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Cow Families
he female herd at Mound Creek Ranch is the result of more than three decades of a careful, thoughtful, and strategic laying of the genetic bricks to build a strong seedstock cowherd capable of weathering the brutal storms of the beef industry. Based on the fundamentals of real world ranching we have been relentless in this task by designing with principles, structure, foresight, economy, integrity, risk, reward, removal, and quality of propagation. Few, if any, current seedstock programs have been around longer, still active, and still as passionate as we are at Mound Creek Ranch. Our genomically enhanced EPD values are based on these three plus decades of data gathering, strict attention to contemporary group detail, and a discard program that is unmatched in the Brangus seedstock world. Here are a few of our cow family lines proven by long term selection for genetics, genomics, design, and discipline guaranteeing no other programs can compare! After 35 years we better be doing this right. Our genomically enhanced EPD values are the best in Brangus and are unquestioned in separating true facts from created fiction. Keep in mind the below noted percentile rankings are based on our ENTIRE FEMALE FAMILY LINES rather than isolated individual animals.
889 Family Line This family line numbers 122 Mound Creek females, easily our most prolific, and ranks as the most proven line in Brangus considering fertility, maternal value, performance, grid indicators, and optimum calving ease. MC Ms Madison 889J6 earns the distinction as the greatest Three-Quarter Blood Cow in breed records and is singly responsible for our entire 889 clan that has generated in excess of $1,750,000 in worldwide revenue for Mound Creek and Blackwater just over the last four years! This grand old cow is still roaming Mound Creek pastures at 23 years of age and left an incredible line that includes MC Ms Extravagant 889P4, MC Ms Extravagant 889X4, MC Boulder 889Z14, MC Ms Dreamland 889W15, MC Power Packed 889C62, MC Nuff Said 889T50, MC Ms 5175 Bando 889P12, MC Ignite 889B2, and now many young generations of donors and herd sire prospects soon to make their mark in breed records. This is the most fertile and reliable family in the breed. Our entire 889 family tree offers averages NINE TRAITS that rank in the breed’s TOP 15% as follows: Heifer Pregnancy 3%; Stayability 15%; Terminal Index 4%; Fertility Index 2%; Weaning 5%; Yearling 5%; Total Maternal 10%, Ribeye Area 5%; IMF 10%.
129 Family Line The family that produced the $70,000 high selling open heifer of the entire breed in 2018, the $50,000 MC Something Special 129W14 (Boulder’s sire), $31,000 breed great MC Ms Resource 129A15, $20,000 MC Cross Fit 129E20, and the young studs MC Blue Blood 129H18 and MC Full Tank 129H45 just to name a few! The 65 Mound Creek females from our 129 Family boast TEN TRAITS that rank in the TOP 15%, or higher, for the Brangus population as follows: Heifer Pregnancy 3%; Stayability 15%; Terminal Index 4%; Fertility Index 4%; Weaning 3%; Yearling 3%; Total Maternal 10%; Scrotal 15%; Ribeye Area 5%; IMF 15%.
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