Crossfire is an elite herd bull prospect. He is a fully pigmented and has a 123 weaning ratio and a 104 gain ratio since weaning. he has tremendous capacity and muscle expression. His dam is a Dam of Distinction that weaned her 11th calf at 11 years of age. Her 9 single births have an average weaning ratio of 114. Crossfire's sire, Kirby, is a calving ease sire that has growth EPDs above average, and they are continually improving as more progeny are recorded. A maternal brother, Bradford, topped our sale in 2004 selling to Klages Herefords, Ortonville, MN. Crossfire is co-owned with Monahan Cattle Co., Hyannis, NE.

Semen for Sale:  $30 per unit, no certificates.



Bar JZ Impressive 299E. Dam of Crossfire. Dam of Distinction. Picture taken at 12 years of age.
 

Kirby is one of those rare sires that will produce light calves at birth that grow fast to yearling weight. In addition to this, his progeny have large REA. 13 bull calves scanned this year had an average REA ratio of 105. He consistently puts eye pigment on his offspring. His maternal granddam and great granddams are Dams of Distinction. He has sired the top selling bulls in our sale the last two years.

Executor has sired an impressive set of bulls for this year's sale. You will find them to be thick muscled, easy fleshing, moderate frame bulls. His dam is a maternal sister to Bar JZ Eclipse 930H that has been a herd sire for Don DuBois of Curtis Polled Herefords for a number of years. Owned by Klages Herefords, MN.
 

An Embracer 8E son out of the maternal sire 326C. Scarlet, Redeemer's dam, is good milking, excellent uddered and comes from one of our very best cow families. Deep red, Redeemer sired a really outstanding group of sale bulls. Sold 1/2 interest, full possession to Riddell Polled Herefords, Sparland, IL in 2003 Sale.

Semen $20.  Certificates $60.
 

Actual birth weight 75#. Note the birth to yearling EPD spread along with a 20 milk EPD. He is out of a super first calf Puckster daughter.
 

Maternal, structural correctness, length, thickness, pigment, clean lines, and pedigree. His dam and first calf were Champion Pair at the 2003 ND State Fair.  She and Echo were Champion Pair a the 2004 SD Junior Shows. Echo's dam and granddam are two of our best producing cows. Co-owned with Hansmeier & Son, Inc.

Semen $20.  Certificates $60.
 

A fully pigmented Puckster son out of a Dam of Distinction, one of the heaviest milking cows in our herd, with an outcross pedigree. Combines style, muscling, pigment. Puckster-sired half sisters to Bradford were our best producing group of replacement females in 2005. High selling bull in our 2004 Sale, going to Jeff & Mary Klages of Ortonville, MN.

Semen $20.  Certificates $60.
 

*Puckster needs no introduction.  *Has sired 2 National Champion steers and countless other show champions.
*Puckster daughters have produced the Grand Champion Female at the 2000 S.D. State Fair, Grand Champion Steer at the 2002 S.D. State Fair.
*Puckster is the sire of herd sires in numerous purebred herds in the region.
 

Desirable EPDs: low birth weight, good growth. *Sons have thickness and capacity. *Daughters are feminine and good-uddered. *Sired Grand Champion Bull in '99 at the NE Cattlemen's Classic. *Sired Calf Champion & Res. Grand Champion Heifer 2000 NE Classic. *Sired the Reserve Champion Steer 2000 MN State Fair. *Sired Grand Champion Female Western Junior Livestock Show in 2001 and the Reserve Grand in 2000. *At 11 years of age 326C traveled the pastures and moves as agilely and soundly as a two-year-old.
*Co-owned with Blueberry Hill Farm of NE and Squaw Creek Farms of SD.
 

Bar JZ Tradition 434V is a sire whose positive influence on the Hereford breed becomes more evident with the passage of time. We have known for several years that he could produce outstanding females, and now that is even more obvious. KFF Perfect Miss, a daughter, sold for $20,000 in the Klippenstein Family Farm sale, and her bull calf sold for $50,000. The second high selling female in the sale was also a 434 daughter. Another daughter, S&S Vickie 498C produced a heifer that was grand champion at the National Western in Denver, and then came back to be the Grand Champion Cow/Calf at the American Royal and in Louisville. Her bull calf was Reserve Grand Champion Bull at both shows plus a national class winner. 434V sired a class winner in Denver 2000. A 434V son sold in Gerber's 2001 sale for $11,000. 434V will produce daughters with correct udders, superior milk production, and eye appealing conformation. His sons will be the kind that are easy to sell. 434V is owned by Bar JZ Polled Herefords, Klippenstein Family Farm, Yoricka Farm Inc., and Gerber Polled Herefords.