Company Description

If you are a beef producer and are worried about the direction the commercial beef industry is headed, you need to take a look at what we have to offer. The Irish Black® breed is engineered to meet the needs of today's producer.
Our bulls developed on grass and hay and are are raised at 7000’ and PAP scored with the average score being 36! Bulls are fertility tested and guaranteed sound... Muscling is bred into the cattle, not fed into them!
Genetic Purity: The breed has four decades of closed book line-breeding behind it creating a very small gene pool. All registered animals have been DNA tested to guarantee parentage, this ensures that the breed remains 100% pure. This allows the commercial producer to improve the quality and consistency of his calf crop.
Genetic Concentration: Genetic consistency ensures the ability of Irish Blacks® to transmit desirable genetic performance traits to their offspring.
Carcass Quality: Consistently score extremely high for carcass genetics, particularly in tenderness in marbling. Ultrasound data confirms consistent real world performance, and the hot performance on the rail is phenomenal.
Marketing Flexibility: Increase profit in every niche of the cattle industry. From cow/calf, back grounding or finishing on grain or grass. These cattle will help increase your profits no matter what operation you are in.
IRISH BLACK'S® environmental flexibility has proven that cattle are successful in every environment in the United States and Canada. They perform well at high-altitude rangeland and do not succumb to any "brisket" disease. They also do well in humid costal regions. They have the hair to withstand the coldest of winters, but also have the ability to slick off and handle the heat.
Private Treaty.... Reserve now and we'll deliver when you need him.

Performance Traits
Bulls & the Breed in general:
• Large scrotal circumference and penis does not hang down or drag.
• Extreme longevity
• Hardy
• Mild Tempered
• No Brisket Issues
Tolerance to heat, cold & drought, and the ability to work the range for forage.
Moderate framed, cows mature at 1050-1250 lbs. and bulls at 1650-1900 lbs. which means they are cheaper to maintain than larger animals.
• High fertility and early maturity. Average of 50 -60 cows per Irish Black bull. Females reach puberty early, often cycling several times before their first breeding.

Your Replacement Heifers:
•Shorter gestation period.
•Excellent mother traits
•High milk production
•Smaller teats
•No pendulous udders
• Large pelvic scores
• Excellent maternal instincts, with high milk production and small teats so calves can latch on easily
Calves:
•Vigorous calves with reports of improved calf survival rates
•Light birth weights, calves average between low 60's to mid 70's
•Efficient, ratio of less than 5 achievable
•Average Daily Gain greater than 4lbs. achievable
•Easy fleshing, ability to finish by 14 months of age
•High Tenderness
•High Marbling proven by ultrasound and genetic testing
•Back Fat less than .20"
•High carcass weights and HCW % greater than 64%

Products & Services

Cattle Genetics Analysis ,   Mothering ability of percentage females when held or sold as replacements ,   Longevity of bull performance ,   Fertility of percentage females when held or sold as replacements ,   Contact the IBCA OFFICE at (406) 625-2587 for confirmation. ,   Purebred or Percentage Genetics BEFORE YOU BUY! ,   Value of replacements ,   Breeding Expense Calculator ,   Commercial Value Comparison ,   Value of uniformity in calves at sale time ,   Verify cattle claimed to be Irish Black or Irish Red Purebred or Percentage Genetics BEFORE YOU BUY! ,   Fast maturity and fast finish