Sires Used at Leonard Limousin

Throughout the years we have focused our breeding program on the genetics of proven bulls. We test some young, unproven bulls each year also, but we’ve spent a long time building a cow herd proven to shine in the economically important traits. We don’t want to trust this breeding program to unproven sires. Great Limousin bulls of proven worth that have left a mark on our program are Polled Pension, Polled Hawkeye, Extra Spectacular, Wulf’s Guardian, L7N7, Lodestar, Beefmaster, and most influential of all, the great one, Sooner Jr. Proven calving ease bulls who have set the standard for the breed for nearly 30 years such as Master Brun Yankee and Mosbo Polled Tonto have long been an integral part of our replacement heifer breeding program producing light birthweights, trouble-free calving, and high maternal value replacements while maintaining performance and beautiful dispostions. The breeding program moves forward with continued use of the greatest of proven high-performance sires such as Pistol Pete, Secret Weapon, Annapolis, Wulf’s Titus, Lodestar and our own record setter Bullion. Our heifer breeding program has incorporated the proven AI genetics of Tow Truck along with our own LLR 606, who has become the greatest calving-ease sire we’ve ever seen.

While we've been in the Limousin business since its beginnings in the U.S. - 1969 - our family also has a long history in the Angus breed. Growth and efficiency have been the driving forces here as well, with the genetics of Jetliner, Discovery, Mainline, New Standard, and our own LR Champ serving as the foundation of our Angus breeding program. Home-raised LR 840 is seeing extensive use on Angus heifers and Limousin daughters of LLR 606 to produce highly predictable calving ease Lim-Flex bulls.
Bullion

Bullion is the 2009 polled son of JCL Lodestar 27L and out of a Master Brun Redwood 035J daughter. We've been excited about Bullion from the first time we saw him. This young sire will see very heavy use now that he has proven himself to be among the greatest of the performance bulls ever produced in the Limousin breed. Check out his EPDs and you'll be impressed. Come out to the farm and see him and his calves and you'll be WOWed.

Bullion

Trait

BW

WW

YW

MA

SC

EPD

1.7  .36

65  .31

128  .26

23  .23

0.7  .30

Pistol Pete

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.

Pistol Pete

Trait

BW

WW

YW

MA

DOC

EPD

3.8  

44  

88  

23  

21  

SBVL Beefmaster

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.

SBVL Beefmaster

Trait

BW

WW

YW

DOC

SC

EPD

5.5  .61

45  .30

89  .30

26  .26

.7  .19

Sooner Jr.

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.

Sooner Jr.

Trait

CE

BW

WW

YW

MILK

EPD

6  .90

2.3  .89

22  .85

42  .80

8  .81

LLR Polled Pension

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.

 

Trait

BW

WW

YW

SC

MILK

EPD

6.5  .76

49  .63

95  .52

.5  .31

12  .51

RLJB Extra Spectacular

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

 

Trait

CE

BW

WW

YW

MILK

EPD

6  .74

1.0  .81

24  .70

58  .51

18  .49

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