9021                                                                          152

 689                                                                              4246

              9046                                                                                    61           

PC Missouri Bob 1227

Herd-Sire Information Spring 2018 Statistics

Herd Sire:  PC Missouri Bob 1227 (M801740) is a homozygous polled son of multiple trait leader Oakdale Duke 9003P X PC Miss Blue Grass 9210.  1227 is a 2018 multiple trait leader and ranks in the top 8% for calving ease, top 35% for birth weight, top 8% for weaning weight, top 2% for yearling weight, top 20% for milk, top 5% for maternal calving ease, top 5% for total maternal, and top 25% for scrotal, top 15% for CW, top 2% for REA and top 2% for TSI.  He is homozygous polled and his calves have been outstanding.  Pictures of a few of his sons are on the “bulls for sale” page of our website.

Herd Sire:  ACE-ORR Makers Mark 689 (M738574) is a past National Bull Calf Champion and a several time Yearling Weight Trait Leader.   At age 10 he settled a set of cows.   689 is now a 2018 milk trait leader and hot carcass weight leader.  689 ranks in the top 35% for Calving Ease,  top 2% for Maternal Calving Ease, top 15% for Yearling Weight, top 1% for Maternal Milk, top 1% for Total Maternal, top 15% for Scrotal Measurements, top 1% for Carcass Weight, top 2% for Rib-Eye Area, and top 15% for Marbling and top 5% for TSI.  He adds extra length with great performance, carcass data and quality females.AT one time in 2018 the number 1 and number 2 ranked sires for TSI came from daughters sired by Markers Marker 689!

Herd Sire:  RW Western Spur 691 (M727438) is a past several time Weaning Weight Trait Leader.    He is currently used as an AI sire.  691 ranks in the top 30% for calving ease, top 30% for Weaning Weight, top15% for Maternal Calving Ease, top 25% for scrotal, top 15% for Rib-Eye Area, top 15% for Marbling.  From birth to weaning to feedlot to carcass, his progeny are excellent.

Herd Sire:  EC Revelation 5030 PLD (M834660) is a homozygous polled son of multiple trait leader M6 New Standard 842P ET X EC Miss Gretchen 5030.    He ranks in the top 6% for Calving Ease, top 15% for BW, top 25% for WW, top 30% for yearling weight, milk,  and TSI, top 15% for total maternal, top 9% for scrotal and REA, top 6% for CW, and top 30% for TSI. Hhis progeny have calving ease and thickness. 

Herd Sire:  KC 1815 Spurred 3152P (M835751) is a grandson of RW Western Spur 691 X KC Unlimited Miss Nancy 152P ET.  He ranks in the top 25% for calving ease, top30% for maternal calving ease and yearling weight, top 3% for milk and total maternal, top 9% for scrotal, top 15% for CW and top 35% for TSI.   He sires moderately framed progeny with excellent growth performance. 

Herd Sire:  KC Dakota Bob 4167P (M850342) is a homozygous polled son of multiple trait leader PC Missouri Bob 1227.  He ranks in the top 6% for calving ease, top 20% for BW, top 25% for YW, top 8%for maternal calving ease, top 20% for milk and total maternal.  He is also in the top 15% for REA and TSI, and top 20% for carcass weight.

Herd Sire:  KC Big Ben 5292 (M865620) is a homozygous polled son of multiple trait leader WC Big Ben 9036.  He ranks in the top 10% for calving ease, top 25% for birth weight, top 8% for weaning weight, top 15% for yearling weight and TSI, top 2% for scrotal, and top 20% for carcass weight.  He worked well on heifers and his progeny grow well.

Junior Herd Sire:  KC Dakota Bob 5342 (M865601) is a son of multiple trait leader PC Missouri Bob 1227 with an actual 62 pound BW.  He had an adjusted WW of 809 pounds, and an adjusted YW of 1331 pounds.   We used him as a clean-up bull on one set of heifers in a dry lot.

Junior Herd Sire: KC Ledger 6421 (M888538) is a homozygous polled son of LT Ledger 0332.  His dam is a 689 daughter. 6421 had an 88 pound BW, 827 WW, and 1397 YW.   We used him on a set of heifers.

Other sires represented in our cow herd.

Herd Sire:  PF EL Duke 9021 (M499452) has proven calving ease with balanced EPD’s.  He has exceptional marbling with big REA.  He sired a set of 30 cows at age 9.  9021 is the sire of several champions.  One of his daughters was the 6th place show dam of the year for 2014-15 and produced a National Champion Female, TR Miss Kaycee. A full sister to Miss Kaycee is TR Miss Kay 30A ET who was the 2014 Grand Champion at the NAILE and the Reserve Grand Champion at the 2015 NWSS.  She was also the number one show female of the year for 2014-15. 

 Herd Sire:  KC Impressed 152 (M620174) is a past Birth Weight Trait Leader.  He is a 9021 son. 

Herd Sire:  KC Impressed 61ET (EM729783) has calving ease with balanced EPD’s.  He is a 9021 son and his progeny are easy fleshing with good carcass data.  He is a full brother to KC Design 4246, who has been a milk trait leader for several years working at Wienk Charolais.

Herd Sire:  WCR Sir Duke 9046 (M299938) is a several time Weaning Weight and Multiple Trait Leader.  He was our main foundation herd sire. He was a walking bull at age 10 settling a set of 30 cows.  Easy fleshing with balanced EPD’s.

Herd Sire:  KC Design 4246 (M679384)  is a several time Milk Trait Leader.  Part interest sold to Wienk Charolais where he was an AI sire and walking sire.  Semen sold in the Thomas Ranch Dispersal for $950.00 per straw.  His genetics have worked well in  commercial herds, pure bred herds, and in club calf operations.

AI Herd Sire:  Ace-Orr Lock-n-Load 243 P (M836295) is a LT Ledger 0332 son out of an Ace-Orr Makers Mark 689 daughter.  In 2018 Lock-n-Load was the number 1 proven sire in the charolais breed for  TSI.

AI Herd Sire: LT Ledger 0332 (M791626) is proven with over 6000 progeny registered in the charolais breed.  Calving ease, performance, and carcass quality. His TSI is in the top 15% of the breed.

2018 Born Bulls For Sale

KC Dakota Bob 8273 is homozygous polled	KC Loaded 8497 is homozygous polled

KC Dakota Bob 8949 is homozygous polled	KC Meat Wagon 8961 is homozygous polled

Bulls 8273, 8497, 8949 and 8961 sell by auction on 2-6-19 at the South Dakota Showplace Sale in Watertown, S.D. at noon.  Liveauctions.tv will be available for the sale.  Previous to sale day, log on and enroll to view or bid. 

(Herd-Sire Quality)

(2019 EPD’s)

Sire information can be found above in blue print and dam information below in blue print!

The dam of 8273 is KC Ms Profit Maker 2873, a Ace-Orr Makers Mark 689 daughter.  The average actual BW on her 5 calves is 77.4 pounds.  The ADG index is 107.   8273 is one of those rare bulls who is ranked in the top 1% of the breed for both TSI and Total Maternal.   Maternal Grand-dam still in production at age 11 and is a maternal sister KC Queen 7373 pictured on the females page of our web-site (www.keppencharolais.com).

The dam of 8497 is KC Ms Dakota Bobbie 4497, a Missouri Bob 1227 daughter.  The average actual BW on her 3 calves is 78 pounds.  The maternal grand-dam of 8497 is a sterling dam of distinction and indexed 103 for WW on 10 calves..

The dam of 8949 is KC Ms Design 9749, a KC Design 4246 daughter and sterling dam of distinction.  The average actual BW on her 8 calves is 88.5 pounds and indexed 104 for WW.  Her 6 bull calves indexed 104 for ADG.

The dam of 8961 is KC Ms Profit Maker, a sterling dam of distinction and she was sired by Ace-Orr Makers Mark 689.  The actual BW on her 8 calves averaged 91.25 pounds.  Those 8 calves indexed 108 for WW and 110 for ADG.  

Other Bulls for sale by private treaty

2019 EPD’s

Bulls are listed according to the pasture in which they grazed this past summer.

Percentile ranking in the Charolais breed of the EPD traits listed in the tables for non-parents the last 2 years

The TSI is a combination of the EPD’s for BW, WW, YW, CW, REA, Fat, and Marbling.  These are performance traits as opposed to maternal traits. This is particularly useful in selecting genetics for the commercial cross breeding programs of cattle producers.