| Congratulations to Hannah Callaway (left), Alvin, Texas, for winning the February 2008 San Antonio Junior Heifer Show and $10,000 scholarship with one of our Hulk daughters. Congratulations also to Krista Oliver (right), Alvin, for winning Reserve Grand Champion at San Antonio with a General Lee daughter from us. Thanks to Darrell Denison for helping get these heifers in the hands of such capable Brazoria County youth. This marks the fourth year in the last six that our heifers have topped the prestigious San Antonio heifer show. |
| Internet Heifer Sale May 18, 2008. |
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| Although we aren't much into breeding show cattle, we are not opposed to showing good breeding cattle. Several good heifers we bred have met success in the show ring. We appreciate the exposure the junior heifer programs provide for the Braford breed and our cattle. Ask around the Texas junior shows; several of the top 2006 and 2007 calved heifers were purchased from us. See details above for our first Internet Heifer Sale in 2008. |
| Show Heifer Prospects |
| Thunderstorm R Cattle Company Rodney L. Roberson, Ph.D. 8336 FM 2782 Nacogdoches, Texas 75964 Home Phone: 936.560.3483 Mobile Phone: 936.569.4872 e-mail: rodney@thunderstormrcattle.com |
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| Most of our cows calve in December and January with a few in February and March. Next calving season we expect to start calving December 1. We are planning an internet auction in May of 2008 for this year's top heifers. We simply want to be fair to everyone who wants a chance to select our heifers -- not just show prospects but herd-building donor prospects too. Our silent bull auction has worked successfully for many years but a heifer sale is complicated by the cows and calves still being in the pasture in several breeding groups at the time we want to have the sale. The eBay style internet sale has worked well for breeders in other breeds and we plan to see how it works in selling our extreme top Braford heifers. |
| Wayne Boozer Brafords Wayne Boozer 850 CR 796 Douglass, Texas 75943 Home Phone: 936.569.6062 e-mail: wbraford@inu.net |
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| Maternal Performance |
| The focus in our breeding program is maternal performance. We want our heifers to breed to calve as true 2-yr-olds. We expect all our cows to raise good calves that contribute to our herd or someone else's. Building and enhancing a herd of sound, productive, functional and long-lasting cows drives our selection. |
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| We are active members of United Braford Breeders. Click on the UBB logo to visit the UBB's website. |
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| TR TO 421 "Sweetie" by TR TOTAL J102 ET |
| After being named Reserve Grand Champion at the January 2005 Ft. Worth Stock Show, this TOTAL daughter earned the honor of becoming the first Braford Show Female of the Year. This award is based on points earned in the four primary Braford open shows: Houston, Tyler, Shreveport and Ft. Worth. Special thanks go to Stanton Ranch of Alvin, Texas who bought this heifer in the 2005 International Braford Sale (Houston). The Stantons had their selection validated as this heifer was named Grand Champion at the 2006 Fort Worth Stock Show as a heavy-bred 2-yr-old. Thank you and congratulations to Stanton Ranch for a job well done.. |
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| 2004 BRAFORD SHOW FEMALE OF THE YEAR |
| Congratulations to Tobie Martin, New Diana FFA, for winning Houston Junior Show Grand Champion with TR LR DISTINCTIVE 525. This Thunderstorm R heifer was also calf champion in San Antonio and in the National Braford show in Houston. |
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| Congraulations to Mason Koster of Alvin, Texas who won Grand Champion Braford Female at the All American National Junior Braford Show in Covington, Louisiana on June 17, 2006. Mason did a great job feeding and presenting this heifer he purchased out of our program in the 2006 International Braford Sale in Houston. Six 2005 show heifer prospects had been selected before we brought this heifer up and put a halter on her. They don't have to be the first pick to be good. |
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| Congratulations to Tobie Martin of New Diana FFA for making TR 438 JO DEE 605P the Grand Champion Braford Heifer in the prestigious 2007 San Antonio Livestock Show junior beef heifer show (February 10, 2007). For winning in this largest of junior heifer shows in the world, Tobie receives a $10,000 scholarship. Tobie and his family did a great job with a very good heifer marking the third time in the last five years that one of our heifers has won the scholarship in San Antonio. Photo from 2007 Ft. Worth Show where this heifer was Grand Champion in the open Braford show. Additional Note: Tobie and this TR heifer also won the (Houston-March) '07 National Braford Show Grand Champion Female Trophy to continue their winning ways. |
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| FULL HERD REPORTING, WEIGHTS FROM BIRTH TO YEARLING, ULTRASOUND DATA AND EPDS Performance driven selection makes our cattle better so yours can be. |
| Breeding functional UBB registered Brafords with the performance details demanded by today's business-oriented cattlemen |
| Consistent performance over a long, productive life |
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| 2007 Texas Junior Braford Show |
| Congratulations to Tobie Martin (left) for winning Grand Champion Female honors at the 2007 Texas Junior Braford Show with TR 438 JO DEE 605P. Congratulations also go to Mason Koster (right) for winning Reserve Grand Champion at this state junior show with TR LR DISTINCTIVE 525. |
| 2007 All American National Junior Braford Show |
| Congratulations to all the UBB juniors for a truly great event. The record number of entries and quality of cattle was extremely impressive. We offer a special thank you to the juniors with Thunderstorm R and Wayne Boozer heifers. Your efforts with our cattle definitely made us look good. |
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| Tobie Martin & TR 438 JO DEE 605P (left). Champion Yearling Heifer and Grand Champion Female. |
| Hannah Calloway & WB HK FAITH 701P (right). Champion Fall Heifer Calf and Reserve Grand Champion Female. |
| Landon Stickler & WB GL ANNIE 709P (left). Champion Heifer Calf. |
| Mason Koster &TR LR DISTINCTIVE 525 (right). Champion Senior Female. Mason also won the very competitive Intermediate Showmanship Division with a January 2007 baby from us that had been weaned for only a dozen days. |
| TR 438 JO DEE 605P |
| San Antonio Winners in 2008 |
| We have selected some very nice heifers to include in our first Internet Heifer Sale. You are welcome to come and look them over anytime. We are offering twelve top heifer calves, evenly split between those bred by Thunderstorm R and Wayne Boozer. We are offering a real variety to appeal to as many Braford enthusiasts as possible. We want to attract the attention of progressive breeders as well as those looking for that special show prospect. We have included heifers calved in December, January, February plus a March calf and even an April baby. We have starting prices for any budget -- where they go from there is up to you. We have more General Lee heifers than any other sire group but also representatives of each of our top herdsires: Hulk, General Lee, Legacy and Gooseneck. |
| You May Bid Now on a Variety of Quality Heifer Calves |
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| Congratulations to Tobie Martin and family for making TR 438 JO DEE 605P the 2007 Braford Show Female of the Year. This Thunderstorm R bred heifer won more competitive shows than we can list here but winning the All American, the National Show and San Antonio are significant highliights. She probably got her picture taken a hundred times but this 2007 Fort Worth Championship photo is our favorite becuase it was her first major win and she was only a few days past her first birthday. |
| 2007 Braford Show Female of the Year |
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| This is just half of the top heifers we are offering. |
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