BJR
Summerford Charolais is a North Alabama family operation
located in Falkville, Alabama. In 1997, after being in the
beef cattle seedstock business for 30 years we introduced
the Charolais breed into our seedstock program. We also keep
500 head of commercial beef cows and have found that the
Charolais, because of their great combination of health,
growth and carcass traits are exactly what we were looking
for.
We
have and continue to search diligently for genetics that
give us moderate birth weights, high growth, quality carcasses,
and plenty of milk. Utilizing stringent selection criteria
and EPD’s we have put together a unique herd of
Charolais that excel in performance and milking ability
while maintaining a moderate size cow with below average
birth weights. I am currently breeding 200+ registered
Charolais cows annually.
Spring
2006 averages for Non-Parent Charolais Bulls:
BW WW YW Milk TM SC Marb.
1.3 20 36 6 16 0.5 -0.01
The
average EPD’s for BJR Summerford
Charolais 2005 Spring born bull calves are:
BW WW YW Milk TM SC Marb.
-0.34 28 51 6 20 0.6 0.13
BJR
Summerford Charolais offers a complete genetic package
for profit minded cattlemen. The 2005 calf crop is well
below average on birth weight and well above average on performance and
marbling. Moderate birth weights, high performance, and carcass quality
are very important economic traits, because we, like you, sell commercial
calves by weight, that have to meet the marbling demands of the packer
and consumer.
Before a cow can wean a calf, she naturally has to be bred
and have a live calf. Fertility is the most important economic
trait in beef production. At BJR Summerford Charolais our
seedstock females must breed in a 60-day breeding season
or she just simply doesn’t
stay here. If a cow doesn’t breed in a 60-day season
she is culled. The way I look at it, each cow is renting pasture
from me and earns the right to graze that pasture. She
can pay her rent each year by delivering a calf on time,
or I’ll put wheels under her, and she can be the rent.
I’m very proud of the percentage of cows safe in
calf at palpation, with cows palpated bred each year ranging
from 92% to 100%.
By using two calving seasons (fall and spring) I can offer
superior breeding age bulls for sale throughout the year. We
always have a top group of bulls for you to make your selection
from. It’s easy to Talk
the Talk, about a breeding program,
but by utilizing our own genetics in our commercial cowherd,
we’re also Walking the Walk. I
would be honored to have you stop by or call at anytime to
discuss our program, show you our cattle and discuss how
our genetics may best fit your breeding and marketing program.
We can meet your needs; whether you’re
looking for herd bulls, bulls in volume, top quality replacement
females or semen.
Robert A. Summerford II
4087 Hwy 31 SW
Falkville, AL 35622
256-784-5275 Days
256-784-5831 Nights
bjrsummerford@charter.net
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