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second year out, he was born, In the 2019 American Angus The Midwest Cattleman · October 1, 2020 · P23
but I hate to take all the credit Association Pathfinder® Re-
for him.” port, there were 85 daughters interval and her first calf must
On July 22, 2019, at 11 ½ of Hoover Dam that are active be born close to the average
years of age, and after more Pathfinder® Dams, nearly five calving date of the herd. A bull
than 10 years of residence at percent of the daughters that must have at least five Path-
finder® daughters in one year
ORIgen, the legendary Hoover have enough age to be eligible.
Dam sire passed. To his credit Hoover Dam himself earned to become a Pathfinder® sire.
McFarland-Livingston has
were 233,396 units of semen Pathfinder® honors his first
that were sold or used by own- year of eligibility. To become achieved her own set of ac-
colades. Among them, a long
ers of the bull for a gross sale a Pathfinder® cow, an Angus
total of $4,514,565, with 15,406 female must have at least list of American Junior Angus
Association awards, as well as
A.I. certificates sold to register three progeny with an average
progeny of Hoover Dam in the weaning ratio of 105. A cow being listed with Cattle Busi-
American Angus Association must have a regular calving continued on page 27
herd book. Said certificates
sold for $40 each, generating
another $616,450 in gross sales 42nd Annual
to push his total of semen and Sydenstricker Genetics Production Sale
certificate sales to $5,131,015.
Hoover Dam was the ORIgen Saturday, November 21 ▪ 10:00 a.m. at the farm
semen sales leader in 2012,
2013, 2014, 2016, and 2017.
Although there are no official Sydenstricker Genetics has a long history of combining genetic Selling:
public records with which to diversity with balanced trait superiority to produce breeding stock 90 Fall Yearling Bulls
(semen tested ready to work)
compare, McFarland-Living- that will go out and work in the real world. We are diligent in 80 January Bull Calves
ston said that Dick Beck, Vice performance testing, and believe in supplying our customers all the (Wintering Program available)
President of Sales and Market- information .... all the time. 2 Embryo lots
ing at ORIgen, surmised that The 170 bulls offered 70 Fall Calving Pairs
Hoover Dam was “the only sire have an average 20 Spring Bred Cows
45 Spring Bred Heifers
in history owned exclusive- $Combined Index ($C) 90 Fall Yearling Heifers
of $278.09, which
ly by Angus breeders to have ranks in the top 10% 50 Spring Heifer Calves
ever reached or surpassed that of non-parent bulls
sales total.”
On Aug. 3, 2020, ORIgen LOT 89A—SydGen Wake Up Call 9797
unveiled a memorial in honor
of Hoover Dam, who holds the Birthdate: 09/01/19 Reg.# 19758323
lifetime record for total units One of 12 paternal brothers to the winner of the first MCA
of semen produced and total Profitability Challenge to sell! He’s also a maternal brother to
the 2019 top-selling fall bull, SYDGEN STEALTH.
units of semen sold there. In
the foyer of the ORIgen office is CED BW WW YW SC Doc Milk CW Marb RE Fat $M $B $C
a taxidermist mount of Hoover +15 -1.3 +55 +104 +1.34 +28 +38 +48 +1.19 +0.70 +0.033 67 169 286
Dam's head.
“I don't think we ever ex-
pected him to have the kind
of success that he did,” Mc-
Farland-Livingston said. “As
a bull calf in our sale, he was
the thickest, most complete, Lot 13 - SydGen Evergreen 5005
structurally sound offering,
with a great dam; but we didn't Birthdate: 12/27/14 Reg.# 18148517
realize his full potential. As A beautiful daughter of BLACK PEARL with 4 birth ratios at
time went on, what the bull 101, 4 weaning at 104, 3 IMF at 114 and 3 RE at 104. She
sells bred to SYDGEN HULK for a mid-January calf. Her
is remembered most for, is his January bull calf by the 2018 Missouri State Fair Grand
daughters. He makes superi- Champion Bull, BIG BRANCH also sells.
or, adaptable cattle with good
udders that can work in a mul- CED BW WW YW SC Doc Milk CW Marb RE Fat $M $B $C
titude of environments. The +5 +3.2 +68 +110 +1.32 +24 +26 +57 +1.02 +0.59 +0.033 67 172 290
legacy he will leave is superior
females.”
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