Sires Used at Leonard Limousin

Pistol Pete, pictured here in April 2008, is the homozygous polled son of AUTO Black Dakota and out of a First Choice daughter who is double bred to Wulf's Quarterback from the great Cookie-Sable cow family. We purchased this Iowa Beef Expo standout in 2006. Pistol Pete has a huge growth EPD and the sweetest disposition you can imagine. He is deep and massive in muscle with the extra length so often needed in today's cattle. He's very good structurally with excellent big foot and leg structure. His calves exhibit explosive growth and good temperaments.

Beefmaster, pictured here as a 10-month-old, served Leonard Limousin well until his death after a fall in 2004. We purchased this polled, black meathouse from Jay Straight in 1998 for $28,500. He was the high-selling Limousin bull at the Iowa Beef Expo that year. Beefmaster puts big loin-eye and extra performance in his calves. He passes his agreeable disposition on to his calves and we're seeing very large testicle size in his sons.

This stout, rugged, polled bull is a high-performance, moderate-birthweight 1997 son of COLE First Down that the Leonards use on cows.

Our own Sooner Jr. was purchased in 1978 for $160,000 from H.A. McCoy in Oklahoma. This son of Sooner served as senior herd sire for years at our place, due to his remarkable performance, longevity, structural correctness and the sweetest disposition you'd ever hope for. Daughters of his just don't miss — still producing rock-solid calves at 15 and 16 years of age. Daughters, granddaughters and on down the line populate the herd today. Stop by and see for yourself. Semen available for $20.

Known as the "Calving Ease Specialist," this polled bull is used extensively on first-calf heifers at the Leonards. Yankee is a 1989 son of Master Brun Rocky 812V and Lady Brun 811Y.

This polled, black son of Wulfs Rambler 8400X and Wulfs Example 5074E impresses us more each year with his combination of low birthweight, performance and carcass merit.

This home-raised 1989 son of Polled Pack Leader was sure good to the Leonard Limousin breeding program over the years. One of the most impressive-looking sires to ever grace our pastures, he added pounds, eye appeal and scrotal dimension to his bull calves. His virility impressed all who saw him from the Denver Stock Show to our pastures during his tenure as senior herd sire. He's gone, but not forgotten.

This polled, black 1993 son of Texs Ranger Primo and HC Extraordinary was bred by fellow Iowa breeder Tom Rooney.

A dependable easy calver out of the herd of old friend Rolf Mosbo from Iowa. We sleep better in March knowing some of the heifers are bred to Tonto.