Herd Sires & Semen

TBR Elevation H078
3/4 SM 1/4 BR
ASA Number: 3811993 (View Pedigree)
Yearling SC: 38.4 cm

We had been looking for a homozygous black and homozygous polled Simbrah herd sire and found just what we were looking for at Tom Brothers Ranch.  As the sale catalog describes him:  “So many things to admire about this Simbrah bull, big time growth, top of the breed API and TI with an impeccable hoof and phenotype.  Descends from a longline of productive, perfect uttered cows.  His young powerhouse dam records 2 @ 117 WW and breeds on first service.  Could not write better performance stats across the board, indexed over 106 for every trait.”  This bull has continually produced exceptional bulls and females with slick hair, clean underlines, smooth polled, black and good dispositions with balanced EPDs for growth and carcass traits.

TBR AMIGO F099
Purebred Simbrah
ASA Number: 3522922 (View Pedigree)

F099’s calves are small and grow rapidly.  They are very slick coated with clean underlines, non diluter and he has never produced a spotted calve.  Many of his bulls have been developed and sold as herd bull prospects.  He’s produced very good replacement heifers, many of which have been retained in our herd.

ZZ MR BLACK DIAMOND E862
5/8 SM 1/4 AN 1/8 BR • SimAngusHT
ASA Number: 3249239 (View Pedigree)
Non-Css Semen: $20/straw

This outstanding homozygous polled, homozygous black second generation SimAngusHT bull finished the bull test with an ADG of 4.72 and a Feed Efficiency index of 134.84. His IMF was 4.04 with a 14.12 sq in REA for a 1.31 REA/CWT. YEARLING SC: 38 cm. He is in the top percentages of the breed for Weaning and Yearling Weights, ADG, Stay, Marbling, REA, Shear Force, API and TI. Growth and Carcass in one package. One of the best SimAngusHT bulls we’ve raised. The females retained in our herd have been exceptional cows.

RX Expectation C99
PB Simmental
ASA Number: 2976662 (View Pedigree)
Yearling fs: 5.5
Yearling SC: 37.5 cm

This young PB Simmental bull, purchased from Sally Buxkemper, will be used on our red Simbrah cattle. He has a shiny slick coat, tight sheath and a very calm disposition. His dam died when he was three months old so he raised himself in Sally’s pasture sneaking milk when he could. Consequently C99’s weaning weight wasn’t that high but he made up for it as a yearling with a ratio of 104 for YW. He in in the top 4% of Simmental for IMF with a ratio of 107 for BF and a whopping 14.29 REA for a 113 ratio. He has produced great offspring and we are very pleased with his influence in our herd. C99 was sold to a friend who is very impressed with the calves on his commercial Angus cross cows.

TBR DUAL FOCUS B014
5/8 SM 1/4 AN 1/8 BR * SimAngusHT
ASA Number: 2919026 (View Pedigree)

B014 was purchased from Tom Brothers Ranch as a yearling to be used on heifers where he sired small calves that grew very well. He is homozygous polled and heterozygous black and has an easy going disposition. As he matured we moved him to our mature SimAngusHT herd where he produced great offspring that have made the keeper kind of replacement heifers and herd bull prospects. We’ve fed some of his steers who have produced mostly choice carcasses and made us money.

ZZ Mr Fire Z340
3/4 Simmental 1/4 Brahman
ASA Number: 2693622 (View Pedigree)
Yearling fs: 6
Yearling SC: 34 cm
Non-Css Semen: $20/straw limited amount available

Z340 was consigned to the second Brush Country Bulls sale in December 2013. We were so impressed with the bull that we collected him prior to the sale and will have a few of his calves this fall. He sold to Brandon Cooper from Yoakum, Texas who placed one of the high bid in the sale that day. When tested with his contemporaries, he indexed 105 for WW, 109 for YW, 110 for IMF, 118 for REA. His EPDs are balanced with very good growth and carcass potential. As is the case with most of his sires calves, he is in the top 1% for docility.

CDI Black Diamond 194Y
Purebred Simmental
ASA Number: 26411399 (View Pedigree)
Yearling SC: 42 cm

Black Diamond is homozygous polled and homozygous black with a straight hair coat that slicks off in the summer. This bull was used on our Brangus cows to produce SimAngusHT with many young herd bulls selling to commercial herds wanting black calves, growth and Brahman influence.  Many of his females and their progeny were retained in our herd and have been exceptionally productive cows. He is a Shear Force son and out of a TNT cow that is described as "a tank of a cow with perfect feet and udder".

RX Londons Fire W90
Purebred Simmental
ASA Number: 2498236 (View Pedigree)
Yearling fs: 5.2
Yearling SC: 39 cm
CSS Semen (Including Australia): $25/straw
Non-CSS Semen: $20/straw

Fire is a slick coated, homogygous polled, non-dilute red Simmental bull with added heat tolerance from Simbrah in his pedigree.  He collected well when he was a yearling, bred cows that same season and held up well despite the Texas heat. Fire has proven to be a very good all around red Simmental bull to add depth of body, muscle, bone, polled, solid coat color, slick hair, early maturity and good dispositions to his calves.  He was bred by Sally Buxkemper, RX Simbrah.

ZZ Polled Advantage P543
Purebred Simbrah
ASA Number: 2247205 (View Pedigree)
Yearling fs: 7.2
Yearling SC: 36 cm
Css Semen: $20/straw with quantity discounts

Polled Advantage is smooth polled, solid red with a very gentle disposition, clean underline and lots of muscle.  His dam is a Texas Red daughter out of Dorado’s dam.   He indexed 106.41 in his age group in the RGVBIA bull test.

ZZ Maximus M541
Purebred Simbrah
ASA Number: 2186892 (View Pedigree)
Yearling fs: 5.1
Yearling SC: 35 cm
Non-Css Semen: $20/straw with quantity discounts

Maximum, a Texas Red son, indexed 105.18 in his age group in the RGVBIA bull test.  He produces very attractive calves with good color, black hide, very clean underlines, moderate frames and good teat and udder quality on his females.

ZZ Dorado K283
Purebred Simbrah
ASA Number: 2098678 (View Pedigree)
Yearling fs: 5.0
Yearling SC: 35 cm
Css Semen: $20/straw with quantity discounts

Dorado, a solid red Becherovka son, is polled/scurred, moderate framed, very long bodies with a clean underline.  His calves are small but grow well.  His females have excellent teat and udder quality and his bulls are early maturing and clean sheathed.  He indexed 106.3 in his age group in the Rio Grande Valley Beef Improvement Bull Test.

Bonina Futuristic 6309F
Purebred Simbrah
ASA Number: 1885934 (View Pedigree)
Yearling fs: 7.0
Yearling SC: 42 cm
Css Semen: $20/straw with quantity discounts

Futuristic is homozygous polled and adds muscle, a clean underline and transfers excellent teat and udder quality to his females. His calves are gentle, are born moderate sized and grow well.

RX Becherovka D422
Purebred Simbrah
ASA Number: 1763529 (View Pedigree)
Yearling fs: 7.08
Yearling SC: 37 cm
Semen: Limited supply $100/straw

Becherovka was purchased from Sally Buxkemper, RX Simbrah when he was 12 months old, semen tested well and bred 20 cows in two months in the south Texas heat. He adds muscle, capacity, bone and carcass quality. His progeny have gentle dispositions, his daughters milk well and his calves are born medium sized, grow well and mature early. Teat and udder quality on his females is very good. He was tested by ASA in the Carcass Merit Program where his progeny showed good carcass quality and tenderness.