We see these huge sales prices for great show cows all the time. We recently saw RAINYRIDGE TALENT BARBARA EX-95 sell for $230,000 or Eastside Lewisdale Gold Missy EX-95-CAN selling in 2009 for $1.2 million . They only way to support sales prices like that are to breed great cattle from these cattle.  With that, we decided to take a closer look at how some of the great show cows from the past have done.

In our article Show Cows: All Type and NO Action?, we look at the pedigree of the current crop of show cattle.  In this article we are going to look at how some of the great show cows of the past 20 years have done on the breeding side of the equation.

Success Stories

TRI-DAY ASHLYN EX-96-2E-USA DOM GMD 7*

TRI-DAY ASHLYN EX-96-2E-USA    DOM GMD   7*

ALL-AMERICAN 4-YR,SR.3-YR, ALL-CANADIAN 4-YR 2001
41 Classified Daughters 21 (52%) are Excellent 19 (46%) are Very Good 8 Excellent Sons

Notable progeny:

• EO Siemers Ashlyns Angel-ET (EX-92)
  RES. ALL-AMERICAN SR.2-YR 2006
  HM. ALL-CANADIAN MATURE COW 2010
• EK-Oseeana Ambrosia EX-95-2E-USA GMD
  Nom All-American Jr 2-Year-Old 2005
• EK-OSEEANA ASPEN EX-91-CAN    ST’05
  Lee Son at Semex
  330 DAUS 82% GP+ 24 EX

IDEE LUSTRE EX-95-3E-USA 9*

IDEE LUSTRE EX-95-3E-USA 9*

ALL-CANADIAN 5-YR,SR.3-YR, RES. ALL-AMERICAN 5-YR,SR.3-YR

Notable progeny:

• WEDGWOOD LIENE LEE EX-92-2E-CAN
  GRAND BC FALL HARVEST 2008
• STANHOPE SOVEREIGN                 EX-96-CAN    ST’07
  Gibson son at Foundation Sires
  1496 DAUS 82% GP+ 57 EX
• WEDGWOOD LARAMIE                 EX-96-CAN    ST’08
  Lee son at Foundation Sires
  1017 DAUS 75% GP+ 10 EX

DESPOINTES JAMES SYDNEY EX-94-CAN 10*

DESPOINTES JAMES SYDNEY EX-94-CAN 10*

RES. ALL-CANADIAN 5-YR 2005, ALL-CANADIAN SR.3-YR 2003
14 DAUS 100% GP+ 4 EX

Notable progeny:

• DESPOINTES DUNDEE SUNNY EX-94-2E-CAN
  2ND 5-YR VICTORIAVILLE 2010
• DESPOINTES CHAMPION BRITTNEY VG-88-4YR-CAN      3*
  RES. ALL-QUEBEC JR.2-YR 2005
  NOM. ALL-CANADIAN JR.2-YR 2005
• DESPOINTES SALVADORE ST’10
  Dundee son at St. Jacobs ABC
  160 DAUS 86% GP+

QUALITY B C FRANTISCO EX-96-3E-CAN 18*

QUALITY B C FRANTISCO EX-96-3E-CAN 18*

ALL-CANADIAN MATURE COW,5-YR,4-YR,SR.3-YR,MILKING 1-YR, HM. ALL-CANADIAN MATURE COW,SR.2-YR
26 DAUS 100% GP+  11 EX

Notable progeny:

• QUALITY GIBSON FINSCO EX-95-3E-CAN      4*
  HM. ALL-ONTARIO 5-YR 2008
• QUALITY GIBSON FANTISCO EX-94-3E-CAN
  HM.GRAND HALTON-PEEL 2006
• QUALITY FRUROR ST’08
  Gibson son at Semex
  173 DAUS 83% GP+ 5 EX

SHOREMAR S ALICIA EX-97-3E-USA 6*

SHOREMAR S ALICIA 97-3E-USA

ALL-CANADIAN 5-YR,4-YR,JR.2-YR, ALL-AMERICAN MATURE COW,5-YR

Notable progeny:

• CITYVIEW R ALICIA EX-92-CAN 23*
  Dam of 7 EX 17 VG
• SHOREMAR BKB ALLEGRO  EX-CAN    ST’05
  Leduc son at Semex
  Has sired many show winning daughters
• BKB AFFIRMED  VG-87  ST’10
  Lee son at St. Jacobs
  255 daughters 84% GP+

The Bullvine Bottom Line

These five cattle are excellent examples of great show cattle that were able to pass it on.  In contrast, however, there is the great ACME STAR LILY EX-94-4YR-USA 8*, who despite being a 3 time grand champion at the Royal and probably one of the greatest show cows of all time, has been unable to pass that legacy on.  Others who have had this challenge include LAUDUC BROKER MANDY EX-96-4E-USA      5*, who despite have a great daughter- LAUDUC ASTRE MANILLE EX-CAN 6* (ALL-CANADIAN SR.2-YR 1997) – was also unable to pass it on through her sons.  This just goes to show that just because a cow may be the greatest show cow walking the planet at that moment, it does not guarantee that she will be able to pass it on.

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