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In
Pursuit of Excellence,
Where the only Extreme we pursue is Extremely well Balanced.
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S Diamond Angus is a family operated, Red and Black Angus purebred cattle herd located near Henderson, Nebraska. Through our bull sale every spring and cows for sale in the fall, we strive to meet your herds' genetic needs. With a family background in the cattle feeding business, the S Diamond Angus cattle are bred for feed efficiency, performance and carcass out of good maternal cows by top AI sires that meet our strict criteria.
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| Future Female Offering - S Diamond Females for Sale |
We try to spend as much time grazing our
cowherd on forages as possible. The Rye
is usually ready for turn out in early to
mid April as we begin our A.I. season. |
Would you like to buy cattle where each animal has to pay its own way? An entire herd of females that do their own work by grazing forages and raising their own calves, competing in contemporary groups that are not pre-planned.
Fertility is still the most important economic factor according to SPA and IRM guidelines. Last fall after the drought we had a 95% breed back. This year we were done calving in a 69 day calving season. We then put all 128 females in our A.I. program and visually detected and bred 121 of them in the first 30 days. That is 95% cycling for next years calf crop in 30 days.
Maybe you are interested in cow families and such. We have some cow families in our own herd who have topped sales with their sons and put daughters back who can produce as well or better than their mothers. They are not as well advertised as those big name players but they have earned the right to stay here. As you can see we do not have room for that many females so this fall we will offer some at consignment sales as well as private treaty. Give us a call around Nov. 1st for information on them or check back here at the website. |
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| Carcass Information |
Steer data Kill Date 5/25/05
- ADG 4.03 for 132 days
- Dry Feed conversion of 6.64
- Average REA 12.45
- Ave Yield Grade 2.7
- 89% Choice or better
- Carcass weight of 859
- 37% CAB
- Average premium of $5.50 per 100
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This bull calf represents the style and muscle
pattern we are aiming for at S Diamond. |
We have received this year's fat cattle results. We have killed and carcass evaluated all of our own steers since 1985. Although the numbers are not huge each animal is important to us. As many of you know, we have ultra sounded our bulls beginning with the 1999 calf crop, and on our replacement heifers since 2001. Back to this year's fats. Out of 16 head of mixed steers and heifers, 15 were graded as choice or prime with an average weight of 1237 and an average yield grade of 2.7. With all the talk of premiums and such what was important to me was the fact that none of our fats received any discounts. These steers are the "culls" of our bull crop and the heifers did not make our replacement pen. If your steers are not doing this well, perhaps we need to talk about your breeding program.
Special Thanks to:
Deon Gocke of Gocke Cattle Co.
John Daigger of Daigger Red Angus
Nick Brandyberry of Brandyberry Cattle Co.
Ron Schroeder of Triple S Cattle Co.
Larry Johnson of Circle J Bar Cattle
Dale Epp
for their female purchases this fall
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Updated
February 5, 2008
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