Gerik Calves Are Here:
Low birth weight, easy calving and just plain good!


BHR Tannik SA T128
Sire: BHR Gerik P709E
Dam: BHR Susann M369E (Doorn x Lady Pretoria)
Dustin's Calves Are Here:
Look at the muscle and hip!
Birth Weight: 95 Unassisted



BHR Taariq SA T615
Sire: BHR Dustin SA P762E
Dam: BHR Clarice SA N134 (Three Sixes x Hadau x Renmor)
Oakes Calves Are Here:
The Oakes calves are here and they are fantastic!
To-Date 14 calves average a Birth Weight of 83.71 Ibs.
All unassisted even out of first calf heifers and all are red!!!



BHR Tasha SA T155
Sire: BHR Oakes SA R870
Dam: BHR Ashante SA L137D (Susi x Primal)

BHR Designer's Choice Sale
Meet your simbrah needs in our May 19, 2007 BHR Designer's Classic.

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BHR Genetic Changes
Check to see what new changes are occuring at the ranch!

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New Herd Sire Prospects
Check out our latest herd sire prospects...the next generation of South African Genetics! 

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Three Sixes Update


BHR THREE SIXES SA L666E
Continues to meet and exceed all expectations!







Progeny Data:

Bulls
Heifers
Birth Weight:
84.69
80.56
Weaning Weight:
717 no creep
609 no creep
Weaning Age:
220 days
212 days
Weight /Day
3.25 lbs.
2.87 lbs.


Ultrasound Data:

Bulls
Heifers
Adjusted IMF*
3.315
3.261
REA/CWT:
1.2422
1.265
* Note, the 3.315 & 3.261 IMF of the Three Sixes calves exceeded the average of the 1/2 Red Angus 1/2 Fullblood Simmental calves in the same contemporary groups.

Canadian Semen Rights Sell: American Marketing Services purchased the Canadian Semen Rights on Three Sixes at the Showcase Sale in Calgary Alberta, Canada for $52,000. Many thanks to groups of breeders such as Dave Bonchuk, Jason Bruketa, Stan and Barb Cichon, Yves & Dany Gagnon, Dan Skeels, Greg Bain and others that were contenders.


FLASH!!
Canadian Breeders can purchase exclusive packages of Three Sixes Semen. Limited and exclusive for two years. For complete details contact:

Bouchard Livestock International
Office: 403-946-4999
Fax: 403-946-4919
Brian's Mobile: 403-813-7999
Email: info@bouchardlivestock.com

2005 Designer's Classic Results
1 Simmental Herd Sires $25,000.00
4 Simmental Flushes averaging $5,100.00
3 Simmental Donors averaging $12,116.67
22 Bred Simmental Females averaging $5,729.55
6 Open Simmental Heifers averaging $7,433.33
1 Semen Lot at $46,750.00
1 Simbrah Donor $2,600.00
1 Weaned Simbrah Bull $2,500.00
1 Weaned Simbrah Heifer $3,500.00
1 Bred Simbrah Female $2,200.00
1 Open Simbrah Female $2,100.00
1 Purebred Bull $3,500.00
13 Bred 1/2 Red Angus Registered Females averaging $2,403.85
11 Open 1/2 Red Angus Registered Females averaging $2,172.73
28 Open SimAngus averaging $991.07
29 Open Angus Cross averaging $987.93

It was a good day for BHR and the Breed.

2004 Designer's Classic Sale Report
Thanks to all who attended this year's Designer Classic Sale!

Here is a preview of the sale averages:
Simmental Flushes $42,000.00
Herd Sires $17,750.00
DONORS $16,200.00
BRED Simmental FEMALES $5,880.95
OPEN HEIFERS $2,242.86
SEMEN $54,050.00
Feature Lot $4,500.00

Overall sale average $9,375 per lot.

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BHR 2004 Sale Report

The Tenth Annual BHR’s Designer’s Classic was held on Saturday, May 15, 2004. A crowd in excess of 200 enthusiastic breeders from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Columbia, Mexico, as well as the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Tennessee, Virginia, Missouri and Texas participated in the bidding to produce a $9,375 sale average.

Agro Zurita from Brazil, represented by Oscar Kennedy and Pinheiro Machado purchased the four high selling lots: Lot 7, an open Doorn daughter for $31,000; Lot 8, an open Doorn daughter for $30,000; Lot 24, an Orange River daughter bred to BHR Three Sixes, for $24,000 and Lot 20, an Orange River daughter bred to BHR Three Sixes, for $22,000. They also purchased Flush Lot 1A for $10,000, a Hadau x Susi daughter along with semen from BHR Doorn and BHR Sir Andi L538E.

Paulo Marques from Brazil, represented by Paulo Marques and Pinheiro Machado purchased the high selling Flush Lot 1B, a Hadau x Susi daughter, for $20,000. He also purchased Lot 6, a Primal x AI AI Rina daughter bred to BHR Kalahari, for $10,000 and Lot 27, a Doorn daughter bred to BHR Three Sixes, for $10,000. Mr. Marques also purchased ½ interest in Lot 3D, a Doorn son, with Bar 5 Simmental Stock Farms for $3,500.

Tom Baker from Australia purchased the second high selling flush, Lot1C, Lady Pretoria, for $12,000.

Allan Roberts from Indian Valley Ranch, Arkansas purchased Lot 4, an Orange River daughter bred to BHR Three Sixes, for $5,000. Allan also purchased the following semen: BHR Hans L566E @ $75/unit, BHR Durban @ $50/unit, Antonius @$200/unit, C&B Western @ $175/unit and Solway Adonis@ $300/unit.

Dr. Mikell & Mary Cheek Davis, Little Creek Farm, purchased the second high selling bull for $10,500 and Lot 17, a Doorn daughter bred to BHR Three Sixes, for $4,000. Dr. and Mrs. Davis also purchased 20 doses of Doorn @ $500/dose, 5 units of Zulu @ $200/unit, 10 units of Orange River @ $125/unit, 5 units of Kalahari @ $250/unit and 5 units of Zuboomafo @ $250/unit.

Enrique Sosa from Tamaulipas, Mexico purchased Lot 3B, a Doorn son, for $7,000, Cesar Gonzalez from Nuevo Leon, Mexico purchased Lot 31, a Solway Adonis heifer bred to Three Sixes, along with 20 units of Orange River semen @ $125 a dose. Hernando Guerra from Nuevo Leon, Mexico purchased Lot 18, a ¾ x ¼ Doorn daughter bred to LMC Ocho, for $5,100, Lot 12, a Antonius out of Elsa bred to Sir Ro-Leo 680K, for $3,200 and Lot 15, a Romulus daughter bred to Sir Ro-Leo 680K, for $3,400.

Runnells-Pierce Ranch purchased Lot 5, HVR Bailey, for $5,000 and Lot 11, an Orange River daughter bred to BHR Three Sixes, for $4,000. He keeps putting that Hacks Fraulein breeding together.

John and Jeanne Scorse, Joplin, Missouri, purchased Lot 14, an Orange River daughter bred to Three Sixes, for $3,250, Lot 32, a Durban daughter bred to Three Sixes, for $2,500 and Lot 35, an open Durban daughter, for $3,100.

Lanny and Sheila Sullins purchased Lot 16, a Romulus daughter bred to Three Sixes, for $4,000 and Kent and Glenna Dollar purchased Lot 33, an Orange River daughter bred to BHR Three Sixes consigned by Gary Cooper from Colorado, for $4,000.

Louis and Nancy Hubnik have purchased cattle every year out of the Designer’s Classic and this year they purchased Lot 19, a Doorn daughter bred to Three Sixes, for $3,500 and Lot 30, a Gritiron daughter bred to Three Sixes, for $2,750.

Dr. Bill Moore from Alabama purchased Lot 28B, a SV Bavarian daughter bred to BHR Three Sixes and his neighbor Greg Kemp purchased Lot 28C, a full sib bred to BHR 680K, for $5,000. A new breeder from Alabama, Chad Granger, purchased Lot 21 an Electro daughter bred to Three Sixes, for $2,300.

Jim Ligon, representing Tennessee Tech University purchased Lot 9, the first Three Sixes daughter to ever sell, for $4,500.

Murle Blasingame from Granbury, Texas, purchased Lot 22 & 23, Gritiron daughters bred to Three Sixes and BHR 680K, for $2,400 each. Murle also purchased Lot 36, a 680K daughter, for $2,100. Cecil and Cindy Peters also from Granbury, purchased Lot 29, a 680K daughter bred to Three Sixes, for $3,700.

Randy Lehman, from Iowa, purchased Lot 13, an Antonius x Elsa daughter bred to 680K, for $3,000 and Lot 40, an open BHR Edwin heifer, for $2,500.

Jim Von Behren, Three Child Farms in Missouri, purchased Lots 34, 38 and 39, all open Electro daughters.

Buzzy and JoNell boase, Houston, Texas, also a guest consigner, purchased Lot 3A, a tremendous Doorn son to add to their Herd Sire Battery.

It was a great day in Texas and thanks to all that came

2003 Sale Report
Thanks to all buyers and visitors at our 2003 Designer's Choice Sale!

BHR's Designer's Classic was held on May 17, 2003, at the ranch in Granbury, Texas. International buyers from Canada, Columbia, Mexico, Panama and Brazil along with US Breeders from Alabama, Georgia, Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Colorado, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee, Virginia and Texas joined in producing a Sale Average of $10,038.51.

The US Semen Shares on BHR Three Sixes SA L666E topped the sale at $50,000, purchased by the Three Sixes Syndicate comprised of Indian Creek Cattle Co., J-W Cattle Co., Indian Valley Ranch, PKC Simmental Farm, Little Creek Farm, Snell Simmentals, Foster Mills Simmental, Dutton Simmentals, Brazos Oaks Ranch, Flying H Ranch, Moore Farms, Phillips Farms, Steaks Alive, Wright Family Simmentals, Mitchell Lake Ranch, Cooper Farms Fleckvieh Simmentals and Yankee Creek Ranch.

Agro Zurita – Brazil purchased the high selling bred heifer, Lot 7, a Kalgery daughter out of BHR Lady Jaguar for $40,000. Juan Moreno of Genetic Resources International purchased the second highest selling bred heifer, Lot 6, a Doorn daughter out of BHR Lady Susi for $20,000 on order for Jaime Moroso from Columbia. BHR Blend females tied for 3rd Highest Selling Females. Lot 12, a T2 Roman daughter out of Lady Pretoria and Lot 14, a Zulu daughter out of RAJ 63C were each purchased for $11,000 by Juan Moreno on order for Jamie Moroso of Columbia.

Paulo Marques from Brazil purchased Lot 26A the high selling open heifer, a South African female sired by Erico Primal and out of AI AI Rina. Paulo purchased ½ interest for $12,000. Lot 27, purchased by Juan Moreno for Jaime Moroso of Columbia for $15,000 was the second highest selling open female. She is a BHR Doorn daughter out of BHR Ms Kimberley G037E. The 3rd Highest Selling Open heifer was Lot 32, a Dan-Jaco Benz 78 daughter out of AI AI Rina was purchased by Pinheiro Machaco on order for Agro Zurita-Brazil for $8,000.

Lot 4, Little Creek Marie 105M, a Doorn daughter out of Great Guns Giesela 66F produced the high selling flush for $7,500 going to Tennessee Tech University purchased by Jim Ligon. Lot 2, a full sister to BHR Three Sixes SA L666E produced the second highest selling flush going to Dan and Karen Skeels of Anchor D Simmentals in Canada for $7,000.

Lot 25 a 3/4 x 1/4 Simbrah female sold for $2,500 to Murle Blasingame of Granbury, Texas. Lot 5, a flush on SCC Kimberley S612F sold to Bill Travis of Pine Ridge Ranch.

An enthusiastic crowd of 200 enjoyed active bidding, great food and fellowship.

Averages:
US Semen Rights - $50,000.00
Donor Lot - $20,000.00
Simmental Flushes - $ 6,033.33
Simbrah Flush - $ 1,800.00
Bred Simmental Females - $ 8,065.63
Bred Simbrah Female - $ 2,500.00
Open Heifers - $ 8,252.94
Semen Lot - $42,690.00


Buzzard Hollow Ranch®
Les Alberthal, Owner
Fred Schuetze, Director of Livestock Operations
P.O. Box 968, Granbury, Texas 76048
817.573.0957 (Phone) 817.573.0967 (Fax)
E-Mail: bhr@frontierbroadband.com


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