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NEAL RAY and CHAMP DAVIS of Davis Cattle Co. in Wheeler,
Texas have purchased several extra good ones over the years
in the Cream of the Crop Sales. They produced the $28,000
Escalade out of a COC purchase in 2008.
JR STELZER’s decision to purchase the Phylli cow has been a great
investment. She has produced many times over her original cost
of $16,000. She is the dam of Yellow Jacket, Polar Ice and many
other successful cattle.
BRANDON BIRD has assembled the best females and bulls all
over the country. Some of his top donors are from Cream of the
Crop offerings. His purchase of Troubadour and Hagrid have
been successful choices. Thanks Brandon for using Cream of the
Crop genetics to build your program.
BOBBY ROGERS purchased Lot 74, a $3000 daughter of 4114
Made in 2009 that had a first calf sired by Tank selling for
$13,000 as an open heifer in the 2010 spring Cream of the
Crop sale. Bobby likes Herefords now!
BRANDON HORN Ask Brandon if his Made Right semen was a
good investment. This spring he sold a $25,000 son and he has
several daughters that are not for sale. He purchased a $5200
Charolais bred heifer in the 2010 sale, her fi rst calf sold for
$7500. In 2009 Brandon bought a real nice bred cow for
$4000, her calf sold for $19,000. Special Thanks for
Brandon’s confi dence in our program.
JOHN FILE, long time COC buyer, produced a
bull in the 2010 bull sale for $13,500 to Bryan
Kellogg. He was sired by a COC Picasso son and
Lifeline daughter.
DAN SULLIVAN has purchased some outstanding
Cream of the Crop females over the years.
Several are some of his best producing donors.
He purchased a Hereford cow, 9644, that has
been extra good to him. A daughter sold for
$25,000 and four more offspring have sold
for over $20,000. 9644 has proven a great
investment. Hoo Doo Lizzy, another Sullivan
purchase has paid for herself. A daughter
generated $26,500 and she produced a herd
bull DSUL McSteamy. Two of the top calves in the
DSUL program this spring were Lizzy offspring. Lot
396 sold for$4000 in the 2006 sale, she produced a
$28,000 heifer that was Lot 1 in McKay’s sale.
EXACTO - The top selling bull in the 2012 fall bull sale.
Sold to Brandon Bird, a long time customer of the Cream of
the Crop and one of the most successful club calf producing
programs in the country.
JOHN GRAVES purchased Lot 1, Hoo Doo bred heifer in the
2008 sale, her first calf by Tank sold for $25,000 as a yearling
bull in the 2009 Cream of the Crop Bull Sale. Named, “No
Apologies,” he is now owned by Bradley Hale. Many top club
calf breeders tried to own him. Watch for more progeny out of
this great cow as well as No Apologies.
KORKY WISE has assembled one of the premier cow herds in the
country and many of them are Cream of the Crop females. They
have produced Grand or Reserve Grand steers at nearly every
major show in Texas. Korky’s most recent success with a COC
female was the Reserve Grand Steer at Houston in 2011!
JOHN BAUMAN purchased Yellow Jacket’s $21,000.00 full sister
in 2007. Her fi rst calf was a 2009 Denver display bull named
“Felony,” owned by Bauman and DeRouchey.
ERNEST CLARK and WADE SHACKLEFORD’s purchase of a
$3,500.00 Tiger daughter, produced as her fi rst calf, “Duck.”
Duck was purchased back by Kris Black and has been a leading
Hereford sire in this program. Since her fi rst calf, she has
generated over $100,000 in progeny.
GARY and DON OHLRICHS of Iowa are long time customers.
They produced a $34,000 steer that was named Reserve
Champion AOB in Houston from a COC daughter. Another
Cream of the Crop female, owned with Wade Shackelford
produced the Champion American at San Antonio in 2008. Lot
148 Cream of the Crop cow was purchased for $7500. In return,
four calves produced more than $100,000.00.
YELLOW JACKET - 27 daughters of this great sire sell! Many
cattle selling will be infl uenced by his great dam, “Hoo Doo Phylli.”