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Bulls are fed 1.5% body tial of growth, but you are also The Midwest Cattleman · October 6, 2022 · P23
weight at weaning and the reducing the pelvic measure- hit the ground and go. We
amount of feed they get never ments in your herd.” have many moderate birth
goes up, according to Wood. With the cow equipped, and high growth bulls to
The strategy is to slowly feed Wood has room for breeding assist in getting our cus-
less and less percent of body for more calves with stronger tomers bulls for mature
weight as they develop. starts. cows, without sacrificing
So, as they reach yearling “We want a little bit more future maternal birthing
weights, they are transition- to the calf when he is born,” abilities and growth.”
ing to a higher forage diet he said. “If you want them to The Woods also breed
with every pound they gain. grow on the ground, they have their Angus for that certi-
The bulls get the balance of to grow in the womb a little fied end product that has
their diet out of free choice hay bit. So calves that are good marbling and tenderness.
rings. headed and shouldered at 78
“I like it to where they are lbs. have enough substance to continued on page 26
always a little hungry,” Wood
said. “That way, it is not hard
to feed them. They hear my 44th Annual
truck and they start pushing Sydenstricker Genetics Production Sale
to get to the bunk.”
The result of breeding and Saturday, November 19 ▪ 10:00 a.m. at the farm
feeding to meet customer ex-
pectations culminated in an Sydenstricker Genetics has a long history of combining genetic Selling:
example of sire power like CCA diversity with balanced trait superiority to produce breeding stock 106 Fall Yearling Bulls
Alternate Route. The high sell- (semen tested ready to work)
ing bull of Crooked Creek's that will go out and work in the real world. We are diligent in 75 January Bull Calves
2021 sale went to Grimmius performance testing, and believe in supplying our customers all the (Wintering Program available)
Cattle Co. out of California. information .... all the time. 2 Flush/Embryo lots
The $52,000 bull has a prom- The 181 bulls offered have 58 Fall Calving Pairs
ising outlook for impacting the an average $Combined 19 Spring Bred Cows
58 Spring Bred Heifers
Index ($C) of $291.08,
breed with semen sales to top which ranks in the top 10% 86 Fall Yearling Heifers
notch herds, said Wood. of non-parent bulls 45 Spring Heifer Calves
“He sheds fast, and has
great muscle tone in a mid- LOT 141—SydGen Volunteer 1634
dle frame package,” Wood Birthdate: 09/10/21 Reg.# 20363654
said of Alternate Route. “I just BW: 76 WW: 782 YW: 1337
weaned my first calves out
of him this year, and two of One of 7 fall bulls & 6 spring bulls sired our exciting young
herd sire, VOLUNTEER. The dam of this standout is by the
the top five are by Alternate $M leader COOL and second dam by CONNECTION.
Route.”
Wood said these kinds of CED BW WW YW SC Doc Milk CW Marb RE Fat $M $B $C
genetics are his crowning +14 -0.2 +74 +127 +1.65 +28 +37 +68 +1.09 +0.32 +0.044 85 175 312
achievement.
“In an industry filled with
A.I. sires by the hundreds to
choose from,” Wood said, “hav-
ing this bull shine is some-
thing special.”
Wood keeps looking for
the royal pattern of cattle
that weigh good, calve great, Lot 262 - SydGen G Duchess 6409
have length of body for extra Birthdate: 8/29/16 Reg.# 18644359
pounds, are fescue tolerant A beautiful daughter of COOL with 5 birth ratios at 100, 4
and “can push the scales down weaning at 108, 2 IMF at 104 and 2 RE at 105. She sells
at weaning,” he said. with a 72 pound, September 6 heifer calf by GAVEL.
Pelvic measurements are
important to a herd based on CED BW WW YW SC Doc Milk CW Marb RE Fat $M $B $C
growth, like those at CCA. +10 +0.0 +66 +115 +1.28 +24 +30 +58 +.56 +0.76 +0.006 86 162 296
All sale cattle are pelvic mea- EPDs as of 9/23/22
sured, including the bulls, be- Complete catalog available online; mailed with November
cause it is a highly heritable Angus Journal; or on request from the Farm Office 2 255tthh AAnnnnuuaall SSyyddGGeenn IInnfflluueennccee CCoommmmeerrcciiaall HHeeiiffeerr SSaallee
trait. Check out our website for complete weights, calving, and New Thursday, December 1 ▪ 7:00 p.m.
“Many of our heifers at a other updates as they become available Date Callaway Livestock Center, Kingdom City, MO
Selling 150 head of top commercial bred heifers and pairs. All
year of age will exceed 215 cm Production Sale broadcast online at heifers have met a stringent set of qualifications, and all will be sired
pelvic score,” Wood said, “and www.DVAuction.com by, or bred to SydGen Herd Sires.
many heifers clear 225, which
is huge for that age!” Registered Angus Cattle Visitors Always
Wood cautioned that “If too Since 1952 Welcome
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