 Our sole living
has always been made from cattle, and we have always said its
pounds of calf that pay our bills. With the
current economic situation we believe the trend will be
towards low maintenance, efficient cattle that produce more
pounds of calf in the fall. That is why Angus fit the bill
around our place, we don’t have time to watch cow’s calve or
wait for slow, dumb calves to mother up. We started our
purebred Angus herd after seeing how well the cattle worked in
our commercial herd.
Since we first started raising Angus cattle we have always
been a performance recording herd submitting weaning,
yearling, and more recently
carcass data on our cattle. This has allowed us to gather
generations of data that can be used to help make breeding
decisions more accurately. We take the responsibility of
raising seed stock seriously and believe that we need to
provide our customers with the information they demand, it is
up to them on a an individual basis to use what data they
think is important to their own program. If you have any
questions about any of the data please feel free to ask us.
When you buy a Wheeler bull you
are buying a part of our breeding program. Our goal is to
produce more than just your common Angus bull. We strive to
produce Angus bulls with more muscle, performance, hair and
better feet. Our goal is to add these traits while not
sacrificing calving ease and maternal. We don’t select for
single traits, we believe that balance between all traits is
the key. Our herd bulls have each been specifically selected
to add or improve traits in our herd, each is another piece of
the puzzle. We have found by using our own herd bulls we have
seen more genetic improvement consistently throughout our herd
and this has allowed our customers to put together sire groups
of bulls that will produce more consistent calf crops. Our
herd bulls define our breeding program and are influencing the
industry.
The feedback from our customers
is that our bulls are working, and that they are seeing
improvements in their herds in the traits that we are breeding
for. If is very satisfying to know that we are meeting the
goals of ourselves and our customers. Our list of repeat
customers grows every year because our cattle work in the
commercial cattle industry and the bulls are developed in a
fashion that maximizes their breeding potential and longevity.
We have also had several customers tell us that when it comes
time to market their cattle they are easier to sell because
other breeders recognize our name and associate it with
quality.
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