Sitz Longevity 556Z

Longevity is very complete in his total makeup and is a fault-free bull that can be used on heifers or cows with his moderate stature, perfect topline and attractive profile backed by some of the breed’s most famous donors, all of which translates into authentic Angus longevity with great structure. Used widely in both purebred and commercial herds, as of this writing, this $50,000 feature of the 2013 Sitz Angus spring sale has 328 progeny in 18 contemporary groups with an average birth ratio of 99, 340 progeny in 18 contemporary groups with an average weaning ratio of 101, 268 yearlings in 15 contemporary groups with an average ratio of 101 and 144 progeny scanned in nine groups with an impressive average %IMF ratio of 108, and his first 132 daughters in 16 herds have an average weaning ratio of 102 on 237 progeny weaned. To achieve production longevity in the real world where cattle sort themselves best in competition on rugged terrain and in large herds, there is a type and kind that works best, and progeny of Longevity represent that kind with a more moderate frame size and extra thickness and depth of their body cavity with honest base width, and they hold their condition with medium bone and an attractive alert look yet a docile head carriage that never goes out of style.