their purchase of W5 Ms Cadillac 311R and W5 Ms Cadillac 326R and her super heifer calf.   This is 311R as a weaned heifer.  Just look at the extension.  311 is also the poster calf at the top of the blog.  She has been a favorite from the time she was very young.

Thanks to All of the Buyers from the Magnolia Hereford Association Sale in Arkansas

We would like to thank the buyers from the Magnolia Sale, February 19, 2011 in Arkansas for their confidence in W5 Hereford genetics.

 Magnolia Hereford Sale  Report   - W5 Herefords had the 2nd High Selling Bull with W5 Overtime 403J; purchased by Ned Purtle and Son.

Jason Braziel purchased W5 Ms Sweetgum 396T.  She has only been defeated in class once.  We wish him the best as he finishes out her show career to be an outstanding producer.

We also want to thank Southern Oaks Farms for their purchase of W5 Ms Cadillac 338R and her bull calf.  She is a young cow that should be another great producer.