Irish black cattle for sale in texas

Our Goal

It is our goal to provide high quality Irish Black® & Irish Red® bulls to commercial cattle producers who are interested in improving the quality of the cattle they produce. 

Why Choose Irish Black® Cattle**

Bulls

Calves

Bulls

To date we have sold bulls in Eleven different states.  They range from southern Arizona and Mississippi north to Iowa on up to Oregon. They thrive at sea level and range up to 10,000 feet in elevation.  They thrive in the heat and in cold weather.  All the bulls have adapted well to their new homes.

• PAP scores - The last PAP test that we did on our yearling bulls, the highest score was a 41 with the average being 36!  Our advantage is that our bulls are raised at 7000' which is ideal for producers interested in avoiding brisket issues

Genetic Purity/Consistency

Genetic Purity/Consistency

Genetic Purity/Consistency

Something to think about

What is the real cost for your bull?

The following letter is from a producer in Montana to fellow IB producers. It provides some real insights to what the REAL costs are for an angus bull vs. an Irish Black bull.

Hi Everybody,

I am helping a customer of mine with some projections and analysis for their herd. I found a recent article to be extremely helpful for me to find a price for our purebred bulls that does not underprice their value. Also, this is a perfect financial tool to prove to your buyer how your Irish Black Bull will make them money. It also makes the argument for culling their existing beef bulls and replacing with Irish Blacks. I did some analysis for my customer using data on the average price of an Angus Bull from recent Angus Bull Sales in their state. Here is the link to the Angus Sale Results so you can make your own calculations for your area or for your customer's area:

http://www.angus.org/AngusProductions/SaleReports.aspx

The article I discovered is published by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln that sets out the formula for calculating the breeding expense of a bull. Here is the link to that article:

http://newsroom.unl.edu/announce/beef/7288/41669

Using data from Montana Angus Bull Sales in February 2018, I got an average price for an Angus Bull in Montana at $4853 which, surprisingly to me, is up from $4599 for the same Angus Sales in 2017.

Here is my analysis for Montana Angus vs. Montana Irish Black using 25 head per Angus bull and 60 head per Irish Black bull:

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Another advantage to an Irish Black®/Irish Red® bull is their longevity.  Our first IB bull serviced cows until he was 9 years old! Our current herd sire is 7.  You will notice that the table below and the information provided by the University of Nebraska only takes an Angus bull out to four years of service. 

WWWWWOOOOOOOWWWW!!!!! Looking at these calculations our  Irish Black Bulls should be priced at $14,445 each ($65.66 cost of Angus bull X 220 Cows bred) to equal what Montana Angus Bull Producers are receiving for their purebred bull product. And, if you calculated the Irish Black Bull at 6 years of work, his price should be up over $21,000 when he replaces an Angus Bull!

This does NOT include an Irish Blacks contribution of the financial benefit of:

1. Longevity of bull performance. Here, cost per cow drops even more with IB Bull working - 5 years = $24.36, 6 years = $20.89

2. Value of uniformity in calves at sale time.

3. Weaning weight averages increasing for herd.

3. Fast maturity and fast finish.

4. Value of replacements.

5. Fertility of percentage females when held or sold as replacements.

6. Mothering ability of percentage females when held or sold as replacements.

PLEASE CONSIDER THE COMMERCIAL VALUE OF OUR BULLS. IT IS CRITICAL THAT WE EDUCATE OUR BUYERS! Real cattlemen will pay for QUALITY and they will not even look at OR CONSIDER using cheap genetics.