TJM John Wayne 44L R797239 Semen: $40.00/straw

Sire: WR Duke 228F Maternal Sire: Transformer of Brinks

BW: 108 lbs AWW: 803 lbs./121% AYW: 1432 lbs./117% YrSC: 38.8 cm. REA: 14.5 in./111% IMF: 3.9%/99%

BW WW YW M TM SC REA IMF 6.0 52 75 -4 22 1.5 0.61 0.12

After extensive AI, embryo transfer, and natural service uses in our program since spring of 2002 we sold our possession of John Wayne in our 2006 Female Sale for a modern era record of $70,000 to Third Day Ranch in Navasota, Texas. He has proven himself so may times over and is the definite powerhouse bull in the breed with incredible sons and excellent daughters. We have always considered him to have limitless in breeding value indicated by his national breed ranking against all proven sires as the #6 ranked bull for weaning weight and yearling weight, # 7 for scrotal, #20 for ribeye, and #17 for marbling value. He sires long sided, easy moving offspring with an extra classy look and always big tops and wide hip designs.
 

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MC New Direction 000M24 R823787 Semen: $40.00/straw

Sire: Connealy Freightliner Maternal Sire: Mr. V8 189/4

BW: 82 lbs. AWW: 730 lbs./108% AYW: 1314 lbs./110% YrSC: 37.2 cm. REA: 15.2 in./112% IMF: 3.8%/113%

BW WW YW M TM SC REA IMF 3.5 51 87 10 34 1.4 0.71 -0.10

Co-owned with Miller Brangus and 4C Brangus.

He is the bull we use to “Put the Brangus Back in Brangus!” After posting a 1314 lb. yearling weight with a 15.2 in. ribeye and 3.8% IMF value New Direction proved to be the sale topper in our 2003 Bull Sale at $33,000. As of this writing there are nearly 300 New Direction offspring recorded collectively earning him multiple trait leader status ranking #8 for weaning weight, #3 for yearling weight, and #12 for ribeye area EPDs. It is also apparent that New Direction will become a scrotal trait leader and currently ranks in the breed’s top third for milk and top 3% for total maternal value. We also are strongly convinced New Direction will climb for marbling value with more IMF comparisons. His first three sons to sell are now in registered herds and his first group of daughters has already produced several donor females.

 

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MC Real Deal 541R3 R10038652 Semen: $40.00/straw

Sire: TJM John Wayne 44L Maternal Sire: MC Freight Liner 2H10

BW: 80 lbs. AWW: 790 lbs./114% AYW: 1301 lbs./110% YrSC: 37.6 cm. REA: 14.4 in./102% IMF: 3.8%/102%

BW WW YW M TM SC REA IMF 4.1 45 70 11 33 1.3 0.52 0.08

Ideally designed for today’s cattle business with an abundance of rib, bone, body length and overall three dimensional look. We thought he was the best bull sold in the breed in 2006 and was the high selling yearling across the entire breed when he brought $45,000 in our 2006 Bull Sale from Miller Brangus and Blackwater Cattle Company. With his mass and volume 541R3 is still attractive and appealing to those that like an elegant look. His sire needs no introduction as the $70,000 breed great John Wayne. His dam, MB Ms Freight Liner 541K, was the second high selling cow in the 2004 Mound Creek and Friends Female Sale and now an important donor back in the Miller program. 541K has always produced at the highest level and has to rank as one of the true can’t miss cows in the breed with an earned milk value of +29 lbs. Real Deal ranks in the top 2% for WW, YW and SC; top one-third for pure Milk, top 3% for total maternal, top 15% for REA and upper 15% for IMF. All the numbers work, he has no holes, is the right one for today’s business, and is backed by great parents.

 

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MC Right Direction 624R R10038792 Semen: $40.00/straw

Sire: MC New Direction 000M24 Maternal Sire: CCC Tyson 36J5

BW: 64 lbs. AWW: 701 lbs./103% AYW: 1256 lbs./103% YrSC: 38.2 cm. REA: 14.4 in./107% IMF: 4.3%/105%

BW WW YW M TM SC REA IMF 1.3 32 54 12 28 0.70 0.48 0.00

He was the first New Direction son to sell and certainly stirred excitement around the sale ring with a final bid of $39,000 from Red Bird Meadows Ranch in Montgomery, Texas. This final bid earned him the distinction as the second high selling yearling bull in the entire breed in 2006. Take a close look at his numbers and you will find an impressive combination of superior birth weight spreading to weaning and yearling weights in the upper 20% of the breed population, while offering milk, maternal value and carcass merit all in the same genetic package. Like his sire we use him to add breed character back in the herd, with the anticipation of superior calving ease and balanced traits. His dam is now in the Blackwater donor program and earned that right with outstanding production highlighted by Right Direction and a full sister that was the best raised at Blackwater in 2006.

 

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“Tank” MC John Wayne 165N3 R9679417 Semen: $40.00/straw

Sire: TJM John Wayne 44L Maternal Sire: MC News Man 81H13

BW: 102 lbs. AWW: 826 lbs./113% AYW: 1387 lbs./112% YrSC: 38.5 cm. REA: 15.6 in./109% IMF: 3.6%/95%

BW WW YW M TM SC REA IMF 6.7 51 76 1 27 1.1 0.49 0.06

Of all the bulls sold in 2004 across the entire breed we felt Tank was the best. He is proving us to be right. Tank is doing a great job in controlling frame and his offspring are eye candy with thickness, superior marbling, impressive thickness and overall soundness of structure. His dam is the great Summit Cow and donor, MC Ms News Man 165K, the cow that just happened to be the first News Man daughter ever sold when she brought $10,000 as a six month old heifer in our 2001 Female Sale. Tank is also a maternal brother to MC Sonny Side 165M, the herd sire doing such a great job at San Jac River Ranch. Our Tank offspring are impressive! In fact we selected two of his sons to go into early semen collection this spring as yearling bulls fresh off gain test. The word will spread about the Tank offspring, particularly after seeing the great sons and daughters that he is siring around the country. We have used him on heifers but our recommendation is for use on mature cows.

 

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MC Straight Line 12R3 R10038912 Semen: $40.00/straw

Sire: MC New Direction 000M24 Maternal Sire: Lead Gun of Brinks 222K14

BW: 92 lbs. AWW: 673 lbs./99% AYW: 1270 lbs./104% YrSC: 38.3 cm. REA: 14.3 in./106% IMF: 3.9%/93%

BW WW YW M TM SC REA IMF 3.5 44 75 9 31 1.0 0.59 0.00

We sold our first New Direction sons in the fall of 2006 and they created impressive excitement and demand from both registered seedstock Brangus breeders and commercial cow/calf programs alike. After evaluating these New Direction sons we feel you will understand the excitement we have for the long term outlook of our New Direction offspring and these exciting junior sire sons we are now using. This bull’s Lead Gun sired dam calved him at 23 months of age, bred back for another fall calf, and is now in embryo transfer. We named him Straight Line because the quickest way to get from point A to point B is a “straight line.” We believe by using this good junior sire we can get to the needs of the cow/calf operator by way of the fastest route. Everyone loved his mass, volume, substance of bone, and breed character. In fact he might be the son that most closely resembles his impressive sire, New Direction.

 

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MC John Wayne 661N13 R9679429 Semen: $35.00/straw

Sire: TJM John Wayne 44L Maternal Sire: LH New Star 1B

BW: 93 lbs. AWW: 757 lbs./111% AYW: 1290 lbs./na% YrSC: 40.5 cm. REA: 13.7 in./na% IMF: 4.3%/na%

BW WW YW M TM SC REA IMF 3.1 29 48 14 28 0.80 0.13 0.11

Co-owned with Miller Brangus and 4C Brangus.

The calving ease John Wayne son we feel will contribute in the areas of birth weight, maternal value, testicle size, and IMF value. His first calves averaged 4.2% for IMF, 36.7 cm. for SC, and 80 lbs. for birth weight. He was the high selling yearling in our 2004 Bull Sale at $19,500 and his full brother then sold in our 2006 Bull Sale for $25,000 to OK Farm and Page Farm. Their dam is a constant in the Miller Brangus donor program and has proven to work exceptionally well across all sire lines. The best flush of embryo transfer calves born in the spring of 2007 at Mound Creek are sired by 661N13 and out of a New Direction donor dam. This exciting junior herd sire is putting plenty of flash on his offspring along with substance of bone, Brangus character, and a neat hip design. We have used him successfully on heifers and mature cows.

 

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MC News Man 81H13 R712154 Semen: $40.00/straw

Sire: News Maker of Brinks 71Z4 Maternal Sire: CCR Pathfinder 152W

BW: 86 lbs. AWW: 722 lbs./na% AYW: 1284 lbs./na% YrSC: 36.7 cm. REA: 14.1 in./na% IMF: 3.6%/na%

BW WW YW M TM SC REA IMF 3.6 37 58 3 22 0.90 0.33 -0.09

Co-owned with Miller Brangus and Schmidt Farms

We have used News Man every breeding season beginning with the fall 1999 campaign due to his great consistency, highly marketable sons, and impressive daughters. In fact we increased the use of News Man in the fall of 2006 and spring of 2007 because his daughters are just flat making outstanding cows. They work with just about any sire line we throw their way and are some of the soundest uddered, most complete females we have ever raised. The News Man daughters hold together well while doing a nice job on their calves. His immortal sire is a Summit Sire and News Man is well on his to earning that same distinction. If you like attractive cattle that are not overly extreme for any given area then News Man will completely satisfy your needs. We use him across all breeding classes with a high level of confidence.