We bought Duke in the 2024 Hancock Livestock sale. To us, he was a standout among all the potential herd bulls we looked at that spring. His pedigree was closely related to the cattle in our program. Meanwhile, phenotype and individual performance also put him at the top of our list. His first sons are long-spined and straight-topped with a phenomenal amount of width and muscle. On the other hand, his first daughters are deep-ribbed but also display that wedge shape that says broodiness to me. Time will tell with his daughters, though. Duke’s dam is a pathfinder cow.
